GK TODAY

Question 1

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

Answer 1

UNESCO

Question 2

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

Answer 2

80%

Question 3

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

Answer 3

Google

Question 4

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

Answer 4

Uttarakhand

Question 5

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

Answer 5

Indore

Question 6

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

Answer 6

October 1

Question 7

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

Answer 7

Malaria

Question 8

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

Answer 8

India

Question 9

Swachh Bharat Diwas is celebrated on which date in India?

Answer 9

October 2

Question 10

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

Answer 10

Akash Tripathi

Question 11

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

Answer 11

UK

Question 12

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

Answer 12

New Delhi

Question 13

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

Answer 13

69%

Question 14

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

Answer 14

Anil Agarwal

Question 15

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

Answer 15

Ahemdabad

Question 16

Which country is the host of the Commonwealth Games 2026?

Answer 16

Australia

Question 17

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

Answer 17

6.5 %

Question 18

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

Answer 18

Gambia

Question 19

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

Answer 19

Yunqing Tang

Question 20

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

Answer 20

Tamil Nadu

Question 21

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

Answer 21

RBI

Question 22

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

Answer 22

New Zealand

Question 23

World Smile Day is observed in which month every year?

Answer 23

October

Question 24

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

Answer 24

World Bank

Question 25

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

Answer 25

India

Question 26

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

Answer 26

Harmanpreet Singh

Question 27

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

Answer 27

Gujarat

Question 28

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

Answer 28

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

Question 29

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

Answer 29

‘World Cotton Day’ is celebrated on October 7

Question 30

World Post Day 2022

Answer 30

The World Post Day is celebrated every year on October 9

Question 31

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

Answer 31

47

Question 32

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

Answer 32

Arihant

Question 33

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

Answer 33

VINCOV-19

Question 34

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

Answer 34

5

Question 35

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

Answer 35

PSLV

Question 36

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

Answer 36

Padmaja Reddy

Question 37

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

Answer 37

Bharati Das

Question 38

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

Answer 38

India