1st November 2022 Current Affairs

The second largest State of India, Madhya Pradesh is celebrating its 67th foundation
day today. Chhattisgarh and four other states, Karnataka, Kerala, Punjab, and Haryana
are also celebrating their foundation day on November 1.

Called as 'the heart of India', Madhya Pradesh was founded on November 1, 1956
and it was reorganised on November 1, 2000, to create a new Chhattisgarh state.

This state was formed by merging the erstwhile Central Provinces CP & Berar, Madhya
Bharat, Vindhya Pradesh and Bhopal.

A day before the formation of Madhya Pradesh state, the first Governor of Madhya
Pradesh, Dr. Pattabhi Sitaramaiya was appointed at 12 noon on 31 October. At the
same time, Pt. Ravishankar Shukla was sworn in as the Chief Minister.

Bhopal is the capital city of Madhya Pradesh. Indore is its largest city. In terms of
population, Madhya Pradesh if the fifth largest state of India. The state is bordered
on the west by Gujarat, on the northwest by Rajasthan, on the northeast by Uttar
Pradesh, on the east by Chhattisgarh, and on the south by Maharashtra.

It is also called 'Tiger State' of India.

Bhopal: Vast arrangements made for 67th MP Foundation Day

In Bhopal, singer and musician pair of Shankar-Ehshaan- Loy will give their performance.

Chhattisgarh was officially declared as an independent state on November 1, 2000 by the

Government of India. This year is the 22nd year of its emergence as a separate state.

In ancient times, it was known as Dakshina Kosala. The name Chhattisgarh became popular
during the time of the Maratha Empire and was first used in an official document in 1795. The
Chhattisgarh region had been part of the Chedi dynasty of Kalinga. In the medieval period up
to 1803, a major part of present eastern Chhattisgarh was part of the Sambalpur Kingdom of
Odisha.
Butterfly Festival to be Held on the Occasion of Madhya Pradesh Foundation Day

On October 26, 2022, the Deputy Director of Satpura Tiger Reserve Sohagpur informed
that on the occasion of Madhya Pradesh Foundation Day, Under 'One District One
Product', Satpura Tiger Reserve Narmadapuram will celebrate Butterfly Festival at
Panarpani Garden Pachmarhi and Parsapani Narmadapuram from November 1 to 6.
World Vegan Day is observed globally on 1st November every year. This
day is celebrated to spread benefits of veganism for humans, non-human
animals, and the natural environment. Vegan Day is an opportunity to
promote the benefits of a vegan diet and veganism in general.

The term vegan was coined by Donald Watson and derived from the
word Vegetarian. Vegans did not consume dairy products.

The day was established in 1994 by Louise Wallis, then Chair of The
Vegan Society in the United Kingdom, to commemorate the 50th
anniversary of the founding of the organisation and the coining of the
terms “vegan” and “veganism”.
Central Vigilance Commission conducting its annual
‘Vigilance Awareness Week’ from Oct 31
Central Vigilance Commission observes Vigilance Awareness Week
during the week in which 31st October, the birthday of late Sardar
Vallabhbhai Patel falls. This year, Vigilance Awareness Week is being
observed from 31st October to 6th November, 2022 with the following
theme:

“!"टाचार म)
ु त भारत - ,वक/सत भारत”

“Corruption free India for a developed Nation”

Suresh N Patel, Central Vigilance Commissioner

Vigilance Awareness Week is an annual event launched by the CVC to

increase public awareness against corruption.
India wins Sultan of Johor Cup 2022 in Malaysia
Indian Under 21 men’s hockey team has won the
10th edition of Sultan of Johor Cup title, after
defeating Australia in 2022 final, held in Johor
Bahru, Malaysia from 22 to 29 October 2022.

Earlier, India has won two titles in 2013 and 2014.

The top-scorer of tournament was Sharda Nand

Tiwari from India, with seven goals to his name.

The Player of the Match: Sudeep Chirmako

Sultan of Johor Cup was started in 2011.

