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Important Sports Current Affairs
94th OSCAR Awards 2022
Best Actor in a leading Role Will Smith King Richard
Best Actress in a Leading Role Jessica Chastain The Eyes of Tammy Faye
Best Picture CODA
Best International Feature Film Drive My Car
Best Directing Jane Campion The Power of the Dog
sangita kalanidhi awards

Year Recipient Field
2022 Lalgudi GJR Krishnan and Lalgudi Vijayalakshmi Violinists
2021 Thiruvarur Bakthavathsalam Mridangam player
2020 Neyveli Santhanagopalan Vocalist, Composer
64th annual Grammy Awards

Album of the Year ‘We Are’ by Jon Batiste
Record of the Year ‘Leave the door open’ by Bruno Mars and Anderson Paak
Best New Artist Olivia Rodrigo
Best Rap Album Tyler, the Creator for “Call Me If You Get Lost,”
Song of the Year “Leave the Door Open,” by Super-duo Silk Soni (Brandon
Anderson, Christopher Brody Brown, Dernst Emile II and Bruno Mars)

Best Country Song “Cold” by Chris Stapleton
75th cannes film festival
Palme d’Or: Triangle of Sadness by Ruben Östlund
Grand Prix: Stars at Noon, directed by Claire Denis and Close by Lukas Dhont
Best Director: Park Chan-wook for Decision to Leave

Best Actor: Song Kang-ho for Broker
Best Actress: Zar Amir Ebrahimi for Holy Spider
Pulitzer Prize 2022

History Covered with Night by Nicole Eustace
Poetry frank: sonnets by Diane Seuss
Cuba: An American History by Ada Ferrer

Fiction The Netanyahus: An Account of a Minor and Ultimately Even
Negligible Episode in the History of a Very Famous Family by Joshua Cohen

Music Voiceless Mass by Raven Chacon
Drama Fat Ham by James Ijames
75th Bafta Award 2022

Best Film The Power of the Dog (Jane Campion)
Best Director Jane Campion (The Power of the Dog)
Best Actress in Leading Role Joanna Scanlan (After Love)

Best Actor in Leading Role Will Smith (King Richard)
Best Documentary Summer of Soul (Or, When The Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
List of the winners of IIFA 2022:
○ Best Actor (Male): Vicky Kaushal (Sardar Udham)
○ Best Actor (Female): Kriti Sanon (Mimi)
○ Best Director: Vishnuvaradhan (Shershaah)
○ Best Film: Shershaah
○ Best Playback Singer Female: Asees Kaur for ‘Raataan Lambiyan’, (Shershaah)
○ Best Playback Singer Male: Jubin Nautiyal for song ‘Raataan Lambiyan’, (Shershaah)
○ Best Lyrics: Kausar Munir for ‘Lehra Do’, 83
○ Best Music Direction: A R Rahman for Atrangi Re and Jasleen Royal, Javed-Mohsin,
Vikram Montrose, B Praak, Jaani for Shershaah
○ Best Male Debut: Ahan Shetty (Tadap)
○ Best Female Debut: Sharvari Wagh (Bunty Aur Babli 2)
○ Best Story Adapted: Kabir Khan, Sanjay Puran Singh Chauhan for 83
○ Best Original Story: Ludo by Anurag Basu
○ Best Supporting Actor Female: Sai Tamhankar (Mimi)
○ Best Supporting Actor Male: Pankaj Tripathi (Ludo)
FULL LIST OF WINNERS AT 2022 CANNES FILM FESTIVAL

● Palme d'Or - Triangle of Sadness
● Grand Prix - Close and Stars at Noon (shared)
● Jury Prize - The Eight Mountains and EO (shared)
● Best Director - Park Chan-wook (Decision to Leave)
● Best Actor - Song Kang Ho (Broker)
● Best Actress - Zar Amir Ebrahimi (Holy Spider)
● Best Screenplay - Tarik Saleh (Boy from Heaven)
● Camera d’Or - War Pony
● Jury Special Award - Tori and Lokita
● L'Oeil d'Or - All That Breathes
● Jury Special Award (documentary) - Mariupolis 2
Filmfare Awards(current Affairs)

 79th Golden Globe Awards – 2022
 Best Film (Drama) – The Power of the Dog
 Best Actress (Drama) – Nickole Kidman (Being the Ricardos)
 Best Actor (Drama) – will Smith (King Richards)
 Best director – Jane Champion (The Power of the Dog)
 Best Film (Music/Comedy) – West Side Story
 Best TV Series (Drama) – Succession (HBO)
 78th Golden Globe Awards – 2021

 Best Film (Drama) – Nomadland
 Best Actress (Drama) - Andra Day (The United States vs Cat Holiday)
 Best Actor (Drama) - Chadwick Bosman (Ma Renee Black Bottom)
 Best director - Chloy Zhao (Nomadland)
 Best Film (Music/Comedy) - Borat Subsequent Movie Film
 Best TV Series (Drama) - the crown
 52nd International Film Festival of India 2021 (Goa)

 The venue - Goa (November 20 to 28, 2021)
 Most favourable state for film shooting - Uttar Pradesh
 Golden Peacock Award (Best Film) - Ring Wandering (Japanese film)
 Best Actor (Silver Peacock) - J. Bhikulal Joshi (Godavari)
 Best Actress - Angela Molina (Charlotte)
 Best Director - Václav Kadranka (Saving One Who Was Dead)
 Fox country - BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa)
 Indian Film Personality of the Year Award - Prasoon Joshi
 ICFT UNESCO Gandhi Prize - Lingui: The Sacred Bonds
 68th National Film Awards-2022
 Best Film - Soorarai Pottru, Tamil
 Best Hindi Film - Toolsidas Junior
 Best Actor- Suriya (Tamil)(Soorarai Pottru Movie) & Ajay Devgan(Tanhaji)
 Best Actress – Aparrna Balamurali (Films - Soorarai Pottru, Tamil)
 Best Director – Sachidanandan KR (AK Ayyappanum Koshiyum, Malayalam)
 Best Film on Environment Conservation – Taledanda (Beheading a life
Kannada)
 Best Film on Social Issues – Funeral (Marathi)
 Best Playback Singer (Female) – Nanchamma – AK Ayyappanum Koshiyun
(Malayalam)
 Best Playback Singer (Male) – Rahul Deshpande (Mi Vasantrao – I am
Vasantrao)
 Best Music Director – Thaman S ( Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo, Telugu) & GV
Prakash Kumar for Soorarai Pottru, Tamil)
 67th National Film Awards-2021

 Best Film - Marakkar Lion of the Arabian Sea (Malayalam)
 Best Hindi Film - Chhichhore (Director Sriram Raghavan)
 Best Actor- Manoj Bajpayee (Bhosale) and Dhanush (Asuran)
 Best Actress - Kangana Ranaut (Films - Panga and Manikarnika)
 Best Director - Sanjay Puran Singh Chauhan (Battar Hoorain)
 74th Cannes Film Awards – 2021

 Palme d'Or Award (Best Film) - Titan (Julia Ducono)
 Best Actor Kalbe Landry Joss (USA, Film Nidram)
 Best Actress - Renate Reinsway (Norwegian, Film - Worst Person in the World)
 Best Director - Leos Caraux (France, Film-Annette)
 Best Documentary - A Night of Knowing Nothing (Payal Kapadia, India)
 93rd Oscar Awards-2021
 Best movie -Nomadland
 Best Director - Chloe Zhao (Film - Nomadland)
 Best Actor - Anthony Hopkins (film The Father
 Best Actress - Frances McDormand (Film - Nomadland)
 63rd Grammy Awards-2021

 Album of the Year - Folklore (by Taylor Swift)
 Record of the Year - Everything I Wanted (by Billie Eilish)
 Song of the Year - I Can't Breathe (Dernest Email & Tiara Thorams)
 Best Rap Song - Savage (by Beyoncé, Sean Carter, Brittany)
 best country songs - All the Good Times
 67th Filmfare Awards-2022

 Best Film - Shershaah
 Best Director - VisnuVardhan(Film – Shershaah)
 Best Actor – Ranveer Singh (Film – 83)
 Best Actress – Kriti Sanon (Film- Mimi)
 Best Film Critics – Sardar Udham singh (Shoojit Sircar)
 Critics Best Actor – Vicky Kaushal (Sardar Udham)
 Critics Best Actress – Vidya Balan (Sherni)
 Best Actor in Supporting Role – Pankaj Tripathi (Mimi)
 Best Actress in Supporting Role – Sai Tamhankar (Mimi)
 66th Filmfare Awards-2021

 Best Film - Thappad (Director - Anubhav Singha)
 Best Director - Om Raut (Film - Tanhaji)
 Best Actor - Irrfan Khan (Film - English Medium)
 Best Actress - Taapsee Pannu (Film-Thappad)
 74th BAFTA Awards – 2021
 Best movie -Nomadland
 Best Director - Chloe Zhao (Film – Nomadland
 Best Actor - Anthony Hopkins (film - The Father)
 Best Actress - Francis McDormand (film - Nomadland
Major Awards(Current Affairs)
 Gyanpith Award (Field Literature)
 2021 (57th) - Konkani novelist Damodar Moujo
 2020 (56th) - Assamese poet Nilamani Phukan Junior
 Vyas Samman (Field Literature)
 2021 (31st) Asghar Wajahat (for the play 'Mahabali')
 2020 (30th) Sharad Pagare (for the novel 'Empress of Pataliputra' )
 Saraswati Samman (region literature)

 2021 (31st) – Ramdarsh Mishra for ‘ In Toh here hoon’
 2020 (30th) - Sharankumar Limbale (Marathi, for the book 'Sanatan')
 2019 (29th) • Vasdev Mohi (Sindhi litterateur, short story 'Checkbook')
 Dadasaheb Phalke Award (Region-Film)

 2020 (52nd) Asha Parekh(Indian Actress)
 2019 (51st) Rajinikanth
 2018 (50th) Amitabh Bachchan
 Dadasaheb Phalke International Filmfare Award 2022
 Best Film – Shershaah
 Film of the Year – Pushpa
 Best Actor - Ranveer Singh (83)
 Best Actress – Kriti Sanon (Mimi)
 Best Actor (web Series) – Manoj Bajpayee
 Best Actress (Web Series) – Raveena Tandon
 Best Director – Ken Ghosh
 Best Critics Actor – Sidharth Malhotra
 Best Critics Actress – Kiara Advani
 T.V Series of the Year – Anupama
 Best Actor in T.V Series – shaheer Sheikh
 Best International Film – Another Round
 Dadasaheb Phalke International Filmfare Award 2021
 Best Film - Tanha Ji: The Unsung Warrior
 Best Actor Akshay Kumar (Film - Laxmi)
 Best Actress Deepika Padukone (Film-Chhapaak)
 Bihari Award (Field Literature)

 2022 (32nd) – Dr Madhav Harda (Book – Pachrang Chola Pahar Sakhi Ri)
 2021 (31st ) Madhu Kankariya (Book- Hum Yahan The)
 2020 (30th) - Mohan Krishna Vohra (Book - Taslima : Conflict and Literature)
 2019 (29th) - Dr. Aidan Singh Bhati (Poetry - Aankh Hiye Ra Harial Sapna)
 Murti Devi Award (Field Literature)

 2019 (33rd) - Vishwanath Prasad Tiwari (Autobiography-Asti Aur Bhavati)
 2017 (31st) Joy Goswami (Rachana-Du Dondo Fowara Matro)
 Abel Prize (Field-Math)

 2022 – Dennis Parnell Sullivan
 2020 - Hillel Furstenberg and Gregory Margulis
 2019 - Prof. Karen Keskula Uhlenbeck
 Indira Gandhi Peace Prize

 2019 - Sir David Attenborough (Britain's famous broadcaster and naturalist)
 2018- Centre for Science and Environment (CSE)
 Gandhi Peace Prize

 2022 – Dr HBM Iqbal (Chairman of Premier Bank limited)
 2020 - Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman (Former President of Bangladesh)
 2019 Sultan Qaboos bin Said Al Said (Oman)
 Rajiv Gandhi Sad Bhavna Award
 2018 - Gopal Krishna Gandhi
 2017 - Mohammad Azharuddin and M. Gopala
 Booker Prize (Field Literature)

 2022 – Shehan Karunatilaka (Novel – The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida)
 2021 - Damon Golgotha (South Africa, Novel - The Promise)
 2020 - Douglas Stuart (Scotland, novel - Shuggie Bain)
 International Booker Prize (Field Literature)

 2022 – Geetanjli Shree & Daisy Rockwell ( Novel – Tomb of Sand)
 2021 David Diop (novel At Night All Blood Is Black)
 2020 - Marike Lucas Rizneveld (book - The Discomfort of Evening)
 Best Parliamentarian Award

 2016 Dinesh Trivedi
 2017 - Bhartrihari Mehtab
 2022 – Asaduddin Owaisi (AIMIM President) & Trinamool’s Derek O’Brien
Ayushman Utkrishtata Puraskaar (Ayushman Excellence Awards) 2022

○ Top Performing State/UT: Andhra Pradesh
○ Top Performing District : Parvathipuram Manyam, Andhra Pradesh
○ Top Performing Government Facility: District Hospital Dharwad, Karnataka
○ Best Performing States: Kerala, Meghalaya, Gujarat, Manipur, Jharkhand, Uttarakhand,

Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh
○ Best Performing UTs: Chandigarh, J&K

○ Top government integrator with highest number of health records linked to ABHA :
National Informatics Centre
○ Best private integrator with the highest number of health records linked to ABHA : Eka
Care
○ Ayushmann Utkrishta Award 2022 has been given to Uttar Pradesh for adding several
healthcare facilities to the health facility register.
Swachh Survekshan Awards 2022
○ Population category of more than one lakh:
■ Indore has been adjudged the cleanest city of India ( more than 1 lakh population’
category) for the sixth year in a row
■ Surat is the second cleanest city and Navi Mumbai ranks a close third
○ Population category of less than one lakh:
■ Panchgani and Karad from Maharashtra bagged the first and third positions respectively,
while Patan from Chhattisgarh bagged the second position .
○ Safai Mitra Suraksha category:
■ Tirupati received the best city award in Safai Mitra Suraksha category
○ Best Ganga town:
■ Haridwar in Uttarakhand received the award for the best Ganga town in more than one
lakh population cities.
○ Fast mover city award:
■ Shivamogga in Karnataka received the fast mover city award.

