500 Most Probable GA QA For IBPS PO Mains

500 + Current Affairs 1st July 2022 – 15th November 2022
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NOTE: This file contains the most important ‘Question-Answer’ points pertaining to the current
affairs news from 1st July 2022 to 15th November 2022.
1. As per the latest news, Marwari horses have been exported from Jodhpur to which country?
Answer: Bangladesh
2. Recently, the Power System Operation Corporation (POSOCO) has been renamed as
___________.
Answer: Grid Controller of India Limited (Grid-India)
3. To implement the Jaga Mission, TATA Steel Foundation has signed a Memorandum of
Understanding (MoU) with which state/UT of India?
Answer: Odisha
4. Tribal Pride Day is observed annually on 15th November to commemorate the birth
anniversary of whom?
Answer: Birsa Munda
5. Natasha Pirc Musar has become the first female President of which country?
Answer: Slovenia
6. Which lender has been named the Best Bank in adopting reforms prescribed for Public
Sector Banks (PSBs), as per the report on the EASE Reforms Index for Q1 FY 2022-23 by
Indian Banks' Association (IBA)?
Answer: State Bank of India (SBI)

7. Sharath Kamal Achanta, who won the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award 2022, is
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associated with which of the following sports?
Answer: Table Tennis
8. The U-field Onshore Deepwater block project of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited
(ONGC) has been inaugurated in which state?
Answer: Andhra Pradesh
9. Recently, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated the Ramagundam Fertilizers and
Chemicals Limited (RFCL) plant in which state?
Answer: Telangana
10. Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the
Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) to build India's first Hydrogen Fuel Cell Catamaran
Vessel. The vessel will be deployed in which place?
Answer: Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
11. Union Bank of India (UBI) has recently observed its 104th Foundation Day in Mumbai,
Maharashtra. As part of the occasion, the bank has introduced a super app named '_______'.
Answer: Union Vyom
12. Who has led the Indian delegation at the 19th ASEAN-India Summit held in Cambodia?
Answer: Jagdeep Dhankar, Vice President of India
13. Which country has emerged as India's top destination for petroleum product exports in the
first half of FY 2022?
Answer: Netherlands
14. The 'Report on Municipal Finances' states that Municipal Finances are dominated by
property tax collections and devolution of taxes and grants from upper tiers of government,
resulting in lack of financial autonomy. The report has been released by _________.
Answer: Reserve Bank of India (RBI)

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15. As per the recently amended Aadhaar rules, Aadhaar holders will have to update their
supporting documents at least once after completion of how many years from the date of
enrolment?
Answer: 10 years
16. The 'Statue of Prosperity', recently unveiled by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Bengaluru,
is a 108-feet-tall bronze statue of ________.
Answer: Nadaprabhu Kempegowda
17. India's fifth and South India's first Vande Bharat Express train has been flagged off. The
train will run between ___________.
Answer: Mysuru and Chennai
Vande Bharat Express Trains:
• New Delhi-Kanpur-Allahabad-Varanasi
• New Delhi- Mata Vaishno Devi Katra
• Gandhinagar Capital – Ahmedabad – Mumbai Central
• Amb Andaura – New Delhi
18. Which country has recently hosted the 2nd BIMSTEC Agriculture Ministers meeting?
Answer: India
19. India's first national repository for life science data, 'Indian Biological Data Centre' (IBDC),
has been set up at which place?
Answer: Faridabad, Haryana
20. As per the recent research conducted by Germany-based Statista, which is the world’s
biggest employer?
Answer: Ministry of Defence, India
21. To promote and enhance Japanese investments in India, Japan Bank for International
Cooperation (JBIC) has collaborated with ________________.

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Answer: National Investment and Infrastructure Fund Limited (NIIFL)
22. Switzerland Tourism has appointed _________ as the 'Friendship Ambassador'.
Answer: Neeraj Chopra
23. National Education Day is observed annually on 11th November. This day is observed to
commemorate the birth anniversary of whom?
Answer: Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
Theme 2022: “Changing Course, Transforming Education”
24. Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has approved India's first Sovereign Green
Bonds framework. As per the provisions of the framework, the Green Finance Working
Committee (GFWC) has been constituted under the chairmanship of __________.
Answer: Chief Economic Adviser (CEA) (Current CEA: V. Anantha Nageswaran)
25. Which state will host the Khelo India National University Games in 2023-24?
Answer: Uttar Pradesh
26. Atal Innovation Mission (AIM), NITI Aayog, has launched ______ Centric Challenges under
phase-II of the 2nd edition of the Atal New India Challenge (ANIC).
Answer: Women
27. Which Union Ministry of India has launched the “Transport 4 All Challenge” Stage-2 and
Citizen Perception Survey 2022?
Answer: Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs
28. According to the recently released Dynamic Ground Water Resource Assessment Report
2022, what is the annual groundwater extraction of India?
Answer: 239.16 billion cubic meters (BCM)
29. Which Union Ministry of India has conducted the ‘Mother Tongue Survey of India (MTSI)’?

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Answer: Ministry of Home Affairs
30. ________ has topped among the Indian universities in the QS Asia University Rankings 2023.
Answer: IIT Bombay
31. The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has partnered with the Global Energy
Alliance for People and Planet (GEAPP) to mobilize up to _______ for the financing of green
energy transition and renewable energy projects, in both the public and private sectors.
Answer: USD 1 billion
32. Which insurance company has collaborated with Ditto for online life insurance distribution?
Answer: Max Life Insurance
33. India will host the Women's World Boxing Championship in which year?
Answer: 2023
34. In which country the 26th edition of the International Malabar Naval Exercise has been
held?
Answer: Japan
• Indian Naval Ships (INS) Shivalik and Kamorta have participated in the exercise.
35. As per the latest data from the Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI), which three
states/UTs of India have the highest mutual fund penetration in India?
Answer: Maharashtra, New Delhi, and Goa
36. What is the rank of India in the Rule of Law (RoL) Index 2022 released by World Justice
Project (WJP)?
Answer: 77th

37. To develop an Indigenous Communication-based Train Control System (i-CBTC), Bharat

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Electronics Limited (BEL) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with _______
Metro Rail Corporation.
Answer: Delhi
• BEL has been conferred the 'Urban Infra Business Award 2022' in recognition of its
contributions, in line with the Government's 'Make in India initiative', for the
transformation of Metro and Rail commutation in India.
• BEL has signed an MoU with Aerosense Technologies Pvt Ltd for co-operation in the
development and marketing of drones and soft kill aerial anti-drone.
38. The Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) has recently signed a Memorandum of
Understanding (MoU) with which lender to finance green MSMEs?
Answer: Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI)
39. Who has been awarded the 2022 Bailey K Ashford Medal?
Answer: Subhash Babu
40. 'Technology Transfer Scheme', a scheme to reimburse the expense incurred by new start-
up ventures, has been launched by which state?
Answer: Kerala
41. Which state of India has launched ‘Handicraft Policy 2022’?
Answer: Rajasthan
42. Who has been appointed as the chairman of the 22nd Law Commission of India?
Answer: Justice (retd) Rituraj Awasthi
43. What is the theme of India’s G20 Presidency 2023?
Answer: “Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam” or “One Earth, One Family, One Future”

44. Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari has recently inaugurated and
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laid the foundation stone of 8 National Highway projects worth Rs 4054 crore at which place
in Madhya Pradesh?
Answer: Jabalpur
45. A 100 Drums Festival, also called ________, is observed by the Garo tribal community in the
state of Meghalaya.
Answer: Wangala Festival
46. Which state of India has emerged as the largest state in State's Own Tax Revenue (SOTR)
collections in H1FY23?
Answer: Maharashtra
47. Which two countries will co-host the Men's and Women's FIH Hockey World Cup in 2026?
Answer: Belgium and the Netherlands
48. A dance drama titled 'Yugpurush Raja Rammohan Roy' has been organized in New Delhi.
The dance drama is based on which theme?
Answer: Nari Samman
49. Which Indian company has topped the World's Best Employers Rankings 2022 released by
Forbes?
Answer: Reliance Industries
50. Google has recently launched a platform to forecast flood. What is the name of the
platform?
Answer: FloodHub
51. Which Indian player has won the men's singles (SL3) title at the 2022 BWF Para-Badminton
World Championships?
Answer: Pramod Bhagat

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52. Which Indian state has become the first to launch uniform gold prices based on the bank
rate?
Answer: Kerala
53. Which city has hosted the World Travel Market (WTM) 2022?
Answer: London
54. Mumbai has won the 2022–23 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy by defeating which team?
Answer: Himachal Pradesh
55. The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has launched the new Artificial
Intelligence (AI)/ Machine Learning (ML) based chatbot named ‘_______’.
Answer: Aadhar Mitra
56. As per the latest news, ADB has approved a USD 350 million loan to improve the road
connectivity of key economic areas in which state of India?
Answer: Maharashtra
57. To digitize corporate trade finance, which lender has collaborated with M1xchange?
Answer: MUFG Bank
58. Who is the CEO of Twitter?
Answer: Elon Musk
59. Vivek Joshi has been appointed as the Secretary of the Department of Financial Services
(DFS). He has replaced _________.

Answer: Sanjay Malhotra

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60. Which country's President Dr. Mohammad Irfan Ali will be the chief guest at the 17th
Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Convention?
Answer: Guyana
61. Shyam Saran Negi, the first voter of independent India, has recently passed away. He was a
native of which state?
62. What is the rank of India in the Best Countries 2022 ranking released by the US News and
World Report?
Answer: 31st
63. According to the recently (November 2022) released vision document of the Employee
Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO), which state/UT has topped the chart in terms of EPFO
coverage?
Answer: Delhi
64. Benjamin Netanyahu has become the new Prime Minister of _______.
Answer: Israel
65. Aibawk Rurban cluster in the Aizwal district of ______ has become the first cluster to be
completed under the Shyama Prasad Mukherji Rurban Mission (SPMRM).
Answer: Mizoram
66. As per the news, the Government of India (GoI) has constituted a high-level committee to
strengthen the Assessment and Accreditation of Higher Educational Institutions under the
chairmanship of ________.
Answer: K Radhakrishnan
67. Which state/UT will host the Track Asia Cup 2022 Cycling Tournament?

Answer: Kerala
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68. Which Indian city has hosted the Urban Mobility India (UMI) Conference & Expo 2022?
Answer: Kochi, Kerala
69. Who has been named the next President of the Federation of Indian Chambers of
Commerce and Industry (FICCI)?
Answer: Subhrakant Panda
70. 'Grama Vandi' launched by ________ Road Transport Corporation has won the national
'Commentation Award in Urban Transport' under the category of 'City with the best Public
Transport System'.
Answer: Kerala
71. Chqbook has launched a zero-balance digital current account for small business owners in
collaboration with which payments bank?
Answer: NSDL Payments Bank
72. _________ will fund the farm efficiency initiative of Smartchem Technologies Limited (STL).
Answer: Asian Development Bank (ADB)
73. To promote Financial Literacy “By the women, for the women” concept, India Post Payments
Bank (IPPB) has conducted India’s First Floating Financial Literacy Camp with an initiative
called ‘Niveshak Didi’ in which place?
Answer: Srinagar
74. The Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD) has collaborated with _________ to market
women's self-help groups (SHGs) products under the Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National
Rural Livelihood Mission (DAY-NRLM).
Answer: Patanjali Ayurved
75. Which edition of the 'India Chem 2022' has been organized in New Delhi?

Answer: 12th
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• India Chem 2022 has been jointly organized by the Department of Chemicals and
Petrochemicals and the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry
(FICCI).
• Theme: “Vision 2030: Chemicals and Petrochemicals Build India”
76. Recently, DRDO has successfully conducted a maiden flight test of Phase-II Ballistic Missile
Defence (BMD) interceptor _______ missile from the APJ Abdul Kalam Island off the coast of
Odisha.
Answer: AD-1
77. To provide health insurance solutions to banks' customers, which lender has inked a
corporate agency partnership with Niva Bupa Health Insurance?
Answer: IDFC FIRST Bank
78. Which lender has launched a special fixed deposit scheme named 'Star Super Triple Seven
Fixed Deposit'?
Answer: Bank of India (BoI)
79. Aditya Birla Sun Life AMC has recently launched '__________', a first-of-its-kind initiative for
empowering support staff and their families.
Answer: Sahyog
• Aditya Birla Sun Life Insurance has partnered with Karza Technologies, a part of
Perfios Software Solutions Pvt. Ltd., and a few other technology vendors to launch end
to end onboarding solutions to purchase insurance products on WhatsApp platform.
80. Bayer has tied up with Rabo Partnerships and Mastercard to build a digital ecosystem for
which sector?
Answer: Agri-finance
81. To improve and build an intelligent transmit management system to track buses live
through Google Maps, the ________ Mahanagar Parivahan Mahamandal Limited has
collaborated with Google Cloud.

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Answer: Pune
82. Which word has been named Collins Word of the Year 2022 by Collins Dictionary?
Answer: Permacrisis
83. The Government of India (GoI) has appointed Mata Amritanandamayi as the Chair of C20.
C20 is an official engagement group of the G20 for ___________.
Answer: Civil society organizations
84. Which state of India has launched a 'CM Dashboard' for live monitoring of every
department?
Answer: Haryana
85. Which state will organize the Purple Fest in January 2023?
Answer: Goa
86. Invest Karnataka 2022, a global investment summit, has been organized in Bengaluru. What
is the theme of the summit?
Answer: Build for the World
87. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has attended a public programme ‘Mangarh Dham ki Gaurav
Gatha’ in which state?
Answer: Rajasthan
88. Who has represented India at the 21st meeting of the SCO (Shanghai Cooperation
Organization) Council of Heads of Government, which is hosted virtually by China?
Answer: Subrahmanyam Jaishankar (Union Minister of External Affairs)
89. The report titled ‘Reinvigorating India’s Economic Engagement with Southern Africa’ states
that India has emerged as the top defence exporter to Africa. Which of the following has
released the report?

Answer: EXIM Bank

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90. The Ranipur Tiger Reserve in the Chitrakoot district of Uttar Pradesh has become the
_______ Tiger Reserve of India.
Answer: 53rd
91. Which lender has launched premium debit cards named 'World Opulence' and 'World
Sapphire' for its High Networth Individual (HNI) customers?
Answer: Bank of Baroda
• Bank of Baroda (BoB) has launched “Baroda Tiranga Plus Deposit Scheme", with higher
standard interest rates of up to 7.50% p.a. for 399 days with effect from 1st November
2022, which includes 0.50% p.a. for senior citizens and 0.25% for non-callable deposits.
92. Recently, RBI has commenced its first pilot project to implement Central Bank Digital
Currency (CBDC) or Digital Rupee (e₹) in ________ segment for secondary market trades in
government securities (G-secs).
Answer: Wholesale
93. The Income Tax Department has launched the 'HARIT Aaykar' initiative to increase greenery
and create micro forests. What is the full form of 'HARIT'?
Answer: Hariyali Achievement Resolution by Income Tax
94. For the welfare of Palestine Refugees, India has recently donated ________ to the United
Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA).
Answer: USD 2.5 million
95. _________ has launched a first-of-its-kind satellite index-based Farm Yield Insurance Policy.
Answer: HDFC ERGO General Insurance Company
96. Name the lender that has recently launched an App-based foreign outward remittance
service.

Answer: South Indian Bank

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97. Alter, an artificial intelligence (AI) avatar startup, has been acquired by which company for
USD 100 million?
Answer: Google
98. Jamshed Jiji Irani, popularly known as the Steel Man of India, has passed away recently. He
was honored with Padma Bhushan in which year?
Answer: 2007
Important Day Date/Month Theme for 2022 Remark

World Vegan Day 1st November
International Day to End 2nd November
Impunity for Crimes
against Journalists
India Water Week (IWW) 1st to 5th Water Security for
November Sustainable
2022 Development and
Equity
World Tsunami Awareness 5th November
Day
International Day for 6th November
Preventing the Exploitation
of the Environment in War
and Armed Conflict
Infant Protection Day 7th November
National Cancer 7th November
Awareness Day
World Urbanism Day 8th November
International Day of 8th November Radiographers at the The day was first
Radiology Forefront of Patient observed in 2012.
Safety (as per the
International Society
of Radiographers
and Radiological
Technologists

(ISRRT)) and
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Radiologists &
radiographers
supporting patients
(as per the European
Society of Radiology
(ESR)).
National Legal Services 9th November
Day
International Week of 9th to 15th The week was first
Science & Peace November observed in 1986.
World Science Day for 10th
Peace and Development November
World Usability Day Second One Health The day was first
Thursday of observed in 2005.
November
(10th
November
2022)
National Education Day 11th The day
November commemorates the
birth anniversary of
Maulana Abul Kalam
Azad, the first
education minister
of independent
India.
World Quality Week 7th to 11th Quality Conscience:
November Doing the Right
2022 Thing
World Pneumonia Day 12th
November
Public Service 12th
Broadcasting Day November
World Kindness Day 13th The day was first
November observed in 1998.
World Diabetes Day 14th Access to Diabetes
November Education
National Children’s Day 14th The day

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India’s 1st Prime
Minister Pandit
Jawaharlal Nehru
(2022 marks the
133rd birth
anniversary of him)
Tribal Pride Day 15th The day
Birsa Munda (2022
marks the 147th
him)
99. Which edition of India Water Week (IWW) has been observed from 1st to 5th November
2022?
Answer: 7th
Theme IWW 2022: “Water Security for Sustainable Development and Equity”
100. Indian Junior Men's Hockey team has won the Sultan of Johor Cup 2022 by defeating
________.
Answer: Australia
101. The theme of ‘Vigilance Awareness Week 2022’ (VAW-2022) is _________.
Answer: Corruption Free India for a Developed Nation
102. India’s first ever ‘Integrated Aqua Park’ will be set up in which state?
Answer: Arunachal Pradesh
The park will be set up at Tarin (Ziro) in the Lower Subansiri district under the Pradhan
Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojna.

103. Which Indian Naval Ship (INS) has recently participated in the first edition of the 3-day
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India-Mozambique-Tanzania Trilateral exercise (IMT TRILAT)?
Answer: INS Tarkash
104. Spain has defeated which team to win the 2022 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup?
Answer: Colombia
105. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated three tourist attractions, including a Maze
Garden, Miyawaki forest, and Houseboat service near the 182-meter-high Statue of Unity in
_______.
Answer: Ekta Nagar, Gujarat
106. North India’s first hyper-scale data centre, ‘Yotta D1’, has been unveiled at which place?
Answer: Greater Noida
107. Luis Inacio Lula da Silva has been elected as the new President of which country?
Answer: Brazil
108. Recently, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has laid the foundation stone of C-295 transport
aircraft manufacturing facility in ___________.
Answer: Vadodara, Gujarat
The facility will manufacture C-295 aircraft for the Indian Air Force (IAF) through collaboration
between Tata Advanced Systems Limited and Airbus Defence and Space S.A., Spain.
109. National Unity Day is observed annually on 31st October to commemorate the birth
anniversary of whom?
Answer: Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel (147th birth anniversary in 2022)
110. Indian Air Force (IAF) and French Air and Space Force (FASF) have participated in a bilateral
exercise named 'Garuda VIl' at which Air Force Station?

