Top 10+ Current Affair Of 04 October 2022 In English Right Now
Q1. Who was selected for the 32nd Bihari Puraskaar 2022?
(a) Dr Madhav Hada
(b) Kunal Basu
(c) Rambriksh Benipuri
(d) Mannu Bhandari
(e) Balakumaran
Ans.(a)
Writer Dr. Madhav Hada will be awarded the 32nd Bihari Puraskar for his 2015 literary criticism book ‘Pachrang Chola Pahar Sakhi Ri’, the KK Birla Foundation announced.
Q2. Recently, who revealed a prototype of a humanoid robot “Optimus”?
(a) Satya Nadella
(b) Sundar Pichai
(c) Elon Musk
(d) Steve Balmer
(e) Mark Zuckerberg
Ans.(c)
Tesla CEO Elon Musk revealed a prototype of a humanoid robot “Optimus” robot that shares some AI software and sensors with its cars’ Autopilot driver assistance features.
Q3. Recently, who assumed charge as Secretary of the Department of Commerce?
(a) Harsh Chouhan
(b) Sunil Barthwal
(c) Priyank Kanungo
(d) Bhagwan Lal Sahni
(e) Suresh N. Patel
Ans.(b)
Shri Sunil Barthwal assumed charge as Secretary, Department of Commerce. Prior to this he was serving as Secretary, Ministry of Labour & Employment. Shri Barthwal is an Indian Administrative Service (IAS) Officer of Bihar Cadre. He is a postgraduate in Economics.
Q4. Ministry of Jal Shakti will be commemorating the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi as __.
(a) Swachh Bharat Diwas
(b) Jal Shakti Day
(c) Day of water conservation
(d) Parakram Diwas
(e) Matyrs Day
Ans.(a)
Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation (DDWS), Ministry of Jal Shakti will be commemorating the birth anniversary of Father of the Nation, Mahatma Gandhi as Swachh Bharat Diwas (SBD) on 2nd Oct 2022.
Q5. Who has been elected as the Vice-President of the International Astronautical Federation (IAF)?
(a) G.S Meena
(b) Kapa Kholie
(c) A K Anil Kumar
(d) Govind Jaiswal
(e) Belatee Pertin
Ans.(c)
Senior Indian Space Research Organisation Scientist A K Anil Kumar has been elected as the Vice- President of the International Astronautical Federation (IAF).
Q6. According to RBI, which of the following refers to the replacement of actual card details with an alternate code for carrying out transactions?
(a) Digitisation
(b) Automated clearing
(c) NEFT
(d) RTGS
(e) Tokenisation
Ans.(e)
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has made it mandatory for all credit and debit card data used in online, point-of-sale, and in-app transactions to be replaced with unique tokens by September 30 this year.
Q7. The celebration of 68th National Wildlife Week is observed all over India from __.
(a) 1st to 7th October 2022
(b) 2nd to 8th October 2022
(c) 3rd to 9th October 2022
(d) 4th to 10th October 2022
(e) 5th to 11th October 2022
Ans.(b)
The celebration of 68th National Wildlife Week is observed all over India from 2nd to 8th October 2022. The main objective of this campaign is to promote the conservation and protection of animal life.
Q8. Prime Minister’s Scheme for Mentoring Young Authors – YUVA 2.0 has been launched to promote reading, writing, and book culture in the country. What does V stand for in YUVA?
(a) Value
(b) Valuable
(c) Visionary
(d) Versatile
(e) Vital
Ans.(d)
Prime Minister’s Scheme for Mentoring Young Authors – YUVA 2.0 (Young, Upcoming & Versatile Authors) was launched to promote reading, writing, and book culture in the country.
Q9. India has signed an agreement with which of the following country to export missiles, rockets & ammunition?
(a) Armenia
(b) Azerbaijan
(c) Georgia
(d) Turkey
(e) Ukraine
Ans.(a)
In a significant move to boost defence export, India has signed an export order for missiles, rockets, and ammunition to Armenia.
Q10. Which of the following state government has launched a welfare scheme named ‘Asara’ pension?
(a) Maharashtra
(b) Tamil Nadu
(c) Gujarat
(d) Andhra Pradesh
(e) Telangana
Ans.(e)
The Telangana government has launched a welfare scheme named ‘Asara’ pension. It is a welfare scheme of pensions to old people, widows, physically disabled and beedi workers.
Q11. Who has been appointed as the Deputy Election Commissioner of the Election Commission of India?
(a) Abhishek Singhvi
(b) Ajay Bhadoo
(c) R Venkataramani
(d) Mukul Rohatgi
(e) Harish Salve
Ans.(b)
Senior bureaucrat Ajay Bhadoo has been appointed as the Deputy Election Commissioner of the Election Commission of India.
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