Current Affairs Quiz - December, 2022

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Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky has been named as the 2022 person of the year by Time magazine.
The Times cited that the President has put up a feisty resistance against the Russian invasion for nearly a year now. Zelensky shares the 2022 title with the spirit of Ukraine. When Russia declared war against its neighbour, Zelensky announced his decision to stay in Kyiv and rally his country.

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The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) will launch India’s first-ever surety bonds insurance product to boost liquidity in the infrastructure sector, as per Union minister Nitin Gadkari.
The surety bonds will help in boosting the liquidity in the infrastructure sector by providing relief to the contractors’ working capital stuck in bank guarantees.

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Indian shuttler Anish Thoppani clinches silver medal in U-15 category at Badminton Asia Junior Championships, in Nonthaburi, Thailand.
Anish lost the men’s singles final against Chinese Taipei’s Chung-Hsiang Yih to settle for silver. India’s under-17 men’s duo Arsh Mohammad and Sanskar Sraswat secured a silver medal.

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The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) got a vote-share close to 13% in Gujarat Elections. According to the Election Commission of India (ECI) rulebook, a political party can apply to be recognised as a national party if it is ‘recognised’ in at least four states; or polled at least 6% of the total votes in any four or more states in the previous Lok Sabha or assembly election, and sent at least four MPs to the Lok Sabha in the previous Lok Sabha election; it has won at least 2% of the total seats in the Lower House, from no less than three states.

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Pradhan Mantri National Apprenticeship Mela is an initiative of Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship.
Pradhan Mantri National Apprenticeship Mela will take place on 12 December 2022 in 197 locations throughout 25 states and Union Territories. It is a part of the Skill India Mission, to increase the number of job opportunities for young people in India.

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Special Window for Completion of Construction of Affordable and Mid-Income Housing Projects (SWAMIH I),was  set up under the Special Window for Affordable and Mid-Income Housing.
The fund is sponsored by the Union Finance ministry, and is managed by SBICap Ventures Ltd. It aims to provide priority debt financing for the completion of stressed, brownfield and RERA registered residential projects. It ultimately provides relief to homebuyers of stalled projects.

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Russia has remained India’s top oil supplier in November for the second month in a row, surpassing traditional sellers Iraq and Saudi Arabia,
According to Vortexa, an energy intelligence firm, Russia supplied 9,09,403 barrels per day (bpd) of crude oil to India in November. India imported 8,61,461 bpd of oil from Iraq in November and 5,70,922 bpd from Saudi Arabia.

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After completing the Artemis-1 mission, NASA’s Orion capsule splashed down safely in the Pacific Ocean.
It was the first test flight of a new spaceship meant to carry people back to the Moon. Orion’s next trip will be a loop around the Moon with astronauts on board, named ‘Artemis II’. It is scheduled around 2024.

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The Ministry of Tourism has set up a 24×7 Multi-Lingual Tourist Info-Helpline on the toll free number 1800111363 or on a short code 1363.
The helpline has been set up in 12 Languages including 10 international languages (German, French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and Arabic), Hindi and English for domestic and foreign tourists to provide information relating to Travel in India and guidance to tourists in distress while travelling in India.

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Union Minister of State Science & Technology Dr Jitendra Singh said that India International Science Festival (IISF)-2022 will be held in Bhopal in January 2023 .
It is one of the major events to be held after India took over G-20 Presidency. IISF is the initiative of the Ministry of Science & Technology and Ministry of Earth Science in association with Vijnana Bharati science movement.