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1) 51st anniversary of “Maitri Diwas” was observed on December 6 which marks India’s recognition of which country?
(a) Nepal
(b) Bangladesh
(c) Sri Lanka
(d) Bhutan
(e) Myanmar
2) “Sindhuja-I” is an ocean wave energy converter, this was recently invented by researched at which IIT?
(a)IIT Bombay
(b)IIT Delhi
(c) IIT Madras
(d)IIT Kharagpur
(e)IIT Guwahati
3) As per the recent news Tech Mahindra, a leading software company made a partnership with ITIDA to establish its First Global Delivery Center in which country?
(a) Saudi Arabia
(b) UAE
(c) Oman
(d) Egypt
(e) Iran
4) Recently, which among the following IT Company bags a Rail Delivery group contract to create the United Kingdom Rail Data Marketplace?
(a)Tata Consultancy Services
(b)Infosys
(c)Wipro
(d) Accenture
(e)Capgemini
5) The First edition of Sylhet-Silchar Festival 2022 to celebrate Indo-Bangla cultural ties to begin in which State or Union Territory of India?
(a) Tripura
(b) Nagaland
(c) Ladakh
(d) Jammu & Kashmir
(e) Assam
6) India’s 1st gold ATM comes up in Hyderabad with the support of Goldsikka. The ATM has the capacity of storing ______________ kgs of gold
(a) 1 kg
(b) 3 kgs
(c) 5 kgs
(d) 8 kgs
(e) 10 kgs
7) Which state in India becomes the first state to have a separate Divyang department under the Ministry of disabled?
(a) Tamil Nadu
(b) Kerala
(c) Andhra Pradesh
(d) Maharashtra
(e) Odisha
8) As per the Ministry of New & Renewable Energy, it floats draft proposal for offshore wind energy project of the Tamil Nadu coast of _________ gigawatt (GW)
(a) 1 GW
(b) 2GW
(c) 3GW
(d) 4GW
(e) 5 GW
9) NSE indices recently launch New Nifty Bharat Bond Index under the Nifty Bharat Bond Index series. This Nifty Bharat Bond Index – April 2033 has a base value of Rs ________
(a) Rs500
(b) Rs1000
(c) Rs5000
(d) Rs10,000
(e) Rs15,000
10) As per recent finance news, Alibaba Group sells approximately________% stake in Zomato for ₹1,631 crore
(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) 4
(e) 5
11) Four veteran diplomats and a US senator have been granted the “Diwali Stamp-Power of One” by the United Nations. This award is often known as _____________
(a) Oscars of Diplomacy
(b) Oscars of Engineering
(c) Oscars of Science
(d) Oscars of Physics
(e) Oscars of Mathematics
12) BBC on December announces list of 100 Most Influential Women. As per the list how many Indian Personalities were there on the list?
(a) One
(b) Four
(c) Seven
(d) Nine
(e) Ten
13) As per the report released by GroupM India will rank as the eighth-largest advertising market in 2023 by surpassing which county?
(a) Germany
(b) China
(c) Japan
(d) South Korea
(e) Brazil
14) Which Indian Table Tennis player was appointed as the co-chairperson of the International Table Tennis Federation’s (ITTF) Athletes’ Commission?
(a) Sanil Shetty
(b) Anthony Amalraj
(c) Sathiyan Gnanasekaran
(d) Harmeet Desai
(e) Sharath Kamal Achanta
15) Senior nuclear scientist K V Suresh Kumar takes charge as Chairman and Managing Director of Bharatiya Nabhikiya Vidyut Nigam Limited (BHAVINI) which is located at which place?
(a) Kalpakkam
(b) Tarapur
(c)Kaiga
(d) Narora
(e)Kakrapar
16) For the first time which Indian actress will unveil the FIFA World Cup 2022 trophy in Qatar?
(a)Kriti Sanon
(b)Alia Bhatt
(c)Deepika Padukone
(d)Priyanka Chopra
(e)Anushka Sharma
17) Which Indian Para badminton player defeated Singapore’s Chee Hiong Ang to win gold at the Peru Para-Badminton International?
(a)Sukant Kadam
(b)Pramod Bhagat
(c) Krishna Nagar
(d) Manoj Sarkar
(e)Tarun Dhillon
18) What is the Currency of Myanmar?
(a)Kyat
(b)Ruphaya
(c) Bhatt
(d)Yen
(e) Yuan
19) How many pillars are in the Basel III Norms?
(a) 2
(b) 3
(c) 4
(d) 5
(e) 6
20) Which is the least populated Union Territory in India according to Census 2011?
(a)Lakshadweep
(b)Pondicherry
(c)Diu Daman and Dadar and Nagar Hawali
(d)Chandigarh
(e)Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Answers :
1) Answer: B
On December 6, Dhaka commemorated the 51st anniversary of “MaitriDiwas,” which commemorates India’s recognition of Bangladesh in 1971.
