Current Affairs Quiz - December, 2022

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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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France football team entered the semifinals of the World Cup by beating England 2-1. Olivier Giroud scored in the 78th minute which helped Franc win the game.
France is also on course to become the first team since Brazil in 1962 to win back-to-back World Cups. Kylian Mbappé is a 23 year old football player of the France team.

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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.

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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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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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Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has been conducting Dare to Dream Contest every year since 2019.
It aims to bring together innovators, entrepreneurs, individuals above 18 years and start-ups for innovative ideas in the field of Defence and Aerospace. A total of 5,637 applications have been received under three Dare to Dream Contests in last three years.

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Young Indian cricketer Ishan Kishan created many records in the third and final ODI match of the series against Bangladesh.
He became the seventh batter in the world to score a double century in ODIs and fourth from India after Sachin Tendulkar, Rohit Sharma and Virender Sehwag. He scored a double century off just 126 balls. He became the seventh batter in the world to achieve the feat. Ishan also broke Chris Gayle’s record for the fastest to 200 in an ODI innings.

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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).

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The European Union (EU) has agreed to give candidate status to Bosnia to join the Union. This move has placed the volatile Balkan nation at the start of a long road to membership.
Russia’s war on Ukraine has added European Union’s willingness to consider letting in more of its eastern neighbours.

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Ministry of Heavy Industries stated that under phase-II of FAME-India Scheme, Rs. 1000 Cr. is allocated for the development of charging infrastructure.
FAME stands for Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Hybrid and Electric Vehicles. The Ministry has sanctioned 2,877 electric vehicle charging stations in 68 cities across 25 states/UTs. It also sanctioned 520 Charging Stations for developing charging Infrastructure under Phase-I of FAME India Scheme.