Spain wins FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup 2022
Spain has clinched the FIFA U-17 Women’s
World Cup 2022 after defeating Colombia by 1-0
victory in the finals, held at the D Y Patil Sports
Stadium, Mumbai, Maharashtra.

Vicky Lopez from Spain was adjudged as the

player of the tournament.
While, Spain goalkeeper, Sofia Fuente has won
the award for best goalkeeping.

Earlier, Nigeria beat Germany by 3-2 in a

shootout and remained at third placed in the
match.

In 2018, FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup was also

won by the Spain.
 Que:Mopa Airport is located in which state?
Ans:Goa
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA)
has granted Goa Mopa airport the aerodrome
license to enable it to commence flight operations.
With this, Goa will now have two airports, the
other airport is at Dabolim in South Goa.

The new airport at Mopa in North Goa has been built

by GMR Goa International Airport Limited (GGIAL),
a subsidiary of GMR Airports Ltd.

It is developing the greenfield airport at Mopa under

a public-private partnership model on a design,
build, finance, operate and transfer basis.

Capital - Panaji
Chief Minister - Pramod Sawant
Governor - S. Sreedharan Pillai
Extra Fact-

Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel International Airport - Ahmedabad

Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport - Guwahati

Veer Savarkar International Airport (Civil Enclave) - Port Blair, A&N Islands (UT)

Dr. B.R. Ambedkar International Airport - Nagpur

Kannur International Airport - Kerala

Que:Which state government has made the registration of pet dogs mandatory
in the state?
Que:!कस रा&य सरकार ने रा&य म+ पालतू कु12 का पंजीकरण अ8नवाय: कर ;दया है ?
Ans:Haryana Amid an increase in the recent incidents of dog bites and attacks, the
Haryana government has made the registration of pet dogs
mandatory in the state.

No person will be allowed to keep a dog without a licence and for

this, the pet owners will have to get themselves registered on the
Saral Portal.

If a person is found violating the rules, a fine of Rs 5,000 will be

imposed.
The state government is also planning to introduce a provision for
imprisonment for violations of rules.

Capital - Chandigarh
Chief Minister - Manohar Lal Khattar
Governor - Bandaru Dattatreya
Que:Who has been appointed as Executive Chairman of Samsung Electronics?
Que:सैमसंग इलेABॉ8नAस के काय:कारD अEयF के Gप म+ !कसे 8नयAु त !कया गया है ?
Ans:Jay Y Lee
Samsung Electronics has appointed Jay Y. Lee as the
executive chairman of the company.

Founded: 13 January 1969, Suwon-si, South Korea

Recent Appointment

• Chairperson of Air Transport Committee of ICAO -

Shefali Juneja
• Chairman of Quality Council of India (QCI) - Jaxay Shah
• UNHRC Special Rapporteur - Dr. K.P. Ashwini
• Revenue Secretary - Sanjay Malhotra
• CMD of India Trade Promotion Organization - Pradeep
Kharola
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag win men's
doubles French Open 2022 title
In Badminton, the Indian duo of Chirag Shetty and
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy have won the men's
doubles final of the French Open 2022 in Paris.

The Indian duo has defeated Chinese Taipei’s Lu

Ching Yao and Yang Po Han in finals.

Other winners of French Open (Badminton)

2022:
Men's singles: Viktor Axelsen (Denmark)
Women's singles: He Bingjiao (China)
Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva elected new president of Brazil
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (76) has been elected as
new president of Brazil after defeating incumbent
president, Jair Bolsonaro.

He has secured 50.83% of the votes, whereas his

opponent, Bolsonaro got 49.17% votes.

He was served as the president of Brazil for two

terms from 2003 to 2006 and then 2007 to 2011.

India has had excellent relations with Brazil under

his government.

He visited India as the Chief Guest at the

Republic Day parade in 2004, 2007 and 2008.

