Current Affairs Quiz - December, 2022

41. The text of UN biodiversity pact, which was released recently, has how many action-oriented global targets?
[A] 17
[B] 23
[C] 35
[D] 42

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42. International Finance Corporation (IFC) has extended a USD 400-million loan to which company in India?
[A] SBI
[B] Can Fin Homes
[C] HDFC
[D] LIC Housing Finance

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43. Which country supplies S-400 air defence missile system to India?
[A] USA
[B] Israel
[C] Russia
[D] France

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44. Union Cabinet decided to provide free food-grains to all beneficiaries covered under National Food Security Act (NFSA), till which date?
[A] March 2023
[B] August 2023
[C] December 2023
[D] March 2024

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45. As of 2022, who is the most expensive player in IPL history?
[A] M S Dhoni
[B] Virat Kohli
[C] Sam Curran
[D] Chris Morris

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46. Which Metro service in India has completed 20 years of its operations?
[A] Mumbai Metro
[B] Delhi Metro
[C] Kolkata Metro
[D] Chennai Metro

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47. Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) detected anomalies in updation of National Register of Citizens (NRC) in which state/UT?
[A] West Bengal
[B] Assam
[C] Jammu and Kashmir
[D] Punjab

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48. Shehri Vikas Pradhikaran is the official portal of which state?
[A] Gujarat
[B] Punjab
[C] Haryana
[D] Andhra Pradesh

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49. Nirmatrelvir, is the Covid-19 oral antiviral treatment candidate, of which company?
[A] Bharat Biotech
[B] Hetero
[C] Serum Institute
[D] Dr Reddy’s

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50. What species is ‘Solanum scalarium’ which was recently discovered in Australia?
[A] Potato
[B] Tomato
[C] Onion
[D] Turmeric

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