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भारत का पहला और दु निया का पहला रीयल-टाइम गोल्ड एटीएम नकस शहर में लॉन्च नकया गया?
India’s first and the world’s first real-time Gold ATM launched in which city?
a. Jaipur
b. Mumbai
c. Bengaluru
d. Hyderabad
Answer: (d) Hyderabad
Related Imp Points
• If someone needs cash, they go to an Automated Teller Machine (ATM). But now, people can even take out
gold from ATMs. Goldsikka ATM-- India's first Gold ATM and World's first real-time gold ATM allow people to
withdraw gold coins just like cash from this gold ATM using their debit or credit cards.
• The gold ATM was recently launched in Begumpet, Hyderabad.
• The ATM has a capacity of storing 5kgs of gold and offers eight options for the quantity of gold starting from
0.5 grams to 100 grams.
निम्ननलखित में से कौि फोर्ब्स की एनशया की परमार्स कायस करिे वाले िायकोों की सूची के 16वें सोंस्करण में जगह पाने
वाले तीि भारतीय अरबपनतयोों में से एक िही ों है?
Which one of the following is not among the three Indian billionaires being featured in the 16th edition of Forbes
Asia's Heroes of Philanthropy list?
a. Shiv Nadar
b. Ashok Soota
c. Gautam Adani
d. Mukesh Ambani
Answer: (d) Mukesh Ambani
Related Imp Points
• Gautam Adani emerged as one of the three Indian billionaires being featured in Forbes' philanthropy list this
year.
• Shiv Nadar, and Ashok Soota, as well as Malaysian-Indian businessman Brahmal Vasudevan and his lawyer
wife Shanthi Kandiah, joined Adani in the 16th edition of Forbes Asia's Heroes of Philanthropy list.
• Adani's Rs 60,000 crore pledge when he turned 60 in June this year makes him one of India's most generous
philanthropists.
• Self-made billionaire Shiv Nadar through the eponymous Shiv Nadar Foundation donated Rs 11,600 crore
this year, intending to create an equitable, merit-based society by empowering individuals through
education.
• Tech tycoon Ashok Soota has pledged Rs 600 crore to the medical research trust he founded in April 2021 for
the study of ageing and neurological illnesses.
• Malaysian-Indian Brahmal Vasudevan, founder and CEO of Kuala Lumpur-based private equity firm Creador,
and his lawyer wife, Shanthi Kandiah this year pledged to donate 50 million Malaysian Ringgit to help build a
teaching hospital at the Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR) Kampar campus in Perak state.
नवश्व बैं क िे FY23 के नलए भारत के नवकास घरे लू उत्पाद (GDP) के पू वासिुमाि को नकतिे प्रनतशत तक बढा नदया?
World Bank upgraded India's growth domestic product (GDP) forecast to what per cent for FY23?
a. 6.6%
b. 6.9%
c. 7.1%
d. 7.4%
Answer: (b) 6.9%
Related Imp Points
• World Bank's India Development Update has upgraded India's growth domestic product (GDP) forecast to
6.9% from 6.5% for FY23, adding that it is well positioned to tackle global headwinds.
• The Bank trimmed its expectation for next fiscal year to 6.6% from 7% earlier.
• Meanwhile, inflation is expected to be 7.1% in FY23.
 Note: India’s GDP growth likely stood at 5.8 per cent in Q2FY23, down from 13.5 per cent in Q1FY23, stated
SBI Ecowrap.
 The World Bank report titled "Climate Investment Opportunities in India's Cooling Sector" stated, India may
account for 3.4 crore of projected 8 crore global job losses from heat stress-associated productivity decline by
2030. Up to 75% of India's workforce, or 38 crore people, depend on heat-exposed labour, at times working
in potentially life-threatening temperatures.
हाल ही में नकस दे श के बगुएट को यूिेस्को नवरासत का दर्ास नमला है ?
Which country’s baguette has got UNESCO Heritage Status recently?
a. Italy
b. France
c. Germany
d. Philippines
Answer: (b) France
Related Imp Points
• The French baguette, one of the abiding symbols of the nation -- was given UNESCO heritage status on the
occasion of the 17th session of the intergovernmental committee for the safeguarding of Intangible Cultural
Heritage held in Rabat, Morocco.
• It is a long, thin type of bread of French origin that is commonly made from basic lean dough. It is
distinguishable by its length and crisp crust.
• Kun Lbokator, traditional martial arts (Cambodia), Kalela dance (Zambia), Al Talli, traditional embroidery
skills (United Arab Emirates), Al-Khanjar, craft skills and social practices (Oman), Talchum, mask dance drama
(Republic of Korea), and Raï, popular folk song (Algeria) also given UNESCO heritage status.
िवोंबर में नवनिमासण के नलए भारत का क्रय प्रबों धक सूचकाोंक (PMI) क्या है ?
What is India’s Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) for manufacturing in November?
a. 55.1
b. 55.3
c. 55.7
d. 60.2
Answer: (c) 55.7
Related Imp Points
• India’s Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) for manufacturing rose slightly to 55.7 in November from 55.3 in
October to post a three month high amid an increase in new orders and production, and a slowdown in
inflation. The headline figure is above its long-run average of 53.7.
• The S&P Global India Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index measures the performance of the
manufacturing sector and is derived from a survey of 500 manufacturing companies.
• The Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index is based on five individual indexes with the following
weights: New Orders (30 percent), Output (25 percent), Employment (20 percent), Suppliers’ Delivery Times
(15 percent) and Stock of Items Purchased (10 percent), with the Delivery Times index inverted so that it
moves in a comparable direction.
5-6 नदसोंबर को रार्स्व िुनफया निदे शालय (DRI) द्वारा कौि सा स्र्ापिा नदवस मिाया गया?
Which foundation day was celebrated by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) on 5th-6th December?
a. 45th
b. 55th
c. 65th
d. 35th
Answer: (c) 65th
Related Imp Points
• The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), the apex anti-smuggling intelligence and investigation agency
functioning under the aegis of the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC), celebrated its 65th
Foundation Day at New Delhi on 5th-6th December, 2022.
• It came into existence on 4th December 1957. The DRI is Headquartered at New Delhi.
• Union Minister for Finance & Corporate Affairs, Nirmala Sitharaman released the “Smuggling in India Report
2021-22”.
• On this occasion, the ‘DRI Bravery Award for the year, 2022’ was bestowed upon Ms. Mishal Queenie
D’Costa, Deputy Director, DRI, Mumbai Zonal Unit and Bipul Biswas, Senior Intelligence Officer, DRI, Kolkata
Zonal Unit for their exemplary act of bravery.
• DRI ‘Utkrisht Seva Samman, 2022’ was awarded to Sh. R. Gopalnathan, an officer of the 1964 batch of the
Indian Revenue Service (Customs & Central Excise) for his distinguished and committed service.
 Revenue Secretary: Sanjay Malhotra
 Chairman-CBIC: Vivek Johri
 Director General, DRI: Mohan Kumar Singh
झरिा दास, नर्िका हाल ही में निधि हो गया, अिु भवी ____अनभिेत्री र्ी ों।
Jharana Das, who passed away recently, was veteran ____actress.
a. Odia
b. Telugu
c. Bengali
d. Bhojpuri
Answer: (a) Odia
Related Imp Points
• Veteran Odia film actress Jharana Das died at 77. Das was the winner of the state government’s prestigious
Jaydev Puraskar.
• Other Obituaries
 Veteran documentarian Julia Reichert, who won an Oscar in 2020 for her feature ‘American Factory,’ passed
away at the age of 76 due to cancer.
 Aline Kominsky-Crumb, an American cartoonist known for her feminist themes and often brutally frank,
highly personal and self-critical work, has died at the age of 74.
 Dominique Lapierre (French writer), the author of best-selling books on India like "Freedom at Midnight"
and "City of Joy", has been passed away at the age of 91. His notable work: Is Paris Burning?, O Jerusalem!,
Five Past Midnight in Bhopal. In 2008, he was awarded the Padma Bhushan.
 Well-known Yakshagana and Talamaddale artist and former MLA, Kumble Sundar Rao has been passed away
at the age of 88. He was an exponent of Thenkuthittu style of Yakshagana.
 Former Union minister and eminent economist Yoginder K Alagh passed away at the age of 83. He has also
worked as the vice-chancellor of JNU, Delhi. From 1996-98, he also served as minister of power, planning,
and programme and served as a member of Planning Commission.
अक्टू बर, 2022 के नलए औद्योनगक श्रनमकोों के नलए अखिल भारतीय उपभोक्ता मूल्य सूचकाोंक (CPI-IW) क्या र्ा?
What was the All India Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers (CPI-IW) for October, 2022 ?
a. 130.5
b. 131.5
c. 132.5
d. 133.5
Answer: (c) 132.5
Related Imp Points
• The Labour Bureau, an attached office of the Ministry Labour and Employment, has been compiling
Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers every month on the basis of retail prices. The index is compiled
for 88 centres and All-India and is released on the last working day of succeeding month.
• The All-India CPI-IW for October, 2022 increased by 1.2 points and stood at 132.5.
• The maximum upward pressure in current index came from Food & Beverages group contributing 0.76
percentage points to the total change.
• At centre level, Ludhiana recorded a maximum increase of 3.6 points. On the contrary, Doom-Dooma
Tinsukia and Haldia recorded a maximum decrease of 1.3 points each.
• Year-on-year inflation for the month stood at 6.08 per cent compared to 6.49 per cent for the previous
month and 4.52 per cent during the corresponding month a year before.
 INDEX OF EIGHT CORE INDUSTRIES (BASE: 2011-12=100) FOR OCTOBER, 2022
• The combined Index of Eight Core Industries (ICI) increased by 0.1 per cent (provisional) in October 2022 as
compared to the Index of October 2021. In October last year, these sectors expanded by 8.7 per cent. In
September this year, the core sectors' output growth stood at 7.8 per cent.
• ICI measures combined and individual performance of production in selected eight core industries viz. Coal,
Crude Oil, Natural Gas, Refinery Products, Fertilizers, Steel, Cement and Electricity. The Eight Core
Industries comprise 40.27 percent of the weight of items included in the Index of Industrial Production (IIP).
• Final growth rate of Index of Eight Core Industries for July 2022 is revised to 4.8% from its provisional level
4.5%. The cumulative growth rate of ICI during April-October 2022-23 was 8.2% (P) as compared to the
corresponding period of last year.
नियामक अिुपालि के उल्लोंघि के नलए नकस शहर खस्र्त भारत सहकारी बैं क नलनमटे ड पर आरबीआई द्वारा र्ुमासिा
लगाया गया?
Which city based Bharat Co-operative Bank Limited was fined by the RBI for violation of regulatory compliance?
a. Noida
b. Mumbai
c. Lucknow
d. Bengaluru
Answer: (d) Bengaluru
Related Imp Points
• The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed a monetary penalty of Rs 5 lakhs on The Bharat Co-operative
Bank Limited, Bengaluru for non-adherence and violation of directions issued under Exposure Norms and
Statutory Restrictions.
• The Reserve Bank of India (RBl) has imposed a monetary penalty of ₹1.00 lakh (Rupees One lakh only) on
Pragati Mahila Nagarik Sahakari Bank Maryadit, Bhilai (Chhattisgarh) (the bank) for contravention of/ non-
compliance with the directions issued by the RBI to Urban Co-operative Banks on “Exposure Norms and
Statutory / Other Restrictions – UCBs”.
िई नदल्ली में आयोनर्त होिे वाले 'नमलेट्स-स्माटस न्यू नटि नटव फूड' कॉन्क्लेव में मुख्य अनतनर् कौि र्े?
Who was the Chief Guest at the ‘Millets-Smart Nutritive Food’ Conclave to be held in New Delhi?
a. Piyush Goyal
b. Narendra Modi
c. Droupadi Murmu
d. Narendra Singh Tomar
Answer: (a) Piyush Goyal
Related Imp Points
• Union Minister for Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal was the Chief Guest at the ‘Millets-Smart Nutritive
Food’ Conclave to be held in New Delhi.
• The Conclave was organized by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry through its apex agricultural export
promotion body, Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) with
the objective of promoting the export of millets.
• A knowledge book on Millets prepared in association with Knowledge partner ‘Yes Bank’ was released on the
occasion.
• India is one of the leading producers of millets in the world with an estimated share of around 41 percent in
the global production. India’s top five millet producing states are Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Karnataka,
Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh.
• There are 16 major varieties of millet, which are produced and exported, including Sorghum (Jowar), Pearl
Millet (Bajra), Finger Millet (Ragi) Minor Millets (Kangani), Proso Millet (Cheena), Kodo Millet (Kodo),
Barnyard Millet (Sawa/Sanwa/Jhangora), Little Millet (Kutki), Two Pseudo Millets (BuckWheat/Kuttu),
Ameranthus (Chaulai) and Brown Top Millet.