○ More than 100 Urban Local Bodies:
■ The State awards saw Madhya Pradesh emerge as the Cleanest State in the category of
“more than 100 Urban Local Bodies”, relegating Chhattisgarh, the cleanest State of the
previous three years, to second place.
■ Maharashtra emerged as third cleanest State.

○ Less than 100 urban local bodies category
■ Tripura got the cleanest state award in the “less than 100 urban local bodies category”,
dislodging Jharkhand , which had won in the last two consecutive years.
■ Jharkhand and Uttarakhand received the second and third spots respectively.
○ Indore further cemented its position by emerging as India’s first 7-star Garbage Free city,
while Surat, Bhopal, Mysuru, Navi Mumbai, Vishakhapatnam, and Tirupati earned 5-star
Garbage Free certifications
 Roxy Mathew Koll, a scientist at the Pune-based Indian Institute of Tropical

Meteorology (IITM), received the American Geophysical Union’s (AGU) 2022
Devendra Lal Memorial Medal. He was selected for his outstanding research in Earth
and space science. He will also be conferred as a Fellow of the American
Geophysical Union.
Grand slam Tennis Tournaments : 2021-2022
Australian open – 2022
Competition Winners Runner-up

Men’s singles Rafael nadal (spain) Daniil Madevdev (russia)
Women’s singles Ashleigh Barty (Australia) Danielle Collins (America)
Men’s couple Thanasi kokkinakis Matthew Ebden (Australia)

(Australia) Max Purcell (Australia)
Nick Kyrgios (Australia)
Female couple Barbora krejcikova Anna Danilina (Kzakhstan)

(Belgium) Beatriz Haddad Maia (Brazil)
Katerina siniakova (czechia)
Mixed couple Kristina mladenovic (France) Jaimee Fourlis (Australia)
Ivan Dodig (Croatia) Jason kubler (Australia)
Men’s Single Women’s Single
French Open 2022 French Open 2022

Winner: Rafael Nadal Winner: Iga Świątek
Country: Spanish Country: Polish
Runner up: Casper Ruud Runner up: Coco Gauff
Court type: clay Court type: clay
Wimbledon (UK) Open 2022 Wimbledon (UK) Open 2022
Winner: Elena Rybakina

Winner: Novak Djokovic
Country: Russian-born
Country: Serbian
Kazakhstani
Runner Up: Nick Kyrgios
Runner Up: Ons Jabeur
Court type: Grass
Court type: Grass
French Open – 2021

Men’s singles Novak Djokovic (Serbia) Stefanos tsitsipas (greece)
Women’s singles Barbora krejcikova (czechia) Anastasia pavlyuchenkova
(Russia)
Men’s couple Pierre-Hugues Herbert Alexander bublik (Kazakhstan)
(france) Andrey Golubev (Kazakhstan)
Nicolas Mahut (France)
Female couple Barbora krejcikova (czechia) Bethanie Mattek – sands
Katerina siniakova (czechia) (America)
Iga Swiatek (Poland)
Wimbledon open – 2021

Men’s singles Novak Djokovic (Serbia) Matteo Berrettini (italian)
Women’s singles Ashleigh Barty (Australia) Karolina pliskova (Czechia)
Men’s couple Nikola Mektic (Croatia) Marcel Granollers (spain)
Mate Pavic (Croatia) Horacio zeballos (Argentina)
Female couple Hsieh Su-wei (Taiwane) Veronika Kudermetova
Elise Mertens (Belgium) (Russia)
Elena Vesnina (Russia)
American open – 2021

Men’s singles Daniil Madvedev (Russia) Novak Djokovic (Serbia)
Women’s singles Emma Raducanu (Britain) Leylah Annie Fernandez
(canada)
Men’s couple Rajeev Ram (Indian – Jamie murray (Britain)
American) Bruno soares (Brazil)
Joe Salisbury (Britain)
Female couple Samantha stosur (Australia) Coco Gauff (America)
Shuai Zhang (china) Caty Mcnally (America)
Mixed couple Desirae Krawczyk (America) Giuliana Olmos (maxico)
Joe Salisbury (Britain) Marcelo Arevalo (El
Salvador)
ICC Player of The Month 2022
Month Men’s Women’s
March Babar Azam (Pakistan) Rachael Haynes (Australian)

April Keshav Maharaj (South Africa) Alyssa Healy (Australian)
May Angelo Mathews (Sri Lanks) Tuba Hassan (Pakistan)

June Jonny Bairstow (England) Marizanne Kapp (South Africa)
July Prabath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka) Emma Lamb (England)

August Sikandar Raza (Zimbabwe) Tahlia McGrath (Australia)
September Mohammad Rizwan(Pakistan) Harmanpreet Kaur(India)
Grand Prix 2022

Grand Prix Player Car-Brand
French Grand Prix Max Verstappen Red Bull
Hungarian Grand Prix Max Verstappen Red Bull

Azerbaijan Grand Prix Max Verstappen Red Bull
Spanish Grand Prix Max Verstappen Red Bull

F-1 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix Max Verstappen Red Bull
Saudi Arabian Grand Prix Max Verstappen Red Bull
Miami Grand Prix Max Verstappen Red Bull

Canadian Grand Prix Max Verstappen Red Bull
British Grand Prix Carlos Sainz Jr. Ferrari

Monaco F1 Grand Prix Sergio Perez Red Bull
Austrian Grand Prix Charles Leclerc Ferrari

F1 Australian Grand Prix Charles Leclerc Ferrari
F1 Bahrain Grand Prix Charles Leclerc Ferrari
Sports Awards(Current Affairs)

 ICC Awards 2021
 ICC Men's Cricketer of the Year - Shaheen Afridi (Pakistan)
 ICC Women's Cricketer of the Year - Smriti Mandhana (India)
 ICC Men's Test Cricketer of the Year - Joe Root (England)
 ICC Men's ODI Cricketer of the Year - Babar Azam (Pakistan)
 ICC Women's ODI Cricketer of the Year - Lizelle Lee (D. Africa)
 ICC Men's T20 ODI Cricketer of the Year - Mohd. Rizwan (Pakistan)
 ICC Women's T20 ODI Cricketer of the Year - Tammy Beaumont (England)
 ICC Umpire of the Year – Marais Erasmus (South Africa)
 Laureus World Sports Awards-2022

 Sportsman of the Year -Max Verstappen (Red Bull- Belgian,Dutch)
 Sportswoman of the Year - Elaine Thompson-Herah (Athletics- Jamaica)
 Laureus World Sports Awards-2021

 Sportsman of the Year -Rafael Nadal
 Sportswoman of the Year - Naomi Osaka
 Best FIFA Football Awards 2021

 Best FIFA Men's Player - Robert Lewandowski (Poland)
 Best FIFA female player - Alexia Putellas (Spain)
 Best FIFA Men's Goalkeeper - Eduard Mendy (Senegal)
 Best FIFA Women's Goalkeeper - Christian Endler (Chile)
 FIFA Fair Play Award - Football Team (Denmark) and Medical Staff
 World Athletics Award-2021

 World Athlete of the Year (Male) - Carsten Warholm (Norway)
 World Athlete of the Year (Female) - Ellen Thompson-Hera (Jamaica)
 Best Female of the Year Award - Anju Aubie George (India)
 Inspiration Award - Mutaz Barshim (Qatar) and Gianmacos (Italy)
Upcoming Sports venue

 Asian Games
 2018 Jakarta Palembang, Indonesia
 2022 Hangzhou, China
 2026 Nagoya, Japan
 2030 Doha, Qatar
 2034 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
 Summer Olympic
 2021-Tokyo, Japan
 2024-Paris, France
 2028 Los Angeles, USA
 2032 Brisbane, Australia
 Winter Olympic
 2018 Pyeongchang, South Korea
 2022-Beijing, China
 2026-Milan & Cortina, Italy
 FIFA World Cup

 2018 – Russia
 2022-Qatar
 2026- Canada, Mexico, US
 National Games of India

 2021-Uttrakhand (37 th)
 2022-Andhra Pradesh (38 th)
 2023-Meghalaya (39th)
 ICC Cricket World Cup

 2019- England and Wales
 2023- India
 2027- South Africa, Zimbabwe & Namibia
 ICC Men's T20 World Cup
 2021-UAE, OMAN
 2022-Australia
 2024 - US & West Indies
 2026 - Sri Lanka
 2028 - Australia, New Zealand
 Summer Paralympic
 2024-Paris, France
 2028 Los Angeles, USA
 2032 - Brisbane, Australia
 Hockey Men's World Cup

 2018 Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
 2023 Bhubaneswar and Rourkela, Odisha, India
 Hockey Women's World Cup

 2018-England
 2022-Spain & Netherland
 ICC Cricket Women's World Cup

 2023-South Africa
 It was previously held in 2022
 World Games
 2022 Birmingham, Alabama, US
 World Athletics Championships

 2022-Eugene, Oregan, US
 2023 Budapest, Hungary
 FIFA Women's World Cup

 2019-France
 2023 - Australia, New Zealand
 Commonwealth Games
 2018 Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
 2022 Birmingham, England
 World Badminton Championship

 2021-Spain
 2023-Copenhagen, Denmark
 2026-India
Important Sports Information

 Julius Baer Cup 2022
 Indian Grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi lost to world no.1 Magnus Carlsen in the final
of the Julius Baer Generation Cup online rapid chess tournament
 Carlsen’s performance has made him the first player to hit the historic 2900 Tour
Rating mark.
 The West zone has defeated the South zone to 1win their 9th title in the 2022
Duleep Trophy at the SNR College Cricket Ground, Coimbatore
 The 2022 Duleep trophy was the 59th season of the Duleep Trophy
 It is named after Duleepsinhji of Nawanagar , who is also known as Duleep
 Kumar Shri Duleepsinhji was a cricketer who played for England.

 Playing in the era before the Indian cricket team , he is considered one of
India's first great batsmen.
 Recently, world football governing body FIFA has released a three-episode

series on the life and career of Indian football team captain Sunil Chhetri.
 The 38-year-old Chhetri is third in the list for active footballers with most
international goals with 84 strikes to his name, behind Cristiano Ronaldo (117)
and Lionel Messi (90).
 Chhetri made his India debut in 2005 and since then has played in 131
matches
 Indian super middleweight boxer Shiva Thakran was crowned WBC Asia Continental
champion 2022 in Bangkok, Thailand
 The United States defeated China (83-61) to win the International Basketball
Federation (FIBA) Women’s Basketball World Cup 2022 at the Sydney
Superdome, Australia
 The Americans bagged their fourth title in a row and 11th in total and have
also sealed a spot at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games
 36th National Games 2022, Gujarat

 In Women’s Pole Vault, Rosy Meena Paulraj from Tamil Nadu set a new
National Record with the jump of 4.20m. She broke 8-year-old record that was
set by V. S. Surekha.
 Indian javelin thrower, Shivpal Singh has been suspended from competing till
October 2025 due to a doping violation. He was tested positive for the
banned substance methandienone, a performance-enhancing steroid. The
National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) suspended Shivpal Singh for four years.
 PR Sreejesh and Savita Punia have been voted FIH Men’s and Women’s Goalkeeper
of the Year 2021-22 for the second year in a row. Savita is just the third athlete to win
Goalkeeper of the Year (Women) for three years in a row since the award’s debut in
2014.
 Indian forward Mumtaz Khan, and France’s Timothée Clément have been named the
FIH Rising Stars of the Year 2021-22 in the women’s and men’s categories respectively.
 The Sports Journalists’ Federation of India (SJFI) has decided to honour former Indian
Cricketer and cricket commentator Sunil Manohar Gavaskar with its prestigious ‘SJFI
Medal 2021’.
 SJFI Medal is the highest honour of SJFI .
 SJFI was founded on 27th February 1976 at the Eden Gardens , Calcutta (now
Kolkata), West Bengal.
 India men’s hockey team defender and vice-captain Harmanpreet Singh has been
voted the FIH Player of the Year 2021-22 (Men's) for the second consecutive year
 Felice Albers of Netherlands was named the FIH Player of the Year 2021-22
(Women's)
 The Rest of India’s side won the Irani Cup 2022 title after beating the Ranji Trophy
Champion of 2019-2020 Saurashtra
 It is a test match format cricket tournament in India.
 It is played annually between the incumbent Ranji Trophy winners and the Rest
of the India Cricket Team .
 It is organized by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).
 At the 36th National Games , Pooja Patel of Gujarat has become the first athlete to
win gold in Yogasana.
 Yogasana is played at the National Games this year for the first time.
 Aakarshi Kashyap (Chhattisgarh) defeated top-seeded Malvika Bansod
(Maharashtra) to win the badminton Women’s Singles gold at the 36 th
National Games
 B Sai Praneeth (Telangana) won the Men’s Singles gold , defeating with Mithun
Manjunath (Karnataka) in the final.\
 Indian captain Harmanpreet Kaur becomes the first Indian woman player to bag the
ICC player of the month for September 2022.
 Pakistan wicketkeeper batter Md. Rizwan gets the award in the men’s
category.
 The players will receive gold medallions from the International Cricket Council.
 2022 Tel Aviv Open

