Current Affairs Quiz - October, 2022

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The Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared the 36th National Games open at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
The Prime Minister also inaugurated the ‘Swarnim Gujarat Sports University’ in Desar, Gujarat. Gujarat is hosting the National Games for the first time. Around 15,000 sportspersons, coaches, and officials from across the country will participate in 36 sports disciplines.

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In October 2021, RBI announced the scale-based NBFC regulation, which has four layers: base layer, middle layer, upper layer and top layer.
Recently, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) released a list of 16 upper layer non-banking finance companies (NBFC-ULs) that must adhere to enhanced regulation. It includes LIC Housing Finance, Bajaj Finance, Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services, Shriram Transport among others.

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Every year, on 2 October, the International Day of Non-Violence is observed across the world. This special day marks the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
The main objective of this day is to spread awareness about the idea of non-violence. In 2007, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) passed the resolution to commemorate the International Day of Non-Violence. This year, the UN has selected the slogan of ‘Say No to Violence’.

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In a recent coup, Ibrahim Traoré has become the latest military officer to seize power in Burkina Faso. It is one of France’s former colonies in West Africa.
The ousted military leader Lt Col Paul-Henri Damiba is in Togo, at present. This is Burkina Faso’s ninth coup since independence from France in 1960.

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The Directorate General of Training (DGT) has launched Bharatskills Forum, a new feature allows sharing of books, notes, videos, question bank for skill learners.
It has been added to the Bharatskills learning platform developed by DGT. It is the apex organisation under the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) for coordination at national level for vocational training programmes.

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World Bank’s private sector investment arm, the International Finance Corporation (IFC) has launched a new, USD 6 billion financing facility to tackle global food crisis.
It will support sustainable production and delivery of food stocks to countries affected by food instability, by supporting private sector companies.

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French author Annie Ernaux has been announced as the winner of the 2022 Nobel Prize in literature. The 82-year old writer is known for her novels drawing on personal experience of class and gender.
Over 20 books authored by Annie Ernaux have been school texts in France for decades. One of the contenders for the literature prize this year was the India-born writer and free-speech advocate Salman Rushdie.

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Indian Navy signed an agreement on White Shipping Information Exchange with the Royal New Zealand Navy.
As per the statement of the Ministry of Defence, the MoU promotes greater transparency in the Maritime Domain. The agreement was signed during the visit of Indian Navy chief Admiral R Hari Kumar visit to New Zealand.

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The Union Government has appointed a commission to consider the possibility of granting SC status to the persons who have historically belonged to the Scheduled Castes but have converted to religions other than Hinduism, Buddhism and Sikhism.
The three-member Commission is headed by former Chief Justice of India K G Balakrishnan. The Cimmission has been asked to submit report in two years.

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Union Minister for Heavy Industries Dr. Mahendra Nath Pandey inaugurated ‘Conference on Industry 4.0: Challenges Ahead and Way Forward’, at Kevadia Gujarat.
The Conference is aimed at sensitising industrial sectors in the country to adopt digital manufacturing processes and to promote automation and innovation in the industry. ‘Model Smart Factory and Assessment Tools’ was also inaugurated on the occasion.