Monthly Current Affairs October 2022 With Video Lecture [Download PDF]

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MONTHLY CURRENT AFFAIRS October 2022

Nobel Prize 2022 Winners List

• Physics: Alain Aspect (France), John F. Clauser (USA) And Anton Zeilinger (Austria) For Their Work On Quantum Mechanics. 
• Physiology/Medicine: Swedish Geneticist Svante Paabo (Sweden) For His Discoveries Concerning The Genomes Of Extinct Hominins And Human Evolution.
• Chemistry: Carolyn R. Bertozzi (USA), Morten Meldal (Denmark)And K. Barry Sharpless (USA),“For The Development Of Click Chemistry And Bioorthogonal Chemistry.
• Literature: French Writer Annie Ernaux Has Been Awarded For Her Courage And Clinical Acuity.
• Economics: 3 Americans Ben Bernanke, Douglas Diamond And Philip Dybvig, For  Improving Our Understanding Of The Role Of Banks In The Economy.
• Peace: Ales Bialiatski (Belarus), The Russian Human Rights Organisation Memorial And The Ukrainian Center For Civil Liberties.   

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India’s 40^th Position In The Global Innovation Index

• World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) Released Global Innovation Index (GII) 2022 Rankings.
• India Received 46^th Position In 2021, And 81st Rank In 2015.
• The Most Innovative Economy In The World In 2022 Is Switzerland.

International Solar Alliance To Be Held In New Delhi

• International Solar Alliance’s 5^th Assembly To Be Held In New Delhi From 17th To 20th October, 2022.
• R.K Singh Will Preside Over The Assembly
• 109 Countries To Attend ISA’s 5^th Assembly.
• Key Initiatives On Energy Access, Energy Security, And Energy Transition.

Modhera Becomes First Solar-Powered Village

• PM Narendra Modi Declared Modhera (Gujarat) As India’s First 24×7 Solar Powered Village.
• Modhera Village Known For The Sun Temple.

Brig. B.D. Mishra Becomes Governor Of Meghalaya

• B.D. Mishra, The Governor Of Arunachal Pradesh, Assumed The Role Of Governor Of Meghalaya.
• Previous Governor: Satya Pal Malik
• The Oath Was Delivered By Justice Harman Singh Thangkhiew.

Harmanpreet Singh Won FIH Award

• India Men’s Hockey Team Defender And Vice-Captain Harmanpreet Singh Has Being Voted The FIH Player Of The Year .
• The FIH Is The International Governing Body Of Field Hockey And Indoor Field Hockey. Its Headquarters Are In Lausanne, Switzerland. 

P Sreejesh & Savita Punia Are Goalkeeper Of The Year

• Pr Sreejesh And Savita Punia Have Been Declared FIH Men’s And Women’s    Goalkeeper Of The Year.
• Savita Punia, The Captain Of The Indian Women’s Hockey Team, And Goalkeeper Pr Sreejesh  In Men’s And Women’s Categories.

Harshada Garud Won Bronze Medal

• Indian Weightlifter Harshada Garud, A Junior World Champion, Won A Bronze Medal In The Women’s 45kg Category At The Asian Weightlifting Championships 2022 In Manama, Bahrain.

Pankaj Advani Wins Gold Medal 

• Pankaj Advani Has Claimed His 25th Gold Medal On The World Stage, Winning The 2022 IBSF World Billiards Championship In Kuala Lumpur.
• He Becomes The Only Indian Player To Win Most World Title (5^th Time In A Row).

Goa to Host 2023 National Games

• The Indian Olympics Association Has Announced That The 37th National Games 2023 Will Be Hosted By Goa. 
• The 36th National Games Was Initially Scheduled To Be Held In Goa In 2016 But Was Postponed A Few Times And Later Shifted To Gujarat. 
• The 35th National Games Was Held In Kerala In 2015.
• The First National Games Was Organized In India As Indian Olympics Games In 1924 In Lahore. 

36th National Games: Services Maintain Top Position

• In 36th National Games In Gujarat, Services Continue To Top The Medal Tally With A Total Of 121 Medals (56 Gold, 34 Silver, And 31 Bronze Medals).
• Maharashtra, With 138 Medals Including 38 Gold, And Haryana With 106 Medals And 34 Gold Are Vying For Second Place.
• Harshika Ramchandran From Karnataka Won The Best Female Player And Sajan Prakash From Kerala Won The Best Male Player Of The Games.

DY Chandrachud – Next Chief Justice Of India

• Justice DY Chandrachud Is Set To Be The First Chief Justice Of India Whose Father – YV Chandrachud – Was Also One.
• He Will Take Over From Justice UU Lalit, Who Retires On November 8.

International Day Of The Girl Child

• International Girl Child Day Is Observed On October 11 To Raise Awareness About The Importance And Potential Girls Hold As The Future Of Our Society.
• Theme: Our Time Is Now—our Rights, Our Future”
• In 2011, The UNGA Adopted Resolution 66/170 To Declare 11th October.

ICC 2022 Player Of The Month (September)

• The International Cricket Council (ICC) Has Announced The Winners Of The ICC Player Of The Month Awards For September 2022. 
• India’s Captain Harmanpreet Kaur Got ICC Women’s Player Of The Month Award, While Pakistani Player Mohammad Rizwan Got ICC Men’s Player Of The Month Award.

India’s First Slender Loris Sanctuary

• Tamil Nadu Has Notified The Country’s First Kadavur Slender Loris Sanctuary Covering 11,806 Hectares In Karur And Dindigul Districts.
• Slender Lorises Are Small Nocturnal Mammals And Are Arboreal In Nature, As They Spend Most Of Their Life On Trees.
• The Species, Listed As Endangered As Per The International Union For The Conservation Of Nature (IUCN), Acts As A Biological Predator To Pests Of Agricultural Crops And Benefits Farmers.

India Up Six Places For Reducing Inequality

• In Commitment To Reducing Inequality Index (CRII), India Has Moved Up Six Places To Rank 123 Out Of 161 Countries For Reducing Inequality. 
• Norway Leads The CRII Followed By Germany And Australia.
• India’s Rank In CRII 2020 : 129
• The Index Which Is Prepared By Oxfam International And Development Finance International Measures Government Policies And Actions In Three Areas : Public Services (Health, Education, And Social Protection), Taxation And Workers’ Rights.  

BCCI Appoints New President

• Former Indian Cricketer Roger Binny Has Been Appointed As The New 36^th President Of The BCCI.
• He Replaces Sourav Ganguly, Who Held The Post Since 2019.
• Secretary Of The Board: Jay Shah (2^nd Term), Vice-president: Rajeev Shukla 
• He Represented India In 27 Test Matches And 72 ODIs.
• He Was One Of The Prominent Player Of India’s 1983 World Cup And President Of Karnataka State Cricket Association.

Ballon D’or Awards 2022

• Real Madrid’s Karim Benzema, A French Footballer, Has Won The Men’s Ballon D’or (Golden Ball Award) 2022 And Becomes The 5th Frenchman To Win The Prize.
• Most Number Of Ballon D’or Was Received By Lionel Messi (7 Awards).
• The Ballon D’or Is Presented By The French Magazine ‘France Football (1956)
• The Women’s Ballon D’or Was Introduced In 2018.
• Alexia Putellas, A Spanish Professional Footballer, Has Won Ballon D’or Féminin Award For The 2nd Time.

New CGA Of India

• Indian Government Has Appointed Bharati Das, An Officer Of The Indian Civil Accounts Service, As The Controller General Of Accounts (CGA), Department Of Expenditure, Ministry Of Finance.
• CGA Is Principal Advisor On Accounting Matters Of The Central Government.
• The CGA Is Responsible For Managing A Technically Sound Management Accounting System And Submission Of The Accounts Of The Central Government. 

