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1
Q

Which institution unveiled a list of 50 exclusive and iconic heritage textile crafts of India?

A

UNESCO

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As per a recent UNICEF report, what percent of child marriages can fall down if higher education
is provided to girls?

A

80%

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3
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Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) partnered with which technology company to
promote Sanskrit?

A

Google

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4
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Which state won the first prize for the best adventure tourism destination and all-around
development of tourism?

A

Uttarakhand

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5
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Which city has been named the first in the ‘Swachh Survekshan Awards 2022’?

A

Indore

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6
Q

When is the ‘International Day of Older Persons’ observed every year?

A

October 1

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7
Q

Anopheles stephensi, which was seen in the news, is a species associated with which disease?

A

Malaria

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8
Q

Which country’s scientist has been elected as the Vice President of the International
Astronautical Federation (IAF)?

A

India

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9
Q

Swachh Bharat Diwas is celebrated on which date in India?

A

October 2

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10
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Who has been appointed as the CEO of MyGov, Ministry of Electronics and IT?

A

Akash Tripathi

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Which country has scrapped the proposal to cut tax for the wealthy?

A

UK

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12
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Which state/UT is the host of the ‘Digital India Conference of State IT Ministers’?

A

New Delhi

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13
Q

As per the government data, what percent of houses constructed under PM Awas Yojana, are
owned by women?

A

69%

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14
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Which Indian businessperson was honoured with the Global Indian Award by the Canada-India
Foundation?

A

Anil Agarwal

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15
Q

President Droupadi Murmu launched ‘herSTART’, a startup platform for women entrepreneurs in
which city?

A

Ahemdabad

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16
Q

Which country is the host of the Commonwealth Games 2026?

A

Australia

17
Q

As per the recent World Bank report, what is India’s GDP projection for the current fiscal year
(2022-’23)?

A

6.5 %

18
Q

WHO issued a warning over four India-made cough syrups after deaths of children in which
country?

A

Gambia

19
Q

Who is the recipient of the’ SASTRA Ramanujan Prize for 2022 ‘?

A

Yunqing Tang

20
Q

‘Prohibition of online gambling and regulation of online games ordinance, 2022’ came into effect
in which state?

A

Tamil Nadu

21
Q

Which institution released a concept note on the Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC)

A

RBI

22
Q

Indian Navy signed an agreement on White Shipping Information Exchange with which country?

A

New Zealand

23
Q

World Smile Day is observed in which month every year?

A

October

24
Q

Which institution released the ‘Poverty and Shared Prosperity 2022’ Report?

A

World Bank

25
Q

Which country’s rover has mapped abundance of sodium on the moon for the first time?

A

India

26
Q

Which Indian player has been named the FIH Player of the Year in the men’s category in 2022?

A

Harmanpreet Singh

27
Q

Modhera, which was declared as India’s first 24x7 solar-powered village, is located in which
state/UT?

A

Gujarat

28
Q

The Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences 2022 was awarded to three scientists for their
research in which field?

A

The Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences was awarded to Ben S Bernanke, the former chair of the
US Federal Reserve, Douglas W Diamond and Philip H Dybvig of USA for research into banks and
financial crises.

29
Q

What is the theme of ‘World Cotton Day 2022’?

A

‘World Cotton Day’ is celebrated on October 7

30
Q

World Post Day 2022

A

The World Post Day is celebrated every year on October 9

31
Q

How many members are part of the UN Human Rights Council?

A

47

32
Q

Which class of missiles is the first nuclear submarine designed and built by India?

A

Arihant

33
Q

What is name of India’s first antidote against SARS-CoV-2 virus?

A

VINCOV-19

34
Q

What was India’s rank in the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World
Championship Shotgun held in in Osijek, Croatia recently?

A

5

35
Q

Apart from GSLV MK III, which of these is an operational launch from ISRO?

A

PSLV

36
Q

Who received Dr. Sobha Naidu Lifetime Achievement Award in Andhra Pradesh?

A

Padmaja Reddy

37
Q

Who is the new new Controller General of Accounts (CGA) in October, 2022?

A

Bharati Das

38
Q

Which country has been elected as the President of International Solar Alliance (ISA) in 2022?

A

India

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