Answer: Jodhpur, Rajasthan

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111. Union Minister of State for Rural Development Faggan Singh Kulaste has inaugurated the
Saras Food Festival-2022 in which place?
Answer: New Delhi
112. Healthysure has collaborated with _________ Health Insurance to launch India’s first flexi
top-up insurance.
Answer: ManipalCigna
113. __________ has launched the 'Know Your Client Registration Agency (KYC KRA).
Answer: BSE Technologies Private Limited
• The Securities & Exchange Board of India (SEBI), in collaboration with the BSE Limited,
and the National Stock Exchange (NSE), has planned to develop the world's first system
for securing stock exchanges from cyber-attacks.
114. Which insurance company has collaborated with Medix to offer specialized critical illness
cover?
Answer: TATA AIA Life Insurance
115. Infibeam Avenues Limited, India's first listed platform and payments Infrastructure
Company, which operates CCAvenue, has received 'in-principle' approval from the Reserve
Bank of India (RBI) to operate as ___________.
Answer: Payment Aggregator
116. Where has ISRO successfully conducted the 'Pressure Chamber Test' of the cryogenic
engine (C20 E11 MK III) for the Gaganyaan Mission?
Answer: Mahendragiri (Tamil Nadu)

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117. Recently, Gujarat has become the _______ state to achieve 100 percent household tap
water connectivity under the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM).
Answer: Seventh
118. A dance-drama titled “STREEDESH” based on the lives of 13 legendary women of ________
has been organized by the Ministry of Culture.
Answer: Jammu & Kashmir
119. The Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change (MoEFCC) has approved the
establishment of India's 33rd Elephant Reserve named 'Terai Elephant Reserve (TER)' in
which state?
120. _______ has become the first Inter-city logistics provider to join the Open Network for
Digital Commerce (ONDC) network.
Answer: Shiprocket
121. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed between the National Highways
Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited (NHIDCL) and the National Institute of
Technology (NIT) ______ to boost cooperation in the field of highway engineering and other
infrastructure works.
Answer: Silchar (Assam)
122. At which place the 29th edition of the Singapore-India Maritime Bilateral Exercise (SIMBEX)
has been held?
Answer: Vishakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh
123. The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) has formed a 24-
member committee to develop and suggest an affordable and comprehensive cover for the
rural population. The committee will be headed by ____________.
Answer: Thomas M Devasia

• IRDAI has constituted a 15-member Health Insurance Consultative Committee to

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achieve the goal of universalisation of health insurance in the country. The committee
will be headed by Rakesh Joshi.
124. Which Indian Film has won the Best International Film award at Saturn Awards 2022?
Answer: RRR - Rise Roar Revolt
125. Who is the author of book titled "Delhi University: Celebrating 100 Glorious Years"?
Answer: Hardeep S Puri
126. Which Indian city has hosted the 3-day “Akash for Life” Space Conference?
Answer: Dehradun, Uttarakhand
127. The _______ edition of India-United States (US) Tri-Services Humanitarian Assistance and
Disaster Relief (HADR) Exercise, ‘Tiger Triumph’ 2022 has been conducted in
Vishakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh.
Answer: Second
128. Two Indian beaches, Minicoy Thundi beach and Kadmat beach, located in _________, have
received the International eco-label ‘Blue Flag’.
Answer: Lakshadweep
129. NDC Synthesis Report 2022 has issued a warning that the climate plans of governments
around the world are still insufficient to keep global warming to 1.5°C. The report is released
by __________.
Answer: United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
130. As per the latest report published by OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited, Delhi Airport has
been named the world's ___________ busiest global airport by seats.
Answer: Tenth

131. The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) has recently
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approved the launch of ‘__________' portal, an online marketplace that will house all
companies selling life and non-life insurance on a single platform.
Answer: Bima Sugam
132. Recently, PHDCCI has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Greenstat
Hydrogen India Private Limited to set up a Centre of Excellence in Green Energy (CoE-GE).
The CoE-GE will be set up in which place?
Answer: New Delhi
133. The Chief Minister of Odisha Naveen Patnaik has launched a common credit portal
“________” for the welfare of farmers.
Answer: “SAFAL” (Simplified Application for Agricultural Loans)
134. "Pather Panchali" has been named the best Indian movie of all time by the International
Federation of Film Critics (FIPRESCI). Who is the Director of this film?
Answer: Satyajit Ray
135. The “Main Bhi Subhash” campaign is an initiative by Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose-INA
Trust in collaboration with which Union Ministry of India?
Answer: Ministry of Culture
136. Which Indian institute has won the 'National Intellectual Property Awards 2021 and 2022'?
Answer: IIT Madras
137. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has released a report titled "WHO Fungal Priority
Pathogens List" (WHO FPPL) that highlights the first-ever list of fungal "priority pathogens",
a catalogue of the 19 fungi that represent the greatest threat to public health. The report is
based on research conducted by which university?
Answer: University of Sydney
138. Union Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare (MoAFW) has recently set up two
committees to reduce the delay in crop loss/damage estimation and ensure timely

settlements of claims by farmers. These committees have been formed under the
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chairmanship of ________.
Answer: Dr C.S. Murthy, Director of Mahalanobis National Crop Forecast Centre

(MNCFC)
139. __________ has become the new Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (UK).
Answer: Rishi Sunak
140. Who has been named the Acting Chairperson of the Competition Commission of India
(CCI)?
Answer: Sangeeta Verma
141. Who has been elected as the Chairperson of the International Civil Aviation Organization
(ICAO) Air Transport Committee?
Answer: Shefali Juneja
142. Which day of October is observed as World Sustainability Day?
Answer: Fourth Wednesday
143. A one-time property tax amnesty scheme named “SAMRIDDHI 2022-23” has been
launched by which Municipal Corporation?
Answer: Delhi
SAMRIDDHI is an acronym for Strengthening and Augmentation of Municipal Revenue for

Infrastructure Development in Delhi.
144. An agreement has been signed between North Eastern Electric Power Corporation Limited
(NEEPCO) and which Indian state to commission three hydroelectric projects with a total
generation capacity of 235 MW?
Answer: Meghalaya

• The Finance Department of Meghalaya has recently (October 2022) inked a

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Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Credit Guarantee Fund Trust for
Micro and Small Enterprises (CGFTMSE) to enable the flow of credit to MSME
borrowers.
145. Who has been chosen by the Cricket Association for the Blind in India (CABI) as the brand
ambassador for the 3rd T20 World Cup for the Blind?
Answer: Yuvraj Singh
Company Brand Ambassador

FanCode Ravi Shastri
(Cricketer)
PokerBaazi Shahid Kapoor
(Bollywood Actor)
Insecticides India Ajay Devgn
(Bollywood Actor)
Garmin India Kaustubh Radkar
(Triathlete)
Uttarakhand State Rishabh Pant

(Cricketer)
Mastercard Lakshya Sen, Kidambi Srikanth, Satwiksairaj
Rankireddy, and Chirag Shetty
(Badminton)
Heads up for Tails (HUFT) Kriti Sanon
(Bollywood actress)
DreamSetGo Sourav Ganguly
(Cricketer)
Acefour Accessories Jasprit Bumrah
(Cricketer)
Punyakoti Dattu Yojana Kiccha Sudeep

(Karnataka Government) (Kannada actor)
Pintola Sunil Chhetri

(Footballer)
Max Life Insurance Rohit Sharma and Ritika Sajdeh
Lux Industries (Brand: Lux Cozi) Sourav Ganguly

Hero MotoCorp Ram Charan

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(Telugu actor)
Fire-Boltt Kaira Advani and Vijay Deverakonda
Gulf-Oil India Smriti Mandhana

(Cricketer)
Walkaroo International Limited Ajay Devgn
(Bollywood Actor)
Omara Dates Amitabh Bachchan
Bandhan Bank Sourav Ganguly
Boult Audio Saif Ali Khan (Actor) and Suryakumar Yadav

(cricketer)
Pintola Suryakumar Yadav (cricketer)
3rd T20 World Cup for the Blind Yuvraj Singh

Emami Limited Akshay Kumar
(BoroPlus Cream)
Skechers India Kriti Sanon
Switzeland Tourism Neeraj Chopra
Nykaa Fashion Janhvi Kapoor
Religare Enterprises Limited Yogeshwar Dutt

(RIL) (Wrestler)
146. Which Union Ministry of India will organize the ‘Kashi Tamil Sangamam’ program?
Answer: Ministry of Education
147. The Indian Space Research Organization’s (ISRO) heaviest rocket Launch Vehicle Mark 3
(LVM 3 or GSLV Mark 3) in its first commercial mission, ‘LVM3 M2/OneWeb India-1 mission’,
has successfully placed 36 broadband satellites of UK-based customer OneWeb Limited into
______ Earth Orbit.
Answer: Low

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148. Who has been appointed as the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (MD &
CEO) of PNB Housing Finance Limited?
Answer: Girish Kousgi
149. NASA will launch the Dragonfly rotorcraft in 2027 to study Titan, the largest moon of which
planet?
Answer: Saturn
150. The Government of Kerala has launched a mobile application named 'Kunjapp' to prevent
_________.
Answer: Cyber-crimes against children
151. International Snow Leopard Day is observed annually on which date?
Answer: 23rd October
152. India's first Migration Monitoring System has been inaugurated in which state?
Answer: Mumbai, Maharashtra
153. Which three states of India are among the top winners of the PMAY(U) Awards 2021 under
the "Best Performing State" category?
Answer: Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Tamil Nadu
154. Jaxay Shah has been named the new Chairman of ___________.
Answer: Quality Council of India
155. The Fifth edition of Khelo India Youth Games (KIYG) 2022 will be held in which state?
Answer: Madhya Pradesh
156. Name the author who has written the book titled 'From Independence to Self-Reliance'.
Answer: Bimal Jalan

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157. The Government of ________ has formed a State level committee for Vulture conservation.
Answer: Tamil Nadu
158. 'Mission LiFE' has recently been launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Gujarat.
What does 'LiFE' stand for?
Answer: Lifestyle for Environment
Mission LiFE is a 5-year program (2022-27). The mission will be incubated, curated and
piloted by Niti Aayog and implemented by the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and
Climate Change.
159. Which edition of the "DefExpo 2022" has been organized under the theme 'Path to Pride'?
Answer: 12th
160. GIFT City has inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Fintech Association
of ________ to promote innovation and entrepreneurship in the fintech domain.
Answer: Japan
161. Who has topped the EdelGive Hurun India Philanthropy List 2022?
Answer: Shiv Nadar
162. As per the news, ISRO has planned to launch its third mission to the moon, Chandrayaan-
3, in June 2023. Which launch vehicle will be used for this mission?
Answer: Launch Vehicle Mark-3 (LVM3)
Important Appointments of November

Post/Designation Person State/Country/Organization Remark
Executive Chairman Jay Y Lee Samsung Electronics
Ambassador Dr Rajesh Ranjan Cote d'Ivoire He will replace
Y. K. Sailas
Thangal.

Director G Hemaprabha ICAR- Sugarcane Breeding

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Institute (SBI)
Presdient Luis Inacio Lula da Brazil He has
Silva succeeded Jair
Bolsonaro.
Chair Mata Civil 20 (C20)
Amritanandamayi
Chairman and Vetsa Ramakrishna Bharat Petroleum
Managing Director Gupta Corporation Limited (BPCL)
(CMD)
President Subhrakant Panda Federation of Indian He will succeed
Chambers of Commerce and Sanjiv Mehta
Industry (FICCI)
Chief Executive Vishal Kapoor Energy Efficiency Services He has
Officer (CEO) Limited (EESL) replaced Arun
Kumar Mishra
Inspector General (IG) Annie Abraham Rapid Action Force (RAF) of
the Central Reserve Police
Force (CRPF)
Inspector General (IG) Seema Dhundiya Bihar Sector of the Central
Reserve Police Force (CRPF)
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Israel
Head (Interim) Manish Chopra Meta India He has
succeeded Ajit
Mohan.
Non-Executive Vijay Srirangam Canara Bank
Chairman
Non-Executive KG Ananthakrishnan Punjab National Bank
Chairman
Non-Executive Srinivasan Varadarajan Union Bank of India
Chairman
Non-Executive Charan Singh Punjab & Sindh Bank
Chairman
CEO Elon Musk Twitter He has
replaced Parag
Agarwal.
Secretary Vivek Joshi Department of Financial He has
Services (DFS) replaced
Sanjay
Malhotra.

Secretary Sanjay Malhotra Department of Revenue He has

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replaced Tarun
Bajaj.
Independent Director K.V. Kamath Reliance Industries Limited
(RIL) and Reliance Strategic
Investment Limited (RSIL)
Chairman Justice (retd) Rituraj Law Commission of India
Awasthi
Deputy-Chair Gopal Vittal GSMA
CEO Bjorn Gulden Adidas Group
CEO Arne Freundt Puma
President Ramesh Kejriwal All India Rubber Industries
Association (AIRIA)
MD & CEO Shantanu Rege Mahindra Rural Housing He has
Finance succeeded
Rajnish
Agarwal
Director C CSIR-National Institute for
Anandharamakrishnan Interdisciplinary Science &
Technology (NIIST)
Chairman Greg Barclay International Cricket Council
(ICC)
President Natasha Pirc Musar Slovenia
CEO Gaurav Dwivedi Prasar Bharti
163. What is the rank of India among 193 countries in the E-Government Development Index
2022 released by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA)?
Answer: 105th
164. Who has been appointed by the Government of India (GoI) as the 27th Controller General
of Accounts (CGA)?
Answer: Bharati Das
165. The 90th General Assembly of the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) has
been held in New Delhi. The headquarters of Interpol is located in which city?

Answer: Lyon, France

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166. Which Indian city will host the 14th World Spice Congress (WSC) in February 2023?
Answer: Mumbai
167. Recently, REC Limited and Power Finance Corporation Limited (PFC) have signed a
Memorandum of Loan Agreement (MoA) with SJVN Thermal Private Ltd (STPL) for financing a
1,320 MW coal-based ________ Thermal Power Plant.
Answer: Buxar
168. ____________________, in collaboration with Dell Technologies and NTT Limited, has launched
its first Green Data Centre in India.
Answer: PhonePe
169. 2022 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought has been awarded to ________.
Answer: People of Ukraine
170. Dr K.P. Ashwini has become _______ Asian and first Indian to be appointed as a Special
Rapporteur of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC).
Answer: First
171. The official mascot of the FIFA Women's World Cup Australia and New Zealand 2023 is
_______.
Answer: Tazuni, a fun, football-loving penguin.
172. Asia's largest Compressed Bio Gas (CBG) plant has been inaugurated in Sangrur in _______.
Answer: Punjab

173. Union Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions Jitendra Singh has
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launched the Single Integrated Pensioners’ Portal. The portal is developed in collaboration
with which lender?
174. NTPC Limited has recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Japan, and its subsidiary to demonstrate Hydrogen co-firing in
_________ Gas Power Plant.
Answer: Auraiya
175. Iceland has topped the Mercer CFA Global Pension Index 2022. Among 44 nations, what is
the rank of India?
Answer: 41st
176. 'Issuance', a card issuance stack solution, has been launched by which entity?
Answer: Cashfree Payments
177. Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) has collaborated with which
company to provide 'Travel Now Pay Later' (TNPL) payment facility?
Answer: CASHe
178. Union Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology Rajiv Chandrashekhar
has flagged off the first 'SemiconIndia FutureDesign' roadshow in which place in India?
Answer: Gandhinagar, Gujarat
179. The Central Record Keeping Agencies (CRAs) of ___________ have become Digi Locker
Partner Organizations to provide subscriber-centric online services.
Answer: Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA)
180. To enhance credit access to a larger customer base, Mahindra & Mahindra Financial
Services Limited (MMFSL) has collaborated with which payments bank?

Answer: India Post Payments Bank (IPPB)

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• India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) has tied up with Reserve Bank Innovation Hub
(RBIH), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Reserve Bank of India, to enhance the reach
of financial solutions to large sections of society across India and to enable frictionless
finance to a billion Indians.
• India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) operating under the Department of Posts has
introduced a Group Accident Insurance Plan with an accidental death coverage of
Rs.10 lakh.
181. As per IMF's World Economic Outlook database, India may overtake Germany and Japan to
become the third-biggest economy in the world by which financial year?
Answer: FY28
182. Justice D.Y. Chandrachud has been appointed as the _______ Chief Justice of India (CJI).
Answer: 50th
183. ________ has become the 36th President of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).
Answer: Roger Binny
184. The Riksdag, the Parliament of ________, has elected Ulf Kristersson as its new Prime
Minister.
Answer: Sweden
185. Which lender has named Naveen Wadhwani as the head of the Indian investment banking
division?
Answer: JPMorgan Chase & Co.
186. Which state of India will host the 9th World Ayurveda Congress (WAC) and Arogya Expo in
December 2022?
Answer: Goa
187. Central Government has recently approved India’s 1st cable-cum-suspension bridge
across which river?

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Answer: River Krishna
188. According to the Public Affairs Index 2022, which state of India has been recognized as the
best-governed state among 18 big states?
Answer: Haryana
189. Shehan Karunatilka, who won the Booker Prize 2022, belongs to which country?
Answer: Sri Lanka
190. Indian Coast Guard (ICG) has hosted which edition of the Heads of Asian Coast Guard
Agencies Meeting (HACGAM) in New Delhi?
Answer: 18th
191. Deependra Singh Rathore has been appointed as the interim Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
of which payments bank?
Answer: Paytm Payments Bank
192. Indian Women's Cricket Team has won the 2022 Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup by defeating
which team?
Answer: Sri Lanka
193. Which country will host the 2023 Asian Cup football tournament?
Answer: Qatar
194. Which Union Ministry of India has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with
the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) and the National Forensic Sciences
University (NFSU), Ahmedabad to establish the testing facility for dietary supplements?
Answer: Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (MYAS)
195. As per the news, Union Minister for Railways Ashwini Vaishnaw has flagged off 61-wagon
aluminium rakes, ’61 BOBRNALHSM1’, India’s first indigenously manufactured Aluminum
Freight Rake at _________ Railway Station.

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Answer: Bhubaneswar
196. Which state/UT of India has become the first to start the MBBS course in Hindi language?
197. What is the theme of World Food Day 2022?
Answer: ‘Leave NO ONE behind’
198. The Global Hunger Index (GHI) 2022 has ranked India at ______ among 121 countries, while
_______ has performed worst in the index.
Answer: 107th; Yemen
199. Which Indian city has won the World Green City Award 2022?
Answer: Hyderabad
200. Which lender has recently (October 2022) appointed Sourav Ganguly as its Brand
Ambassador?
Answer: Bandhan Bank
201. A crop residue management initiative has been launched by the Confederation of Indian
Industry (CII) in partnership with the Indian Oil Corporation (IOC).What is the name of this
initiative?
Answer: Vayu Amrit
202. India's first indigenous nuclear-powered ballistic missile capable submarine __________ has
successfully launched a 'Submarine Launched Ballistic Missile (SLBM)' in the Bay of Bengal
with “very high accuracy”.
Answer: INS Arihant
203. President Droupadi Murmu has recently inaugurated a supercomputer facility named
"__________" at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Guwahati in Assam.

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Answer: Param Kamrupa
204. United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has recently collaborated with Arya.ag
and Friends of Women’s World Banking, India (FWWB India) to implement __________ in
Jamnagar and Dwaraka Devbhumi districts of Gujarat.
Answer: Project Excel
205. Which edition of IBSAMAR, a joint multinational maritime exercise, among the Indian,
Brazilian and South Africa navies has been held at Port Gqeberha (also known as Port
Elizabeth), South Africa?
Answer: 7th
206. SEBI has recently reconstituted its Alternative Investment Policy Advisory Committee
(AIPAC). The 20-member committee is chaired by __________.
Answer: N.R. Narayana Murthy
207. Recently, World Bank has extended an unconditional loan of USD 250 million for the SALT
project of which state?
SALT: Supporting Andhra’s Learning Transformation
208. Abdul Latif Rashid has been elected as the new President of which country?
Answer: Iraq
209. Which country's delegation has recently visited Andhra Pradesh to study the first-of-its-
kind Rythu Bharosa Kendras (RBKs)?
Answer: Ethiopia
210. The 'HIMCAD' scheme launched by the Himachal Pradesh government is related to which
segment?
Answer: Irrigation

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211. Who has been awarded the 2022 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discoveries
concerning the genomes of extinct hominins and human evolution?
Answer: Svante Pääbo (Sweden)
212. Recently, Minister of State for Communications, Devusinh Chauhan has released a
Commemorative Postage Stamp on the occasion of the Golden Jubilee of Postal Index
Number (PIN) Code, in Gandhinagar, Gujarat. PIN Code is a 6-digit long code. The last three
digits of the PIN Code represent ___________.
Answer: Post Office
The first digit of the PIN indicates the zone. The second digit indicates the sub-zone, the third
digit indicates the sorting district, and the last three digits indicates Post Office.
213. Which Union Ministry of India administers the PM-DevINE scheme?
Answer: Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region
Prime Minister’s Development Initiative for North East Region (PM-DevINE):
It is a Central Sector Scheme with 100% Central funding. The objectives of PM-DevINE are to:
• Fund infrastructure convergently, in the spirit of PM Gati Shakti;
• Support social development projects based on felt needs of the NER;
• Enable livelihood activities for youth and women;
• Fill the development gaps in various sectors.
PM-DevINE was announced in the Union Budget 2022-23 to address development gaps in the
North Eastern Region (NER). The scheme will have an outlay of Rs.6,600 crore.
214. Ministry of Coal has targeted to achieve how many million tons (MT) of coal gasification by
2030?
Answer: 100 MT
215. India’s first sanctuary for endangered Slender Lorises will be set up in which state?
Answer: Tamil Nadu

216. As per the latest news, the Central Government has accorded ________ status to data
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centres with more than 5 megawatt (MW) capacity of IT load.
Answer: Infrastructure
217. Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) in partnership with Power-CSIRTs has
organized the Cyber Security Exercise named “________”.
Answer: ‘PowerEX’
218. As per the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2023, which institute has
secured the number one spot among Indian Universities?
Answer: Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore
219. The report titled "Living Planet Report 2022" states that there has been a 69 percent
decline in the wildlife populations of mammals, birds, amphibians, reptiles, and fish, across
the globe in the last 50 years. The report is published by which organization?
Answer: World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)
220. Recently, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated the Mahakal Lok corridor at
Mahakaleshwar temple situated in which place?
Answer: Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh
221. _______ has secured the first rank among 61 countries in the Commitment to Reducing
Inequality (CRI) Index 2022, while India has secured the _________ position.
Answer: Norway; 123rd
222. Worldline has joined hands with NPCI International Payments Ltd. (NIPL) to facilitate UPI
payments for Indian tourists in which continent?
Answer: Europe
223. Which lender has tied up with BookMyShow to launch a new 'Play' credit card?
Answer: RBL Bank

