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1) The United Nations General Assembly observes International Civil Aviation Day 2022 on which among the following day in December?
(a)December 04
(b) December 05
(c) December 06
(d) December 07
(e) December 08
2) Armed Forces Flag Day is observed every year on 7th December by the defence ministry. It was first observed in which year?
(a) 1940
(b) 1945
(c) 1949
(d) 1950
(e) 1951
3) New Delhi hosts an international conference on “J C Bose: A Satyagrahi Scientist”. Which ministry and Vijnana Bharati organising this event?
(a)Ministry of Home Affairs
(b)Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs
(c)Ministry of Education
(d)Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
(e)Ministry of Culture
4) To showcase the iconic art and culture of India Ministry of Culture inaugurates 3-day long music, art, and literature festival Swar Dharohar in which city?
(a) Indore
(b) New Delhi
(c) Ahmedabad
(d) Mumbai
(e) Srinagar
5) To strengthen India’s contact with Lusophone countries, International Lusophone Festival to be held in which Indian state?
(a) Maharashtra
(b) Gujarat
(c) Kerala
(d) Goa
(e) Assam
6) Recently, Indian School of Business (ISB) & Odisha government to collaborate for women’s empowerment & rural prosperity through a sustainable ______________
(a) Forest Economy
(b) Software Economy
(c) Automobile Economy
(d) Urban Economy
(e) Rural Economy
7) Maharashtra to set up bulk Drug Park with an initial investment of ₹2,442 crores at which district?
(a)Raigad
(b)Marathwada
(c)Vidarbha
(d)Konkan
(e)Ratnagiri
8) As per the finance news, National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has extended the UPI market cap of ____________ % to December 31, 2024.
(a) 15
(b) 20
(c) 25
(d) 30
(e) 35
9) Which Indian Public Sector bank has won the Banker’s Bank of the Year Award 2022 for India at the Global Banking Summit held in the United Kingdom?
(a) State Bank of India
(b) Punjab National Bank
(c) Bank of Baroda
(d) Canara Bank
(e) Union Bank of India
10) Protean eGov Technologies has recently made a partnership with which Payments Bank to expand PAN card issuance services in India?
(a) Airtel Payments Bank
(b) India Post Payments Bank
(c) FINO Payments Bank
(d) Paytm Payments Bank
(e) NSDL Payment Bank
11) Reserve Bank of India has authorized which Private sector lender to undertake government business on behalf of the banking regulator?
(a) Tamilnad Mercantile Bank
(b) City Union Bank
(c) Standard Chartered Bank
(d) Bandhan Bank
(e) KVB bank
12) Asian Development Bank (ADB) and ABIS Exports India Private Limited (ABIS) Signs Sustainability-Linked Debt Facility to Support Climate-Resilient Fish Farming in India for $__________ million
(a) $5 million
(b) $8 million
(c) $12 million
(d) $15 million
(e) $16 million
13) As per the World Bank report, India made history by becoming 1st country in the world to receive $________ billion in remittances in 2022.
(a) $50 billion
(b) $100 billion
(c)$150 billion
(d)$200 billion
(e)$250 billion
14) An agreement on migration and mobility was recently signed by India with which country?
(a) Germany
(b) France
(c) America
(d) Russia
(e) Japan
15) As per recent news, Meta is collaborating with which telecom regulatory in India to improve India’s digital ecosystem?
(a) Bharati Airtel
(b) Reliance Jio
(c) BSNL
(d) Vodafone Idea
(e) Both A and C
16) India to assume chairmanship of Wassenaar Arrangement on 1 Jan 2023. The chairmanship was handed over to India by which country?
(a) England
(b) New Zealand
(c) Indonesia
(d) Netherlands
(e) Ireland
17) Defence Secretary has inaugurated the first Coastal Security Conference in Chennai. Who among the following is the present Defence Secretary of India?
(a) Gajendra Singh Sharma
(b) Viruman Singh
(c)Giridhar Aramane
(d) Sundaram Arelaker
(e) Rajesh Ranjan
18) Which famous football player has agreed to terms with Saudi club Al-Nassr on a contract worth 200 million Euros?
(a)Karim Benzema
(b)Eden Hazard
(c) Neymar
(d)Lionel Messi
(e)Cristiano Ronaldo
19) A new book named “Brave Hearts of Bharat, Vignettes from Indian History” was written by whom among the following?
(a)Faisal Farooqui
(b)Saumya Saxena
(c)Pavan C. Lall
(d)Jiwesh Nandan
(e)Vikram Sampath
20) Oscar-winning documentarian Julia Reichert passes away. When did he confer with Oscar?
