TOP 10+ CURRENT AFFAIR OF 05 OCTOBER 2022 IN ENGLISH RIGHT NOW
Q1. Who has won the Singapore Formula 1 Grand Prix 2022?
(a) Sebastian Vettel
(b) Lewis Hamilton
(c) Max Verstappen
(d) Charles Leclerc
(e) Sergio Pérez
Ans.(e)
Red Bull’s driver Sergio Perez has won the Singapore Formula 1 Grand Prix 2022. Perez finished 7.5 sec ahead of Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc, who came at the second position.
Q2. Who has become the first player from India to feature in 400 T20 matches?
(a) KL Rahul
(b) Rishabh Pant
(c) Rohit Sharma
(d) Virat Kohli
(e) Dinesh Karthik
Ans.(c)
Rohit Sharma has become the first player from the country to feature in 400 T20 matches.
Q3. Renowned expert on renewable energy Tulsi Tanti passed away at the age of 64. He is the founder of which of the following company?
(a) Websol Energy Systems Ltd
(b) Urja Global Ltd
(c) Orient Green Power
(d) Suzlon Energy
(e) Jaiprakash Power Ventures Ltd
Ans.(d)
Founder Chairman and Managing Director of Suzlon Energy and renowned expert on renewable energy Tulsi Tanti passed away at the age of 64.
Q4. World Space Week (WSW) is observed every year from __, to celebrate science and technology, and their contribution towards the betterment of the human condition.
(a) October 4 to 10
(b) October 5 to 11
(c) October 6 to 12
(d) October 7 to 13
(e) October 8 to 14
Ans.(a)
World Space Week (WSW) is observed every year from October 4 to 10, to celebrate science and technology, and their contribution towards the betterment of the human condition.
Q5. Recently, the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises organized a National SC-ST Hub Conclave in _.
(a) Pune
(b) Hyderabad
(c) Ahmedabad
(d) Delhi
(e) Mumbai
Ans.(c)
The Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises organized a National SC-ST Hub Conclave at Ahmedabad, Gujarat on 28th September 2022 to spread awareness about the National SC-ST Hub (NSSH)Scheme and other Schemes of the Ministry.
Q6. Recently, who among the following was honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award by US President Joe Biden with citation of ‘With Grateful Recognition’?
(a) Devika Bulchandani
(b) Satya Nadella
(c) Parag Agrawal
(d) Shantanu Narayen
(e) Vivek Lall
Ans.(e)
Vivek Lall, an Indian-origin General Atomics Global Corporation chief executive, is honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award by US President Joe Biden with the citation of ‘With Grateful Recognition’.
Q7. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inducted the first indigenously developed light combat helicopters (LCH) named _ in Jodhpur, Rajasthan.
(a) Prachand
(b) Dhruv
(c) Chetak
(d) Rudra
(e) Cheetah
Ans.(a)
The Indian Air Force formally inducted the first indigenously developed multirole light combat helicopters (LCH), named Prachand, into its fleet at its Jodhpur base in Rajasthan in the presence of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh.
Q8. Pullampara in ______became the first grama panchayat in the country to attain full digital literacy among its residents.
(a) Karnataka
(b) Kerala
(c) Goa
(d) Tamil Nadu
(e) Maharashtra
Ans.(b)
Pullampara in Kerala became the first grama panchayat in the country to attain full digital literacy among its residents.
Q9. Which of the following won the ‘Valley of Words Book Awards’ in the English non-fiction category?
(a) Tagore & Gandhi: Walking Alone, Walking Together
(b) The Odd Book of Baby Names
(c) Savi and the Memory Keeper
(d) Aai and I
(e) Play by Book
Ans.(a)
Rudrangshu Mukherjee’s Tagore & Gandhi: Walking Alone, Walking Together (English non-fiction) among the eight that were adjudged the best books of the year at the ‘Valley of Words Book Awards’.
Q10. Recently, who has been appointed as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of MyGov under the Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology?
(a) Ajay Bhadoo
(b) Basant Garg
(c) Lochan Sehra
(d) Akash Tripathi
(e) Pankaj Yadav
Ans.(d)
Akash Tripathi has been appointed as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), MyGov, Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology.
Q11. Swedish scientist Svante Pääbo has been awarded the 2022 Nobel Prize for _.
(a) Physiology
(b) Economy
(c) Literature
(d) Chemistry
(e) Peace
Ans.(a)
Swedish scientist Svante Pääbo has been awarded the 2022 Nobel Prize for Physiology “for his discoveries concerning the genomes of extinct hominins and human evolution.”