Daily Current Affairs October 01&02

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October 01&02| Daily Current Affairs 2022

Important Days – Daily Current Affairs October 01&02

1. National Pension System Diwaswas observed on?
A) October 1
B) October 4
C) October 2
D) October 5
E) October 3
Answer: A) October 1

• Date: October 1
• Day: National Pension System Diwas
• Observed by: Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority
• Others: PFRDA is organising this campaign under ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’.

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Sports – Daily Current Affairs October 01&02

2. Rosy Meena Paulrajset new pole vault national record at National Games,she belongs to which of the following state?
A) Telangana
B) Uttar Pradesh
C) Madhya Pradesh
D) Tamil Nadu
E) Odisha
Answer: D) Tamil Nadu

• In National Games, Haryana leads the medals tally with 29 medals including 14 Gold, seven silver and eight bronze followed by Services with nine gold, six silver and seven bronze.
• Uttar Pradesh has also won nine gold, four silver and seven bronze medals.
• In Women’s Pole Vault, Rosy Meena Paulraj from Tamil Nadu set a new National Record with the jump of 4.20m.
• She broke 8-year-old record that was set by V. S. Surekha.
• Long Jumper Jeswin Aldrin won the men’s long jump gold medal with a meet record leap of 8.26 meter, which also helped him qualify for the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary.
• The Tamil Nadu long jumper’s winning leap at the IIT Gandhinagar athletics track
• measured 0.1 meter above the automatic World Athletics Championships 2023 qualifying standard of 8.25 meter.
• Andhra Pradesh’s Jyothi Yarraji won the women’s 100m gold medal.
• Jyothi Yarraji is the national record holder in the women’s 100m hurdles but she scorched the track in 11.51 seconds to take a memorable win.
• The 36th National Games 2022 is being held across six cities, Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar, Surat, Vadodara, Rajkot and Bhavnagar, in Gujarat.

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Ranking – Daily Current Affairs October 01&02

3. Indore ranked cleanest city for ____ time in a row?
A) 4th
B) 6th
C) 2nd
D) 5th
E) 3rd
Answer: B) 6th

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Banking and Finance – Daily Current Affairs October 01&02

4. How many crore UPI transactions done in September?
A) 647crore
B) 689 crore
C) 656 crore
D) 624 crore
E) 678 crore
Answer: E) 678 crore

• UPI transactions grew by over 3 per cent to 6.78 billion in September from a month ago.

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5. Govt issued draft guidelines for RRBs listing; minimum net worth how many crores?
A) Rs 500 crores
B) Rs 700 crores
C) Rs 300 crores
D) Rs 600 crores
E) Rs 400 crores
Answer: C) Rs 300 crores

• In a bid to enable regional rural banks (RRBs) to raise resources by listing on stock exchanges, the government has issued draft guidelines that set certain basic criteria, including net worth of at least Rs 300 crore during the previous three years.
• They should also have capital adequacy above the regulatory minimum level of 9 per cent in each of the preceding three years.
• The RRBs should have a track record of profitability and earned operating profit of minimum Rs 15 crore for at least three out of the previous five years, according to the draft guidelines issued by the finance ministry recently.
• Besides, there should not be any accumulated loss and the lender should have given return on equity of minimum 10 per cent in three out of the preceding five years.
• As per the draft norms, the responsibility of identifying suitable lenders for issuing initial public offering (IPO) has been left with the respective sponsor banks.

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Business and Economy – Daily Current Affairs October 01&02

6. GST collections rose by how many percent in September?
A) 26%
B) 20%
C) 24%
D) 18%
E) 25%
Answer: A) 26%

• India’s tax collection from the sale of goods and services soared 26 per cent to Rs 1.47 trillion in September.

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Appointments – Daily Current Affairs October 01&02

7. Who among the following appointed asDirector-Refineries of HPCL?
A) L Patnaik
B) S Dharshan
C) S Bharathan
D) K Deshmukh
E) SP Dharkar
Answer: C) S Bharathan

• Organization: Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd (HPCL)
• Position: Director – Refineries
• Appointed: S Bharathan
• Others: Bharathan was serving as Executive Director – Refineries Coordination with Additional Charge of Research and Development (R&D).