224. Dvara E-Dairy Solutions has launched ‘Dvara Surabhi Loan’, a cattle loan, in collaboration
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with which small finance bank?
Answer: Jana Small Finance Bank
225. Which company has launched 'Play Points' rewards programme in India?
Answer: Google
• Google, in partnership with Acer, ASUS and Lenovo, has introduced the world's first
Chromebooks built for cloud gaming.
226. Which country has launched the Advanced Space-Based Solar Observatory (ASO-S)
satellite to study the Sun and space weather?
Answer: China
227. Recently, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has addressed the United Nations World
Geospatial Congress (UNWGIC) 2022 held in which place?
Answer: Hyderabad
The theme of UNWGIC 2022 is 'Geo-Enabling the Global Village: No one should be left
behind'.
228. World Arthritis Day is observed annually on which date?
Answer: 12th October
229. Recently, the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) has hosted
the 'Conference on B20 Indonesia Global Dialogue' in partnership with __________.
Answer: Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)
230. What is the full form of 'MANAS' in the recently launched Tele-MANAS initiative by the
Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare?
Answer: Mental Health Assistance and Networking Across States

231. As per the recent study conducted by the Stockholm International Peace Research
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Institute (SIPRI), what is the rank of India among 12 Indo-Pacific countries in self-reliant arms
production capabilities?
Answer: Fourth
China has secured the top position, followed by Japan, and South Korea.
232. To keep track of all ongoing and upcoming projects across departments, the Delhi
government has launched an app named '__________'.
Answer: Delhi e-monitoring
Important Books
Book Author Remark
Lata: A Life in Music Ira Pande The book is the first

English translation of
Yatindra Mishra’s
award-winning Hindi
book “Lata: Sur-Gatha”.
Ambedkar: A Life Shashi Tharoor Published by Aleph

Book Company
India's Pakistan Sharat Published by

Conundrum: Managing Sabharwal Routledge India
a Complex Relationship
The Last Heroes: P Sainath Published by Penguin
Footsoldiers of Indian Random House India
Freedom
Against All Odds: The IT Kris Published by Penguin
Story Of India Gopalakrishnan, Random House India
N Dayasindhu
and Krishnan
Narayanan
Pandemic Disruptions Amar Patnaik Published by Vitasta
and Odisha's Lessons in Publishing Private
Governance Limited

The Philosophy of Bob Dylan

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Modern Song
A confused Mind Story Sahil Seth Published by Blue Rose
Publication House
'From Independence to Bimal Jalan Published by Rupa

Self-Reliance: Mapping Publications
India’s Rise as a Global
Superpower
Corbett Papers: The Akshay Shah Published by Black
Biographical, Legal, & and Stephen Kite.
Contextual Material on Alter
the Life & Career of Jim
Corbett of Kumaon
Delhi University: Author: Published by Rupa
Celebrating 100 Glorious Hardeep S Puri Publications
Years and foreword of
the book is
written by
Amitabh
Bachchan
Nuclearization of Asia Rene Naba
Engineered in India: B.V.R Mohan

From Dreams to billion Reddy
dollar Cyient
E. K. Janaki Ammal: Life Nirmala James Published by Enview
and Scientific Research and
Contributions Development
Chromosome Woman, Savithri Preetha

Nomad Scientist: E K Nair
Janaki Ammal, A Life
1897-1984
233. Ales Bialiatski, who won the Nobel Peace Prize 2022, belongs to which country?
Answer: Belarus

234. Which Indian village has been declared as India's first 24x7 solar-powered village by Prime
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Minister Narendra Modi?
Answer: Modhera (Mehsana district of Gujarat)
235. Which lender has set the world record for organizing a first-of-its-kind category event of
staging and swinging 101 ‘Oonjals’?
Answer: South Indian Bank
236. Who has won the singles tennis title at the 2022 Astana Open?
Answer: Novak Djokovic (Serbia)
237. Subbu Arumugam has passed away recently. He was associated with which art form?
Answer: Villupattu (Folk music of Tamil Nadu)
238. What is the theme of World Mental Health Day 2022?
Answer: Making Mental Health for All a Global Priority
World Mental Health Day is observed annually on 10th October.
239. Who has been named the men’s FIH Player of the Year 2021-22?
Answer: Harmanpreet Singh (India)
240. Pankaj Advani has won his _________ world title by defeating Sourav Kothari in the final of
the 2022 IBSF World Billiards Championship.
Answer: 25th
241. World Post Day is observed annually on which date?
Answer: 9th October
Theme 2022: “Post for Planet”

242. All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)
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with which country's National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)
to boost research and development in the field of Ayurveda?
Answer: Japan
243. With which country India has launched a new Energy Storage Task Force under the
Strategic Clean Energy Partnership (SCEP) to support the clean energy transition?
Answer: USA
244. The NASSCOM Foundation has tied up with ________ to train and empower 700 women
graduates through an employment-linked training project named ‘Women Empowerment
Through Technology’.
Answer: American Express
245. Saab, a defense company of _________, has announced to set up a manufacturing facility in
India for the production of its Carl-Gustaf M4 weapon systems.
Answer: Sweden
246. The Union government has formed a three-member panel to examine the issue of
whether Scheduled Caste (SC) status can be accorded to Dalits who have over the years
converted to religions other than Sikhism or Buddhism. Who will head the panel?
Answer: K.G. Balakrishnan
247. Sibi George has been appointed as the next Indian Ambassador to _______.
Answer: Japan
248. A Balasubramanian has been re-elected as the Chairperson of which organization?
Answer: Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI)
249. ICICI Bank Limited has launched ‘________’, an online solution to allow Non-Resident Indian
(NRI)’s and resident customers to make SWIFT based inward remittances in a faster and
hassle-free manner.

Answer: Smart Wire

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250. ‘Shagun 501’, a special fixed deposit (FD) scheme, has been launched by which small
finance bank?
Answer: Unity Small Finance Bank Limited (Unity Bank)
251. ________ platform for digitization of the Kisan Credit Card (KCC) loan process has been
launched by IDBI Bank.
Answer: DigiKCC
• Vayana Network has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with IDBI Bank
to contribute in the growth of the supply chain finance penetration in India.
• IDBI Bank has introduced a limited period special 555 days deposit under the “Amrit
Mahotsav FD scheme”, which will offer 6.90 percent interest rates.
252. Which lender has developed "SmartHub Vyapar Merchant app”, a one-stop merchant
solution app designed to fulfil everyday business needs of merchants, in partnership with
Mintoak Innovations India?
Answer: HDFC Bank
• HDFC Securities has opened the first-ever Women-Only Digital Centre (DC) in
Bengaluru, Karnataka.
253. Recently, RBI has launched a new SupTech initiative named “___________ - Reserve Bank’s
Advanced Supervisory Monitoring System” to make the supervisory processes more
robust.
Answer: DAKSH
254. Captain Ibrahim Traore has been appointed as the new President of which country?
Answer: Burkina Faso
255. In which place WEG Industries Private Limited has commissioned India's first state-of-art
4.20-MW wind turbine generator?

Answer: Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu

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256. Recently, India has become the world's largest producer and consumer of sugar. What is
the rank of India in terms of the export of sugar?
Answer: Second
257. Carolyn R. Bertozzi, Morten Meldal, and K. Barry Sharpless have been awarded the Nobel
Prize in Chemistry 2022 for the development of ___________.
Answer: Click chemistry and Bioorthogonal chemistry
258. Who has become the new MD & CEO of SBI General Insurance?
Answer: Kishore Kumar Poludasu
• SBI General Insurance has tied up with Gupshup to enhance its insurance buying
option on WhatsApp.
259. World Cotton Day (WCD) is observed annually on 7th October. The theme of WCD 2022 is
________.
Answer: Weaving a better future for Cotton
260. Who has been named ‘National Icon’ by the Election Commission of India (ECI)?
Answer: Pankaj Tripathi
261. Roxy Mathew Koll has been awarded the 2022 Devendra Lal Memorial Medal for his
outstanding research in which field?
Answer: Earth & Space Sciences
262. The first-ever International Finance Facility for Education (IFFEd) has been launched during
the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) with an initial funding of
________.

263. How much amount has been approved by the Government of India (GoI) for the
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installation of 25,000 mobile towers in 500 days?
Answer: Rs.26,000 crore
The financial support for the project will be provided by Universal Services Obligation Fund
(USOF) and it will be implemented by Bharat Broadband Network Limited (BBNL).
Important Appointments of October

Secretary Sunil Barthwal Department of Commerce
(India)
Vice-President A. K. Anil Kumar International Astronautical
Federation (IAF)
Chairman N.S. Rajan Advertising Standards Council
of India (ASCI)
Vice-Chairman Saugata Gupta Advertising Standards Council
of India (ASCI)
Director-General (DG) Sujoy Lal Thaosen Central Reserve Police Force
(CRPF)
DG Anish Dayal Singh Indo-Tibetan Border Police
(ITBP)
Chief Executive Officer Akash Tripathi MyGov India
(CEO)
Deputy Election Ajay Bhadoo Election Commission of India
Commissioner (ECI)
Additional CEO Basant Garg National Health Authority
(NHA)
Joint Secretary Lochan Sehra Indian National Space
Promotion and Authorisation
Centre (IN-SPACe),
Ahmedabad
Joint Secretary Franklin L Khobung Department of Agriculture &
and Pankaj Yadav Farmers Welfare
(India)
Joint Secretary Indu C Nair Department of Commerce
Joint Secretary Rahul Sharma Ministry of AYUSH
Joint Secretary Ajay Yadav Cabinet Secretariat

Joint Secretary Gurmeet Singh Ministry of Culture

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Chawla and
Mugdha Sinha
Joint Secretary Ajay Kumar Department of Defence
Joint Secretary Manoj Kumar Department of Drinking
Sahoo Water & Sanitation
Joint Secretary D Senthil Pandiyan Ministry of Earth Sciences
Joint Secretary Hanish Chhabra Department of Economic
and Surbhi Jain Affairs
Joint Secretary Satyajit Mishra Ministry of Environment,
Forest & Climate Change
Joint Secretary Mukesh Kumar Department of Financial
Bansal Services
Joint Secretary T J Kavitha Department of Food & Public
Distribution
Joint Secretary Sachin Mittal and Department of Health &
Manashvi Kumar Family Welfare
Joint Secretary Hanif Qureshi Ministry of Heavy Industries
Joint Secretary Ravi Kumar Arora Ministry of Housing and
and Deepak Urban Affairs
Agarwal
Joint Secretary Rahul Jain Department of Investment &
Public Asset Management
Joint Secretary Rupesh Kumar Ministry of Labour &
Thakur and Nandita Employment
Gupta
Joint Secretary Farida Mahmood Ministry of Mines
Naik
Joint Secretary Ajay Yadav Ministry of New & Renewable
Energy
Joint Secretary Rajat Kumar Department of Personnel &
Training
Regional Director Priyanka Basu lngty Staff Selection Commission
(SSC), Kolkata
Joint Secretary Mohammad Afzal Ministry of Power
Joint Secretary Amit Shukla Department of Rural
Development

Joint Secretary Indira Murthy Department of Social Justice

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& Empowerment
Director General Sanjeev Kishore Directorate of Ordnance
Ordnance (C&S) (Coordination & Services),
Kolkata
Governor B.D. Mishra Meghalaya He is also serving
(Additional charge) as the Governor
of Arunachal
Pradesh.
Chairman & Managing Sandeep Kumar GAIL (India) Limited He has replaced
Director (CMD) Gupta Manoj Jain.
MD & CEO Kishore Kumar SBI General Insurance
Poludasu
President Captain Ibrahim Burkina Faso
Traore
MD & CEO Prashant Kumar Yes Bank
Chairman A Balasubramanian Association of Mutual Funds
in India (AMFI)
Vice-Chairman Radhika Gupta Association of Mutual Funds
in India (AMFI)
CEO Mohit Bhatia Bank of India Investment
Managers Private Limited
Ambassador Sibi George Japan
Head Dinesh Kumar Unlawful Activities Prevention
Sharma Act (UAPA) Tribunal
Commander Samantha International Space Station
Cristoforetti (ISS)
(Italy)
Whole Time Member Ananth Kumar Securities & Exchange Board
Gopalakrishnan of India (SEBI)
President Abdul Latif Rashid Iraq
Non-Executive K.G. Mohan Karur Vysya Bank (KVB)
independent director
CEO Deependra Singh Paytm Payments Bank
Rathore
Independent Chairman Atanu Chakraborty Yubi
Head Navin Wadhwani JP Morgan Chase & Co.
(India)

MD Bhushan Akshikar GlaxoSmithKline He will succeed

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Pharmaceuticals Limited Sridhar
Venkatesh.
Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson Sweden
President Roger Binny Board of Control for Cricket He has replaced
in India (BCCI) Sourav Ganguly.
President Ravi Kumar S Cognizant Americas
Chief Justice of India Justice Dhananjaya Supreme Court He will succeed
Y Chandrachud the current CJI
Justice Uday
Umesh Lalit.
CEO Arun Bansal Adani Airport Holdings
Limited
President Mapanna Indian National Congress He has replaced
Mallikarjun Kharge (INC) Sonia Gandhi.
Non-Executive G Mahalingam and Infrastructure Leasing &
Directors Deepak Mohanty Financial Services (IL&FS)
Controller General of Bharati Das Government of India
Accounts (CGA)
Special Rapporteur Dr K.P. Ashwini United Nations Human Rights
Council (UNHRC)
CMD Pradeep Singh India Trade Promotion
Kharola Organization (ITPO)
Chairman Jaxay Shah Quality Council of India (QCI) He has
succeeded Adil
Zainulbhai.
MD & CEO Sandeep Bakhshi ICICI Bank
MD & CEO Girish Kousgi PNB Housing Finance Limited He has
succeeded
Hardayal Prasad.
Chairman Shefali Juneja Air Transport Committee of
the International Civil
Aviation Organization (ICAO)
Chairman A.K. Goel Indian Bank's Association
(IBA)
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak United Kingdom He has
succeeded Liz
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264. The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) and the Central Bank of ______ have
recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to launch the RuPay Debit Card.
Answer: Oman
• NPCI has tied up with Zaggle, a Software as a Service (SaaS) FinTech company, to issue
contactless credit cards on the RuPay network.
265. Who has won the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Nansen
Refugee Award 2022?
Answer: Angela Merkel (Former German Chancellor)
266. Which country has launched the Saman test spacecraft, a space tug, capable of moving
satellites between orbits?
Answer: Iran
267. Saudi Arabia will host the Asian Winter Games in which year?
Answer: 2029
268. President of India Droupadi Murmu has recently launched ‘___________’, a start-up platform
for women entrepreneurs.
Answer: herSTART
It is an initiative of the Gujarat University Startup and Entrepreneurship Council (GUSEC),

Ahmedabad aimed at supporting women-led startups.
269. Who has been awarded the SASTRA Ramanujan Prize for 2022?
Answer: Yunqing Tang (Assistant Professor with the University of California, Berkeley, U.S.A)

270. Pullampara Gram Panchayat in ________ has become India’s first fully digitally literate
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panchayat.
Answer: Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
271. The Union Ministry of Education has recently launched the 'Young, Upcoming and
Versatile Authors(YUVA) 2.0' scheme as part of the Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav or India @75
project. The YUVA scheme is being implemented by __________.
Answer: National Book Trust (NBT)
272. As per the latest news, NABARD has sanctioned Rs 221.99 crore under the Rural
Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF) to upgrade school infrastructure in rural schools in
_________.
Answer: Punjab
273. ___________ has launched 'HomeVantage Current Account (HVCA)' to the Indian students
aspiring to study in the United Kingdom (UK).
Answer: ICICI Bank UK PLC (a wholly owned subsidiary of ICICI Bank)
274. Which health insurance company has launched 'ACTIV FIT', a comprehensive health
insurance plan for young and healthy adults?
Answer: Aditya Birla Health Insurance Company Limited (ABHICL)
275. To educate Indians on the benefits of life insurance as a product category, a campaign
named 'Insure India' has been launched by which company?
Answer: HDFC Life Insurance Company Limited
276. JSW Cement has raised Rs 400 crore (USD 50 million) as its first sustainability-linked loan
from which lender?
Answer: MUFG Bank India
277. As per UNCTAD Annual Trade and Development Report 2022, India's GDP growth is
expected to decline to _________ in 2022 from 8.2 percent in 2021.

Answer: 5.7 percent

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278. The Indian Air Force (IAF) has recently inducted the first indigenously-developed multirole
Light Combat Helicopters (LCH) named ‘_______’, into its 143 Helicopter Unit at the Jodhpur Air
Force Station, Rajasthan.
Answer: Prachand
Prachand is designed and developed by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) in

collaboration with French engine-maker Safran.
279. Which Indian city has won the Fast mover city award in the Swachh Survekshan 2022?
Answer: Shivamogga, Karnataka
280. Which three States of India have performed best among the large states category in the
Swachh Survekshan Grameen Awards 2022?
Answer: Telangana, Haryana, and Tamil Nadu
281. The Government of _______ has launched a new scheme titled 'Mahatma Gandhi Rural
Industrial Parks (MGRIP)' to develop ‘gauthans’ (cow shelters) as rural industrial parks for
livelihood generation.
Answer: Chhattisgarh
282. Recently, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has laid the foundation stone and dedicated
various development projects worth over Rs.7200 crore in Ambaji in ____________.
Answer: Gujarat
283. Bayer CropScience Limited has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the
Small Farmers’ Agri-Business Consortium (SFAC) to create how many specialized Farmer
Producer Organisations (FPOs)?
Answer: 50
284. Adani Green Energy Ltd (AGEL) has commissioned the world's largest Wind-Solar Hybrid
Power Plant of 600 MW capacity in ________, Rajasthan.

Answer: Jaisalmer
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• Jakson Green Private Limited (JGPL), a venture of Jakson Group, has signed a
Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Government of Rajasthan to invest
Rs.22,400 crore to set up a green hydrogen and green ammonia project.
285. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has launched a multi-phase ‘____________’ to
disrupt, degrade and dismantle drug trafficking networks.
Answer: Operation Garuda
286. ________ has become the first app to go live on the Open Network for Digital Commerce
(ONDC).
Answer: Paytm Mall
287. Which lender has opened an Analytical Centre of Excellence (ACoE), developed in
association with Ernst and Young (EY)?
Answer: Karnataka Bank
288. The book titled "Tagore and Gandhi: Walking Alone, Walking Together" has won the PFC-VoW
Book Award 2022 in the English non-fiction category. Who is the author of the book?
Answer: Rudrangshu Mukherjee
289. Dr A. K. Anil Kumar has been elected as the Vice President of the International
Astronautical Federation (IAF). Headquarters of IAF is based in _________.
Answer: Paris, France
290. Recently, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has laid the foundation stone of the world's first
Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) terminal in which place?
Answer: Bhavnagar, Gujarat
291. The Government of Haryana will develop the world's largest jungle safari park (10,000
acre) in which range?
Answer: Aravalli range

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292. As per the news, India has collaborated with ________ to do research and innovation in the
area of zero-emission vehicles (ZEV), and to boost the development of EV (Electric Vehicle)
industry.
Answer: California
293. The Government of India (GoI), _________, and Small Industries Development Bank of India
(SIDBI) have launched a USD 1 billion fund to provide guarantees against loan default to
lenders financing the purchase of electric two- and three-wheelers.
Answer: World Bank
294. Recently, the Indian Council for Cultural Relation (ICCR) has signed a Memorandum of
Understanding (MoU) with Google to ease search in which language?
Answer: Sanskrit
295. The biography of Lata Mangeshkar titled "Lata: A Life in Music" has been authored by
________.
Answer: Ira Pande
296. According to the Global Innovation Index (GII) 2022, India has improved its position to
_______ in 2022 from 46 in 2021.
Answer: 40
Global Innovation Index (GII) 2022 has been topped by Switzerland, followed by the USA&
Sweden.
297. Who has been appointed as the next Chief of Defense Staff (CDS)?
Answer: Lt. General Anil Chauhan
298. Which lender, in collaboration with HDFC ERGO and Atradius, has provided Trade Credit
Insurance - Accounts Receivable solution to Tata Metaliks?
Answer: DBS Bank India

299. Who has won the 'Changemaker Award' at the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)
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Action Awards 2022?
Answer: Srishti Bakshi (Women's rights activist and founder of CrossBow Miles Movement)
300. Mohammed bin Salman has been named the Prime Minister of which country?
Answer: Saudi Arabia
301. Which company has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with UAE-based Lulu
International Exchange to work as its collection partner?
Answer: Muthoot Finance
302. _______ will launch the 'Carbon Calculator' feature, which offers consumers an estimated
carbon footprint for each of their purchases, for Indian consumers.
Answer: Mastercard
303. Samsung India has inked a pact with which lender to launch a Visa-powered credit card?
Answer: Axis Bank
304. Recently, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) has announced a USD ______ billion funds to
fight the food security crisis in the Asia Pacific.
305. "Khushiyon ka Tyohaar", an annual festival campaign, has been launched by which lender?
Answer: Bank of Baroda
306. Yubi has tied up with which lender to enable higher credit access to the priority sector?
• SBI has announced the adoption of 30 remote villages across India under the fourth
phase of the 'SBI Gram Seva' program. The bank will adopt remote villages across
Aspirational Districts in Haryana, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, and West
Bengal.

• SBI has introduced its Next-Gen Contact Centre Service to deliver superior customer
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experience, drive business outcomes, and support strategic focus areas.
• SBI has surpassed Rs.6 trillion in Assets Under Management (AUM) under the Home
Loan segment.
307. Who has been honored with the 52nd Dadasaheb Phalke Award?
Answer: Asha Parekh
308. The Central Government has recently launched the ‘JALDOOT App’ to enable monitoring
of ground water tables across the country. The App is jointly developed by _________.
Answer: Ministry of Rural Development and Ministry of Panchayati Raj
309. Which is the first oil marketing company in India to produce and market "AVGAS 100 LL"?
Answer: Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. (IOCL)
310. The Integrated Cryogenic Engine Manufacturing Facility (ICMF) of Hindustan Aeronautics
Limited (HAL) has been inaugurated in which place?
Answer: Bengaluru, Karnataka
311. Who has won the Queen Elizabeth II Woman of the Year award at the Asian Achievers
Award 2022?
Answer: Suella Braverman (UK Home Secretary)
312. Giorgia Meloni has become the first woman Prime Minister of which country?
Answer: Italy
313. As per the "India Tourism Statistics 2022" report, Maharashtra has emerged as the top
destination for foreign tourists in 2021. Which other state has also topped?
Answer: Tamil Nadu
314. Name the state that has published India’s first encyclopedia on tribal communities.
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315. Which company has collaborated with Amp Energy to set up its first solar power projects
in India?
Answer: Amazon
Amazon will establish three solar power projects with a capacity of 420 megawatt (MW) in
Rajasthan.
• Amazon India has launched ‘AmazeWIT Circles’, a dedicated networking virtual event to
educate women and prepare them for careers in technology.
316. World Tourism Day is observed annually on 27th September. The theme of World Tourism
Day 2022 is ________.
Answer: “Rethinking Tourism”
317. Which lender has launched the 'Ethical Hacking Lab'?
Answer: Union Bank of India

International Coffee Day 1st October The day was first
observed in 2015.
National Voluntary Blood 1st October
Donation Day
World Vegetarian Day 1st October
Vegetarian Awareness 1st October to
Month 1st November
International Day of Older 1st October Resilience of Older
Persons Persons in a
Changing World
National Pension System 1st October The day was first
Diwas observed in 2021.
National Wildlife Week 2nd to 8th The year 2022 marks
October the 68th National
Wildlife Week.
World Day for Farmed 2nd October
Animals (WDFA)

International Day of Non- 2nd October The year 2022 marks

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Violence the 153rd birth
anniversary of
Mahatma Gandhi.
World Habitat Day First Monday Mind the Gap. Leave
of October No One and Place
(3rd October Behind
2022)
World Space Week 4th to 10th Space and
October Sustainability
World Animal Day 4th October Shared Planet
International Teachers Day 5th October The Transformation
of Education Begins
with Teachers
Breast Cancer Awareness 1st to 31st
Month October
World Cerebral Palsy Day 6th October Millions of Reasons
World Cotton Day 7th October Weaving a better The day was first
future cotton observed in 2019.
Indian Air Force Day 8th October IAF: Transforming for Indian Air Force has
the Future observed its 90th
Raising Day on 8th
October 2022.
World Hospice and Second Healing Hearts &
Palliative Care Day Saturday of Communities
October
(8th October
2022)
World Migratory Bird Day Second Light Pollution
(WMBD) Saturday of
May
(14th May
2022) and
Second
Saturday of
October
(8th October)
World Post Day 9th October Post for Planet

Indian Foreign Service Day 9th October Indian Foreign

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Service was
established on 9th
October 1946.
National Post Day 10th October
World Mental Health Day 10th October Making Mental
Health for All a
Global Priority
World Day Against the 10th October
Death Penalty
International Day of Girl 11th October Our time is now— The day was first
Child Our Rights, Our observed in 2012.
Future
World Arthritis Day 12th October It's in your hands,
take action
World Sloth Bear Day 12th October IUCN Red List status
of Sloth Bear is
‘Vulnerable’.
International Day for 13th October Early Warning
Disaster Reduction
World Sight Day Second Love Your Eyes
Thursday of
October
(13th October)
International E-Waste Day 14th October Recycle it all, no The day was first
matter how small observed in 2018.
World Standard Day 14th October Shared Vision For a The day was first
Better World observed in 1970.
World Egg Day Second Friday Eggs for a better life
of October
(14th October
2022)
World Student’s Day 15th October The day
commemorate the
the former president
of India, Late Dr APJ
Abdul Kalam.

International Day of Rural 15th October Rural women The day was first
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Women confront the global observed in 2008.
cost-of-living crisis
Global Handwashing Day 15th October Unite for Universal The day was first
Hand Hygiene observed in 2008.
World Food Day 16th October Leave NO ONE The day was first
Behind observed in 1981.
International Day for the 17th October Dignity For All in
Eradication of Poverty Practice
World Trauma Day 17th October The day was created
in New Delhi in 2011.
Global Dignity Day Third
Wednesday of
October
(19th October
2022)
Bone & Joint Action Week 12th to 20th
October
World Osteoporosis Day 20th October Step Up For Bone
Health
International Chefs Day 20th October
World Statistics Day 20th October Data for Sustainable
Development
National Solidarity Day 20th October
National Police 21st October
Commemoration Day
Global Iodine Deficiency 21st October
Disorders Prevention Day
International Stuttering 22nd October “Being Seen, Being
Awareness Day Heard –
Representation and
normalization of
stuttering in the
mainstream”
International Snow 23rd October
Leopard Day
International Lead Third Week of The year 2022 marks
Poisoning Prevention October the 10th
Week International Lead

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October 2022) Prevention Week.
The focus of
campaign 2022 is
“Say No to lead
poisoning”.
National Ayurveda Day 23rd October Har Din Har Ghar The day is observed
Ayurveda on the occasion of
Dhanwantri Jayanthi
or Dhanteras, the
festival of Hindu God
of Ayurveda,
Dhanvantari.
World Development 24th October
Information Day
International Day of 24th October The day was
Diplomats proposed by Indian
poet-diplomat Abhay
K.
United Nations Day 24th October The year 2022 marks
the 77th anniversary
of the United
Nations and its
founding Charter.
World Polio Day 24th October World Polio Day 2022
and Beyond: A
healthier future for
mothers and
children
Disarmament Week 24th to 30th
October
Global Media and 24th to 31st Nurturing trust: A
Information Literacy Week October Media and
Information Literacy
Imperative
World Sustainability Day 4th
Wednesday of
October
(26th October
2022)

Accession Day of Jammu & 26th October

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Kashmir
World Day for Audio-visual 27th October Enlisting
Heritage documentary
heritage to promote
inclusive, just and
peaceful societies
Indian Army Infantry Day 27th October The year 2022 marks
the 76th Infantry
Day.
International Animation 28th October
Day
World Stroke Day 29th October
International Internet Day 29th October
International Open Access Last week of Open for Climate
Week October Justice
(24th to 30th
October 2022)
National Unity Day 31st October The day
commemorates the
the Iron Man of
India, Sardar
Vallabhbhai Patel.
This year marks the
147th birth
anniversary of him.
World Savings Day 31st October Saving prepares you In India, due to the
(World Thrift Day) for the future death of the late
Prime Minister Indira
Gandhi on 31st
October 1984, the
World Savings Day is
observed on 30th
October.
World Cities Day 31st October Better City, Better The day was first
Life: Act Local to Go observed in 2014.
Global

Vigilance Awareness Week 31st October Corruption Free India The week is
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to 6th For A Developed observed across
November Nation India by the Central
2022 Vigilance
Commission (CVC).
318. The Indian Army and the Defence Geoinformatics and Research Establishment (DGRE)
have jointly installed the Avalanche Monitoring Radar, first of its kind in India, at an altitude
of 15,000 feet in _______.
Answer: North Sikkim
319. World Pharmacists Day is observed annually on which date?
Answer: 25th September
• Theme 2022: “Pharmacy united in action for a healthier world”
320. Which organization has joined hands with the United Nations International Children’s
Emergency Fund (UNICEF) India for ‘Rashtriya Poshan Maah 2022’ to combat under-nutrition
in India?
Answer: Vitamin Angels India
321. The Government of India (GoI) has recently launched a Scheme "Special Assistance to
States for Capital Investment for 2022-23" under which financial assistance will be
provided to the State Governments in the form of _______ interest-free loan for capital
investment projects.
Answer: 50 years
• An amount of Rs.1 lakh crore has been allocated for the scheme.
322. The World Bank has approved a USD 350 million loan to improve the quality and access
of public healthcare services, with a special focus on adolescent girls and disease surveillance
in which state?
Answer: Gujarat

323. Who has been elected as the new President of Hockey India (HI)?
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Answer: Dilip Tirkey (Odisha)
324. The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has reappointed ________ as the
Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (MD&CEO) of the company for a period of 5
years, with effect from 8th January 2023 to 7th January 2028.
Answer: Dilip Asbe
325. The Government of India (GoI) has launched an Indian Sign Language (ISL) dictionary
mobile application called ‘_______’ with 10,000 words.
Answer: Sign Learn
326. Which is the first Indian bank to receive Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI’s) approval to open a
Vostro account for rupee trade?
Answer: UCO Bank
327. Scientists of which country have successfully created the world's first cloned Arctic Wolf
named 'Maya'?
Answer: China
328. Who has recently been appointed as the first Chairman of the Asian Palm Oil Alliance
(APOA) formed by India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Nepal?
Answer: Atul Chaturvedi
329. The Government of India (GoI) has accorded the status of ‘_______’ Central Public Sector
Enterprise (CPSE) to REC Limited, a Non-Banking Financial Company (NBFC), specialized in
financing for energy sectors.
Answer: Maharatna
• REC Limited has become the 12th company to join Maharatna CPSE club.
330. To boost exports of medical devices, the Government of India (GoI) has approved the
setting up of an Exports Promotion Council (EPC) for Medical Devices under the aegis of

the Department of Pharmaceuticals (DoP). The headquarters of EPC will be located in which
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city of India?
Answer: Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority (YEIDA), Greater

Noida, Uttar Pradesh
• Regional offices of EPC will be in Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh) and Hyderabad

(Telangana).
331. NPCI International Payment Limited (NIPL) has tied up with which company to enable
merchants in India with Unified Payment Interface (UPI) ID to make & accept cross-border
payments?
Answer: TerraPay
332. As per the IIFL Wealth Hurun India Rich List 2022, who has become India's richest self-
made woman?
Answer: Falguni Nayar (Founder & CEO of Nykaa)
• Gautam Adani and family has topped the list with an estimated wealth of
Rs.10,94,400 crore. He is followed by Mukesh Ambani and family (Rs.7,94,700 crore),
and Cyrus Poonawalla and family (Rs.2,05,400 crore).
• Kaivalya Vohra, co-founder of Zepto, a Bengaluru-based grocery delivery application,
has become the ‘youngest self-made rich individual’.
• Neha Narkhede, an Indian-American, has become the ‘youngest self-made woman
entrepreneur’ on the list.
333. Which is the first life insurance company in India to have a foreign shareholding of 74
percent?
Answer: Ageas Federal Life Insurance
334. Who has been appointed as the Director-General of the National Centre for Good
Governance (NCGG)?
Answer: Bharat Lal
335. To establish electric two-wheeler charging infrastructure in India, which company has
collaborated with Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL)?

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Answer: Hero MotoCorp
336. Recently, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has signed a Memorandum
of Understanding (MoU) with the National Cadet Corps (NCC) to deal with the issue of
___________ through ‘Puneet Sagar Abhiyan’ and ‘Tide Turners Plastic Challenge programme’.
Answer: Plastic Pollution
337. India’s first ‘Dugong Conservation Reserve’ has been notified in which region?
Answer: Palk Bay (Tamil Nadu)
338. The Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) along with Ministry of Agriculture and
Farmers Welfare (MoAFW), has jointly launched a ‘‘__________” between the Agriculture
Infrastructure Fund (AIF) scheme, Pradhan Mantri Micro Food Enterprises Upgradation
Scheme (PMFME) and Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana (PMKSY) to support Food
Processing Enterprises.
Answer: Convergence Portal
339. A 5-member high-level committee to review the marketing practices of pharmaceutical

companies has been formed by the Government of India (GoI) under the chairmanship of
_________.
Answer: V.K. Paul
340. The Defense Accounts Department (DAD) has recently signed a Memorandum of
Understanding (MoU) with _________ and __________, to onboard them as Service Centers
under the System for Pension Administration (Raksha) (SPARSH) initiative.
Answer: Bank of Baroda and HDFC Bank
341. Rohit Sharma and Ritika Sajdeh have been roped in as Brand Ambassadors of which
insurance company?
Answer: Max Life Insurance

342. Indian Navy has launched two Diving Support Vessels (DSVs), ‘Nipun’ and ‘Nistar’, in
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Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. The two vessels have been manufactured by _______.
Answer: Hindustan Shipyard Limited (HSL)
343. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor, Shaktikanta Das, has launched “UPI Lite” for
small-value transactions at the 3rd Global Fintech Fest 2022 in Mumbai, Maharashtra. The
upper limit of a UPI Lite payment transaction is ______.
Answer: Rs.200/-
UPI Lite:
• It is an on-device wallet.
• The total limit of the UPI Lite digital payment mode on the wallet on a device would be
Rs.2,000 at any point in time.
• In Phase-I, UPI Lite will process transactions in near offline mode, i.e., debit (payments)
can be made without Internet connection and credits into the account will be done
online.
• UPI Lite feature has been enabled on the BHIM app.
• Customers of eight banks will be able to use UPI Lite digital payment system. These
are Canara Bank, HDFC Bank, Indian Bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Punjab National Bank,
State Bank of India (SBI), Union Bank of India and Utkarsh Small Finance Bank.
344. Name the lender that has recently partnered with the NPCI Bharat BillPay Limited (NBBL),
and Lulu Exchange (UAE) to enable Utility Bill Payment System services for Non-Resident
Indian (NRI) diaspora.
Answer: Federal Bank
• With this partnership, Federal Bank and Lulu Exchange has become the first to accept
BBPS (Bharat Bill Payment System) cross-border bill payments.
345. Which organization has been designated as the nodal agency for the ‘Capacity Building of
First Time MSE Exporters’ (CBFTE) component of the International Cooperation (IC) Scheme
by the Ministry of MSME?
Answer: Export Credit Guarantee Corporation of India Limited (ECGC)

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Development (AIBD) has been extended for one more year. The Secretariat of AIBD is located
in _______.
Answer: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
347. The Israel embassy in India in collaboration with Khushi Foundation has launched a
special project “_____" to promote women's empowerment, menstrual hygiene, and
awareness in Arthala, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh.
Answer: Saaras
348. To launch Save Energy Mission, which lender has collaborated with IIT Madras?
Answer: Kotak Mahindra Bank
• Kotak Mahindra Bank has launched a special type of Everyday Savings Account (Daily
Savings Account) to help customers in spending and saving every day.
• NPCI Bharat BillPay Ltd. (NBBL), the wholly-owned subsidiary of National Payments
Corporation of India (NPCI), has collaborated with Kotak Mahindra Bank to enable
customers to pay credit card dues on the Bharat BillPay platform.
349. Recently, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) has lowered India's GDP Growth forecast for
FY23 by what percent?
Answer: 0.2 percent (i.e. from 7.2 percent to 7 percent)
Other growth projections for India's growth in FY23:
• SBI: 6.8%
• Goldman Sachs: 7%
• Citigroup: 6.7%
• Moody’s: 7.7%
• Fitch: 7%
• India Ratings: 6.9%
350. Which Indian personality has won the Goalkeepers Global Goals Award in 2022?
Answer: Radhika Batra

• Zahra Joya of Afghanistan, Vanessa Nakate of Uganda and EU chief Ursula von der
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Leyen of Germany have also been honored by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
with the 2022 Goalkeepers Global Goals Awards for their extraordinary work towards
achieving the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
351. The Union Minister of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship Dharmendra Pradhan has
launched the SCALE App to provide a one-stop solution for the skilling, learning, assessment,
and employment needs of the leather sector. What is the full form of ‘SCALE’?
Answer: Skill Certification Assessment for Leather Employees
• The SCALE App is developed by the Leather Sector Skill Council (LSSC).
352. International NFT Day is observed annually on which date?
Answer: 20th September
• NFT stands for Non-Fungible Token.

• The term was coined by Dapper Labs Chief Technology Officer Dete Shirley in the
form of the ERC-721 standard on 20th September 2017, marking its existence.
• The process of creating an NFT is known as ‘minting’.
353. Who has received the “Priyadarshni Academy Smita Patil Memorial Award 2022” for Best
Actress?
Answer: Alia Bhatt
354. ‘Chhello Show’, a _____ film, has recently become India’s official entry for Oscars 2023.
Answer: Gujarati film
• ‘Chhello Show’ is directed by Pan Nalin and is produced by Siddharth Roy Kapur.
355. The theme of International Day of Peace 2022 is ____________.
Answer: End racism. Build peace
• International Day of Peace is observed annually across the globe on 21st September.
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Answer: Ladakh Plateau
357. The Institute for Development & Research in Banking Technology (IDRBT), a unit of
_________, is the first in the world to build a network based on Long Range Radio (LoRa)
technology.
Answer: Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
358. Recently, SBI Foundation and WWF India have collaborated to generate fine-scale
information on _________ species at a transboundary level and engage in safeguarding key
habitats in the Khangchendzonga landscape of Sikkim and West Bengal.
Answer: Red Panda (IUCN Status: Endangered)
359. How much loan has been approved by the World Bank (WB) for Punjab to improve finance
and service delivery?
Answer: USD 150 million
360. INS Ajay, an Abhay class anti-submarine warfare corvette of ________ Naval Command, has
recently been decommissioned after rendering 32 years of glorious service to the nation.
Answer: Western Naval Command
361. A Letter of Intent (LoI) has been issued by the West Bengal government to Adani Ports and
Special Economic Zone (APSEZ) for the development of a greenfield deep sea port at
_________.
Answer: Tajpur
362. _______ has become India’s first Swachh Sujal Pradesh.
Answer: Andaman and Nicobar Islands
363. The 22nd Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit has been held in ______.
Answer: Samarkand (Uzbekistan)
• India will host the SCO Summit in 2023.

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364. The United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP), along with UK-based charity Reef-
World Foundation, has recently introduced the “_________”, a global digital platform for diving
and snorkelling operators worldwide.
Answer: Green Fins Hub
365. A FinTech Co-operation Agreement has been signed between the Monetary Authority of
_______ and the International Financial Services Centers Authority (IFSCA) to facilitate
regulatory collaboration and partnership in FinTech technology.
Answer: Singapore
366. Amadou Ba has been appointed as the new Prime Minister of which country?
Answer: Senegal
367. Which team has won the Durand Cup 2022 title?
Answer: Bengaluru Football Club
368. Recently, Union Minister for Education Dharmendra Pradhan has launched Ramakrishna
Mission’s ‘Awakening’ Programme for which class students?
Answer: Class I to V
369. The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has recently revised the definition of “_________”
under the Companies Act 2013 by increasing the thresholds for paid up capital from “not
exceeding Rs. 2 crore” to “not exceeding Rs. 4 crore” and turnover from “not exceeding Rs. 20
crore” to “not exceeding Rs. 40 crore”.
Answer: Small Companies
370. Pralay Mondal has been appointed as the Managing Director (MD) & Chief Executive
Officer (CEO) of which bank?
Answer: CSB Bank
371. A hackathon named ‘KRITAGYA 3.0’ has been launched with an aim to _________.

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• ‘KRITAGYA 3.0’ has been launched by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)
along with its National Agricultural Higher Education Project (NAHEP) and Crop Science
Division.
372. India's longest rubber dam 'Gayaji Dam' has been built on which river?
Answer: Falgu River
373. Vietnam has topped the 2022 Global Crypto Adoption Index for the second consecutive
year. What is the rank of India in this index?
Answer: Fourth
374. Reliance General Insurance has collaborated with which digital payments and financial
services company to offer Reliance Health Gain policy, a customizable health cover?
Answer: Paytm
375. ____________ has been ranked 63rd on the Best Workplaces in Asia 2022 and becomes the
only bank in India to be listed by Great Place to Work, the global authority on workplace
culture.
376. Vanessa Nakate, a climate activist from ________, has been appointed as the Goodwill
Ambassador of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF).
Answer: Uganda
377. Who has been re-appointed as the Managing Director (MD) and Chief Executive Officer
(CEO) of IndusInd Bank for a period of 3 years?
Answer: Sumant Kathpalia
378. The International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer is observed annually on
16th September. What is the theme of International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone
Layer 2022?

