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Current Affairs November 2022
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NATIONAL CURRENT AFFAIRS AND EVENTS
| Which State has became the first Indian State to get Jio True-5G, the 5G data service offered by Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd in all its district headquarters under the 'True 5g for all' initiative? | Gujarat |
| Name the President of the Paralympic Committee of India who has been named the ambassador of the Nikshay Mitra - an initiative under Pradhan Mantri TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan? | Deepa Malik |
| Who has been appointed as the first woman Police Commissioner of Uttar Pradesh succeeding Alok Singh? | Laxmi Singh |
| Which company has launched India’s first private rocket launchpad at Sriharikota? | Agnikul Cosmos |
| Who has won the bid for the redevelopment of Mumbai's Dharavi area, one of the largest slum clusters in Asia? | Adani Group |
| Name the legendary athlete who has become the first woman President of Indian Olympic Association (IOA)? | P T Usha |
| In which city, Prasar Bharti, India’s Public Service Broadcaster, hosted the 59th Asia Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU) General Assembly 2022? | New Delhi |
| Name the popular film, television and stage actor who passed away on 26 November 2022? | Vikram Gokhale |
| Which Indian museum has won the 2022 UNESCO Asia-Pacific Award for Cultural Heritage Conservation? | Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya |
| Name the Hyderabad based biotechnology company which has developed the world’s first nasal COVID Vaccine? | Bharat Biotech |
| What is the name of world’s first nasal COVID Vaccine developed by Bharat Biotech? | iNCOVACC |
| Which airline will be merged with TATA-owned Air India by March 2024? | Vistara |
| Name the Indian cricketer who has become the first batsman in the world to score 4000 runs in T20 internationals? | Virat Kohli |
| What was the theme of the 7th Global Technology Summit? The summit startd in New Delhi on November 29, 2022 and continue till December 1, 2022. | Geopolitics of Technology |
| President of which country has been invited by the Government of India as a Chief Guest for Republic Day 2023 celebrations? | Egypt |
| Who is the 50th Chief Justice of India? | Justice DY Chandrachud |
| Which State will get India’s first Integrated Rocket facility by Skyroot Aerospace? | Telangana |
| Which cricket governing body has entered into the Guinness Book of World Records for the biggest crowd attendance during a T20 Match? | Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) |
| Who was named the Indian Film Personality of the Year during the opening of the 53rd International Film Festival of India (IFFI) in Goa? | Chiranjeevi |
| Who has been honoured with the UN Environment Programme's (UNEP) 2022 Champions of the Earth award in the Entrepreneurial Vision category? | Dr Purnima Devi Barman |
| The 14th edition of Aero India will be held at the Yelahanka Air Force Station from February 13, 2023. Yelahanka Air Force Station is located in which State? | Karnataka |
| Name the retired IAS officer of the Punjab cadre who has been appointed as the Election Commissioner? He will join the Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar and the Election Commissioner Anup Chandra Pandey in the Election Commission. | Arun Goel |
| Arunachal Pradesh’s first greenfield airport was inaugurated in which place by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi? | Itanagar |
| Sangai Festival is the cultural festival of which Indian State? The festival is named after the State animal, Sangai, the brow-antlered deer found only in this State. | Manipur |
| Who has become the first Indian woman paddler to win a medal at Asian Cup Table Tennis Tournament 2022 after defeating World No. 6 Hina Hayata of Japan in the women’s singles bronze medal match in Bangkok, Thailand? | Manika Batra |
| On which day, Guru Tegh Bahadur’s Martyrdom Day was observed? Guru Tegh Bahadur is the 9th Sikh Guru and he was martyred under the rule of Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb. | 24 November |
| Which bank has in collaboration with the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) introduced FIRSTAP, India's first sticker-based debit card? The debit card permits transactions by merely tapping the sticker on a point-of-sale terminal that supports Near Field Communication (NFC). | IDFC FIRST Bank |
| What is the theme of the 25th National Conference on e-Governance? | Bringing Citizens, Industry and Government Closer |
| Name the Tibetan Spiritual leader who was awarded the ‘Peace Prize’ by the Gandhi Mandela Foundation for his efforts to promote peace? | Dalai Lama |
| Who has been conferred with the prestigious Dr. Abdul Kalam Seva Puraskar? | Ravi Kumar Sagar |
| In which State, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the 600 MW Kameng Hydro Power Station? | Arunachal Pradesh |
| Name the table tennis legend and Commonwealth medalist who received the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award, India's highest sporting honour? | Achanta Sharath Kamal |
| Which village in Tamil Nadu has been notified as the State’s first biodiversity heritage site under section 37 of the Biological Diversity Act, 2022? | Arittapatti |
