Current Affairs Quiz - December, 2022

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Nine new items from various states of India including Gamosa of Assam, Tandur Redgram of Telangana, Raktsey Karpo Apricot of Ladakh, Alibag White Onion of Maharashtra have been given the GI Tags.
With this, the total number of GI Tags in India comes to 432. The top 5 states with the maximum number of GIs are Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka and Kerala.

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The Reserve Bank issues Sovereign Gold Bonds open for public subscription, on behalf of the government.
As per the Finance Ministry, Sovereign Gold Bonds (SGBs) 2022-23-Series III will open for subscription during December 2022 and 2022-23-Series IV during March 2023.

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Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Dr Mansukh Mandaviya inaugurated ICMR-NARFBR (National Animal Resource Facility for Biomedical Research) at Genome Valley in Hyderabad.
NARFBR is an apex facility which will provide ethical care and use and welfare of laboratory animals during research. The Centre will create processes for pre-clinical testing of new drugs, vaccines and diagnostics along with quality assurance checks.

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Luka Modric led Croatia to third place, after beating Morocco 2-1 in the FIFA World Cup 2022. Mislav Orsic scored the decisive goal shortly before halftime.
It is the second time Croatia has taken third place since the team achieved the feat in its first World Cup as an independent nation 1998. Morocco became the first African team to reach the World Cup semi-finals.

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The Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG), Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions celebrates Good Governance Week during 19th -25th December 2022.
During the week, DARPG has planned to organise the Sushasan Saptah ‘Prashasan Gaon Ki Ore’ 2022 a Nation-wide campaign. The Minister will also inaugurate an Exhibition on Good Governance Practices and launch the campaign portal for ‘Prashasan Gaon Ki Aur’ 2022, for online updation of progress by District Collectors and State Governments.

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INS Mormugao (D67), the second warship of the P15B class of stealth, guided-missile destroyers of the Indian Navy, was commissioned at Naval Dockyard, Mumbai.
It was designed by the Indian Navy’s Warship Design Bureau. P15B destroyers incorporate new design concepts for improved survivability, sea-keeping and manoeuvrability. Having over 75% indigenous content, it was named after the historic port city of Goa on the west coast, Mormugao.

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The leaders of Azerbaijan, Georgia, Romania and Hungary signed an agreement on the construction of an electric cable running under the Black Sea to carry green energy from Azerbaijan.
The agreement involves a 1,100 km 1,000 MW cable running from Azerbaijan to Romania as part of European Union efforts to diversify energy resources away from Russia amid the Ukraine war.

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India pushed for for a new and dedicated fund to help developing countries to reverse biodiversity loss, in the U.N. biodiversity conference.
India said that the there is an urgent need to create a new fund to help developing countries successfully implement a post-2020 global framework. It also said that conservation of biodiversity must be based on ‘Common but Differentiated Responsibilities and Respective Capabilities’ (CBDR).

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Argentina’s ace footballer Messi clinched the Golden Ball award for the best player at the Fifa World Cup 2022 while Mbappe took the golden boot for being the top goal-scorer.
Argentina’s Emiliano Martinez won the Golden Glove for being the best goalkeeper. Argentina won the World Cup after defeating France in penalties in the final.

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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.