Current Affairs 22 October 2020

First Published on October 22, 2020 | Last Updated on 4 months

Current Affairs 22 October 2020, Current Affairs 2020, Current Affairs October 2020, 22 October 2020 Current Affairs: Daily Current Affairs is most dominant for various competitive exams like UPSC, SSC, Railway, NDA, AFCAT, DRDO, IBPS, SBI, etc. If you are well acquainted with Current Affairs 22 October 2020, you can surely get super shot. 

• Join Our Telegram Channel
• Join Our YouTube Channel

Current Affairs 22 October 2020 is very beneficial in every competitive exam like UPSC, SSC, Banking, Railway, Police, NDA, AFCAT & various other exams. We collect important current events from Press Information Bureau (PIB), The Economic Times, Business Standard, Wion News, News on Air, The Hindu, ANI, Government Officials Twitter Account, and Various Sources.

Daily Current Affairs 22 October 2020

Why is 22 October 2020 Current Affairs important?

Today we are sharing Current Affairs 22 October 2020 which is very useful for various competitive exams like Banking, SSC, Railway, etc. Today Current Affairs 22 October 2020 includes various important appointments, banking news, science, and technology news, awards, national and international news. Current Affairs 22 October 2020 which is very useful for various competitive exams like Banking, SSC, Railway, etc. Current Affairs 22 October 2020 is also useful for private jobs interview.

Appointments

Dr. Saman Habib elected a fellow of the Indian National Science Academy, New Delhi.

Important Points to Remember:

• Dr. Saman Habib, Chief Scientist and Professor (AcSIR) in Molecular Biology Division, CSIR-CDRI, Lucknow brought the laurels to the Institute again through her outstanding work for understanding the malaria parasite.
• She is elected a fellow of the Indian National Science Academy, New Delhi.

Awards

Malayalam film Kaanthi won the best film award at the India International Film Festival of Boston.

Important Points to Remember:

• Film Kaanthi is directed by Ashok R. Nath

Defence

Anti-Submarine Warfare Corvette “INS Kavaratti” commissioned into the Indian Navy by Indian Army Chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane at Naval Dockyard, Vishakhapatnam.

Important Points to Remember:

• Indian Navy Cheif: Admiral KaramBir Singh

India successfully carried out the final trial of the DRDO-developed Nag anti-tank guided missile with a warhead.

Important Points to Remember:

• DRDO Chief: G Sateesh Reddy

Important Days

International Stuttering Awareness Day (ISAD), or International Stammering Awareness Day is observed every year on 22nd October.

National

Prahlad Singh Patel launched the Life in Miniature project virtually.

Important Points to Remember:

• Prahlad Singh Patel: Culture and Tourism Minister
• The project is a collaboration between the National Museum, New Delhi, Ministry of Culture, and Google Arts and Culture.
• Several hundred miniature paintings from the National Museum can be viewed online on Google Arts and Culture by people around the world.

Shripad Yesso Naik inaugurated the Regional Raw Drug Repository today at All India Institute of Ayurveda in New Delhi.

Important Points to Remember:

• Shripad Yesso Naik: AYUSH Minister
• This RRDR is the second in the series of repositories proposed by the National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB).
• In order to document the diversity in the genetics and chemistry of medicinal plants, eight RRDR and one NRDR have been proposed by AYUSH Ministry.

Sports

Mohammed Siraj became the first bowler to bowl two maiden overs in the IPL match.

Important Points to Remember:

• Mohammed Siraj: Fast Bowler from Royal Challengers Bangalore

State

Jammu and Kashmir Government introduced certain substitutes in 226(2) Article of J&K Civil Service Regulations.

Important Points to Remember:

• Jammu and Kashmir Government introduced certain substitutes in 226(2) Article of Jammu and Kashmir Civil Service Regulations, on the orders of Lieutenant Governor.
• The government may, at any time after a Government servant has attained the age of 48 years or completed 22 years of service, as the case may be, retire him in the public interest.
• Such a Government servant shall be granted pensionary benefits.

Maharashtra govt withdrew general consent given to CBI to probe cases in the state.

Important Points to Remember:

• The Maharashtra government withdrew the general consent given to the Central Bureau of Investigation to probe cases in the state.
• Now CBI will have to get the state government’s permission to probe any matter in Maharashtra.
• Maharashtra is the fifth state to withdraw general consent for CBI operations within its territory.
• The governments of Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal, Rajasthan, and Chhattisgarh had recently withdrawn the general consent to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).
• The Andhra Pradesh government restored the general consent in 2019 after Chief Minister Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy took over.

Current Affairs 22 October 2020 Quiz and Answers

1. Who of the following launches India’s first-ever high-quality khadi fabric footwear, designed by KVIC?
a) Nitin Gadkari
b) Piyush Goyal
c) Amit Shah
d) Rajnath Singh

2. Who of the following appointed as the vice-chairperson in Uttarakhand’s state women commission with the minister of state?
a) Ankita Mishra
b) Tasleema Nasreen
c) Shayara Bano
d) Arundhati Roy

3. Who of the following becomes the first bowler to bowl two maiden overs in the IPL match?
a) Deepak Chahar
b) Mohammed Siraj
c) Ben Stokes
d) Mohhamed Shami

4. Which of the following organization deputes the first officer to head eastern command along LAC?
a) CISF
b) CRPF
c) ITBP
d) BSF

5. Indian Railways PU, Rail Wheel Factory (RWF), created history by rolling its ____ millionth wheel.
a) 5
c) 3
c) 7
d) 4

Today we are sharing Current Affairs 22 October 2020 which is very useful for various competitive exams like Banking, SSC, Railway, etc. Today Current Affairs 22 October 2020 includes various important appointments, banking news, science, and technology news, awards, national and international news. Current Affairs 22 October 2020 which is very useful for various competitive exams like Banking, SSC, Railway, etc. Current Affairs 22 October 2020 is also useful for private jobs interview.

Also, Read

• Current Affairs Magazines PDF
• Static GK 2020 PDF Notes
• New Appointments in India PDF

Some Useful Links

• Weekly Current Affairs PDF Download- Click Here
• RRB NTPC Current Affairs PDF Download- Click Here
• Watch Current Affairs Videos- Click Here