Current Affairs Quiz - December, 2022

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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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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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The 4-day meeting of G20 Development Working Group (DWG) is set to begin in Mumbai under India’s Presidency.
The Development Working Group meeting aims to discuss developmental issues in Developing Countries, Least Developed Countries and Island Countries.

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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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A Japanese start-up ispace Inc launched the country’s first-ever Moon mission with the help of SpaceX.
A Japanese lunar lander carrying two rovers and payload lifted off via a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. It also became the first commercial spacecraft to land on the moon. The launch of Hakuto-R lander was originally scheduled for late November 2022.

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The 28 year old Denmark badminton player Viktor Axelsen claimed his eighth title in 2022 at the World Tour Finals.
He is the 2017 and 2022 World champion and the 2020 Olympic champion. Reigning world champion Akane Yamaguchi of Japan defeated Tai Tzu Ying to claim the women’s singles crown. With that, Yamaguchi became the first women’s singles player since Ye Zhaoying in 1997 to claim the All England Open, World Championships and end-of-season finals all in the same year.

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International Universal Health Coverage Day is observed on 12 December every year. This year’s theme is ‘Build the world we want: A healthy future for all’.
Each year, Universal Health Coverage Day calls on leaders to make smarter investments and accelerate efforts towards achieving the target of ‘Health for All’.

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As on date, 94 Financial Institutions have onboarded themselves on Account Aggregator (AA) platform as Financial Information User (FIU)
26 Financial Institutions are onboard as Financial Information Provider (FIP). Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has granted Certificate of Registration to six companies as Account Aggregator (AA), as on date.

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The Union Finance Ministry has directed all ministries and departments to scrap all 15-year-old vehicles that have become unserviceable.
The Department of Expenditure reconsidered the existing provisions of condemnation of vehicles in consultation with NITI Aayog and the road transport Ministry. As per the order, scrapping of such vehicles shall only be at registered vehicle scrapping facilities.

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The Rajya Sabha passed the Energy Conservation (Amendment) Bill, to mandate non-fossil sources of energy and establish a domestic carbon market in India.
This will help India achieve its target of reducing India’s carbon intensity by 45 per cent by 2030. This goal is part of India’s updated Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC).