Current Affairs 10/10/2022

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

1. Reserve Bank of India
2. NITI Aayog
3. National Payments Corporation of India
4. Ministry of Finance

... Answer is 1)
Explanation: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) released a concept note on the Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC).

2. Which institution has launched a new 'SupTech initiative' named 'DAKSH'?

1. NABARD
2. NITI Aayog
3. RBI
4. SEBI

... Answer is 3)
Explanation: Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das launched a new SupTech initiative named 'DAKSH'.

3.Which medical professional of Indian descent has been proposed as the US representative on the WHO executive board?

1. Ashish Jha
2. Vivek Murthy
3. Sanjay Gupta
4. Naresh Trehan

... Answer is 2)
Explanation US President Joe Biden has nominated Dr Vivek Murthy to serve as America's representative on the executive board of the World Health Organisation.

4.Who has become the first athlete to win gold in Yogasana at the 36th National Games in October 2022?

1. Pooja Patel
2. Uday Kamble
3. Priya Singh
4. Ravi Kumar

... Answer is 1)
Explanation: At the 36th National Games, Pooja Patel of Gujarat has become the first athlete to win gold in Yogasana. Yogasana is one of the five sports to be played at the National Games this year for the first time.

5. What would be the combined shareholding of LIC and the Government in IDBI Bank following the proposed sale of a stake in that institution?

1. 34 %
2. 3 %
3. 44 %
4. 39 %

... Answer is 1)
Explanation: The government and LIC hold a 94.72 per cent stake in IDBI Bank. After the sale, the combined shareholding of LIC and the Government will come down to 34 per cent.

6.Which space agency has launched the Crew-5 mission?

1. JAXA
2. CNES
3. SpaceX
4. ISRO

... Answer is 3)
Explanation: SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket and Endurance launched from the Florida-based Kennedy Space Center's Launch Complex 39A at noon ET.

7.Sibi George appointed India's next ambassador to which country?

1. Singapore
2. South Korea
3. Japan
4. China

... Answer is 3)
Explanation: Sibi George is an Indian civil servant of the Indian Foreign Service cadre who was serving as the ambassador of India to Kuwait and currently has been appointed as the ambassador of India to Japan.

8. Who is the governor of Tamil Nadu?

1. R N Ravi
2. Banwari Lal
3. Krishan Dev
4. B D Mishra

... Answer is 1)
Explanation: Ravindra Narayana Ravi is an ex-IPS, 1976 batch an Indian politician and former bureaucrat serving as the current and 15th Governor of Tamil Nadu.

9.Which state enacted the "Prohibition of Online Gambling and Regulation of Online Games Ordinance, 2022"?

1. Odisha
2. Kerala
3. Tamil Nadu
4. Telangana

... Answer is 3)
Explanation: Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi gave his assent to an ordinance to ban online gambling and regulate online gaming in the state.

10.Which state administration endorses the first tiger reserve in Bundelkhand?

1. Kerala
2. Bihar
Uttar Pradesh
4. Rajasthan

... Answer is 3)
Explanation: The Uttar Pradesh cabinet has given a green signal for the development of the first tiger reserve in the Bundelkhand region.

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