Current Affairs of DECEMBER 2022

1 - Which institution has set up ‘Central Excise and Service Tax Settlement Commission’?

(A) SEBI
(B) CBIC
(C) CBDT
(D) Enforcement Directorate

2 - India has agreed to start negotiations for a free trade agreement with which neighbouring country?

(A) China
(B) Sri Lanka
(C) Bangladesh
(D) Nepal

3 - Union Minister Anurag Singh Thakur inaugurated Sports Science Centre in which city?

(A) Pune
(B) Amravati
(C) Udupi
(D) Varanasi

4 - Emperor penguins, which were seen in the news, are native to which region/ country?

(A) Antarctica
(B) Australia
(C) Greenland
(D) Iceland

5 - ‘Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ has been appointed as the new Prime Minister of which country?

(A) Bangladesh
(B) Nepal
(C) Maldives
(D) Mauritius

6 - Which country supplies S-400 air defence missile system to India?

(A) USA
(B) Israel
(C) Russia
(D) France

7 - Who has been named as the captain of the Indian squad for the FIH Men’s Hockey World Cup 2023?

(A) Harmanpreet Singh
(B) P.R. Sreejesh
(C) Amit Rohidas
(D) Rupinder Pal Singh

8 - International Finance Corporation (IFC) has extended a USD 400-million loan to which company in India?

(A) SBI
(B) Can Fin Homes
(C) LIC Housing Finance
(D) HDFC

9 - Which institution won the DSCI AISS Award for ‘Best Security Practices in Government Sector’?

(A) Indian Railways
(B) UIDAI
(C) ISRO
(D) NASSCOM

10 - iNCOVACC, which was approved as an intranasal booster dose for Covid, is manufactured by which institution?

(A) Serum Institute of India
(B) Biological E Ltd
(C) Bharat Biotech
(D) Biocon

11 - What is the aim of ‘Jan Vishwas Bill’, which was recently tabled in Lok Sabha?

(A) Anti-terrorism
(B) Ease of doing business
(C) Eradication of Mal-nutrition
(D) Police Reforms

12 - Which institution received approval from SEBI to set up Social Stock Exchange (SSE)?

(A) NITI Aayog
(B) State Bank of India
(C) National Stock Exchange
(D) PFRDA

13 - National Farmer’s Day is observed to commemorate the birth anniversary of which leader?

(A) Atal Behari Vajpayee
(B) Jawaharlal Nehru
(C) Chaudhary Charan Singh
(D) P V Narasimha Rao

14 - Which type of cancer is caused by Human Papilloma Virus (HPV)?

(A) Cervical Cancer
(B) Breast Cancer
(C) Oral Cancer
(D) Prostate Cancer

15 - Veer Guardian 2023 Exercise is a maiden bilateral air exercise set to be held between India and which country?

(A) China
(B) Japan
(C) France
(D) Australia

16 - Who has been appointed as the head of New Delhi International Arbitration Centre?

(A) Hemant Gupta
(B) A K Sikri
(C) V V Ramana
(D) Ranjan Gogoi

17 - Which state/UT has recently granted Industry status to its tourism sector?

(A) Gujarat
(B) Assam
(C) West Bengal
(D) Arunachal Pradesh

18 - Rock-cut Sculptures and Reliefs of the Unakoti, which was added in the UNESCO’s tentative list of World Heritage Sites, are in which state?

(A) Gujarat
(B) Tripura
(C) Telangana
(D) Odisha

19 - Which Union Ministry launched the Government e-Marketplace services (GeM) through Common Service Centres (CSC) and India Post?

(A) Ministry of Commerce and Industry
(B) Ministry of Home Affairs
(C) Ministry of MSME
(D) Ministry of Finance

20 - Which Union Ministry organizes the AI Pe Charcha (AI Dialogue) event?

(A) Ministry of Electronics and IT
(B) Ministry of Finance
(C) Ministry of Science and Technology
(D) Ministry of Corporate Affairs

21 - Which country has partnered with PTC India for supply of power from Indian power market?

(A) Nepal
(B) Sri Lanka
(C) Bangladesh
(D) Bhutan

22 - Which country has launched ‘Group of Friends’ to promote accountability for crimes against peacekeepers?

(A) Ukraine
(B) India
(C) Sri Lanka
(D) Bangladesh

23 - Which Union Ministry launched the country’s first-ever surety bond insurance product?

(A) Union Finance Ministry
(B) Union Road, transport and highways Ministry
(C) Union Corporate Affairs Ministry
(D) Union Commerce and Industry Ministry

24 - Which institution released the report titled ‘Coal 2022: Analysis and forecast to 2025’?

(A) UNEP
(B) FAO
(C) UNFCC
(D) IEA

25 - The Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) has 23 targets that the world needs to achieve by which year?

