General Knowledge(GK) (or) General Awareness

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1 .

Which India teenager scripted history in the ongoing Aimchess Rapid online tournament as he defeated Magnus Carlsen on 16th Oct 2022?

Anish Giri

Donnarumma Gukesh

Ding Liren

Pentala Harikrishna

Correct Answer : Donnarumma Gukesh

India teenager Donnarumma Gukesh on Sunday(16th Oct 2022) scripted history as he defeated Magnus Carlsen in the ongoing Aimchess Rapid online tournament, becoming the youngest player ever to beat him as world champion.

Indian teenager Donnarumma Gukesh became the youngest to beat Magnus Carlsen as World Champion.

The 16-year-old Donnarumma beat Carlsen with white in the 9th round and hence defeated the Norwegian during his reign as world champion. It is also crucial to note that Carlsen was dominated by Indian Grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi as well.

In the seventh round of the preliminary matches of the Aimchess Rapid online chess competition on Sunday(16th Oct 2022), Erigaisi defeated Carlsen. Before agreeing to a draw with Jan-Krzysztof Duda, Erigaisi won three straight games, defeating Nils Grandelius (Sweden), Daniel Naroditsky (USA), and Carlsen (Poland).

Last month, Erigaisi fell to Carlsen in the Julius Baer Generation Cup online competition’s championship match. He was able to recover from a sluggish start to the competition and return to the top eight thanks to his 54-move victory over the world champion..

Source : The Print

Published On : October 18, 2022

2 .

RBI reported that India's foreign exchange reserves rose by how many million dollars to 532.868 billion dollars due to rise in gold assets?

USD 204 million

USD 218 million

USD 236 million

USD 264 million

Correct Answer : USD 204 million

India's forex reserves rose by 204 million to 532.868 billion US dollar for the week ended October 7, 2022 on an increase in the value of gold holdings.

Reserve Bank said that in the previous reporting week, the overall reserves had dropped by 4.854 billion to 532.664 billion US dollars.

The reserves had been falling for many weeks now as the central bank deploys the kitty to defend the rupee amid pressures caused majorly by global developments.

In October 2021, country's forex kitty had reached an all-time high of 645 billion US dollars..

Source : AIR

Published On : October 18, 2022

3 .

India registered defence exports worth how many crores in six months of the current financial year(FY2022-2023)?

Rs 5,000 crore

Rs 8,000 crore

Rs 10,000 crore

Rs 14,000 crore

Correct Answer : Rs 8,000 crore

India registered defence exports worth Rs 8,000 crore in six months of the current financial year(FY 2022-2023) and aims to achieve the target of outbound shipments of Rs 35,000 crore by 2025, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Monday(17th Oct 2022).

He was speaking at the curtain raiser event of Defence Expo (DefExpo), scheduled to be held from October 18 to 22 in Gandhinagar.

Singh said India's defence sector has registered exports worth Rs 30,000 crore after 2014 when the Narendra Modi government assumed office at the Centre.

He said India is progressing speedily on the path to achieve global standards of design, development and manufacturing of defence equipment.

"Before 2014, we used to achieve (defence) exports of Rs 900 crore-Rs 1,300 crore. But we have achieved exports worth more than Rs 30,000 crore to date (since 2014). We can add another Rs 8,000 crore-Rs 9,000 crore of the export target (this year)," Singh said..

Source : Business Today

Published On : October 18, 2022

4 .

Which company has developed India's first aluminum freight train rake?

Hindalco

NALCO

Jindal Aluminum

Vedanta Limited

Correct Answer : Hindalco

Union Minister for Railways Ashwini Vaishnaw inaugurated Sunday(16th Oct 2022) India’s first aluminum freight rake at Bhubaneshwar Railway Station in Odisha.

The country’s first all-aluminum freight rail rakes have been developed by "Hindalco" with an aim to modernize freight transportation and to reduce carbon footprint because of lower consumption of fuel.

As per the Union Minister, a single rake can reduce 14,500 tonnes carbon dioxide emissions during its lifetime..

Published On : October 17, 2022

5 .

Who is the youngest all-rounder to play in the Men's T20 World Cup 2022?

Jatinder Singh

Aqib Ilyas

Monank Patel

Aayan Khan

Correct Answer : Aayan Khan

UAE’s "Aayan Khan", the 16-year old allrounder, is the youngest player to feature in the men’s T20 World Cup 2022. Aayan was picked in the UAE XI for the team’s first match of the T20 World Cup against Netherlands at the Simonds Stadium in Geelong on Sunday(16th Oct 2022).

Aayan impressed in the U19 World Cup earlier this year with 93 and one for 13 in UAE's 82-run win over West Indies. Aayan was out for a seven-ball five against Netherlands. He then bowled three overs for 15 runs and picked a wicket.

Aayan broke Pakistan pacer Mohammad Amir’s record. The left-arm quick played his first T20 World Cup when he was 17 years and 55 days old.

Netherlands’ Stephan Myburgh, at 38 years and 230 days, is the oldest in the 2022 T20 World Cup. Hong Kong’s Ryan Campbell played in the 2016 World Cup when he was 44 years and 33 days old..

Source : Sport Star

Published On : October 17, 2022

6 .

Who announced its annual nuclear exercise "Steadfast Noon" starting on 17th Oct 2022?

European Union

NATO

ASEAN

African Union

Correct Answer : NATO

Air forces from across NATO will exercise nuclear deterrence capabilities involving dozens of aircraft over north-western Europe starting on Monday (17 October 2022). The exercise, which runs until 30 October, is a routine, recurring training activity and it is not linked to any current world events.

Exercise "Steadfast Noon" involves 14 countries and up to 60 aircraft of various types, including fourth and fifth generation fighter jets, as well as surveillance and tanker aircraft.

