Current Affairs Quiz - December, 2022
11. Chaityabhoomi is the resting place of which leader?
[A] Dr B R Ambedkar
[B] Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
[C] Rabindranath Tagore
[D] Jawaharlal Nehru
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Correct Answer: A [Dr B R Ambedkar]
Notes:
Bharat Ratna Dr BR Ambedkar’s 67th Mahaparinirvan Diwas is observed on December 6. Lakhs of followers from all over the country gathered at Chaityabhoomi in Dadar in Mumbai to pay tribute to the great leader.
Chaitya Bhoomi is a Buddhist chaitya and the cremation place of B. R. Ambedkar, the 20th-century Indian intellectual and the chief architect of the Indian Constitution.
12. What is the rank of India in the ‘Arton Capital Passport Index 2022’?
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Correct Answer: B [87]
Notes:
Passport Index 2022, published by Arton Capital, is the ranking of the world’s strongest and weakest passports.
India has ranked 87 in the world’s strongest passport list, while UAE ranked first, followed by Germany, Sweden, Finland, Luxembourg, Spain France. While Afghanistan stood last, Pakistan stood at 94.
13. Arun Kumar Singh, former chairman of BPCL, has been appointed as the Chairman and Managing Director of which organisation?
[A] PFC
[B] ONGC
[C] SAIL
[D] IOCL
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Correct Answer: B [ONGC]
Notes:
Arun Kumar Singh, former chairman of oil refining and marketing company BPCL, is appointed Chairman and Managing Director of ONGC.
He will head the company for a three-year tenure with effect from the date of assumption of charge. He retired as the BPCL head 13 months later in October 2022.
14. Stop TB Partnership is a United Nations-hosted entity based in which country?
[A] USA
[B] Switzerland
[C] Germany
[D] France
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Correct Answer: B [Switzerland]
Notes:
Stop TB Partnership is a United Nations-hosted entity based in Geneva, Switzerland, that has a goal to end the disease by 2030.
As per the ‘Tuberculosis Research Funding Trends, 2005–2021’ report, for the first time in history, funding for tuberculosis (TB) research and development (R&D) hit a billion dollars worldwide in 2021.
15. Which institution has approved USD 780 million loan to expand Chennai metro rail network?
[A] World Bank
[B] ADB
[C] IMF
[D] AIIB
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Correct Answer: B [ADB]
Notes:
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) approved financing of USD 780 million to build new lines for Chennai’s metro rail and improve the network’s connectivity with bus and feeder services.
The project will construct 10.1 km of an elevated section, nine metro stations, 10 km of the underground section among others. The stations will be disaster- and climate-resilient and responsive to the needs of the elderly, women, children, and the differently abled.
16. Which organisation ruled that search engines must delete search results about people if they can prove that the information is clearly wrong?
[A] European Court of Justice
[B] International Court of Justice
[C] African court on human and peoples’ rights
[D] Supreme Court of India
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Correct Answer: A [European Court of Justice]
Notes:
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled that search engines must dereference information if the person making the request can demonstrate that the material is inaccurate.
People in Europe have the right to ask Google and other search engines to delete links to outdated or embarrassing information, even if it is true, under a principle known as the right to be forgotten.
17. Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Indian Botanic Garden, which was seen in the news, is located in which state?
[A] West Bengal
[B] Andhra Pradesh
[C] Himachal Pradesh
[D] Madhya Pradesh
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Correct Answer: A [West Bengal]
Notes:
India’s largest botanical garden, Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Indian Botanic Garden in Howrah, West Bengal, is under threat due to severe land erosion by Ganga River.
During a recent site visit, experts warned that parts of the fencing and inner plantation may get washed away by the swelling river. The garden is under the jurisdiction of the Botanical Survey of India (BSI).
18. Which city corporation launched the World Bank’s flagship Gender Toolkit?
[A] Mumbai
[B] Kolkata
[C] Chennai
[D] New Delhi
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Correct Answer: C [Chennai]
Notes:
A Gender Toolkit based on ‘Enabling gender responsive urban mobility and public spaces’ was launched by Greater Chennai Corporation.
The toolkit was launched at a session conducted by the World Bank and the Chennai Urban Metropolitan Transport Authority. It aims to highlight the gender issues surrounding mobility and city design.
19. As per the new norms announced by UGC, what is the tenure of a Under-Graduate Programme?
[A] 2 years
[B] 2.5 years
[C] 3 years
[D] 4 years
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Correct Answer: D [4 years]
Notes:
University Grants Commission (UGC) announced new norms for undergraduate degrees. The draft regulations are mentioned in ‘Curriculum and credit framework for four-year undergraduate programmes'(FYUP).
Under this new system students will get a UG degree in three years on completion of 120 credits and a UG honours degree in four years on completion of 160 credits.
20. As per the Union MSME Ministry, how many jobs were created by Startups in India so far?
[A] 8.4 lakh
[B] 6.2 lakh
[C] 5.2 lakh
[D] 4.4 lakh
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Correct Answer: A [8.4 lakh]
Notes:
Union MSME Minister Narayan Rane stated in a written reply in the Lok Sabha that more than 8,40,000 jobs created by Startups in country.
These jobs have been generated by 84 thousand government recognized start-ups. The start-ups are spread in 640 districts with 45 percent of them being from tier-2 and tier-3 cities. Over 100 Indian start-ups have achieved the status of Unicorn.
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