 It is a tennis tournament which is played on indoor hard courts.
 It was the 1st edition of the Tel Aviv Open at the ATP Tour level since 1996 , and
part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the 2022 ATP Tour
 Astana Open 2022

 The Astana Open is a professional tennis tournament , held in Astana,
Kazakhstan, at the end of October each year since 2020.
 The tournament is held on indoor hard courts
 Ostrava Open 2022

 The Ostrava Open is a tennis tournament organized for female professional
tennis players.
 It is currently a WTA 500-level tournament held in October, played on indoor
hard courts
 Portuguese legend Cristiano Ronaldo has become the first player in history to score
700 club goals
 He has scored 144 goals for Manchester United , 450 goals for Real Madrid , 101
for Juventus , and 5 for Sporting Lisbon.
 Gujarat’s boy Shauryajit Khaire , created history, becoming the youngest medalist (10
years) of the 36th National Games when he clinched the bronze medal in Pole
Mallakhamb
 Rashmi Kumari from India has emerged as the most victorious in the 8th World Carrom
Championship 2022 in Langkawi, Malaysia , as she won three titles.
 The 38-year-old Rashmi won her third singles title in the World Championship .
 Rashmi had won the team title along with Nilam Ghodake, Kajal Kumari and
Debajani Tamuly.
 She had won the doubles title earlier with Nilam.
 The men’s title was bagged by Sandeep Dive
 India had earlier won both the men’s and women’s team titles , by beating Sri
Lanka and USA respectively.
 Shrikrishna Suryanarayan has won the World 6-Red Snooker Championships 2022 title,
held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
 Shrikrishna is the reigning National 6-Reds Snooker Champion (2021) and has
won the National Billiards Championship in 2019.
 36th National Games 2022, Gujarat

 Services Sports Control Board topped the medals tally with 61 gold medals .
 In total, services bagged 128 medals in the Games, followed by Maharashtra
with 140 medals (39 gold, 38 silver and 63 bronze).
 Haryana grabbed the third position with 115 medals (38 gold, 38 silver and 39
bronze).
 Best male athlete: Sajan Prakash (Kerala)- five golds, two silvers and one
bronze
 Best female athlete: Hashika Ramachandra (Karnataka) - six golds and one
bronze.
 The Indian Olympic Association has confirmed that Goa will host the 37th edition of
the National Games 2023 in October next year
 International Federation of Association Football (FIFA), in partnership with the All India
Football Federation (AIFF), and the support of the Union Government, launched the
Football for Schools project in the country, which is aimed at broad-basing the game
across India.
 Discus thrower Kamalpreet Kaur , the National record holder who was sixth in last
year’s Tokyo Olympics, has been suspended for three years by the Athletics Integrity
Unit for failing a dope test . (stanozolol , a non-specified substance prohibited at all
times by the World Anti-Doping Agency.)
 Women Asia Cup 2022

○ India defeated Sri Lanka by 8 wickets in the finals of the Women’s Asia Cup 2022 .
○ India became the champions for the 7th time
○ The final match of India vs Sri Lanka Asia Cup 2022 took place in Sylhet International
Cricket Stadium, Sylhet, Bangladesh
■ Player of the Match: Renuka Singh
■ Player of the tournament: Deepti Sharma
 The 2022 Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup was the eighth edition of the
Women's Asia Cup tournament which took place from 1 to 15 October 2022 in Sylhet,
Bangladesh
 Bangladesh were the defending champions , having defeated India by three
wickets in the final of the 2018 tournament to win the title for the first time.
 In the ISSF World Championship 2022, Indian shooter Rudrankksh
Balasheb Patil won the gold medal in the men’s 10m air rifle event in Cairo, Egypt
 With this win, he also won the quota for Paris 2024 Olympics.
 The 18-year-old Rudrankksh Patil became the sixth shooting world champion
from India after Abhinav Bindra, Tejaswini Sawant, Manavjit Singh Sandhu, Om
Prakash Mitherval and Ankur Mittal.
 India’s last World Champion in the men’s air rifle event was Abhinav Bindra at
Zagreb in 2006.
 Harshada Garud became the first Indian to win a gold medal in the World junior
weightlifting championships2022 at Heraklion, Greece .
 The 18-year-old Pune girl had earlier won the Khelo India Youth Games crown
and the Asian championships bronze medal in 2020
 UAE’s Aayan Khan , the 16-year-old all-rounder, is the youngest player to feature in the
men’s T20 World Cup 2022, Australia
 Jyothi Yarraji became the first Indian woman to finish the 100m women’s hurdles
race with a sub-13 timing as she clocked 12.82s at the 61st National Open Athletics
Championship in Bengaluru .
 Fenesta Open National Tennis Championship 2022, New Delhi

 Manish Sureshkumar and Vaidehi Chaudhari won the men’s and women’s
singles titles respectively
 DCM Shriram Ltd. organizes the NATIONAL HARDCOURT TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP
every year since 1998.
 It is the 27th edition of the FENESTA OPEN NATIONAL TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP
2022
 First Khelo India Women’s Judo National League 2022, Indira Gandhi
Stadium, New Delhi
 The league, which is a National Ranking tournament for women Judokas of 4
Zones , is being organized by the Judo Federation of India and the Department
of Sports, Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports.
 The tournament is being organized across four age groups – Sub Junior (12-15
years), Cadet (15-17 years), Junior (15-20 years) and Senior (15 years and
above). The cash prize will be awarded to the top 7 judokas across the 31
weight categories.
 The tournament’s total prize money across 31 weight categories is Rs 24.43
Lakh.
 Commonwealth Games 2022 silver medalist Tulika Maan and World Cadet Judo
Championship gold medalist Linthoi Chanambam will feature in the
tournament.
 Ballon d’Or (Golden Ball Award) 2022

○ Men’s: Real Madrid’s Karim Benzema
○ Women’s: Barcelona’s Alexia Putellas
○ The most number of Ballon d’Or was received by Lionel Messi . He tops the list with 7
awards followed by Cristiano Ronaldo with 5 awards .
○ The Ballon d’Or is annually presented by the French magazine ‘France Football’, since
1956.
○ The Women’s Ballon d’Or was introduced in 2018.
 2022 Asian Youth Athletics Championships (4th Asian U18

Athletics Championship)
○ It was the forth edition of the biennial , continental athletics competition for Asian
athletes aged 15 to 17.
○ It was held at the Ahmed Al Rashdan Track & Field Stadium in Kuwait City from 13 to 16
October 2022 .
 Defending champions Spain won the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup 2022 with a 1-0
victory over first-time finalists Colombia.
○ The final was held final at the D Y Patil Sports Stadium, Mumbai
○ In the third-place classification match, Nigeria beat Germany 3-2 on penalties
○ It was Nigeria’s first-ever medal in the tournament
○ Hosts India failed to clear the group stage after losing all their three matches.
 The 2022 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup was the 7th edition of the FIFA U-17
Women's World Cup, the multinational–international women's youth football
championship, contested by the under-17 national teams of the member
associations of FIFA, since its inception in 2008
○ The tournament was hosted by India. FIFA confirmed 3 host cities in 3 Indian states:
1. Bhubaneswar, Odisha
2. Margao, Goa
3. Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra
○ Mascot: “Ibha” , is an Asiatic lioness, a lion subspecies that today survives in the wild only
in India
○ Slogan: "Kick Off The Dream"
 Indian badminton pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty won the French
Open Super 750 title with a straight-game victory over Chinese Taipei's Lu Ching Yao
and Yang Po Han in the men's doubles final
○ Satwik and Chirag, who were the runners-up in the 2019 edition , continued their dream
run this year, having won the Indian Open super 500 , Commonwealth Games gold ,
Thomas Cup and World Championships bronze.
○ For the Indian duo, the French Open marks their third world tour title after the 2019
Thailand Open and the 2022 Indian Open .
○ Satwik and Chirag have also become the first Indian pair to win a Super 750 tournament .
 Two-time champions India defeated Australia 5-4 in the penalty shootout to won the Sultan
of Johor Cup crown 2022
○ The Indians have won the age group tournament twice — 2013 and 2014 — and finished
second best four times in 2012, 2015, 2018 and the last edition of the event in 2019.
○ The Sultan of Johor Cup is an annual, international under–21 men's field hockey
tournament held in Malaysia
○ Since the first edition held in 2011, five teams have emerged victorious.
○ India and Great Britain are the most successful teams having won the tournament three
times.
○ Australia have won the tournament twice, followed by Germany and Malaysia who have
all won the tournament once.
Common wealth games 2022
Country Gold silver bronze Total
Australia(1st) 66 57 54 177
England(2nd) 56 63 53 172
Canada(3rd) 26 32 34 92
India(4th) 22 16 23 61
New 19 12 17 48
Zealand(5th)
Sports Medal of India

Sports Gold Medal Silver Medal Bronze Medal Total
Weightlifting 3 3 4 10
Judo 0 2 1 3
Lawn bowls 1 1 0 2
Table tennis 3 1 1 5
Badminton 3 1 2 6
Squash 0 0 2 2
Para 1 0 0 1
Powerlifting
Athletics 1 4 3 8
Wrestling 6 1 5 12
Boxing 3 1 3 7
Para Table 1 0 1 2
tennis
Hockey 0 1 1 2
Cricket 0 1 0 1
Total 22 16 23 61
Important Indian Players won Medals

S No. Person Medal Event Sport
1 Sanket sargar Silver Men’s 55 Kg weightlifting
2 Gururaja Poojary Bronze Men’s 61 kg Weightlifting
3 Mirabai Channu Gold Women’s 49 Kg Weightlifting
4 Bindyarani Devi Silver Women’s 55 Kg Weightlifting
5 Jeremy Lalrinnunga Gold Men’s 67 Kg Weightlifting
6 Achinta Sheuli Gold Men’s 73 kg Weightlifting
7 Sushila devi Silver Women’s 48 kg Judo
Likmabam
8 Vijay kumar Yadav Bronze Men’s 60 kg Judo
9 Harjinder Kaur Bronze Women’s 71 kg Weightlifting
10 Indian women’s Team Gold Women’s fours Lawn bowls
11 Vikas Thakur Silver Men’s 96 kg Weightlifting
12 Indian men’s team Gold Men’s team Table Tennis
13 Indian mixed team Silver Mixed Team Badminton
14 Lovepreet singh Bronze Men’s 109 kg Weightlifting
15 Saurav Ghosal Bronze Men’s Single Squash
16 Tulika maan Silver Women’s +78 kg Judo
17 Gurdeep singh Bronze Men’s + 109kg Weightlifting
18 Tejaswin shankar Bronze Men’s High Athletics
Jump
19 Murali sreeshankar Silver Men’s long Jump Athletics
20 Sudhir Gold Men’s Para Powerlifting
heavyweight
21 Anshu malik Silver Women’s 57 kg Wrestling
freestyle
22 Bajrang Punia Gold Men’s 65 kg Wrestling
freestyle
23 Saskshi malik Gold Women’s 62 kg Wrestling
freestyle
24 Deepak punia Gold Men’s 86 kg Wrestling
freestyle
25 Divya kakran Bronze Women’s 68 kg Wrestling
Free style
26 Mohit Grewal Bronze Men’s 125 kg Wrestling
freestyle
27 Prinyanka Goswami Silver Women’s Athletics
10000m race
walk
28 Avinash sable Silver Men’s 3000m Athletics
steeplechase
29 Indian men’s Team Silver Men’s Fours Lawn Bowls
30 Jaismine Lamboria Bronze Women’s 60 kg Boxing
lightweight
31 Pooja Gehlot Bronze Women’s 50 kg Wrestling
freestyle
32 Ravi kumar Dahiya Gold Men’s 57 kg Wrestling
freestyle
33 Vinesh phogat Gold Women’s 53 kg Wrestling
freestyle
34 Naveen Gold Men’s 74 kg Wrestling
Freestyle
35 Pooja sihag Bronze Women’s 76 kg Wrestling
freestyle
36 Md. Hussamuddin Bronze Men’s 57 kg boxing
featherweight
37 Deepak Nehra Bronze Men’s 97 kg Wrestling
freestyle
38 Rohit Tokas Bronze Men’s 67 kg Boxing
welterweight
39 Sonalben patel Bronze Women’s singles Para table Tennis
classes 3-5
40 Bhavina patel Bronze Women’s singles Para table Tennis
classes 3-5
41 Women’s Hockey Bronze Women’s Hockey
Team Hockey
42 Nitu Ghangas Gold Women’s 48 kg Boxing
Minimum weight
43 Amit Panghal Gold Men’s 51 kg boxing
flyweight
44 Eldhose paul Gold Men’s Triple Athletics
Jump
45 Abdulla Aboobacker Silver Men’s Triple Athletics
Jump
46 Sandeep Kumar Bronze Men’s 10000m Athletics
walk Race
47 Annu Rani Bronze Women’s Javelin Athletics
Throw
48 Nikhat Zareen Gold Women’s 50 kg Boxing
light flyweight
49 Sharath Kamal/ G Silver Men’s Doubles Table Tennis
Sathiyan
50 Dipika Pallikal/ Saurav Bronze Men’s Doubles Squash
Ghosal
51 Kidambi Srikanth Bronze Men’s Singles Badminton
52 Women’s Cricket Silver Women’s T20 Cricket
Team
53 Sharath Kamal/ Sreeja Gold Mixed Doubles Table Tennis
Akula
54 Treesa Jolly/ Gayatri Bronze Women’s Badminton
Gopichand Doubles
55 Sagar Ahlawat Silver Men’s 92 + kg Boxing
Super
heavyweight
56 PV Sindhu Gold Women’s Singles Badminton
57 Lakshya Sen Gold Men’s Singles Badminton
58 Sathiya Bronze Men’s Singles Table Tennis
Gnanasekaran
59 Satwiksairaj Gold Men’s Doubles Badminton
RanikiReddy/ chirag
Shetty
60 Sharath Kamal Gold Men’s Singles Table Tennis
61 Men’s Hockey Team Silver Men’s Hockey Hockey
Other Facts
 Indian Flag Bearer – PV Sindhu, Manpreet Singh
 Venue- Birmingham
 Dates: 28 July-- August 2022
 first medal for India --- Sanket sagar – Silver(55kg)
 first Gold medal for India – Mirabai Chanu – Gold(48kg)
 Nation Participation—72
 Edition – 22nd
 Indian Athletes in events – 15 Sports
 2022--- Birmingham
 2018 --- Gold Coast
 2014 --- Glasgow
32nd Tokyo Olympics-2021

