The summary provides the key information from the document in 3 sentences: The document outlines recent current affairs events that occurred between October 31 and November 6, 2022. It discusses topics such as Spain winning the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, the Mawmluh Cave in Meghalaya being recognized as the first Indian Geoheritage Site, and India winning the Sultan Johor Cup 2022 in field hockey. The document also mentions the GST collection amount for October 2022, Virat Kohli becoming the first player to score hat-tricks of 50+ runs in T20 World Cup matches, and Switzerland setting the record for operating the longest passenger train.

1. Weekly Current Affairs (31
Oct-6 Nov.2022)
November 6, 2022 by Mayank Parasher
Table of Contents
1 Q1) Lakshmir Bhandar scheme of West Bengal won the SKOCH Award
2 Q2) Spain won the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup
3 Q3) Mawmluh Cave in Meghalaya is the 1st Indian Geoheritage Site
4 Q4) Sultan Johor Cup 2022: India wins the 3rd title
5 Q5) Indonesia to host 1st ASEAN- India Start-up Festival 2022
6 Q6) Ranipur Tiger Reserve in UP becomes 53rd Tiger Reserve in India
7 Q7) Chief Minister of UP inaugurated North India’s first data centre
8 Q8) “Permacrisis” named as the Collin Dictionary’s Word of the Year
9 Q9) CM of Meghalaya launches “Citizen Engagement and Communication
Programme”

2. 10 Q10) GST collection in October: Collection of over Rs. 1.51 trillion
11 Q11) 41st Sharjah International Book Fair inaugurated in Sharjah
12 Q12) Northeast’s 1st Fish Museum comes up in Arunachal Pradesh
13 Q12) Kannada star Puneeth Rajkumar honoured with “Karnataka Ratna”
14 Q13) Hollongi Greenfield Airport in Itanagar to be rename
15 Q14) VR Krishna Gupta appointed as the Chairman of BPCL
16 Q15) Goa to host Civil Air Navigation Services Organisation (CANSO)
Conference
17 Q16) Virat Kohli becomes 1st player in the history to register a hat-trick
18 Q17) PM Modi announced Mangarh Dham in Rajasthan as National
Monument
19 Q18) Ganga Utsav 2022 to be celebrated on 4th November
20 Q19) Switzerland now the record holder for operating the longest
passenger train
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Q1) Lakshmir Bhandar scheme of
West Bengal won the SKOCH
Award
The West Bengal government’s Lakshmir Bhandar scheme won the SKOCH
Award in the category of Women & Child development. The scheme aims to
empower nearly 2 crores of women in the state.
The west Bengal’s government launched the scheme in August 2021 to help
women in the age group of 25-60 years.
Additional Information:
Chief Minister of West Bengal – Mamta Banerjee
Governor – La Ganeshan
Establishment of SKOCH Award – 2003
Lok Sabha seats – 42 Rajya Sabha seats – 16

4. Q2) Spain won the FIFA U-17
Women’s World Cup
Defending Champion Spain won the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup
defeating the finalist Columbia 1-0. The final match was played in the Patil
Sports Stadium, Navi Mumbai.
Key Points
1) The FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup was started from 11th October
to 30th October 2022.
2) The hosting country for this year’s event was India.
Q3) Mawmluh Cave in Meghalaya is
the 1st Indian Geoheritage Site

5. UNESCO’s largest scientific organizations, the International Union of
Geological Sciences (IUGS) has recognised the Mawmluh Cave in the East
Khasi Hills of Meghalaya in the top 100 IUGS geological heritage sites.
Length of the cave – 7.2 kms
Altitude from ground – 4503 m
Additional Information:
Foundation year of IUGS – 1961
Motto – Earth Science for the Global Community
Parent organisation – International Science Council (ISC)
President of ISC – Peter Gluckman
Q4) Sultan Johor Cup 2022: India
wins the 3rd title

6. India Junior men’s Hockey team produced a solid display in the penalty
shoot-out to defeat the Australian Hockey team to win the Sultan of Johor
Cup 2022. The winner was decided form the shoot-out after a 1-1 draw at the
Taman Daya Hockey Stadium in Johor Bahru (Malaysia). This is the 3rd
title for the Indian men’s hockey team.
Q5) Indonesia to host 1st ASEAN-
India Start-up Festival 2022
The Secretary of Science & Technology Department Dr. Srivari
Chandrashekhar inaugurated the 1st ASEAN-India Start-Up Festival (AISF)
2022 in Indonesia. The event was addressed by the Satvinder Singh Deputy

7. Secretary for ASEAN Economic Community and Ambassador to ASEAN
Jayant Khobragade.
About the ASEAN:
1) Full form of ASEAN – Association of South East Asian Nations
2) Formed – 1961
3) Headquarter – Jakarta (Indonesia)
4) Motto – One vision, one nation, one identity
5) Members – 10 States and 2 Observers
Q6) Ranipur Tiger Reserve in UP
becomes 53rd Tiger Reserve in
India
Ranipur Tiger Reserve in Uttar Pradesh is all set to become 53rd Tiger
Reserve in India. This will be the 4th Tiger Reserve of UP after

8. Dudhwa, Pilibhit & Amangarh. The UP government also approved the
Ranipur Wildlife Protection Act 1973
Additional Information:
Union Minister for Environment, Forest & Climate Change –
Bhupendra Yadav
Q7) Chief Minister of UP
inaugurated North India’s first data
centre
Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Yogi Adityanath inaugurated North
India’s first hyper-scale Data Centre in Greater Noida. The centre named
as Yotta Yotta D1 was built at an estimated coast of Rs. 5.000 crores
Q8) “Permacrisis” named as the
Collin Dictionary’s Word of the Year

9. “Permacrisis” word chosen as the Word of the Year for 2022 by the Collin
Dictionary. Meaning of the “Permacrisis” is the extended period of
Instability and Insecurity. This word also highlight the ongoing to problems
the UK and the world have continue to face.
Q9) CM of Meghalaya launches
“Citizen Engagement and
Communication Programme”
Chief Minister of Meghalaya Conroad K Sangma launches the “Citizen
Engagement and Communication Programme” at Tura in district of West
Garo Hills in Meghalaya. The Government of Meghalaya also launched
various welfare programs for the benefit of the locals.

10. Additional Information:
Capital of Meghalaya – Shillong
Chief Minister of Meghalaya – Conroad K Sangma
Governor of Meghalaya – B.D Mishra (newly appointed)
Q10) GST collection in October:
Collection of over Rs. 1.51 trillion
The Ministry of Finance announced that the gross Goods and Services Tax
(GST) revenue for October 2022 was Rs. 1,51,718 crores making it the
second-highest monthly collection. The GST revenue is the second-highest
monthly collection, the highest was in the month of April 2022.
GST Collection in 2022:
For April 2022 – Rs. 1.67 Lakh Crores (Highest)
For May 2022 – Rs. 1.40 Lakh Crores
For June 2022 – Rs. 1.44 Lakh Crores
For July 2022 – Rs. 1.48 Lakh Crores

11. For August 2022 – Rs. 1.43 Lakh Crores
For September 2022 – Rs. 1.47 Lakh Crores
About GST Council:
● GST Council was established by the President of India under the
Article 279A.
● Finance Minister Nirmala Sitaraman is the current chairperson
of the GST Council.
● The Article 101 of the Indian Constitution Act 2016 mentioned
the tax levied by the Centres and States Government.
Q11) 41st Sharjah International
Book Fair inaugurated in Sharjah
The 41st Edition of the “Sharjah International Book Fair” (SIBF) was
inaugurated at the Expo centre, Sharjah. The event was inaugurated by the
Supreme council member and ruler of Sharjah Dr. Sultan bin Mohammed Al
Qasimi. The Book Fair was organized under the theme “Spread the World”.
Important Points:

12. ● The book fair saw the launch of the first volumes of the
“Historical Dictionary of Arabic Language”
Q12) Northeast’s 1st Fish Museum
comes up in Arunachal Pradesh
The 1st Fish Museum in Northeast opened in Arunachal Pradesh. The
Fisheries Minister Tage Taki confirmed the reports. With all the species of
fishes across the district will attract tourists and this will also help farmers as a
training centres.
Additional Information:
Capital of Arunachal Pradesh – Itanagar
Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh – Pema Khandu
Governor of Arunachal Pradesh – B.D Mishra
Q12) Kannada star Puneeth
Rajkumar honoured with
“Karnataka Ratna”