The event was hosted by the Indian High Commission in Dhaka and featured participation from liberation war fighters, lawmakers, civil society leaders, media, dignitaries, and other notable individuals.
A.K.M. Mozammel Haque, the Minister for Liberation War Affairs of Bangladesh, attended as the event’s chief guest.
On December 16, the Pakistani forces led by Lieutenant General Niazi surrendered to a joint force of the Indian Army led by Lieutenant General Jagjit Singh Arora and Mukti Bahini, liberating Bangladesh, formerly known as East Pakistan (Bangladeshi freedom fighters).
On the 16–17th of December 1971, 93,000 Pakistani soldiers were disarmed in Bangladesh. After the Second World War, it was the biggest war surrender ever.
2) Answer: C
Solution:Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) have created an “Ocean Wave Energy Converter” that can produce power from waves in the ocean.
The second week of November 2022 saw the successful conclusion of this device’s trials.
The item is known as “Sindhuja-I,” which translates to “produced from the ocean.”
A floating buoy, a spar, and an electrical module make up the system.
The wave and the buoy both oscillate up and down.
In the current design, a long rod known as a spar can pass through the center of a system that resembles a balloon and is referred to as a “buoy.”
India’s 7,500 km of coastline, which can generate 54 GW of electricity, can meet a significant portion of the nation’s energy needs.
Tidal, wave and ocean thermal energy are all stored in seawater. India has the potential to harness 40 GW of wave energy.
The Device was placed at a depth of 20 meters around 6 kilometers off the coast of Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu.
Within the next three years, this system hopes to produce 1 MW of electricity from ocean waves.
The accomplishment of various goals, including the UN Ocean decade and sustainable development goals, will be made possible by the success of this project.
India has set targets for developing a blue economy, deep-water missions, and sustainable energy.
It might assist India in achieving its target to produce 500 GW of renewable electricity by 2030 in response to climate change.
3) Answer: D
Tech Mahindra, a leading provider of digital transformation, consulting, and business re-engineering services and solutions, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Information Technology Industry Development Agency (ITIDA) to establish a global delivery center in Cairo, Egypt.
Tech Mahindra aims to hire more than 1000 employees over the next three years to serve both global and local customers from its newly inaugurated center in Cairo.
The new facility in Cairo will assist Tech Mahindra’s clients across telecom, oil and gas, BFSI (Banking, Financial Services, and Insurance), energy and utilities, and the public sector by leveraging artificial intelligence, big data and Analytics, cloud, and 5G technologies.
4) Answer: A
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has signed a six-year contract with an opportunity for extension with the United Kingdom-headquartered Rail Delivery Group to build and run the UK government’s Rail Data Marketplace (RDM).
Background :
In 2021, UK Rail Minister Chris Heaton-Harris announced the creation of RDM for better coordination between the government and industry to advance innovation and offer new products and services.
RDM will be used for sharing real-time information with passengers across the UK, simplifying data sharing across operational bodies, and increasing data access for public and private bodies to improve transparency.
It would offer access to new data sources as well as present existing data in more accessible formats to help businesses use rail open data to speed change, reduce costs and create new value for customers.
5) Answer: E
The first Sylhet-Silchar Festival celebrating the close cultural ties between the neighbouring regions of India and Bangladesh was inaugurated in Assam’s Barak Valley, Silchar, Assam.
The festival is being organized by India Foundation under the aegis of the Union Ministry of Culture in association with the Bangladesh Foundation for Regional Studies.
About Sylhet-Silchar Festival :
The event will commemorate 75 years of India’s Independence and the 50th anniversary of Bangladesh’s liberation from Pakistan.
The event will showcase the cuisine, arts, crafts, culture, and local produce of the two regions which share close cultural ties.
The festival will provide a platform to explore multi-disciplinary trade opportunities in sectors such as healthcare, tourism, education, and digital infrastructure.
About Assam :
Governor : Jagdish Mukhi
Chief Minister : HimantaBiswaSarma
Capital: Dispur
6) Answer: C
Goldsikka with technology support from Hyderabad-based startup, OpenCube Technologies has launched its first Gold ATM at Begumpet and described it as India’s first Gold ATM and the world’s first Real Time Gold ATM.
The ATM was launched into the market by the ‘GoldSikka’ company.
Telangana Women’s Commission chairperson, Sunitha Lakshma Reddy inaugurated the gold ATM Centre.
The ATM has a capacity of storing 5 kgs of gold.
This ATM can dispense gold coins in different denominations ranging from 0.5 gm to 100 grams.
The prices are displayed live on the screen making it transparent and clear for the customers and the coins are dispensed in tamper-proof packs certified with 999 purity.