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8. Who among the following appointed as new chief of IAF Eastern Air Command?
A) L Patnaik
B) S Dharshan
C) S Bharathan
D) K Deshmukh
E) SP Dharkar
Answer: E) SP Dharkar

• Air Marshal S P Dharkar took charge as Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Indian Air Force’s Eastern Air Command.
• Dharkar, the former Director General of the Defence Space Agency, succeeds Air Marshal D K Patnaik.
• Prior to his new posting as chief of the IAF Eastern Air Command, Dharkar was the Senior Air Staff Officer at South Western Air Command in Gandhinagar.

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National Affairs – Daily Current Affairs October 01&02

9. Which of the following state CM laid foundation stones for developmental projects worth Rs 71 crore in Mandi?
A) Telangana
B) Uttar Pradesh
C) Madhya Pradesh
D) Himachal Pradesh
E) Odisha
Answer: D) Himachal Pradesh

• Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur inaugurated and laid foundation stones of developmental projects worth Rs. 71.38 crore at Gandhi Chowk in Mandi town.
• Chief Minister inaugurated Rs. 5.5 crore new building of Municipal Corporation, Rs. 6 crore building of Residential Quarters IRBN 3rd Battalion at Pandoh, Rs. 2.42 crore Armory Store and Armory Building of IRBN 3rd Battalion at Pandoh, Rs. 88 lakh building of Veterinary Hospital Pandoh and Rs. 72 lakh Trekker Hut of Forest Department, in Mandi.
• Apart from this the foundation stone of Rs. 28.94 crore Water Supply Scheme for newly added areas of Municipal Corporation Mandi, Rs. 3 crore Municipal Corporation Parking and Red Cross shopping Complex Mandi, Rs. 92 lakh Parking in Zonal Hospital Mandi and Rs. 23 crore Regional Institute and Training Center of Health and Family Welfare Mandi were also laid by the CM.

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10. Indian medical devices industry size may grow to $50 billion by which year?
A) 2035
B) 2045
C) 2030
D) 2025
E) 2040
Answer: C) 2030

• The Indian medical devices industry has the potential to grow at an annual rate of 28 per cent to reach $50 billion by 2030, Union Minister for Chemicals & Fertilizers and Health & Family Welfare Mansukh Mandaviya.
• Indian medical devices industry has the power to emerge as the global leader in manufacturing and innovation in next 25 years.
• It has the potential to grow at 28 per cent p.a. to reach $50 billion by 2030, Mandaviya said while addressing an event to launch the website of India MedTech Expo 2022 (IMTE-22).
• MedTech Expo 2022 is the first ever expo being spearheaded by the Government in association with Indian medical devices industry.
• The three-day IMTE-22 will start on 9th December 2022 at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi.

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11. Which of the following state attracted over Rs 2.5 lakh crore investments in 8 years?
A) Telangana
B) Uttar Pradesh
C) Madhya Pradesh
D) Himachal Pradesh
E) Odisha
Answer: A) Telangana

• Telangana has attracted over 2.5 lakh crore in investment across various sectors in the last 8 years due to business-friendly policies and atmosphere, state Industries Minister KT Rama Rao.
• We gave more than 20,000 clearances (to business proposals) in last 8 years through TS iPass attracting more than Rs 2.5 lakh crore of investment and created 1.6 million or 16 crore direct job opportunities.

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12. Which of the following state extended free rice scheme for 9.05 lakh beneficiaries for 3 more months?
A) Telangana
B) Uttar Pradesh
C) Madhya Pradesh
D) Himachal Pradesh
E) Odisha
Answer: E) Odisha

• The Odisha government asked officials to extend the free distribution of rice among 9.05 lakh people under its State Food Security Scheme for three more months.
• Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik directed the officials to distribute five kilograms of rice per month free of cost to beneficiaries of the scheme till December end.
• Altogether 2.92 lakh families will get benefit from it.
• The direction came two days after the Centre extended its programme to provide free rations to the poor at Rs 44,762 crore as it looked to ease pain from high inflation.

