Current Affairs MCQs October-2022

1.

World Savings Day is celebrated on which date?

a) 28 October

b) 29 October

c) 30 October

d) 31 October


Ans: D - 31 October

  • World Savings Day is celebrated every year on 31 October.
  • The day is marked across the world to encourage the idea of ​​saving money and to restore public confidence in banks.

  • Theme of 2022 - 'Saving prepares you for the future'
2.

World Cities Day is observed on which date?

a) 28 October

b) 29 October

c) 30 October

d) 31 October


Ans: D - 31 October

  • World Cities Day is celebrated every year on 31 October.
  • On December 27, 2013, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) established World Cities Day through a resolution.
  • This day was first celebrated in 2014.

  • This year's global observance is planned in Shanghai, China under the theme 'Act Local to Go Global'.
3.

Which has become the first Indian company to post earnings call proceedings on Metaverse?

a) Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited

b) Bharti Airtel

c) Mahindra & Mahindra Limited

d) Reliance Industries Limited


Ans: D - Reliance Industries Limited

  • Reliance Industries Limited has posted the proceedings of its Q2 FY 2022-23 earnings call on Metaverse.
  • The RIL Metaverse was created in partnership with GMetri, a no-code metaverse creation platform.

  • The Metaverse is a virtual world where people interact through their digital avatars.
4.

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has won the presidential election of which country?

a) Brazil

b) France

c) Italy

d) Germany


Ans: A - Brazil

  • Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will be the new President of Brazil.
  • He defeated President Bolsonaro in the election.
  • Lula will become the 39th President of Brazil on January 1, 2023, after serving as the country's 35th President from 2003 to 2010.

  • In this election, Bolsonaro got 49 percent of the vote, while Lula da Silva got 50.9 percent of the vote.
5.

What is the objective of Green Income Tax launched on the occasion of National Integration Day?

a) Levying tax on cutting trees

b) Increasing the area of ​​​​greenery

c) Levying tax on agricultural income

d) None of these


Ans: B - Increasing the area of ​​​​greenery

  • The Income Tax Department has launched Green Income Tax on the occasion of National Integration Day.
  • Its purpose is to increase the area of ​​​​greenery and to expand small forests.

  • Under this, the Income Tax Department has to expand the green areas by planting trees and creating small forests.
6.

The birth anniversary of which leader on 31st October is celebrated as National Unity Day?

a) Mahatma Gandhi

b) Bhim Rao Ambedkar

c) Vallabhbhai Patel

d) Jawaharlal Nehru


Ans: C - Vallabhbhai Patel

  • The birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, the architect of modern India, is celebrated as Rashtriya Ekta Diwas.
  • In the year 2022, the 147th birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, the architect of modern India, Iron Man, has been celebrated on 31st October.
  • He was born on 31 October 1875 in Nadiad, Gujarat.

  • He was the first Home Minister and Deputy Prime Minister of independent India.
7.

Which birth anniversary of physicist Homi Jehangir Bhabha is celebrated on 30th October?

a) 113th

b) 123rd

c) 115th

d) 117th


Ans: A - 113th

  • The 113rd birth anniversary of Indian nuclear physicist Homi Jehangir Bhabha has been celebrated on 30 October.
  • He was born on 30 October 1909 in Bombay, Bombay Presidency, British India (now Mumbai, Maharashtra, India).
  • Homi J Bhabha was the founding director and professor of physics at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR).

  • He was also the founding director of the Atomic Energy Establishment, Trombay (AEET).
8.

Who has won the title of Sultan Johor Cup hockey tournament?

a) Australia

b) India

c) Malaysia

d) South Korea


Ans: B - India

  • India's under-21 men's hockey team defeated Australia in the final of the Sultan Johor Cup hockey tournament in Malaysia to clinch the title.
  • Sharda Nand Tiwary was declared player of the match.

  • Earlier, India had won this title in 2013 and 2014.