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Exercise : Daily Current Affairs
  • December 23, 2022 Current Affairs
1.
Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan will inaugurate a palm-leaf manuscript museum in which city?
Bikaner
Kochi
Dehradun
Thiruvananthapuram
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan will inaugurate a palm-leaf manuscript museum in Thiruvananthapuram.

2.
Which country researchers developed the first anti-COVID-19 stainless steel?
Chad
Hong Kong
Canada
Brazil
Answer: Option
Explanation:
A team of researchers at the Department of Mechanical Engineering of the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Hong Kong (HKU), in collaboration with the Centre for Immunity and Infection of the LKS Faculty of Medicine of HKU, has made significant breakthroughs in producing the first anti-COVID-19 stainless steel that kills the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-Cov-2) on its surface. The anti-COVID-19 stainless steel can also inactivate the H1N1 virus and E. coli on its surface.

3.
Navy's second submarine museum is being built in West Bengal, where is the first submarine museum located?
Mumbai
Vishakhapatnam
Ahmedabad
Pune
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Navy's second submarine museum is being built in West Bengal. The first one is in Vishakhapatnam.

4.
Who released the book "Spices Statistics at a Glance?
Naresh Gujral
Babulal Choudhary
Narendra Singh Tomer
Amit shah
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Narendra Singh Tomer released the book "Spices Statistics at a Glance".

5.
India's first and the world's second Infantry Museum was inaugurated in which state?
Arunachal Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh
Himachal Pradesh
Answer: Option
Explanation:
India's first and the world's second Infantry Museum was inaugurated in Madhya Pradesh.

6.
Which country's first Green Steel Brand "KALYANI FeRRESTA" launched?
India
Australia
Fiji
Haiti
Answer: Option
Explanation:
India's first Green Steel Brand "KALYANI FeRRESTA" launched.

7.
A bill to amend the ST list of which state has been passed in Lok Sabha?
Bihar
Maharashtra
Chhattisgarh
Jharkhand
Answer: Option
Explanation:
A Bill to amend the ST list of Chhattisgarh was passed in Lok Sabha.

8.
NITI Aayog launched Vernacular Innovation Program for innovators, and entrepreneurs to access the innovative ecosystem in how many languages?
10
17
21
22
Answer: Option
Explanation:
NITI Aayog launches Vernacular Innovation Program for innovators, and entrepreneurs to access innovative ecosystems in 22 languages.

9.
In which country are up to 100 missing in the jade mine landslide in Kachin state?
Morocco
Moldova
Myanmar
Micronesia
Answer: Option
Explanation:
In Myanmar, up to 100 missing in a jade mine landslide in Kachin state

10.
Hyundai Motor of which country signed golfer Aditi Ashok as a brand-ambassador?
Iran
Iraq
India
Indonesia
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Hyundai Motor of India signed golfer Aditi Ashok as a brand-ambassador.

11.
India displaced which country to be third top country hosting unicorns?
USA
UK
UAE
Uganda
Answer: Option
Explanation:
India displaced the UK to be the third top country hosting unicorns.

12.
Which state assembly passed a Rs 8,534 crore supplementary budget for the current fiscal?
Jharkhand
Mizoram
Goa
Manipur
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Jharkhand assembly passed a Rs 8,534 crore supplementary budget for the current fiscal.

13.
'Pheran Day' was being celebrated in which state?
Jammu and Kashmir
Kerala
Himachal Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh
Answer: Option
Explanation:
In a first, the beginning of the 40-day harshest spell of winter, locally called ' Chillai Kalan', was celebrated as 'Pheran Day' in the Kashmir Valley, to popularise the loose-and-long woollen gown worn to fight the biting cold as the minimum temperature hovers below sub-zero in Srinagar.

14.
Which city is to host the 36th Asian Wrestling Championships 2023 from 28 March to 2nd April?
Chennai
New Delhi
Bhopal
Agra
Answer: Option
Explanation:
New Delhi is to host the 36th Asian Wrestling Championships 2023 from 28 March to 2nd April.

15.
Which company conducted the first flight test of the indigenously developed surface-to-surface missile 'Pralay' with a 150-500 km range, from Dr A P J Abdul Kalam Island off the coast of Odisha?
ISRO
DRDO
NASA
SARC
Answer: Option
Explanation:
DRDO conducts the first flight test of the indigenously developed surface-to-surface missile 'Pralay' with a 150-500 km range, from Dr A P J Abdul Kalam Island off the coast of Odisha

16.
National Farmer's Day is being celebrated on which date?
20th December
15th December
23rd December
25th December
Answer: Option
Explanation:
National Farmer's Day is being celebrated on 23rd December.

17.
In the Asian Men's Champions Trophy, India beat which country to win the bronze medal?
Pakistan
Russia
Kenyan
Nepal
Answer: Option
Explanation:
In Asian Men's Champions Trophy, India beat Pakistan to win the bronze medal.

18.
Guru Nanak Dev University becomes the only University in India to get an A++ grade by NAAC. Where is it located?
Allahabad
Jalandhar
Ujjain
Amritsar
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Guru Nanak Dev University, in Amritsar become the only University in India to get an A++ grade by NAAC.

19.
Which state government launched Orunodoi 2.0 scheme?
Rajasthan
Mizoram
Assam
Tripura
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Assam government launched Orunodoi 2.0 scheme.

20.
Dolphin census has begun at which state's coast?
Sikkim
Odisha
Nagaland
Goa
Answer: Option
Explanation:
The Odisha coast has emerged as an ideal habitat for dolphins with an impressive rise of 33% in their population. The annual census of dolphins began in Odisha's Bhitarkanika national park and Gahirmatha marine sanctuary.