The company plans to launch three machines in Hyderabad at the airport, old city and proposes to launch them in Karimnagar and Warangal also.
7) Answer: D
On International Day of Disabled Persons (Dec 03), Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde announced the setting up of a separate Divyang department for the welfare of differently-abled people with a fund allocation of Rs 1,143 crore.
Maharashtra is the first State in the country to have a separate Ministry for the disabled.
Aim :
To ensure the welfare of the disabled and the effective implementation of various government schemes for them.
Key Highlights :
The government has created 2,063 posts for the new department which will formulate policies for the welfare of the disabled by taking into consideration the views of the stakeholder.
The sections looking into issues of Divyang (differently-abled) people under the Social Justice and Special Assistance department will be clubbed to form the new Divyang Welfare Department.
Welfare activities of Divyang people like education, training, and rehabilitation were so far taken care of by the state social justice department.
8) Answer: D
The Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE) has invited proposals for its draft tender on leasing out seabed areas for a 4 gigawatt (GW) equivalent offshore wind capacity project off the coast of Tamil Nadu (TN).
The government proposes to lease out the sea bed, which includes specifically identified offshore wind sub-blocks B1, B2, B3, B4, and G1 off the coast of Tamil Nadu in the Gulf of Mannar, in the current financial year.
About Windpower developers :
Selection of offshore wind power developers (OWPD) for leasing of sea-bed areas equivalent to 4,000 megawatts (MW) of offshore wind power projects off the coast of Tamil Nadu through International Competitive Bidding.
The grid connectivity and Long-Term Open Access/access to the grid under the general network access (GNA) framework to the grid shall be in the scope of the OWPD.
The objective of the exercise is to introduce offshore wind energy as one of the green energy generation sources to contribute towards the ‘Net Zero by 2070’ target of the country.
Besides, the government also aims to develop offshore wind energy projects, related ports and logistics infrastructure, and offshore wind expertise.
9) Answer: B
NSE Indices Limited (formerly known as India Index Services & Products Limited (IISL), a subsidiary of the National Stock Exchange of India (NSE) has launched an index Nifty Bharat Bond Index – April 2033 under the Nifty Bharat Bond Index series
About the Bharat Bond Index series :
The Bharat Bond Index series follows a target maturity date structure wherein each index in the series measures the performance of a portfolio of ‘AAA-rated bonds issued by government-owned entities maturing in a specific year.
The Nifty Bharat Bond Index – April 2033 has a base date of November 30, 2022, and a base value of Rs1,000.
10) Answer: C
Alipay Singapore, an arm of Alibaba Group Holding Ltd, sold a 3.07% stake in online food delivery giant Zomato for ₹1,631 crores via an open market transaction.
Alipay Singapore Holding Pte offloaded around 26,28,73,507 shares, aggregating to a 3.07% stake in the firm, according to the bulk deal data available with the National Stock Exchange (NSE).
11) Answer: A
Four senior diplomats and a US senator were honoured here with this year’s annual ‘Diwali- Power of One award for their efforts toward a peaceful and safe world.
The award, often known as the ‘Oscars of Diplomacy,‘ is given to former top diplomats of the United Nations or a member state for their efforts to help shape a more perfect, peaceful, and secure world for all.”
The Diwali Foundation USA, the European Union Delegation to the United Nations, and the Permanent Missions of Chile, Georgia, India, Kazakhstan, Kiribati, Morocco, Oman, and Sri Lanka to the United Nations co-organized the 2022 award event.
The awards were cancelled in 2020 and 2021 due to the Covid-19 outbreak.
Previous recipients of the award include former UN Women Deputy Executive Director Lakshmi Puri, former UK Ambassador to the UN Matthew Rycroft, Ukraine’s former UN envoy Yuriy Sergeyev, and Vietnam’s former Permanent Representative to the UN Nguyen Phuong Ngai.
12) Answer: B
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) has issued a list of the world’s 100 most influential women, which includes women from politics, science, sports, entertainment, and literature.
Four Indians are on the BBC’s list of the 100 most influential women: actress Priyanka Chopra Jonas, author Geetanjali Shree, engineer and astronaut Sirisha Bandla, and social worker Sneha Jawale.
The yearly list recognizes women’s achievements worldwide, from grassroots volunteers to global leaders, and is used by the BBC to focus on women’s experiences around the world through a dedicated series of interviews, documentaries, and features.
For the first time this year, the BBC asked past ‘100 Women’ to recommend women they believe should be included on the 2022 list.
13) Answer: E
India is anticipated to surpass Brazil and take over as the eighth-largest advertising market in 2023, according to GroupM’s worldwide end-of-year prediction.
India is recognized as the ninth-largest advertising market in the world by GroupM in “This Year, the Next Year 2022.”
