Today GK, 2023 Latest General Knowledge Questions, Daily GK 2022

1 .

Retail Inflation Eases to ________ in October 2022.

A)

4.77%

B)

5.77%

C)

6.77%

D)

7.77%

Correct Answer : Option (C) - 6.77%

India’s retail inflation softened to a three-month low at 6.77 per cent in October 2022 from 7.41 per cent in September 2022 as food prices declined substantially.

The easing in price pressure may turn the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) less hawkish when it meets next month even though a pause in the ongoing rate hike cycle is unlikely.

The data released by the National Statistical Office on Monday(14th Nov 2022) showed food inflation eased to 7.01 per cent from 8.6 per cent in September due to a decline in prices of vegetables, fruit, pulses, and edible oil.

Services inflation, which includes items like health, education, transport and communication, recreation and personal care, eased to a 29-month low at 5.9 per cent.

Reacting to the latest inflation numbers, the finance ministry said the measures taken by the government to rationalise tariff structures of major inputs to augment domestic supplies helped to keep cost-push inflation in consumer items in control..

Source : Business Standard

Published On : November 15, 2022

2 .

Who will be awarded Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award 2022?

A)

Manika Batra

B)

R Praggnanandhaa

C)

Achanta Sharath Kamal

D)

Sagar Kailas Ovhalkar

Correct Answer : Option (C) - Achanta Sharath Kamal

Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award 2022 will be awarded to the Table Tennis player "Achanta Sharath Kamal".

He is an Indian professional Table Tennis player who is also the first ever to become 10 times Senior National Champion. In 2019, Achanta was awarded Padma Shri, India’s fourth-highest Civilian award.

Youth Affairs and Sports Ministry has announced the National Sports Awards 2022. The awardees will receive their awards from the President of India at Rashtrapati Bhavan on 30th Nov 2022.

Table Tennis player Sharath Kamal Achanta has been chosen for Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award. Arjuna Awards will be given to 25 sportspersons including Seema Punia, Lakshya Sen, Nikhat Zareen, R Praggnanandhaa, Deep Grace Ekka, Sushila Devi, Sagar Kailas Ovhalkar, Omprakash Mitharval, Vikas Thakur, Manasi Girishchandra Joshi among others.

Five coaches have been chosen for Dronacharya Award in the regular category and three coaches in lifetime category. Dhyan Chand Award for Lifetime Achievement in Sports and Games will be given to four sportspersons including Ashwini Akkunji C, Dharamvir Singh, B.C Suresh and Nir Bahadur Gurung..

Source : AIR

Published On : November 15, 2022

3 .

Who has been named ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2022 Player of the Tournament?

A)

Sam Curran

B)

Virat Kohli

C)

Jos Buttler

D)

Suryakumar Yadav

Correct Answer : Option (A) - Sam Curran

England’s "Sam Curran" was named the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2022 Player of the Tournament after his superb returns throughout the tournament. Curran stepped up to play a big part in England’s run to the trophy. He emerged as a key bowler in the death overs and a useful wicket-taker for Jos Buttler’s side.

The Player of the Match in the final and the official ICC Player of the Tournament, England’s Sam Curran was a lock for a place in the Team of the Tournament.

The left-armer was superb throughout the World Cup, particularly in the death overs, and finished with a stunning return of 3/12 in four overs against Pakistan. He took 13 wickets in the tournament and had a great economy rate of 6.52..

Source : T20worldcup

Published On : November 15, 2022

4 .

Who will be honored with Satyajit Ray Lifetime Achievement Award 2022?

A)

David Fincher

B)

Christopher Nolan

C)

Carlos Saura

D)

Quentin Tarantino

Correct Answer : Option (D) - Carlos Saura

Carlos Saura (Spanish Film Director) will be conferred the Satyajit Ray Lifetime Achievement Award 2022 at the 53rd edition of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) at Goa.

Satyajit Ray Lifetime Achievement award : Spanish filmmaker Carlos Saura, who received the Golden Bear for Best Director at the Berlin International Film Festival for Deprisa Deprisa, along with two Silver Bears for La caza and Peppermint Frappe, a BAFTA for Carmen and three awards at Cannes, among several others, will be honoured with the Satyajit Ray Lifetime Achievement Award and an eight-film retrospective at IFFI.