Global Multidimensional Poverty Index 2022

• 41.5 Crore People Moved Out Of Poverty In India During The 15-year Period Between 2005-06 And 2019-21.
• India Has By Far The Largest Number Of Poor People Worldwide At 22.8 Crore, Followed By Nigeria At 9.6 Crore.
•  Global Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) 2022 Is Released By The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) And The Oxford Poverty And Human Development Initiative (OPHI).
• MPI Monitors Deprivations In 10 Indicators, Spanning Health, Education And Standard Of Living.

Rishi Sunak-UK’S First British-Asian Prime Minister

• He Will Be Britain’s First Leader Of Colour And The First Hindu To Take The Top Job.
• At 42, He’ll Also Be The Youngest Prime Minister In More Than 200 Years.
• Ms. Truss Resigned Last Week After Her Package Of Tax Cuts Spooked Financial Markets, Hammered The Value Of The Pound.
• Rishi Sunak Was Born In 1980 In Southampton On England’s South Coast To Parents Of Indian Descent Who Were Both Born In East Africa.
•  After High School, Rishi Sunak Studied Politics, Philosophy, And Economics At Oxford University, Then Got An MBA At Stanford University.

New Defence Secretary Of India

• Giridhar Aramane, Secretary, Union Road Transport And Highways, Will Be India’s New Defence Secretary.
• He Will Take Over The Post After Ajay Kumar Retires At The End Of This Month (Appointments Committee Of The Cabinet Headed By PM).

Chandrayaan-3 Pushed To 2023

• ISRO Is Set To Launch Its 3^rd Mission To The Moon In June 2023. 
• It Will Liftoff With A More Robust Lunar Rover Onboard Which Is Crucial For Future Inter-planetary Explorations.
• The Mission Was To Launch In August 2022 But Delayed Due To COVID.
• About Indian Space Research Organization:
• Headquarters: Bengaluru
• Founder: Vikram Sarabhai
• Founded: 15 August 1969
• Chairman: S.Somnath

ISRO Successfully Launches LVM3 M2

• ISRO Launched Its First Dedicated Commercial Mission Of Launch Vehicle Mark 3 (LVM3) M2 Satellite Successfully From The Sathish Dhawan Space Centre Sriharikota In Andhra Pradesh.  
• Oneweb’s 36 Satellites Were Successfully Orbited By The Biggest Rocket Ever Launched By The ISRO.
• This Mission Is Being Carried Out As Part Of The Business Agreement Between NSIL And The U.K.-Based Network Access Associates Limited (M/S Oneweb Ltd).
• Oneweb Is A Partnership Between The British Government And Bharti Enterprises Of India.

1^st Women Prime Minister Of Italy

• Giorgia Meloni Was Sworn In As Italy’s First Woman And 31^st PM On 22 October 2022.
• Giorgia Meloni Belongs To The Right Wing ‘Brothers Of Italy Party.
• In The Election Held In September 2022, Meloni Swept To Victory.
• Capital: Rome. It is situated along river Tiber.
• Currency: Euro
• President: Sergio Mattarella

Sweden’s New Prime Minister

• Ulf Kristersson Moderates Leader Elected In Sweden’s Parliament As The Country’s New Prime Minister. 
• A Total Of 176 Members Of The Riksdag Voted In Favor Of Kristersson, While 173 Members Voted Against Him.

Xi Jinping Secures Unprecedented 3rd Term

• Chinese President Xi Jinping Has Created History, Becoming The 1st Leader Of The Ruling Communist Party After Party Founder Mao Zedong To Get Re-elected For An Unprecedented 3^rd Term.
• He Was Elected As General Secretary Of The Communist Party For 3rd 5-year Tenure By The New 7-member Standing Committee.
• Xi Was First Elected In 2012 And Will Be Completing His 10-year Term This Year.
• China Capital: Beijing
• China Currency: Renminbi
• China Official Language: Mandarin