DRDO िे है दराबाद में नकस आयुध प्रणाली के सीलबों द नववरण (AHSP) को नमसाइल नसस्टम क्वानलटी एश्योरें स एर्ेंसी
(MSQAA) से सम्बों नधत प्रानधकरण को सौ ोंप नदया है ?
DRDO handed over Authority Holding Sealed Particulars (AHSP) of which Weapon System to Missile Systems
Quality Assurance Agency (MSQAA) in Hyderabad?
a. Agni
b. Akash
c. Prithvi
d. Brahmos
Answer: (b) Akash
Related Imp Points
• Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) handed over Authority Holding Sealed Particulars
(AHSP) of Akash Weapon System (Indian Army Version) to Missile Systems Quality Assurance Agency
(MSQAA) in Hyderabad.
• The handing over was held at Defence Research and Development Laboratory (DRDL) which, as a nodal
agency, has designed and developed the Akash weapon system.
• The Technical Specification & Quality Document and the drawing of complete weapon system elements
were sealed and handed over by Project Akash to MSQAA as part of AHSP transfer.
• Akash is the first state-of-the-art indigenous surface-to-air missile system. It is inducted by Indian Army and
Indian Air Force with order value worth Rs 30,000 crore, which is one of the largest single system orders for
indigenous missile system.
नटकाऊ िेती के नलए मृदा स्वास्थ्य प्रबों धि पर राष्ट्िीय सम्मे लि का उद् घाटि नकस शहर में हुआ?
National Conference on Soil Health Management for Sustainable Farming inaugurated in which city?
a. Pune
b. Hisar
c. Karnal
d. New Delhi
Answer: (d) New Delhi
Related Imp Points
• Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister, Narendra Singh Tomar inaugurated the National
Conference on Soil Health Management for Sustainable Farming in New Delhi.
• He inaugurated the creation of an integrated "Agriculture Investment Portal" by the Ministry of Agriculture
and Farmers Welfare.
• Note: Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology; Minister of State (Independent
Charge) Earth Sciences; MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr
Jitendra Singh inaugurated a conference titled, “Women Leading Change in Health and Science in India” in
New Delhi. It was co-hosted by WomenLift Health.
नकस राज्य िे राष्ट्िीय व्हीलचेयर नक्रकेट चैंनपयिनशप का तीसरा सोंस्करण र्ीता?
Which state won the third edition of the National Wheelchair Cricket Championship?
a. Punjab
b. Haryana
c. Uttar Pradesh
d. Madhya Pradesh
Answer: (c) Uttar Pradesh

Related Imp Points
• The third edition of the National Wheelchair Cricket Championship concluded in the city of lakes Udaipur
with a world record being created recently.
• Organized under the joint aegis of Narayan Seva Sansthan, DCCI, WCI and Rajasthan Royals, Uttar Pradesh
captured the championship trophy by easily defeating Haryana in this seven-day tournament.
• World's largest wheelchair cricket tournament was recorded in the Guinness Book of World Records for the
first time.
एिएचएआई और महा मेटिो िे हाइवे फ्लाईओवर और मेटिो रे ल के सार् नसोंगल कॉलम पर समनर्सत ____ लोंबाई वाले डबल
डे कर वायाडक्ट का निमासण करके नगिीर् बु क ऑफ वल्डस ररकॉडस हानसल नकया।
NHAI and Maha Metro achieved the Guinness Book of World Record by constructing longest Double Decker
Viaduct of length ____ with Highway Flyover & Metro Rail Supported on single column.
a. 1.14 km
b. 2.14 km
c. 3.14 km
d. 5.14 km
Answer: (c) 3.14 km
Related Imp Points
• The National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) and Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation Limited (Maha-
Metro) have recently achieved a Guinness world record.
• The authorities have constructed the longest double-decker viaduct (3.14 km) spanning with a highway
flyover and metro rail supported on a single column in Nagpur, Maharashtra.
एक अिु कूनलत डि ोि, वनटस प्लेि एक्स3, पे डलडोबा में एक स्वास्थ्य केंद्र में दवाएों , टीके और अन्य स्वास्थ्य सोंबोंधी
आवश्यकताएों नवतररत करे गा। पे डलडोबा नकस राज्य में है ?
A customised drone, Vertiplane X3, will deliver medicines, vaccines and other healthcare necessities to a health
centre in Pedaldoba. Pedaldoba is in which State?
a. Sikkim
b. Meghalaya
c. Himachal Pradesh
d. Arunachal Pradesh
Answer: (b) Meghalaya
Related Imp Points
• The air delivery of 1.5 kg of medicines to a remote location marked the unveiling of India’s first drone station
for transporting drugs at the Jengjal Subdivisional Hospital in Meghalaya’s West Garo Hills district.
• The drone, a Vertiplane X3 designed by TechEagle, took 36 minutes to deliver the payload at the Pedaldoba
Primary Health Centre, almost 2 hours less than the time taken by a semblance of a road.
65वी ों राष्ट्िीय निशािे बार्ी चैखियिनशप प्रनतयोनगता (NSCC) में 10 मीटर एयर नपस्टल नमनश्रत टीम का खिताब नकसिे
र्ीता?
Who won the 10m air pistol mixed team title at the 65th National Shooting Championship Competitions (NSCC)?
a. Anjali and Sagar
b. Manu Bhaker and Sarabjot Singh
c. Shweta Singh and Amanpreet Singh
d. Yashasvi Joshi and Abhinav Deshwal
Answer: (b) Manu Bhaker and Sarabjot Singh
Related Imp Points
• Manu Bhaker and Sarabjot Singh won the 10m air pistol mixed team title at the 65th National Shooting
Championship Competitions (NSCC) at the MP Shooting Academy range in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, venue
of the Pistol shooting events.
• In the junior mixed team pistol, the gold was won by Uttar Pradesh’s Anjali and Sagar.
• At the Vattiyoorkkavu Shooting Range in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, where the Rifle nationals are being
hosted, the Indian Navy’s Niraj Kumar won the 50m rifle prone men’s event with a score of 625.8.
नकस IIT िे एक प्रणाली 'नसों धुर्ा-I' नवकनसत की है र्ो समुद्री लहरोों से ऊर्ास का उपयोग करके नबर्ली उत्पन्न कर सकती
है ?
Which IIT developed a system ‘Sindhuja-I’ that could generate electricity using energy from seawaves?
a. IIT Delhi
b. IIT Madras
c. IIT Bombay
d. IIT Roorkee
Answer: (b) IIT Madras
Related Imp Points
• Researchers at IIT Madras have developed and deployed a system that could generate electricity using
energy from seawaves.
• The system, dubbed Sindhuja-I, was deployed by the researchers about six kilometres from the coast of
Tuticorin in Tamil Nadu, where the sea has a depth of about 20 metres. Sindhuja-I can currently produce
100 watts of energy.
मौनद्रक िीनत सनमनत (एमपीसी) िे नदसोंबर 2022 में घोषणा की नक रे पो दर में 35 आधार अों कोों की वृ खि की गई है और यह
दर अब ____ है ।
The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) announced in December 2022 that the repo rate has been increased by 35
basis points and the rate is now ____.
a. 5.90%
b. 6.05%
c. 6.25%
d. 6.70%
Answer: (c) 6.25%
Related Imp Points
Monetary Policy Statement, 2022-23
1. The Reserve Bank of India increased the policy repo rate under the liquidity adjustment facility (LAF) by 35
basis points to 6.25 per cent, while maintaining its stance of focussing on the “withdrawal of
accommodation”. The repo rate hike decision was taken by a majority of 5 out of the 6 members of the
Monetary Policy Committee (MPC).
2. This is the fifth consecutive time the repo rate has been increased since May. The policy rate is now at the
highest level since August 2018.
3. Consequently, the standing deposit facility (SDF) rate stands adjusted to 6.00 per cent and the marginal
standing facility (MSF) rate and the Bank Rate to 6.50 per cent.
4. The real GDP growth for 2022-23 is projected at 6.8 per cent with Q3 at 4.4 per cent and Q4 at 4.2 per cent.
Real GDP growth is projected at 7.1 per cent for Q1:2023-24 and at 5.9 per cent for Q2.
5. Inflation is projected at 6.7 per cent in 2022-23, with Q3 at 6.6 per cent and Q4 at 5.9 per cent. CPI inflation
for Q1:2023-24 is projected at 5.0 per cent and for Q2 at 5.4 per cent.
6. CPI inflation moderated to 6.8 per cent (y-o-y) in October 2022 from 7.4 per cent in September.
7. Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased by 6.3 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y) in Q2:2022-23 after an
increase of 13.5 per cent in Q1. On the supply side, gross value added (GVA) rose by 5.6 per cent in Q2.
8. The next meeting of the MPC is scheduled during February 6-8, 2023.
9. The RBI extended trading hours for various markets regulated by it. The new timings from 9 am till 5 pm will
come into effect from 12 December.
10. Under the new timings, call/notice/term money market will close at 5 pm, the market for Commercial paper
and Certificates of Deposit will close at 5 pm, Repo in Corporate Bonds ends at 5 pm and Rupee Interest Rate
Derivatives will end at 5 pm.
11. The central bank changed the timings in April 2020 in view of the operational dislocations and elevated
levels of health risks posed by COVID-19.
फोर्ब्स की नवश्व की 100 सबसे पावरफुल मनहलाओों की वानषसक सूची में नकतिी भारतीय मनहलाओों िे र्गह बिाई है ?
How many Indian women have made it to the Forbes’ annual list of The World’s 100 Most Powerful Women?
a. Six
b. Two
c. Four
d. Seven
Answer: (a) Six
Related Imp Points
• Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, Biocon Executive Chairperson Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw and Nykaa
founder Falguni Nayar are among six Indians who have made it to the Forbes’ annual list of The World’s 100
Most Powerful Women.
• Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitaraman, who is ranked 36, is on the list for the fourth time in a row.
• Roshini Nadar Malhotra, Chairperson of HCLTech, has been ranked 53. Madhabi Puri Buch, Chairperson of
the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), is ranked 54 on the list. Soma Mondal, Chairperson of the
Steel Authority of India, is ranked 67. Mazumdar-Shaw, executive chairperson and founder of Biocon Limited
and Biocon Biologics Limited is ranked 72. Falguni Sanjay Nayar, the founder and CEO of the beauty and
lifestyle retail company Nykaa, is ranked 89.
• The list includes 39 CEOs; 10 heads of state; and 11 billionaires worth a combined USD 115 billion.
• European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen sits atop the 19th annual Forbes list of the World’s
100 Most Powerful Women.
• While European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde is placed at 2nd position, US Vice President
Kamala Harris ranked 3rd in the list.
दनिण अफ्रीका में आयोनर्त होिे वाले ICC U-19 मनहला T20 नवश्व कप के नलए भारत की 15 सदस्यीय टीम का कप्ताि
नकसे बिाया गया?
Who has been named captain of India's 15-member squad for the ICC U-19 Women's T20 World Cup to be held in
South Africa?
a. Richa Ghosh
b. Archana Devi
c. Shafali Verma
d. Shweta Sehrawat
Answer: (c) Shafali Verma
Related Imp Points
• Talented opening batter Shafali Verma has been named captain of India's 15-member squad for the ICC U-
19 Women's T20 World Cup to be held in South Africa from January 14 to 29.
• Shweta Sehrawat was named vice-captain.
• Note: Former India cricketer Hrishikesh Kanitkar has been appointed the batting coach of the women's
cricket team. On the other hand, former head coach of the women’s team Ramesh Powar will now join
Laxman at the National Cricket Academy as spin bowling coach.
एनशयाई र्ूनियर बै डनमोंटि चैंनपयिनशप में पदक र्ीतिे वाले पहली भारतीय अों डर-17 शटलर कौि बनी हैं ?
Who has become the first-ever Indian under-17 shuttler to clinch a medal at the Asian Junior Badminton
Championships?
a. Simi Pant
b. Tasnim Mir
c. Unnati Hooda
d. Anupama Upadhyaya
Answer: (c) Unnati Hooda
Related Imp Points
• U-17 women’s singles shuttler Unnati Hooda, men’s doubles pair of Arsh Mohammad and Sanskar Saraswat
and U-15 men’s singles shuttler Anish Thoppani signed off with silver medals at Badminton Asia U-17 & U-
15 Junior Championships 2022 in Nonthaburi, Thailand.
• Unnati Hooda became the first-ever Indian under-17 shuttler to clinch a medal at the Asian Junior
Badminton Championships. She lost to Sarunrak Vitidsarn of Thailand in the gold medal match.