Hosted Tokyo(Japan) 23July-8, August, 2021
Total Countries 206 (Matches-339, Indian Athlete-127)
India’s Theme Song “Lakshya hai tere Samne”
India’ Cheers Song Hindustani Ve (A.R. Rehman)
India’s Opening ceremony Marry Kom (wrestler) &Manpreet Singh(Men’s Hockey

Players team Captain)
India’s Closing Ceremony Bajrang Punia (Wrestler)
Player
India’s 1 gymnastic Judge
st Deepak kabra
in Olympics
India’s 1st Female Phaser Bhavani Devi
Qualifier
1st Country do not N. Korea
participate because of
COVID-19
India’s only wrestler umpire Ashok Kumar
India’s 1st Female golfer Aditi Ashok

Qualifier
India’s Men Hockey team Manpreet Singh
captain in Olympics
India’s Women Hockey Rani Rampal
team Captain in Olympics
1st Transgender Athlete Laurel Habred
participates in Olympics
Olympic’s 1st Gold Medal Yang Kiyan(China-Shooting)
India’s 1st Medal Meerabai Chanu (Silver Medal-Weighlifting49kg)
India’s 2nd Silver Medal Ravi Kumar Dahiya (wrestling-57kg)
India’s Gold Medal Neeraj Chopra (87.58 m- Javelin Throw)
India’s Bronze Medals Lavlina Boroghain(Boxing:64-69kg), P.V.

Sindhu(Badminton), Bajrang Punia (wrestling-65kg)
India’s Men Hockey Team(defeat- Grmany)
Youngest’s Champion Momiji Nishiya Australia(Japan- Skateboarding)
Maximum 7 Gold Medal Emma Mckeon (Australia-Swimmer)

(Female)
Maximum 5 Gold Medal Caleb Dressel (u.s-Swimmer)
(Male)
1st Position America (39- Gold, 41- Silver, 33- Bronze) Total-113
2nd Position China-88 Medals
3rd Position Japan-58 Medals
India’s Position 48th (1-Gold, 2-Silver, 4- Bronze) Total-7
33nd Olympics-2024 takes Paris (France)

place on
Noble prize 2022
Area The recipient Special /why
Medicine Svante Paabo For his discovery concerning the
genomes of extinct hominins &
human evolution.
Physics Alain Aspect For experiments with entangled
John F. Clauser photons, establishing the violation of
Anton Zeilinger Bell inequalities & pioneering
Quantum information Science
Chemicals Carolyn R. Berlozzi (female) For the development of click

Morten Meldal(Male) chemistry & Bioorthognal chemistry.
K. Barry Sharpless(Male)
Peace Ales Bialiatski 1. The Russian Human Rights
organisation Memorial.
2. The Ukrainian human rights
organisation centre for Civil
Liberties.
Economics Ben S. Bernanke (American) For research on banks & Financial
Crisis.
Douglas W. Diamond(American)
Philip H. Dybyig(American)
Literature Annie Ernaux For the courage & clinical acquity

(French) with which she uncovers the roots,
estrangements & Collective
restraints of Personal Memory.
Current Affairs Of Last 6 Months (2022)
Q) Who is appointed as new MD & CEO of Bajaj Electrical ?

Answer - Anuj Poddar
Q) Which Bank announces ‘Vigil Aunty’ campaign ?
Answer - HDFC
Explanation - Vigil Aunty is here to spread fraud awareness and help you
with Internet Banking fraud. Vigil Aunty will help you practice secure banking
& keep you safe from financial fraud. The campaign willrun for four to six
weeks to popularise Vigil Aunty and encourage people to follow her on social
media and/or through WhatsApp.
Q) Delhi International Airport launched which app for Android
platform ?
Answer - Digiyatra App
Explanation - The 'DigiYatra' is a Biometric Enabled Seamless Travel
experience (BEST) based on Facial Recognition Technology for the
identification of travelers in order to pass through various checkpoints
which would be linked to the boarding pass. It aims to provide a paperless
and seamless travel experience to the passengers.
Q) Who was conferred with France’s highest civilian honour ?
Answer - Shashi Tharoor
Q) Who is named ‘Footballer of the year 2021-22 by AIFF ?
Answer - Sunil Chhetri
Q) Which chess player becomes 75th Grandmaster of India ?
Answer - V Pranav
Q) Union Ministry of culture and Google launch India’s which initiative ?
Answer - Udaan
Explanation - Google Arts & Culture's "India ki Udaan" initiative honours the
nation's accomplishments and is "themed on the unwavering and undying
spirit of India over these past 75 years.
Q) Who ranks first in Fortunes’s Top 500 list of highest paid CEOs ?
Answer - Elon Musk
Q) Who recently announced Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award and Rural
Olympics ?
Answer - Rajasthan Government
Q) Who is the first cricketer to have 50 million followers on Twitter ?

Answer - Virat Kohli
Q) World’s largest museum of Harappan culture to be set up in which state
of India ?
Answer - Haryana (Rakhigarhi Village)
Explanation - The village of Rakhigarhi was part of Indus Valley civilisation
from 2600 -1900 BC. The museum will display some 5000 year old Indus valley
aaartefacts. In 1963 ASI first started digging up the village.
Q) Rajpath and Central Vista lawns in Delhi are renamed as ?
Answer - Kartavya path
Explanation - Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the revamped
central vista on 8 September 2022. The decision to rename the lawns is an
attempt to shed names and symbols that are remnants of the British era.
Rajpath was known as ‘Kingsway’ during British rule.
Q) Bhopal Metro is renamed as ?
Answer - Raja Bhuj
Q) Naya Raipur is renamed as ?
Answer - Atal Nagar
Q) Hazratganj Intersection is renamed as ?
Answer - Atal Chowk
Q) Aligarh is renamed as ?
Answer - Harigarh
Q) Shimla is renamed as ?
Answer - Shyamla
Q) Gwalior-Chambal Expressway is renamed as ?
Answer - Atal Bihari Vajpayee Chambal Progressway
Q) Who launched Pradhan Mantri TB Mukt Bharat Abhigyan ?
Answer- President Droupadi Murmu
Explanation - Pradhan Mantri TB Mukt Bharat Abhigyan to eliminate TB by
2025. The National Tuberculosis programme (NTEP) aims to strategically
reduce the TB burden in India by 2025, five years ahead of the Sustainable
Development Goals.
Q) Gorewada international Zoo is renamed as ?
Answer - Balasaheb Thackeray Gorewada International Zoological Park
Q) Mohali International Hockey Stadium Is renamed as ?
Answer - Olympian Balbir Singh Senior International Hockey Stadium
Q) Which Country breaks its own record for the worlds lowest fertility rate ?
Answer - South Korea
Explanation - South Korean women were estimated, based on 2021 data, to
have an average of just 0.81 children over their lifetimes, down from 0.84 a
year earlier. About South Korea -:
Capital- Seoul
Currency- South Korean Won

Prime Minister- Han Duck -soo
President- Yoon Seok - Youl
Q) Which Region of India becomes country’s first fully ‘functionally literate’
district ?
Answer - Mandla (Madhya Pardesh)
Explanation - Mandla is a tribal dominated region of MP. The literacy rate in
the district was 68% as per a survey in 2011, while another report in 2020
pointed out that over 2.25 lakh people were not literate in the district and
most of them were tribals living in the forest areas.
Q) India’s 1st IAC Vikrant to be commissioned on ?
Answer - September 2
Explanation - Prime Minister Narendra Modi will commission the country's first
indigenously-built aircraft carrier (IAC) Vikrant on September 2.
The Prime Minister will officially induct the vessel to the Indian Navy at a
specially arranged venue inside the Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) here,
which manufactured the over Rs 20,000 crore warship.
Fighter jets have been brought to the aircraft which is set to operate MiG-29K
fighter jets, Kamov-31 helicopters and MH-60R multi-role helicopters.
Q) Who is appointed as new President of BCCI ?

Answer - Roger Binny
Explanation - Roger Micheal Humphrey Binny has been appointed asthe
36th President of BCCI.
Q) Who is the Secretary of BCCI ?
Answer - Jay Shah
Q) What is the rank of India in Global Innovation Index ?
Answer - 40
Explanation - India had a huge jump from 81 in 2015 to 40 in 2022.
Global Innovation report is published by World Intellectual Property
Organization. India stands at 40th position from 132 countries.
Q) Who was made National Icon by Election Commission ?
Answer - Actor Pankaj Tripathi
Q) The 131st season of Durand Cup will be played at which stadium ?
Answer - Stadium of Kolkata
Explanation - Durand cup is Asia’s oldest domestic football tournament which
was started back in 1888. Sir Mortimer Durand was the founder ofthis cup.
Q) Who is appointed as new CDS(Chief of Defence System) ?
Answer - Lt Gen Anil Chauhan
Explanation - Lt Gen Anil Chauhan has been appointed as 58th
chairman of Chief of Staff Committee.
Q) Who has been appointed as Chief of Army Staff ?
Answer - Vice chief Lt Gen Manoj Pandey
Explanation - Vice chief Lt Gen Manoj Pandey has been elected as the29th
Chief of Army Staff. Earlier he was the 43th Vice Chief of Army Staff.
Q) Hoshangabad City of MP is renamed as ?
Answer - Narmadapuram
Q) Shivpuri of Mp is renamed as ?
Answer - Kundeshwar Dham
Q) Babai of MP is renamed as ?
Answer - Makhan Na
Q) Who is the 44th Vice Chief of Army Staff ?
Answer - Lt Gen Baggavalli Somashekar Raju
Q) Who is the 27th Chief of Air Staff ?
Answer - Chief Marshal Vivek Ram Chaudhari
Q) Who is the 25th Chief of Navy Staff ?
Answer - Admiral R. Hari Kumar
Q) Who announced termination of Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) ?
Answer - ISRO
Explanation - Mom was launched on 5 November 2013, with the help of
PSLV-C25. It was put into mars orbit on 24 September 2014.
Q) Which movie wins Best Film Award in 67th Filmfare Awards ?
Answer - Sher Shah
Q) Who is elected as the new President of ‘Hockey India’ ?
Answer - Dilip Tirkey
Explanation - Dilip Tirkey has been elected as the new President of
‘Hockey India’ Replacing Gyanendra Ningombam (2020-2022).
Q) Which village becomes India’s first round the clock solar powered
village ?
Answer - ‘Modhera’ village of Gujarat
Explanation - Modhera is a visage in Mehsana district of Gujarat, India. The
town is well known for the sun Temple of Chalukya era. The town islocated on
the bank of Pushpavati river.
Q) Who launches made in India camera drone ?
Answer - Former Indian Cricket team Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni
Explanation - MS Dhoni launches made in India camera drone ‘Droni’ for
farming solutions.
Q) Who is the 50th Chief Justice of India ?
Answer - Justice Chandrachud
Q) Where was country’s first double decker AC electric bus launched ?
Answer - Mumbai
Q) 8 cheetahs from Namibia were brought to India under which project
?
Answer - Namaste Cheetah Project
Explanation - These cheetahs are kept at Kuno National Park in Shyopurat
Madhya Pardesh. Among these 8 cheetahs, 5 are female and 3 are male
cheetahs.
Q) Where is 28 feet high statue of Subhash Chandra Boss installed ?
Answer - India Gate, Delhi
Q) Which day was named ‘Worst Day of the week’ in the Guinness Bookof
World Records ?
Answer - Monday
Explanation - Guinness Book of World Records announced Monday therecord
of the worst day of the week, by a tweet on twitter on 17th October 2022.
Q) Which team won the Asia Cup for the 7th time ?
Answer - Indian Women’s Cricket Team
Q) In which country first hindu temple have been completed ?
Answer - Dubai
Explanation - First Hindu Temple have been completed at Jebel Ali,
Dubai. Doors will open for public on 5th October 2022.
Q) Who became new Attorney General of India ?
Answer - R. Venkataramani
Explanation - The Attorney General for India is the Indian government's chief
legal advisor, and is its chief advocate in the courts. They are appointed by
the President of India at the Instance of the Union Cabinet under Article 76
of the Constitution and hold office during the pleasure of the President.
Q) Who launched India’s first indigenous Hydrogen fuel cell bus ?
Answer - Jitendra Singh
Explanation - India’s first indigenous Hydrogen fuel cell bus was
launched by Union minister Jitendra Singh. This was constructed by
Kirtaney Pandit Information Technologies (KPIT).
Q) Which Gujrati film have been Nominated for Oscar 2023 ?
Answer - ‘Chello Show’
Q) Who made the worlds first cloned wild arctic wolf ‘Maya’ ?
Answer - China
Q) Where is India’s ‘Dugong Conservation Reserve’ set up ?
Answer - Tamil Nadu
Explanation - Dugong is also known as ‘Sea Cow’.
Q) The Union Minister for Rural Development and Panchayat Raj, Giriraj
Singh launched which app ?
Answer - Jaldoot App
Explanation - This app has been launched to know the water levels inthe
village areas like wells, tubewell, canals etc. for drinking water.
Q) Who became the first female prime minister of Italy ?
Answer - Giorgia Meloni
Q) Famous actress Asha Parekh was honoured by which award ?
Answer - Dadasaheb Phalke Award
Q) Chandigarh airport is renamed after ?
Answer - Bhagat Singh
Explanation - The new name of Chandigarh airport is Shaheed Bhagat Singh
International Airport.
Q) Popular Front of India (PFI) has been banned by the Ministry Of
Home Affairs for How many Years ?
Answer - Five Years
Explanation - PFI was formed on 22 November 2006 by combining 3
muslim group. It includes Keral National Democratic Front, Karnataka Form
for Dignity and Tamilnadu Manita Niti Pasrai.
Q) Worlds largest safari park to be set up where ?
Answer - Haryana
Explanation - This announcement was made by CM Manohar Lal
Khattar in Dubai after visiting Sarjahan Jungle Safari.
Q) Who is named as Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia ?
Answer - Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman
Q) Nobel Prize In Physics was awarded to which three scientists ?
Answer - Alian Aspect, John F. Clauser and Anton Zellinger
Q) Reserve Bank of India has launched which superrich initiative ?
Answer - Daksh
Explanation - RBI launches Daksh, Reserve Banks Advanced Supervisory
Monitoring System
Q) Which campaign is launched in Delhi to control air pollution ?
Answer - Anti-dust Campaign
Explanation - This campaign was launched to reduce the air pollution by
publishing some guidelines for construction sites like to set up 15m Tinsheets
walls at the construction site, during transportation of sand, cement, and etc
it should be covered properly and etc.
Q) Who has been appointed as presiding officer ?
Answer - Justice Dinesh Kumar Sharma
Q) Who got Nobel Prize in Chemistry for the second time ?
Answer - K Barry Sharpless
Explanation - K Barry Sharpless got Nobel Prize in Chemistry for thesecond
time for the development of ‘Click chemistry and bioorthogonal
Chemistry.
Q) Former Defence Minister and SP founder Mulayam Singh Passes
away
Answer - Born - 22 November 1939, Salfal
Died - 10 October 2022, Gurugram