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Answer: “Montreal Protocol@35: Global cooperation protecting life on earth”
379. ‘BLO e-Patrika’, a bimonthly magazine, has been introduced by _________.
Answer: Election Commission of India (ECI)
380. As per the Kantar Brandz Top-75 Most Valuable Indian Brands 2022 report, which of the
following has emerged as India’s most valuable brand, with a brand value of USD 45.5
Billion?
Answer: Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)
• HDFC Bank (USD 32.7 billion) has ranked number two on the 2022 rankings, followed
by Infosys (USD 29.2 billion), and Airtel (USD 17.4 billion).
381. The Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park (PNHZP) in _______ has been recognized as
the best zoo in India.
Answer: Darjeeling, West Bengal
382. Canara HSBC Life Insurance has launched “__________”, an individual, non-linked, non-
participating, savings and protection life insurance plan in digital platform.
Answer: iSelect Guaranteed Future
383. A term insurance plan “Click2Protect Super” has been introduced by which insurance
company?
Answer: HDFC Life Insurance Company Limited
• HDFC ERGO General Insurance Company has collaborated with Google Cloud to
develop a technology platform that will aid in the digitization of insurance purchasing
and servicing in India.
384. The 6th edition of Japan India Maritime Exercise 2022 (JIMEX 22) has been held in _______.
Answer: Bay of Bengal

• INS Sahyadri, a multi-purpose stealth frigate and Anti-Submarine Warfare Corvettes

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INS Kadmatt and INS Kavaratti have represented the Indian Navy in JIMEX 22.
385. Who has been appointed as the new MD of Common Service Centre Special Purpose
Vehicle (CSC SPV)?
Answer: Sanjay Kumar Rakesh
386. To introduce an AI-powered Digital Voice Agent, which of the following has collaborated
with Skit.ai?
Answer: ICICI Lombard General Insurance
387. The Ministry of Finance has constituted a six-member expert committee to suggest
measures to boost Venture Capital and Private Equity (VC/PE) investments. The committee
will be chaired by ______.
Answer: M. Damodaran (Former Chairman of SEBI)
388. __________ has become the 3rd lender in India to cross the market cap of Rs.5 trillion?
• HDFC Bank, India's largest private lender holds first rank in this list, with a market cap
of Rs.8.38 trillion, followed by ICICI Bank, which has a market cap of Rs.6.33 trillion.
389. Which city will become India’s First ‘Smart City’ with ‘Smart Addresses’?
Answer: Indore (Madhya Pradesh)
390. MeitY Startup Hub has collaborated with Meta to launch "_________" to support the growth
of Extended Reality technology startups across India.
Answer: XR Startup Program
391. The National Maritime Heritage Complex (NMHC) will be built at which site of the Indus
Valley Civilization?
Answer: Lothal (Gujarat)

392. “Open Door”, a home buyer ecosystem, has been launched by Square Yards in association
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with which lender?
Answer: Axis Bank
393. Hughes Communications has recently launched India's first HTS broadband internet
service to link remote areas. What does 'HTS' stand for?
Answer: ‘High Throughput Satellite’
• Hughes will use the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO)’s Geosynchronous
Satellite (GSAT)-11 and GSAT-29 satellites to offer the service.
• Initially, the service will begin with internet speeds between 2-10Mbps.
394. ‘Centre-State Science Conclave’ has been held in _______.
Answer: Ahmedabad (Gujarat)
395. What is the name of a CSR project introduced by the Hindustan Petroleum Corporation
Limited (HPCL) in collaboration with the Indian Army to coach and mentor less-privileged girl
students in Kargil?
Answer: 'Kargil Ignited Minds'
396. Who is the author of book titled “Crimson Spring”?
Answer: Navtej Sarna
397. ___________ has become the first bank in India to issue an Electronic Bank Guarantee (e-
BG), in association with National E-Governance Services Ltd (NeSL).
Answer: HDFC Bank

• HDFC Bank has entered into a long-term partnership with the London Stock Exchange
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group's Refinitiv to facilitate digital transformation, and innovation programmes
across the whole business in India.
398. DBS has recently launched "DBS BetterWorld" to demonstrate the utility of Metaverse in
collaboration with ________.
Answer: The Sandbox
399. Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd (MDL) has launched the third Stealth Frigate of Project
17A named '________'.
Answer: Taragiri
• Taragiri is named after a hill range in Himalayas located at Garhwal, Uttarakhand.
• It is built by Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd (MDL) and is designed by the Indian
Navy’s in-house design organisation viz. Bureau of Naval Design.
400. Who has been honoured with the 31st Vyas Samman Award for the play 'Mahabali'?
Answer: Asgar Wajahat
401. The Government of Odisha has launched a Rs 270 crore rainwater harvesting scheme
'________' to improve the groundwater table.
Answer: ‘Community Harnessing and Harvesting Rainwater Artificially from Terrace

to Aquifer’ (CHHATA)
402. Max Life Insurance has launched a 3-in1 market linked solution called ‘__________’ that
provides health and enhanced life cover, along with market-linked investment returns.
Answer: Smart Flexi Protect Solution
403. Braj Basi Lal has passed away recently. He was a renowned _________.
Answer: Archeologist
• Awards: Padma Bhushan in 2000 and Padma Vibhushan in 2021

404. Which state of India has received the International Travel Award 2023 for 'Best Destination
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for Culture'?
Answer: West Bengal
405. Name the lender that has become the first Public Sector Bank (PSB) to go live with the new
Direct Tax Collection System-Tax Information Network (TIN 2.0).
Answer: Bank of India (BoI)
406. ____________ has launched a 'Rainbow Savings Account' for the transgender community to
promote a trans-friendly or inclusive labour culture.
Answer: ESAF Small Finance Bank
407. A 47-member National-level committee for drafting a new National Cooperation Policy
Document has been constituted under the chairmanship of ________.
Answer: Suresh Prabhu
408. The National Security Council Secretariat (NSCS), India and _______, in collaboration with
BAE Systems, have successfully designed and conducted a Cyber Security Exercise, a virtual
ransomware drill for 26 countries.
Answer: United Kingdom (UK)
409. International Literacy Day (ILD) is observed annually on 8th September. What is the theme
of ILD 2022?
Answer: “Transforming Literacy Learning Spaces”
410. What is the total outlay for the 'Prime Minister Schools for Rising India' (PM-SHRI Schools)
scheme?
Answer: Rs. 27,360 crore

• PM-SHRI is a centrally sponsored scheme for upgradation and development of
14500 Schools across the country.

• The scheme will be implemented with a total project cost of Rs.27,360 crore for five
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years (2022-23 to 2026-27), of which the central share will be Rs 18,128 crore.
411. Recently, the Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal has launched
'________' initiative in San Francisco to connect startups in India to US-based investors.
Answer: SETU (Supporting Entrepreneurs in Transformation and Upskilling)
412. India's largest solar panel manufacturer WAAREE has collaborated with which lender to
finance projects for consumers and channel partners?
• SBI special fixed deposit scheme “WECARE” for senior citizens has been extended
upto 31st March 2023.
• SBI has collaborated with Remitly to enable Non Residents Indians (NRIs) to send
money through SBI via Remitly to their family members, using mobile and web
applications.
413. Switzerland has topped the 2021 Human Development Index (HDI), while India has been
ranked ______ among 191 countries in 2021, as against 131 in 2020.
Answer: 132nd
• Top 3 countries: Switzerland (0.962), Norway(0.961), and Iceland (0.959)
• India has been ranked 132nd with the HDI value of 0.633.
414. The state government of ________ has launched the ‘Indira Gandhi Urban Employment
Scheme’ to provide 100 days of employment in a year to families residing in urban areas.
Answer: Rajasthan
415. Recently, NITI Aayog, in partnership with World Resources Institute (WRI), India, has
launched India’s first national electric freight platform, named ________ to enable road based
electric freight transition.
Answer: e-FAST India (Electric Freight Accelerator for Sustainable Transport – India)

416. Which country's Volker Turk has been appointed as the next UN High Commissioner for
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Human Rights?
Answer: Austria
417. ‘Rajpath’, stretching from Rashtrapati Bhavan to India Gate, has now been renamed as
“_________”.
Answer: Kartavya Path

• The entire stretch and the area from the Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose statue at India
Gate to the Rashtrapati Bhawan will be known as “Kartavya Path”.
• During the British rule, Rajpath was known as ‘Kingsway’, named after King George V.
It was built as a ceremonial boulevard by Edwin Lutyens and Herbert Baker, the
architects of New Delhi, in around 1920.
418. The Indian cities, Nilambur and Thrissur in _______, and Warangal in _______ have become
India’s first entrants in the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization
(UNESCO) Global Network of Learning Cities (GNLC).
Answer: Kerala; Telangana

• 77 cities from 44 countries across the globe have joined the UNESCO Global Network
of Learning Cities in 2022. With this, the total number of cities within the UNESCO
GNLC is 294.
419. Which State/UT of India has secured the first rank in terms of the number of disposal and
entry of cases through the e-Prosecution portal, which is managed by the Central
Government of India under its Digital India Mission?
420. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has selected ________ (in partnership with Crunchfish AB)
and Precision Biometric India Private Limited for the Test Phase of the ‘On Tap’ application
facility for the theme ‘Retail Payments’ under RBI’s Regulatory Sandbox (RS).
Answer: HDFC Bank
421. Who has won an Emmy Award for narration in the Netflix documentary “Our Great
National Parks"?

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Answer: Barack Obama
422. India’s first Dark Sky Reserve will be set up at Hanle in _______.
Answer: Ladakh
423. Which three States of India have topped among larger states in terms of the overall
implementation of the POSHAN Abhiyaan at the National Level in 2020?
Answer: Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat

• Among the smaller states, Sikkim is the best performer.
• Dadar and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu has topped among Union Territories
(UTs).
424. ________ has been declared as the Best Aspirational District in India.
Answer: Haridwar (Uttarakhand)
425. Krishnan Sankarasubramaniam has been appointed as the new Managing Director (MD) &
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of which lender?
Answer: Tamilnad Mercantile Bank
426. Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has successfully conducted test of an Inflatable
Aerodynamic Decelerator (IAD) that will be used for landing payloads on Mars and Venus in
future. IAD is developed by which of the following?
Answer: Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC)
427. Drone Fund (DF) of _________, one of the world's largest dedicated Venture Capital (VC) for
promoting unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) ecosystem, has planned to invest up to USD 40
million in Indian companies working in the sector.
Answer: Japan

428. NHPC Limited has named its Director (Technical) _________ as the new Chairman &
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Managing Director (CMD) for a period of three months.
Answer: Yamuna Kumar Chaubey
429. As per the latest Bloomberg report, which has cited GDP figures from the International
Monetary Fund (IMF), India has become the world's fifth-largest economy after surpassing
which country?

• Top 4 world economies: USA (1st), China (2nd), Japan (3rd), and Germany (4th).
Important Appointments of September

Treasurer Anurag Sharma Commonwealth
Parliamentary Association
(CPA)
Managing Director Santosh Iyer Mercedes-Benz India He will replace
(MD) & Chief Martin Schwenk
Executive Officer from 1st
(CEO) January 2023.
Ambassador Nagesh Singh Thailand He will replace
the incumbent
ambassador
Suchitra Durai.
Director General (DG) Vasudha Gupta News Services Division
(All India Radio (AIR))
Chief Secretary Paban Kumar Assam
Borthakur
Prime Minister (PM) Ana Brnabic Serbia
President Kalyan Chaubey All India Football Federation He has replaced
(AIFF) Praful Patel.
Chairman & Yamuna Kumar NHPC Limited He has
Managing Director Chaubey succeeded
(CMD) Abhay Kumar
Singh.
CEO Laxman Narasimhan Starbucks He will replace
Howard Schultz

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1st October
2022.
CEO Utpal Kumar Singh Sansad TV He has replaced
(Additional charge) Ravi Capoor.
Executive Chairman Justice D.Y. National Legal Services
Chandrachud Authority (NALSA)
MD & CEO Krishnan Tamilnad Mercantile Bank He has
Sankarasubramaniam succeeded K V
Rama Moorthy.
Home Secretary Suella Braverman United Kingdom
CMD Binesh Kumar Tyagi Shipping Corporation of India
Limited (SCI)
High Commissioner Sanjay Kumar Verma Canada He has
succeeded
Anshuman
Gaur.
Secretary General Shaji Prabhakaran All India Football Federation
(AIFF)
Deputy Secretary Sunando Dhar All India Football Federation
General (AIFF)
King Charles III United Kingdom
CEO Peiter Elbers IndiGo He has
succeeded
Ronojoy Dutta.
Prime Minister Gervais Ndirakobuca Burundi
High Commissioner Volker Turk Office of the High
for Human Rights (Austria) Commissioner for Human
Rights (OHCHR)
CMD Dinesh Kumar Batra Bharat Electronics Limited
(Additional charge) (BEL)
President Joao Lourenco Angola
Chairman Justice Munishwar Appellate Tribunal
Nath Bhandari
Chairman Prasad K Panicker Nayara Energy He will replace
Charles
Anthony
Fountain.

Member Abhishek Mishra Consultative Committee of

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the Food Corporation of India
(FCI)
Independent Kaushik Dutta and BP BharatPe
Directors Kanungo
Managing Director Sanjay Kumar Rakesh Common Service Centre He has
Special Purpose Vehicle (CSC succeeded
SPV) Dinesh Kumar
Tyagi.
CMD BVR Subrahmanyam India Trade Promotion He has
Organization (ITPO) succeeded LC
Goyal.
MD & CEO Sumant Kathpalia IndusInd Bank
Goodwill Ambassador Vanessa Nakate UNICEF
(Uganda)
Member Thomas M Devasia Insurance Regulatory &
Development Authority of
India (IRDAI)
Chairman Pratap Pawar Audit Bureau of Circulations
(ABC)
MD & CEO Pralay Mondal CSB Bank
Prime Minister Amadou Ba Senegal
Trustees Ratan Tata, KT Prime Minister’s Citizen
Thomas, and Kariya Assistance and Relief in
Munda Emergency Situations Fund
(PM-CARES Fund)
Director-General Bharat Lal National Centre for Good
Governance (NCGG)
Chairman Atul Chaturvedi Asian Palm Oil Alliance
(APOA)
Director-General Rajiv Bahl Indian Council of Medical He has replaced
Research (ICMR) Balram
Bhargava.
MD & CEO Dilip Asbe National Payments
Corporation of India (NPCI)
President Dilip Tirkey Hockey India (HI)
President K Raja Prasad Reddy Indian Newspaper Society
(INS)

Director M.Srinivas All India Institute of Medical

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Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi
CMD Sanjai Kumar Railtel
Chairman Pranav R. Mehta International Solar Alliance
Corporate Advisory Group
(ISA CAG)
Director- General Rajendra Kumar Employees' State Insurance
Corporation
Additional Secretary T Natarajan Department of Economic
Affairs (Ministry of Finance)
Additional Secretary V Hekali Zhimomi Department of Health and
Family Welfare
Adviser Ashish Srivastava Inter State Council Secretariat
(Ministry of Home Affairs)
Additional Secretary Jaideep Kumar Ministry of Health and Family
and Financial Adviser Mishra Welfare
Additional Secretary Nitishwar Kumar Ministry of Women and Child
and Financial Adviser Development
Additional Secretary L Satya Srinivas Department of Commerce
Additional Secretary V Radha NITI Aayog
Additional Secretary Ranjana Chopra Ministry of Culture
and Financial Adviser
CEO Vinayak Godse Data Security Council of India He has
(DSCI) succeeded
Rama
Vedashree.
Executive Vice- Varun Berry Britannia Industries Limited
Chairman and
Managing Director
Executive Director Rajneet Kohli Britannia Industries Limited
and Chief Executive
Officer
Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni Italy First Woman PM
of Italy
Ambassador Bandaru Wilsonbabu Madagascar He has
succeeded
Abhay Kumar.
Non-Executive Vijay Jasuja Stashfin
Independent Director

Chief of Defence Staff Lt General Anil Government of India

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(CDS) Chauhan
Attorney General for R Venkataramani Government of India He has become
India (AG) the 15th
Attorney
General of India
(AG).
Prime Minister Mohammed bin Saudi Arabia
Salman
Managing Director Nand Kishore Infrastructure Leasing &
Financial Services
430. Recently, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has launched a pilot project for the digitization of
Kisan Credit Card (KCC) in Madhya Pradesh and Tamil Nadu. The partner banks of this
project are ________.
Answer: Federal Bank and Union Bank of India

• This project is developed by the Reserve Bank Innovation Hub (RBIH) in association
with RBI.
431. Which of the following lender has collaborated with Asian Development Bank (ADB) to
support and promote Supply Chain Finance (SCF) solutions in India?
Answer: IndusInd Bank

• IndusInd Bank has launched a state-of-the-art digital portal for SCF -'earlyCredit' to
enable 24*7 seamless processing of SCF transactions for corporates, suppliers &
dealers.
432. Daimler India Commercial Vehicles (DICV), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Daimler Truck AG
(Daimler Truck), has joined hands with ______________ to develop future mobility solutions.
Answer: Indian Institute of Technology, Madras Incubation Cell (IITMIC)

433. Who has been named the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of global coffee giant
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Starbucks?
Answer: Laxman Narasimhan
434. India's first Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) fuelled Green Truck has been launched by Blue
Energy Motors at which place?
Answer: Chakan in Pune, Maharashtra
435. __________ has launched the first cashback-focused credit card in India.
Answer: SBI Cards and Payment Services Limited (SBI Card)

• SBI Card has launched the ‘CASHBACK SBI CARD’, the industry’s first and most
comprehensive cashback credit card in India, to boost online spending.
436. To bridge the skill gap in the taxation space, PwC has tied up with which company?
Answer: Coursera
437. Former Indian goalkeeper _________ from West Bengal has been elected as the new
President of All India Football Federation (AIFF).
Answer: Kalyan Chaubey
438. Ana Brnabic has recently been nominated to serve another term as Prime Minister of
which country?
Answer: Serbia
439. "VentuRISE”, a global start-up challenge, has been launched by which state/UT?
Answer: Karnataka
440. The Ministry of Women and Child Development is observing the ______ Rashtriya Poshan
Maah 2022 from 1st to 30th September 2022.

Answer: Fifth
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• The year 2022 aims to trigger Poshan Maah through Gram Panchayats as Poshan
Panchayats with key focus on “Mahila aur Swasthya” and “Bacha aur Shiksha”.
441. Recently, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has commissioned India’s first indigenous aircraft
carrier ‘_________’ in Kochi, Kerala.
Answer: INS Vikrant

• INS Vikrant is designed by the Indian Navy's in-house Warship Design Bureau (WDB)
and built by Cochin Shipyard Limited.
442. Who has been appointed as the Director General (DG) of the News Services Division of All
India Radio (AIR)?
Answer: Vasudha Gupta
443. The Cyber Security Exercise “_______” has recently been conducted by the Indian Computer
Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) in collaboration with the Cyber Security Agency of
Singapore.
Answer: Synergy

World Coconut Day 2nd Growing Coconut for
September a Better Future and
Life
Rashtriya Poshan Maah 1st to 30th In 2022, the key
September focus is on “Mahila
2022 aur Swasthya” and
“Bacha aur Shiksha”.
National Nutrition Week 1st to 7th World of Flavors
September
2022
International Vulture First Saturday
Awareness Day of September
(3rd
September
2022)

National Teachers’ Day 5th September The day

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commemorates the
Dr Sarvepalli
Radhakrishnan, who
was the second
President of India
and a well-renowned
educationist.
International Day of 5th September The day
Charity commemorates the
death anniversary of
Mother Teresa. She
received the Nobel
Peace Prize in 1979.
International Day of Clean 7th September The Air We Share The day was first
Air for blue skies observed in 2020.
International Literacy Day 8th September Transforming
Literacy Learning
Spaces
World Physiotherapy Day 8th Osteoarthritis and
September the Role of
Physiotherapists
International Day to 9th September
Protect Education from
Attack
World Electrical Vehicle(EV) 9th September The day was first
Day observed in 2020.
Himalaya Day 9th September Himalayas will be The day is observed
safe only when the annually in the state
interests of its of Uttarakhand since
residents are 2015.
protected
World Suicide Prevention 10th Creating hope
Day September through action
National Forest Martyrs 11th The day is observed
Day September to commemorate
the anniversary of
the Khejarli Trees
Massacre in 1730.

United Nations Day for 12th

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South-South Cooperation September
International Polycystic 1st to 30th
Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) September
Awareness Month
Hindi Diwas 14th The day was first
September observed in 1953.
National Engineer’s Day 15th The day
September commemorates the
Sir Moksha Gundam
Visvesvaraya, the
first Civil Engineer in
India.
International Day of 15th Protecting Press
Democracy September Freedom for
Democracy
World Lymphoma 15th
Awareness Day September
International Day for the 16th Montreal
Preservation of the Ozone September Protocol@35: Global
Layer cooperation
protecting life on
earth
World Patient Safety Day 17th Medication Safety
September
International Coastal 3rd Saturday Connecting People The day was first
Cleanup Day of September For A Trash Free observed in 1986.
(17th Coastline
September
2022)
International Red Panda 3rd Saturday IUCN status of Red
Day of September Panda: “Endangered”
(17th
September
2022)
World Bamboo Day 18th The day was first
International Equal Pay 18th The day was first
Day September observed in 2020.

