Current Affairs Quiz - December, 2022

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The Indian Women’s Hockey Team defeated Spain 1-0 in the Final to win the FIH Women’s Nations Cup 2022 in Valencia, Spain.
India remained undefeated during the tournament and also got promoted to the 2023-24 FIH Hockey Women’s Pro League. For India, Gurjit Kaur scored the winning goal of the match in the first quarter.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the ‘India Energy Week 2023’ event in Karnataka in February 2023.
Around 10,000 delegates from India and other countries will attend the event that will include discussions over energy production and policies. Bengaluru, which has the most number of Research and Development centres, has been chosen to host the event.

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The gross direct tax collections have grown 26 per cent to over ₹13.63 lakh crore so far this fiscal, as per the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT).
The growth in tax is due to TDS deductions and healthy corporate advance tax mop-up. After adjusting for refunds, the net direct tax collection so far this fiscal stands at ₹11.35 lakh crore, which is around 80 per cent of the full-year Budget target.

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On December 19, 1961, then Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru sent armed forces to the coastal state and the Portuguese surrendered. As a result, Goa, Daman, and Diu became Union Territories of India.
Goa Liberation Day is celebrated annually to mark the success of ‘Operation Vijay’ of the Indian armed forces to defeat Portuguese colonial forces and liberate Goa in 1961.

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Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel launched the Urban-20 logo, website and social media handles. Ahmedabad got the chairmanship of Urban-20 events on urban development to be held under the G20 Summit.
India officially assumed the G20 presidency on December 1, 2023. Urban 20 is a city diplomacy initiative that brings together cities from G20 member states under a common framework to discuss global economic, climate and development issues.

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The UAE launched a biometric service at the Abu Dhabi airport under which no passport or ticket will be required and a passenger’s face will be his boarding pass.
The face recognition services will be implemented at self-service baggage touchpoints, immigration e-gates, and boarding gates. This advanced AI technology is designed by Abu Dhabi-based tech company, NEXT50.

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The Pey Jal Survekshan under ‘Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation’ (AMRUT) 2.0 was launched by Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs, Hardeep Singh Puri.
It aims to assess the compliance of the city with respect to quality, quantity, and coverage of water supply, sewerage management, and extent of reuse and conservation of water bodies in 500 AMRUT cities.

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‘Naatu Naatu’ song from the blockbuster Telugu film ‘RRR’ has been shortlisted for the 2023 Oscar Awards in the ‘Best Original Song’ category.
Gujarati film ‘Chhello Show’ was also shortlisted in the ‘Best International Feature Film’ category. ‘RRR’ was nominated in two categories, ‘Best Picture – Non-English Language’ and ‘Original Song – Motion Picture’ in Golden Globe Awards 2023.

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The Governor of Uttarakhand, Lt. Gen. (Retired) Gurmit Singh, approved the State’s Freedom of Religion (Amendment) Act.
According to the amended bill, forced conversion in the State will come under the category of crime. Apart from a maximum imprisonment of up to ten years, those persons indulging in forceful and unlawful conversion in Uttarakhand will be slapped with a fine of at least Rs 50,000.

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IIT Kharagpur Director VK Tewary announced that IIT Kharagpur is to set up an engineering institute in Malaysia.
The institute had compiled a compendium of 75 innovations undertaken by its staff and researchers. The engineering institute has also set up the 260-bed Syama Prasad Mookerjee Institute of Medical Sciences.