Current Affairs Quiz - December, 2022

11. Unnati Hooda, who was seen in the news, is associated with which sports?
[A] Tennis
[B] Squash
[C] Badminton
[D] Hockey

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12. Which Union Ministry organised ‘Daakroom letter writing carnival’ in association with Department of Post?
[A] Ministry of Communication
[B] Ministry of Culture
[C] Ministry of Home Affairs
[D] Ministry of Women and Child Development

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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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14. Which word has been chosen as the word of the year 2022 by the Oxford English Dictionary?
[A] I Stand With
[B] Goblin Mode
[C] Gaslighting
[D] Moonlighting

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15. Which cyclone recently formed over Bay of Bengal, crossing the coasts of southern states
[A] Mandous
[B] Asani
[C] Sitrang
[D] Mocha

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16. Y K Alagh, who passed away recently, was associated with which profession?
[A] Economist
[B] Sports-person
[C] Business-person
[D] Scientist

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17. How many Indians feature in the Forbes Asia’s Heroes of Philanthropy list?
[A] None
[B] Two
[C] Three
[D] Five

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18. Which institution released the ‘Global status of black soils’ Report?
[A] UNEP
[B] FAO
[C] UNFCCC
[D] UNHCR

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19. ‘Artemis’ is the Lunar Mission launched by which country?
[A] China
[B] Russia
[C] USA
[D] UAE

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20. 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

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