(A) 2025
(B) 2030
(C) 2035
(D) 2040

26 - As per the UN Nature Deal, what percent of the planet is sought to be protected by 2030?

(A) 25 %
(B) 30 %
(C) 50 %
(D) 75 %

27 - ‘Rythu Bandhu’ is a flagship scheme of which Indian state/UT?

(A) Kerala
(B) Telangana
(C) Karnataka
(D) Odisha

28 - Sela Pass tunnel, which was seen in the news, is located in which state?

(A) Odisha
(B) Arunachal Pradesh
(C) West Bengal
(D) Assam

29 - Which country is the FIFA World Cup champion in the year 2022?

(A) France
(B) Argentina
(C) England
(D) Morocco

30 - Which country is the host of the ‘UN Biodiversity Conference- COP15’?

(A) China
(B) Sweden
(C) Canada
(D) Australia

31 - When is the ‘International Migrants Day’ celebrated every year?

(A) December 15
(B) December 18
(C) December 21
(D) December 23

32 - Indian–origin leader Leo Varadkar has been elected as the Prime Minister of which country?

(A) Sri Lanka
(B) Ireland
(C) Singapore
(D) Maldives

33 - Which institution adopted a plan for a global minimum 15 percent tax on multinational businesses?

(A) G-7
(B) G-20
(C) European Union
(D) OPEC

34 - ICMR-NARFBR (National Animal Resource Facility for Biomedical Research) has been inaugurated in which city?

(A) Varanasi
(B) Jaipur
(C) Hyderabad
(D) Mysuru

35 - Which country launched the ‘Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) spacecraft’?

(A) USA
(B) Russia
(C) Israel
(D) China

36 - ‘SURYA KIRAN’ is a joint training Exercise conducted between India and which country?

(A) Nepal
(B) Sri Lanka
(C) France
(D) Australia

37 - Which company became the official partner of FIH Odisha Hockey Men’s World Cup 2023?

(A) Byju’s
(B) Tata Steel
(C) Reliance Industries
(D) Jio

38 - What is the new name of ‘Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Ko Kaam Karyakram (PMKKK)’?

(A) Pradhan Mantri Virasat Ka Samvardhan (PM VIKAS)
(B) Mission Karmayogi
(C) Samarth Scheme
(D) Pradhan Mantri SVANidhi Scheme

39 - Which Indian initiative has been recognised by the Conference of Parties (COP15) to the Convention on Biodiversity (CBD)?

(A) Swachh Bharat Mission
(B) Namami Gange
(C) National Mission for Green India
(D) Global Water Project

40 - ‘Youth Co:Lab’ youth innovation movement is an initiative of Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) and which institution?

(A) WEF
(B) UNDP
(C) UNICEF
(D) UNESCO

41 - Beypore Uru is a flagship product of which state?

(A) Odisha
(B) Assam
(C) Kerala
(D) West Bengal

42 - Airbnb signed MoU with which state government to promote inclusive tourism?

(A) Kerala
(B) Goa
(C) Sikkim
(D) Punjab

43 - Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud inaugurated 10 district court digitisation hubs (DCDH) in which state?

(A) Andhra Pradesh
(B) Odisha
(C) Tamil Nadu
(D) Kerala

44 - Ministry of Agriculture partnered with which department to develop Krishi-Decision Support System (Krishi-DSS)?

(A) Department of Science and Technology
(B) Department of Space
(C) Department of Commerce
(D) Indian Computer Emergency Response Team

45 - Which city is the host of India Water Impact Summit (IWIS 2022)?

(A) Varanasi
(B) New Delhi
(C) Bengaluru
(D) Jaipur

46 - Which state recently passed a bill to remove Governor as Chancellor of state’s universities?

(A) Kerala
(B) Tamil Nadu
(C) Karnataka
(D) Gujarat

47 - Which institution launched the ‘International Climate Club’?

(A) G-20
(B) G-7
(C) ASEAN
(D) SAARC

48 - Which state/UT has proposed to launch a unique alpha-numeric identification number for all families?

(A) Jharkhand
(B) Jammu and Kashmir
(C) Meghalaya
(D) Kolkata

49 - Who is the head of the Supreme Court Collegium, which recently sent its first set of recommendations?

(A) Narendra Modi
(B) DY Chandrachud
(C) ‎Rajiv Kumar
(D) Amitabh Kant

50 - Which country has announced the historic Nuclear Fusion Breakthrough?

(A) China
(B) USA
(C) Russia
(D) India

51 - Which institution released the ‘International Debt Report 2022’?

(A) World Bank
(B) World Economic Forum
(C) ADB
(D) एआईआईबी

52 - Which Indian cricketer broke Chris Gayle’s record for the fastest to 200 in an ODI innings?