| SARANG- Indian Film Festival was organised by the Indian Embassy in which country? | South Korea |
| Who was appointed as the Governor of West Bengal? | C V Ananda Bose |
| Who has been designated by the PENSION Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) as Chairman of the Board of Trustees of NPS Trust with effect from 12th November 2022 | Suraj Bhan |
| Name the former Chief Economic Advisor who has been appointed by the Government of India as a full-time member of NITI Aayog? | Arvind Virmani |
| On which day, National Press Day was observed? | 16 November |
| Which Indian state has completely banned the public display of firearms, and songs allegedly promoting gun culture? | Punjab |
| Who has become the Indian Army’s first woman skydiver? | Lance Naik Manju |
| Name the Director of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) whose tenure has been extended for another year? | Sanjay Misha |
| Name the Olympic Medalist who has been elected as the Chairperson of ‘Athletes Commission’ of the Indian Olympic Association? | Mary Kom |
| Which country has exempted Indian citizens from submitting police clearance certificates for obtaining a visa? | Saudi Arabia |
| On which day, Jharkhand Foundation Day is observed every year? | 15 November |
| Name the celebrated Spanish film Director who has been honoured with the prestigious Satyajit Ray Lifetime Achievement award at the 53rd edition of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) in Goa? | Carlos Saura |
| Name the Olympic Gold Medallist who has been appointed as ‘Friendship Ambassador’ of Switzerland Tourism? | Neeraj Chopra |
| Who has been appointed as the CEO of public broadcaster Prasar Bharati? | Gaurav Dwivedi |
| What is the theme of India’s G20 Presidency in 2023? | One Earth One Family One Future |
| On which day, National Education Day is celebrated every year to commemorate the birth anniversary of India's first Education Minister Maulana Abul Kalam Azad? | 11 November |
| Which state has passed a bill to raise reservations for poor, backward classes to 77 percent? | Jharkhand |
| Which is the only Indian company to rank in the top 100 of Forbes World’s Best Employers Rankings 2022? | Reliance Industries |
| Who has been appointed as the Chairperson of the Law Commission of India? | Rituraj Awasthi |
| On which day, National Cancer Awareness Day was observed? | 7 November |
| Who has become BYJU’s first global brand ambassador for its social impact arm- Education for All? | Lionel Messi |
| South India’s first Vande Bharat Express has been flagged off in which city? | Bengaluru |
| Aruna Miller has become the first Indian-American to hold the office of Lt. Governor of which US State? | Maryland |
| Two women officers have been promoted to IG rank for the first time in which paramilitary forces? | CRPF |
| Who has been appointed as the Chief of Southern Command of the Indian Army? | Ajai Singh |
| Jamshed J Irani, who passed away on October 31, 2022, was the former MD of which company? He was also famously known as the ‘Steel Man of India’. | Tata Steel |
INTERNATIONAL CURRENT AFFAIRS AND EVENTS
| Mauna Loa, the world’s largest active volcano, is in which State of the United States? | Hawaii |
| In which country, French scientists have revived a 48500-year-old "zombie virus" buried under a frozen lake? | Russia |
| Who has been appointed by the Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif as the new army chief of the country replacing General Qamar Javed Bajwa? | Lieutenant General Asim Munir |
| Who became the first woman to referee a match at the men's FIFA World Cup 2022 after being selected to take charge of match between Germany and Costa Rica? | Stephanie Frappart |
| Anwar Ibrahim has become the Prime Minister of which country? | Malaysia |
| Which country is hosting the FIFA Football World Cup 2022? | Qatar |
| Who has become the first player in football history to score in five different World Cups? | Cristiano Ronaldo |
| In a mutual agreement, Cristiano Ronaldo is to leave which popular English Premiere League club with immediate effect? | Manchester United |
| Who has been elected as the President of Kazakhstan? | Kassym-Jomart Tokayev |
| On which day, World Television Day was observed? | 21 November |
| Which country defeated Pakistan by 5 wickets to win the T20I Cricket World Cup? | England |
| On which day, International Student’s Day was observed? | 17 November |
| Moon Rocket ‘Artemis 1’ has been launched by which country? | USA |
| On which day, International Day for Tolerance was observed? | 16 November |
| Who has been named ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022 Player of the Tournament? | Sam Curran (England) |
| Which word has been declared as the Word of the Year 2022 by Collins Dictionary? | Permacrisis |
| Which country will host the Women’s World Boxing Championship 2023? | India |
| Who has been elected as the Prime Minister of Israel? | Benjamin Netanyahu |
| Which social media platform has announced charges of $8 for verified accounts? | |
| Who has been elected as the new President of Brazil? | Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva |
| Who has won FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup 2022? | Spain |
| Which word meaning home run in baseball has been chosen to the Word of the Year by Cambridge Dictionary? | Homer |