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    1. In October 2022, India’s first petrol-operated drone named ‘DH-Agrigator’ received a ‘Type Certificate’ from the Director-General of Civil Aviation (DGCA).
      DH-Agrigator was designed & manufactured by which startup?

      1) Thanos Technologies Pvt. Ltd
      2) Throttle Aerospace Pvt. Ltd
      3) Paras Aerospace Pvt. Ltd
      4) Daksha Unmanned Systems Pvt. Ltd
      5) UrbanMatrix Technologies Pvt. Ltd
      Answer-4) Daksha Unmanned Systems Pvt. Ltd
      Explanation:
      India’s first petrol-operated drone namely ‘DH-Agrigator’ has received ‘Type Certificate’ from the Director-General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) which enables the manufacturing and selling of drones in the market as per need.
      i. It has been designed and manufactured by the Ambattur, Chennai (Tamil Nadu) based students’ startup Daksha Unmanned Systems (DUMS) Private Limited. DH-Agrigator is an agriculture sprayer drone for farming solutions.
      ii. The cost of each drone costs Rs 13 to 15 lakh. However, the Central Government is offering a subsidy of Rs 10 lakh to the Kisan Vikas Kendra (KVK) and Rs 7.5 lakh to Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs).

    2. Which of the following points is ‘InCorrect’ with respect to the Nobel Prizes for 2022?
      1) Alain Aspect (France), John F. Clauser (USA), and Anton Zeilinger (Austria) were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics 2022.
      2) Carolyn R. Bertozzi (USA), Morten Meldal (Denmark), and K. Barry Sharpless (USA) was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2022.
      3) Ales Bialiatski (Belarus) was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2022
      4) Author Annie Ernaux (France) has been awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature for 2022
      5) The ‘Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2022’ to Ben S. Bernanke (USA), Douglas W. Diamond (USA), and Philip H. Dybvig (USA).
      Answer-3) Ales Bialiatski (Belarus) was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2022
      Explanation:
      The Nobel Prizes for 2022 in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, Literature, and Peace, as well as the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel for 2022, have been announced. In 2022, 14 laureates were awarded the Nobel Prize for their contributions to mankind.
      • The Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet has decided to award Professor Svante Pääbo ,Sweden the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2022 for his discoveries concerning the genomes of extinct hominins and human evolution.
      • The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to jointly award the Nobel Prize in Physics 2022 to Alain Aspect (France), John F. Clauser (USA), and Anton Zeilinger (Austria) for experiments with entangled photons, establishing the violation of Bell inequalities and pioneering quantum information science.
      • The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2022 jointly to three researchers: Carolyn R. Bertozzi (USA), Morten Meldal (Denmark), and K. Barry Sharpless (USA) for the development of click chemistry and bioorthogonal chemistry.
      • The French author Annie Ernaux (France) has been awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature for 2022 by the Swedish Academy for the courage and clinical acuity with which she uncovers the roots, estrangements and collective restraints of personal memory.
      • The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to jointly present the ‘Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2022’ to Ben S. Bernanke (USA), Douglas W. Diamond (USA), and Philip H. Dybvig (USA) for research on banks and financial crises.

    3. Which of the following individuals/organisations were awarded with ‘Nobel Peace Prize 2022’ by the Norwegian Nobel Committee?
      1) Human Rights Advocate Svante Pääbo, Belarus
      2) Memorial, Russian Human Rights Organization
      3) Center for Civil Liberties(CCL), Ukrainian Human Rights Organization
      4) Both 1 & 2
      5) Both 2 & 3
      Answer-5) Both 2 & 3
      Explanation:
      The Nobel Prizes for 2022 in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, Literature, and Peace, as well as the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel for 2022, have been announced.

      No.NOBEL LAUREATESAWARDED FOR
      Peace
      1Ales Bialiatski ,BelarusFor outstanding effort to document war crimes, human right abuses and the abuse of power.For demonstrating the significance of civil society for peace and democracy.

       

      2Memorial , Russian Human Rights Organization
      3Center for Civil Liberties(CCL) , Ukrainian Human Rights Organization


    4. Name the personality who was recently (in Oct ‘22) appointed as a Whole Time Member of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI).
      1) Bhaskar Roy
      2) Katari Sasidhar
      3) Ananth Narayan Gopalakrishnan
      4) S N Rajeswari
      5) Shyama Prasad Chakraborty
      Answer-3) Ananth Narayan Gopalakrishnan
      Explanation:
      Ananth Narayan Gopalakrishnan took charge as Whole Time Member (WTM) of Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), in Mumbai, Maharashtra.
      i. He will handle the Market Intermediaries Regulation and Supervision Department (MIRSD), Alternative Investment Fund and Foreign Portfolio Investors Department (AFD), Integrated Surveillance Department (ISD), Department of Economic & Policy Analysis (DEPA) and Information Technology Department (ITD).