World Polio Day

• World Polio Day 2022 Is Observed Every Year On October 24 To Raise Awareness About The Polio Vaccination And Eradication Of Polio From The World.
• Theme: World Polio Day 2022 And Beyond: A Healthier Future For Mothers And Children.
• It Was Established In 1985 By Rotary International To Commemorate The Birth Of Jonas Salk, Who Was The Lead Medical Researcher That Developed A Inactivated Vaccine Against Polio In 1955.
• Oral Polio Vaccine By Albert Sabin – 1961.
•  WHO Founded: 7 April 1948
•  WHO Headquarters: Geneva, Switzerland
•  WHO Head: Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus

FATF Blacklists Myanmar

• Myanmar Has Been Put On The “Black List” By Money Laundering And Terrorist Financing Watchdog Financial Action Task Force (FATF) And Calls For Due Diligence To Transactions In Nation.
• It Identifies Nations With Weak Anti-money Laundering And Counter-Terrorist Funding Regulatory Frameworks.
• In February 2020, Myanmar Committed To Addressing Its Strategic Deficiencies.
• Myanmar’s Action Plan Expired In September 2021.
• FATF Strongly Urged Myanmar To Complete Its Action Plan By October 2022
• Headquarters: Paris, France            
• India Becomes FATF Member: 2010
• Founder: Group Of Seven
• Founded: 1989
• President: T Raja Kumar

Netherlands Becomes India’s 3^rd Largest Export

• The Netherlands Becomes India’s Third-largest Export Destination, Ahead Of China And Bangladesh.
• $7.5 Billion USD Export Between India & Netherlands By August FY2023.
• India’s Biggest Export Market Is USA Followed By Saudi Arabia, Netherlands.
• Brazil, Which Occupied The 21st Position In FY22, Is Now India’s 8th Biggest Export Market.
• Indonesia Has Moved Up Seven Notches To Grab The 7th Position.

J&K Celebrates Its Accession Day

• On 26th October, The Accession Day Of Jammu And Kashmir Is Being Celebrated Across The Union Territory.
• In 1947, Maharaja Of Jammu And Kashmir, Hari Singh Signed The Instrument Of Accession To Become Part Of The Greatest Democracy Of The World. Accession Day Is A Public Holiday In The Union Territory.
• For The First Time In 2020, The Day Became An Official Public Holiday In J&K After The Abrogation Of Articles 370 And 35A On 5th August 2019. 
• The Instrument Of Accession Is A Legal Document Executed By Maharaja Hari Singh (Princely State Ruler Of J&k) On 26th October 1947.
• Manoj Sinha:  Lt. Governors & Administrators of J&K
• Winter Capital: Jammu, Summer Capital: Srinagar
• Union Territory: 31 October 2019

COP-27 In Egypt

• The 27th Annual UN Meeting On Climate, COP-27 (Conference Of Parties) Will Take Place In Sharm-el-sheikh, Egypt From 6th To 18th November.
• This Will Be The 5^th Time A Climate Conference Is Being Hosted In Africa. Governments Of More Than 200 Countries Have Been Invited To Participate.
• COP-27 Will Focus On 3 Main Areas, Reducing Emissions, Helping Countries To Prepare And Deal With Climate Change And Securing Technical Support And Funding For Developing Countries For Climate Activities.  
• Conference Of Parties (COP-26):
• Location: Glasgow, Scotland
• President: Alok Sharma
• Date: 31^st October-13 November 2021
• 1^st COP: Berlin, Germany-1995 

REVIEW QUESTIONS

• Who Founded Indian Sociologist In London?
• V.D Savarkar
• Shyamji Krishna Varma
• Sardar Uttam Singh
• S.C Bose

ANSWER: B

• First Recipient Of Noble Prize In Physics ?
• Pierre And Marie Currie
• Wilhelm Rontgen
• Antoine Becquerel
• Albert Einstein

ANSWER: B

• Awarded For Both Nobel Prize And Bharat Ratna?
• C.V Raman
• Rabindranath Tagore
• Mother Teresa
• All Of The Above

ANSWER: D

• Who Won The Physics Nobel Prize In 2022?
• A.  Alain Aspect, John Clauser And Anton Zeilinger
• Reinhard Genzel And John Bardeen
• Jim Peebles
• None Of The Above

