Current Affairs 29th October 2022 : Daily GK Update in English
1. Which institution released a ‘List of Priority Fungal Pathogens’?
A. UNEP
B. WHO
C. UNFCCC
D. NASA
Answer [B] WHO
2. As per the ‘Portrait of Immigration to Canada’ Report, which is the leading country of birth for recent immigration?
A. Indonesia
B. India
C. China
D. Sri Lanka
Answer [B] India
3. Which country has launched the first ‘Inhalable Vaccine’ against Covid?
A. India
B. China
C. Japan
D. USA
Answer [B] China
4. India recently marked 30th anniversary of relations with which regional bloc?
A. SAARC
B. ASEAN
C. G-20
D. G-8
Answer [B] ASEAN
5. Who has been appointed as the Chairperson of the Air Transport Committee (ATC) of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)?
A. Dr Shefali Juneja
B. Vivek Johri
C. Zubair Riaz Kamili
D. Archana Pandey Tiwari
Answer [A] Dr Shefali Juneja
6. Union Government has announced that two Indian Beaches, Minicoy Thundi beach and …… have received the International eco-label ‘Blue Flag’.
A. Chandipur Beach
B. Mandrem Beach
C. Kadmat Beach
D. Candolim Beach
Answer [C] Kadmat Beach
7. As per the International Monetary Fund, what would be the Gross Domestic Product GDP forecast of Asia in FY 2022-23. Due to the rising inflation and slowdown in China?
A. 5.4%
B. 4.4%
C. 4%
D. 3.6%
Answer [C] 4%
8. Veteran actor, Nipon Goswami, who has been dies at 80, was associated with which regional cinema?
A. Marathi
B. Telugu
C. Konkani
D. Assamese
Answer [D] Assamese
9. To ease the long process, which of the following states has launched the a common credit portal named Simplified Application for Agricultural Loans?
A. Andhra Pradesh
B. Gujarat
C. Punjab
D. Odisha
Answer [D] Odisha
10. As per the recent announcement by BCCI to implement the pay equity policy, what will be the match fee for the test cricket match for both i.e. Men and Women Cricketers?
A. 25 lakh
B. 15 lakh
C. 10 lakh
D. 17 lakh
Answer [B] 10 lakh