World Water Monitoring 18th

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Day September
International World 19th The day was first
Snakebite Awareness Day September observed in 2018.
International Week of Deaf 19th to 25th Building Inclusive
People September Communities for All
International NFT Day 20th
September
World Alzheimer’s Day 21st The theme for World
September Alzheimer's Month
in September 2022 is
“Know dementia,
know Alzheimer's”.
International Day of Peace 21st End racism. Build The day was first
September peace observed in 1982.
World Rose Day 22nd The day is dedicated
September to cancer patients.
World Rhino Day 22nd Five Rhino Species
September Forever
World Car Free Day 22nd
September
International Day of Sign 23rd Sign Languages
Languages September Unite Us!
World Lung Day 25th Lung Health for All
September
World Pharmacists Day 25th Pharmacy united in The day was first
September action for a healthier observed in 2010.
world
Antyodaya Diwas 25th The day
September commemorate the
Indian leader Pandit
Deendayal
Upadhyaya. The year
2022 marks the
106th birth
anniversary of him.
International Daughter’s Fourth Sunday
Day of September

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September
2022)
International Day for the 26th The day was first
Total Elimination of September observed in 2014.
Nuclear Weapons
World Contraception Day 26th The day was first
World Environment Health 26th Strengthening
Day September Environmental
Health Systems for
the implementation
of the Sustainable
Development Goals
World Tourism Day 27th Rethinking Tourism
September
World Rabies Day 28th Rabies: One Health, The day was first
September Zero Deaths observed in 2007.
International Day for 28th Artificial intelligence,
Universal Access to September e-governance and
Information access to
information
World Heart Day 29th Use Heart for Every
September Heart
International Day of 29th The day was first
Awareness of Food Loss September observed in 2020.
and Waste
World Maritime Day Last Thursday New technologies for The day was first
of September greener shipping observed in 1978.
(29th
September
2022)
International Translation 30th A World without The day was first
Day September Barriers: The Role of observed in 2017.
Language
Professionals in
Building Culture,
Understanding and
lasting Peace.

444. Muthoot FinCorp Ltd has collaborated with IME India to expand its money remittance
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services between ________.
Answer: Indo-Nepal corridor
445. Which state/UT police force has become the first in the country to make the collection of
forensic evidence mandatory in crimes punishable by more than six years?
Answer: Delhi Police
446. Reliance Industries will build India's first and one of the world’s largest Carbon Fibre plants
at which place?
Answer: Hazira (Gujarat)
447. National Nutrition Week is observed annually from 1st September to 7th September. What
is the theme of the National Nutrition Week 2022?
Answer: ‘World of Flavors’
448. Recently, Indian Railways have installed '_____' machines that convert water vapour in the
air into potable water.
Answer: Meghdoot
• The Meghdoot machines are currently installed at Dadar, Thane and other stations of
Mumbai Division.
449. The Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM) has released the
'Competitiveness Roadmap for India@100'. This roadmap guides the way for India to become
a high-income country by 2047 through sector-specific and region-specific policies based on
the ‘______’ principles.
Answer: 4 S
• The ‘4 S’ guiding principles redefine the approach to attaining prosperity by stressing
the need for prosperity growth to be matched by social progress, to be shared across
all regions within India, to be environmentally sustainable, and to be solid in the face
of external shocks.

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Answer: Indore, Madhya Pradesh

• Pravasi Bharatiya Divas is observed annually on 9th January to commemorate the
return of Mahatma Gandhi from South Africa to India on 9th January 1915.
451. To promote and facilitate “____________”, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has

been signed between Pharmacopoeia Commission for Indian Medicine and Homoeopathy
(PCIM&H) and Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission (IPC).
Answer: One Herb, One Standard
452. Recently, NHPC Limited has signed an Implementation Agreement with the Government of
Himachal Pradesh for 500 megawatt (MW) _________ Hydroelectric project located in Chamba
district, Himachal Pradesh.
Answer: Dugar
453. BOB Financial Solutions Limited (BFSL) and the Indian Army have launched __________, a co-
branded RuPay credit card for the Indian Army personnel, in collaboration with the National
Payments Corporation of India (NPCI).
Answer: Yoddha
454. Who has been appointed to replace Naresh Yadav as the new MD & CEO of SBICAP
Securities?
Answer: Deepak Kumar Lalla
455. Who is the author of “A NEW INDIA: Selected Writings 2014–19”?
Answer: Arun Jaitley
456. Which nation has introduced the first fleet of hydrogen-powered passenger trains in the
world?
Answer: Germany

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457. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the appointment of
____________ as Secretary of the Department of Defence Research and Development and
Chairman of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).
Answer: Dr Samir V Kamat
458. The Government of India (GoI) has recently appointed K.V. Subramanian as the Executive
Director for India in which of the following organization?
Answer: International Monetary Fund (IMF)
459. RailTel has collaborated with CloudExtel, a known Full Stack Network as a Service (NaaS)
Provider, to launch India’s first Shared __________ solution for congested locations.
Answer: Radio Access Network (RAN)
460. The Union Territory of __________ has become the first amongst States/UTs to establish an
Atal Tinkering Lab (ATL) in partnership with the government think tank NITI Aayog.
Answer: Jammu & Kashmir
461. Anang Tal Lake, which has recently been declared a Monument of National Importance, is
located in which state/UT?
Answer: Delhi
• Anang Tal Lake was built by the founder King of Delhi Anang Pal Tomar in 1052 AD.
462. As per the news, the 3rd Joint Committee Meeting (JCM) between India and ________ for
cooperation in the field of MSMEs has been held in New Delhi.
Answer: Mauritius
463. Which lender has set to launch a campaign with Kochi Metro Rail Limited (KMRL) to
promote the 'Kochi-1' smart card among subway commuters?
Answer: Axis Bank

464. 'MoneyAndMe', an investor education, and awareness initiative, has been launched by
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which of the following mutual fund company?
Answer: PGIM India Mutual Fund
465. Tata Steel has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Government of
Punjab to set up a 0.75 million tonne per annum (MnTPA) long products steel plant with a
scrap-based electric arc furnace (EAF) in __________.
Answer: Ludhiana
466. As per the latest data released by Benori Knowledge, India has become the ________ largest
life insurer in the world by surpassing China and UK.
Answer: Tenth
• The life insurance penetration rate in India has grown to 3.2% in December 2021
from 2.8% in December 2019.
467. The Temple of Vedic Planetarium, the world's largest religious monument, will be setup in
which state?
Answer: Mayapur in Nadia district of West Bengal
468. Recently, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated the iconic ‘Atal Bridge’ over the
________ in Ahmedabad city of Gujarat.
Answer: River Sabarmati
469. Which of the following will administer the ‘Millet Challenge’, recently launched by the
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman?
Answer: Atal Innovation Mission (AIM)
470. India's first earthquake memorial, 'Smriti Van Memorial', has been inaugurated at which
place?
Answer: Bhuj (Gujarat)

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Answer: 30th August
472. Bank of Maharashtra (BoM) has introduced a new fixed deposit (FD) scheme named
‘_________’.
Answer: Maha Dhanvarsha
473. BASIX Social Enterprise Group has launched an agritech platform BASIX Farmers’ Market
(BFM) in collaboration with ___________ to integrate farmers into the digital economy.
Answer: Mastercard
474. According to the latest data by PGA Labs, the State Bank of India (SBI) has topped the
debit card chart with 30% market share. Which lender has topped the credit card chart with
22% market share?
Answer: HDFC Bank
475. The Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers has recently implemented ‘One Nation One
Fertiliser’ scheme. The scheme mandates all businesses to sell their products under ‘______’
brand.
Answer: Bharat
476. The National Highways Logistics Management Limited (NHLML), Inland Waterways
Authority of India (IWAI) and Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL) have signed a tripartite
Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the swift development of _____________ under
Bharatmala Pariyojana.
Answer: Multi Modal Logistics Park (MMLP)
477. With which insurance company the Union Health Ministry has collaborated to create
digital health IDs under Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission for all in India?
Answer: Edelweiss General Insurance
478. The National Health Authority (NHA) has recently signed a Memorandum of
Understanding (MoU) with the Department of Social Justice and Empowerment (DoSJE),

Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment (MoSJE), to deliver an inclusive and comprehensive
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health package for _________ under the Ayushman Bharat – Pradhan Mantri Jan Aarogya
Yojana (AB-PMJAY).
Answer: Transgender
• The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment (MOSJE) will fund Rs.5 lakh
insurance cover per transgender beneficiary per annum.
479. “Mithila Makhana" from ______ has been awarded a Geographical Indication (GI) Tag.
Answer: Bihar
480. The Union Government of India has set the target to eliminate Kala-azar from country
by________.
Answer: 2023
• Kala-azar is a Neglected Tropical Disease (NTD) caused by a parasite called
Leishmania, which is transmitted through the bite of sand flies.
• The World Health Organization (WHO) has set a target to eliminate Kala-azar by 2030.
481. The Securities & Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has joined the Reserve Bank of India’s
(RBI’s) Account Aggregator (AA) network. As of 2022, how many public sector banks (PSBs)
have joined the Account Aggregator (AA) network?
Answer: 12
482. NPCI International Payments Limited (NIPL), a wholly-owned subsidiary of National

Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)
with the payments solutions provider PayXpert to introduce UPI payment and RuPay cards in
which country?
483. Finance has launched '________ Reward Programme', a two-year long programme aims to
strengthen the relationship between customers and bring back inactive customers.

Answer: Miligram
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484. The Government of India (GoI) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) have signed a USD
96.3 million loan agreement to provide safe drinking water and improve water supply and
sanitation services in which state of India?
485. Which state of India will establish India's first Education Township on the idea of 'Single
Entry, Multiple Exit'?
486. Godrej Agrovet has signed three Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Assam,
Manipur, and Tripura state governments for the development and promotion of _______
cultivation in the region.
Answer: Oil Palm
487. HDFC ERGO General Insurance has introduced "___________", India's first electronic vehicle
ecosystem to facilitate and accelerate the adoption of electric vehicles by addressing the
needs of current and future EV owners.
Answer: All things EV
488. Digantara will set up India's first commercial Space Situational Awareness (SSA)
observatory in which region of India?
Answer: Garhwal region (Uttarakhand)
Important Appointments of August

Principal Director- Satyendra Prakash Press Information Bureau He has
General (DG) (PIB) succeeded
Jaideep
Bhatnagar.
Principal Director- Manish Desai Central Bureau of
General (DG) Communication

Country Director for Auguste Tano Kouamé World Bank He has

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Junaid Kamal
Ahmad.
Director General Sujoy Lal Thaosen Indo-Tibetan Border Police He has
(ITBP) succeeded
Sanjay Arora.
Police Commissioner Sanjay Arora Delhi He has
succeeded
Rakesh
Asthana.
Central Vigilance Suresh N. Patel Government of India He has
Commissioner (CVC) succeeded
Sanjay Kothari.
Surgeon Lt Gen Daljit Singh President of India
Director Shweta Singh Prime Minister’s Office (PMO)
(India)
Chief Financial Officer Nalin Negi BharatPe
(CFO)
Chairman Ravinder Takkar Vodafone Idea Limited
Chairman and Ranjit Rath Oil India Limited (OIL)
Managing Director
(CMD)
Director-General (DG) Nallathamby Council of Scientific and She is the first
Kalaiselvi Industrial Research (CSIR) woman DG of
CSIR. She will
also hold the
charge as
secretary,
Department of
Scientific and
Industrial
Research.
Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar Government of India He has become
the 14th Vice
President of
India

President Arkady Dvorkovich International Chess He has been re-

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(Russia) Federation (FIDE) elected for a
second term.
Deputy President Viswanathan Anand International Chess
Federation (FIDE)
Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba Government of India He has been
given 1-year
extension.
Managing Director Inderjit Camotra Unity Small Finance Bank
(MD) & Chief
Executive Officer
(CEO)
President Gustavo Petro Colombia
Prime Minister James Marape Papua New Guinea
Non-official directors Satish Kashinath Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
Marathe,
Swaminathan
Gurumurthy, Revathy
Iyer, and Sachin
Chaturvedi
Head of Mission and Rear Admiral United Nations Military
Chief Military Guillermo Pablo Ríos Observer Group in India and
Observer (Argentina) Pakistan (UNMOGIP)
CEO Piyush Goyal NATGRID
(National Intelligence Grid)
CMD Ashok K K Meena Food Corporation of India
(FCI)
Director Archana Varma National Water Mission
MD Gitanjali Gupta Tribal Cooperative Marketing
Development Federation
President William Ruto Kenya
Executive Secretary Simon Stiell United Nations Framework
Convention on Climate
Change (UNFCCC)
MD & CEO Rajkiran Rai G National Bank for Financing
Infrastructure and
Development (NaBFID)
MD & CEO Gopal Vittal Bharti Airtel

MD & CEO Vijay Shekhar Sharma Paytm

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Trustee Ashish Dhawan and Bill and Melinda Gates
Dr Helene D. Gayle Foundation
Secretary Rajesh Verma President of India
Member Alkesh Sharma, Vint Internet Governance Forum
Cerf, and Maria Reesa (IGF) Leadership Panel
Executive Director Meenesh C Shah National Dairy Development
Board (NDDB)
Director Debasisa Mohanty National Institute of
Immunology (NII)
High Commissioner Vikram K Doraiswami United Kingdom
(India)
Executive, Vice- Sajith Sivanandan Disney+ Hotstar
President and Head
Prime Minister Colonel Abdoulaye Mali
Maiga
Non-Executive Gopal Jain and Dr RBL Bank
Directors Sivakumar Gopalan
Executive Director for K.V. Subramanian International Monetary Fund He will succeed
India (IMF) Surjit S Bhalla.
MD & CEO Deepak Kumar Lalla SBICAP Securities He has
succeeded
Naresh Yadav.
MD Mahendra N Shah IDFC Limited He will succeed
Sunil Kakar.
Chairman Samir V. Kamat Defence Research and He has
Development Organisation succeeded G
(DRDO) Satheesh Reddy
who has been
named as
Scientific
Adviser to
Defence
Minister.
Secretary Vipnesh Bharadwaj All India Chess Federation
(AICF)
President Adille Sumariwalla Indian Olympic Association
(Interim)

Whole-Time Member Ananth Narayan Securities and Exchange

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(WTM) Gopalakrishnan Board of India (SEBI)
489. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced a "__________" target on the occasion of
76th Independence Day to make India a developed nation in the next 25 years, when India
will celebrate 100th Independence Day.
Answer: Panch Pran
Panch Pran (Five Resolutions):

• Build a developed India.
• Be proud of India’s heritage and legacy.
• Erase all traces of servitude
• Unity & Solidarity
• Duties of citizens, which include the Prime Minister and Chief Ministers (CMs), as they
are also responsible citizens.
490. The Central government and the board of National Bank for Financing Infrastructure and
Development (NaBFID) has appointed __________ as its managing director (MD) for five years
(2022-2027).
Answer: Rajkiran Rai G
491. Food Corporation of India (FCI) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with
which lender to provide the “Ultima Salary Package” to its employees?
Answer: Axis Bank
• Axis Bank has tied up with SpiceJet airline to launch a co-branded credit card.
• Axis Bank has been awarded the ‘Asian Bank of the Year Award’ at the IFR Asia
Awards 2021.
• Axis Bank has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Assam Rifles
and NIEDO to establish a Centre of Excellence, Wellness in Nagaland.
492. Mandla, a district in _________, which is a tribal-dominated region has become India’s first
fully ‘functionally literate’ district.

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493. Recently, the first-of-its-kind database named _________ has been made operational for use
by various central and state prosecution agencies tasked to enforce anti-drugs laws in India.
Answer: NIDAAN (National Integrated Database on Arrested Narco Offenders)
• The database has been developed by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB).
494. Recently, Union Cabinet approved the signing of a contract between India and _______ to
support the International Transport Forum (ITF) activities in the Indian Transport Sector.
Answer: France
495. Recently, IRDAI organized its first hackathon "Bima Manthan 2022". What is the theme of
the hackathon?
Answer: Innovation in Insurance
496. Bengaluru-based Central Power Research Institute (CPRI) has signed a Memorandum
of Understanding (MoU) with the _____________ government to set up a Regional Testing
Laboratory in Raipur.
Answer: Chhattisgarh
497. Which Indian state has become the first to distribute seed to farmers using blockchain
technology?
Answer: Jharkhand
498. Sadbhavna Diwas is observed annually on 20th August to commemorate the birth
anniversary of who among the following Indian personality?
Answer: Rajiv Gandhi
499. The _____________ has formed a strategic Co-Lending Partnership with lncred Financial
Services (IFSL) to offer loans to MSME Borrowers at competitive rates
Answer: Central Bank of India
500. ExxonMobil Corporation has signed a Heads of Agreement (HoA) with ______ for
deepwater exploration of oil & gas on the East and West coasts of India.

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Answer: Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC)
501. Union Home Minister inaugurated the National Automated Fingerprint Identification
System (NAFIS) during the NSS Conference 2022. This system has been developed by
________.
Answer: National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB)
502. India's first indigenously developed Hydrogen Fuel Cell Bus has been inaugurated at which
place?
Answer: Pune, Maharashtra
503. Scientists of which country have developed the world’s first synthetic embryo without
sperm?
Answer: Israel
504. 'Goodfellows', a start-up for senior citizens, has been unveiled by who among the
following?
Answer: Ratan Tata
505. BYD India, a manufacturer of new energy vehicles, has inked a Memorandum of
Understanding (MoU) with which lender to provide finance to dealers?
Answer: HDFC Bank
• HDFC Bank has opened its first all-women branch at Kozhikode in North Kerala region.
• HDFC Bank has launched the industry-first 30-minute 'Xpress Car Loans'.
• London-based Santander UK has inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with
ICICI Bank to facilitate the banking requirements of corporates operating across both
countries.
• HDFC Bank has tied up with Retailio, India’s largest B2B pharma marketplace, to launch a
new range of co-branded credit cards.
• HDFC Securities has launched a Robo-advisory platform for all mutual fund investments
named ‘HDFC Money’.
• HDFC Limited has partnered with Accenture to digitally transform its lending business.

• HDFC Bank has signed an MoU with a leading early-stage venture capital firm, 100X.VC to
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support start-ups.
506. Union Minister of State (MoS), Ministry of Earth Science (MoES) Dr. Jitendra Singh has
launched India’s first Saline Water Lantern. What is the name of the lantern?
Answer: Roshni
507. "Putin: His Life and Times", a biography of the Russian President Vladimir Putin, has been
authored by ________.
Answer: Philip Short
508. Which edition of the India International Seafood Show (IISS) will be held in Kolkata?
Answer: 23rd
509. The Golden Joint connecting two ends of the overarch deck of the world’s highest railway
bridge over River Chenab has been inaugurated in _________ district of Jammu & Kashmir.
Answer: Reasi
510. Which financial services company has won the 'Best Growth Performance Award' at the
22nd edition of Dun & Bradstreet of 'India's Top 500 Companies' corporate awards?
Answer: Muthoot Finance
511. Name the first Indian company to be listed on 'Forbes Cloud 100 List 2022' of the top 100
private cloud companies in the world.
Answer: RazorPay
512. "Udarashakti" is a bilateral air force exercise between India and which country?
Answer: Malaysia
• The Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding

(MoU) to establish its first international marketing and sales office in Kuala Lumpur,
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513. Who is the first Indian to win a gold medal in the Commonwealth Games 2022?
Answer: Mirabai Chanu
514. Rakesh Jhunjhunwala has passed away recently. He was a renowned _________.
Answer: Investor
515. Which of the following has topped among the Indian Universities in the Academic sector in
the Nature Index 2022?
Answer: University of Hyderabad
516. India's first Manufacturing Index Fund has been launched by which company?
Answer: Navi Mutual Fund
• Edelweiss Mutual Fund, an Asset Management Company (AMC), has launched

“Edelweiss Gold and Silver Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) Fund of Fund (FoF)”.
517. To provide free education to Economically Weaker Section (EWS) students of government
schools in private schools, the government of Haryana has introduced which one of the
following schemes?
Answer: Cheerag (Chief Minister Equal Education Relief, Assistance and Grant)
518. Name the ministry that has joined hands with Microsoft and the Capacity Building
Commission (CBC) to enhance the functional computer literacy of Civil servants of India.
Answer: Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship
519. What is the theme of International Youth Day 2022?
Answer: Intergenerational Solidarity: Creating a World for All Ages
World Lung Cancer Day 1st August

Muslim Women’s Rights 1st August

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Day
World Breastfeeding Week 1st to 7th Step up for
August breastfeeding:
Educate and Support
Hiroshima Day 6th August The year 2022 marks
the 77th anniversary
of Hiroshima Day.
National Handloom Day 7th August The day was first
observed in 2015.
National Javelin Day 7th August
ASEAN Day 8th August Stronger Together

Nagasaki Day 9th August
International Day of the 9th August The Role of
World’s Indigenous Indigenous Women in
Peoples the Preservation and
Transmission of
Traditional Knowledge
World Lion Day 10th August The day was first
observed in 2013.
World Biofuel Day 10th August Biofuels towards a The day was first
Carbon Neutral World observed in 2015.
World Elephant Day 12th August
International Youth Day 12th August Intergenerational
Solidarity: Creating a
World for All Ages
World Sanskrit Day 12th August The day is observed
(2022) annually on the
occasion of
Shraavana Poornima.
International Lefthanders 13th August The day was first
Day observed in 1976.
World Organ Donation Day 13th August
Partition Horrors 14th August
Remembrance Day
Independence Day of India 15th August

World Photography Day 19th August Pandemic Lockdown The day was first
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Through The Lens observed in 2010.
World Humanitarian Day 19th August
World Mosquito Day 20th August
Sadbhavna Diwas 20th August The year 2022 marks
the observance of the
78th birth anniversary
of Rajiv Gandhi.
Renewable Energy Day 20th August The day was first
observed in 2004.
World Senior Citizen’s Day 21st August
International Day of 21st August Memories
Remembrance and Tribute
to the Victims of Terrorism
International Day 22nd August
Commemorating the
Victims of Acts of Violence
Based on Religion or Belief
Internaut Day 23rd August The day marks the
invention of the World
Wide Web (WWW).
Tim Berners Lee
invented the WWW in
1989.
International Day for the 23rd August
Remembrance of the Slave
Trade and its Abolition
World Water Week 23rd August- Seeing the Unseen:
1st The Value of Water
September
World Gujarati Language 24th August The day
Day commemorate the
the great writer of
Gujarat ‘Veer Narmad’
International Dog Day 26th August
Women’s Equality Day 26th August The day is observed
annually across the
USA.