• Earlier, men’s singles shuttler Gnana Dattu and men’s doubles pair Bjorn Jaison and Aathish Sreenivas P. V.
had secured bronze medals in the U-15 category.
• The Indian badminton contingent finished the prestigious event with three silver and two bronze medals.
ऑस्टिे नलया में प्रधाि मोंत्री का पु रस्कार र्ीतिे वाले भारतीय मूल की नवज्ञाि नशिक का िाम बताइए।
Name the Indian-origin science teacher who won Prime Minister’s prize in Australia.
a. Veena Nair
b. Ana Baburamani
c. Neelima Kadiyala
d. Indrani Mukherjee
Answer: (a) Veena Nair
Related Imp Points
• An Indian-origin teacher in Australia has received the 2022 Prime Minister's Prize for Excellence in Science
Teaching in secondary schools.
• Melbourne-based Veena Nair has been awarded for demonstrating practical application of STEM (science,
technology, engineering and maths) to students, and how they can use their skills to make a real impact in
the world.
भारतीय भारोत्तोलक मीराबाई चािू िे कोलोंनबया के बोगोटा में नवश्व चैंनपयिनशप में नकस श्रेणी में प्रनतस्पधास करते हुए रर्त
पदक र्ीता?
Indian weightlifter Mirabai Chanu, competing in which category won a silver medal at the World Championships
in Bogota, Colombia?
a. 49kg
b. 53kg
c. 57kg
d. 62kg
Answer: (a) 49kg
Related Imp Points
• Star Indian weightlifter Mirabai Chanu, competing in 49kg category won a silver medal at the World
Championships with a total lift of 200kg at the event in Bogota, Colombia.
• She finished behind China's Jiang Huihua, who won the gold with a total effort of 206kg (93kg+113kg)
2022 के नलए ऑक्सफोडस वडस ऑफ द ईयर क्या है?
What is Oxford word of the year for 2022?
a. Homer
b. Bayou
c. Permacrisis
d. Goblin mode
Answer: (d) Goblin mode
Related Imp Points
• 2022 Oxford word of the year -“goblin mode”.
• The slang term refers to a type of behavior which is “unapologetically self-indulgent, lazy, slovenly, or
greedy, typically in a way that rejects social norms or expectations”.
• Collins chose “permacrisis” as word of the year for 2022.
• “Homer” was chosen by the Cambridge Dictionary as the word of the year for 2022, citing Wordle as its
source of inspiration. It is an informal American English term for a baseball “home run.”
नकस बैं क िे एक िया नडनर्टल लेंनडों ग प्लेटफॉमस iLens लॉन्च नकया है ?
Which bank has launched a new digital lending platform iLens?
a. Axis Bank
b. ICICI Bank
c. Indian Bank
d. IndusInd Bank
Answer: (b) ICICI Bank
Related Imp Points
• Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) and ICICI Bank announced the launch of ‘iLens’, a digital lending solution,
powered by the TCS lending platform.
• The platform digitises the entire lending process— from application to disbursement— for users. The launch
aims to offer customers faster turnaround of loan applications, greater transparency of loan status and
enriched experience.
• Note: Tata Consultancy Services has partnered with tech giant Amazon Web Services to launch a quantum
computing lab on the latter’s platform.
• ICICI Bank
 MD and CEO: Sandeep Bakshi
 Headquarters: Mumbai
 Tagline: Hum hai na, Khayal Apka
नकस बैं क िे MSMEs के नलए 'मचेंट वि अकाउों ट' शुरू करिे की घोषणा की?
Which bank announced the launch of ‘Merchant One Account’ for MSMEs?
a. Indian Bank
b. Federal Bank
c. IndusInd Bank
d. Kotak Mahindra Bank
Answer: (d) Kotak Mahindra Bank
Related Imp Points
• Kotak Mahindra Bank announced the launch of a new banking account which aims to cater to the needs of
MSMEs, including small retailers. Called Merchant One Account, as per the bank, it encapsulates a series of
offerings and helps equip small businesses with digital solutions.
• Kotak Mahindra Bank
 CEO: Uday Kotak
 Tagline: Lets make money simple
स्पाइस मिी िे ग्रामीण भारत में नवत्तीय समावे शि को बढावा दे िे के नलए नकस बैं क के सार् साझे दारी की है ?
Spice Money has partnered with which bank to push financial inclusion in rural India?
a. Yes Bank
b. Axis Bank
c. HDFC Bank
d. Federal Bank
Answer: (b) Axis Bank
Related Imp Points
• Fintech player Spice Money has partnered with private sector lender Axis Bank to facilitate opening of
instant, zero balance savings or current accounts for rural citizens through its Adhikari network.
• Axis Bank
 CEO: Amitabh Chaudhry
 Tagline: Badhti ka Naam Zindgi
ONGC का अध्यि और प्रबोंध निदे शक नकसे नियुक्त नकया गया है ?
Who has been appointed chairman and managing director of ONGC?
a. Nand Lal Sharma
b. VR Krishna Gupta
c. Arun Kumar Singh
d. Pushp Kumar Joshi
Answer: (c) Arun Kumar Singh
Related Imp Points
• Arun Kumar Singh, former chairman of oil refining and marketing company BPCL, appointed chairman and
managing director of ONGC -- the first instance of a retired person being appointed the head of a Maharatna
PSU. He would served for a three-year tenure.
• Note: In November, Vetsa Rama Krishna Gupta took over the additional charge of Chairman and Managing
Director of Bharat Petroleum (BPCL).
भारतीय िानभकीय नवद् युत निगम नलनमटे ड (भानविी) के अध्यि और प्रबोंध निदे शक के रूप में नकसिे पदभार ग्रहण
नकया है ?
Who has assumed charge as Chairman and Managing Director of Bharatiya Nabhikiya Vidyut Nigam Limited
(BHAVINI)?
a. S.N. Patel
b. Rajiv Kumar
c. Gurmeet Singh
d. K.V. Suresh Kumar
Answer: (d) K.V. Suresh Kumar
Related Imp Points
• K.V. Suresh Kumar has assumed charge as Chairman and Managing Director of Bharatiya Nabhikiya Vidyut
Nigam Limited (BHAVINI) at Kalpakkam. His tenure will be for three years.
• BHAVINI is a wholly owned Enterprise of Government of India under the administrative control of the
Department of Atomic Energy incorporated on 22 October 2003 as Public Limited Company under the
companies act, 1956 with the objective of constructing and commissioning the first 500 MWe Fast Breeder
Reactor (FBR) at Kalpakkam in Tamil Nadu.
• BHAVINI is currently constructing a 500MWe Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor at Kalpakkam, 70 km from
Chennai.
अडािी ग्रीि िे नकस राज्य में 450 मेगावाट का पवि-सौर हाइनिड नबर्ली सोंयोंत्र चालू नकया है ?
Adani Green has commissioned a 450 MW wind-solar hybrid power plant in which state?
a. Gujarat
b. Rajasthan
c. Tamil Nadu
d. Andhra Pradesh
Answer: (b) Rajasthan
Related Imp Points
• Adani Green has commissioned a 450 MW wind-solar hybrid power plant in Rajasthan.
• With the new hybrid plant in Jaisalmer, Adani Green Energy has the largest operational hybrid power
generation capacity of 1,440 MW. AGEL has a total operational generation capacity of 7.17 GW, making it
the largest wind-solar hybrid power farm developer.
• In May, Adani Green Energy operationalised India's first hybrid power plant of 390 MW, and in September
the world’s largest co-located hybrid power plant of 600 MW was operationalised – both located in
Jaisalmer.
• Vneet S. Jaain is the Managing Director & CEO, Adani Green Energy Ltd
नकस फमस िे 'ररटे ल-ओ-िॉनमक्स' शीषसक से एक ररपोटस र्ारी की?
Which firm launched a report titled ‘Retail-O-Nomics’?
a. RBI
b. SBI
c. Google
d. PayNearby
Answer: (d) PayNearby
Related Imp Points
• The second edition of the pan-India report titled ‘Retail-O-Nomics’, was released by PayNearby.
• The findings of the report are based on business data collected for a comparison period, ranging from
January to October 2022 vis-à-vis the same period during 2021.
• Assisted financial transactions across semi-urban and rural retail counters in India have grown 25% and 14%
in value terms and volumes, respectively, so far in 2022.
• Growth has been observed across different product offerings of PayNearby, including Unified Payments
Interface (UPI), cash withdrawal, MSME credit, utility payment, cash management, assisted e-commerce and
more.
• As per the report, Unified Payments Interface (UPI) transactions saw a whopping 650% and 500% increase in
value and volume across PayNearby retail counters, representing the growing adoption of UPI beyond Tier II
regions in the country.
हाई स्पीड इों टरिे ट के नलए अों डरसी केबल इों फ्रास्टि क्चर नवकनसत करिे के नलए नकस कोंपिी िे फेसबु क पै रेंट मेटा के
सार् साझे दारी की है ?
Which company has partnered with Facebook parent Meta to develop undersea cable infrastructure for high
speed internet?
a. Vi
b. Jio
c. BSNL
d. Bharti Airtel
Answer: (d) Bharti Airtel
Related Imp Points
• Bharti Airtel has partnered with Facebook parent Meta to develop undersea cable infrastructure which will
support high-speed internet in the country and boost data-carrying capacities between geographies.
• The two companies, along with Saudi Telecommunication Company, will bring the world’s longest subsea
cable system 2Africa Pearls to India, at Airtel’s landing station in Mumbai. Airtel and Meta have also
collaborated on Open RAN (radio access network) technologies.
• In February, Airtel had joined the SEA-ME-WE-6 undersea cable consortium that will connect Singapore and
France. The company will invest 20% of the overall investment in the cable system, which will go live in 2025.
• Reliance Jio has also been expanding its foothold in the subsea cable infrastructure, investing in a multi-
terabit India-Asia-Xpress undersea cable system connecting Mumbai to Singapore, with landing stations in
India, Malaysia, and Thailand.
राष्ट्िीय लघु उद्योग निगम (NSIC) िे MSMEs का समर्सि करिे के नलए निम्ननलखित में से नकसके सार् समझौता ज्ञापि पर
हस्तािर नकए हैं?
National Small Industries Corporation (NSIC) has signed MoU with which of the following to support MSMEs?
a. Google
b. Amazon
c. Walmart
d. Microsoft
Answer: (c) Walmart
Related Imp Points
• A MoU was signed between Walmart Global Sourcing India Private Limited and The National Small
Industries Corporation Limited. Through this MoU NSIC will be able to extend the NSIC schemes and other
services to MSMEs who would participate in various Vriddhi program.
• Chairman-Cum-Managing Director, NSIC: Gaurang Dixit
सरकार द्वारा नियुक्त गै स मूल्य समीिा पैिल का िे तृत्व नकसिे नकया नर्सिे हाल ही में अपिी ररपोटस प्रस्तुत की?
Who headed the government-appointed gas price review panel that has submitted its report recently?
a. Kirit Parikh
b. G.D. Bakshi
c. Arun Kunwar
d. Dharmendra Pradhan
Answer: (a) Kirit Parikh
Related Imp Points
• A government-appointed gas price review panel, led by Kirit Parikh submitted its report to the government,
recommending a floor and ceiling price for legacy fields and complete pricing freedom starting January 1,
2026.
• The panel has suggested linking the price of gas produced by state-owned firms from fields given to them on
a nomination basis to imported crude oil prices rather than benchmarking them to gas rates in international
markets.
• The panel also suggested including natural gas in the one-nation-one-tax regime of GST by subsuming excise
duty charged by the central government and varying rates of VAT levied by state governments.
डाक नवभाग के सहयोग से नकस मोंत्रालय िे िई नदल्ली में प्रनसि पत्र लेिि कानिसवल डाकरूम का अिावरण नकया?
Which ministry in association with Department of Post unveiled Daakroom, the renowned letter writing carnival
in New Delhi?
a. Ministry of Health
b. Ministry of Culture
c. Ministry of Tourism
d. Ministry of Education
Answer: (b) Ministry of Culture
Related Imp Points
• Under the aegis of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav, Ministry of Culture in association with Department of Post
unveiled Daakroom, the renowned letter writing carnival at the Gandhi Darshan at Raj Ghat, New Delhi.
• The one-of-a-kind letter writing event, supported by India Post, Ministry of Culture and Gandhi Smriti and
Darshan Samiti is aimed to give a digital detox with the aim of reviving the art of letter writing in India.
राष्ट्िीय डे यरी नवकास बोडस (NDDB) और गु र्रात सहकारी दु ग्ध नवपणि सोंघ (GCMMF) नकस दे श को दू ध उत्पादि को
बढावा दे िे के नलए तकिीकी सहायता प्रदाि करें गे?
