Current Affairs 5th October 2022 : Daily GK Update in English

1. What is the name of the first indigenously developed light combat helicopters (LCH)?
A. Pratabh       
B. Prachand
C. Prakash       
D. Vikas
Answer [B] Prachand
2. Which Union Ministry is associated with ‘YUVA 2.0’ Scheme?
A. Ministry of Education                                    
B. Ministry of MSME
C. Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports           
D. Ministry of Commerce and Industry
Answer [A] Ministry of Education                     
3. Swachh Bharat Diwas is celebrated on which date in India?
A. October 4                  
B. October 6
C. October 2                  
D. October 8
Answer [C] October 2
4. What is the minimum net worth of Regional rural banks (RRBs), to be eligible to list on stock exchanges?
A. Rs 100 crores                
B. Rs 250 crores 
C. Rs 300 crores                
D. Rs 500 crores 
Answer [C] Rs 300 crores 
5. Which state won the first prize under the Large states category under Swachh Survekshan Gramin (SSG) 2022?
A. Tamil Nadu           
B. Telangana
C. Maharashtra       
D. Karnataka
Answer [B] Telangana
6. Who took over as the chairman and managing director of GAIL (India) Limited in October 2022?
A. Dharamveer Singh           
B. Ravi Kumar Paswan
C. Kripa Shankar                   
D. Sandeep Kumar Gupta
Answer [D] Sandeep Kumar Gupta
7. PayU Payments terminated the deal to acquire Indian Payment aggregator Bill Desk after, conditions on the deal were not met. PayU payments company is based in …..
A. Netherlands       
B. United Kingdom
C. Russia                   
D. Germany
Answer [A] Netherlands
8. Who has been appointed as the National President of Indian American Chambers of Commerce (IACC) in October 2022?
A. Lalit Bhasin           
B. Sachin Dave
C. Ravi Bajaj               
D. Mohan Bansal
Answer [A] Lalit Bhasin       
9. Who was elected as the Vice President of the International Astronautical Federation (IAF) during its Annual Conference held in Paris in September 2022?
A. William Issac            
B. Donald Franklin
C. Dr. Anil Kumar          
D. Abdul Mehadi
Answer [C] Dr. Anil Kumar     
10. Who took charge as 37th Director General (DG) of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) in October 2022?
A. Rashmi Shukla                
B. Kuldeep Singh
C. Sujoy Lal Thaosen           
D. Sanjeev Ranjan Ojha
Answer [C] Sujoy Lal Thaosen