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Nuclear Tests observed in 2010.
National Sports Day 29th August The day
commemorate the
Hockey Wizard Major
Dhyan Chand.
National Small Industry 30th August
Day
International Day of the 30th August The day was first
Victims of Enforced observed in 2011.
Disappearances
International Whale Shark 30th August The Future of Sharks:
Day Guardians of Our Seas
International Day for 31st August The day was first
People of African Descent observed in 2021.
520. ___________ has launched 'Kotak Crème', a lifestyle-focussed corporate salary account
Answer: Kotak Mahindra Bank Limited
521. Which lender has collaborated with IBSFINtech to provide digital services for corporate
clients?
Answer: Yes Bank
• Yes Bank has tied up with SellerApp, a seller-centric intelligence platform, to facilitate the
adoption of Open Network Digital Commerce (ONDC) amongst the seller segment and
help them expand their digital commerce footprint.
522. Piramal Capital & Housing Finance has tied up with which fintech platform to offer loans?
Answer: Paytm
• Paytm, a digital finance company, has collaborated with Samsung stores to facilitate
smart payments as well as its loan service through deployment of point of sale (PoS)
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523. Which lender has collaborated with M1xchange to make a debut in the Trade receivables
Discounting System (TReDs)?
Answer: HDFC Bank
524. Which one of the following has become the first Indian lender to frame a policy to fund
makers of lab-grown diamonds?
• The State Bank of India (SBI) has recently decided to manage the Indian Visa
Application Centre (IVAC) in Bangladesh for two more years.
• The State Bank of India (SBI) has introduced a unique term deposit programme
called "Utsav Deposit” on the occasion of India's 76th year of Independence.
• The State Bank of India (SBI) has launched its first "state-of-the-art" dedicated
branch for start-ups in Koramangala in Bengaluru, Karnataka.
525. Who has become the first Indian social psychologist to be inducted on the US Heritage
Wall of Fame?
Answer: Ramadhar Singh (Amrut Mody School of Management of Ahmedabad University

Professor)
526. A cross-border payments platform called "Global Pay" has been introduced by _______.
Answer: American Express
527. Which lender has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with SRM University in
Andhra Pradesh to lend up to Rs 50 crore for start-ups?
Answer: Indian Bank
528. What is the name of the satellite built by 750 girl students from 75 schools across rural
India to mark the 75th Anniversary of India's Independence?

Answer: AzaadiSAT
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529. Who among the following has been appointed as the first woman Director-General of the
Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)?
Answer: Dr. Nallathamby Kalaiselvi
530. The _________ anniversary of the August Kranti or Quit India Movement has been
observed on 8 August 2022.
Answer: 80th
531. Who among the following has been elected Deputy President of the International Chess
Federation (FIDE)?
Answer: Viswanathan Anand
532. Who among the following is the author of a book titled “Reimagining South Asia”?
Answer: Nagalaxmi M. Raman
533. ___________ has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Kerala
Development and Innovation Strategic Council (K-DISC) and the ICT Academy of Kerala
(ICTAK) as part of the Connect Career to Campus (CCC) campaign
Answer: LinkedIn
534. __________ has launched ‘Viva Engage’, a new app in Teams that helps build community
and connection, along with providing tools for personal expression.
Answer: Microsoft
• Microsoft has become the first big tech company to partner with the Open
Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC).
535. The Seekho Aur Kamao scheme has continued to surpass its target of earmarking 33% of
the total trained beneficiaries for female beneficiaries with 58.96% female trainees in 2020-
21. It is being implemented by the _________ from 2013-14.
Answer: Ministry of Minority Affairs

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536. Hyderabad-based Indus International School has introduced India's first Teaching robot
named “_________” to teach students.
Answer: Eagle
537. The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) digital payments index (DPI) has increased to
________ in March 2022, compared to 304.46 for September 2021.
Answer: 349.30
538. ____________ has joined hands with Inspektlabs to use Artificial Intelligence (AI) based
technology to automate the vehicle inspection process.
Answer: Kotak General Insurance
• Aegon Life Insurance has launched #PlayForOurHeroes campaign.

• Aegon Life Insurance has launched traditional insurance policy ‘iGuarantee Max
Savings’ that offers savings and life cover.
539. The International Energy Agency (IEA), in its July 2022 update of the Electricity Market
Report, has increased India's annual electricity demand from 6 percent to 7 percent in 2022.
Headquarters of IEA is based in ________.
Answer: Paris, France
540. Union Bank of India (UBI) has planned to develop an automated solution 'SARAS' for the
early resolution of stressed assets through a bad loan management system. What does 'R' in
SARAS stand for?
Answer: Recovery
• Stressed Asset Recovery Automated Solution (SARAS)

• The Union Bank of India (UBI) has launched “RACE” as the goal for 2022. RACE
stands for “grow RAM (retail, agriculture and MSME) loans, improve Asset quality,
increase CASA (current account, savings account deposits) and increase Earnings.”
541. To manufacture _______, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed

between ONGC and Greenko ZeroC.

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Answer: Green Hydrogen
542. Which lender has collaborated with Yubi for co-lending with NBFCs?
Answer: Karnataka Bank
543. The National Institute for Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development (NIESBUD)
has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the ____________ to develop
entrepreneurial skills and create sustainable livelihood opportunities.
Answer: Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL)
544. Nalin Negi has been appointed as the new Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of which fintech
firm?
Answer: BharatPe
545. As per the news, the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has signed a
Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with which institute for knowledge sharing and
research collaboration?
Answer: Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur
• The Startup Incubation and Innovation Centre (SIIC) at IIT Kanpur has launched the
NIRMAN Accelerator Program
• Prasar Bharati has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with IIT
Kanpur to develop Next Generation Broadcast Solution and Roadmap for Digital
Terrestrial Broadcasting consistent with emerging standards such as 5G Broadcast.
• All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has partnered with the Indian
Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati to develop solutions to problems of
accessing water, electricity, and internet for the AICTE-affiliated technical
institutions in North-East India.
546. ___________ has launched scheme namely Senior Able Citizen for Re-employment in
Dignity (SACRED) for the purpose of bringing the employment seeker senior citizens
through SACRED portal.
Answer: Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment

547. The Goods and Services Tax (GST) collection in July 2022 is _______.
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Answer: Rs 1.48 lakh crore
GST Collections in Different months of 2022
Jan 2022 1.40 lakh Cr
Feb 2022 1.33 lakh Cr
March 2022 1.42 lakh Cr
April 2022 1.68 lakh Cr
May 2022 1.41 lakh Cr
June 2022 1,44,616 Cr
July 2022 1,48,995 Cr
548. National Handloom Day is observed annually on which date?
Answer: 7th August
549. Name the lender that has tied up with Rupyy to provide paperless loans for used cars.
Answer: IndusInd Bank
550. InsuranceDekho has collaborated with ____________ to offer pet insurance.
Answer: Future Generali India Insurance
551. The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has restructured its Market Data
Advisory Committee (MDAC). The committee is chaired by _________.
Answer: S Sahoo
• The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has issued new norms on settlement
of running accounts of clients' funds lying with stock brokers. The new guidelines will be
effective from 1st October 2022.
• Recently, SEBI has constituted an expert group of Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs) to
boost overseas flows into the country. . K. V. Subramanian will chair the committee.

552. ______________ has topped among the Indian firms in the latest Global 500 ranking of top
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500 companies published by Fortune for the year 2022.
Answer: Life Insurance Corporation (LIC)
• The Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) has launched a new life insurance plan
named ‘Dhan Varsha’.
553. The world’s largest floating Solar Power Plant will be constructed in Madhya Pradesh. It
will be built on __________, near Omkareshwar Dam in Khandwa.
Answer: Narmada River
554. Which lender has become the first lender in India to list its payment gateway platform on
the new tax platform?
555. Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)
with the Roads & Highways Department of _______ for the emergency supply of petroleum
goods.
Answer: Bangladesh
• Bangladesh has signed an agreement with India to curb trans-border crimes.
556. ___________ has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Government of
Gujarat to establish IT and IT-enabled Services (ITeS) Park in Vadodara.
Answer: Larsen & Toubro Limited (L&T)
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of various
projects of the Shrimad Rajchandra Mission, Dharampur, in Valsad district, Gujarat.
• Gujarat has become the first state in India to launch a semiconductor policy "Gujarat
Semiconductor Policy 2022-2027”.
557. Which of the following has become the first 100 percent Landlord Major Port of India
having all berths being operated on the PPP model?

Answer: Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT)

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558. The __________ has unveiled two important initiatives: the e-AMRIT (Accelerated e-Mobility
Revolution for India's Transportation) mobile application to spread awareness on electric
mobility and the Report on Advanced Chemistry Cell Battery Reuse and Recycling Market in
India.
Answer: NITI Aayog
559. ____________ has been elected as the 15th President of India in the 16th Presidential
Election of 2022.
Answer: Droupadi Murmu
• National Democratic Alliance (NDA) candidate Jagdeep Dhankhar has recently

become the 14th Vice President of India.
560. Which of the following has won the 68th National Film Awards for 'Best Hindi Film'?
Answer: Toolsidas Junior
561. Which of the following has become the first private player to enter the highly-regulated
opium processing sector?
Answer: Bajaj Healthcare Limited
562. Which of the following has become the first Certified 'Har Ghar Jal' district in India?
Answer: Burhanpur (Madhya Pradesh)
563. The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has amended the Flag Code of India to allow the
tricolour to be displayed in open and on individual houses or buildings throughout the day
and night. Flag Code of India came into effect on which date?
Answer: 26th January 2002
564. In which Indian city a grand statue of Amar Shaheed Chandrashekhar Azad will be
installed?
Answer: Bhopal

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565. The Government of India (GoI) has set a target to raise the share of natural gas in the
energy mix to _________ in 2030 from 6.3 percent currently.
Answer: 15 percent
566. HDFC Securities Limited has tied up with _____________ to provide its clients with a demat
account and its broking or investment services.
Answer: Equitas Small Finance Bank
567. _____________ has launched a philately scholarship scheme Deen Dayal SPARSH Yojana
(Scholarship for Promotion of Aptitude & Research in Stamps as a Hobby) for generating
interest regarding Philately amongst students.
Answer: Department of Posts
568. Which nation will host the 2025 Women's ODI World Cup?
Answer: India
• India will host the 2025 Women's ODI World Cup, for the first time since 2013.
• Bangladesh will host the 2024 Women’s T20 World Cup, while the 2026 edition will be
held in England.
• Sri Lanka has secured hosting rights for the Women’s T20 Champions Trophy 2027,
provided it qualifies for the event.
569. Recently, Nokia has signed a five-year contract with which company for digital
transformation?
Answer: Wipro Ltd
570. Who has been crowned the title of Mrs India World 2022?
Answer: Sargam Kaushal from Jammu & Kashmir
• Aarya Walvekar, an Indian American teenager from Virginia, has been crowned
Miss India USA 2022.

571. Indian Railways has collaborated with __________ to boost its delivery services in India by
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transporting packages in more than 110 inter-city routes, ensuring one to 2-day delivery for
its customers.
Answer: Amazon India
572. Which lender has launched 'Empower Him', an industry-first, dedicated, male-centric
committee to improve the workplace environment?
Answer: Union Bank of India (UBI)
573. The state government of Assam has recently launched 'Mission Bhumiputra' to ________.
Answer: To issue digitalised caste certificates to students
574. Who has been appointed as the Principal Director General of the Press Information
Bureau (PIB)?
Answer: Satyendra Prakash
• Sujoy Lal Thaosen, DG of Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB), has recently assumed the
additional charge of the Director General of Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP).
• Vigilance Commissioner, Suresh N. Patel has been appointed as the new Central
Vigilance Commissioner (CVC).
• Rajarshi Gupta has been appointed as the Managing Director (MD) of ONGC
Videsh Limited (OVL).
• Ranjit Rath has been appointed as the new Chairman and Managing Director of Oil
India Limited (OIL).
• Union Government has recently appointed Piyush Goyal, a 1994 batch IAS officer
of the Nagaland cadre, as the new CEO of NATGRID (National Intelligence Grid).
Important Appointments of July
Attorney General K.K. Venugopal Government of India Article 76 of the

(AG) of India (15th AG of India) Indian
Constitution
provides for the
office of AG of
India.

Chief Executive Bill Ready Pinterest He has

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Officer (CEO) succeeded Ben
Silbermann.
Chief Minister (CM) Eknath Shinde Maharashtra The
Maharashtra
Legislative
Assembly has
288 seats.
Chairman and Sandeep Kumar GAIL (India) Limited He will replace
Managing Director Gupta Manoj Jain, who
(CMD) is scheduled to
retire on 31st
August 2022.
Chairman Bhanu Pratap Financial Services Institutions FSIB has
Sharma Bureau (FSIB) replaced the
Banks Board
Bureau (BBB).
President T. Raja Kumar Financial Action Task Force
(FATF)
Prime Minister Yair Lapid Israel He has
(PM) replaced Naftali
Benett.
Managing Director Asit Rath Aviva Life Insurance Company He will succeed
(MD) & Chief India Amit Malik.
Executive Officer
(CEO)
Force Commander Lt. General Mohan United Nations Mission in He has
Subramanian South Sudan (UNMISS) succeeded Lt
General
Shailesh
Tinaikar.
Union Minister of Smriti Irani Government of India She is serving
Minority Affairs as the Union
(Additional charge) Women and
Child
Development
Minister.
Union Minister of Jyotiraditya Scindia Government of India He is serving as
Steel the Union Civil
(Additional charge) Aviation
Minister.
Member of Ilaiyaraaja (Tamil Government of India Rajya Sabha
Parliament Nadu); P T Usha now has nine

(Rajya Sabha) (Kerala); V nominated

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Vijayendra Prasad members out
(Telangana); and of 12
Veerendra Heggade members.
(Karnataka)
Supreme Court Ketanji Brown USA She is the first
Justice Jackson Black woman to
join US
Supreme Court
bench.
Chief Secretary Vijay Kumar Janjua Punjab
President Suranjan Das Association of Indian

Universities (AIU)
High Commissioner Mustafizur Rahman Bangladesh
President R Dinesh Confederation of Indian Sanjiv Puri has
Designate Industry (CII) been elected
the Vice
President of CII
for 2022-23.
India’s Sherpa Amitabh Kant Group of Twenty (G20) He has
replaced Piyush
Goyal, Union
Minister for
Commerce &
Industry.
President Yashpal Sharma Air Cargo Forum India (ACFI) He has
succeeded
Cyrus Katgara.
MD & CEO Paritosh Tripathi SBI General Insurance He has
succeeded PC
Kandpal.
Deputy Election R.K. Gupta Election Commission of India
Commissioner (ECI)
MD & CEO Pratik Pota Eureka Forbes
CMD Madhulika Bhaskar New India Assurance She has

Company Ltd (NIACL) succeeded Atul
Sahai.
Chief Secretary R.D. Dhiman Himachal Pradesh
Director (Technical) V K Singh REC Limited
Whole-time Jayanti Prasad Insolvency and Bankruptcy
Member Board of India (IBBI)

Managing Director Brijesh Gupta RattanIndia Power Limited

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MD & CEO Ashish Chauhan National Stock Exchange (NSE) He has
succeeded
Vikram Limaye.
Governor La Ganesan West Bengal He is serving as
(additional charge) the Governor of
Manipur.
Member Raj Shukla Union Public Service
Commission (UPSC)
Ethics Officer and Vineet Saran Board of Control for Cricket in
Ombudsman India (BCCI)
President Ranil Sri Lanka
Wickremesinghe
Prime Minister Dinesh Sri Lanka
Gunawardena
MD Rajarshi Gupta ONGC Videsh LImited He has
succeeded Alok
Gupta.
President Droupadi Murmu India She is the first
tribal woman
and second
Indian woman
to be elected
President of
India.
MD Vinayak Pai Tata Projects
Representative of Ennarasu International Association of
India Karunesan Ports and Harbors (IAPH)
Prime Minister Ahmad Nawaf Al- Kuwait
Ahmad Al-Sabah
CEO Akshaya Moondra Vodafone Idea He will succeed
Ravinder
Takkar.
CEO Nakul Jain Paytm Payments Services Ltd He has
(PPSL) succeeded
Praveen
Sharma.
Chief Economist Indermit Gill World Bank
and Senior Vice
President
MD Sandeep Bharti NDDB MRIDA Limited

President Bajram Begaj Albania He has

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succeeded Ilir
Meta.
MD & CEO Ashok Gautam India International Bullion
Exchange (IIBX)
High Commissioner Pranay Kumar Bangaldesh
Verma
Ambassador Sandeep Arya Vietnam
Additional Director Ravi Kishan Takkar LIC Housing Finance Ltd (LIC
(Independent) HFL)
575. Tata Power, in collaboration with Ela Foundation, has released the fourth book in a series
on 'Amphibians of the Northern Western Ghats'. The book has been authored by _________.
Answer: Dr. Satish Pande
576. The Ministry of Steel has recently constituted an Advisory Committee for Secondary
Steel Sector. The committee will be headed by ___________.
Answer: Jyotiraditya Scindia
577. The Government of India (GoI) has constituted a task force to monitor the monkeypox
virus situation in the nation. The task force will be headed by who among the following?
Answer: Dr. VK Paul
578. SpaceX has launched 'Danuri', the first moon mission of which country?
Answer: South Korea
579. Income Tax Day is observed annually across India on which date?
Answer: 24th July
National Broadcasting 23rd July

Day

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World Drowning 25th July Do One Thing-to Prevent The day was first
Prevention Day Drowning observed in 2021.
World In Vitro Fertilization 25th July The day is observed to
Day commemorate the birth
of Louise Joy Brown, the
World’s first IVF baby.
Kargil Vijay Diwas 26th July The day marks victory in
Operation Vijay in 1999.
International Day for the 26th July
Conservation of the
Mangrove Ecosystem
World Hepatitis Day 28th July Bringing Hepatitis Care
Closer to You
World Nature 28th July Living Sustainably in
Conservation Day Harmony with Nature
International Tiger Day 29th July
World Day Against 30th July Use and Abuse of
Trafficking in Persons Technology
International Friendship 30th July
Day
World Ranger Day 31st July
580. India has recently added 11 more wetlands to the list of Ramsar sites to make total
_________ Ramsar sites covering an area of 13,26,677 ha in the country in the 75th year of
Independence.
Answer: 75
• Tamil Nadu has maximum number of Ramsar sites (14), followed by Uttar Pradesh
which has 10 Ramsar sites.
581. In which state Asia's largest Compressed Biogas (CBG) plant has recently commenced its
commercial production?
Answer: Punjab
582. The Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA) has launched a mascot for empowering
consumers and generating awareness towards their rights. What is the name of the mascot?

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Answer: Jagriti
583. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and which country's central bank have agreed to expand
cooperation in payment systems, digital financial innovation, and anti-money laundering,
and combating the financing of terrorism (AML-CFT)?
Answer: Indonesia
584. Who has won the women’s singles title at the 2022 Singapore Open?
Answer: P.V. Sindhu (India)
585. Which state has recently (July 2022) launched the e-FIR service?
Answer: Uttarakhand
586. Who is the author of the book titled “The Dharma of Justice in the Sanskrit Epics”?
Answer: Ruth Vanita
587. Which of the following telescope has captured the distinct signature of water, along with
evidence for clouds and haze, in the atmosphere surrounding a hot, puffy gas giant planet
orbiting a distant Sun-like star?
Answer: James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)
588. The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has approved the appointment of
Ashish Kumar Chauhan as the MD and CEO of the _____________.
Answer: National Stock Exchange (NSE).
589. Which lender has launched its new online tax payment service in association with the
Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT)?
590. As per the latest Expat Insider Rankings 2022, ______ has topped the ranking while India
has been ranked ______ among the 52 countries.