(a) 2005
(b) 2010
(c) 2015
(d) 2020
(e) 2021
Answers :
1) Answer: D
International Civil Aviation Day 2022 is observed on the 7th of December 2022.
The International Civil Aviation Day 2022 theme set by the UN this year is “Advancing Innovation for Global Aviation Development”.
The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), a specialist organization within the United Nations, established December 7 as the day to celebrate the impact that civil aviation has had on the world.
Tourism and business have both been changed forever due to flying, not to mention the cultural connections that have been enabled.
The first International Civil Aviation Day was held in 1994 as part of ICAO’s 50th anniversary and in 1996 the United Nations General Assembly officially recognized 7 December as International Civil Aviation Day.
2) Answer: C
Armed Forces Flag Day 2022 is observed on the 7th of December 2022.
On Armed Forces Flag Day 2022, patriotic events are arranged to encourage public participation and support the cause across the nation.
The colour code for the day is red, light blue, and dark blue.
It represents three Indian armed forces- Army, Air Force, and Navy.
The idea of Armed Forces Flag Day observation every year was first decided in the year 1949 by the Defence Minister.
He set up a committee to observe a Flag Day every year on December 7.
The general idea behind this was the collection of funds from people by distributing flags.
The Armed Forces Flag Day also called Flag Day of India as is commemorated through the collection of funds through the distribution of flags.
Indian citizens express their gratitude to the country’s ex-military and current military personnel and pay homage to those who died in service.
3) Answer: E
The government of India’s Ministry of Culture and Vijnana Bharati organized an “International conference on the contributions of J C Bose: A Satyagrahi Scientist” at the Inter-University Accelerator Center in New Delhi on the occasion of the 164th anniversary of the birth of eminent Indian scientist Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose as part of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsava.
Bama Sundari Bose and Bhagawan Chandra’s Bengali child was born on November 30, 1858.
He developed the crescograph, a tool for gauging plant growth while working as a plant physiologist and physicist.
He presented evidence of plants’ emotions for the first time.
Response in the Living and Non-Living (1902) and The Nervous Mechanism of Plants are two of his publications (1926).
4) Answer: B
The Ministry of Culture, Government of India in collaboration with “The Swar Dharohar Foundation,” inaugurated a 3-day “Swar Dharohar Festival” under Kalanjali.
The 3-day festival would be organized at Central Vista, India Gate, New Delhi.
The festival was Inaugurated by Chief Guest Sh. Mehtab Ali (Sitar Player) and Pt. Lalit Prasad (Classical Vocal).
About Swar Dharohar Festival :
“Swar Dharohar Festival” is a Music, Art & Literature Festival.
5) Answer: D
The Ministry of External Affairs, in association with the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) and the Government of Goa, will organize the International Lusophone Festival in Goa from 3-6 December 2022.
The festival will be inaugurated by the Chief Minister of Goa, Pramod Sawant at Durbar Hall in Raj Bhavan.
Minister of State for External Affairs, Meenakshi Lekhi will be the Guest of Honour.
Goa has historical links with Lusophone countries which have been nurtured by the presence of Portuguese cultural institutions such as the Orient Foundation, and Camoes Institute.
6) Answer: A
Indian School of Business (ISB) and the Department of Mission Shakti, Government of Odisha signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to enable women’s economic empowerment & rural prosperity through a robust forest economy.
The MoU was signed by Prof. Ashwini Chhatre, Executive Director – of Bharti Institute of Public Policy (BIPP), Indian School of Business, and Smt. Sujatha Karthikeyan, IAS, Commissioner-cum-Secretary, Department of Mission Shakti, Govt. of Odisha.
This MoU marks a significant step towards Mission Shakti’s vision of making Odisha a land of equal opportunities, where women are empowered to live with dignity and economic prosperity.
Under this three-year MoU, ISB & Mission Shakti will collaborate to build a prosperous and sustainable forest economy in Odisha through women-led community enterprises, starting with the districts of Malkangiri, Koraput, Nabrangpur, Rayagada, Mayurbhanj, and Kendujhar.
7) Answer: A
Maharashtra, which accounts for around 20% of India’s pharmaceutical output, plans to set up a bulk drug park in Raigad district at an initial investment of ₹2,442 crores.
This is to boost manufacturing of raw materials for medicines in the country and reduce dependency on imports.
The Indian Drugs Manufacturers’ Association (IDMA) has received a proposal from D.R. Gahane, joint commissioner of the Maharashtra food and drug administration.
The estimated cost of park construction will be about ₹2,442 crores, with the Central government funding ₹1,000 crores and the state government putting in ₹1,442 crores.