National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) and the Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF) will
provide tech support to which country boost milk production?
a. Nepal
b. Sri Lanka
c. Afganistan
d. Bangladesh
Answer: (b) Sri Lanka
Related Imp Points
• India will provide technical support to Sri Lanka to enhance its dairy industry and milk output, a move aimed
at reducing the cash-strapped country's dependence on imported milk products.
• Officials of the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) and the Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing
Federation (GCMMF), which markets milk under the Amul brand, have taken steps to provide necessary
technical support for the production of milk in Sri Lanka.
RBI द्वारा र्ारी िवीितम आों कडोों के अिु सार, नपछले िौ वषों (FY12 से FY21 तक) में कौि सा राज्य सबसे तेर्ी से बढिे
वाला राज्य है?
Which state is the fastest-growing state for the last nine years (from FY12 to FY21), according to the latest data
released by RBI?
a. Gujarat
b. Haryana
c. Karnataka
d. Madhya Pradesh
Answer: (a) Gujarat
Related Imp Points
• Gujarat is the fastest-growing state for the last nine years (from FY12 to FY21), according to the latest data
released by RBI.
• Gujarat's Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) at the constant price has increased at compounded annual
growth rate (CAGR) of 8.2 per cent. It has grown from Rs 6.16 lakh crore in the Financial Year (FY) 2012 to Rs
12.48 lakh crore in FY21. Gujarat is also the second largest state in India, only behind Maharastra which has
a GSDP of Rs 18.89 lakh crore.
• Karnataka is the second fastest-growing major state economy, with a CAGR of 7.3 per cent. Karnataka is also
the fourth largest state economy. At the third spot is Haryana with a GSDP of Rs 5.36 lakh crore in FY21.
• With a CAGR of 6.7 per cent, Madhya Pradesh is ranked fourth in the list of fastest-growing states. It is
followed by Andhra Pradesh which has registered an annual GSDP growth rate of 6.5 per cent.
• Kerala with a growth rate of 3.9 per cent, Jammu & Kashmir 4.1 per cent CAGR, and Jharkhand with CAGR of
4.2 per cent are the slowest-growing major states of India.
• Among the smaller states, Mizoram has the fastest growth rate of 7.9 per cent with an economy of Rs 14.4
thousand crore in FY21, while Meghalaya recorded the slowest CAGR of 2 per cent. Its GDP was at Rs 23.75
thousand crore in FY21.
टे बल टे निस फेडरे शि ऑफ इों नडया (TTFI) के िए अध्यि के रूप में नकसे चुिा गया है ?
Who has been elected as the new president of Table Tennis Federation of India (TTFI)?
a. Harsh Sanghvi
b. Meghna Ahlawat
c. Dushyant Chautala
d. Arun Kumar Banerjee
Answer: (b) Meghna Ahlawat
Related Imp Points
• Meghna Ahlawat was elected president of the Table Tennis Federation of India with former stalwart
Kamlesh Mehta elected secretary general. Patel Nagender Reddy was elected treasurer.
• Ahlawat, who is the wife of Haryana deputy chief minister Dushyant Chautala, contested against Gujarat
home minister Harsh Sanghvi.
• The Table Tennis Federation of India (TTFI) is the governing body for table tennis in India. The TTFI was
established in 1926. It is headquartered in New Delhi.
• International Table Tennis Federation: Lausanne, Switzerland
10 नदसोंबर को मािवानधकार नदवस समारोह का नवषय क्या है ?
What is the theme for Human Rights Day celebration on December 10?
a. Equality
b. Our Rights, Our Freedoms, Always
c. Dignity, Freedom, and Justice for All
d. Recover Better – Stand Up for Human Rights
Answer: (c) Dignity, Freedom, and Justice for All
Related Imp Points
• Human Rights Day is observed every year on 10 December — the day the United Nations General Assembly
adopted, in 1948, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR).
• 2022 Theme: Dignity, Freedom, and Justice for All
• The 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights will be celebrated on 10 December 2023.
• The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) of India was established on 12 October, 1993.
• As per the report of the National Human Rights Commission, till October 2022, 98 thousand 571 complaints
of human rights violations have been registered. Of these, maximum 34 thousand 160 complaints have been
registered in Uttar Pradesh. With this, UP ranks first in terms of human rights violations.
अों तरासष्ट्िीय भ्रष्ट्ाचार नवरोधी नदवस नकस नदि मिाया र्ाता है ?
International Anti-Corruption Day is celebrated on which day?
a. December 7
b. December 8
c. December 9
d. December 10
Answer: (c) December 9
Related Imp Points
• The International Anti-Corruption Day was established by the United Nations in 2003 and is marked every
year on December 9.
• International Anti Corruption Day 2022 theme is “UNCAC at 20: Uniting the World Against Corruption”.
• United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime Headquarters: Vienna, Austria
• Note: International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide and of the
Prevention of this Crime is also celebrated on December 9.
टाइम पनत्रका के पससि ऑफ द ईयर 2022 नकसे िानमत नकया गया है ?
Who has been named Time magazine’s Person of the year 2022?
a. Elon Musk
b. Vladimir Putin
c. Narendra Modi
d. Volodymyr Zelensky
Answer: (d) Volodymyr Zelensky
Related Imp Points
• Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky, who has been defiantly resisting the Russian invasion for almost a
year, was chosen as Time magazine's 2022 Person of the Year along with 'The spirit of Ukraine'.
• Volodymyr Zelenskyy is a Ukrainian politician and former comedian and actor who has served as the sixth
and current president of Ukraine since 2019. He is a member of ‘Servant of the People party’.
• Time is an American news magazine based in New York City. Edward Felsenthal is the editor-in-chief of Time,
a fortnightly news magazine.
नकस राज्य िे भारत में पहला नदव्ाोंग नवभाग स्र्ानपत नकया है ?
Which state has set up the first Divyang department in India?
a. Odisha
b. Tamil Nadu
c. Maharashtra
d. Uttar Pradesh
Answer: (c) Maharashtra
Related Imp Points
• Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has 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 to have such a department.
• Maharashtra
 Governor: Bhagat Singh Koshyari
 Capital: Mumbai
नवप्रो िे नकस शहर में अपिे एनशया प्रशाोंत, मध्य पू वस और अफ्रीका (APMEA) मुख्यालय िोलिे की घोषणा की है ?
Wipro has announced the opening of its Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa (APMEA) headquarters in which city?
a. Doha
b. Dubai
c. Tel Aviv
d. Abu Dhabi
Answer: (b) Dubai
Related Imp Points
• Leading technology services company Wipro has announced the opening of its Asia Pacific, Middle East and
Africa (APMEA) headquarters in Dubai, UAE.
• The new office has been opened at Dubai World Trade Centre’s One Central business establishment.
• Wipro announced the appointment of Warren Zambelli as Managing Director for Africa, and Simmi Dhamija
as the Chief Operating Officer for APMEA (Asia-Pacific, Middle East and Africa). Wipro appointment
Christopher Smith as the MD for Australia and New Zealand.
• Wipro
 CEO: Thierry Delaporte
 Headquarters: Bengaluru
MSMEs को नडनर्टाइज़ और गाइड करिे के नलए नकस राज्य िे JustDial के सार् साझे दारी की है ?
Which state has partnered with JustDial to digitize and guide MSMEs?
a. Odisha
b. Karnataka
c. Telangana
d. Andhra Pradesh
Answer: (c) Telangana
Related Imp Points
• Local search engine company, JustDial, has partnered with the Telangana Government to digitise the Micro,
Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs). This partnership will ensure that MSMEs adapt to ways of doing
business digitally, realise their marketing potential, and reach out to customers in an effective way.
• MD and CEO of Justdial: VSS Mani
• Telangana
 Governor: Tamilisai Soundararajan
 Capital: Hyderabad
 Chief minister: K. Chandrashekar Rao
• Note: Tech giant Google signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Karnataka government to
promote women founders and startups across Tier-II and Tier-III cities in the state.
नकस म्यूचुअल फोंड िे भारत का पहला पै नसव टै क्स-सेनवोंग फोंड लॉन्च नकया है?
Which mutual fund has launched India’s first passive tax-saving fund?
a. IIFL
b. HDFC
c. Motilal Oswal
d. Canara Robeco
Answer: (a) IIFL
Related Imp Points
• IIFL Mutual Fund has launched the new fund offering of IIFL ELSS Nifty 50 Tax Saver Index Fund (IN50).
• It is the first passively managed tax-saving scheme (also known as Equity-Linked Savings Scheme, or ELSS) to
be launched after the capital market regulator SEBI, allowed fund houses to launch such passive funds on
May 23, 2022.
• Note: IDFC Asset Management Company Limited (AMC) has received regulatory clearances from regulators
for its proposed change in ownership. Consequent to the completion of the proposed transition, BFHL will
own approximately 60% and GIC & ChrysCapital (CC) will own approximately 20% each in IDFC AMC.
• IDFC AMC is proposed to be renamed as Bandhan Asset Management Company Limited and IDFC Mutual
Fund (MF) is proposed to be renamed as Bandhan Mutual Fund, with BFHL becoming the Sponsor of the
Mutual Fund.
बार काउों नसल ऑफ इों नडया िे कािू िी नकताबोों का िेत्रीय भाषाओों में अिुवाद करिे के नलए एक पै िल का गठि नकया है ।
कौि से पूवस CJI पै िल के प्रमुि हैं ?
The Bar Council of India has formed a panel for translating legal books into regional languages. Which former CJI
heads the panel?
a. SA Bobde
b. TS Thakur
c. Dipak Misra
d. Ranjan Gogoi
Answer: (a) SA Bobde
Related Imp Points
• The Bar Council of India has constituted 'Bhartiya Bhasha Samiti' chaired by former CJI Sharad Arvind Bobde.
• Committee listed words and phrases which are most commonly used in branches of law for developing a
common core vocabulary for translating legal material in regional languages.
IRDAI के अिु सार, एक बीमा कोंपिी में ____ प्रनतशत लेिे वाले एकल निवे शक को "निवे शक" के रूप में वगीकृत नकया
र्ाएगा।
As per the IRDAI, a single investor taking ____ per cent in an insurance company will be classified as “investor”.
a. 10
b. 12
c. 20
d. 25
Answer: (d) 25
Related Imp Points
• Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) has committed to enable ‘Insurance for
All’ by 2047.
• Irdai approved amendments to rules on registering insurance companies and investing in them. Private
equity (PE) funds can now directly put in money in insurance companies, and investment by them through
special purpose vehicles (SPVs) has been made optional. The merger of Exide Life Insurance Company with
HDFC Life Insurance Company also approved.
• A single investor taking 25 per cent (earlier it was 10 per cent) in an insurance company will be classified
as “investor” and any investment more than that will make it a “promoter”.
• Irdai has introduced provisions by which promoters will be allowed to dilute their stake down to 26 per cent
(earlier it was 50 per cent) on condition that the insurer has a satisfactory solvency record for the preceding
five years and is a listed entity.
• The lock-in period of investment for investors and promoters will be stipulated on the basis of the age of the
insurer. Corporate agents can now tie up with nine insurers each in the general, life, and health insurance
sectors. Currently, it is three.
• Insurance-marketing firms can tie up with six insurers in each line of business of life, general and health for
distributing their insurance products.
• With an objective of facilitating the insurers to efficiently utilize their capital and resources and to increase
insurance penetration in Crop Insurance, the period for considering State/Central Government premium
dues for calculation of solvency position has been increased from 180 days to 365 days. The solvency factors
related to crop insurance are also reduced to 0.50 from 0.70 which will release the capital requirements for
insurers by around Rs. 1460 crore.
• The factors for calculation of solvency provided in regulations are revised as follows:
1. For Unit Linked Business (Without Guarantees) - reduced to 0.60% from 0.80%.
2. For PMJJBY - reduced to 0.05% from 0.10%.
भारतीय राज्योों पर भारतीय ररर्वस बैं क की साोंखख्यकी पु खस्तका के अिु सार, कौि सा राज्य भारत में दै निक मर्दू री
भुगताि में प्रर्म स्र्ाि पर है ?
As per the RBI’s handbook of statistics on Indian states, which state ranks one in daily wage payments in India?
a. Kerala
b. Gujarat
c. Tamil Nadu
d. Madhya Pradesh
Answer: (a) Kerala
Related Imp Points
• Daily wagers in Kerala earned way more than their counterparts in more industrialised states like Gujarat
and Maharashtra and earned more than double the national average of Rs 373.30.
• The latest data in RBI’s handbook of statistics on Indian states showed that last fiscal (2021-22),
construction workers’ average daily wage in Kerala was more than three times of that in the lowest paying
states Tripura and Madhya Pradesh.
