20th October Current Affairs Quiz for Bank Exams 2022

20th October Current Affairs 2022: Here, we are providing the 20th 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:

• KBL Centenary Deposit Scheme,
• Asian Football Confederation,
• Academia Ophthalmological Internationalis,
• Controller General of Accounts.

20th 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 20th October 2022 covering the following topics Headlines: KBL Centenary Deposit Scheme, Asian Football Confederation, Academia Ophthalmological Internationalis, Controller General of Accounts.

Q1. Union MoS for Electronics & Information Technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar has flagged off the first SemiconIndia Future Design roadshow in which of the following state?
(a) Uttar Pradesh
(b) Gujarat
(c) Rajasthan
(d) Maharashtra
(e) Madhya Pradesh

Q2. Which of the following bank has launched ‘KBL Centenary Deposit Scheme?
(a) Karur Vyasya Bank
(b) IndusInd Bank
(c) Karnataka Bank
(d) HDFC Bank
(e) Bandhan Bank

Q3. Who has been appointed as Chairman of Yubi?
(a) Rajesh Verma
(b) Rajiv Kumar
(c) Sanjay Khanna
(d) Atanu Chakraborty
(e) Sanjay Kumar Verma

Q4. The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has announced that the Asian Cup football tournament 2023 will be held in which of the following country?
(a) France
(b) Saudi Arabia
(c) UAE
(d) USA
(e) Qatar

Q5. Which of the following conducted Indian Navy Sailing Championship 2022 from 18th- 21st October at Marakkar Watermanship Training Centre in Kerala?
(a) Naval Institute of Aeronautical Technology
(b) Indian Naval Academy
(c) Army Air Defence College
(d) Indian Military Academy
(e) Indian Coast Guard Institute

Q6. In October 2022, Kaustubh Kulkarni was elevated as the head of JP Morgan India, the multi-national bank has its headquarters in which country?
(a) USA
(b) France
(c) Japan
(d) Germany
(e) Canada

Q7. Who among the following has been elected as a member of the prestigious Academia Ophthalmological Internationalis (AOI) in October 2022?
(a) Dr Sundaram Natarajan
(b) Dr. Lingam Gopal
(c) Dr. Atul Kumar
(d) Dr. Rahil Chaudhary
(e) Dr. Prashant Garg

Q8. Who among the following has been appointed as the news Controller General of Accounts (CGA)?
(a) Dinkar Dixit
(b) Jyoti Basu
(c) Bharati Das
(d) Sandeep Sharma
(e) Vipin Kumar

Q9. Who has won the Men’s Ballon d’Or (Golden Ball Award) 2022?
(a) Lionel Messi
(b) Karim Benzema
(c) Cristiano Ronaldo
(d) Xavi
(e) Neymar

Q10. Who has won the Women’s Ballon d’Or award or Ballon d’Or Féminin Award?
(a) Alexia Putellas
(b) Lieke Martens
(c) Marta
(d) Alex Morgan
(e) Megan Rapinoe

Q11. IT services major Infosys president Ravi Kumar S has resigned from his post. Where is the headquarters of Infosys?
(a) Bengaluru
(b) New Delhi
(c) Chennai
(d) Ahmedabad
(e) Mumbai

Q12. Name the author of the book “A confused Mind story”.
(a) Vikram Jeet Singh
(b) Roshini Dutta
(c) Sahil Seth
(d) Saurab Kumar
(e) Lu Kuniya

Q13. Who has been named the high-performance director (HPD) for Indian boxing?
(a) Rocky Marciano
(b) Santiago Nieva
(c) Aveenash Pandoo
(d) Joe Louis
(e) Bernard Dunne

Q14. Which of the following country filed has filed an application seeking a Geographical Indication (GI) tag for Nihonshu?
(a) Japan
(b) South Korea
(c) North Korea
(d) China
(e) Malaysia

Q15. Serbian scientists have named a new species of beetle after the tennis player ___________.
(a) Rafael Nadal
(b) Roger Federer
(c) Novak Djokovic
(d) Pete Sampras
(e) Andre Agassi

Solutions

S1. Ans.(b)
Sol. Union MoS for Electronics & Information Technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar has flagged off the first SemiconIndia Future Design roadshow in Gujarat.

S2. Ans.(c)
Sol. Karnataka Bank has launched a Term Deposit Scheme “KBL Centenary Deposit Scheme” with a higher rate of interest.

S3. Ans.(d)
Sol. Atanu Chakraborty has been appointed as Chairman of Yubi (formerly CredAvenue). He is a 1985 batch officer of the Indian Administrative Service, of the Gujarat cadre.

S4. Ans.(e)
Sol. The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has announced that the 2023 Asian Cup football tournament will be held in Qatar.

S5. Ans.(b)
Sol. Indian Naval Academy, Ezhimala will conduct Indian Navy Sailing Championship 2022 at Marakkar Watermanship Training Centre in Kerala.

S6. Ans.(a)
Sol. JPMorgan is an American multinational investment bank and financial services holding company headquartered in New York City.

S7. Ans.(e)
Sol. The Executive Chair of Hyderabad-based L V Prasad Eye Institute (LVPEI), Dr. Prashant Garg has been elected as a member of the prestigious Academia Ophthalmological Internationalis (AOI).

S8. Ans.(c)
Sol. The government of India has appointed Bharati Das, an officer of the Indian Civil Accounts Service of the 1988 batch, as the Controller General of Accounts (CGA), Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance.

S9. Ans.(b)
Sol. Real Madrid’s Karim Benzema, a professional French footballer, has won the Men’s Ballon d’Or (Golden Ball Award) 2022 and becomes the 5th Frenchman to win the prize.

S10. Ans.(a)
Sol. Alexia Putellas, a Spanish professional footballer, has won the Women’s Ballon d’Or award or Ballon d’Or Féminin Award for the 2nd time.

S11. Ans.(a)
Sol. IT services major Infosys president Ravi Kumar S has resigned from his post. Ravi, as president of the company, led the Infosys Global Services Organization across all industry segments. Infosys Headquarters in Bengaluru.

S12. Ans.(c)
Sol. Sahil Seth launched his book titled ‘A confused Mind story’. The book was launched and the first look was Unveiled in the presence of Union Health Minister Sh Mansukh L Mandaviya.

S13. Ans.(e)
Sol. Former Irish professional boxer Bernard Dunne has been named the high-performance director (HPD) for Indian boxing.

S14. Ans.(a)
Sol. The Embassy of Japan, New Delhi, has filed an application seeking a Geographical Indication (GI) tag for Nihonshu/Japanese sake, an alcoholic beverage.

S15. Ans.(c)
Sol. Serbian scientists have named a new species of beetle after the tennis player Novak Djokovic, a Serbian tennis player due to its speed, strength, flexibility, durability and ability to survive in a difficult environment.

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