Current Affairs 8th October 2022 : Daily GK Update in English
1. Telecom Giant Optus, which was recently hit by a cyber-attack, is based in which country?
A. Canada
B. USA
C. Australia
D. Russia
Answer [C] Australia
2. Which is the charge levied for Rupay Credit card use on UPI for transactions up to Rs. 2,000?
A. 0.5%
B. 2%
C. 5%
D. No change
Answer [D] No change
3. As per the recent World Bank Report, what is India’s GDP Projection in the Current Fiscal year (2022-23)?
A. 6.2%
B. 6.5%
C. 7.0%
D. 7.2%
Answer [B] 6.5%
4. Annie Ernaux, the winner of 2022 Nobel Prize in literature, is an author from which country?
A. USA
B. Australia
C. France
D. Germany
Answer [C] France
5. Which tennis player won the Tel Aviv Open title in 2022?
A. Rafael Nadal
B. Stefanos Tsitsipas
C. Roger Federer
D. Novak Djokovic
Answer [D] Novak Djokovic
6. Which day is celebrated as the World Cotton Day?
A. 2 July
B. 13 August
C. 29 September
D. 7 October
Answer [D] 7 October
7. Who has become the first Native American woman to go to space following a NASA launch on 5th October 2022?
A. Andrew Louis
B. Nicole Mann
C. Diana
D. Betheny Montek
Answer [B] Nicole Mann
8. Who has launched the book “Modi@20: Dreams Meet Delivery” in Auckland, New Zealand in Oct 2022?
A. Dr S Jaishankar
B. Amit Shah
C. Nitin Gadkari
D. Sarbananda Sonowal
Answer [A] Dr S Jaishankar
9. What is the name of the web-based application which has been launched by RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das on 6th Oct 2022, to make the supervisory processes more robust?
A. SAKSHAM
B. URJA
C. UNION
D. DAKSH
Answer [D] DAKSH
10. Who has been appointed the Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer of Yes Bank for a period of three years in October 2022?
A. Ashish Kapahi
B. Anita Pai
C. Prashant Kumar
D. Niranjan Banodkar
Answer [C] Prashant Kumar