Q) Who becomes India’s first ICC Women’s Player of the Month
winner ?
Answer - Harmanpreet Kaur
Explanation - Harmanpreet Kaur becomes India’s first ICC Women’s
Player of the Month winner for the month September 2022.
Q) Renowned Businessman Cyrus Mistry passes away ?
Answer - Cyrus Palonoji Mistry
Q) Where were 36th National Games Organised ?
Answer - Gujarat
Q) Who resigns as UK Prime Minister ?
Answer - Liz Truss
Explanation - Marry Elizabeth Truss was appointed as Prime Minister on 6
September 2022.
Q) Who has been elected as the new Prime Minister of Britain ?
Answer - Rishi Sunak
Q) Who became Britain’s new monarch after the death of Queen
Elizabeth II ?
Answer - Charles III
Explanation - After the death of Queen Elizabeth II her son Charles III
became Britain’s new monarch.
Q) Who became Diamond League champion for the first time ?
Answer - Neeraj Chopra
Explanation - Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra again Created historyhe
became Diamond League champion for the first time. He threw his javelin
88.44m and won the championship.
Q) Which bank issues India’s first electronic bank guarantee ?
Answer - HDFC
Q) Who won bronze medal in World Wrestling Championship ?
Answer - Vinesh Phogat
Explanation - Vinesh Phogat won bronze medal World Wrestling
Championship at Belgrade in Serbia in 53kg category.
Q) Who also known as Comedy King passess away ?
Answer - Raju Srivastava
Q) Military camp in Kibithu is named after whom ?
Answer - General Bipin Rawat
Q) Who also known as Tennis King announced retirement ?
Answer - Roger Federer
Q) Who launched National Logistics Policy ?
Answer - PM Modi
Explanation - The goal of the National Logistics Policy is to lower thecost
of logistics from its current 14% of GDP to less than 10% by
2022 despite the highly fragmented nature of India's logistics industry.
The policy aims to make Indian goods more competitive while also
promoting economic growth and expanding job possibilities.
Q) Who inaugurates Asia’s largest private hospital in Faridabad ?
Answer - PM Modi
Explanation - The hospital is built in the state's southern district, Faridabad.
The estimated cost of establishing the hospital is Rs. 6000crores.
Q) Who becomes the third richest person in the world, the first asian todo
so ?
Answer - Gautam Adani
Q) Which Armed force of India is getting their new mark ?
Answer - Indian Navy
Q) Which state became first of India to get ‘ Her Ghar Jal’
Certification ?
Answer - Goa
Explanation - People from all the villages have declared their village as ‘Har
Ghar Jal’ through a resolution passed by Gram Sabha, certifying that all
households in the villages have access to safe drinking water through taps,
which ensures that no one is left out of the mission. All 2.63lakh rural
households of Goa have now proper access to potable waterthrough tap
connection.
Q) Which day is celebrated in India every year on 20th August ?
Answer - Sadbhavna Day/Diwas
Explanation - Sadbhavna Diwas is celebrated to commemorate the
memories of the former prime minister of India, Mr. Rajiv Gandhi on his birth
anniversary.
Q) Who launched ‘Make India No. 1’ mission ?
Answer - Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal
Explanation - Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal launched ‘Make India
No. 1’ mission. Under this mission, Free Education to all children, Free treatment
to everyone, Jobs for people, and etc are covered.
Q) World Mosquito day is celebrated every year on which day ?
Answer - August 20
Explanation - The global day commemorates the 1897 discovery by British
doctor Sir Ronald Ross that female Anopheles mosquitoes transmitmalaria
between humans and this year, the theme is "Harness innovation to reduce
the malaria disease burden and save lives.”
Q) Where is Asia’s largest compressed biogas plant located ?
Answer - Sangrur (Punjab)
Explanation - Union Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri
inaugurated Asia’s largest Compressed Bio Gas (CBG) plant in Lehragaga,
Sangrur, Punjab on 18th October. The CBG Plant at Sangrur, which was
inaugurated with an FDI investment of Rs. 220 crores by Verbio AG, one of
the top bioenergy companies in Germany, is spread out across around 20
acres.
Q) Which state announces its 5th Elephant Sanctuary ?
Answer - Tamil Nadu
Explanation - Agasthiyamalai is Tamil Nadu's 5th Elephant Reserve and also a
Bioshphere Reserve.
Q) On which day World Photography Day is celebrated worldwide ?
Answer - 19th August
Q) FIFA banned which Football Federation ?
Answer - All India Football Federation
Explanation - All India Football Federation was banned by FIFA thatmeans will
not be able to participate in any International Football Tournaments.
Q) International Youth Day is celebrated on which day ?
Answer - 12 August
Explanation - International Youth Day is commemorated every year on 12
August. The Focal Point on Youth selects a theme for the day often with
input from youth organizations and members of the UN Inter- Agency
Network in Youth development.
Q) World Organ Donation Day is observed on ?
Answer - August 13th
Q) Who became the first woman Director of CSIR ?
Answer - Dr. Kalaiseelvi
Explanation - CSIR stands for Council of Scientific and Industrial
Research
Q) Which former Indian cricket player was honoured with an honorary
doctorate ?
Answer - Suresh Raina
Explanation - Suresh Raina former Indian cricket player was honoured with
an honorary doctorate at VELS Institute of Science and Technology and
Advance Studies at Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
Q) Quit India movement Day is observed on ?
Answer - August 8
Q) Country’s first ‘Sand Art Park’ is located at ?
Answer - Ajmer Teerthraj Pushkar in Rajasthan
Q) Who is appointed as new Chief Justice of India ?
Answer – Justice Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud
Q) Who released “Internet in India” report 2022 ?
Answer - Internet and Mobile Association of India
Q) Which day is celebrated as Hiroshima Day in world ?
Answer - August 6th
Explanation - Hiroshima Day is observed on August 6 to commemorate the
atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Japan, in 1945, at the end of World War II.
The bombings killed over 200,000 people in just seconds and injured
thousands more.
Q) Chirag scheme was launched by which government ?
Answer - Haryana Government
Explanation - Haryana government has started Haryana Chirag Yojana.
Under this scheme, the government will provide free education to the
economically weaker section.
Q) World’s largest floating solar power plant to be built where ?
Answer - Khandwa district of Madhya Pardesh
Explanation - World’s largest floating solar power plant to be built in
Khandwa district of Madhya Pardesh on Omkareshver Dam located on
Narmada river.
Q) How many new districts are announced in west Bengal ?
Answer - Seven
Explanation - The new districts - Berhampore, Kandi, Sunderbans,
Bashirhat, Ichamati, Ranaghat and Bishnupur - will take the total
number to 30. West Bengal is set to get seven new districts with the
Cabinet giving its nod to the proposal, chief minister Mamata Banerjee
said on Monday.
Q) Who is India’s richest woman for the second year in a row ?
Answer - Roshni Nadar of HCL Technologies
Q) Recently America declared which disease as a public health
emergency ?
Answer - Monkeypox
Explanation - Monkeypox is a viral zoonosis (a virus transmitted to
humans from animals).
Q) Which company is the only company to buy 700 MHz band in 5G
spectrum auction ?
Answer - Jio
Q) Who launched ‘Chief Minister Breakfast Scheme’ ?
Answer - Tamil Nadu Government
Explanation - The ‘Chief Minister’’s Breakfast Scheme’ will be implemented
at a cost of ₹33.56crore in more than 1,500 government-run schools across
the state from Monday to Friday. The Chief Minister’sBreakfast Scheme,
where students of classes 1 to 5 in government schools across the state will
be given breakfast on all working days.
Q) This year Bhushan Agarwal Poetry Award will be given to ?
Answer - Soumya Malviya
Q) Who is appointed as new CEO of Paytm ?
Answer - Nakul Jain
Q) Who is appointed as Chief Economist of the World Bank ?
Answer - India’s Inderjeet Gill
Q) Grand statue of Amar Shaheed Chandrashekhar Azad will be
installed where ?
Answer - Bhopal
Q) World Tiger day is observed on ?
Answer - 29 July
Q) Kargil Vijay Diwas is celebrated on?
Answer - 26 July
Q) Which 3 cities are ranked first in the recently released India
Innovation Index 2021?
Answer - Karnataka, Manipur and Chandigarh
Q) Which state recently launched its tourism policy ?
Answer - Jharkhand
Q) Who is given coveted Golden Visa by UAE ?
Answer - Superstar Kamal Haasan
Explanation - Coveted Golden Visa is a long term residence visa
Q) India’s capital Delhi’s IGI Airport ranked at what position in the list of top
20 busiest airports in the world ?
Answer - 13th
Q) Who is the new CEO of Vodafone Idea ?
Answer - Akshay Mundra
Q) Government of which state has announced to implement “Family
Doctor project” ?
Answer - Government of Andhra Pradesh
Explanation - The doctor will provide patient services for the residents ofward
from 9 a.m. to 12 . 30 p.m. Lunch breaks will be given from 12.30
p.m. to 1.30 p.m. Following the break, same doctor will visit again from 1:30
pm to 4:30 pm, to the patients' who are severely sick and need ofantenatal
& postnatal care.
Q) Tata Projects recently announced the appointment of who, as
Managing Director ?
Answer - Vinayak Pai
Q) World’s first liquid mirror telescope installed where ?
Answer - Uttarakhand, India
Explanation - India's first liquid-mirror telescope, which will observe asteroids,
supernovae, space debris and all other celestial objects from
an altitude of 2,450 metres in the Himalayas, has seen its first light. It hasnow
entered the commissioning phase and will start scientific observations
sometime in October 2022.
Q) World No Tobacco Day is observed on ?
Answer - May 31st
Theme - Tobacco-Threat to our environment
Q) World Bicycle day is celebrated on ?
Answer - June 3rd
Q) Who is appointed as Director General of Sashastra Seema Bal ?
Answer - Sujoy Lal Thaosen
Q) WHO selected which state for World No Tobacco Day Award 2022,for
reducing the tobacco use ?
Answer – Jharkhand
Q) Which State declared ‘Dahi Handi’ as an official sport ?
Answer - Maharashtra
Explanation - Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has announced that
'Dahi Handi' will now be recognised as an official sport in the state. The govt
will introduce "Pro-Dahi-Handi" competitions in the state. The 'Govindas' will
also get jobs under the sports category.
Q) Tokyo Olympics Bonus medalist Lovlina Borgohain is elected as ?