The park will help India achieve self-reliance in pharmaceutical manufacturing
The Indian pharmaceutical industry, the third largest in the world by volume, is dependent on raw material imports to produce medicines.
8) Answer: D
The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has extended the deadline for the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) to meet the market cap deadline of 30% to December 31, 2024.
The earlier deadline to meet the market cap norms was December 31, 2022.
Currently, there’s no cap on volume, and Google Pay and PhonePe hold a market share of about 80%.
Payment apps PhonePe and Google Pay have received a breather, with the NPCI giving them 2 more years to comply with guidelines on volume caps.
Flipkart-owned PhonePe and Google Pay have 47% and 33% market shares respectively.
In November 2020, the NPCI issued guidelines capping the share of transactions handled by a third-party application provider (TPAPs) at 30% each.
9) Answer: D
Canara Bank received the “Banker’s Bank of the Year Award 2022” for the India segment at the Global Banking Summit held in London, United Kingdom (UK).
The public sector lender has been adjudged as the Best Bank in India for 2022.
The Canara bank’s MD and CEO L V Prabhakar received the award from the organizers,
The Bankers’ Bank of the year award is considered to be like Oscar award for the banking sector.
The winners are judged on their ability to deliver returns, strategy, innovation, technology, and product and services in their respective geographies in the last 12 months.
The Banker’s magazine is the world’s premier banking and finance resource for more than 180 countries across the globe
10) Answer: C
Fino Payments Bank has partnered with Protean eGov Technologies (formerly NSDL e-Governance Infrastructure Limited), a market leader in universal, citizen-centric, and population-scale e-governance solutions, to expand PAN card issuance services in India, especially in rural areas.
The association makes Fino the first payments bank to act as a PAN Service Agency (PSA) of Protean and facilitate paperless PAN issuance services.
As per the Ministry of Finance, more than 43.34 crore Permanent Account Numbers (PANs) have been linked with Aadhaar till January 2022 i.e. around 36% of India’s population has an Aadhaar-linked PAN card.
11) Answer: A
Private sector lender Tamilnad Mercantile Bank Limited (TMBL) has been authorized by the Reserve Bank of India to undertake government business on behalf of the banking regulator.
An agreement in this connection was signed by the bank with RBI in Mumbai for appointing TMB as an ‘agency bank’ of RBI to undertake government agency business.
About TMBL :
Founded: in 1921 as the Nadar Bank.
Headquarters: Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu, India.
CEO: K V Rama Moorthy.
12) Answer: E
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and ABIS Exports India Private Limited (ABIS) entered into an agreement on sustainability-linked and blue-debt facility non-convertible debentures for $16 million (in equivalent Indian rupee).
To enhance food security in India by supporting the construction of a micro fish feed plant and by training up to 6,000 farmers in climate-resilient fish farming practices as well as financial literacy.
This is ADB’s first private sector sustainability-linked financing, with adjustments in pricing when pre-defined sustainability targets are met.
13) Answer: B
According to the World Bank, India will be the first nation in the world to receive $100 billion in remittances in 2022.
Remittances to the other South Asian nations fell by 10% but increased by 12% in India. To reach $163 billion in 2022, remittances to South Asian countries increased by 3.5%.
Remittances to the other South Asian nations fell by 10% but increased by 12% in India.
Remittances are anticipated to reach $794 billion globally in 2022.
The majority of remittances, which are expected to total $163 billion in 2022, are sent to South Asia. India will provide $100 billion. With $142 billion, Latin America and the Caribbean come in second.
14) Answer: A
A comprehensive agreement on migration and mobility was inked by German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock and External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, making it simpler for people to work, study, and travel in both nations.
The agreement, which aims to make it easier for researchers, professionals, and students to move back and forth, is also expected to address the problems associated with illegal immigration.
During her two days in India, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock will talk about India’s relations with China and Russia as well as cooperation on the transition to renewable energy.
The agreement on migration and mobility is expected to promote more student exchanges between the two nations.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in May of this year that the Indian government would make it easier for German students to enroll in higher education institutions (HEIs) through initiatives like Study in India.
Furthermore, the agreement assures that there are frequent interactions between the professional workforce, academia, and students.
This supports efforts by Germany and India to develop their higher education systems’ internationalization, to further connect their respective innovation and research environments, and to strengthen their respective dual structures for vocational education and training.
15) Answer: A
Airtel has announced a collaboration with Meta Platforms, Inc. (Meta) to promote the expansion of India’s digital ecosystem.
The announcement follows telecom operators’ demand for revenue sharing with service providers to construct networks.
Airtel is now testing 4G and 5G Open RAN solutions on select sites in the state of Haryana, and the technology will be commercially deployed across numerous locations in India over the next several quarters.
