11. 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
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Correct Answer: B [UAE]
Notes:
The India-UAE trade is valued at USD 72.8 billion in 2021-22, making the UAE India’s third largest trading partner after China and US.
Abu Dhabi, UAE’s capital city is seeking more investments from India. Abu Dhabi has identified priority sectors including agri-tech, tourism, healthcare, pharma and financial services, where Indian enterprises can invest.
12. Which institution has announced to hold a hackathon, for innovative ideas, for the first time in 2022?
[A] Election Commission of India
[B] Supreme Court of India
[C] Central Bureau of Investigation
[D] Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India
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Correct Answer: B [Supreme Court of India]
Notes:
The Chief Justice of India, Justice Dr Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud has directed to organise a Hackathon event in the Supreme Court, for the first time in the history.
It is an initiative to identify innovative ideas for refining process of ‘filing to listing’ of cases. The event will be organised under the supervision and guidance of Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Supreme Court Judge.
13. Orion capsule of NASA’s Artemis I mission makes its closest approach to moon, by which distance from the Moon?
[A] 50 km
[B] 130 km
[C] 170 km
[D] 210 km
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Correct Answer: B [130 km]
Notes:
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) Orion capsule made its closest approach to the Moon within 130 km.
The feat has been achieved after Apollo 17 flew half a century ago. The spacecraft is set to parachute into the sea and splash down on December 11. NASA shared a picture of the ‘Moon and the distant crescent Earth’ captured by the Orion spacecraft.
14. Archeologists discover mummies with solid- gold tongues in their mouths, in which country?
[A] Turkey
[B] Egypt
[C] Greece
[D] Japan
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Correct Answer: B [Egypt]
Notes:
The archaeologists of Egypt made a strange discovery of old mummies with solid-gold tongues in their mouths.
The discovery was made in the central Nile Delta, 40 miles north of Cairo. The preserved corpses are said to be from 300 to 640 BCE. The people in those times believed that the dead will communicate with Osiris, the ancient Egyptian ‘Lord of the Underworld’.
15. Jiang Zemin, who passed away recently, was the leader of which country?
[A] Indonesia
[B] China
[C] Japan
[D] South Korea
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Correct Answer: B [China]
Notes:
Chinese leader Jiang Zemin passed away recently at the age of 96. He was China’s first head of state to have visited India in 1996, and played a key role in signing a crucial agreement to reduce the tensions along their disputed border.
Jiang was the President of China and General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (CPC) from 1989 to 2002.
16. Aditya Mittal, who was seen in the news, is associated with which sports?
[A] Cricket
[B] Chess
[C] Badminton
[D] Hockey
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Correct Answer: B [Chess]
Notes:
Sixteen-year-old Aditya Mittal has recently become India’s 77th chess Grandmaster. The Mumbai-based player crossed 2,500 ELO points mark during the sixth round of the ongoing Ellobregat Open tournament in Spain.
Mittal is also the fifth Indian to achieve the GM title in 2022 after Bharath Subramaniyam, Rahul Srivatshav, V Pranav and Pranav Anand.
17. Which institution held test run of hypersonic vehicles with Headquarters of the Integrated Defense Staff?
[A] DRDO
[B] ISRO
[C] BARC
[D] BEL
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Correct Answer: B [ISRO]
Notes:
The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) announced that the test run of hypersonic vehicles was successfully conducted with Headquarters of the Integrated Defense Staff (HQ IDS).
The Trisonic Wind Tunnel system helps with the aerodynamic design of rockets and re-entry spacecraft. The tunnel can simulate flight at speeds from 68 metres per second to 1,360 metres per second.
18. Which institution developed an ‘Ocean Wave Energy Converter’ that can generate electricity from sea waves?
[A] IIT Madras
[B] IIT Bombay
[C] IIT Delhi
[D] NIT Warangal
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Correct Answer: A [IIT Madras]
Notes:
Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) Researchers have developed an ‘Ocean Wave Energy Converter’ that can generate electricity from sea waves.
The Device was deployed at a location about 6 KM off the coast of Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu. The device targets generating 1MW of power from ocean waves in the next three years.
19. Which city hosted the ‘National Conclave of Universal Health Coverage’?
[A] Pune
[B] Varanasi
[C] Gandhi Nagar
[D] Mysuru
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Correct Answer: B [Varanasi]
Notes:
The two-day-long National conclave of Universal Health Coverage was organised in Varanasi, by the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
Union Minister of Health & Family Welfare, Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya launched operational guidelines for AB-HWCs, Tele-MANAS along with training modules for CHOs and SASHAKT portal at the inaugural ceremony. He also felicitated Best Performing States/UTs.
20. ‘Artemis’ is the Lunar Mission launched by which country?
[A] China
[B] Russia
[C] USA
[D] UAE
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Correct Answer: C [USA]
Notes:
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.