Answer - IBA Athletes Committee President
Q) Nawazuddin Siddiqui was conferred with which award for his
contribution to cinema ?
Answer - Excellence in Cinema Award
Explanation - Nawazuddin Siddiqui was conferred with Excellence in Cinema
Award for his contribution to cinema at ‘Cannes Film Festival’.
Q) Who becomes first player in IPL History to hit 700 fours ?
Answer - Shikhar Dhawan
Q) Who won IPL 2022 title ?
Answer - Gujarat Titans
Explanation - It was a Day/Night Twenty20 match, which decided the winner
of the 2022 season of the Indian Premier League (IPL), an annual Twenty20
tournament in India. Gujarat Titans, playing their first tournament, won the
match and the title by defeating Rajasthan Royals by seven wickets.
Q) Who is ranked 7th in Bloomberg Billionaires Index ?
Answer - Mukesh Ambani
Q) 2022 Quad Summit was recently organised where ?
Answer - Japan
QUAD - Quadrilateral Security Dialogue
Q) Who became the country’s first woman combat aviator ?
Answer - Captain Abhilasha Barak
Q) Who is appointed as the new Lieutenant Governor of Delhi ?
Answer - Vinay Kumar Saxena
Q) India ranked what in WEF Travel and Tourism Development Index
2021 ?
Answer - 54th
Q) India’s Air Force ranked what in the World Air Power Index 2022 ?
Answer - 3rd
Q) Which state become the first state in India to launch its own internet
service ?
Answer - Kerala
Explanation - Kerala state become the first state in India to launch its own
internet service by launching Kerala Fiber Optic Network Limited.
Q) Indian National Flag day is celebrated on ?
Answer - July 22nd
Q) World Day for international Justice was observed all over the worldon ?
Answer - July 17th
Q) Who was honoured by British Parliament ?
Answer - Sourav Ganguly
Q) Which bank launched ‘Whatsapp Banking Services’ ?
Answer - SBI
Q) INS Sindhudhwaj was decommissioned after how many years of
service ?
Answer - 35 years
Q) Who is appointed as 23rd PM of Pakistan ?
Answer - Shahbaz Sharif
Q) Who will get first ‘Late Deenanath Mangeshkar Award’ ?
Answer - PM Modi
Q) What is the name of India’s anti-tank guided missile ?
Answer - Helina
Q) Which India-made aircraft made its first commercial flight ?
Answer - Dornier 228 Plane
Explanation - Dornier 228 Plane India-made aircraft made its first
commercial flight. Its capacity is of 17 passengers. Its first flight was
between Assam to Arunachal Pradesh.
Q) Which two cities were recognised as “2021 Tree City of the World” ?
Answer - Mumbai and Hyderabad
Q) India to host which Cricket world cup 2023 ?
Answer - Street Child Cricket World Cup
Q) Who is the first player to be retired out in IPL ?
Answer - Ravichandran Ashwin
Q) Who will host 2026 Commonwealth games ?
Answer - Victoria, Australia
Q) Who inaugurated ‘Prime Minister’s Museum’ in New Delhi ?
Answer - PM Modi
Explanation - The memorial museum and the newly constructed museum
building together is known as the Pradhanmantri Sangrahalaya, showcasing
the legacies and achievements of all our Prime Ministers since 1947. Hon'ble
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi Ji'sguidance was inspirational.
Q) How many years have passed since Jallianwala Bagh Massacre ?
Answer - 103 years
Q) RBI launched which UPI based payment product for feature phone ?
Answer - UPI123 Pay
Explanation - For a sizable percentage of the population who lacked
smartphones, UPI was unavailable. The RBI introduced UPI123Pay to solve
this issue. Customers will be able to use their feature phones for almost all
transactions using UPI123Pay, with the exception of scan and pay. Step 1:
Link his bank account with UPI123Pay.
Q) Manufacture of the which assault rifles by the Indo-Russian joint venture at
Amethi (UP) will begin by year-end (after a delay due to Russia - Ukraine War)
?
Answer - AK-203
Explanation - India and Russia signed an Inter-Governmental Agreement
(IGA) in February 2019 for the production of AK 203 assault rifles. As per
contractual terms, the first 70,000 AK-203 rifles will be produced in India with a
phased increase in the extent of localisation from 5% to 70%.
Q) Which is India’s longest and heaviest train ?
Answer - Vasuki
Explanation - On the 75th anniversary of Indian Independence the Indian
Railways operated the Super Vasuki. This super Vasuki train is the heaviest and
longest freight train with 295 loaded wagons. South East Central Railway
marked the beginning of Amrit Kaal and formed and ran Super Vasuki train
on August 15 as part of theCentre's Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav celebrations.
About Vasuki - The 3.5-km-long train is powered by five locos and loaded
with 295 loaded wagons.
The train is contained a total trailing load of 27,000 tonnes of coal which is
the heaviest fuel transportation carried by the Indian Railway in a single
arrangement.
The train takes nearly four minutes to cross a station.
First journey of Train Vasuki : The train started its first journey from Korba in
Chhattisgarh to cover the 267-km distance to Rajnandago in Nagpur.
Australia's BHP Iron Ore, in comparison, at 7.352 km long, is the longest freight
train in the world and also the longest overall. Union Railways Minister Ashwini
Vaishnaw informed that India's longest train passing through Kothari Road
station. The train was set up by mingling five goods trains slants as a single
unit.
Q) 2G Ethanol plant to be set up where ?
Answer - Panipat
Explanation - PM Narendra Modi will dedicate to the nation a second
generation ethanol plant built at an estimated cost of Rs 900 Crore in
Haryana’s Panipat.
Q) Who is elected as 14th vice president of India to replace M Venkaiah
Naidu ?
Answer - Jagdeep Dhankhar
Explanation - Jagdeep Dhankhar clinched a total of 528 votes from 725
votes cast and defeated opposition nominee Margaret Alva who bagged
182 votes.
Q) India achieves landmark milestone of recognising how many startups so
far ?
Answer - 75000 Startups
Q) Which District of MP becomes the first district to certify ‘Har Gear Jal’ ?
Answer - Burhanpur
Explanation - Burhanpur also known as the 'Darwaza of Dakhin' in Madhya
Pradesh has become the first 'Har Ghar Jal' certified district in India. Only
37,241 rural households (36.54 percent) out of a total of 1,01, 905 households
in Burhanpur had potable drinking water through tap connections at the
time of the launch of Jal Jeevan Mission on 15th August 2019.
Q) Who becomes the 15th President of India ?
Answer - Droupadi Murmu
Explanation - She is the first youngest president and also the first Tribal
President. She is the second Female president of India. She defeated
opposition candidate Yashwant Sinha with 676,803 electoral votes in 21 of
the 28 states . She will be administered oath by the CJI, Mr. NV Ramana and
assume the office on July 25, 2022.
Q) Which city to be declared the first cultural and tourism capital of SCO
(Shanghai Cooperation Organization) for 2022-23 ?
Answer - Varanasi
Explanation - Varanasi will be declared the first Cultural and Tourism Capital
of the SCO for 2022-23. It was announced by Secretary General of the bloc
Zhang Ming. It is a new rotating initiative by the eight-member organization
to promote people-to-people contacts and tourism among the member
states. The holy city of Varanasi is showcasing India's culture and traditions
over the ages.
Q) Which city and state of India have been listed among worlds greatest
places of 2022 by Time Magazine ?
Answer - Ahmedabad city and Kerala State
Q) Who approved Gati Shakti university in Gujarat ?
Answer - Union Cabinet
Explanation - Union Cabinet has approved the up-gradation of the National
Rail and Transportation Institute (NRTI) to Gati Shakti University in Gujarat. This
university would serve as a hub for education, training, skilling, and research
in the transportation sector. This university is named after the governments
flagship ‘PM Gati Shakti’ National Master Plan for multimodal connectivity.
Q) Government launched which nationwide campaign to inspire people to
hoist national flag ?
Answer - Har Ghar Tiranga
Explanation - The Central government will soon launch a nationwide
campaign Har Ghar Tiranga to inspire countrymen to hoist the national flag
at their homes to mark the 75th Independence Day. The initiative has been
taken under the aegis of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav, for which the Ministry of
Culture is the nodal ministry. The Indian National Flag is a symbol of national
pride for the entire nation and to further honor the national flag, Union Home
Minister Amit Shah who oversees all efforts under Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav
has approved the program of 'Har Ghar Tiranga.
Q) Health Ministry and Panchayati Raj Ministry have signed an MoU with an
aim to eliminate what from India by 2025 ?
Answer - TB
Explanation - Union Health Ministry and Panchayati Raj Ministry have signed
an MoU with the aim to eliminate TB in India. The MoU will forge inter-
Ministerial collaboration and strategic partnerships with the aim to achieving
the Prime Minister's ambitious target of eliminating TB in India by 2025.
Q) India’s Longes Train route is covered by which train ?
Answer - Vivek Express
Explanation - The Vivek Express, running from Dibrugarh in Assam to
Kanyakumari in Tamil Nadu, currently holds the title of the longest train route
in the country both in terms of distance and time. It covers 4247 km of
distance and nine States with 58 stops. The train goes through Assam,
Nagaland, Bihar, West Bengal, Jharkhand, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala,
and Tamil Nadu.
Q) India’s first private train service flagged off under which scheme ?
Answer - Bharat Gaurav Scheme
Explanation - Indian Railways had launched the operation of theme-based
Bharat Gaurav train in the month of November 2021. The objective of this
theme Is to showcase India's rich cultural heritage and magnificent historical
places to the people of India and the world, through Bharat Gaurav.
Q) Fist India-Nepal Bharat Gaurav tourist train flagged off from where ?
Answer - New Delhi
Explanation - Indian Railways had launched the operation of theme-based
Bharat Gaurav train in the month of November 2021. The objective of this
theme Is to showcase India's rich cultural heritage and magnificent historical
places to the people of India and the world, through Bharat Gaurav.
Q) When will India launch first human space mission and first human ocean
mission ?
Answer - Year 2023
Explanation - The announcement was made during the event organized as
a part of World Ocean Day 2022 (8th June) at Prithvi Bhawan, Delhi. He also
announced that the government is set to unveil the Blue Economy Policy
and more than 40 million people will be employed by ocean-based
industries by 2030.
Q) What is the name of supercomputer commissioned at IIT, Gandhinagar ?
Answer - Param Ananta
Explanation - PARAM ANANTA is a state-of the art Supercomputer at IIT
Gandhinagar. It is a joint initiative of Ministry of Electronics and Information
Technology (MeitY) and Department of Science and Technology (DST), was
commissioned. This indigenous software stack is developed by C-DAC and is
a Make in India initiative.
Q) Who launched India’s First Autonomus Navigation Facility - TIHAN ?
Answer - Jitendra Singh
Explanation - Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science and
Technology Jitendra Singh has inaugurated first-of-its-kind, state of-the-art
'Autonomous Navigation' facility to develop unmanned ground and aerial
vehicles in the IIT Hyderabad campus. Developed at a budget of Rs 130
crores by the union Ministry of Science and Technology, TIHAN (Technology
Innovation Hub on Autonomus Navigation).
Q) Who opened India’s First rocket engine factory in Chennai ?
Answer - Agnikul Cosmos
Explanation - Space tech startup Agnikul Cosmos has inaugurated India's first
ever factory to manufacture 3D-printed rocket engines in Chennai. The
facility will use additive manufacturing technology to build 3D printed rocket
engines, and will be used to produce engines for its own in-house rockets.
Q) Who launched NIRMAN Accelerator Program ?
Answer - IIT Kanpur
Explanation - The Startup Incubation and Innovation Centre (SIIC) at IIT
Kanpur has launched the NIRMAN Accelerator Program. It is supported by
the Department of Science and Technology. 15 start-ups will be selected
and given the opportunity to accelerate their product journey from 'lab to
market’. The programme will focus on the manufacturing startups engaged
in healthcare and agriculture domains to help them overcome the
challenges from their prototype-to-market journey.
Q) India’s first 3D printed Cornea Developed where ?
Answer - Hyderabad
Explanation - India's first 3D-printed Cornea Developed in Hyderabad by
Researchers from L V Prasad Eye Institute (LVPEI), Indian Institute
of Technology-Hyderabad (IIT-H), and the Centre for Cellular and Molecular
Biology (CCMB).
Q) Which IIT partnered with IIS to develop boxing analytics software ?
Answer - IIT Madras
Explanation - Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras has partnered with
Karnataka-based Inspire Institute of Sports (IIS) to develop a boxing analytics
platform Smartboxer. Smartboxer will use wearable sensors & video cameras
to provide assessments of boxers on the four key traits for scoring in boxing. It
is one among the many initiatives of IIT Madras aimed at winning more
medals in the Olympics.
Q) Which IIT partnered with IBM to advance quantum computing in India ?
Answer - IIT Madras
Explanation - International Business Machines has partnered with IIT Madras,
to advance quantum computing skill development and research in India. IIT
Madras also becomes the first Indian institution to join the global community
of Fortune 500 companies, start-ups, academic institutions, and research labs
working with IBM Quantum technology to advance quantum computing and
explore business use cases.
Q) Who inaugurated Vaniya Bhawan, new premises of commerce Ministry ?
Answer - PM Narendra Modi
Explanation - PM Narendra Modi has inaugurated the new premises of the
Ministry of Commerce and Industry. 'Vanijya Bhawan' in New Delhi. He has
also launched a new portal named NIRYAT (National Import-Export Record
for Yearly Analysis of Trade).
Q) PM Modi inaugurated the centre for brain research at ?
Answer - IISc Bengaluru, Karnataka
Explanation - PM Narendra Modi inaugurated the Center for Brain Research
(CBR) set up at a cost of Rs 280 crore at the Indian Institute of Science
campus (IISc) Bengaluru, Karnataka.
Q) Who inaugurated the Seismology Observatory in Udhampur ?
Answer - Union Minister Jitendra Singh
Explanation - 152 Earthquake observatories are being established by the
central government including three more in Kashmir division in the next four
months.
Q) PM Modi attended which first memorial lecture ?
Answer - First Arun Jaitley Memorial Lecture
Explanation - Prime Minister Narendra Modi has attended the first 'Arun
Jaitley Memorial Lecture' (AJML) at Vigyan Bhavan in Delhi. Theme of this
lecture 'Growth through Inclusivity, Inclusivity through Growth' is very
appropriate as inclusive development is necessary.
Q) Who inaugurated Akshaya Patra Mid-Day Meal Kitchen in Varanasi ?
Answer - PM Modi
Q) Who unveiled National emblem cast on new Parliament Building ?
Answer - PM Modi
Explanation - Prime Minister Narendra Modi has unveiled the 6.5 meter-tall
National Emblem on top of the under-construction new Parliament building.
The emblem made of bronze weighs 9,500 kg.
Q) PM Modi adressed which organization Seminar in New Delhi ?
Answer - Naval Innovation and Indigenisation Organization Seminar
Explanation - PM Narendra Modi has addressed the NIIO (Naval Innovation
and Indigenisation Organization) Seminar Swavlamban at Dr. Ambedkar
International Centre in New Delhi. He unveiled 'SPRINT Challenges, aimed at
giving a boost to usage of indigenous technology in the Indian Navy. SPRINT
stands for Supporting Pole-Vaulting in R&D through IDEX, NIIO and TDAC.
Q) Who launched India’s first international bullion exchange IIBX in GIFT-city ?
Answer - PM Modi
