Current Affairs Quiz - December, 2022

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The International Monetary Fund has approved a deal that will provide a USD 3bn support package to Egypt over almost four years.
The support package, known as an Extended Fund Facility Arrangement, which is expected to draw in an additional USD 14 billion in financing for the country. It will strengthen the social protection network for citizens.

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President Droupadi Murmu launched EV yatra portal and a mobile application, to facilitate in-vehicle navigation to the nearest public EV charger.

The Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) has developed the mobile application to facilitate navigation to the nearest public EV charger, and a website to display information on various central and state-level initiatives to promote e-mobility in the country.

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Argentina became FIFA World Cup champion by beating the defending Champion France 4-2 in penalties.
Argentina lifted the FIFA World Cup title for the third time. Kylian Mbappe scored a hat-trick for France, while Argentina captain Lionel Messi scored a brace and Angel di Maria netted one goal for Argentina.

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The Sela Pass tunnel is being built by the Border Roads Organisation (BRO), to provide all-weather connectivity to China border in Arunachal Pradesh.
The tunnel being built at a height of 13,000 feet, will give the Indian Army access to the Line of Actual Control (LAC) near Tawang.

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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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National Test House is to set up EV battery testing facilities in Mumbai and Kolkata and a transformer testing facility at Jaipur.
New initiatives include state-of-art ‘Transformer testing facility’ at Jaipur, fully Digital Laboratory Management Information System (LIMS) for consumers, Quality testing of fertilisers, a state-of-the-art Microbiology lab for testing Drinking Water at Guwahati.

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Fiji’s general election ended without a clear result, with two rival ex-coup leaders failing to win a clear majority.
Incumbent Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama’s Fiji First party and an opposition coalition led by Sitiveni Rabuka now need a kingmaking minor party to secure power. Fiji has been toppled by four coups in the past 35 years.

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Delhi has the highest crypto adoption in India, measured in terms of value invested, as per the annual investor report by crypto investing platform CoinSwitch.
Delhi at 7.87 per cent, Bangalore at 4.87 per cent and Hyderabad at 3.27 percent were the metro cities with the highest crypto adoption. Jaipur has the highest adoption among tier-2 cities. CRE8 or Crypto Rupee Index (CRE8) is a benchmark index to measure the performance of the Indian Rupee-based crypto market.

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National Farmer’s Day is being observed on December 23 to commemorate the birth anniversary of the fifth Prime Minister of India, Chaudhary Charan Singh, and his contributions towards the upliftment of farmers in the country.
Various awareness campaigns and drives are organised across the country to educate people about the role of farmers and their contribution to the economy.

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The Karnataka government has introduced a new startup policy (2022-27), which aims to add around 10000 startups more in the state in the next five years.
The new policy has been framed by the Department of Electronics and IT/BT. As a part of the policy, the state government will launch an INR 100 Cr venture capital fund to support deep-tech startups working in AI&ML, electric vehicle, med-tech, robotics and drones, among others.