Current Affairs 31th October 2022 : Daily GK Update in English
1. Which institution releases the ‘Employment Outlook of India’ Report?
A. NITI Aayog
B. National Statistical Office
C. Labour Bureau
D. Employees Provident Fund Organization
Answer [B] National Statistical Office
2. ‘Dragonfly’, the recent project of NASA, was launched to explore which planet?
A. Mars
B. Jupiter
C. Saturn
D. Venus
Answer [C] Saturn
3. SIMBEX is a Maritime Bilateral Exercise held between India and which country?
A. Sri Lanka
B. Sweden
C. Switzerland
D. Singapore
Answer [D] Singapore
4. A transport aircraft manufacturing facility for the Indian Air Force is set to come up in which city?
A. Hyderabad
B. Vadodara
C. Gandhi Nagar
D. Bengaluru
Answer [B] Vadodara
5. Which is the busiest airport in the world (as of October 2022), as per the Aviation analytics company ‘Official Airline Guide (OAG)’?
A. Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
B. Dubai International Airport
C. Tokyo International Airport
D. Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi
Answer [A] Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
6. Which day is celebrated as World Stroke Day?
A. 29 October
B. 30 September
C. 28 October
D. 30 October
Answer [A] 29 October
7. In which city, Union Minister of State For Rural Development Faggan Singh Kulaste on 28th October 2022 inaugurated the ‘Saras Food Festival-2022’?
A. Lucknow
B. Hyderabad
C. New Delhi
D. Jaipur
Answer [C] New Delhi
8. Indian Air Force (IAF) and French Air and Space Force (FASF) are participating in a bilateral exercise named ‘…………’ at Air Force Station Jodhpur in October 2022.
A. Garuda
B. Varun
C. IndRa
D. Sampriti
Answer [A] Garuda
9. In which country, the first ASEAN-India Start-up Festival (AISF) was inaugurated in October 2022?
A. Indonesia
B. Malaysia
C. Vietnam
D. Thailand
Answer [A] Indonesia
10. Which Chinese Smartphone maker has shut down its financial services business in India, four years after its launch?
A. Xiaomi
B. Oppo
C. Vivo
D. Huawei
Answer [A] Xiaomi
11. Which country has been excluded from the 2022 Nobel Prize ceremony in Stockholm because of “the serious & escalating situation” in the country?
A. Yemen
B. Iraq
C. Iran
D. Lebanon
Answer [B] Iraq
12. Who has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Republic of Coted’Ivoire?
A. Dr Rajesh Ranjan
B. Jyoti Semwal
C. Sarat Chandra
D. Avinash Sharan
Answer [A] Dr Rajesh Ranjan
13. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh dedicated to the nation ………. Infrastructure projects built by the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) across six states and two Union Territories (UTs).
A. 65
B. 70
C. 75
D. 80
Answer [C] 75
14. With which country is Indian Navy conducting 29th edition of the SIMBEX from 26-30 October 2022 at Visakhapatnam?
A. Serbia
B. Saudi Arabia
C. Singapore
D. Sweden
Answer [C] Singapore
15. In October 2022, which of the following Lakshadweep beaches received the ‘Blue Flag’ Tag?
A. Kadmat Beach
B. Minicoy Thundi Beach
C. Karvaratti Beach
D. Both 1&2
Answer [D] Both 1&2
16. In October 2022, India’s first Solar-powered village ‘Modhera’ became India’s first net-zero energy community Modhera Village is situated in which state?
A. Madhya Pradesh
B. Rajasthan
C. Punjab
D. Gujarat
Answer [D] Gujarat
17. In October 2022, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) granted the Aerodrome Licence to Mopa Airport in ……
A. West Bengal
B. Odisha
C. Maharashtra
D. Goa
Answer [D] Goa
18. Name the bank that has recently launched six digital transformation initiatives under its “Project WAVE (World of Advanced Virtual Experience)”.
A. Bank of India
B. Punjab National Bank
C. Indian Bank
D. Canara Bank
Answer [C] Indian Bank
19. Name the institute that has recently won the National Intellectual Property Awards 2021 and 2022.
A. IIT Bombay
B. IIT Madras
C. IIT Delhi
D. IIT Kanpur
Answer [B] IIT Madras
20. The …….. Infantry Day was observed on 27th October 2022 by the Indian Army.
A. 76th
B. 73rd
C. 72nd
D. 74th
Answer [A] 76th