(A) Rohit Sharma
(B) Ravindra Jadeja
(C) Ishan Kishan
(D) K L Rahul

53 - Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the All India Institute of Ayurveda in which state?

(A) Haryana
(B) Himachal Pradesh
(C) Goa
(D) Telangana

54 - What is the position of India in the 2022 Hurun Global list?

(A) 3
(B) 5
(C) 7
(D) 10

55 - What is the Consumer Price Index (CPI)-based retail inflation for November in India?

(A) 5.22 %
(B) 5.88 %
(C) 6.22 %
(D) 8.88 %

56 - Which city is the host of the first G20 Finance and Central Bank Deputies (FCBD) meeting?

(A) Mumbai
(B) Bengaluru
(C) Chennai
(D) Kolkata

57 - Which city hosted the ‘National Conclave of Universal Health Coverage’?

(A) Pune
(B) Varanasi
(C) Gandhi Nagar
(D) Mysuru

58 - What is the theme of ‘International Mountain Day 2022’?

(A) Climate Change and Mountains
(B) Women move mountains
(C) Protect Mountains
(D) Mountains are Monuments

59 - Which is the first state to launch its dedicated climate change mission?

(A) Kerala
(B) Tamil Nadu
(C) Telangana
(D) Odisha

60 - When is the UNICEF Day observed every year?

(A) December 10
(B) December 11
(C) December 14
(D) December 15

61 - Where is India’s first carbon neutral farm located?

(A) Assam
(B) Gujarat
(C) Kerala
(D) Telangana

62 - What is the theme of the ‘World Soil Day 2022’?

(A) Soils: Where food begins
(B) Soils: Where life begins
(C) Soils: Where earth begins
(D) Soils: Where all begins

63 - Meizotropis pellita (Patwa), which was added to IUCN Red List, belongs to which species?

(A) Turtle
(B) Medicinal Plant
(C) Snake
(D) Butterfly

64 - Which city is the host of the ‘G20 Development Working Group (DWG) meeting’?

(A) Mumbai
(B) Varanasi
(C) Ahmedabad
(D) Chennai

65 - Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu was sworn in as the Chief Minister of which state?

(A) Goa
(B) Gujarat
(C) Himachal Pradesh
(D) Uttarakhand

66 - Which state/UT is the host of 9th World Ayurveda Congress and Arogya Expo 2022?

(A) Gujarat
(B) Telangana
(C) Goa
(D) Bihar

67 - Which institution has approved USD 780 million loan to expand Chennai metro rail network?

(A) World Bank
(B) ADB
(C) IMF
(D) AIIB

68 - Which Union Ministry is set to launch India’s first-ever surety bonds insurance product to boost infrastructure?

(A) Ministry of Road Transport and Highways
(B) Ministry of Finance
(C) Ministry of Communication
(D) Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs

69 - Dina Boluarte was recently selected as the first female President of which country?

(A) France
(B) Peru
(C) Brazil
(D) Australia

70 - The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has signed a Currency Swap Agreement with which country’s monetary authority?

(A) China
(B) Russia
(C) Maldives
(D) Sri Lanka

71 - What is the rank of India in the ‘Arton Capital Passport Index 2022’?

(A) 80
(B) 87
(C) 92
(D) 95

72 - Tungareshwar Wildlife Sanctuary, which was seen in the news, is located in which state?

(A) Karnataka
(B) Maharashtra
(C) Kerala
(D) Andhra Pradesh

73 - Which institution released the report titled ‘Preventing injuries and violence: an overview’?

(A) UNICEF
(B) WHO
(C) UNESCO
(D) UN Women

74 - Which country has recorded deaths of children by the bacterial infection ‘Strep A’?

(A) India
(B) United Kingdom
(C) Germany
(D) Bangladesh

75 - Which institution released the report titled ‘Climate Investment Opportunities in India’s Cooling Sector’?

(A) NITI Aayog
(B) World Bank
(C) World Economic Forum
(D) International Monetary Fun

76 - Which country is the host of the ‘12th World Hindi Conferenc

(A) Italy
(B) Germany
(C) UK
(D) Fiji

77 - Y K Alagh, who passed away recently, was associated with which profession?

(A) Economist
(B) Sports-person
(C) Business-person
(D) Scientist

78 - Which cyclone recently formed over Bay of Bengal, crossing the coasts of southern states

(A) Mandous
(B) Asani
(C) Sitrang
(D) Mocha

79 - After the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) Meeting in December 2022, what is the repo rate?

(A) 5.9 %
(B) 6.25 %
(C) 6.50 %
(D) 6.75 %

80 - What is the GDP forecast for 2022-23 for India, as per the World Bank India Development Update?