ANSWER: A

• YUVA Stands For ?
• Youth, Unleashed And Versatile Authors
• Young, Upcoming And Versatile Authors
• Youth, Upcoming And Variety Of Authors
• None Of The Above

ANSWER: B

• When Was Jalshakti Abhiyan scheme Launched ?
• 22 March 2021
• 2 October 2022
• 19 November 2021
• None Of The Above

ANSWER: A

• Cleanest City Award For The 6^th Consecutive Year ?
• Surat
• Vishakapatnam
• Navi Mumbai
• Indore

ANSWER: D

• Ahilyabai Belongs To Which Dynasty ?
• Sisodiya Dynasty
• Scindia Dynasty
• Holkar Dynasty
• None Of The Above

ANSWER: C

• Dhuandhar Waterfalls Are Located On Which River ?
• Chambal River
• Son River
• Narmada River
• Betwa River

ANSWER: C

• PM Modi Launches 5G Services In Which City ?
• Chennai
• Mumbai
• New Delhi
• None Of The Above

ANSWER: C

• Who Is The Minister Of Electronics And IT ?
• Anurag Singh Thakur
• Ravi Shankar Prasad
• Ashwini Vaishnaw
• None Of The Above

ANSWER: C

• Best Feature Film At The 68th National Film Awards ?
• Article 15
• Soorarai Pottru 
• White Tiger
• None Of The Above

ANSWER: B

• The Kheda Satyagraha Started In ?
•  1915
•  1920
•  1918
•  1922

ANSWER: C

• Who Won Noble Prize 2021 In Literature
• Annie Ernaux
• Abdulrazak Gurnah
• Savante Paabo
• None Of The Above

ANSWER: B

• Annie Ernaux Belongs To Which Country
• USA
• Canada
• France
• None Of The Above

ANSWER: C

• Election Commission Was Established In
• 1949
• 1993
• 1950
• None Of The Above

ANSWER: C

• Who Is Current Chief Election Commissioner
• Rajiv Kumar
• Sukumar Sen
• V.S Sampath
• None Of The Above

ANSWER: A

• Who Received Lifetime Achievement Award In USA
• Kamala Harris
• Vivek Lall
• Hardeep Puri
• None Of The Above

ANSWER: B

• SASTRA Ramanujan Prize 2022 Given To
• Neena Gupta
• Yunqing Tang
• Neelakantha Bhanu Prakash
• None Of The Above

ANSWER: B

• Who Won The Physics Nobel Prize In 2021?
• Alain Aspect, John Clauser And Anton Zeilinger
• Reinhard Genzel And John Bardeen
• Syukuro Manabe 
• None Of The Above

ANSWER: C

• FATF Headquarter Is In?
• Munich
• London
• Paris
• None Of The Above

 ANSWER: C

• United Nations Human Rights Council HQ Is In?
• Paris
• Montreal
• Geneva
• None Of The Above

ANSWER: C

• Which Country Has Been Put On Black List By FATF
• Pakistan
• Myanmar
• Bangladesh
• None Of The Above

 ANSWER: B

• Who Is The Head Of WHO ?
• Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
• Margaret Chan
• Anders Nordström
• None Of The Above

ANSWER: A

• WHO Headquarter Is In?
• Nairobi
• Rome
• Geneva
• None Of The Above

 ANSWER: C

• Jonas Salk Was Associated With
• Cholera
• Polio
• Small Pox
• None Of The Above

ANSWER: B

• World Polio Day 2022 Is Observed On
• 24 Oct
• 21 Oct
• 22 Oct
• None Of The Above

ANSWER: A

• 1^st Asian American To Feature On US Currency
• Anna Xi
• Wong Li
• Anna May Wong
• None Of The Above

ANSWER: C

• Recently, Which Cyclone Disturbed The Bay Of Bengal Region
• Sitrang
• Dhwani
• Vayu
• None Of The Above

ANSWER: A

• Who Is The President Of UN Human Rights Council ?
• Coly Seck
• Nazahat Shameen Khan
• Federico Villegas
• None Of The Above

 ANSWER: C            

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