Party: Workers' Party

Que:Who has been appointed as the new Director General of Police (DGP) of
Rajasthan state?
Que:राजHथान रा&य के नए पKु लस महा8नदे शक (DGP) के Gप म+ !कसे 8नयA ु त !कया गया
है ?
Ans:Umesh Mishra Senior IPS officer Umesh Mishra will be the new Rajasthan
Director General of Police (DGP).

will take over as the DGP upon the retirement of incumbent M L

Lather on November 3, an order issued by the department of
personnel

Mishra, who is currently the DG Intelligence, has been appointed

as the DG (head of police force for a period of two years
(irrespective of his date of superannuation) or until further orders,
whichever is earlier
Que:Indian scientists developed an indigenous Overhauser Magnetometer, It is
installed at ____
Ans:Alibaug Indian scientists developed an indigenous Overhauser Magnetometer, one of
the most accurate Magnetometers extensively used in all magnetic
observatories around the world. The Overhauser Magnetometer will make way
for reducing the cost of sampling, according to the Ministry of Science &
Technology.

The sensor installed at Alibag Magnetic Observatory (MO) can reduce

dependence of India on commercial OVH Magnetometers for performing
geomagnetic field measurements.

The Indian Institute of Geomagnetism (IIG), an autonomous research

institution under Department of Science & Technology, Government of India,
has developed the magnetometer as part of its technology development
program.

magnetometer,, instrument for measuring the strength and sometimes the

direction of magnetic fields, including those on or near the Earth and in space.
Que:Which company has launched earphones made from recycled plastic bottles?
Answer: Sony

Sony Electronics has introduced the LinkBuds S Earth Blue TWS

earphones made entirely out of recycled water bottles.

LinkBuds S Earth Blue is part of Sony's Road to Zero initiative. Road to

Zero is Sony's global environmental plan, striving to achieve a zero
environmental footprint throughout the life cycle of its products and
business activities. By 2050, the company aims to cut its environmental
footprint to zero.

Founded: 7 May 1946, Tokyo, Japan

Que:Which country is the highest contributor of per capita greenhouse gas
emissions?
Ans:USA
The “Emissions Gap Report 2022: The Closing Window” was released by the
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).

India’s per capita greenhouse gas emissions were at 2.4 tCO2e (tonne
carbon dioxide equivalent), which is far below the world average of 6.3
tCO2e in 2020.

The US contributed the highest emissions of 14 tCO2e, followed by 13

tCO2e in Russia and 9.7 tCO2e in China.

The top seven emitters (China, EU27, India, Indonesia, Brazil, the Russian
Federation and the USA) plus international transport accounted for 55 per
cent of global GHG emissions in 2020.

Collectively, G20 members are responsible for 75 per cent of global GHG
Indian defence ministry is world's biggest employer:
Report
According to report Statista infographic on employers
with the largest workforces worldwide 2022, Ministry of
Defence of India is the world’s biggest employer with
2.92 million people (includes combined active service
personnel and reservists).

While, the US Department of Defense has placed second

in the list, with the employment of 2.91 million people.

Statista is a Germany-based private organisation that

provides data and statistics about various issues
worldwide.
West Bengal govt’s Lakshmir Bhandar scheme bags SKOCH
Award in women and child development category
• West Bengal has been awarded the
prestigious SKOCH award for its 'Lakshmir
Bhandar' scheme under the women and child
development category.

• Lakshmir Bhandar:
• This scheme was launched the scheme in
August 2021.
• Aim: To provide financial support to a woman
head of a family.
• Age group: 25-60 years
• Rs 500 per month is being given to general
category and around Rs 1,000 per month to
SC and ST categories.
• The SKOCH Award was instituted in 2003
FIFA, AIFF & Education ministry signed for Football For
School program
An MOU was signed between FIFA, Ministry For
Education and AIFF for Football For Schools
program in Navi Mumbai in Maharashtra.

This program will be run by FIFA and UNESCO,

with an aim to contribute to the development,
education and empowerment of children worldwide.

Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan and

FIFA president Gianni Infantino signed the
agreement.

Under the program, 700 Navoday Vidyalayas will be

the nodal agency for football in India.
All India Football Federation

All India Football Federation is the governing body of football in India under
jurisdiction of Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India.
Formed in 1935 founded at Darbhanga

Founded: 23 June 1937

Headquarters: New Delhi
President: Kalyan Chaubey
FIFA affiliation: 1948
Fourth Edition Of The Goa Maritime Symposium
(GMS) 2022: The fourth edition of the Goa Maritime Symposium (GMS) is being conducted
by the Naval War College (NWC) at Goa from 31 October to 01 November
2022.