13. The Karnataka Government honoured the late Kannada super star Puneeth
Rajkumar with the Karnataka Ratna Award. The last film of Puneeth
Rajkumar was Gandhada Gudi which was released on 28th October 2022.
Puneeth Rajkumar’s wife Ashwini Puneeth Rajkumar received this award on
his behalf. The event also attended by his elder brother.
Additional Information:
● Puneeth Rajkumar passed on 29th October 2021 due to cardiac
arrest at the age of 46.
● He started his acting debut from the film Premada Kanike in the
year 1976.
● He was awarded National Award in 1985.
Q13) Hollongi Greenfield Airport in
Itanagar to be rename

14. The Union Minister has given the approval for naming the new Hollongi
Greenfield Airport at Hollongi, Itanagar (Arunachal Pradesh) as the “Donyi
Polo Airport, Itanagar”. The airport is being develop by Airport Authority of
India (AAI. The Indian Government approved construction of this airport in
January 2019.
About Airport Authority of India (AAI)
Foundation date of AAI – 1 April 1995
Headquarter – New Delhi
Chairman – Sanjeev Kumar
Q14) VR Krishna Gupta appointed
as the Chairman of BPCL

15. Vetsa Rama Krishna Gupta (VR Krishna Gupta) named as the Chairman
and the Managing Director of “Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited”
(BPCL). According to the official statement, he will replace Arun Kumar Singh.
VR Gupta has a career of over 24 years at the company in many roles such
as the Director (in Finance) and additional charge of Director (in HR).
About BPCL:
● Bharat Petroleum Coprporation Ltd. (BPCL) is the one of the
leading Miniratna companies in India
Foundation of BPCL – 1952
Headquarter – Mumbai
Minister responsible – Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas
Q15) Goa to host Civil Air
Navigation Services Organisation
(CANSO) Conference

16. Goa is all set to host the 3-days conference on Civil Air Navigation Services
Organisation (CANSO) of the Asia Pacific Region. The conference will take
place from 1st to 3rd November 2022. The conference will witnessed
delegates from the Asia Pacific region and discuss about various issues that
will help to build the Asia’s aviation industry.
Additional Information:
Secretary of Civil Aviation – Rajiv Bansal
Director- General of CANSO – Simon Hocquard
Chief Minister of Goa – Pramod Sawant
Q16) Virat Kohli becomes 1st
player in the history to register a
hat-trick

17. The 33-year cricketer is scoring fifties in the ongoing edition of the ICC T20
World Cup 2022. He has scored a match- wining knock of unbeaten 82 in the
inaugural match against the Pakistan. He also scored an unbeaten 62 against
the Netherlands and an unbeaten knock of 64 against the Bangladesh at the
Adelaide. With these achievement, Kohli became the 1st player in the history
score 3 or more 50+ knocks.
Additional Information:
Foundation of ICC – 1909
Chairman – Greg Barclay
CEO – Geoff Allardice
Headquarter – Dubai (UAE)
Q17) PM Modi announced Mangarh
Dham in Rajasthan as National
Monument

18. On his visit to Rajasthan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared Mangarh
Dham a National Monument in the Banswara District. He stated that the
Mangarh Dham symbolizes the sacrifices and tenacity of tribes and further
said that it is the common heritage of Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra &
Madhya Pradesh. He also paid tribute to the Govind Guru, Bhil community
freedom fighter.
Q18) Ganga Utsav 2022 to be
celebrated on 4th November
Ministry of Jal Shakti in collaboration with the National Mission for Clean
Ganga (NMCG) is organizing Ganga Utsav-The River Festivals 2022 on 4
November. The event will take place at the Major Dhyan Chand Stadium New
Delhi. The main aim of celebrating this festival is to spread awareness of the
importance of the rivers.
Key Points:

19. ● The river festivals 2022 will include a variety of performance in
the arts, music, knowledge field.
● The festival will be attended by the renowned artists like Ms.
Megha Nair, Sh. Bimal Jain and others.
Q19) Switzerland now the record
holder for operating the longest
passenger train
Switzerland now holds the record for operating the longest train in the
world. The train has 100 coaches of 1.91 km long weighing 2,990 tons and
consists of 4,550 seats. The train was last seen passing the mountainous
landscape of the Swiss Alps. It took a trip on the spectacular Albula- Bernina
route included in the UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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