This announcement was made by L Murugan (MoS, Information and Broadcasting).

Carlos was honoured with the Golden Bear for Best Director at Berlin International Film Festival for Deprisa Deprisa in 1981.

Spotlight country : France

Opening Film : Alma and Oskar

Closing film : Perfect Number..

Source : PIB

Published On : November 15, 2022

5 .

Who has clinched a silver medal at the 2022 Asian Elite Boxing Championships held in Amman, Jordan?

A)

Amit Panghal

B)

Shiva Thapa

C)

Vikas Krishan

D)

Rohit Tokas

Correct Answer : Option (B) - Shiva Thapa

Shiva Thapa has clinched a silver medal at the 2022 Asian Elite Boxing Championships held in Amman, Jordan.

He had to settle for a silver medal after losing to Uzbekistan’s Ruslan Abdullayev in the men’s 63-kg finals.

India finished the Championships with 12 medals, which included four gold, two silver and six bronze.

All the gold medals came through women’s boxers, Lovlina Borgohain, Saweety Boora, Parveen and Alfiya Pathan..

Source : AIR

Published On : November 14, 2022

6 .

Which country will host U-19 Men's T20 World Cup 2024?

A)

Bangladesh

B)

Sri Lanka

C)

Malaysia

D)

Zimbabwe

Correct Answer : Option (B) - Sri Lanka

International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced the venue for Under-19 Men's and Women's T-20 World cup.

In a media release, ICC said the 2024 Under -19 men’s T-20 World Cup will be hosted by Sri Lanka while the 2026 edition will be staged in Zimbabwe and Namibia.

The 2025 Under -19 women’s T20 World Cup will be held in Malaysia and Thailand, and 2027 Under -19 women’s event will be jointly hosted by Bangladesh and Nepal.

ICC said the hosts are selected via a competitive bidding process overseen by a Board sub-committee chaired by Martin Snedden.

ICC also declared the qualification pathway for the 10-team 2024 women’s T20 World Cup. Eight teams will qualify for the event automatically comprising the top three teams from each group from 2023, T20 World Cup.

The remaining two teams will be identified through the 10-team ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Global Qualifier.

The qualification pathway for the 14-team men’s World Cup 2027 was also decided with ten teams gaining automatic qualification. The remaining four teams will qualify via the ICC CWC Global Qualifier..

Source : AIR

Published On : November 14, 2022

7 .

Which country will host the 2025 Kabaddi World Cup, announced the World Kabaddi Federation (WKF) on 12th Nov 2022?

A)

Germany

B)

Australia

C)

United States

D)

United Kingdom

Correct Answer : Option (D) - United Kingdom

The West Midlands will host the 2025 Kabaddi World Cup, announced the World Kabaddi Federation (WKF) on Saturday(12th Nov 2022).

The UK(United Kingdom) region will become the first destination outside of Asia to host the sport’s most prestigious global tournament, which will feature the world’s best kabaddi players from leading men’s and women’s teams, including India, Iran and Pakistan. The tournament will take place across the West Midlands during the first quarter of 2025.

As per a press release from WKF, the news was revealed as part of a West Midlands trade mission to India (November 6-12), led by the region’s Mayor Andy Street and Portfolio Lead for Economy and Innovation at the West Midlands Combined Authority, Cllr Ian Brookfield.

The week-long mission will create opportunities for bilateral trade and investment between India, the West Midlands and wider UK.

Kabaddi is the fastest-growing sport in South Asia and the second most popular after cricket. Originating in India some 5,000 years ago, the contact sport sees teams broken down into raiders and blockers, with the aim of scoring points by entering opposition territory, tagging an opponent and making it back into their own half without being tackled to the ground. It is now played in more than 50 countries, having grown in stature as a mainstream sport.

The 2025 Kabaddi World Cup will be organized by England Kabaddi, Scottish Kabaddi, and the British Kabaddi League. The West Midlands Growth Company (WMGC), the region’s official economic development agency, will support and champion the event to ensure its impact is felt across the West Midlands and the United Kingdom(UK).

The World Cup will provide a further opportunity to build business and trade links between the West Midlands, UK and India, complementing WMGC’s work with the award-winning West Midlands India Partnership. Plans for the tournament include a Business and Trade event, showcasing the best of Indian businesses in the West Midlands.