• A daily wager in the construction sector earned Rs 837.3 a day in Kerala, compared to Rs 250 in Tripura, Rs
267 in Madhya Pradesh, Rs 296 in Gujarat and Rs 362 in Maharashtra. The other two top states are Jammu &
Kashmir and Tamil Nadu, where the wages were Rs 519 and Rs 478, respectively.
• For workers in the agricultural and non-agricultural sectors, Kerala topped the list followed by Himachal
Pradesh. Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat were down in the chart.
दीिा बोलुआटे नकस दे श की पहली मनहला राष्ट्िपनत बिी हैं ?
Dina Boluarte has become the first female President of which country?
a. Peru
b. Brazil
c. Colombia
d. Argentina
Answer: (a) Peru
Related Imp Points
• Dina Ercilia Boluarte Zegarra is the first woman to become President of Peru. She was sworn in following a
failed self-coup d'état by President Pedro Castillo which resulted in his impeachment, ousting, and arrest.
• She is a Peruvian politician and lawyer, now serving as the 64th president of Peru since 7 December 2022.
• She had served as the first vice president and minister of Development and Social Inclusion under President
Pedro Castillo.
• Peru
 Capital: Lima
 Currency: Sol
 Continent: South America
नहमाचल प्रदे श के 15वें मुख्यमोंत्री के रूप में नकसिे शपर् ली?
Who took oath as the 15th Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh ?
a. Pratibha Singh
b. Mukesh Agnihotri
c. Vikramaditya Singh
d. Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu
Answer: (d) Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu
Related Imp Points
• Congress leader Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu has sworn in as the 15th Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister. Sukhu is
the 4-time incumbent MLA of Nadaun नादौन assembly constituency of Himachal Pradesh.
• Mukesh Agnihotri, the leader of the opposition in the outgoing Assembly, took oath as the Deputy Chief
Minister.
• The Congress wrested power from the Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP) in Himachal Pradesh winning 40 of the 68
assembly seats.
भारत के नियोंत्रक एवों महालेिा परीिक और नकस दे श के नियोंत्रक र्िरल िे िमता निमासण का समर्सि करिे के नलए
एक समझौता ज्ञापि पर हस्तािर नकए?
The Comptroller & Auditor General of India and the Comptroller General of which country signed an MoU to
support capacity building?
a. Chile
b. Spain
c. Morocco
d. Denmark
Answer: (a) Chile
Related Imp Points
• The Comptroller & Auditor General of India and the Comptroller General of the Republic of Chile signed a
memorandum of understanding (MoU) to strengthen institutional and professional capacities and learn from
each other’s best practices. The MoU was signed at the Chilean capital of Santiago.
• G. C. Murmu is the current Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India.
• Chile
 President: Gabriel Boric
 Currency: Chilean peso
 Continent: South America
 It is the southernmost country in the world, and the closest to Antarctica.
नकस दे श िे तनमलिाडु और आों ध्र प्रदे श में तबाही मचािे वाले चक्रवात 'मैंडूस' का िाम नदया?
Which country named the cyclone 'Mandus' that wreaked havoc in Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh?
a. India
b. Myanmar
c. Bangladesh
d. United Arab Emirates
Answer: (d) United Arab Emirates
Related Imp Points
• Cyclone Mandous, which emerged from the Bay of Bengal, made landfall in Mamallapuram, 30 km from
Chennai, resulting in heavy rainfall and squally winds in parts of coastal Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh.
• The cyclone crossed the coast between Puducherry and Sriharikota before weakening into a deep
depression.
• The name, ‘Mandous’, was provided by United Arab Emirates, which means treasure box in Arabic and is
pronounced as 'Man-Dous'.
अों तरासष्ट्िीय सावस भौनमक स्वास्थ्य कवरे र् नदवस नकस नदि मिाया र्ाता है?
International Universal Health Coverage Day is celebrated on which day?
a. December 10
b. December 11
c. December 12
d. December 13
Answer: (c) December 12
Related Imp Points
• On 12 December 2017, the United Nations proclaimed 12 December as International Universal Health
Coverage Day (UHC Day).
• 2022 Theme: “Build the world we want: A healthy future for all”
• Note: International Day of Neutrality is also celebrated on December 12.
केंद्र सरकार िे अल्पसोंख्यक समुदायोों के छात्रोों के नलए नकस स्वतोंत्रता कायसकतास के िाम पर छात्रवृ नत्त बों द करिे का
फैसला नकया है ? यह स्कॉलरनशप यूपीए सरकार के दौराि सच्चर पैिल की नसफाररशोों को लागू करिे के नहस्से के रूप में
शुरू की गई र्ी।
The Central government has decided to discontinue a scholarship named after which independence activist, for
students from the minority communities? This scholarship was launched during the UPA government as part of
implementing the Sachar panel recommendations.
a. Bikaji Cama
b. Maulana Azad
c. Dadabhai Naoroji
d. Bhimrao Ambedkar
Answer: (b) Maulana Azad
Related Imp Points
• The Union government has decided to discontinue the Maulana Azad National Fellowship, a scholarship for
students from minority communities, from this academic year. It is named after India's first education
minister Abul Kalam Azad.
• Fellowship was launched in 2009 by the UPA government, as part of measures to implement the
recommendations of the Sachar Committee. It provided financial assistance to students to pursue MPhil and
PhD from six communities – Buddhists, Christians, Jains, Muslims, Parsis and Sikhs.
बीबीसी की 2022 प्रभावशाली "100 मनहला" सूची में नकतिे भारतीय शानमल हैं ?
How many Indians included in the BBC's "100 Women" list of influential figures of 2022?
a. 2
b. 4
c. 3
d. 6
Answer: (b) 4
Related Imp Points
• Actor-producer Priyanka Chopra Jonas, aeronautical engineer Sirisha Bandla, Booker-winning author
Geetanjali Shree and social worker Sneha Jawale are the four Indians on the BBC's "100 Women" list of
influential figures of the year.
• From the world of politics, Ursula von der Leyen, the first female President of the European Commission, Mia
Mottley, the first female Prime Minister of Barbados and Ukraine's First Lady, Olena Zelenska, also make the
list.
• The list is celebrating its tenth season, as well as the 90th anniversary of the BBC World Service and the
centenary of the BBC.
RBI िे नकस दे श के केंद्रीय बैंक MMA के सार् मुद्रा नवनिमय समझौते पर हस्तािर नकए हैं?
The RBI signed a currency swap agreement with which country’s central bank MMA?
a. Malta
b. Maldives
c. Myanmar
d. Mauritius
Answer: (b) Maldives
Related Imp Points
• The Reserve Bank of India has signed a Currency Swap Agreement with the Maldives Monetary Authority
(MMA) to enable MMA to make drawals in multiple tranches up to a maximum of $200 million from the RBI.
• This agreement has been signed under the SAARC Currency Swap Framework.
• The RBI, with the concurrence of the Government of India, had put in place a revised Framework on
Currency Swap Arrangement in 2019 for SAARC countries.
श्रीराम नसटी यूनियि फाइिेंस में नकस बैं क िे अपिी पूरी 6.5 प्रनतशत नहस्से दारी या 43.4 लाि शेयर बेच नदए?
Which bank sold its entire 6.5 per cent stake, or 43.4 lakh shares, in Shriram City Union Finance?
a. Indian Bank
b. Federal Bank
c. IndusInd Bank
d. Kotak Mahindra Bank
Answer: (d) Kotak Mahindra Bank
Related Imp Points
• Kotak Mahindra Bank sold its entire 6.5 per cent stake, or 43.4 lakh shares, in Shriram City Union Finance.
The stake sale comes following the merger of Shriram City Union with its sister company Shriram Transport
Finance.
• Kotak Mahindra Bank
 CEO: Uday Kotak
 Tagline: Lets make money simple
नकस बैं क िे चोला MS र्िरल और मैक्स लाइफ के सार् बैं काश्योरें स समझौता नकया है ?
Which bank inked bancassurance pacts with Chola MS General and Max Life?
a. Karur Vysya Bank
b. South Indian Bank
c. Lakshmi Vilas Bank
d. Tamilnad Mercantile Bank
Answer: (d) Tamilnad Mercantile Bank
Related Imp Points
• Old private sector lender Tamilnad Mercantile Bank has entered into bancassurance partnerships with
Cholamandalam MS General Insurance Company Ltd, part of the Chennai-based Murugappa Group, and
Max Life Insurance Company to provide general insurance products and life insurance schemes respectively
to TMB’s customers.
• Tamilnad Mercantile Bank and Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance, also have entered into a bancassurance
partnership.
• Tamilnad Mercantile Bank
 Headquarters: Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu
 CEO: Krishnan Sankarasubramaniam
 Tagline: Be a Step Ahead of Life
किस बैं क िे किासटक के िोलर नर्ले में सात प्रमुि झीलोों के कायाकल्प के नलए ₹4.26 करोड का दाि स्वीकृत नकया है ?
Which bank has sanctioned a donation of ₹4.26 crore to rejuvenate seven major lakes in the Kolar district of
Karnataka?
a. SBI
b. UBI
c. PNB
d. BoB
Answer: (a) SBI
Related Imp Points
• The State Bank of India has sanctioned a donation of ₹4.26 crore to rejuvenate seven major lakes in the
Kolar district of Karnataka.
• As part of its corporate social responsibility, SBI will undertake the rejuvenation of seven major lakes -
Manjalanagara Amnikere and S Vadigepallikere in Srinivaspura Taluk, Peddapallikerein KGF, Tambihallikere
and Channegowdanakere in Kolar Taluk, C Hosurkere in Mulabagal Taluk and Rajalukere (WS) in Bangarpet
Taluk of Kolar District.
• Earlier this year, the Finance Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman chose Kolar district, as the district for
implementing the rejuvenation of lakes under the Amruth Sarovar Yojana.
• Note:
 State Bank of India (SBI) has raised ₹10,000 crore through its maiden infrastructure bond issuance at coupon
rate of 7.51 per cent. This is the largest single infrastructure bond issued by any Bank in the country.
 State Bank of India (SBI) has crossed the Rs 5-lakh-crore mark in personal banking advances. SBI added the
last Rs 1 lakh crore in 12 months.
नकस बैं क िे SV क्रेनडटलाइि नलनमटे ड के सार् नवशेष रूप से ग्रामीण िेत्रोों में मनहला उधारकतासओ ों के नलए 500 करोड
रुपये का सह-उधार समझौता नकया है ?
Which bank entered into a co-lending agreement with SV Creditline Ltd earmarking ₹500 crore exclusively to
women borrowers, particularly in rural areas?
a. Axis Bank
b. ICICI Bank
c. HDFC Bank
d. IndusInd Bank
Answer: (d) IndusInd Bank
Related Imp Points
• IndusInd Bank and SVCL (SV Creditline Ltd), an NBFC-MFI, have entered into a co-lending agreement
earmarking ₹500 crore exclusively to women borrowers, particularly in rural areas. SVCL is promoted by
Sunil Sachdeva, a social entrepreneur and co-founder and promoter of Medanta Hospital.
• IndusInd Bank
 MD & CEO: Sumant Kathpalia
 HQs: Pune, MH
 Tagline: We care Dil se; we make you feel Richer
निम्ननलखित में से कौि सा यूपीआई पर क्रेनडट काडस का समर्सि करिे वाला भारत का पहला भुगताि गे टवे बि गया है ?
Which of the following has become India’s first payment gateway to support Credit Cards on UPI?
a. Paytm
b. PhonePe
c. BharatPe
d. Razorpay
Answer: (d) Razorpay
Related Imp Points
• 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) in partnership
with Axis bank. With this launch, Razorpay becomes India’s First Payment Gateway to support Credit Cards
on UPI.
• Now, with RuPay credit cards being enabled on UPI, Razorpay merchants can begin accepting credit card
payments on UPI, with minimal changes to their existing setup.
• Razorpay
 CEO and Co-founder: Harshil Mathur
 MD & Co-founder, Razorpay: Shashank Kumar
 HQs: Bengaluru
हॉलीवु ड नक्रनटक्स एसोनसएशि में नकस नफल्म िे स्पॉटलाइट अवाडस र्ीता?
Which movie won the Spotlight Award at the Hollywood Critics Association?
a. KGF
b. RRR
c. Vikram
d. Ram Setu
Answer: (b) RRR
Related Imp Points
• RRR, directed by SS Rajamouli, has won the Spotlight Award at the Hollywood Critics Association (HCA). The
cast and crew of RRR will be presented with the trophy at the 6th HCA Film Awards, being held in Los Angeles
on February 24, 2023.
