Current Affairs Quiz - December, 2022

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An empowered committee headed by the Chief executive officer (CEO), NITI Aayog, has approved a production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme of over Rs 400 crore for Foxconn India and Padget Electronics for mobile phone manufacturing.
Foxconn India would receive an incentive of Rs 357.17 crore for the period between August 1, 2021, and March 31, 2022. It is based on its incremental investments and sales figures.

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Netherlands Prime Minister Mark Rutte apologised for the country’s historical role in slavery and slave trade.
The Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte addressed the invited guests after apologising on behalf of his government for the Netherlands’ historical role in slavery and the slave trade at the National Archives in The Hague.

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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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Adani Solar, the photovoltaic manufacturing and research arm of the Adani Group, has introduced India’s first large sized monocrystalline silicon ingot.
Inaugurated at its Mundra facility recently, the mono-crystalline ingots will help to produce renewable electricity from Silicon based PV modules with efficiencies ranging from 21% to 24%. Adani Solar is a part of Adani New Industries (ANIL).

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Indian Air Force (IAF) and Japanese Air Self Defence Force (JASDF) are set to hold their maiden bilateral air exercise, Veer Guardian 23.
The exercise will be held at Hyakuri air base and Iruma air base in Japan in January 2023. It aims to promote mutual understanding and strengthen defence cooperation between the Air Forces.

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Most cervical cancers are associated with the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) and the HPV vaccine can prevent most cases of if the vaccine is given before girls or women are exposed to the virus.
National Technical Advisory Group   for Immunization (NTAGI) has recommended introduction of HPV Vaccine in the Universal Immunization Programme (UIP) with for 9-14 year-old adolescent girls. The Centre has written to all States and UTs to create awareness on prevention of cervical cancer and the importance of HPV vaccine.

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Reliance Retail Ventures has signed agreements to acquire 100% equity in Metro AG’s Metro Cash & Carry India, for Rs 2,850 crore.
Reliance Retail Ventures Ltd is a subsidiary of Reliance Industries Ltd., Metro India was the first company to introduce cash-and-carry business format in the country, when it was launched in 2003. It currently operates 31 large format stores across 21 cities.

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Russia and India planned to drop all use of the US dollar and the euro in bilateral settlements and conduct all trade transactions in rupee and rouble.
As per the officials, it is necessary to address the imbalance in trade for a full-fledged transition to national currencies.

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Capital markets regulator SEBI said that it has initiated a detailed study of fees and expenses charged by mutual funds.
The study would seek to encourage new participants, encourage adoption of technology, discourage cross subsidisation across schemes, close arbitrage opportunities, and curbing malpractices if any in the practice.

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Cricket Australia has named the men’s Test Player of the Year award after Shane Warne. The legendary cricketer Warne passed away earlier this year.
In 2006, Warne won the Test player of the Year award and finished as the second-highest wicket-taker in Tests by the end of his career. Warne clinched 708 wickets from 145 matches.