Ashok Das, President of the World Kabaddi Federation and England Kabaddi, said : “Awarding the 2025 Kabaddi World Cup to the West Midlands in the UK was a straightforward decision and a very exciting milestone in the global growth and expansion of the sport across Europe.”..

Source : The Print

Published On : November 14, 2022

8 .

Which State Tourism has bagged the prestigious "Responsible Tourism Global award" at the World Travel Mart held in London?

A)

Kerala Tourism

B)

Karnataka Tourism

C)

Uttar Pradesh Tourism

D)

Himachal Pradesh Tourism

Correct Answer : Option (A) - Kerala Tourism

The Kerala Tourism has bagged the prestigious "Responsible Tourism Global award" at the World Travel Mart held in London.

* State Tourism Minister "P A Mohammed Riyas" received the award on behalf of the department at London and said it was an encouragement for the Kerala tourism sector.

* The award was given for the STREET project implemented by the Responsible Tourism Mission under the Kerala Government.

* "I would like to share with you with utmost pride that the state Responsible Tourism and the Tourism Department has won the award for the water STREET project. Street is the acronym for Sustainable, Tangible, Responsible, Experiential, Ethnic, Tourism hubs and this was implemented from March 31, this year," Riyas said in a video message on Tuesday(8th Nov 2022).

* The 'street' initiative is a water protection and conservation project in Tourism sector implemented with public participation.

* The minister said the Jury made special remarks about the water street project implemented at Maravanthuruthu in Kottayam district.

* The project aims to deepen the canals and various waterbodies and clean them for the purpose of tourism activities, the tourism department said..

Source : Business Standard

Published On : November 14, 2022

9 .

Which bank marked its 104th foundation day on 11 November 2022?

A)

State Bank of India

B)

Union Bank of India

C)

Bank of India

D)

Reserve Bank of India

Correct Answer : Option (B) - Union Bank of India

Union Bank of India, the country’s fifth largest public sector bank, marked its 104th foundation day on 11 November 2022 at MMRDA Ground, BKC, Mumbai, after being founded on 11 November 1919 and having its first head office inaugurated by the Father of the Nation, Mahatma Gandhi.

* On this occasion, the bank introduced a super app called "Union Vyom", as well as several other digital products.

* Union Vyom App, the bank’s super app, is a one-stop shop for all financial goods. The Vyom app is equipped to provide consumers with a one-of-a-kind banking experience in which they may conduct transactions that go beyond traditional banking.

* Aside from online transactions, customers can obtain Retail, MSME loan, credit card, invest in 5000+ mutual fund schemes, and purchase insurance goods without requiring any assistance.

* Anil Kuril, Chief Technology Officer, Union Bank of India, said, “On the occasion of our 104th foundation day, we have launched ‘Uni-verse 2.0 – Metaverse of Banking’ in a glittering celebration.

* Our MD&CEO has made grand entry through Metaverse in real transition from virtual to physical world.” (Sourced from Anil Kuril’s LinkedIn handle)

* Rajnish Khare, Chief Digital Officer, Union Bank of India, said, “VYOM Mobile Banking Launch on our Foundation Day by our Dynamic, Dashing, Dazzling Leader Respected MD Ma’am, Union Bank of India! “Good people to Bank with!”(Sourced from Rajnish Khare’s LinkedIn handle).

Source : BFSI

Published On : November 14, 2022

10 .

By what percentage did India's industrial production increase in September 2022?

A)

5.4%

B)

4.9%

C)

3.7%

D)

3.1%

Correct Answer : Option (D) - 3.1%

India’s industrial output, as measured by the Index of Industrial Production (IIP), grew 3.1% in September 2022, supported by a double-digit increase in electricity generation.

This is compared with a contraction of 0.8% in the previous month and a growth of 4.4% in September 2021.

According to the latest data from the Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation, the country’s industrial production during April-September 2022 jumped 7%, compared with 23.8% in the year-ago period.

India’s electricity sector output grew in double-digits at 11.6% year-on-year to 187.4 on the IIP in September. While mining saw a 4.6% jump to 99.5, manufacturing posted a 1.8% rise to 134.3..

Source : AIR

Published On : November 14, 2022