• Earlier this week, the film won Best International Picture at the 2022 Atlanta Film Critics Circle Awards. SS
Rajamouli has also bagged the best director award at the New York Film Critics Circle.
IRDAI िे मैक्स लाइफ इों श्योरें स में मैक्स फाइिें नशयल सनवस सेर् की ____ नहस्से दारी िरीदिे को मोंर्ूरी दी?
IRDAI approved Max Financial Services’ ____ stake buy in Max Life Insurance?
a. 3.11%
b. 4.03%
c. 5.17%
d. 6.66%
Answer: (c) 5.17%
Related Imp Points
• The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) has approved Max Financial Services
Ltd (MFSL)‘s proposals to purchase the balance 5.17 per cent stake held by Mitsui Sumitomo Company Ltd
(MSI) in Max Life Insurance Company Ltd (Max Life).
• This transaction entails purchase of 9.91 crore shares of Max Life at ₹85 per share by MFSL, the parent
company of Max Life, as per the put/ call option approved by the MFSL board on March 3, 2020 and
subsequently by its shareholders on May 27, 2020.
• Earlier, MFSL held a 72.52 per cent stake in Max Life and MSI 25.48 per cent stake.
अों तरासष्ट्िीय ऊर्ास एर्ेंसी (IEA) के अिु सार, भारत नकस वषस तक 145GW िवीकरणीय ऊर्ास र्ोड दे गा?
As per the International Energy Agency (IEA), India to add 145GW of Renewable energy by which year?
a. 2024
b. 2025
c. 2027
d. 2030
Answer: (c) 2027
Related Imp Points
• India, the world’s third-highest energy consumer, is expected to add 145 gigawatts (GW) of renewable
energy (RE) capacity in the next five years, with solar energy accounting for 75 per cent of the addition.
• The International Energy Agency (IEA) in its latest report “Renewables 2022” said that India is set to double
its new RE capacity installations over 2022–27, led by solar PV and driven by competitive auctions
implemented to achieve the ambitious target of 500 GW of non-fossil capacity by 2030.
• So far, a total of 172.72 GW of capacity from non-fossil fuel-based energy resources has been installed in the
country as of October 2022, which includes 119.09 GW of RE, 46.85 GW of large hydro, and 6.78 GW of
nuclear power capacity. This has a share of 42.26 per cent of the total installed generation capacity in the
country (408.71 GW).
• From 2001-2021, the world added just over 2400 GWs of renewable power capacity.
• IEA
 Headquarters : Paris, France
 Founded: November 1974
 Executive director: Fatih Birol
नकस बैं क िे भारत के रसद िे त्र को मर्बू त करिे के नलए $250 नमनलयि िीनत-आधाररत ऋण को मोंर्ूरी दी?
Which bank approved a $250 million policy-based loan to strengthen India’s logistics sector?
a. WB
b. ADB
c. NDB
d. AIIB
Answer: (b) ADB
Related Imp Points
• The Asian Development Bank (ADB) approved a $250 million policy-based loan to support India’s wide-
ranging reforms that aim to strengthen and modernise the country’s logistics infrastructure, improve
efficiency, and lower the cost.
• The loan will finance the first subprogram of the ‘Strengthening Multimodal and Integrated Logistics
Ecosystem’, which supports the government’s efforts to create a comprehensive policy, planning, and
institutional framework at the federal, state, and city levels.
• Note: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) approved a $780 million multi-tranche financing facility (MFF) to
build new lines and improve the connectivity of the metro rail system at Chennai, the capital of India's Tamil
Nadu state, with the city's existing bus and feeder services.
केंद्र िे नवशेष आनर्सक िे त्र (SEZ) के नियमोों में सोंशोधि नकया है , नर्ससे एसईर्ेड में IT/ITES इकाइयोों को 31 नदसों बर,
2023 तक अपिे कायसबल के ____ प्रनतशत को घर से काम करिे (WFH) की अिु मनत होगी।
The Centre has amended the Special Economic Zones (SEZs) rules allowing IT/ITES units in SEZs to permit ____ per
cent of their workforce to work from home (WFH) till December 31, 2023.
a. 50
b. 65
c. 80
d. 100
Answer: (d) 100
Related Imp Points
• The Centre has amended the Special Economic Zones (SEZs) rules allowing IT/ITES (Information Technology
Enabled Services) units in SEZs to permit 100 per cent of their workforce to work from home (WFH) till
December 31, 2023, provided unit owners intimate the same to the Development Commissioner of the
zones and continue to operate from the premises as per their letter of approval.
• In July this year, the Commerce & Industry Ministry notified a new rule–Rule 43A Work from Home in SEZ
Rules, 2006–across all SEZs, providing validity to extension of WFH for certain categories of employees,
including those working in IT/ITES units for a one year period, but up to a maximum of 50 per cent of total
employees.
• Note: The Power Ministry has waived inter-state transmission system (ISTS) charges on transmission of
electricity generated from new hydro-power projects for 18 years.
नफच िे चालू नवत्त वषस में भारत की र्ीडीपी में नकतिे प्रनतशत की वृ खि का अिु माि लगाया है ?
Fitch projected India's GDP to grow at what per cent in the current fiscal?
a. 7%
b. 7.1%
c. 6.9%
d. 6.7%
Answer: (a) 7%
Related Imp Points
• In its December edition of the Global Economic Outlook, Fitch projected India's GDP to grow at 7 per cent in
the current fiscal and slow to 6.2 per cent in 2023-24 and 6.9 per cent in 2024-25.
• In September, Fitch had projected 7 per cent growth for the current fiscal, followed by 6.7 per cent in 2023-
24 and 7.1 per cent growth in 2024-25.
ICAR-भारतीय मसाला अिुसोंधाि सोंस्र्ाि कहााँ खस्र्त है ? हाल ही में आर नदिे श िे इसके िए निदे शक के रूप में कायसभार
सोंभाला है ।
Where is the ICAR-Indian Institute of Spices Research located? Recently, R Dinesh has taken charge as its new
director.
a. Chennai
b. Bengaluru
c. Kozhikode
d. Hyderabad
Answer: (c) Kozhikode
Related Imp Points
• R Dinesh has assumed charge as the new director of ICAR-Indian Institute of Spices Research, Kozhikode
(Calicut), Kerala.
• Other appointments-
• RN Singh assumed charge as the General Manager of Southern Railway (SR).
• Naveen Gulati has assumed charge as the General Manager of Integral Coach Factory (ICF), Perambur,
Chennai, Tamil Nadu. He succeeds AK Agarwal, who has been transferred to Rail Wheel Factory, Bengaluru,
as General Manager.
नकस शहर िे र्िवरी से अक्टू बर 2022 तक उच्चतम नडनर्टल भुगताि लेिदे ि दर्स नकया?
Which city recorded the highest digital payment transactions from January to October 2022?
a. Pune
b. Mumbai
c. Chennai
d. Bengaluru
Related Imp Points
• Bengaluru witnessed the highest digital payment transactions in terms of volume at 14.82 million and value
at ₹36.2 billion from January to October 2022, according to French transactional services company--
Worldline's India Digital Payments Report.
• The digital transaction volume in the top five cities was – Bengaluru – 14.82 million, Hyderabad – 10.36
million, Chennai – 9.76 million, Mumbai – 9.24 million and Pune – 7.86 million.
• In the third quarter (July-September 2022), More than 23 billion digital payment transactions worth ₹38.32
lakh crore were carried out through UPI, debit and credit cards, prepaid payment instruments like mobile
wallets. UPI clocked over 19.65 billion transactions worth ₹32.5 trillion.
• Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh are the top five states that recorded the
highest number of digital transactions while Bangalore topped the list of cities.
भूपेंद्र पटे ल िे गु र्रात के 18वें मुख्यमोंत्री के रूप में शपर् ली। भार्पा िे इस बार गु र्रात चुिाव में कुल 182 सीटोों में से
____ र्ीतकर ऐनतहानसक र्िादे श दर्स नकया।
Bhupendra Patel was sworn in as the 18th Chief Minister of Gujarat. The BJP registered a historic mandate in
Gujarat elections this time by clinching ____ of the 182 total seats.
a. 148
b. 152
c. 154
d. 156
Answer: (d) 156
Related Imp Points
• Bhupendra Patel (Constituency- Ghatlodia) was sworn in as the 18th Chief Minister of Gujarat. Along with
him, eight other Cabinet Ministers, two Ministers of State (MoS) with Independent Charge and five MoS
were sworn in in the State capital Gandhinagar.
• Gujarat Governor Acharya Devrat administered the oath of office and secrecy to the Chief Minister and his
Cabinet members.
• The Bharatiya Janata Party, won a huge majority of 156 seats out of 182, the most ever won by any party in
Gujarat's history.
9वी ों नवश्व आयुवेद काोंग्रेस (डब्ल्यू एसी) का उद् घाटि नकस राज्य में हुआ?
9th World Ayurveda Congress (WAC) inaugurated in which state?
a. Goa
b. Kerala
c. Manipur
d. Karnataka
Answer: (a) Goa
Related Imp Points
• 9th World Ayurveda Congress (WAC) and Arogya Expo 2022 was inaugurated at Panaji, Goa.
• Theme of the 9th World Ayurveda Congress and Arogya Expo 2022: Ayurveda for One Health.
• The third edition of the ‘Ayushman’ comic book series was also released on this occasion. A MoU was
signed between All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA) and Rosenberg’s European Academy of Ayurveda,
Germany to facilitate advanced studies in traditional Indian medicine systems.
• In 2015, the United Nations decided to celebrate the International Day of Yoga (June 21).
• Ministry of AYUSH was set up by Government of India in 2014.
• Every year 23 October is observed in India as Ayurveda Day.
B20 इों नडया के अध्यि के रूप में नकसे नियुक्त नकया गया है ?
Who has been appointed as the Chair of B20 India?
a. Uday Kotak
b. Gautam Adani
c. Mukesh Ambani
d. N Chandrasekaran
Answer: (d) N Chandrasekaran
Related Imp Points
• The government has appointed Tata Sons Chairman N Chandrasekaran as the Chair of B20 India. He will lead
the business agenda during India's G-20 presidency.
• The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has been appointed as the B20 India Secretariat by the Indian
government to lead the B20 India process.
• CII assumed charge of B20 India Secretariat on 1 December 2022, as India's term as G-20 President
commenced. Established in 2010, the Business 20 (B20) is the official G-20 dialogue forum with the global
business community.
िे शिल बैं क फॉर एग्रीकल्चर एों ड रूरल डे वलपमेंट (िाबाडस ) का अध्यि नकसे नियुक्त नकया गया है?
Who has been named Chairman of the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD)?
a. Shaji KV
b. MD Patra
c. Urvish Shah
d. Manoj Ahuja
Answer: (a) Shaji KV
Related Imp Points
• Shaji KV has been named Chairman of the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD).
He formerly served as NABARD’s Deputy Managing Director (DMD) till May 21, 2020. He replaced Govinda
Rajulu Chintala.
• NABARD is an apex regulatory body for overall regulation of regional rural banks and apex cooperative banks
in India. It is under the jurisdiction of Ministry of Finance, Government of India.
• NABARD was established on the recommendations of B. Sivaramman on 12 July 1982. It was dedicated to
the service of the nation by the late Prime Minister Smt. Indira Gandhi on 05 November 1982. It replaced the
Agricultural Credit Department (ACD) and Rural Planning and Credit Cell (RPCC) of Reserve Bank of India,
and Agricultural Refinance and Development Corporation (ARDC). Set up with an initial capital of Rs.100
crore, its’ paid up capital stood at Rs.17,080 crore.
• NABARD has its head office at Mumbai and regional offices in all states and one special cell at Srinagar J&K.
भारत के 77वें शतरों र् ग्रैं डमास्टर कौि बिे हैं?
Who has become India's 77th chess Grandmaster?
a. V Pranav
b. Aditya Mittal
c. Pranav Anand
d. Rahul Srivatshav
Answer: (b) Aditya Mittal
Related Imp Points
• Sixteen-year-old Aditya Mittal from Mumbai has become India's 77th chess Grandmaster during an ongoing
tournament in Spain.
• To become a GM, a player has to secure three GM norms and cross the live rating of 2,500 ELO points.
• Mittal is also the fifth Indian to achieve the GM title in 2022 after Bharath Subramaniyam, Rahul Srivatshav,
V Pranav and Pranav Anand.
कौि सा बल्लेबार् एकनदवसीय दोहरा शतक बिािे वाला सबसे कम उम्र का और सबसे तेर् नक्रकेटर बि गया है और
पहला एकनदवसीय शतक को दोहरे शतक में बदलिे वाला पहला खिलाडी बि गया है ?
