Top10+ Current Affair Of 01 October 2022 In English Right Now

Top10+ Current Affair Of 01 October 2022 In English Right Now

Q1. Rating agency ICRA has maintained its forecast of how much percent growth in India’s GDP for the financial year FY23?

(a) 7.1%

(b) 7.2%

(c) 7.3%

(d) 6.9%

(e) 6.8%

Ans.(b)

Rating agency ICRA has maintained its forecast of 7.2% growth in India’s GDP for the financial year FY23.

Q2. Who has been appointed as the Attorney General of India for a term of three years?

(a) Abhishek Singhvi

(b) Aryama Sundaram

(c) R Venkataramani

(d) Mukul Rohatgi

(e) Harish Salve

Ans.(c)

Senior advocate R Venkataramani has been appointed as the Attorney General of India for a term of three years. He will succeed K K Venugopal, whose term will end on September 30.

Q3. Who has been conferred with the National Lata Mangeshkar Award for the year 2021?

(a) Anand-Milind

(b) Shailendra Singh

(c) Sonu Nigam

(d) Neha Kakkar

(e) Kumar Sanu

Ans.(e)

Noted playback singers Kumar Sanu and Shailendra Singh and music-composer duo Anand-Milind were conferred with the National Lata Mangeshkar Award on the birth anniversary of the late singing legend at her birthplace in Indore.

Q4. Who is the author of a book titled ‘Lata: Sur-Gatha’ or Lata: A Life in Music?

(a) Jiwesh Nandan

(b) Pavan C. Lall

(c) Pulapre Balakrishnan

(d) Faisal Farooqui

(e) Ira Pande

Ans.(e)

‘Lata: Sur-Gatha’ or Lata: A Life in Music, originally written in Hindi by writer-poet Yatindra Mishra, is translated by noted writer and translator Ira Pande.

Q5. Which of the following defence manufacturer will set up a production facility in India to develop the Carl-Gustaf M4 shoulder-fired weapon system?

(a) Saab

(b) BAE System

(c) Boeing

(d) BrahMos Aerospace

(e) Raytheon

Ans.(a)

Swedish defence company Saab has announced its decision to set up a production facility in India for its Carl-Gustaf M4 shoulder-fired weapon system. The M4 is one of the world’s most popular pieces of military equipment utilised primarily by the Special Forces (SF).

Q6. Who among the following has topped the IIFL Wealth Hurun India 40 & Under Self-Made Rich List 2022?

(a) Bhavish Aggarwal

(b) Divyank Turakhia

(c) Kaivalya Vohra

(d) Nikhil Kamath

(e) Neha Narkhede

Ans.(d)

Nikhil Kamath, the cofounder of Zerodha, topped the ‘IIFL Wealth Hurun India 40 & Under Self-Made Rich List 2022’ with a net worth of Rs 17,500 crore. Bhavish Aggarwal, the founder of Ola, came in second place (Rs 11,700 crore), and Divyank Turakhia of Media.net in third place (Rs 11,200 crore).

Q7. Who among the following was the only Indian named in Time’s 100 Emerging Leaders’ List released in September 2022?

(a) Divyank Turakhia

(b) Nakul Aggarwal

(c) Akash Ambani

(d) Binny Bansal

(e) Ritesh Agarwal

Ans.(c)

Reliance Jio Chairman Akash Ambani, son of billionaire Mukesh Ambani, has been named in the Time100 Next — the magazine’s list of the world’s rising stars.

Q8. Which of the following payments banks has started rolling out 1.5 lakh micro ATMs in a phased manner across tier 2 cities and semi-urban regions to facilitate cash withdrawal for its customers?

(a) Fino Payments Bank

(b) India Post Payment Bank

(c) Airtel Payments Bank

(d) Jio Payments Bank

(e) Paytm Payments Bank

Ans.(c)

Airtel Payments Bank has started rolling out 1.5 lakh micro ATMs in a phased manner across tier 2 cities and semi-urban regions to facilitate cash withdrawal for its customers.

Q9. The International Maritime Organization observed World Maritime Day on the last Thursday of September. This year, it will be observed on?

(a) September 26

(b) September 27

(c) September 28

(d) September 29

(e) September 30

Ans.(d)

The International Maritime Organization observed World Maritime Day on the last Thursday of September. This year, it will be observed on September 29.

Q10. International Translation Day is being celebrated every year on __________ to raise awareness about translation and languages which play an important role for society’s development.

(a) 30 September

(b) 28 September

(c) 29 September

(d) 27 September

(e) 26 September

Ans.(a)

International Translation Day is being celebrated every year on 30 September to raise awareness about translation and languages which play an important role for society’s development.

Q11. What is the rank of India in the Global Innovation Index of the World Intellectual Property Organization?

(a) 44th

(b) 43rd

(c) 42nd

(d) 41st

(e) 40th

Ans.(e)

India has climbed to the 40th rank in the Global Innovation Index of the World Intellectual Property Organization. This is a huge leap of 41 places in 7 years.