Explanation - Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched 'India International
Bullion Exchange (IIBX)' on July 29, 2022, at the Gujarat International Finance
Tec-City (GIFT City) near Gandhinagar. IIBX is India's first international bullion
exchange. This will allow qualified jewellers to directly import gold through
IIBX. The International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA) is the of
IIBX. IIBX is promoted by five market institutional investor's i.e., CDSL, India
NSDL, NSE and MCX. This exchange will bring transparency to the price-
setting mechanism; p standardisation to the financialisation of the bullion in
India; and worl standard-setting tool for the quality of the bullion.
Q) Which scheme was announced By PM Modi for upgrading 14500 school
across country on Teachers Day ?
Answer - PM-SHRI Scheme
Explanation - On the occasion of Teacher's Day today, Prime Minister
Narendra Modi has announced a new initiative - the development and
upgradation of 14 thousand 500 schools across the country under the
Pradhan Mantri Schools For Rising India (PM-SHRI) Yojana. In a series of
tweets, Mr Modi said, these PM-SHRI schools will become model schools
which will encapsulate the full spirit of National Education Policy.
Q) Which Authority have topped Grievance Redressal index in August 2022 ?
Answer - UIDAI
Explanation - The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has topped
among all Ministries and Departments in resolving Public Grievances for the
month of August 2022. UIDAI (Unique Identification Authority of India) has
been a top performer in the resolution of cases received through Centralized
Public Grievance Redress and Monitoring System (CPGRAMS).
Q) PM Modi virtually adressed which session of Eastern Economic Forum ?
Answer - Plenary Session
Explanation - PM Narendra Modi has addressed the Plenary Session of the
7th Eastern Economic Forum being held in Vladivostok, Russia through video
conferending. He informed that in September 2022, thirty years are being
completed since the establishment of the Consulate of India in Vladivostok.
India was the first country to open a consulate in this city.
Q) PM Modi to unveil statue of whom, Dedicate Kartavya Path ?
Answer - Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
Explanation - The newly named Kartavya Path, which runs from Rashtrapati
Bhavan to India Gate and features red granite walkways with vegetation all
around, renovated canals, state specific food stalls, new utility blocks, and
venethosks L be unveiled by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The govemment
claims that it represents a change from the former Rajpath, which served as
a symbol of power, to Kartavya Path, which serves as an illustration of public
ownership and empowerment.
Q) Who inaugurated International Dairy Federation World Dairy Summit ?
Answer - PM Modi
Explanation - The last such Summit was held in India about half a century
ago in 1974. AIR correspondent, around 1500 participants from 50 countries
are expected to participate in International Dairy Federation World Dairy
Summit 2022. The government has taken multiple steps for the betterment of
the dairy sector resulting in an increase of milk production by more than 44
percent in the last eight years.
Q) Who inaugurated Semicon India Conference 2022 at Bengaluru ?
Answer - PM Modi
Explanation - PM Narendra Modi inaugurated Semicon India Conference
2022 at Bengaluru, aiming to visualize as the launchpad to start India's
ambition of becoming the global semiconductor hub and nurturing the chip
design and manufacturing ecosystem.
Q) Who launched Madhya Pardesh Startup Policy ?
Answer - PM Modi
Explanation - Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the Madhya Pradesh
"Startup Policy and Implementation Plan - 2022" via video conferencing and
also address the startup community during the Madhya Pradesh Startup
Conclave held in Indore.
Q) PM Modi participated in Which 2nd Global Virtual Summit ?
Answer - 2nd Global COVID-19 Virtual Summit
Explanation - Prime Minister Narendra Modi has participated in the Second
Global COVID-19 Virtual Summit on the invitation of the President of the USA,
Joseph R. Biden. The summit was co-hosted by the United States, Belize,
Germany, Indonesia, and Senegal.
Q) Who inaugurated India’s biggest drone festival in New Delhi ?
Answer - PM Modi
Explanation - Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated India's biggest
drone festival at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi, and interact with Kisan drone
pilots as well as witnessed open-air drone demonstrations. 'Bharat Drone
Mahotsav 2022' is a two-day event being held on May 27 and 28.
Q) PM Modi inaugurated which Plant in Gandhinagar Gujrat ?
Answer - Worlds First Nano Urea Liquid Plant
Explanation - PM Narendra Modi has inaugurated World's first Nano Urea
Liquid Plant constructed by Indian Farmers Fertilizer Cooperative Ltd (IFFCO)
at Kalol, Gandhinagar, Gujarat. Prime Minister dedicated the Ultramodern
Nano Urea Liquid Fertilizer plant to the Nation at a ceremony held at
Gandhinagar.
Q) Who unveiled India’s first passenger drone, Varuna ?
Answer - PM Modi
Explanation - India's first drone that can carry a human payload of up to 130
kgs was unveiled in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi during
Naval Inhovation and Indigenization Organization (NIIO) seminar
'Swavlamban' in New Delhi. 'Varuna' country's first human-carrying platform-a
pilot-less drone, has been indigenously developed by the Indian startup
Sagar Defence Engineering. The drone has the capacity to carry one person
inside.
Q) Biotech Startup Expo-2022 was inaugurated by whom in New Delhi ?
Answer - PM Modi
Explanation - Biotech Startup Expo-2022 will be inaugurated by Prime Minister
Modi at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi. This Biotech Startup Expo-2022 is a two
day from starting from 9th 10th of June. This expo is organized by the
Department of Biotechnology and Biotechnology Industry Research
Assistang Council (BIRAC).
Q) Who inaugurated National Yoga Olympiad 2022 ?
Answer - Dharmendra Pradhan
Explanation - The National Yoga Olympiad 2022 was inaugurated by the
Union education and skill development and entrepreneurship Minister
Dharmendra Pradhan. The National Yoga Olympiad will start from 18th to
20th June 2022 which is being organized by the Ministry of Education and the
National Council of educational research and training (NCERT).
Q) Government of India hosted its first ever National Logistics Excellence
Awards where ?
Answer - New Delhi
Explanation - Union Minister for Commerce & Industry, Consumer Affairs, Food
and Public Distribution and Textiles, Piyush Goyal along with the Minister of
State for Commerce and Industry Shri Som Parkash Sharma gave away the
awards in 12 categories.
Q) Defence Ministry Approved setting up what on 75 border roads ?
Answer - BRO Cafes
Explanation - Ministry of Defence has approved setting up of wayside
amenities under brand of 'BRO Cafes' at 75 locations on different sections of
roads with Border Roads Organisation across 12 states and Union territories.
Q) Who launched first ever AI Exhibition in New Delhi ?
Answer - Union Minister Rajnath Singh
Explanation - Rajnath Singh has inaugurated the first-ever 'Artificial
Intelligence in Defence' (AIDef) symposium and exhibition, organized by the
Department of Defence Production, Ministry of Defence at Vigyan Bhawan
in New Delhi.
Q) Cabinet approved which new rail line ?
Answer - Taranga Hill-Ambaji-Abu Road Rail line
Explanation - The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has
approved Taranga Hill-Ambaji-Abu Road new rail line in Gujarat and
Rajasthan to provide connectivity and improve mobility. The estimated cost
of this project is Rs 2798.16 crores and will be completed by 2026-27.
Q) Who organised 6th National Conclave In New Delhi ?
Answer - Ministry Of Mines
Explanation - The Ministry of Mines has organized the 6th National Conclave
on Mines and Minerals in New Delhi. Union Home Minister Amit Shah was the
chief guest of the conclave to be organized at the Dr. Ambedkar
International Centre in New Delhi.
Q) Government to release special commemorative postage stamp to
honour whom and when ?
Answer - Tricolour designer P Venkayya on 146th birth anniversary
Explanation - The stamp will be released by Prime Minister Narendra Modi
during an event Tiranga Utsav" organised by the Ministry of Culture at Indira
Gandhi Stadium New Delhi, on the occasion of his 146th Birth Anniversary.
Q) Ministry of Justice launches which initiative ?
Answer - SMILE-75 initiative
Explanation - The Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, Government of
India, has identified 75 Municipal Corporations to implement comprehensive
rehabilitation of persons engaged in the act of begging under "SMILE:
Support for Marginalised Individuals for Livelihood and Enterprise" named as
"SMILE-75 Initiative”.
Q) Which indigenously developed howitzer gun became part of the 21 gun
salute during the Independence Day Ceremony for the first time ?
Answer - ATAG
Explanation - The ATAGS is an indigenous 155 mm x 52 calibre howitzer gun
developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation
(DRDO) with its Pune-based facility Armament Research and Develo
Establishment (ARDE) being the nodal agency.
Q) Which is India’s First Portal on Arrested Narco Offenders ?
Answer - NIDAAN
Explanation - Recently, the National Integrated Database on Arrested
Narco-offenders (NIDAAN) portal, the first-of-its-kind database of arrested
narcotics offenders was made operational for use by various central and
State prosecution agencies tasked to enforce anti-drugs laws in the country.
Q) Over one lakh villages declared as ODF Plus, by which Ministry ?
Answer - Ministry of Jal Shakti
Explanation - Over one lakh villages have declared themselves as open
defecation free (ODF) Plus. Jal Shakti Ministry said, these villages are
sustaining their ODF status and have systems in place for managing solid and
liquid waste. They are also working towards making their villages cleaner,
greener and healthier.
Q) Anurag Thakur launched which online Educational mobile games ?
Answer - Azadi Quest
Explanation - Information and Broadcasting (I&B) Minister Anurag Thakur on
has launched the 'Azadi Quest', a series of online educational games based
on India's freedom struggle.
•Objective - To highlight key milestones of India's freedom struggle and
encourage a digital learning experience.
Q) Sports Ministry signed MoU with whom for development of sports ?
Answer - NTPC and REC
Explanation - Sports Ministry has signed an MoU with NTPC & Rural
Electrification Corporation (REC) for the development of sports in India,
Under the MoU, both PSUs have pledged Rs 215 crore to the National Sports
Development Fund (NSDF). While NTPC will provide Rs 115 crore for the
development of Archery, REC will give Rs 100 crore towards women's hockey
& boxing.
Q) Which mahotsav was launched by Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya ?
Answer - Raktdaan Amrit Mahotsav
Explanation - Union Health Minister Dr Mansukh Mandaviya will launch a
countrywide mega drive 'Raktdaan Amrit Mahotsav for voluntary blood
donation from 17th September to 1st October 2022. The special drive is a
part of the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav. The registrations for the Raktdaan Amrit
Mahotsav have been started on the E-Raktkosh portal and Aarogya Setu
app. Nation will observe 1st October as the National Voluntary Blood
Donation Day.
Q) Indias 1st centre of excellence for khadi was inaugurated where ?
Answer - New Delhi
Explanation - Union Minister for Micro Small and Medium Enterprises Narayan
Rane will inaugurate the first Centre of Excellence for Khadi in New Delhi.
Q) Amit Shah inaugurated which laboratory in Hyderabad ?
Answer - National Cyber Forensic Laboratory
Explanation - The premium laboratory was inaugurated at the premises of
the Central Forensic Science Laboratory located at Ramanthapur in the city.
The
was awarded to the CFSL with an estimated cost of about 35.51 cr rupees.
Q) 8th International Day Of Yoga was celebrated where on 21 June ?
Answer - Mysuru, Karnataka
Explanation - Union Ministry of Ayush has confirmed the observance of the
8th International Day of Yoga (IDY) on June 21 at Mysuru city, which is known
as the cultural capital and major historic destination of Karnataka state.
Q) Who launched Portal to Simplify Process of Teacher Education
Programme ?
Answer - National Council for Teacher Education
Explanation - National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) has launched
an online portal to simplify the process of recognition of teacher education
programs of higher education institutions.
Q) Which city to host National Education Ministers’ Conference ?
Answer - Gujarat
Explanation - Recently, Gujarat is the state which is to host the two-day
national Education Ministers Conference. This meeting will be attended by
Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan with other UT and State
ministers.
Q) Common Platform called Jan Samarth to be launched soon ?
Answer - Jan Samarth
Explanation - The offerings will be gradually expanded, depending on
compatibility, as so the Centrally Sponsored Schemes are involved with
various multiple agencies Schemes like Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana and
Credit Linked Capital Subsidy Scheme (CLCSS) are being administered by
different ministers. The proposed-portal intendes-to-bring these schemes-on-
a-single-plan.
Q) Indian Navy decommissioned which two Ships after 32 years of service ?
Answer - INS Nishank and INS Akshay
Explanation - Indian Navy Ships Nishank and Akshay were decommissioned,
after rendering 32 years of glorious service to India. The event was
conducted at Naval Dockyard in Mumbai. INS Nishank was commissioned
on September 12, 1989.
Q) Who announced results of its First Global Hackathon - HARBINGER 2021 ?
Answer - RBI
Explanation - The Reserve Bank has launched its first global hackathon -
"Harbinger 2021-Innovation for Transformation" under the theme of the
"Harbinger 2021 - Innovation for Transformation" is 'Smarter Digital Payments'
in November 2021. The results were announced, Tone Tag, a brand of Naffa
Innovations Pvt. Ltd, has been declared as the winner in two categories.
Q) Union Minister of Social Justice and empowerment, Dr. Virendra Kumar
Launched which scheme ?
Answer - SHRESHTA
Explanation - Scheme for Residential Education for Students in High Schools
in Targeted Areas (SHRESHTA) scheme provides high quality education for
meritorious but poor SC students in CBSE-affiliated reputed residential schools
across the country.
Students belonging to marginalized income group with Rs. 2.5
Q) India finalised deals of Cheetahs from where ?
Answer - South Africa and Namibia
Explanation - The Indian government has finalized deals with South
Africa and Namibia to get the planet's fastest animals, cheetahs that
became extinct in India and will be released into the wild at Kuno Palpur,
Madhya Pradesh, by the end of 2022.
Q) Indian Oil Corporation launched an indoor solar cooking stove named
what ?
Answer - Surya Nutan
Explanation - Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) has launched a special type of
solar stove. The name of this stove is 'Surya Nutan' has given. This stove will run
entirely on solar energy. With this, there will be no need for any kind of fuel for
cooking. Neither wood nor gas. This stove will be charged the of the sun and
will cook fast.
Q) Who inaugurated Mango Festival in Belgium ?
Answer - Union Minister Piyush Goyal
Explanation - Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal
inaugurated a Mango Festival organised in Brussels, Belgium.
Objective-To create awareness among the Europeans and create a market
for Indian mangoes in Europe. India is a big supplier of mangoes to the rest of
the globe.
Q) About National Bank For Agricultural and Rural Development (NABARD) ?
Founded - 12 July 1982
Headquarters - Mumbai, Maharashtra
Chairman - Govind Rajulu Chintala