Which batsman has become the youngest and the fastest cricketer to score an ODI double century and the first to
convert a maiden ODI century to a double century?
a. Shreyas Iyer
b. Ishan Kishan
c. Sanju Samson
d. Suryakumar Yadav
Answer: (b) Ishan Kishan
Related Imp Points
• India batter Ishan Pranav Kishan (24) scored 210 runs from 131 balls in a One Day International (ODI) match
against Bangladesh at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium (Chattogram), becoming both the youngest
and the fastest cricketer to score an ODI double century and the first to convert a maiden ODI century to a
double century.
• He reached the 200-run mark in 126 deliveries to beat Chris Gayle's record of 138 balls.
• Kishan also became the fourth ODI double-centurion Indian after Rohit Sharma, Virender Sehwag and
Sachin Tendulkar and the seventh batsman overall to achieve the feat, along with Gayle, Martin Guptill and
Fakhar Zaman.
पै साबाज़ार और नकस बैं क िे एक िया सह-निनमसत क्रेनडट काडस 'डु एट' लॉन्च करिे की घोषणा की?
Paisabazaar and which bank announced the launch of a new co-created credit card ‘Duet’?
a. Yes Bank
b. RBL Bank
c. Axis Bank
d. HDFC Bank
Answer: (b) RBL Bank
Related Imp Points
• Paisabazaar and RBL Bank announced the launch of a new co-created credit card ‘Duet’. The card offers two
credit offerings–cashback on purchases made through the card and a line-of-credit from RBL bank that
enables instant transfer of money into the bank account.
• Duet is a lifetime free credit card from RBL Bank. The card provides a flat 1% cashback on all online and
offline spends with no upper limit.
• RBL Bank
 MD and CEO: R Subramaniakumar
 Tagline: Apno ka bank
टि किे नटक िे दे श भर में SMEs को व्ापक नडनर्टल बैं नकोंग, लॉनर्खस्टक्स, मूल्य वनधस त सेवाओों की पे शकश करिे के नलए
नकस बैं क के सार् साझे दारी की है ?
Trucknetic has partnered with which bank to offer comprehensive digital banking, logistics, value-added services
to SMEs across the country?
a. DBS Bank
b. Axis Bank
c. Federal bank
d. IndusInd Bank
Answer: (a) DBS Bank
Related Imp Points
• Trucknetic, India’s Uber for Trucks has partnered DBS Bank as a logistics partner on their BusinessClass
platform. Through this partnership, the company aims to offer comprehensive digital banking, logistics,
value-added services and deals to SMEs across across the country.
• DBS Bank India Limited
 MD & CEO: Surojit Shome
 HQs in India: Mumbai
 Tagline: Live more, Bank less
होोंडा पावर पै क एिर्ी इों नडया प्राइवे ट नलनमटे ड और नकस मेटिो िे ओपि बै टरी स्वैप सेवा शुरू करिे की घोषणा की?
Honda Power Pack Energy India Private Limited and which Metro announced the launch of open battery swap
service?
a. Delhi Metro
b. Kochi Metro
c. Lucknow Metro
d. Bangalore Metro
Answer: (d) Bangalore Metro
Related Imp Points
• Honda Power Pack Energy India Private Limited (HEID), the battery service subsidiary of Honda Motor Co.,
Ltd, and Bangalore Metro Rail Corp. Ltd. (BMRCL) or Namma Metro announced the launch of Honda e:Swap
services at the BMRCL metro stations.
सऊदी अरब में यानत्रयोों को नटकट और अन्य सेवाओों के नलए नकस एयरलाइि िे EaseMyTrip के सार् एक सामान्य नबक्री
समझौते (GSA) पर हस्तािर नकए?
Which airline signed a General Sales Agreement (GSA) with EaseMyTrip, to sell tickets and provide other services
to passengers in Saudi Arabia?
a. IndiGo
b. Vistara
c. Go First
d. Air India
Answer: (c) Go First
Related Imp Points
• Go First has announced signing an exclusive General Sales Agreement (GSA) with EaseMyTrip to sell,
promote and market tickets and other services to passengers in Saudi Arabia.
• Go First, founded as GoAir, is an Indian ultra-low-cost airline based in Mumbai. It is owned by the Indian
business conglomerate Wadia Group.
• EaseMyTrip is an Indian online travel company, founded in 2008 by Nishant Pitti, Rikant Pitti, and Prashant
Pitti. Headquartered in New Delhi, the company provides hotel bookings, air tickets, holiday packages, bus
bookings, and white-label services.
• Note: EaseMyTrip will invest in and acquire Gujarat’s GIFT city-based Nutana Aviation.
नकस राज्य/केंद्र शानसत प्रदे श को आयुष्माि भारत स्वास्थ्य िाता आईडी बिािे की श्रेणी में प्रर्म पु रस्कार से सम्मानित
नकया गया है ?
Which state/ UT has been awarded 1st prize in the category for Ayushman Bharat health account ID generation?
a. Assam
b. Chandigarh
c. Uttar Pradesh
d. Jammu & Kashmir
Answer: (d) Jammu & Kashmir
Related Imp Points
• Jammu and Kashmir has been awarded 1st prize in the category for Ayushman Bharat health account ID
generation and 2nd prize in the category for Teleconsultation conducted during the celebration of Universal
Health Coverage Day 2022 which was celebrated on 10th and 11th December at International Cooperation
and Convention Centre, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh.
नकस राज्य का एक फार्म काबस ि तटस्र् खस्र्नत प्राप्त करिे वाला दे श का पहला बीर् फामस बि गया है ?
A farm in which state has become the first seed farm in the country to achieve carbon neutral status?
a. Kerala
b. Punjab
c. Haryana
d. Uttar Pradesh
Answer: (a) Kerala
Related Imp Points
• State Seed Farm Aluva near Kochi, Kerala has become the first seed farm in the country to achieve carbon
neutral status.
• Carbon neutral indicates that emissions made during agricultural practices in a farm must be absorbed
into the soil itself. Normally, agricultural practices emit a lot of carbon dioxide. As per scientific studies,
agriculture and livestock account for 14 per cent of India’s gross national greenhouse gas emissions.
• The total amount of carbon emission from the farm, located at Thuruthu in Aluva, in the last one year was 43
tons but its overall procurement was 213 ton.
केंद्र सरकार िे प्राकृनतक िेती पर राष्ट्िीय नमशि को ____ के व्य के सार् एक अलग योर्िा के रूप में मोंर्ूरी दी है ।
The central government has approved the National Mission on Natural Farming as a separate scheme with an
expenditure of ____.
a. ₹1,584 crore
b. ₹2,584 crore
c. ₹3,584 crore
d. ₹5,584 crore
Answer: (a) ₹1,584 crore
Related Imp Points
• Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar inaugurated the National Conference on Soil Health
Management for Sustainable Farming in New Delhi. It was organized by the NITI Aayog in collaboration with
GIZ affiliated to the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), Germany.
• To promote natural farming, the central government has approved the National Mission on Natural Farming
as a separate scheme with an expenditure of ₹1,584 crore.
• More than 22 crore Soil Health Cards have been distributed to farmers across the country in two phases.
न्यू यॉकस के फेडरल ररर्वस बैंक में प्रर्म उपाध्यि और मुख्य पररचालि अनधकारी के रूप में नकसे नियुक्त नकया गया है ?
Who has been appointed as First Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at the Federal Reserve Bank of New
York?
a. Ami Bera
b. Rohit Khanna
c. Pramila Jayapal
d. Sushmita Shukla
Answer: (d) Sushmita Shukla
Related Imp Points
• Sushmita Shukla, an Indian-origin veteran of the insurance industry, has been appointed as First Vice
President and Chief Operating Officer at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, making her the second-
ranking officer at the prominent institution.
• The Federal Reserve Bank of New York is one of 12 regional Reserve Banks which, together with the Board of
Governors in Washington, DC, make up the Federal Reserve System.
अमेररकी फिीचर ररटे लर पॉटरी बािस का िाोंड एों बे सडर कौि है ?
Who is the brand ambassador of American furniture retailer Pottery Barn?
a. MS Dhoni
b. Neeraj Chopra
c. Deepika Padukone
d. Amitabh Bachchan
Answer: (c) Deepika Padukone
Related Imp Points
• American furniture retailer Pottery Barn announced a global partnership with actor Deepika Padukone who
has been signed as a brand ambassador to promote the company’s international expansion.
• Note:
 Nexxbase Marketing Pvt Ltd-owned Noise, a wearables technology company, has roped in cricketer Virat
Kohli as its new brand ambassador for its smartwatch range.
 Nykaa Fashion announced Bollywood actor Janhvi Kapoor, as its brand ambassador.
 Catch Salts & Spices has announced the appointment of actor Akshay Kumar and Bhumi Pednekar as brand
ambassadors.
 Cancer hospital chain American Oncology Institute (AOI) has partnered with Mary Kom for its ‘Early
Detection of Cancer’ campaign.
केरल के अों तरासष्ट्िीय नफल्म महोत्सव का कौि सा सोंस्करण नतरुविों तपु रम के निशागाोंधी सभागार में शुरू नकया गया है ?
Which edition of International Film Festival of Kerala has been started at Nishagandhi auditorium in
Thiruvananthapuram?
a. 21st
b. 24th
c. 27th
d. 30th
Answer: (c) 27th
Related Imp Points
• The 27th edition of International Film Festival of Kerala has been started at Nishagandhi auditorium in
Thiruvananthapuram. The event was inaugurated by Kerala CM, Pinarayi Vijayan.
• Palme d’Or winning director duo Jean-Pierre Dardenne and Luc Dardenne’s Belgian refugee drama ‘Tori et
Lokita/ Tori and Lokita opened the 27th International Film Festival of Kerala 2022.
• The International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK) is hosted by the Kerala State Chalachitra Academy on behalf
of the Department of Cultural Affairs, Government of Kerala. The first IFFK was held in Kozhikode in 1996.
नकस राज्य कैनबिे ट िे सफाई कमसचारी आयोग बिािे के नलए एक नवधे यक को मोंर्ूरी दी?
Which state cabinet approved a bill to create a Safai Karamchari Commission?
a. Assam
b. Manipur
c. Jharkhand
d. Madhya Pradesh
Answer: (a) Assam
Related Imp Points
• The Assam Cabinet approved a bill to create a Safai Karamchari Commission.
• The Assam Cabinet also renamed the Dergaon Police Academy as Lachit Barphukan Police Academy.
• For the first time in the history of Assam, the State Cabinet led by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma held
the meeting at the historic Gandhi Mandap in Guwahati.
भारतीय िौसेिा के र्हार् कोखच्च, कवारत्ती और सुमेधा पहली अों तरासष्ट्िीय फ्लीट ररव्ू (IFR) में भाग लेिे के कलए किस दे श
पहुं चे?
Indian Navy ships Kochi, Kavaratti and Sumedha arrived in which country to participate in the maiden
International Fleet Review (IFR)?
a. Japan
b. Vietnam
c. Australia
d. Bangladesh
Answer: (d) Bangladesh
Related Imp Points
• Indian Navy ships Kochi, Kavaratti and Sumedha arrived in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh to participate in the
maiden International Fleet Review (IFR) being conducted by the Bangladesh Navy (BN).
• IFR-22 is being conducted by BN this year, to commemorate the Birth Centenary of the Father of the Nation,
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and to celebrate the Golden Jubilee of the Independence of
Bangladesh.
• The visiting Indian Navy ships Kochi, Kavaratti and Sumedha are the latest indigenously designed and
developed guided missile stealth Destroyer, anti submarine Corvette and Off-shore Patrol Vessel
respectively.
2022 वल्डस एर्लीट ऑफ द ईयर ’का पु रस्कार नकसिे र्ीता?
Who won ‘2022 World Athlete of the Year’ awards?
a. Eliud Kipchoge /Yulimar Rojas
b. Mutaz Essa Barshim/ Allyson Felix
c. Karsten Warholm/ Elaine Thompson-Herah
d. Armand Mondo Duplantis/ Sydney McLaughlin
Answer: (d) Armand Mondo Duplantis/ Sydney McLaughlin
Related Imp Points
• World champion American hurdler Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone and Swedish pole vaulter Armand Mondo
Duplantis won the 'World Athlete of the Year' awards.
• The World Athlete of the Year award is a prize that can be won by athletes participating in events within the
sport of athletics organised by World Athletics (formerly named IAAF), including track and field, cross
country running, road running, and racewalking.
ISRO और निम्ननलखित में से नकसिे स्पे सटे क इिोवे शि िे टवकस (SpIN) लॉन्च करिे के नलए एक समझौता ज्ञापि पर
हस्तािर नकए?
