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1) International Anti-Corruption Day is observed on the 9th of December every year. What is the theme of this year International Anti-Corruption Day 2022?
(a)Recover with Integrity
(b)Uniting the world against corruption
(c)United Against Corruption – Take action
(d)Build Forward Better
(e)Lead the change – Be the change
2) As per the data released by Coal India Ltd., The production of coal in India increased by _____________% to 75.87 million tons in November 2022
(a)10.66
(b) 11.66
(c)12.66
(d)13.66
(e)14.66
3) According to the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) report, _________ million people were forcibly displaced in 2022
(a) 50 million
(b) 80 million
(c) 100 million
(d) 130 million
(e) 150 million
4) Which state government in India has made a partnership with German bank KFW to implement to phase of the green power corridor?
(a) Rajasthan
(b) Tamil Nadu
(c) Kerala
(d) Gujarat
(e) Arunachal Pradesh
5) ‘Open Standard Digital Trunking Radio System’ (OS-DTRS) is a high-frequency radio system recently installed by which State or Union Territory police department?
(a) Karnataka Police
(b) Jammu & Kashmir Police
(c) Ladakh Police
(d) Delhi Police
(e) Andhra Police
6) Which state or Union Territory Tourism Department to organize a two-day Houseboat festival for attracting tourists from across the globe?
(a) Delhi Tourism
(b) Kerala Tourism
(c) Gujarat Tourism
(d) Meghalaya Tourism
(e) Kashmir Tourism
7) In India, Delhi, UP & Maharashtra are top in electric vehicle penetration. This report is recently released by which organisation?
(a)Greenko Group
(b)ReNew Power
(c)Niti Aayog
(d) Boursorama
(e) BNP Paribas
8) Which among the following becomes India’s First Payment Gateway to Support Credit Cards on Unified Payments Interface (UPI)?
(a) PayU
(b) PayPal
(c) BillDesk
(d)Razorpay
(e) BharatPe
9) To provide comprehensive data about the regional economies of India, 7th edition of the Handbook of Statistics on Indian States 2021-22 was released by _____________
(a) NITI Aayog
(b) Reserve Bank of India
(c) National Statistical Commission
(d) Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation
(e) Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India
10) The Nadoja Award was given to C.N. Manjunath, Krishnappa G., and S. Shadakshari. This award was given by which university?
(a) Tamil University
(b) Malayalam University
(c) Telugu University
(d) Kannada University
(e) Urdu University
11) Who among the following was recently chosen as the Time Magazine’s 2022 Person of the Year?
(a)Volodymyr Zelensky
(b)Joe Biden
(c)Vladimir Putin
(d)Narendra Modi
(e)Rishi Sunak
12) To facilitate services for MSMEs, National Small Industries Corporation signed a MoU with which eCommerce platform?
(a)Amazon
(b)Flipkart
(c) Snapdeal
(d)Walmart
(e)JioMart
13) As per the recent report named “Year in Search 2022” released by Google, Which is the most searched query on Google in India?
(a)Indian Premier League
(b)CoWIN
(c)FIFA World Cup
(d)Asia Cup
(e)ICC Men’s T20 World Cup
14) Who among the following has topped the 16th edition of Forbes Asia Heroes of Philanthropy list?
(a)Mukesh Ambani
(b)Ratan Tata
(c)Ashok Soota
(d)Shiv Nadar
(e)Gautam Adani
15) Who among the following has been chosen as the Chairman of National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC)?
(a) Anand Maharaj
(b) Dharan Singh
(c) Hansraj GangaramAhir
(d)Manjunathan Maheshvaran
(e) Ranveer Suburaj
16) New Design of The President’s Standard and Colour & the Indian Navy Crest Unveiled at Visakhapatnam on Navy Day on ___________
(a) 1st December
(b) 2nd December
(c) 3rd December
(d) 4th December
(e) 5th December
17) Agriculture Ministry has recently approves Formation of Advisory Group to Bring Synergy in which sector?
(a) Rice
(b) Wheat
(c) Sugarcane
(d) Bamboo
(e)Pasta
18) Saikhom Mirabai Chanu of which category wins silver medal in the World Weightlifting Championships in Colombia?
