General Knowledge(GK) (or) General Awareness

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1 .

Which country won "Gold medal" in 10 m air rifle in the mixed team category at Asian Airgun Championship 2022, being held in Daegu, South Korea?

China

Japan

India

South Korea

Correct Answer : India

In Shooting, India’s Arjun Babuta and Mehuli Ghosh won the "gold medal" in the 10m air rifle mixed team event at the Asian Airgun Championship 2022 in Daegu, South Korea. after beating compatriots Kiran Ankush Jadhav and Elavenil Valarivan in the finals.

Arjun Babuta and Mehuli Ghosh, both of whom have been on a medal-winning spree at the ongoing championships, combined to beat Kiran and Elavenil Valarivan, 16-10 in the gold medal match.

Olympian Divyansh Singh Panwar and Ramita secured the gold medal in the event after beating compatriots Sri Karthik Sabari Raj Ravishankar and Nancy 17-11.

Indian shooters also secured two individual medals on the day, with Kanishka Dagar winning the bronze in the 10m air pistol youth women’s event.

South Korea’s Oh Ye Jin won the gold medal while another Korean, Kim Yeonwoo, secured the silver medal. Sandeep Bishnoi, clinched the gold medal in the 10m air pistol men's junior event..

Source : AIR

Published On : November 16, 2022

2 .

Which medal did the Indian pistol team win in the P4-Mixed 50m Pistol SH1 event at the 2022 Para Shooting World Championship 2022 in Al Ain, UAE?

Gold medal

Silver medal

Bronze medal

None of the above

Correct Answer : Silver medal

The Indian pistol team of Paralympic medallists "Singhraj" and "Manish Narwal" along with "Deepender Singh" bagged a silver medal in the P4- Mixed 50m Pistol SH1 event at the Shooting Para-sports World Championship 2022 at Al Ain, UAE 14th Nov 2022.

The Indian team finished with a total of 1579-13x, finishing behind the South Korean team of Sea Kyun Park, Aeekyung Moon and Jungnam Kim, who won the gold medal with an aggregate score of 1592-21x.

Turkey claimed the bronze medal with a total of 1574-23x..

Source : AIR

Published On : November 15, 2022

3 .

The third edition of the 'Pan-India' Coastal Defence Exercise 'Sea Vigil-22' will be conducted from ___________.

11 November 2022 to 12 November 2022

13 November 2022 to 14 November 2022

15 November 2022 to 16 November 2022

17 November 2022 to 18 November 2022

Correct Answer : 15 November 2022 to 16 November 2022

The third edition of the ‘Pan-India’ Coastal Defence Exercise ‘Sea Vigil-22’ will be conducted from 15 to 16 November 2022.

This National Level Coastal Defence Exercise was conceptualized in 2018 to validate various measures that have been instituted towards enhancing maritime security since ‘26/11’.

Coastal Security being a major sub-set of Coastal Defence construct, the concept of ‘Sea Vigil’ is to activate the Coastal Security apparatus across India and assess the overarching Coastal Defence mechanism.

Pan-India Coastal Defence Exercise Sea Vigil-22 Commenced :

* The exercise will be undertaken along the entire 7516 km coastline and Exclusive Economic Zone of India and will involve all the Coastal States and Union territories along with other maritime stakeholders, including the fishing and coastal communities.

* The exercise is being conducted by the Indian Navy in coordination with the Coast Guard and other ministries entrusted with the task of maritime activities.

* The scale and conceptual expanse of the exercise are unprecedented in terms of the geographical extent, the number of stakeholders involved, the number of units participating, and in terms of the objectives to be met.

* The exercise build up towards the major Theatre Level Readiness Operational Exercise (TROPEX), which the Indian Navy conducts every two years.

* Sea Vigil and TROPEX together will cover the entire spectrum of Maritime Security challenges. Assets of the Indian Navy, Coast Guard, Customs, and other maritime agencies will participate in Ex Sea Vigil..

Source : Indian Navy

Published On : November 15, 2022

4 .

To what percentage did wholesale price index inflation decrease in October 2022?

7.62%

7.88%

8.01%

8.39%

Correct Answer : 8.39%

India's wholesale price index (WPI) inflation eased to 8.39 per cent in October 2022 - helped by a fall in prices of fuel and manufactured goods.

This is the first time in 19 months WPI inflation has been recorded in single digits; the previous single-digit figure was 7.89 per cent in March 2021.

October figures are down from 10.7 per cent in September and 12.41 per cent in August, and are a far cry from the all-time high of 16.6 per cent in May.

"Decline in rate of inflation in October 2022 is primarily contributed (to) by fall in the price of mineral oils, basic metals, fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment; textiles; other non-metallic mineral products; minerals, etc.," the commerce and industry ministry was quoted by PTI.

October inflation in food articles was 8.33 per cent. Inflation in vegetables prices was 17.61 per cent as against 39.66 per cent.

'Fuel and power' inflation was 23.17 per cent and for manufactured products it was 4.42 per cent.

Consumer price index inflation (CPI), or retail inflation, figures are due later today. A poll of 47 economists by news agency Reuters indicates CPI will also slow - from 7.41 per cent in September to an expected 6.73 per cent for October.

Source : Hindustan Times

Published On : November 15, 2022

5 .

Retail Inflation Eases to ________ in October 2022.

4.77%

5.77%

6.77%

7.77%

Correct Answer : 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

6 .

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

Manika Batra

R Praggnanandhaa

Achanta Sharath Kamal

Sagar Kailas Ovhalkar

Correct Answer : 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

7 .

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

Sam Curran

Virat Kohli

Jos Buttler

Suryakumar Yadav

Correct Answer : 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

8 .

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

David Fincher

Christopher Nolan

Carlos Saura

Quentin Tarantino

Correct Answer : 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

9 .

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

Amit Panghal

Shiva Thapa

Vikas Krishan

Rohit Tokas

Correct Answer : 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

10 .

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

Bangladesh

Sri Lanka

Malaysia

Zimbabwe

Correct Answer : 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