(A) 8.1 %
(B) 7.5 %
(C) 7.2 %
(D) 6.9 %

81 - Which country is the host of the Asia and the Pacific Regional Meeting (APRM) of the International Labour Organisation (ILO)?

(A) India
(B) Sri Lanka
(C) Thailand
(D) Singapore

82 - Olivier Giroud, who was seen in the news, is a famous football player from which country?

(A) France
(B) Australia
(C) England
(D) Brazil

83 - Which country abolished morality police known as the Gasht-e-Ershad or ‘Guidance Patrol’?

(A) UAE
(B) Iran
(C) Iraq
(D) Qatar

84 - Which country is the largest trading partner of India after China and US, as of 2022?

(A) Australia
(B) UAE
(C) United Kingdom
(D) Russia

85 - World Bank recently approved USD 250 million financing to which country to strengthen environment management?

(A) Pakistan
(B) Afghanistan
(C) Bangladesh
(D) India

86 - Semeru Volcano, which was seen in the news, is located in which country?

(A) Philippines
(B) Indonesia
(C) Japan
(D) Australia

87 - Which High Court has banned use of mobile phones inside temples?

(A) Madras High Court
(B) Delhi High Court
(C) Bombay High Court
(D) Calcutta High Court

88 - Which state has passed bill to raise Reservations in the state to 76%?

(A) Andhra Pradesh
(B) Odisha
(C) Chhattisgarh
(D) Kerala

89 - As per recent data, what is the trend of India’s annual rate of HIV infection between 2010 and 2021?

(A) Declining
(B) Raising
(C) No change
(D) No data available

90 - Researchers from which institution have developed a energy-efficient computing platform to build next-generation electronic devices?

(A) IIT Madras
(B) IIT Delhi
(C) Indian Institute of Science
(D) IIT Bombay

91 - When is the ‘International Day of Persons with Disabilities’ observed annually?

(A) 1 December
(B) 3 December
(C) 5 December
(D) 7 December

92 - Which institution released the ‘State of Global Water Resources 2021’?

(A) FAO
(B) WMO
(C) UNEP
(D) UNFCCC

93 - Wassenaar Arrangement, which was seen in the news, is associated with which field?

(A) Conventional weapons
(B) Climate Change
(C) Crypto-currency
(D) Nuclear Weapons

94 - What is the gross GST revenue collected in the month of November 2022?

(A) Rs 1.46 lakh crore
(B) Rs 1.26 lakh crore
(C) Rs 1.06 lakh crore
(D) Rs 0.96 lakh crore

95 - India signed ‘Economic Development Cooperation Fund loan’ agreement for Intelligent Transport System, with which country?

(A) Australia
(B) France
(C) South Korea
(D) Sweden

96 - Which institution manufactures the Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) Mk-III squadron- 840 Sqn (CG)

(A) DRDO
(B) HAL
(C) Mazagon Dock
(D) BHEL

97 - India supported the proposal of which country to include digitization in International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Strategic Plan?

(A) USA
(B) Russia
(C) UAE
(D) South Africa

98 - Agni Warrior is a bilateral defence exercise held between India and which country?

(A) USA
(B) France
(C) Singapore
(D) Sri Lanka

99 - ‘Hornbill Festival’ is the flagship cultural event of which Indian state?

(A) Assam
(B) Nagaland
(C) Sikkim
(D) Arunachal Pradesh

100 - Which country has successfully used steam to propel Moon spacecraft?

(A) USA
(B) UAE
(C) Japan
(D) China

101 - Which state has hired management consultancy McKinsey to achieve the target of doubling its GSDP?

(A) Karnataka
(B) Uttarakhand
(C) Odisha
(D) Telangana

102 - Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement (ECTA) between India and which country is set to enter into force from December 2022?

(A) UAE
(B) Australia
(C) France
(D) Sri Lanka

103 - As per the World Bank’s Migration and Development Brief, what is the expected Remittance flows to India in 2022-23?

(A) USD 50 billion
(B) 100 बिलियन अमरीकी डालर
(C) USD 150 billion
(D) USD 200 billion

104 - As per recent data, what is the Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) in India during 2018-20?

(A) 130 per lakh live births
(B) 101 per lakh live births
(C) 97 per lakh live births
(D) 85 per lakh live births

105 - India-US joint military exercise ‘Yudh Abhyas-2022’ is held in which Indian state?

(A) Goa
(B) Andhra Pradesh
(C) Uttarakhand
(D) Sikkim

106 - As per the recent NSO data, what is India’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth for the July-September quarter of 2022-23?

(A) 6.1 %
(B) 6.3 %
(C) 6.5 %
(D) 7.2 %