(a) 48 kg
(b) 49 kg
(c) 50 kg
(d) 51 kg
(e) 52 kg
19) What is the currency of Bahrain?
(a)Rial
(b)Dinar
(c)Rihand
(d)Pound
(e)Shilling
20) Which of the following state has highest population Density in India According to the Census 2011?
(a)Kerala
(b)Sikkim
(c)Bihar
(d)Tamilnadu
(e) Maharashtra
Answers :
1) Answer: A
International Anti-Corruption Day 2022 is observed on the 9th of December 2022.
International Anti Corruption Day 2022 theme set by the UN this year is “Recover with Integrity”.
Transparency International has organized, easy-to-read data on corruption levels around the world starting from 1995.
The U.N. has launched a special campaign on corruption in the last two years with the theme ‘Recover with Integrity’.
Corruption has existed from time immemorial.
Some of the earliest records of Anti Corruption texts can be found in the Code of Hammurabi of Babylonia, the Great Edict of Horemheb in Egypt, and Arthashastra in India.
These texts spoke about bribery practices among officers of the state and law.
The Concept of Public Interest and welfare started to begin in the 19th Century. Corruption became a big topic of decisions in the public interest.
Bribes made officials and people compromise their quality of work and time and finally resulted in spreading to all kinds of people making society polluted.
2) Answer: B
The total amount of coal produced in India increased by 11.66% from 67.94 million tonnes in November 2021 to 75.87 million tonnes in November 2022.
According to data from the coal ministry, Coal India Ltd. (CIL) experienced an increase in November 2022 of 12.82%, while Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) and other captive mines experienced growth of 7.84% and 6.87%, respectively.
Out of the top 37 coal mines, 24 mines produced more than 100% of the total output, and five mines produced between 80% and 100% of the total output.
In November, the dispatch of power utilities grew by 3.55 percent to 62.34 million tonnes from 60.20 million tonnes during the same month last year.
RaosahebDanve Patil, the Union Minister of State for Coal, stated that India intends to boost its yearly coal production to 1.5 billion tonnes by 2030 to fulfill its rising fuel demand.
Our overall dispatch for 2013–14 was 572 million tons, 817 million tons last year, and 900 million tons this year.
Despite this, local production would not be able to meet the entire demand for coal, according to the minister.
3) Answer: C
According to the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) report “Turning the tide on internal displacement: A development approach to solutions”, for the first time, more than 100 million people were forcibly displaced in 2022, most of them within their own countries.
This was the highest global figure and more than double the number recorded 10 years ago, the analysis by UNDP and the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC) showed.
The data was collected by the IDMC from January 2021 to January 2022.
These internally displaced persons struggle to cover their basic needs, find decent work or have a stable source of income, among other challenges, the global body highlighted, describing their plight as an ‘invisible crisis’ due to gaps in development support.
Key Highlights :
At the end of 2021, due to conflict, violence, disasters, and climate change, more than 59 million people have been forcibly displaced within their own countries.
In Ukraine, due to the war, more than 6.5 million people have been internally displaced.
According to the World Bank, by 2050, around 216 million people will be displaced due to climate change.
4) Answer: B
Tamil Nadu Transmission Corporation has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for a loan with German bank KFW to implement phase two of the Green Energy Corridor (GEC) in TN.
Key Highlights :
The Centre has approved Rs 719.79 crore for the project in Tamil Nadu, including the grant of 33% from the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, while 47% cost of the project will be funded by the loan from KFW and the remaining 20% as equity from the Tamil Nadu Transmission Corporation Limited (Tantransco).
As per the ministry’s instruction, the tender must be floated by December 2023.
The work has been scheduled to be completed by 2025-2026.
GEC phase-2 scheme will add 10,753 circuit kilometers of transmission lines and 27,546 megavolt-amperes capacity of substations in 7 states – Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, and Uttar Pradesh.
5) Answer: D
Delhi Police is set to design, install and supply the ‘Open Standard Digital Trunking Radio System’ (OS-DTRS) and will phase out the current tetranet wireless network services. The project will cost close to Rs 100 crore.
About OS-DTRS System :
It will be a more efficient internal communication system, aimed at a faster exchange of information and bigger networks.
The trunking system provides multiple channels and common groups for policemen.
It will also have a voice logger system, which can be used to describe a crime scene, interrogation details, and evidence.