The report claims that by 2022, India’s total advertising income will have increased by 15.8% to $14.9 billion, driven mostly by growth in pure-play digital advertising.
It is anticipated to rise by 16.8% in 2023.
In contrast, it is anticipated that Brazil’s advertising market will increase by 9% to $15.4 billion in 2022.
It is anticipated to rise by 3.8% in 2023.
According to the report, digital advertising in India makes up the largest portion of the country’s overall advertising market in 2022 (40.8%) and is predicted to keep growing above pre-pandemic levels.
Retail media, a segment of digital advertising, is predicted to reach $551 million in 2022 and nearly quadruple by 2027, according to the report.
In addition, it stated that TV advertising, which accounts for 36% of all advertising, is anticipated to expand by 10.8% this year and keep increasing at a double-digit rate moving forward.
14) Answer: E
Two-time Commonwealth Games singles champion Sharath Kamal Achanta and China’s Liu Shiwen were named co-chairpersons of the International Table Tennis Federation’s (ITTF) Athletes’ Commission in Amman, Jordan.
This is for the first time that the ITTF has chosen two chairpersons, a male and a female & both will be part of the ITTF Executive Committee.
Both Achanta and Liu will become members of the ITTF Executive Committee.
They join South Korean Ryu Seung-min, the first vice-chair of the IOC Athletes’ Commission, in representing the voice of athletes.
About Liu Shiwen :
Liu, 31, was a member of China’s gold medal-winning team at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games and took silver in mixed doubles in Tokyo 2020.
She also won the women’s singles title at the Budapest 2019 World Championships, 13 singles titles on the ITTF World Tour, and the Women’s World Cup five times.
About Sharath Kamal Achanta :
Achanta, 40, made his mark on the international stage when he won the men’s singles title at the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games.
Overall, he has 7 gold, 3 silver, and 3 bronze medals to his name at the Games.
15) Answer: A
Shri K.V. Suresh Kumar, a Distinguished Scientist of the Department of Atomic Energy has assumed charge as Chairman and Managing Director of BharatiyaNabhikiyaVidyut Nigam Limited (BHAVINI) at Kalpakkam, Tamil Nadu.
His tenure will be for three years.
About Shri SureshKumar:
He joined the operations of Fast Breeder Test Reactor (FBTR) in 1986.
He was involved in the commissioning of various systems of FBTR such as Sodium heated Steam Generators, Steam & Water system, and Turbo-Generator.
He has worked as the Director of the Reactor Facilities Group at the Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (IGCAR) in Kalpakkam.
Kumar was the Director, of Reactor Facilities Group from 2016 to November 2022 and was responsible for the operation of FBTR, KAMINI Reactor, and the fuel fabrication facility.
He was also involved in the project design and safety review of the 500 MW PFBR.
16) Answer: C
According to speculations, Deepika Padukone will showcase the FIFA World Cup trophy in Qatar later this month.
The trophy will be unveiled on December 18, the day before the World Cup final.
Deepika will be the first actress to be honored in this manner in the world’s most-watched sporting event.
Deepika Padukone is set to unveil the World Cup trophy at the Lusail Iconic Stadium on December 18.
Deepika Padukone is an Indian cinema actress who primarily appears in Hindi films.
She is one of India’s highest-paid actresses, with three Filmfare Awards to her name.
She appears on lists of the country’s most popular individuals; Time named her one of the world’s 100 most important people in 2018 and awarded her the TIME100 Impact Award in 2022.
Padukone is the creator of the Live Love Laugh Foundation, which raises mental health awareness in India.
She speaks out on subjects such as feminism and depression, and she also performs in stage shows, writes columns for a newspaper, designs her line of women’s apparel, and is a notable celebrity ambassador for businesses and goods.
17) Answer: A
Sukant Kadam, world No. 3, smashed his way to gold at the recently ended Peru Para-Badminton International, defeating Singapore’s Chee Hiong Ang.
India received 14 medals in total (6 gold, 1 silver, and 7 bronze).
Sukant dominated the finals from the start.
He defeated Chee Hiong Ang in straight sets, 21-14 and 21-15.
The game lasted 32 minutes.
The ace shuttler didn’t miss a beat in the final.
Nithya SreSumathy Sivan and Mandeep Kaur won the SH6 and SL3 singles titles in the women’s division.
Mandeep defeated Ukraine’s Oksana Kozyna 21-11, 21-11, while Nithya defeated Peru’s Giuliana Poveda Flores 21-6, 21-13.
18) Answer: A
Kyat is the Currency of Myanmar
19) Answer: B
The three pillars of Basel III are Market discipline, the Supervisory review Process, and Minimum capital requirement.
20) Answer: A
Lakshadweep is the least populated union territory in India. It has a population of just 64,473 which accounts the 0.01% of the total Indian population.
