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Exercise : Daily Current Affairs
  • December 22, 2022 Current Affairs
1.
National Mathematics Day is being celebrated on which date?
December 14
December 16
December 10
December 22
Answer: Option
Explanation:
National Mathematics Day is being celebrated on 22 December.

2.
Urban-20 (U20) program being organized in which city?
Ahmedabad
Hyderabad
Bangalore
Visakhapatnam
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Urban-20 (U20) program is being organized in Ahmedabad.

3.
PM Modi transferred how many crore to bank accounts of SHGs (self-help groups) under DAY-NRLM?
1,200 crore
8,00 crore
1,000 crore
1,500 crore
Answer: Option
Explanation:
PM Modi transferred Rs 1,000 crore to bank accounts of SHGs (self-help groups) under DAY-NRLM (Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Rural Livelihood Mission).

4.
Which bank acquired a minority stake in JSW Cement for Rs 100 crore?
ICICI
PNB
RBI
SBI
Answer: Option
Explanation:
State Bank of India acquired a minority stake in JSW Cement for Rs 100 cr.

5.
Which country Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu secured a deal to form a new government?
Japan
Kenya
Israel
Ireland
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Israel's Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu secured a deal to form a new government.

6.
Which state released over Rs 20 crore to beneficiaries under the 'Mukhya Mantri Kanya Sumangala Scheme' of providing conditional cash transfers to girl children at different stages of their life?
Madhya Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Uttar Pradesh released over Rs 20 crore to beneficiaries under the 'Mukhya Mantri Kanya Sumangala Scheme' of providing conditional cash transfers to the girl child at different stages of her life.

7.
Which sport has been included in the Khelo India women's tournament for the first time?
Archery
Track cycling
Rowing
None of these
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Track cycling sport has been included in the Khelo India women's tournament for the first time.

8.
Omicron's sub-variant BF.7 is responsible for a new wave of corona infection in which country?
Canada
Germany
China
Australia
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Omicron's sub-variant BF.7 is responsible for a new wave of corona infection in China.

9.
Which Indian film has recently been included in the international list of the top 50 films of the world?
R.R.R
Ram Setu
Shershaah
Gangubai
Answer: Option
Explanation:
R.R.R Indian film has recently been included in the international list of the top 50 films of the world.

10.
Union Minister Piyush Goyal rolled out Govt e-Marketplace services through CSC & India Post?
Piyush Goyal
Nitin Gadkari
Rajnath Singh
Amit Shah
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Union Minister Piyush Goyal rolls out Govt e-Marketplace services through CSC & India Post.

11.
Maritime logistics arm of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) and Singapore-based AG&P signed an agreement to use Liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier as a floating storage unit in which country?
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
India
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Maritime logistics arm of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) and Singapore-based AG&P signed an agreement to use Liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier as a floating storage unit in India.

12.
Which country voted in favour of the UNSC resolution on the mental health of UN peacekeepers?
Iran
Denmark
India
Greece
Answer: Option
Explanation:
India voted in favour of the UNSC resolution on the mental health of UN peacekeepers.

13.
Asian Wrestling Championships 2023 is to take place between March 28 to April 2nd in which city?
New Delhi
Jodhpur
Raipur
Bikaner
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Asian Wrestling Championships 2023 is to take place between March 28 to April 2nd in New Delhi.

14.
Recently which state has announced the launch of Mukhyamantri Awas Yojana on the lines of the Centre?
Maharashtra
Haryana
Odisha
Sikkim
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Recently Haryana announced the launch of Mukhyamantri Awas Yojana on the lines of the Centre.

15.
How many more sites added to the tentative list of UNESCO?
Two
Three
Five
Seven
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Three new cultural sites in India, including the iconic Sun Temple at Modhera, historic Vadnagar town in Gujarat and rock-cut relief sculptures of Unakoti in Tripura, have been added to the tentative list of UNESCO world heritage sites.

16.
India approved 98 FDI proposals from countries sharing borders since in which month 2020?
May
February
April
January
Answer: Option
Explanation:
India approved 98 FDI proposals from countries sharing borders since April 2020.

17.
Tata Motors to be the title sponsor of which state open for the fifth year in a row?
Mizoram
Meghalaya
Maharashtra
Rajasthan
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Tata Motors is to be the title sponsor of the Maharashtra Open for the fifth year in a row.

18.
Which state created three new districts Tseminyu, Niuland, Chumukedima taking a total of 15?
Kerala
Mizoram
Nagaland
Tripura
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Nagaland created three new districts Tseminyu, Niuland, Chumukedima taking a total to 15.

19.
Which bank empanelled CSB Bank to undertake banking business of central, and state government?
SBI
RBI
ICICI
PNB
Answer: Option
Explanation:
RBI empanelled CSB Bank to undertake the banking business of the central, and state government.

20.
Smart Cities Mission received Platinum Icon Award at Digital India Awards in which year?
2021
2020
2023
2022
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Smart Cities Mission received Platinum Icon Award at Digital India Awards 2022.