Current Affairs 18th October 2022 : Daily GK Update in English
1. What is name of India’s first antidote against SARS-COV-2 Virus?
A. VINCOV-19
B. ANTICOV-19
C. COVEX-19
D. NOCOV-19
Answer [A] VINCOV-19
2. Neiphiu Rio is the Chief Minister of which state?
A. Nagaland
B. Manipur
C. Meghalaya
D. Mizoram
Answer [A] Nagaland
3. Which city was host of 6th East Asia Summit Education Minister’s Meeting held in October, 2022?
A. Kathmandu, Nepal
B. Hanoi, Vietnam
C. Singapore
D. Kuala Lumpur Vietnam
Answer [B] Hanoi, Vietnam
4. Who is the president of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research?
A. President of India
B. Prime Minister of India
C. Minister of Science & Technology
D. Secretary, Ministry of Science & Technology
Answer [B] Prime Minister of India
5. Which city was the venue of Heads of Asian Coast Guard Agencies Meeting (HACGAM)?
A. New Delhi
B. Mumbai
C. Kolkata
D. Chennai
Answer [A] New Delhi
6. Which of the following union ministers has launched ‘Maa Bharati ke Sapoot’ website for contribution to the Armed Forces Battle Casualties Welfare Fund?
A. Rajnath Singh
B. Nitin Gadkari
C. Amit Shah
D. Anurag Thakur
Answer [A] Rajnath Singh
7. Which country has detected the fast-mutating and more virulent Omicron variant BF.7 in October 2022?
A. India
B. China
C. Italy
D. Japan
Answer [A] India
8. Who has become the second Indian player to win gold in men’s 10m air rifle event in the ISSF World Championship in October 2022?
A. Abhinav Bindra
B. Rudrankksh Patil
C. Manu Bhakar
D. Sunil Kumar
Answer [B] Rudrankksh Patil
9. What is the rank of India in the 2022 Global Hunger Index (GHI) released on 14th October 2022?
A. 102
B. 107
C. 110
D. 115
Answer [B] 107
10. Who inaugurated IInvenTiv, the first ever all-IIT R & D showcase on 14th Oct 2022 at the IIT, Delhi?
A. Ramesh Pokhriyal
B. Piyush Goyal
C. Amit Shah
D. Dharmendra Pradhan
Answer [D] Dharmendra Pradhan