The theme of GMS-2022 is “Maritime Security Challenges in the Indian

Ocean Region: Converting Common Maritime Priorities into Collaborative
Mitigation Frameworks”.

The participants of the Symposium comprise Captains/ Commanders and

equivalent-rank officers from Navies/ Maritime forces from friendly foreign
countries viz., Bangladesh, Comoros, Indonesia, Madagascar, Malaysia,
Maldives, Mauritius, Myanmar, Seychelles, Singapore, Sri Lanka, and
Thailand, besides India.

Goa Maritime Symposium (GMS):

It was conceptualised and instituted by the Indian Navy in 2016.

The symposium is conducted biennially by the Naval War College (NWC),

Goa, and three editions of the event have been organised thus far.
 Petroleum minister, Hardeep Puri to attend ADIPEC
2022 in UAE
Hardeep Singh Puri (Petroleum minister) will attend
the opening ceremony of the Abu Dhabi
International Petroleum Exhibition & Conference
(ADIPEC-2022), held in UAE.

He was invited by Suhail Mohamed Faraj Al

Mazrouei (Minister of Energy and Infrastructure) and
Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber (Minister of Industry and
Advanced Technology).

He will also inaugurate the India Pavilion which is

jointly set up by the Federation of Indian Petroleum
Industry and CII.
US to build Poland's first nuclear power plant
Poland has selected US firm, Westinghouse to build
its first nuclear power plant.

Reason: Poland's efforts to burn less coal and gain

greater energy independence.

Poland would use the technology of the

Westinghouse Electric Company for the plant in
Pomerania province near the Baltic Sea coast.

The country has also planned to spend 40 billion

dollars for the building of two nuclear power plants
with three reactors each.
Revision Time
Ans:d
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has launched a common credit
portal SAFAL for the welfare of farmers. What is the full form of
SAFAL?
(a) Simplified Application for Agricultural Learning
(b) Structured Application for Agricultural Loans
(c) Simplified Assessment for Agricultural Loans
(d) Simplified Application for Agricultural Loans
Ans:d
Which of the following company has signed definitive transaction
agreements to acquire 51 percent shareholding of Badshah Masala in
a deal of Rs 587.52 crore?
(a) Hamdard India
(b) Nestlé India
(c) Baidyanath Group
(d) Dabur India
Ans:c
Which of the following country will host the 12th World Hindi
Conference in 2023?
(a) Netherland
(b) Mauritius
(c) Fiji
(d) Finland
Ans:d
Who has inaugurated the Ayush Utsav at the Government Unani
Medical College & Hospital (GUMC) in Ganderbal, Kashmir?
(a) Anurag Thakur
(b) Piyush Goyal
(c) Jitendra Singh
(d) Sarbananda Sonowal
Ans:d
The Indian Navy has hosted which edition of the Singapore-India
Maritime Bilateral Exercise (SIMBEX) at Visakhapatnam?
(a) 10th
(b) 12th
(c) 19th
(d) 29th
Ans:b
Statue called “Viswas Swaroopam” that has been built in Nathdwara,
Rajasthan’s Rajsamand district. Viswas Swaroopam is which diety?
(a) Vishnu
(b) Shiv
(c) Ram
(d) Kartikeya
Question of the day
Which of the pairs of Exercise and place of conduct is inccorect?
(a) Yudh Abhas: Auli Uttarakhand
(b) Simbex: Vishakhapatnam
(c) Garudha : Jodhpur
(d) none of these
Thank You
Ans:c
Who has been appointed as the chair of C20?
(a) Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
(b) Sadhguru
(c) Amritanadamayi Devi
(d) None of these
Ans:c
Who has authored the book “DELHI UNIVERSITY: Celebrating 100
Glorious Years”?
(a) Jitendra Singh
(b) Minakshi Lekhi
(c) Hardeep Singh Puri
(d) Shashi Tharoor