Current Affair Of 02 October 2022 In English Right Now
Q 01. Which of the following company has topped the 25 startups in India listed by LinkedIn?
(a) CRED
(b) upGrad
(c) Groww
(d) Zepto
(e) Skyroot Aerospace
Ans.(a)
Topping this year’s list is the unified payment interface CRED (#1). Valued at $6.4 billion, this young startup maintained its podium position on the LinkedIn Top Startups list, moving from #3 in 2021 to #1 in 2022.
Q 02. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has hiked the repo rate by 5.40% to __.
(a) 5.50%
(b) 5.60%
(c) 5.70%
(d) 5.80%
(e) 5.90%
Ans.(e)
The decision of RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das headed the six-member Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has been announced. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has hiked the repo rate by 50 basis points to 5.90%.
Q 03. What is the theme of World Maritime Day 2022?
(a) Empowering Women in the Maritime Community
(b) Sustainable shipping for a sustainable planet
(c) Seafarers: at the core of shipping’s future
(d) New technologies for greener shipping
(e) IMO 70: Our Heritage — Better Shipping for a Better Future
Ans.(d)
The theme for World Maritime Day 2022 is ‘New technologies for greener shipping’ – which reflects the need to support a “green transition of the maritime sector into a sustainable future while leaving no one behind.”
Q 04. Which of the following country topped the Global Innovation Index of the World Intellectual Property Organization?
(a) United States
(b) Switzerland
(c) Sweden
(d) United Kingdom
(e) Netherlands
Ans.(b)
Switzerland remains the world’s leader in innovation for the 12th consecutive year. It leads globally in innovation outputs, and specifically in patents by origin, software spending, high-tech manufacturing, production, and export complexity.
Q 05. RBI reduced the real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth for FY23 from 7.2% to how much?
(a) 6.5%
(b) 7%
(c) 7.2%
(d) 7.5%
(e) 6.3%
Ans.(b)
Reserve Bank of India governor Shaktikanta Das on 30 Sept announced that the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) in its September meeting decided to reduce its real GDP forecast for FY23 to 7.0%.
Q 06. The key short-term repo rate was raised by 50 basis points (bps) to what percent?
(a) 6.20%
(b) 6.50%
(c) 5.90%
(d) 5.50%
(e) 5.58%
Ans.(c)
Key short-term lending rate (repo) raised by 50 basis points (bps) to 5.90 per cent; fourth consecutive hike.
Q 07. Recently Kazakhstan changed the name of the capital from Nur-Sultan to __.
(a) Almaty
(b) South Kazakhstan
(c) Akmola
(d) Astana
(e) West Kazakhstan
Ans.(d)
Kazakhstan’s president, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev is to restore the former name of the country’s capital, Astana, just three years after he renamed it in honour of his predecessor.
Q 08. Who among the following has been appointed as the chairman of the board of governors of Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) in September 2022?
(a) N S Rajan
(b) Saugata Gupta
(c) Shashidhar Sinha
(d) K Padmanabhaiah
(e) K J Udeshi
Ans.(a)
N S Rajan, Director of August One Partners LLP was unanimously elected as Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI)’s Chairman of the Board of Governors.
Q 09. Who among the following won the ‘Changemaker’ award at UN SDG Action Awards 2022 at a ceremony in Bonn, Germany?
(a) Rwitwika Banerjee
(b) Nisha Pandey
(c) Sara Abdullah Pilot
(d) Lora Prabhu
(e) Srishti Bakshi
Ans.(e)
A women’s rights activist from India, Srishti Bakshi who traveled 3,800km through the length of the country in less than a year to raise awareness on gender-based violence and inequality, has won a prestigious honour at the UN SDG Action Awards.
Q 10. The number of credit cards in force declined to about 78 million in August 2022, the Reserve Bank of India’s new rule mandated credit card operators to deactivate cards that are inactive for _ days.
(a) 30
(b) 60
(c) 90
(d) 365
(e) 100
Ans.(d)
After the Reserve Bank of India rule mandating credit card operators to deactivate cards that are inactive for 365 days came into effect, the number of credit cards in force declined to about 78 million in August 2022.
Q 11. __ is observed as the International Day of Older Persons across the globe.
(a) October 1
(b) October 2
(c) October 3
(d) October 4
(e) October 5
Ans.(a)
October 1 is observed as the International Day of Older Persons across the globe. The day was introduced by the United Nations General Assembly with an aim of honouring the contribution of older persons and looking into the problems that they face.