As in previous years, US B-52 long-range bombers will take part; this year, they will fly from Minot Air Base in North Dakota. Training flights will take place over Belgium, which is hosting the exercise, as well as over the North Sea and the United Kingdom. No live weapons are used.

Steadfast Noon is hosted by a different NATO Ally each year. “This exercise helps ensure that the Alliance’s nuclear deterrent remains safe, secure and effective,” said NATO Spokesperson Oana Lungescu.

NATO’s new Strategic Concept, adopted by Allied leaders at the Madrid Summit in June makes clear that “the fundamental purpose of NATO’s nuclear capability is to preserve peace, prevent coercion and deter aggression.” It stresses that, “as long as nuclear weapons exist, NATO will remain a nuclear alliance. NATO’s goal is a safer world for all; we seek to create the security environment for a world without nuclear weapons.“.

Source : NATO

Published On : October 17, 2022

7 .

India's WPI inflation fell to what percentage in September 2022 from 12.41% in August 2022?

10.7%

10.9%

11.3%

11.6%

Correct Answer : 10.7%

India’s WPI inflation falls to 10.7% in September 2022 : Inflation based on the Wholesale Price Index(WPI) decreased to 10.70% in September 2022. According to official figures, the WPI-based inflation rate was 12.41% in August 2022.

High-speed diesel (HSD) saw the highest inflation rate at 65.96%. (YoY). It was followed by price increases of 44.72 percent for crude oil and natural gas and 49.79 percent for potatoes.

Key Points India’s WPI inflation falls to 10.7% in September :

* Only the category of fuel and power experienced an increase in inflation month over month (MoM). The prices fell in all the others.

* Inflation was also down in the Wholesale Price Index (WPI) Food Index.

* The index for this important group dropped from 178.6 (provisional) for the month of August 2022 to 176.2 (provisional) in September 2022, a (-1.34%) decrease.

* When compared to August 2022, food item prices rose by 0.28 percent in September 2022.

* In September 2022 compared to August 2022, prices for non-food items dropped by 3.60 percent, crude oil and natural gas prices dropped by 6.38 percent, and the price of minerals dropped by 6.45 percent.

India’s WPI inflation decreases Inflation Analysis : Food articles from the primary articles group and food products from the manufactured goods group together make up the food index, which fell from 176.0 in August 2022 to 175.2 in September 2022. Based on the Wholesale Price Index (WPI) food index, the inflation rate dropped from 9.93% in August 2022 to 8.08% in September 2022..

Source : Indian Express

Published On : October 17, 2022

8 .

Piyush Goyal expressed confidence that the country will reach the target of how many trillion dollars by 2030 on the growth of the economy and exports?

$1 trillion

$2 trillion

$5 trillion

$8 trillion

Correct Answer : $2 trillion

Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Sunday(16th Oct 2022) expressed confidence that the country will achieve the export target for goods and services to $2 trillion by 2030. The minister was speaking at the Exporters Conclave held at Chennai.

* Goyal emphasised on sustaining the export momentum and said that he is confident that Indian exports will be able to wither the global headwinds and will surpass growth in exports by a big margin. H

* He also said that by 2047, the country will become a $30-trillion economy with 25 per cent share in exports.

* From India will be $2 trillion, he said. The industry participants were assured that the government is committed to addressing the issues raised by them.

* Speaking at the event, A Sakthivel, President, Federation of Indian Export Organisations (FIEO) said that Indian exporters have good opportunities for exports to Russia and the EU despite recessionary trends visible there.

* He said that there would be about $8-10 billion additional exports to Russia in the next 12 months and $15-20 billion to the EU..

Source : News18

Published On : October 17, 2022

9 .

Which city of has been awarded 'World Green City Award 2022' at the AIPH World Green City Awards 2022 held in Jeju, South Korea?

Mexico City

Fortaleza

Mumbai

Hyderabad

Correct Answer : Hyderabad

Telangana’s "Hyderabad" city won the overall ‘World Green City Award 2022’ and ‘Living Green for Economic Recovery and Inclusive Growth’ award at the International Association of Horticulture Producers (AIPH) World Green City Awards 2022 held in Jeju, South Korea, Friday(14th Oct 2022).

Hyderabad beat cities like Paris, Mexico City, Montreal, Fortaleza and Bogota to be adjudged the grand winner. It not only won the category award but the overall ‘World Green City 2022’ award i.e. the best across all six categories.

Hyderabad also became the only Indian city to win laurels on the International platform. The AIPH had invited entries for ‘World Green Cities Awards 2022’ across six categories and Hyderabad won in the ‘Living Green for Economic Recovery and Inclusive Growth’..

Source : Indian Express

Published On : October 17, 2022

10 .

Indian Army has signed(14 October 2022) an MoU with how many banks for providing banking facilities to Agniveers on enrollment?

8 Banks

9 Banks

10 Banks

11 Banks

Correct Answer : 11 Banks

The Indian Army has signed historic MoU with 11 Banks viz State Bank of India, Punjab National Bank, Bank of Baroda, IDBI Bank, ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank, Axis Bank, Yes Bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank, IDFC First Bank and Bandhan Bank for providing banking facilities to Agniveers on enrollment.

The MoUs were signed by Lt Gen V Sreehari, DG (MP & PS) and senior officials of Banks in a ceremony presided over by Lt Gen C Bansi Ponappa, the Adjutant General of Indian Army on 14 October 2022 .

The features and benefits offered under Agniveer Salary Package are similar to the Defence Salary Package. In addition, the banks have offered soft loans to exiting Agniveers to promote and enhance their entrepreneurial skills. The first batch of Agniveers under “Agnipath Scheme” will be joining Training Centres by January 2023..

Source : PIB

Published On : October 16, 2022