Answer: Mexico; 36th

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591. Ben Stokes has recently announced his retirement from ODI cricket. He is associated with
which country’s national cricket team?
Answer: England
592. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has conducted the fifth round of the Survey on
Remittances for the year 2020-21. As per the survey, the share of remittances from the Gulf
Cooperation Council (GCC) region to India have declined from more than 50 percent in 2016-
17 to around _______ in 2020-21.
Answer: 30%
593. Union Minister of State Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions Jitendra Singh has
launched the first unique model to standardize Civil Service training institutions. What is the
name of the model?
Answer: National Standards for Civil Service Training Institutions” (NSCSTI)
594. As per the Henley Passport Index 2022, the ___________ passport is the world's most
powerful passport. Indian passport has been ranked 87th in the index.
Answer: Japanese
595. Which state's Wildlife Department has launched the first-ever survey of blackbucks on the
Godavari Islands?
596. In July 2022, DBS Bank India has collaborated with which insurance company to provide
life insurance solutions to its customers?
Answer: DBS Bank India

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597. Standard Chartered Bank has recently (July 2022) launched a co-branded credit card in
association with which online travel tech platform?
Answer: EaseMyTrip
598. Which of the following has become the first state in India to connect all registered
commercial vehicles equipped with Vehicle Location Tracking Device (VLTD) with Emergency
Response Support System (ERSS)?
599. Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has launched ______ newly-developed Artificial
Intelligence (AI)-Enabled Military products during the first 'AI in Defence' (AIDef) symposium
and exhibition.
Answer: 75
600. The Financial Services Institutions Bureau (FSIB) has recommended Rajkiran Rai G, a
former Managing Director (MD) of the Union Bank of India, for the position of MD at NaBFID.
What does acronym ‘NaBFID’ stand for?
Answer: National Bank for Financing Infrastructure and Development (NaBFID).
601. The State Bank of India (SBI) has received approval from its Board of Directors to issue
bonds to raise up to _______ in Basel III bonds in FY23.
Answer: Rs.11, 000 crore
602. Union Government has launched the “JMI" logo to act as a certification of authenticity for
which of the following products?
Answer: Jute Products (Jute Mark India)
603. What is the theme of World Brain Day 2022?
Answer: Brain Health for All

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International Justice
Nelson Mandela 18th July Do what you can, with what
International Day you have, where you are
World Chess Day 20th July
International Moon Day 20th July Lunar Exploration The year 2022 marks
Coordination & the observance of the
Sustainability first International
Moon Day.
World Brain Day 22nd July Brain Health for All
Pi Approximation Day 22nd July
604. Which of the following state has appointed Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu India as a
consultant to make the state a USD 1 trillion economy?
• The government of Uttar Pradesh has launched the “Pandit Deen Dayal
Upadhyaya State Employees Cashless Medical Scheme”.
• The Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Narendra Singh Tomar, has
laid the foundation stone of the Indo-Israel Centre of Excellence (CoE) for
Vegetables in Chandauli, Uttar Pradesh.
605. Union Home Minister Amit Shah has participated in the National Conference on 'Drug
Trafficking and National Security' held at which place?
Answer: Chandigarh
606. Which state government has inked a tripartite Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with
NITI Aayog and Reach to Teach organization for school education transformation?
Answer: Arunachal Pradesh
• The Government of Arunachal Pradesh has named the under-construction

Greenfield airport in the state capital as "Donyi Polo Airport".
• The Border Road Organization (BRO) has planned to construct a first-of-its-kind
pilot road stretch in the Arunachal Pradesh border area using steel slag.
607. A book titled “The Light We Carry” is written by ________.

Answer: Michelle Obama

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Books & Authors
Book Author Remark
The Life and Times of George Rahul Ramagundam

Fernandes
Ganga: Reimagining Puskal Upadhyay and Rajiv Published by Rupa
Rejuvenating Reconnecting Ranjan Mishra Publications India
The McMahon line: A century of General JJ Singh
discord
Getting the Bread: The Gen-Z Prarthna Batra
Way to Success
Mind Master: Winning Lessons Viswanathan Anand Published by Hachette India
From A Champion's Life (co-authored by sports
journalist Susan Ninan)
The Dharma of Justice in the Ruth Vanita Published by Oxford
Sanskrit Epics University Press
The Architect of the New BJP: Ajay Singh Published by Penguin eBury
How Narendra Modi Press
Transformed the Party
The Resilient Entrepreneur - Dhruti Shah
Strategies to set you up for
Success
Beyond the Misty Veil, Temple Aradhana Johri
Tales of Uttarakhand
In the Shadow of a Legend: Faisal Farooqui
Dilip Kumar
The Light We Carry Michelle Obama Published by Random
House Publishing
Journey of a Nation : 75 years Sanjaya Baru Published by Rupa
of Indian Economy Publications
Putin: His Life and Times Philip Short It is the biography of the
Russian President Vladimir
Putin
Bibi: My Story Benjamin Netanyahu
NETAJI: Subhas Chandra Bose's Krishna Bose Translated to English from

Life, Politics and Struggle Bengali by Sumantra Bose

Sing, Dance and Pray: The Hindol Sengupta

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Inspirational Story of Srila
Prabhupada Founder-Acharya
of ISKCON
Bravo Yadav-Journey of Deepak Singh
Honorary Captain Subedar
Yogendra Singh Yadav India’s
Youngest Param Vir Chakra
Recipient
Modi@20: Dreams Meet Dr Bharat Barai
Delivery
Do Different: The Untold Dhoni Amit Sinha & Joy Published by India Viking
Bhattacharjya
How China Sees India and the Shyam Saran
World
Indians at Herod's Gate: A Navtej Sarna
Jerusalem Tale
India’s Economy from Nehru to Pulapre Balakrishnan
Modi: A Brief History
608. Reliance New Energy Limited, Ola Electric Mobility Private Limited, and Rajesh Exports
Limited have signed the Program Agreement under Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme
to build a total of ___________ for Advanced Chemistry Cell (ACC) Battery Storage.
Answer: 50 Gigawatt hours (Gwh)
609. BOB Financial Solutions Limited has launched the mobile application ‘bobcard’ in
collaboration with which of the following?
Answer: IBM
610. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of multiple
projects of Sabar Dairy at Gadhoda Chowki, Sabarkantha in Gujarat. These projects cost
worth more than __________.
Answer: Rs 1,000 crores
611. Ahmedabad city and the state of ___________ have been featured on TIME Magazine's List
of World's Greatest Places of 2022.
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• The state government of Kerala has launched “Lucky Bill App” with an aim to
curb Goods and Service Tax (GST) evasion.
612. Recently, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) has set a target of Rs.1.75 lakh crores in defence
production by 2025, which includes the exports of _______.
Answer: Rs. 35,000 crore
613. Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) has launched the Knowledge Portal for
Khadi to provide design directions to the Khadi institutions. Who is the CEO of KVIC?
Answer: Preeta Verma
614. Which bank has been awarded the Best Performing Bank Award in Tamil Nadu for the FY
2021-22 under the SHG Bank Linkage Programme category from NABARD?
Answer: Indian Bank
615. Which of the following has become the first private sector lender to be fully integrated
with the new income tax portal?
Answer: Kotak Mahindra Bank
• Yes Bank has signed a binding term sheet with JCF ARC LLC and JC Flowers Asset
Reconstruction for strategic partnership in relation to the sale of identified
stressed loans of the bank.
616. The Department of Consumer Affairs (DoCA) has formed a committee to develop a
comprehensive framework on the 'Right to Repair'. Who among the following will head the
committee?
Answer: Nidhi Khare
• The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has set up an apex committee to conduct

performance and efficiency audits of capital procurements, logistics, inventory, and
maintenance of assets of the armed forces. The committee will be headed by the
Defence Secretary (Presently, Ajay Kumar, IAS).

617. In National e-Governance Service Delivery Assessment, the website of which Union
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Ministry of India has been ranked first?
Answer: Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA)
618. The Ministry of Women and Child Development has issued detailed guidelines for the
‘Mission Shakti' scheme. The norms of ‘Mission Shakti’ will be applicable with effect from
__________.
Answer: 1st April 2022
619. ___________ has been recognized as the 'World's Best SME Bank’ by Euromoney for the
second time since 2018.
Answer: DBS Bank
620. Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) in association with which
lender has launched a digital platform that allows customers to open National Pension
System (NPS) accounts using mobile phones?
Answer: Bank of India (BOI)
621. ___________ in Uttar Pradesh has been named the first “Cultural and Tourism Capital” of
the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO)” for 2022-23.
Answer: Varanasi
622. India’s first underwater metro train in Kolkata under the ____________ for establishing metro
connectivity between Howrah and Kolkata is underway and will be made fully functional by
2023.
Answer: Hooghly River
623. IRDAI has constituted the two task forces to resolve issues between insurers and re-
insurers. Who among the following will head the task force for the life insurance sector?
Answer: Naveen Tahilyani
624. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has officially inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of
various development projects worth more than Rs. _____________ at Deoghar in Jharkhand.

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Answer: 16,800 crore
625. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated 'Shatabdi Smriti Stambh’ which has
been built to commemorate 100 years of _____________.
Answer: Bihar Vidhan Sabha
626. Bengaluru-based ____________ has launched India’s first indigenously developed lithium-ion
cell 'NMC 2170'.
Answer: Ola Electric
627. The ______________ has released the 16th edition of the Global Gender Gap (GGG) Index
2022.
Answer: World Economic Forum (WEF)
• Iceland has retained its position as the world’s most gender-equal country, followed by
Finland, and Norway.
• Afghanistan is the worst-performing country in the report.
• India has secured 135th position out of 146 countries.
628. Who among the following has won the 2022 Austrian Grand Prix?
Answer: Charles Leclerc (Monaco)
• Max Verstappen has won the 2022 French Grand Prix.

• Red Bull’s Max Verstappen (Netherlands) has won the Formula One (F1) 2022
Hungarian Grand Prix.
• Max Verstappen has won the 2022 Spanish Grand Prix.
• Max Verstappen has won the first edition of the Formula 1 Miami Grand Prix 2022
• Netherlands Red Bull driver Max Verstappen has won the first edition of the
Formula 1 Miami Grand Prix 2022
• Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc has won the F1 Australian Grand Prix 2022.
• Red Bull's Sergio Perez (Mexico) has won the 2022 F1 Monaco Grand Prix title
• Red Bull’s Max Verstappen (Belgium-Dutch) has won the Azerbaijan Formula One
Grand Prix 2022
• Red Bull’s Max Verstappen (Netherlands) has won his 6th Formula One (F1)
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629. Which airport is being constructed as India's first carbon-neutral airport?
Answer: Leh airport
630. To launch the first sports city in the metaverse, which Indian cricketer has collaborated
with Web3 fintech startup, Bliv.Club, and WIOM?
Answer: Shikhar Dhawan
631. Which of the following has become the first state to implement the New Education Policy
(NEP) at pre-primary levels?
Answer: Uttarakhand
632. “Learn while you Earn” is an initiative of _________.
Answer: National Payments Corporation of India
633. Which Union Ministry of India has established a three-member commission for the
delimitation of municipal wards in Delhi?
Answer: Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA)
634. Who has won the Mrs. Universe Divine Title?
Answer: Pallavi Singh (India)
635. Name the state/ UT that has launched the 'SAH-BHAGITA' scheme.
Answer: Delhi
636. 'Mind Master' is the autobiography of who among the following Indian personality?
Answer: Viswanathan Anand
637. Amitabh Kant has been appointed as India’s Sherpa for the Group of Twenty (G20). He has
replaced __________.

Answer: Piyush Goyal

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638. Gita Gopinath has become the ________ Indian to feature on the “wall of former chief
economists” of the International Monetary Fund (IMF)?
Answer: 2nd
639. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated 'Akhil Bhartiya Shiksha Samagam' on the
implementation of the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 in which Indian city?
Answer: Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
640. The National Monuments Authority (NMA) in a report called for the Mangarh Hillock in
________ to be designated as a national monument in honour of 1500 Bhil tribal freedom
fighters.
Answer: Rajasthan
• Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has unveiled the statue of “Veer Durgadas
Rathore”, a symbol of courage, valour and devotion to self, at Salwa Kalan near
Jodhpur, Rajasthan.
641. Union Home Minister Amit Shah has virtually unveiled the ‘Statue of Peace’ of ___________
in Srinagar, located in a temple in the Sonwar region.
Answer: Swami Ramanujacharya
642. Kharchi Festival, also known as the 'Festival of 14 Gods', is observed annually in which
state?
Answer: Tripur
643. __________ has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Indian Air Force
to offer a defence service salary package with best-in-class benefits and features under its
‘Power Salute’ initiative.
Answer: Axis Bank

644. The Karnataka Digital Economy Mission (KDEM) has signed a Memorandum of
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Understanding (MoU) with which lender to open India’s first branch for startups?
Answer: State Bank of India
645. The ___________ has approved the establishment of an 'Interim Operational Hub' in Abu
Dhabi.
Answer: Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)
646. Recently, India has become a ________ country to join Interpol's international child sexual
exploitation (ICSE) database.
Answer: 68th
647. To eliminate ________ in India by 2025, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been
signed between the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and the Ministry of Panchayati Raj.
Answer: Tuberculosis
648. Which of the following has become the first railway station in India to be equipped with
Augmented Reality (AR) screens?
Answer: Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) in Mumbai
649. When is World Population Day observed annually?
Answer: 11th July
Important Date/Month Theme for 2022 Remark

Day
National 1st July The day commemorate the
Chartered foundation of the Institute of
Accountants Chartered Accountants of India
Day (ICAI) on 1st July 1949.
Goods and 1st July Goods and Services Tax (GST)
Services Tax was launched on 1st July 2017.
(GST) day

National 1st July Family Doctors on the Front The day commemorate the birth
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Doctor’s Day Line anniversary of Dr Bidhan
Chandra Roy.
International 2nd July The day was first observed in
Sports 1994.
Journalists
Day
International First Cooperatives Build a Better
Day of Saturday of World
Cooperatives July
(2022: 2nd
July)
World 2nd July
Unidentified
Flying
Objects (UFO)
Day
International 3rd July The day was first observed in
Plastic Bag 2008.
Free Day
World 6th July
Zoonoses
Day
World 7th July The day was first observed in
Chocolate 2009.
Day
World 7th July Kiswahili for peace and Kiswahili language is widely
Kiswahili prosperity spoken in Africa and sub-
Language Saharan Africa.
Day
National 9th July The day commemorate the
Students Day foundation of Akhil Bharatiya
Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), a
student organization.
National Fish 10th July The day was first observed in
Farmers Day 2001.
World 11th July A world of 8 billion: Towards a The day was first observed in
Population resilient future for all – 1990.
Day Harnessing opportunities and
ensuring rights and choices
for all

International 12th July The day celebrates the birth

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Malala Day anniversary of the Nobel
Laureate Malala Yousafzai, who
works for women's right to
education across the globe.
World Paper 12th July
Bag Day
World Youth 15th July Transforming youth skills for The day was first observed in
Skills Day the future 2015.
650. Brijendra K Syngal, former Chairman of Videsh Sanchar Nigam Ltd (VSNL), has recently
passed away at the age of 82. He was known as the _____________.
Answer: Father of the Indian Internet.
• Renowned archaeologist, and art expert Dr Enamul Haque has recently passed
away in Dhaka
• Former President of Angola Jose Eduardo dos Santos has recently passed away in
Barcelona, Spain.
• Renowned American actor James Edmund Caan has recently passed away in
California, the USA. He is best known for playing the Sonny Corleone character in
“The Godfather’ film.
• The veteran Malayalam actor and filmmaker Pratap Pothen has recently passed
away in Chennai.
Deceased Person Associated Field Remark

Peter Brook Film & Theatre Director Padma Shri (2021)
(UK)
Tarun Majumdar Film Director Padma Shri (1990)
(Bengali)
Ambika Rao Actress and Assistant director
(Malayalam)
EN Sudhir Football
Narendra Singh Politician
(Bihar)
P.P. Gopinathan Nair Freedom Fighter Padma Shri (2016)
Mohammad Barkindo Politician He served as the Secretary-
(Nigeria) General of the Organization of
Petroleum Exporting Countries
(OPEC)

Jose Eduardo dos Politician Former President of Angola

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Santos
Luis Echeverria Alvarez Politician Former President of Mexico
James Edmund Caan American Actor He is best known for playing
the Sonny Corleone character
in “The Godfather’ film.
Avdhash Kaushal Social Worker Padma Shri (1986)
Barry Sinclair New Zealand Cricketer
Monty Norman British composer He was the man behind the
iconic James Bond theme.
Shinzo Abe Politician Padma Vibhushan (2021)
(former PM of Japan) Netaji Award (January 2022)
Brijendra K Syngal Businessman Known as the Father of the
Indian Internet
Enamul Haque Archaeologist Padma Shri (2020)
Pratap Pothen Actor and filmmaker
(Malayalam)
Nirmal Singh Kahlon Politician Former Speaker of Punjab
Dr Ajay Parida Biologist & Researcher Padma Shri (2014)
Bhupinder Singh Ghazal singer
Achuthan Kudallur Artist
(Abstract paintings)
William David Trimble Politician
(Northern Ireland)
Anant Yashwant Khare Writer
(Marathi)
Paul Sorvino Actor
(USA)
Atulananda Goswami Writer Sahitya Academy Award (2006)
(Assam) for his novel ‘Seneh Jorir
Ganthi’
Bob Rafelson Film Director, Writer, and Producer
(USA)
Sushovan Banerjee Doctor Known as 'One Rupee Doctor’
Padma Shri (2020)
James Lovelock Environmentalist & Scientist Proposed ‘Gaia hypothesis’ in
(British) 1972.
Balwinder Safri Singer
(Punjabi)

651. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed between Hindustan

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Aeronautics (HAL) and Safran Helicopter Engines, based in ________, to create a new joint
venture (JV) to manufacture helicopter engines.
Answer: France
652. Union Ministry of Tribal Affairs has launched the 2nd phase of the GOAL 2.0 program in
collaboration with Meta. What does 'GOAL' stand for?
Answer: Going Online As Leaders
653. Which of the following Indian city has been renamed 'Sambhajinagar' recently?
Answer: Aurangabad
654. What is the rank of India in the Global Startup Ecosystem Index (GSEI) 2022?
Answer: 19th
655. National Doctor’s Day is observed annually on 1st July. The day commemorates the birth
anniversary of which of the following Indian personality?
Answer: Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy
656. Which state has launched the ‘Naari Ko Naman’ scheme?
657. Who has been conferred with the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) Quality Ratna
Award 2021?
Answer: Ashok Soota
658. Which Union Ministry of India administers the Prime Minister Employment Generation
Programme (PMEGP)?
Answer: Ministry of Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises
659. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has recently approved the
establishment of FSIB in place of the Banks Board Bureau (BBB). What does 'FSIB' stand for?

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Answer: Financial Services Institutions Bureau (FSIB)
660. Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC) has organized a three-day “Grand
Hackathon” in collaboration with which lnstitution?
Answer: National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD)
661. Which of the following has become the first state in India to connect One District One
Product (ODOP) mart with the Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC) platform?
662. Which state/UT has set up an oxygen generation plant in collaboration with the United
Nations Development Programme (UNDP) India?
Answer: Delhi
663. International Day of Yoga is observed annually on 21 June. What is the theme of
International Yoga Day 2022?
Answer: Yoga for Humanity
664. India's first 'Flow Chemistry Technology Hub' has been set up in which city in India?
Answer: Hyderabad
• India's first organic waste-powered EV charging station has been set up in Mumbai.
• India's first Centre of Excellence for Khadi (CoEK) has been set up in New Delhi.
665. Bhutan has been ranked ______ in the World Press Freedom Index 2022.
Answer: 33rd

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• The Paris-based Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has released its 20th edition of the
World Press Freedom Index (WPFI) 2022.
• India has been ranked 150th in the Index.
• The index has been topped by Norway. North Korea remained at the bottom of
the index.
• The index placed China at 175th position, Pakistan at 157th position, Sri Lanka
146th, Bangladesh 162nd and Myanmar at 176th position.
666. Which team has won the 75th Santosh Trophy 2022?
Answer: Kerala
667. Recently, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a new initiative named 'Amrit Sarovar
Mission'. The initiative aims to develop and rejuvenate ____________ water bodies in each
district of the country.
Answer: 75

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Answer: Grid Controller of India Limited (Grid-India)

Answer: Birsa Munda

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Answer: Table Tennis

Answer: Andhra Pradesh

Answer: Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh

Answer: Union Vyom

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Vande Bharat Express Trains:

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22. Switzerland Tourism has appointed _________ as the 'Friendship Ambassador'.

Answer: Neeraj Chopra

Answer: Maulana Abul Kalam Azad

Theme 2022: “Changing Course, Transforming Education”

Answer: Chief Economic Adviser (CEA) (Current CEA: V. Anantha Nageswaran)

Answer: Uttar Pradesh

Answer: Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs

Answer: 239.16 billion cubic meters (BCM)

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Answer: IIT Bombay

Answer: USD 1 billion

Answer: Max Life Insurance

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37. To develop an Indigenous Communication-based Train Control System (i-CBTC), Bharat

Answer: Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI)

Answer: Subhash Babu

41. Which state of India has launched ‘Handicraft Policy 2022’?

Answer: Justice (retd) Rituraj Awasthi

43. What is the theme of India’s G20 Presidency 2023?

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Answer: Wangala Festival

Answer: Belgium and the Netherlands

Answer: Nari Samman

Answer: Reliance Industries

Answer: Pramod Bhagat

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Answer: Himachal Pradesh

Answer: Aadhar Mitra

Answer: MUFG Bank

58. Who is the CEO of Twitter?

Answer: Elon Musk

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Answer: Sanjay Malhotra

Answer: Himachal Pradesh

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