The project’s master site will be at the Delhi Police HQ.
Police are looking for private companies to run the system on 800 MHz frequency bands and microwave links.
The master site will have OS-DTRS control and switching equipment, a network management system, 90 IP-based logger systems, 50-inch or bigger LED monitors, an antenna system, and maintenance systems.
Around 15,000 concurrent radio sets will be made first and later expanded to 30,000 over time.
This system will run for at least 10 years and will fix network problems faced by police personnel.
About Delhi :
Lt. Governor: Vinai Kumar Saxena
Chief Minister : Arvind Kejriwal
Capital: New Delhi
Wildlife Sanctuaries: Asola Bhatti Wildlife Sanctuary, National Chambal Sanctuary
6) Answer: E
The Kashmir Tourism Department organized a houseboat festival in Srinagar At Dal Lake.
The event is organized by the tourism department of Kashmir, and several cultural programs will be held during the two-day festival, which will be followed by a water laser show on Dal Lake.
The lieutenant governor, Monoj Sinha, is likely to be the chief guest on the occasion and will inaugurate this festival.
In 2021, “Union Home Minister Amit Shah” inaugurated a houseboat festival organized by J&K’s tourism department at Dal Lake.
About the Festival :
The festival would have components of local Music, food, art, and culture besides showcasing and emphasizing the heritage value of Houseboats.
The houseboat festival is a celebration of the unique role played by houseboats in attracting tourists from across the globe for decades now.
Shikaras, which are small wooden boats, were decked up on the Dal lake for the festive occasion
7) Answer: E
Delhi, Maharashtra, and Uttar Pradesh have the highest penetration of electric two-wheelers, passenger vehicles, and three-wheelers respectively.
According to a BNP Paribas report on India’s electric vehicles for November 2022, Delhi had 9.3% two-wheeler electric vehicle penetration followed by Kerala and Karnataka.
Key Highlights :
In the passenger vehicle (PV) segment, Maharashtra registered 2.4% e-vehicle penetration followed by Kerala with 2.1% and Delhi with 2.1% in November 2022.
Tata Motors remained the electric PV market leader with a 76% volume market share.
Uttar Pradesh led the electric three-wheelers penetration in India with 77.1% in November, Punjab with 72.7%, and Delhi with 68.6%.
8) Answer: D
Razorpay, India’s Leading Full-Stack Payments and Banking Platform for Businesses announced the platform’s readiness to support Credit Card Transactions on Unified Payments Interface (UPI).
With this launch, Razorpay becomes India’s First PG to support Credit Cards on UPI.
Customers of HDFC Bank, Punjab National Bank, Union Bank, and Indian Bank will be the first to enjoy the benefits of this innovation.
Key Highlights :
This offering is in line with the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) and the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) latest innovation in the digital space.
At present, UPI enables customers to make transactions through their bank accounts.
Approximately 250 million Indians use UPI for their day-to-day transactions, and nearly 50 million users have one or more credit cards.
About Razorpay :
Founded: 2014
Headquarters: Bangalore, Karnataka
MD: Shashank Kumar
9) Answer: B
The 7th edition of the Handbook of Statistics on Indian States 2021-22 is released by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).
About the report:
Handbook of Statistics on Indian States 2021-22 seeks to provide comprehensive data about the regional economies of India.
It covers sub-national statistics on socio-demographics, state domestic product, agriculture, price and wages, industry, infrastructure, banking, and fiscal indicators across the states during various periods ranging from 1951 to 2021-22.
2 new sections have been included in the recent edition – health and environment.
10) Answer: D
Author Krishnappa G., social activist S. Shadakshari, and physician and head of the Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research C.N. Manjunath have all been chosen to receive the Nadoja Award from Kannada University in Hampi.
Governor Thawarchand Gehlot, who serves as the university’s Chancellor, will present the honorees with the award.
Dr. Manjunath is a well-known cardiologist and the director of the state-run Jayadeva Cardiology Institute, one of the top cardiology institutions in the nation.
He is from Cholenahalli in the Channarayapatna taluk of Hassan district.
The social services provided by Mr. Shadakshari, who hails from Talavur in the Chintamani taluk of the Chikkaballapur district, are well-known.