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13. NTPC clocked how many percent growth in power generation during Apr-Sep?
A) 17.3%
B) 19.5%
C) 16.2%
D) 18.4%
E) 15.1%
Answer: E) 15.1%

• NTPC group companies recorded a generation of 203.5 BU from April to September 2022, registering an increase of 15.1% from 176.8 BU generated in April to September 2021.
• NTPC Rihand (3,000 MW) in Uttar Pradesh was the top performing thermal power plant with 90.22 per cent Plant Load Factor (PLF or capacity utilisation) between April to September 2022.
• Overall PLF of NTPC coal stations stood at 76.3 per cent in the period under review.
• The total installed capacity of NTPC is 70,234 MW.
• NTPC is expanding its footprint in new business areas like green hydrogen, waste-to-energy and e-mobility.
• India’s largest power producer is also aiming for a 10 per cent reduction in net energy intensity by 2032.

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14. NMCG approved how many Projects worth Rs 1145 crore pertaining to sewerage management, and Decentralized Wastewater Treatment?
A) 30
B) 15
C) 10
D) 14
E) 20
Answer: D) 14

• National Mission for Clean Ganga, NMCG has approved 14 Projects worth one thousand 145 crore rupees pertaining to sewerage management, industrial pollution abatement River Front Development and Decentralized Wastewater Treatment.
• These include eight projects of sewerage management in five main stem Ganga basin states – Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, and West Bengal.
• These projects were approved at the 45th meeting of the Executive Committee of NMCG held under the chairmanship of Director General, NMCG G. Asok Kumar.
• Ministry of Jal Shakti in a statement said that for sewerage management, four projects in Uttar Pradesh were approved including tapping of Assi drain in Varanasi by constructing a 55 million litres per day Sewage Treatment Plant, STP, and other works costing around 308 crore rupees.
• The project was sanctioned with the objective of achieving zero untreated discharge from three drains Assi, Sanme ghat, and Nakhha.
• Other projects include the construction of 13 MLD STP, and renovation of existing structures in Vrindavan City costing over 77 crore rupees.
• A big project for establishment of four Biodiversity Parks in four districts of Uttar Pradesh namely Hapur, Bulandshahar, Badaun, and Mirzapur has also been approved at an estimated cost of around 25 crore rupees.
• The NMCG also approved indicative funds of 45 crore rupees for the installation of decentralized wastewater treatment systems in the main stem Ganga basin States.

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15. Swachh Bharat campaign was launched in which of the following state?
A) Telangana
B) Uttar Pradesh
C) Madhya Pradesh
D) Himachal Pradesh
E) Odisha
Answer: B) Uttar Pradesh

• Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports Anurag Singh Thakur launched a month-long nationwide Swachh Bharat 2022 at Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh on 1st October.
• Speaking on the occasion Mr. Thakur said, Swacch Bharat will make Swasth Bharat and Youth will play a very important role in this campaign.
• The Minister informed that Prayagraj stood first in the Indian Swacchta league which was organised in 1850 towns of the country.
• Later, Mr. Thakur participated in the cleanliness drive in the Sangam area of the city.
• Many students, social, and political workers, members of Nehru YuvaKendras along with general public participated in the drive along with the Minister.
• Swachh Bharat 2022 programme is being organised in six lakh villages of 744 districts across the country through the network of Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan (NYKS) affiliated Youth Clubs and National Service Scheme Affiliated Institutions.

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16. Govt launched ONDC, an alternative to Flipkart & Amazon what does O stands for in ONDC?
A) Open
B) Online
C) Order
D) Opened
E) Ordered
Answer: A) Open

• To reduce the dominance of e-commerce giants like Flipkart and Amazon, the government rolled out its big initiative Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC)  for public in Bengaluru.
• With the help of ONDC, government plans to help small retailers and create an alternative to dominant global giants like Amazon and Walmart, who controls over half of India’s fast-growing e-commerce market.

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17. PM Modi launched 5G services at ____ India Mobile Congress?
A) 5th
B) 3rd
C) 6th
D) 2nd
E) 4th
Answer: C) 6th

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the 6th India Mobile Congress at Pragati Maidan in Delhi and launched 5G services.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi inspected the exhibition at Pragati Maidan.

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18. How many mobile manufacturing units where in India in 2014?
A) 3
B) 4
C) 6
D) 5
E) 2
Answer: E) 2

• From 2 mobile manufacturing units in India in 2014, country now has over 200 mobile factories.

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