Nabard was established on the recommendations of B. Sivaraman
Committee.
Q) Bird Village as ?
Answer - Wetland
Explanation - Birds migrate from: The arrival of migratory birds takes place
from as far as Central Asia, Europe and Mongolia. Rich history: Connecting it
closely with the erstwhile rulers of Mewar, Menar has come on the radar of
birdwatchers in the State because of the villagers' conservation initiative.
Q) Zomato acquired Blanket at what cost, for in all stock deal ?
Answer - Rs 4,447 Crore
Explanation - Zomato (Online food delivery platform) has announced the
acquisition of Blink Commerce (Blinkit), earlier known as Grofers India. The
company's Board of Directors approved a proposal to acquire cash
strapped quick commerce company Blinkit for Rs 4,447 crore. Last year,
Zomato extended USD 50 million loans to Grofers India Private Limited.
Q) Who approved USD 245 Million loan to modernise India’s railway logistics
infra ?
Answer - World Bank
Explanation - The Indian Railways project will help India to shift more traffic
from road to rail. This will transport more efficient and reduce millions of
tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) each year. The project will also
incentivise more private sector investment in the railway sector.
Q) One Health Pilot, initiative launched where ?
Answer - Bengaluru
Explanation - The Department of Animal Husbandry & Dairying (DAHD) will
be launched the One Health pilot in Bengaluru. The programme is aimed at
bringing stakeholders from animal, human and environment health on a
common platform to address challenges.
Q) Who is appointed as Chairman of Reliance Jio ?
Answer - Akash Ambani
Explanation - The board of Reliance Jio Info COMM has approved the
appointment of Akash Ambani (non-executive director of the company) as
its chairman. The board had also approved the appointment of Raminder
Singh Gujral and KV Choudhary, as additional directors of the company. The
appointment of Pankaj Mohan Pawar as MD of Jio has also been approved.
Q) Govt. launched which e-learning portal for Dad Sevaks employees ?
Answer - Dak Karamyogi
Explanation - Dak Karmayogi: E-Learning Platform launched by Union
Minister Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw and MoS Shri Devusinh Chauhan today 'Dak
Karmayogi' portal to enhance competencies of about 4 lakh Gramin Dak
Sevaks & Departmental employees. Portal to enable trainees to access
uniform standardized training contant to enable them to effectively deliver a
number of G2C services for enhanced customer satisfaction. Meghdoot
Awards conferred to recognize the good performance of employ
Department of Posts.
Q) ISRO launched which rocket carrying 3 Singapore satellite ?
Answer - PSLV-C53
Explanation - Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has successfully
launched three Singaporean satellites from the Second Launch Pad at Satish
Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota.
Q) Who launched CAPSTONE to evaluate new orbit for Artemis Moon
Mission ?
Answer - NASA
Explanation - NASA launched a microwave oven-sized CubeSat to the
Moon, which has set in motion its Artemis program that aims to return
humans to the lunar surface.
Q) Digital India Week 2022 to be inaugurated by who at Gandhinagar in
Gujarat on Monday ?
Answer - PM Modi
Explanation - Mr Modi will launch 'Digital India Bhashini' which will enable
easy access to the internet and digital services in Indian languages,
including voice-based access, and help the creation of content in Indian
languages.
Q) Who launched a three day ‘Grand Hackathon’ on Agriculture domain ?
Answer - Union Minister Piyush Goyal
Explanation - A three-day 'Grand Hackathon' organized by the Open
Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC) in collaboration with NABARD, has
been launched virtually by Union Minister Piyush Goyal. This was a hybrid
event with the physical event held at the Bombay Stock Exchange in Fort,
Mumbai.
Q) Who signed an agreement with ITI Ltd and BSNL ?
Answer - Department of Telecommunications
Explanation - Department of Telecommunications has signed an agreement
with Indian Telephone Industries (ITI) Ltd and Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited
(BSNL).
Q) Who was honoured with Ayurveda Ratna award byUK Parliament ?
Answer - Tanuja Nesari
Explanation - Tanuja Nesari, Director of All India Institute of Ayurveda (AILA)
was awarded with the Ayurveda Ratna Award by the UK Parliament. The UK's
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Indian Traditional Sciences (ITSappg)
conferred the award recognising her contribution to prmoting the growth of
Ayurveda in India and abroad.
Q) Who inaugurates Fifth Global Film Tourism Conclave ?
Answer - Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi
Explanation - At the Novotel Mumbai Juhu Beach in Mumbai, Mukhtar
Abbas Naqvi, Union Minister for Minority Affairs, officially inaugurated the fifth
Global Film Tourism Conclave (GFTC).
Q) Who launched Pariksha Sangam Portal ?
Answer - CBSE
Explanation - Pariksha Sangam Portal has been launched rationalize the
sample papers, board examination results, and other details on one window.
This portal will integrate examination-related processes, that will be
conducted by regional offices of schools and Headquarters of the CBSE
Board. This portal will help students in checking the results of Class 10th and
Class 12th board, easily. It is a one-stop portal for all the activities related to
CBSE Board exam.
Q) RPF launched which operation in the month of June ?
Answer - Operation Narcos
Explanation - The RPF launched the operation NARCOS in the month of June
2022, for bringing attention to menace of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic
Substances. It was a month-long pan India drive, launched against
smuggling of narcotics through rail. RPF, in coordination with the Narcotics
Control Bureau, intensified its checks in trains and at identified black spots
across the country. Other law Enforcement Agencies were also a pak of
operation, in a bid to target drug peddlers involved in illegal trade of
Narcotic Drug and Psychotropic Substance.
Q) Which is new rapid COVID-19 test ?
Answer - CoVar Scan
Explanation - Researchers have developed a rapid Covid-19 test, called
"CoVarScan rapid Covid-19 test". This test will help in identifying different
variants of SARS-CoV-2 in some hours.
Q) Which Geo-Portal for NCR was launched ?
Answer - PARIMAN
Explanation - Geo-Portal for NCR known as 'PARIMAN' was launched on
31.08.2021 in the 40th meeting of the Board by Shri Hardeep Singh Puri,
Chairman, NCRPB and Union Minister for Housing & Urban Affairs.
Q) Which initiative was announced by Google ?
Answer - Startup School India Initiative
Explanation - Google has announced a Startup School India aimed at
enabling 10,000 startups in tier 2 and tier 3 cities understand the dynamics of
entrepreneurship.
Q) Who gave report stating ‘India will surpass China as Worlds most populous
country during 2023‘ ?
Answer - United Nations report
Explanation - India is projected to surpass China as the world's most populous
country next year (2023), according to a report by the United Nations.
Q) Who unveiled India’s first indigenously made lithium ion-cell ?
Answer - OLA
Explanation - Ola Electric has unveiled India's first indigenously developed
lithium-ion cell NMC 2170. The company will begin mass production of the
cell (NMC 2170) from its Chennai-based Gigafactory by 2023.
Q) Who hosted meeting of BIMSTEC on cyber security cooperation ?
Answer - India’s NSCS
Explanation - The National Security Council Secretariat (NSCS), Government
of India has organized meeting of the BIMSTEC Expert Group on Cyber
Security Cooperation in New Delhi.
Q) Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic
Cooperation (BIMSTEC) ?
Founded - 6 June 1997
Headquarters - Dhaka, Bangladesh
Membership - 7 (Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal, SriLanka and
Thailand
Secretary General - Tenzin Lekhpal (Bhutan)
Q) Who launched e-NAM Platform to promote agricultural trade ?
Answer - Union Minister Narendra Tomar
Explanation - Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar has launched
the Platform of Platorms (POP) under the National Agriculture Market (e-
NAM). It has launched on the sidelines of the State Agriculture and
Horticulture Ministers' Conference in Bengaluru, Karnataka.
Q) Who becomes 68th country to join Interpol’s Child Sexual Exploitation
Database ?
Answer - INDIA
Explanation - India is the 68th country among the total 195 members of the
Interpol to have access to this database and software, which will be
available to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) - nodal body for
Interpol coordination in India as it is the country's National Central Bureau.
Q) Who partnered with Google for DigiVaani Call Center ?
Answer - NASSCOM
Explanation - Nasscom Foundation has partnered with Google to set up a
call centre in collaboration with non-profit Indian Society of Agribusiness
Professionals (ISAP) to help women farmers scale up their business. It's called
the 'DigiVaani' Call Center.
Q) Govt. launched mascot for empowering consumers and generating
awareness towards their rights ?
Answer - Jagriti
Explanation - The department of consume affairs has launched Jagriti, a
mascot for empowering consumers and generating awareness towards their
rights.
Q) Who is going to launch initiative on mainstreaming millets in Asia and
Africa ?
Answer - NITI Aayog and WFP
Explanation - NITI Aayog to launch the Mapping and Exchange of Good
Practices initiative for mainstreaming millets in Asia and Africa in association
with the World Food Programme. NITI Aayog and WFP will prepare a
compendium of good practices fo up the production and consumption of
millets in India and abroad. The event will be inaugurated by NITI Aavod Vice
Chairman.
Q) India signed an MoU with which country for Mutual Recognition of
Educational Qualification ?
Answer - UK
Q) Who approves Rs 1.64 Lakh Cr revival package for BSNL ?
Answer - Union Cabinet
Explanation - The revival package approved will focus on infusing fresh
capital for:
Upgrading BSNL services
Administrative allotment of Spectrum
Financial support for capex
Viability gap funding for rural wireline operations.
Increase in authorized capital: The authorized capital of BSNL will be
increased from current Rs 40,000 crore to Rs 1,50,000 crore.
Q) Who launched subsidiary of NDDB for manure management ?
Answer - Parshotam Rupala
Explanation - Parshottam Rupala (Union Minister of Fisheries, Animal
Husbandry and Dairying) has launched NDDB MRIDA Limited, a wholly-
owned subsidiary company of National Dairy Development Boar (NDDB).
Objective - To provide structured impetus to manure management efforts.
Q) When will India start supplying petrol with 20% ethanol ?
Answer - April 2023
Explanation - India will start supplying petrol with 20% ethanol at select petrol
pumps from April 2023. Oil minister Hardeep Puri said a fifth of petrol will be
made up of ethanol by 2025. India achieved the target of supplying petrol
mixed with 10 percent ethanol 90% petrol) ahead of schedule in June 2022.
Supply of petrol with 20 percent ethanol will result in a saving of an estimated
annually. India is the world's fifth largest producer of ethanol.
Q) ISRO received a Crew Module Fairing from HAL for which mission ?
Answer - Gaganyaan mission
Explanation - Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) handed two pieces of
space equipment to the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) for use
in the Gaganyaan mission. This is the second crew module fairing (CMF) that
India's top space agency has purchased from HAL for the mission. Even
though both of these CMFs will be used in some capacity, the firs experiment
will use the CMF that ISRO obtained from HAL.
Q) Who organised ‘Yamuna Par Azadi ka Mahotsav’ ?
Answer - NMCG
Q) Who launches Rashtriya Portal to bring together all awards under one
platform ?
Answer - Union Govt.
Explanation - The Union Government has launched Rashtriya Puruskar Portal
to bring together all the awards of the various Ministries, Departments and
agencies of the government under one platform.
Q) Who gave statement “Country’s Bioeconomy to grow from 70 billion to
150 billion US dollars by 2025 ?
Answer - Union Minister Jitendra Singh
Explanation - Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh has said that the country's
Bioeconomy will grow from 70 Billion to 150 Billion US dollars by 2025. He
stressed that this can only be achieved with active participation of all the
stakeholders in the biotechnology Sector.
Q) 17th Pravasi Bhartiya Divas 2023 to be held where ?
Answer - 17th Pravasi Bhartiya Divas 2023 to be held at Indore in January
next year.
Explanation - External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi in a
tweet said that Secretary, Consular, Passport and Visa Division, Ausaf Sayeed
and Chief Secretary of Madhya Pradesh Iqbal Singh Bains signed a
Memorandum of Understanding for hosting the Pravasi Bhartiya Divas.

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■ Maharashtra emerged as third cleanest State.

 Roxy Mathew Koll, a scientist at the Pune-based Indian Institute of Tropical

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