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- Which state’s Wildlife Board has recently (in Oct ‘22) approved a new reserve for the tigers of Panna Tiger Reserve (PTR) named ‘Durgavati Tiger Reserve’?
1) Madhya Pradesh
2) Rajasthan
3) Gujarat
4) Maharashtra
5) ChhattisgarhAnswer-1) Madhya Pradesh
Explanation:
The Madhya Pradesh (MP) Wildlife Board approved a new reserve for the tigers of Panna Tiger Reserve (PTR) named ‘Durgavati Tiger Reserve’, which spans 2,339 square kilometres (sq. km) across the districts of Narisinghpur, Damoh, and Sagar in MP.
• The proposal to notify 1,414 sq. km as the core area and 925 sq. km as a buffer in the new tiger reserve was approved at the Board meeting, which was presided over by Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Chief Minister of MP.
i. It should be emphasised that the Ken-Betwa River Interlinking (KBRIL) Project will result in the submergence of one-fourth of PTR. - Which payments bank recently (in Oct ‘22) partnered with the Mahindra and Mahindra Financial Services Limited to enhance its credit access to a larger customer?
1) Paytm Payments Bank
2) Fino Payments Bank
3) India Post Payment Bank
4) Airtel Payments Bank
5) Jio Payments BankAnswer-3) India Post Payment Bank
Explanation:
Mahindra and Mahindra Financial Services Limited (MMFSL), a part of the Mahindra Group, announced a strategic partnership with India Post Payments Bank Limited (IPPB) to enhance its credit access to a larger customer base.
i. Through this partnership, IPPB will provide lead referral services to MMFSL for passenger vehicles, 3-wheeler, tractor, and commercial vehicle loan categories.
ii. It will also provide cash Equated Monthly Income (EMI) deposit facility to existing MMFSL customers at post offices. - Name the personality who recently (in Oct ‘22) won the Booker Prize 2022 for the Novel “The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida”.
1) Douglas Stuart (Scotland)
2) Shehan Karunatilaka (Sri Lanka)
3) Margaret Atwood (Canada)
4) Damon Galgut (South Africa)
5) Bernardine Evaristo (United Kingdom)Answer-2) Shehan Karunatilaka (Sri Lanka)
Explanation:
Sri Lankan author Shehan Karunatilaka has been honoured with the Booker Prize 2022 for his 2nd novel titled “The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida”. The novel, Published by Sort of Books, is about the murder of a war photographer, Maali Almeida, during the civil war of Sri Lanka.
i. He becomes the 2nd Sri Lankan author to win the Booker Prize, after Michael Ondaatje who won for ‘The English Patient’ in 1992. - In October 2022, Justice Dhananjaya Yeshwant Chandrachud was appointed as the _______ Chief Justice of India (CJI) with effect from 9th November 2022.
1) 52nd
2) 48th
3) 50th
4) 47th
5) 49thAnswer-3) 50th
Explanation:
Justice Dhananjaya Yeshwant Chandrachud, a Judge of the Supreme Court of India, has been appointed as the 50th Chief Justice of India (CJI) with effect from 9th November 2022.
i. He will succeed the current CJI Justice Uday Umesh Lalit (49th CJI) who retires on 8th November 2022 (at the age of 65), after a brief tenure of 74 days.
ii. D Y Chandrachud is the senior most judge of the Supreme court of India after CJI UU Lalit.
iii. D Y Chandrachud will have a tenure of 2 years as CJI and is due to retire on 10th November 2024. - In October 2022, Roger Binny was elected as the _______ president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).
1) 33rd
2) 36th
3) 34th
4) 32nd
5) 35thAnswer-2) 36th
Explanation:
Former Indian cricketer and a member in 1983 World Cup winning team Roger Binny was named as the 36th president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). He replaces the former Indian cricket team captain Sourav Ganguly
i. His appointment was announced at the 91st BCCI Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Mumbai, Maharashtra and he is the first World Cup champion to be appointed as the BCCI President.
ii. Roger Binny (67-years-old), was elected unopposed as he was the only candidate to have filed nomination for the BCCI president’s post. - Ulf Kristersson was recently (in Oct ‘22) elected as the Prime Minister(PM) of which country?
1) Sweden
2) Finland
3) Poland
4) Norway
5) BelgiumAnswer-1) Sweden
Explanation:
The Parliament of Sweden (Riksdag) has elected Ulf Kristersson, leader of the conservative Moderate Party, as the new Prime Minister(PM) of Sweden. He has replaced Social Democrat leader Magdalena Andersson, who was the first female PM of Sweden.
i. He is set to announce the list of ministers following a meeting with King Carl XVI Gustaf, marking his formal ascension. - Who was recently (in Oct ’22) appointed as the Managing Director (MD) of GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals (GSK India) for 4 years with effect from 1st December, 2022?
1) Bhushan Akshikar
2) Juby Chandy
3) Sumer Dheri
4) Sridhar Venkatesh
5) Ajay NadkarniAnswer-1) Bhushan Akshikar
Explanation:
The Board of GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals (GSK India) has appointed Bhushan Akshikar as Managing Director (MD) for a period of four years effective from December 1, 2022.
i. He will succeed Sridhar Venkatesh, who will assume a new senior role with the GSK Group on November 30. - Name the personality who was recently (in Oct ’22) appointed as the independent chairman of Yubi.
1) PD Singh
2) Gaurav Kumar
3) Mehtab Singh
4) Hemant Agarwal
5) Atanu ChakrabortyAnswer-5) Atanu Chakraborty
Explanation:
Atanu Chakraborty has been appointed as the independent chairman of Yubi (formerly CredAvenue), a platform which powers the discovery, execution and fulfilment of credit.
i. Atanu Chakraborty, who is a former Economic Affairs Secretary, is also currently the Chairmanof the Board of HDFC Bank.
Note- Founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Yubi- Gaurav Kumar. - Which country’s scientists recently (in Oct ‘22) named a new species of the beetle as ‘Duvalius Dokovic’, after Novak Djokovic, a tennis player?
1) Spain
2) Serbia
3) Australia
4) Iran
5) SwitzerlandAnswer-2) Serbia
Explanation:
Serbian scientists have named a new species of beetle as ‘Duvalius Dokovic’, which is named after Novak Djokovic, a Serbian tennis player due to its speed, strength, flexibility, durability and ability to survive in a difficult environment.
i. The new species of beetle belongs to the Duvalius genus that is present in Europe. It was discovered several years ago in an underground pit in western Serbia.
ii. The insect is a specialized underground Coleoptera beetle, a predator which lost its eyes living deep underground. - Who authored the book, ‘A Confused Mind Story’?
1) Gaurav Shukla
2) Shashank Priya
3) Sanjay Puri
4) Piush Kumar Gupta
5) Sahil SethAnswer-5) Sahil Seth
Explanation:
Sahil Seth, Indian Revenue Service (IRS) Joint Commissioner GST, Custom & Narcotics and youth influencer, launched his book titled ‘A confused Mind story’ and Union Health Minister Mansukh L. Mandaviya received the first copy of the book.
i. The book was published by Blue Rose publication house, one of the top fiction, non-fiction, and poetry book publishers in India.
- Which state’s Wildlife Board has recently (in Oct ‘22) approved a new reserve for the tigers of Panna Tiger Reserve (PTR) named ‘Durgavati Tiger Reserve’?
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