For the past 16 years, His RamanashreePrathisthan has been recognizing academics and writers who have made important contributions to the State’s cultural legacy and honouring them with Ramanashree Awards in collaboration with Akhila Bharata Sharana Sahitya Parishat.
In addition, Mr. Shadakshari oversees the Ramanashree Hotel and Group of Institutions.
Mr. Krishnappa, often known as Bendre Krishnappa, hails from the nearby Bengaluru town of Cholanayakanahalli.
11) Answer: A
Time magazine picked President Volodymyr Zelensky, as well as “the spirit of Ukraine,” as the 2022 person of the year for the country’s resistance to Russia’s invasion.
Zelensky shares the 2022 title with “the spirit of Ukraine,” which Felsenthal described as “countless individuals inside and outside the country” who fought behind the scenes, including ordinary people like chefs and surgeons.
The “spirit of Ukraine,” according to Time magazine editor Edward Felsenthal, refers to Ukrainians all over the world, including many who “fought behind the scenes” against the Russian invasion.
According to the magazine, Mr. Zelensky encouraged Ukrainians and was recognized internationally for his bravery in repelling the Russian invasion.
Other Category winners:
Time Heroes of the Year: Iranian women have been honored as Time Heroes of the Year. Iranian women have been protesting for nearly three months against the death in custody of MahsaAmini, 22.
She was imprisoned for not wearing a headscarf in public and died in the custody of the Iranian morality police.
Her killing sparked a massive outcry by Iranian women against public Hijab wearing and moral policing.
South Korean K-pop band Blackpink was named Time’s Entertainer of the Year.
Aaron Judge, an American baseball player, has been named Athlete of the Year.
Malaysian actress Michelle Yeoh has been named Icon of the Year.
12) Answer: D
The National Small Industries Corporation Ltd. and Walmart Global Sourcing India Private Limited have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to facilitate services for MSMEs in the Walmart Vriddhi program.
Using this MoU, NSIC will be able to offer its programs and other services to MSMEs that take part in different Vriddhi programs.
Additionally, the MSMEs would be exposed to different benefits of obtaining working capital, help for large-scale purchases, etc. under various chances provided by NSIC.
MSMEs, which are a part of the NSIC ecosystem, will also be connected to the Vriddhi program in pertinent clusters and will have “free of charge” access to the program’s existing business training materials, advisory support, tools, and knowledge.
By 2030, MSME exports will be able to surpass $2 trillion in value thanks in large part to the MoU.
Especially during the pandemic, Walmart played a crucial role in providing training and capacity building for MSMEs.
A total of 110 million people are employed by the 63 million MSME businesses that make up India’s MSME sector.
13) Answer: A
Google has published its “Year in Search 2022” report, which highlights the topics that sparked the most interest and were the most often searched on the website this year.
According to the list, which is issued annually for various countries, India’s search trends have altered substantially since last year.
The Indian Premier League (IPL), the most searched sporting tournament in the country, topped all 2022 trending search results in India.
Indian Premier League was followed by CoWIN, a government website gateway that facilitates COVID-19 vaccine registration and appointment scheduling and delivers digital immunization certificates.
The FIFA World Cup, which began on November 20 in Qatar, was the third most searched-for topic in India. Sports contests, the Asia Cup and the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, came in fourth and fifth place, respectively.
Brahmastra: Part One – Shiva, a Bollywood blockbuster, was ranked sixth, while KGF: Chapter 2 was ranked ninth.
Nupur Sharma, a BJP spokesman who has since been suspended, was one of the top-searched people in India in 2022.
DroupadiMurmu, India’s president, was followed by Rishi Sunak, the United Kingdom’s new prime minister, and Lalit Modi.
Google headlined that the deaths of Lata Mangeshkar, Sidhu Moose Wala, Queen Elizabeth, and Shane Warne were the most searched subjects in terms of news events.
People were also interested in the Russia-Ukraine conflict, the UP elections, and the Har GharTiranga campaign.
14) Answer: E
Gautam Adani, Shiv Nadar of HCL Technologies, and Ashok Soota of Happiest Minds Technologies are the three Indians chosen for the 16th edition of the yearly list.
The list honors the region’s most prominent donors who have shown a strong personal dedication to causes such as education and the environment.