Airtel will share its insights with wider TIP ecosystem partners, including Meta, to help expedite the adoption of Open RAN-based networks around the world.
Airtel and Meta will collaborate to invest in global connectivity infrastructure and new-age digital solutions based on CPaaS to meet the evolving needs of users and enterprises in India.
To bring 2Africa Pearls to India, Airtel will collaborate with Meta and STC.
2Africa is the world’s longest underwater cable system, and it is intended to bring quicker internet access to nearly 3 billion people worldwide.
Meta creates solutions that assist people in connecting, finding communities, and growing enterprises.
When Facebook first appeared in 2004, it revolutionized the way people communicated.
Apps like Messenger, Instagram, and WhatsApp enabled billions of people worldwide.
16) Answer: E
India will assume the chairmanship of the Wassenaar Arrangement (WA), a multilateral technology control agreement, on 1 January 2023, for 1 year.
The chairmanship was handed over to India at the 26th Annual Plenary Meeting of the Wassenaar Arrangement, held in Vienna from 30 November to 1 December 2022.
Ireland’s ambassador Eoin O’Leary handed over the chairmanship to India’s ambassador Jaideep Mazumdar.
About Wassenaar Arrangement:
The WA is a multilateral export control regime (MECR) with 42 participating states including many former Comecon (Warsaw Pact) countries established in 1996.
The WA is a regional and international security and export control mechanism.
Its purpose is to control the export of conventional weapons and dual-use goods and technology.
The body came into being in 1996 to succeed the Cold War-era Coordinating Committee for Multilateral Export Controls.
17) Answer: C
Defence Secretary Giridhar Aramane inaugurated the first Coastal Security Conference organized by the Indian Coast Guard under the aegis of the Colombo Security Conclave (CSC) at Chennai.
The 2-day conference being held under the theme: “Collaborative Efforts for Coastal Security,” saw the participation of 4 member countries viz. India, Maldives, Sri Lanka, and Mauritius.
Representatives from Bangladesh and Seychelles, observer countries of CSC, also participated.
During the conference, many topics including Coastal Security Threats & Collaborative Response, International Maritime Law & Role of Empowered Agencies, and Technological Solutions for Coastal Security, etc. were discussed.
18) Answer: E
Cristiano Ronaldo has joined Saudi Arabian club Al-Nassr on a two-and-a-half-year contract worth 200 million euros each season.
The story was published by renowned Spanish source Marca before the Portugal captain’s FIFA World Cup 2022 Round of 16 matches against Switzerland, which is slated for at Qatar’s Lusail Stadium.
Earlier, Ronaldo’s agent, Jorge Mendes, had met with several clubs, including European powerhouses such as Bayern Munich, Chelsea, and Atletico Madrid, but no one expressed serious interest in the 37-year-old forward.
Al Nassr Football Club is a Riyadh-based Saudi Arabian football club.
The club, founded in 1955, plays its home games at Mrsool Park.
Yellow and blue are their primary colors.
Al Nassr is one of the most successful clubs in Saudi Arabia, with 27 championships at the highest level of all tournaments.
The team has won nine Premier League titles, six King’s Cups, three Crown Prince’s Cups, three Federation Cups, and two Saudi Super Cups at the domestic level.
At the international level, they have won two GCC Champions Leagues and achieved the historic feat of winning both the Asian Cup Winners’ Cup and the Asian Super Cup in 1998.
19) Answer: E
A book by Vikram Sampath called “Brave Hearts of Bharat, Vignettes from Indian History,” an anthology of 15 tales of men and women and their unyielding spirit of freedom and bravery, was released in Delhi.
The book is released by the Penguin publishing house.
The book tells the heroic and tenacious tales of a select group of people, many of whose tales were long forgotten and untold.
About the book:
The bravery of fifteen Indians who never capitulated to invader challenges. Somehow Forgotten and Lost in the Records of History.
This is the account of these courageous people who fought to defend their freedom, faith, and rights.
The victor has always had history on his side.
The history of the hunt would always glorify the hunter until the lions get their storytellers, predicted Chinua Achebe.
20) Answer: D
Veteran documentarian, Julia Reichert, who won an Oscar in 2020 for her feature ‘American Factory’, has passed away at the age of 76.
About Julia Reichert :
Julia Bell Reichert was an American Academy Award-winning documentary filmmaker, activist, and feminist.
She was a co-founder of New Day Films.
Her documentaries, including the Oscar-nominated “Union Maids,” “Seeing Red: Stories of American Communists,” and “The Last Truck: Closing of a GM Plant,” addressed issues of gender, class, race, and the world economy.
She spent 28 years teaching film production at Wright State University in addition to being a filmmaker