08th October Current Affairs Quiz for Bank Exams 2022

08th October Current Affairs 2022: Here, we are providing the 08th October Current Affairs Quiz. These types of topics are important for candidates who prepare for Bank Exam 2022. In this article, we are covering the following topics Headlines:

• Burkina Faso
• SBI General Insurance
• Irani Cup 2022
• Nobel Prize in Literature
• Provincial Armed Constabulary

08th October Current Affairs Quiz

The Current Affairs section constitutes a major part of the General Awareness section in a competitive examination and plays an instrumental role. To supplement your preparation for the General Awareness Section of the upcoming exams like IBPS PO/Clerk Mains, SBI PO Mains and SEBI Grade A Prelims, we are providing you Current Affairs Quiz of 08th October 2022 covering the following topics Headlines: Burkina Faso, SBI General Insurance, Irani Cup 2022, Nobel Prize in Literature, Provincial Armed Constabulary.

Q1. Captain Ibrahim Traore has been appointed as the President of Burkina Faso, Burkina Faso is a country in which continent?
(a) Asia
(b) Africa
(c) Europe
(d) Australia
(e) South America

Q2. India’s first green tech based Technology Business Incubation or Inclusive TBI (i-TBI) will be set up in which of the following institutions?
(a) NIT Trichy
(b) NIT Warangal
(c) NIT Srinagar
(d) NIT Calicut
(e) NIT Nagpur

Q3. SBI General Insurance has appointed who among the following as its new MD & CEO from October 2022?
(a) D. Sundaram
(b) P. K. Gupta
(c) Rajnish Kumar
(d) Kishore Kumar Poludasu
(e) J Swaminathan

Q4. Who among the following Indian Origin doctors has been nominated as the US representative on WHO executive board?
(a) Vivek Murthy
(b) Manjit Singh Bains
(c) Sanjay Gupta
(d) Siddhartha Mukherjee
(e) Naresh Trehan

Q5. In October 2022, India has emerged as the world’s largest producer of Sugar. India is the ____________ largest sugar exporter in the world.
(a) Sixth
(b) Second
(c) Third
(d) Fourth
(e) Fifth

Q6. Rest of India has defeated which team to win Irani Cup 2022 at the Saurashtra Cricket Stadium, Rajkot?
(a) Mumbai
(b) Bengal
(c) Vidarbha
(d) Karnataka
(e) Saurashtra

Q7. Who among the following has won the Nobel Prize in Literature for 2022?
(a) Olga Tokarczuk
(b) Annie Ernaux
(c) Abdulrazak Gurnah
(d) Kazuo Ishiguro
(e) Alice Munro

Q8. The SASTRA Ramanujan Prize for 2022 will be awarded to _________ Assistant Professor at the University of California, Berkeley, USA.
(a) Will Sawin
(b) Shai Evra
(c) Yunqing Tang
(d) Adam Harper
(e) Jack Thorne

Q9. Which of the following state announced the creation of the first three all-female Provincial Armed Constabulary (PAC) battalions in the state?
(a) Maharashtra
(b) Rajasthan
(c) Uttarakhand
(d) Uttar Pradesh
(e) Gujarat

Q10. In October 2022, The Union Finance Ministry allowed airlines to avail of up to __________ loan under the Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme,to help them tide over their cash flow problems.
(a) Rs. 1500 crore
(b) Rs. 2500 crore
(c) Rs. 3500 crore
(d) Rs. 4500 crore
(e) Rs. 5500 crore

Solutions

S1. Ans.(b)
Sol. Captain Ibrahim Traore appointed Burkina Faso president Captain Ibrahim Traore has been appointed as Head of State, Supreme Head of the Armed Forces. In the west African country’s second coup in nine months, President Paul-Henri Damiba was deposed by Traore and a group of soldiers on September 30.

S2. Ans.(c)
Sol. First green tech based incubation centre of India to come up at NIT Srinagar Technology Business Incubation or Inclusive TBI (i-TBI) is a three-year initiative supported by the Department of Science and Technology (DST) for educational institutions, idea-generators, innovators and entrepreneurs to support the innovative ideas, startup initiatives and promote self-employment and job creation through incubation.

S3. Ans.(d)
Sol. SBI General Insurance has announced the appointment of Kishore Kumar Poludasu as its new managing director & chief executive officer.

S4. Ans.(a)
Sol. President Joe Biden has nominated US Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy to serve as the country’s representative on the executive board of the World Health Organization.

S5. Ans.(b)
Sol. India has emerged as the world’s largest producer and second largest exporter of sugar. In Sugar Season 2021-22, a record of more than five thousand lakh metric tons of sugarcane was produced in the country.

S6. Ans.(e)
Sol. Hanuma Vihari led Rest of India has defeated Saurashtra to win Irani Cup 2022 at the Saurashtra Cricket Stadium, Rajkot.

S7. Ans.(b)
Sol. The Nobel Prize in Literature for 2022 is awarded to the French author Annie Ernaux “for the courage and clinical acuity with which she uncovers the roots, estrangements and collective restraints of personal memory” at the Swedish Academy in Stockholm.

S8. Ans.(c)
Sol. The SASTRA Ramanujan Prize for 2022 will be awarded to Yunqing Tang Assistant Professor at the University of California, Berkeley, USA.

S9. Ans.(d)
Sol. According to Chief Minister Office officials, the Uttar Pradesh government announced the creation of the first three all-female Provincial Armed Constabulary (PAC) battalions in the state.

S10. Ans.(a)
Sol. The Union Finance Ministry allowed airlines to avail of up to Rs 1,500 crore loan under the Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme,to help them tide over their cash flow problems.

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