    5. Who was recently (in Oct ‘22) appointed as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Data Security Council of India (DSCI)?
      1) Nandkumar Saravade
      2) Rama Vedashree
      3) Kamlesh Bajaj
      4) Vinayak Godse
      5) Rekha Mehrotra Menon
      Answer-4) Vinayak Godse
      Explanation:
      Data Security Council of India (DSCI) appointed Vinayak Godse as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) with effect from 1st October 2022.
      i. He takes on the position from his previous role as Sr. Vice President, succeeding incumbent Rama Vedashree, who led DSCI as the CEO from 2016 to 2022.

    6. Name the company that recently (in Oct ‘22) signed 2 launch service contracts with Network Access Associated Limited (UK) to launch OneWeb LEO Broadband Communication Satellites onboard LVM3, ISRO’s heaviest launcher.
      1) NewSpace India Limited
      2) Bellatrix Aerospace
      3) Antrix Corporation Limited
      4) AgniKul Cosmos
      5) Space Corporation of India
      Answer-1) NewSpace India Limited
      Explanation:
      NewSpace India Limited (NSIL), a CPSE (Central Public Sector Enterprises) under the Department of Space (DoS) and the commercial arm of the ISRO signed two launch service contracts with M/s Network Access Associated Limited (M/s OneWeb), United Kingdom, for launching OneWeb LEO Broadband Communication Satellites on board LVM3 which is ISRO’s heaviest launcher.
      i. Under the contract, ISRO will launch 36 satellites on board GSLV-MK III.

    7. Mohammad Rizwan from _________ won the ICC Player of the Month awards for September 2022 in men’s category, while ________ becomes first Indian woman to receive the award in women’s category for September 2022.
      1) Afghanistan; Harmanpreet Kaur
      2) Pakistan; Deepti Sharma
      3) Afghanistan; Radha Yadav
      4) Pakistan; Harmanpreet Kaur
      5) Bangladesh; Deepti Sharma
      Answer-4) Pakistan; Harmanpreet Kaur
      Explanation:
      India women’s cricket team captain Harmanpreet Kaur and Pakistan wicketkeeper batter Mohammad Rizwan won the ICC (International Cricket Council) Player of the Month awards for September 2022 in women’s and men’s categories respectively.
      i. Harmanpreet Kaur received the award for her memorable showing in the 3-0 One Day International (ODI) series in England. She became the first Indian woman to receive this award.

    8. Name the personality who recently (in Oct ‘22) won the Julius Baer Generation Cup by defeating Indian Grand Master (GM) Arjun Erigaisi.
      1) Anish Giri (Russia)
      2) Magnus Carlsen (Norway)
      3) Ding Liren (China)
      4) Levon Aronian (USA)
      5) Wesley So (Philippines)
      Answer-2) Magnus Carlsen (Norway)
      Explanation:
      World Number 1 Magnus Carlsen, Norwegian chess Grandmaster (GM) won the Julius Baer Generation Cup against Indian Grand Master (GM) Arjun Erigaisi in the rapid online chess tournament, 2.5-0.5.
      i. The 8-day Julius Baer Generation Cup is the 7th of 9 events on the USD 1.6 million 2022 Meltwater Champions Chess Tour and takes place on chess24 from September 18-25.

    9. What is the theme of International Day of the Girl Child 2022 observed across the globe by the United Nations (UN) on 11th October 2022?
      1) With Her: A Skilled Girl Force
      2) GirlForce: Unscripted and unstoppable
      3) My voice, our equal future
      4) Our time is now – Our Rights, Our Future
      5) Digital generation. Our generation
      Answer-4) Our time is now – Our Rights, Our Future
      Explanation:
      The 10th United Nations (UN)’s International Day of the Girl Child 2022 was observed across the globe on 11th October 2022 with the theme of “Our time is now – Our Rights, Our Future“.
      i. The 1st International Day of the Girl Child was observed on 11th October 2012.
      ii. The UN adopted the Beijing Declaration in 1995 during the World Conference on Women in Beijing, China.

    10. Name the state/UT that recently (in Oct ‘22) Launched an App to keep track of all ongoing and upcoming projects across various departments.
      1) Delhi
      2) Jammu & Kashmir
      3) Gujarat
      4) Maharashtra
      5) Madhya Pradesh
      Answer-1) Delhi
      Explanation:
      The Delhi government has launched ‘Delhi e-monitoring’, an app to keep track of all ongoing and upcoming projects across various departments & the app will be monitored and inspected by the Chief Secretary of Delhi, Naresh Kumar.
      i. Under the project , the Public Works Department (PWD), has directed all chief engineers of road, maintenance, projects and flyover divisions to update data about projects on the PWD web portal, which will then be linked to the app.