Current Affairs 7th November 2022 : Daily GK Update in English

1. Who is the head of the panel set up to strengthen the assessment and acceleration of higher educational institutions?
A. K Radhakrishnan         
B. Kasturi Rangan
C. Amitabh Kant                
D. V K Paul
Answer [A] K Radhakrishnan  
2. Which world has been selected as the ‘World of the Year 2022 by Collins dictionary?
A. Lock Down        
B. Permacrisis
C. Pandemic          
D. Non-Fungible Token
Answer [B] Permacrisis
3. Which country launched the ‘Beidou’ satellite navigation system?
A. Japan               
B. China
C. Russia              
D. Israel
Answer [B] China
4. Which country has launched the world’s longest passenger train, as of November 2022?
A. Japan                    
B. China
C. Switzerland        
D. Sweden
Answer [C] Switzerland 
5. Which is the most powerful rocket ever launched from the Earth, as of November 2022?
A. Minuteman Heavy           
B. Falcon Heavy      
C. Long March 5b                  
D. PSLV 52
Answer [B] Falcon Heavy     
6. Which day is celebrated as World Tsunami Awareness Day?
A. 1 November              
B. 31 October
C. 5 November              
D. 30 October
Answer [C] 5 November         
7. Who among the following will lead the Indian delegation to attend the 27th Session of Conference of Parties of the UNFCCC (COP27) to be held in November 2022 in Egypt?
A. Bhupender Yadav                                
B. PM Narendra Modi
C. President Droupadi Murmu             
D. Rajnath Singh
Answer [A] Bhupender Yadav        
8. In which state, the 11th edition of the annual Joint Military Training (JMT) between the Indian Air Force (IAF) & the Royal Singapore Air Force (RSAF) has commenced?
A. West Bengal          
B. Uttarakhand
C. Rajasthan               
D. Gujarat
Answer [A] West Bengal         
9. What is the name of the chatbot launched by the Unique Identification of India (UIDAI) in November 2022, for better resident experience?
A. Aadhaar Mitra         
B. E-Sahyogi
C. Aadhaar Nayak         
D. Aadaar Chatbot
Answer [A] Aadhaar Mitra        
10. The Federation of Indian chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) on 2nd November 2022 named ….. as its next president.
A. Subhrakant Panda          
B. Jagat Desai
C. Sunanda Nair                  
D. Kripal Singh Puri
Answer [A] Subhrakant Panda         
11. Which Union Ministry has unveiled the booklet ‘Agenda for Members of Panchayati Raj Institutions for Rural Development” on 4th November 2022?
A. Giriraj Singh                        
B. Jitendra Singh
C. Sarbananda Sonowal       
D. Nirmala Sitharaman
Answer [A] Giriraj Singh         
12. Who has been appointed as the Independent Director of the Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) for a period of 5 years in November 2022?
A. KV Kamath            
B. Amitabh Kant
C. Suresh Malik        
D. K. Subramaniam
Answer [A] KV Kamath           
13. Union Government has constituted a committee for strengthening the assessment and accreditation of Higher Educational Institutions. The Chairman of the committee is …….
A. Dr K. Radhakrishnan         
B. Dr Ravi Nigam
C. Suresh Kumar                      
D. Dr Randhir Singh
Answer [A] Dr K. Radhakrishnan     
14. In November 2022, Indian Army has approved Project Sanction Orders (PSOs) of how many make II Projects?
A. 3        
B. 2
C. 4         
D. 5
Answer [D] 5
15. In November 2022, External Affairs Minister Dr S. Jaishankar will be on a two-day visit to which country for the Inter-Governmental Commission on Trade, Economic, Scientific, Technological and Culture Cooperation?
A. Russia               
B. Japan
C. Australia         
D. New Zealand
Answer [A] Russia        
16. Name the company that has recently collaborated with the Indian Army to set up 17 EV charging stations at various locations in Delhi Cantonment.
A. Larsen & Turbo Limited         
B. Tata Power Limited
C. Ola Electric Limited                  
D. Adani Green Energy Limited
Answer [B] Tata Power Limited
17. The Ministry of Heavy Industries has recently announced a list of safety tests for electric vehicles will be mandatory from ….
A. December 2022       
B. January 2023
C. March 2023              
D. April 2023
Answer [D] April 2023
18. Which bank has recently entered into a bancassurance partnership with Aditya Birla Health Insurance for the distribution of health insurance products?
A. Yes Bank                
B. HDFC Bank
C. IDFC First Bank     
D. ICICI Bank
Answer [C] IDFC First Bank  
19. Name the payment bank that has recently partnered with ‘Niveshak Didi’ initiative to conduct India’s first Floating Financial Literacy Camp in Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir.
A. India Post Payments Bank         
B. Jio Payments Bank        
C. Airtel Payments Bank                 
D. Fino Payments Bank        
Answer [A] India Post Payments Bank    
20. Who recently won the Chevalier de I’Ordre National du Merite, the knight of the order of the Merit?
A. Bombay Jayashri           
B. Prabha Atre
C. Sudha Ragunathan      
D. Aruna Sairam
Answer [D] Aruna Sairam