27th October Current Affairs Quiz for Bank Exams 2022

27th October Current Affairs 2022: Here, we are providing the 27th 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:

• Kashi Tamil Sangamam
• Jeypore airport
• National Intellectual Property Awards
• Sakharov Prize
• United States Grand Prix 2022

27th 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 27th October 2022 covering the following topics Headlines: Kashi Tamil Sangamam, Jeypore airport, National Intellectual Property Awards, Sakharov Prize, United States Grand Prix 2022.

Q1. Which of the following ministry will organise ‘Kashi Tamil Sangamam’, a month-long programme, from the 16 Nov 2022 in Varanasi?
(a) Ministry of Culture
(b) Ministry of Environment and Forests
(c) Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
(d) Ministry of Education
(e) Ministry of Jal Shakti

Q2. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation has granted an aerodrome licence to Jeypore airport. It is located in which state?
(a) Uttar Pradesh
(b) Gujarat
(c) Rajasthan
(d) Kerala
(e) Odisha

Q3. Which of the following state government in association with the US Agency for International Development (USAID) has launched the “Out-of-Forest Trees in India (TOFI)” program?
(a) Tripura
(b) Jammu and Kashmir
(c) Assam
(d) Arunachal Pradesh
(e) Meghalaya

Q4. Diwali will be a public school holiday in which of the following city from 2023?
(a) New York
(b) Berlin
(c) Paris
(d) Tokyo
(e) London

Q5. Which of the following IIT has been conferred the ‘National Intellectual Property Awards 2021 and 2022’ by the Government of India?
(a) IIT Guwahati
(b) IIT Delhi
(c) IIT Madras
(d) IIT Kanpur
(e) IIT Roorkee

Q6. Which of the following strong cyclones made its landfall in Bangladesh bringing heavy rains to the coastal areas of West Bengal, Odisha and North Eastern States?
(a) Jawaad
(b) Gulaab
(c) Sitrang
(d) Yaas
(e) Amphan

Q7. The European Parliament has awarded its top human rights prize ‘Sakharov Prize for freedom of thought’ to who among the following?
(a) Julian Assange
(b) Denis Mukwege
(c) Alexei Navalny
(d) Malala Yousafzai
(e) People of Ukraine

Q8. Who among the following is set to become the first Asian American to appear on US currency?
(a) Sally Ride
(b) Wilma Mankiller
(c) Maya Angelou
(d) Anna May Wong
(e) Nina Otero-Warren

Q9. As per recent newspaper report, Netherlands has emerged as India’s third-largest export destination, ahead of China and Bangladesh. Which of the following is the second largest Export Destinations of India?
(a) USA
(b) UAE
(c) Indonesia
(d) Japan
(e) Brazil

Q10. Who has won the 2022 Formula 1 Aramco United States Grand Prix 2022?
(a) Max Verstappen
(b) Sebastian Vettel
(c) Sergio Perez
(d) Lewis Hamilton
(e) Charles Leclerc

Solutions

S1. Ans.(d)
Sol. Ministry of Education will organize ‘Kashi Tamil Sangamam’, a month-long programme, from the 16 Nov 2022 in Varanasi.

S2. Ans.(e)
Sol. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation has granted an aerodrome licence to Odisha’s Jeypore airport. The airport will now be able to handle scheduled commercial flights under the government’s regional connectivity scheme UDAN, or Ude Desh ka Aam Naagrik.

S3. Ans.(c)
Sol. The Assam government and the US Agency for International Development (USAID) have launched the “trees outside forests in India (TOFI)” programme.

S4. Ans.(a)
Sol. Diwali will be a public school holiday in New York City from 2023, announced the city’s mayor, Eric Adams. For this, legislators swapped out Anniversary Day, traditionally celebrated on the first Thursday in June, for Diwali in the public school calendar.

S5. Ans.(c)
Sol. Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) has been conferred the ‘National Intellectual Property Awards 2021 and 2022’ by the Government of India for being the top Indian Academic Institution for patents filing, grants and commercialization.

S6. Ans.(c)
Sol. Cyclone Sitrang made its landfall in a densely-populated low-lying area of Bangladesh on 24th October. The cyclone is said to have moved towards Bangladesh from the north Bay of Bengal at a speed of 56 kmph.

S7. Ans.(e)
Sol. The European Parliament has awarded its top human rights prize to the people of Ukraine. The Sakharov Prize for freedom of thought named after the late Soviet dissident Andrei Sakharov and has been awarded annually since 1988 to individuals and organizations defending human rights and freedoms.

S8. Ans.(d)
Sol. Anna May Wong is set to become the first Asian American to appear on US currency. This year, four other quarters were into production featuring poet and activist Maya Angelou.

S9. Ans.(b)
Sol. The US and the UAE continue to be the largest and second-largest export destinations, respectively, for India. The exports to the US climbed 18.3% until August to $35.2 billion, while those to the UAE shot up 27.3% to $13.8 billion.

S10. Ans.(a)
Sol. Belgium’s Max Verstappen of Red Bull Racing won the 2022 Formula 1 Aramco United States Grand Prix 2022 which was held at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas, United States (US).

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