Malaysian-Indian Brahmal Vasudevan, founder and CEO of Kuala Lumpur-based private equity firm Creador, and his lawyer wife, Shanthi Kandiah, help Malaysian and Indian communities through the Creador Foundation, a non-profit they co-founded in 2018.
They pledged 50 million Malaysian Ringgit (USD 11 million) in May this year to assist develop a teaching hospital at the UniversitiTunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR) Kampar campus in Perak state.
Gautam Adani, chairman of Adani Group, was noted as having contributed Rs 60,000 crores ($7.7 billion) when he turned 60 in June this year, making him one of India’s most generous benefactors.
The funds will be directed toward healthcare, education, and skill development through the Adani Foundation, which was established in 1996.
Shiv Nadar, a self-made billionaire, and philanthropist are one of India’s most generous donors, having donated nearly $1 billion of his fortune to various social causes through his eponymous Shiv Nadar Foundation over several decades.
15) Answer: C
Former Union Minister Hansraj GangaramAhir assumed charge as Chairperson of the National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC).
About Hansraj GangaramAhir:
He belongs to District Chandrapur, State of Maharashtra.
He is an Agriculturist by profession.
He had been elected four times Member of Parliament from Chandrapur Constituency, Maharashtra.
He was a Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Council.
He had been Union Minister of State for Home Affairs and Union Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilisers, Government of India the 16th Lok Sabha.
16) Answer: D
The Hon’ble President of India has approved the introduction of a new design for the President’s Standard and Colour and Indian Navy Crest for the Indian Navy, which was unveiled at Visakhapatnam on Navy Day on 04 Dec 2022.
About The President’s color and standards:
The Indian Navy adopted a new naval ensign about three months back, and the new design of the President’s Standard and President’s Colour awarded to the Indian Navy incorporates this change.
The President’s Colour is given to the ‘operational formation of the force’ while the President’s Standard is meant for the ‘static formation.’
They are given to the best-performing units of the force.
The new design of the President’s Standard and Colour comprises three main constituents;
The national flag in the upper-left canton adjacent to the staff,
The state emblem undescribed with ‘Satyamev Jayate’ in golden color on the upper right canton on the fly side and,
A Navy Blue-Gold Octagon below the golden state emblem.
17) Answer: D
Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar has approved the formation of an advisory group to streamline the development of the bamboo sector.
The group has representation from various stakeholders, including academicians, researchers, innovators, progressive entrepreneurs, designers, farmer leaders, marketing experts, and policymakers.
The Restructured National Bamboo Mission was launched during 2018-19 as a Centrally Sponsored Scheme.
It primarily focuses on the development of a complete value chain of the bamboo sector to connect producers to consumers.
The selection of beneficiaries and delivery of assistance are being carried out by the State Bamboo Mission/State Bamboo Development agency stationed at the State/UT nodal department for implementing the National Bamboo Mission
It is being implemented through the state nodal department which is nominated by the State/UT governments concerned.
About Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare :
Cabinet Minister: Narendra Singh Tomar
Minister of State: Shobha Karandlaje, Kailash Choudhary
Secretary: Sanjay Agarwal
18) Answer: B
MirabaiChanu of 49kg, an Olympic silver medalist, earned silver in the 2022 World Weightlifting Championships in Colombia.
She defeated China’s Olympic champion, Hou Zhihua. Jiang Huihua of China won gold with a combined weight of 206 kg.
Mirabai hoisted a total of 200 kg, whereas Zhihua only lifted 198 kg.
Mirabai’s second World Championships medal, having previously won gold in 2017 with a lift of 194 kg.
MirabaiChanu, participating in her first international meet since winning the Commonwealth Games 2022 in August, struggled with her left wrist in clean and jerk.
The Indian weightlifter failed her first effort, lifted 111kg on her second attempt, and matched eventual gold medalist Jiang Huihua’s 113kg on her third attempt to place third.
Mirabai of Manipur had previously won gold at the World Weightlifting Championships in 2017. She won a gold medal at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.
19) Answer: B
About Bahrain:
Capital: Manama
Currency: Bahraini Dinar
King: Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa
Prime Minister Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa
20) Answer: C
Bihar is the most thickly populated state (1106 persons/sq km.) followed by west bengal-1028 and Kerala 860.