ISRO and which of the following signed an MoU to launch SpaceTech Innovation Network (SpIN)?
a. Pixxel
b. Social Alpha
c. Dhruva Space
d. Skyroot Aerospace
Answer: (b) Social Alpha
Related Imp Points
• Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and Social Alpha signed an MoU to launch SpaceTech Innovation
Network (SpIN), India’s first dedicated platform for innovation curation and venture development for the
burgeoning space entrepreneurial ecosystem.
• Social Alpha is a multistage innovation curation and venture development platform for science and
technology start-ups. Manoj Kumar is the Founder of Social Alpha.
• Note: ISRO has signed an MoU with Gurugram, Haryana-based private space firm, Vyom Space Exploration
and Services Private Limited, for its “human and cargo transportation capsule program". The MoU was
facilitated by India’s nodal space authorization body, Indian National Space Promotion and Authorization
Center (In-Space).
र्म्मू और कश्मीर और लद्दाि के उच्च न्यायालय के कायसवाहक मुख्य न्यायाधीश के रूप में नकसे नियुक्त नकया गया है ?
Who has been appointed as the Acting Chief justice of the High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh?
a. Justice Vipin Sanghi
b. Justice Rajesh Bindal
c. Justice Tashi Rabstan
d. Justice Dipankar Datta
Answer: (c) Justice Tashi Rabstan
Related Imp Points
• Justice Tashi Rabstan has been appointed as the Acting Chief justice of the High Court of Jammu and
Kashmir and Ladakh as incumbent Chief Justice Ali Mohd Magrey is set to retire.
• Note: Justice Dipankar Datta was sworn in as Supreme Court judge by Chief Justice of India D.Y.
Chandrachud on December 12. Justice Datta was the former Bombay High Court Chief Justice. His
appointment to the Supreme Court raises the judicial strength to 28 out of a total sanctioned strength of 34
judges for the court. Datta will have a nearly eight-year tenure in the Supreme court until his retirement in
February 2030 at the age of 65.
• Note: While Supreme Court judges retire on attaining the age of 65 years, high court judges retire at 62.
G20 प्रे सीडें सी के तहत G20 फाइिें स टि ै क एर्ेंडे की पहली बै ठक कहााँ हुई?
Where did the first meeting of the G20 Finance Track agenda under the G20 Presidency take place?
a. Jaipur
b. Udaipur
c. New Delhi
d. Bengaluru
Related Imp Points
• The first G20 Finance and Central Bank Deputies (FCBD) meeting is scheduled to be held during 13-15
December 2022 in Bengaluru. This meeting is being be hosted jointly by the Ministry of Finance and the
Reserve Bank of India.
• It was co-chaired by Ajay Seth, Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs and Dr Michael D. Patra, Deputy
Governor of RBI.
• Note: The First Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting will be held during 23-25 February
2023 in Bengaluru.
13 नदसोंबर को श्री अरनबों दो िा कौि सा जयुंती प्रोग्रार् र्नाया गया?
Which birth anniversary programme of Sri Aurobindo was celebrated on December 13?
a. 100th
b. 125th
c. 150th
d. 175th
Answer: (c) 150th
Related Imp Points
• The Prime Minister, Narendra Modi addressed a programme celebrating Sri Aurobindo’s 150th birth
anniversary in Kamban Kalai Sangam, Puducherry. He also released a commemorative coin and postal
stamp in honour of Sri Aurobindo.
• Sri Aurobindo was an Indian philosopher, yogi, maharishi, poet, and Indian nationalist. He was also a
journalist, editing newspapers such as Vande Mataram. In 1926, with the help of his spiritual collaborator,
Mirra Alfassa (referred to as "The Mother"), Sri Aurobindo Ashram at Pondicherry was founded. His main
literary works are “The Life Divine”, “Synthesis of Yoga” and “Savitri: A Legend and a Symbol”.
• In 1893 Sri Aurobindo returned to India and in the same year Swami Vivekananda went to America to deliver
his iconic speech at the World's Parliament of Religions. Gandhi ji went to South Africa in the same year.
नकस लघु नवत्त बैं क िे 2 साल के नलए इनतरा डे नवड को एमडी और सीईओ के रूप में नफर से नियुक्त नकया है ?
Which small finance bank has re-appointed Ittira David as MD and CEO for 2 years?
a. Au Small Finance Bank
b. ESAF Small Finance Bank
c. Ujjivan Small Finance Bank
d. Fincare Small Finance Bank
Answer: (c) Ujjivan Small Finance Bank
Related Imp Points
• Ujjivan Small Finance Bank (SFB) announced that the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has approved Ittira Davis'
reappointment as managing director and chief executive officer for another two years.
• Davis has been working with Ujjivan since March of 2015.
• Ujjivan Small Finance Bank
 Headquarters: Bengaluru, Karnataka
 Tagline: Build A Better Life
अगले वषस कौि सा शहर भारत अों तरासष्ट्िीय नवज्ञाि महोत्सव की मेर्बािी करे गा?
Which city will host India International Science Festival next year?
a. Indore
b. Bhopal
c. Mumbai
d. Hyderabad
Answer: (b) Bhopal
Related Imp Points
• 8th India International Science Festival (IISF)-2022 will be held in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh in January 2023.
• It was first held in Delhi in 2015.
• It is an initiative of Ministry of Science and Technology and Ministry of Earth Science of Government of India
in association with Vijnana Bharati
टीबी नियोंत्रण कायसक्रम के नलए नकस राज्य को सम्मानित नकया गया है ?
Which state has been awarded for TB Control Programme?
a. Sikkim
b. Manipur
c. Meghalaya
d. Arunachal Pradesh
Answer: (c) Meghalaya
Related Imp Points
• The Meghalaya government, which has adopted a ‘jan andolan’ (people’s movement) against Tuberculosis,
received the award for “Best Practice in Advocacy, Communication and Social Mobilisation in Tuberculosis
control” at a national workshop on ACSM to end TB in India.
• India aims to eliminate the TB by 2025.
• Meghalaya
 Capital: Shillong
 Governor: B. D. Mishra
 Chief minister: Conrad Sangma
 One of the biggest Central Institutes, the North Eastern Council Secretariat, is situated in Shillong.
08 से 19 नदसोंबर 2022 तक भारत-इों डोिे नशया कोऑनडस िेटेड पे टिोल (IND-INDO CORPAT) का कौि सा सोंस्करण
आयोनर्त नकया र्ा रहा है ?
Which edition of India-Indonesia Coordinated Patrol (IND-INDO CORPAT) is being conducted from 08 – 19
December 2022?
a. 21st
b. 29th
c. 32nd
d. 39th
Answer: (d) 39th
Related Imp Points
• The 39th edition of India-Indonesia Coordinated Patrol (IND-INDO CORPAT) between the Indian Navy and
the Indonesian Navy is being conducted from 08 – 19 December 2022. India and Indonesia have been
carrying out CORPATs twice a year since 2002.
• Indian Naval Ship (INS) Karmuk participated in the pre-deployment briefing at Belawan, Indonesia. Along
with INS Karmuk, L-58 and Dornier Maritime Patrol Aircraft will be participating in the CORPAT.
• The CORPAT will conclude with a debrief at Port Blair.
सोंसद िे ऊर्ास सोंरिण (सोंशोधि) नवधे यक, 2022 पाररत नकया है र्ो निम्ननलखित अनधनियम में सोंशोधि करता है -
Parliament has passed the Energy Conservation (Amendment) Bill, 2022 that amends the following act-
a. Energy Conservation Act, 2000
b. Energy Conservation Act, 2001
c. Energy Conservation Act, 2007
d. Energy Conservation Act, 2009
Answer: (b) Energy Conservation Act, 2001
Related Imp Points
• Parliament has passed the Energy Conservation (Amendment) Bill, 2022.
• The Bill amends the Energy Conservation Act, 2001 to empower the central government to specify a carbon
credit trading scheme.
• Designated consumers may be required to meet a proportion of their energy needs from non-fossil sources.
• The Energy Conservation Code for buildings will also apply to office and residential buildings with a
connected load of 100 kilowatt or above.
• Energy consumption standards may be specified for vehicles and ships.
कौि सा राज्य भारत में अपिा स्वयों का र्लवायु पररवतसि नमशि शुरू करिे वाला पहला राज्य बि गया है?
Which state becomes the First State To Launch Its Own Climate Change Mission in India?
a. Kerala
b. Karnataka
c. Tamil Nadu
d. Andhra Pradesh
Answer: (c) Tamil Nadu
Related Imp Points
• Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin launched the Tamil Nadu Climate Change Mission to protect the
natural resources in the state besides restoring them on a long-term basis.
• The state is the first to launch its own Climate Change Mission to make Tamil Nadu a climate-smart state.
• The government established India's first Tamil Nadu Green Climate Company to implement three major
nature conservation projects namely Green Tamil Nadu Mission, Tamil Nadu Wetlands and Tamil Nadu
Climate Change.
 CM Stalin also inaugurated the statue of Mahakavi Subramanian Bharathiyar at the renovated house of
Bharathiyar at Varanasi.
 CM Stalin has launched Sanitation Workers’ Development Programme across the state and distributed safety
equipment to a few workers.
नकस कोंपिी िे Zywie Ventures (Oziva) में 100% अनधग्रहण करिे की योर्िा की घोषणा की?
Which company announced plans to acquire 100% in Zywie Ventures (Oziva)?
a. Dabur
b. Emami
c. Hindustan Unilever
d. Britannia Industries
Answer: (c) Hindustan Unilever
Related Imp Points
• Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL), the country's largest fast-moving consumer goods company, announced
plans to acquire 100% in Zywie Ventures (Oziva) in two tranches with 51.00% of the shareholdings to be
acquired in the first purchase and the remaining 49.00% to be acquired in the second tranche.
• Note:
 UK-based fashion house, Boohoo Group, has marked its foray into the Indian market with Flipkart-backed
online marketplace Myntra.
 FMCG major Marico announced that it the compnay's wholly owned subsidiary, Marico South-East Asia
Corporation (MSEA), has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire 100 per cent of Vietnam based
Beauty X Corporation for cash consideration ₹172 crore.
 Jindal Steel and Power (JSP) Limited has acquired debt-laden Monnet Power for Rs 410 crore through
insolvency route.
नकस दे श िे पहली बार अरब-निनमसत चोंद्र अों तररि याि लॉन्च नकया?
Which country launched the first-ever Arab-Built lunar spacecraft?
a. UAE
b. Qatar
c. Bahrain
d. Saudi Arabia
Answer: (a) UAE
Related Imp Points
• A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket recently carried into space the first ever Arab-built lunar spacecraft. It was
launched from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
• The Rashid Rover named after the late Sheikh Rashid Al Saeed, the former ruler of Dubai.
• The Rashid Rover was built by Dubai’s Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC), in the United Arab
Emirates (UAE), and is being delivered by the HAKUTO-R lander, engineered by Japanese lunar exploration
company ispace.
• The mission is taking a low energy route to the moon and is due to arrive around April 2023. If the landing is
successful, HAKUTO-R will also become the first commercial spacecraft ever to make a controlled landing on
the moon.
• It is scheduled to touch down in the Atlas crater the northeast part of the moon.
65वी ों राष्ट्िीय निशािे बार्ी चैखियिनशप, 2022 में मनहला एयर नपस्टल का स्वणस नकसिे र्ीता?
Who won the women’s air pistol gold in the 65th National Shooting Championship, 2022?
a. Divya T.S.
b. Manu Bhaker
c. Sanskriti Bana
d. Rhythm Sangwan
Answer: (a) Divya T.S.
Related Imp Points
• Karnataka shooter Divya T.S., won her maiden women's 10m air pistol national title, getting the better of
Uttar Pradesh's Sanskriti Bana 16-14 in a close gold medal encounter here at the MP Academy Shooting
range in Bhopal in 65th National Shooting Championship Competitions (65th NSCC) in Pistol events.
• Haryana's Rhythm Sangwan won bronze.
• Olympian Manu Bhaker won the junior women's air pistol with 17-13 victory over Telangana's Esha Singh.
25वें श्री चोंद्रशेिरें द्र सरस्वती िे शिल एनमिें स अवाडस (SIES) से नकसे सम्मानित नकया गया है ?
Who has been conferred with the 25th Sri Chandrasekarendra Saraswathi National Eminence Award (SIES)?
a. Piyush Goyal
b. Venkaiah Naidu
c. Shaktikanta Das
d. Jagdeep Dhankar
Answer: (b) Venkaiah Naidu
Related Imp Points
• Former vice president Venkaiah Naidu has been conferred with the 25th Sri Chandrasekarendra Saraswathi
National Eminence Award (SIES).
• The awards were instituted by the South Indian Education Society in 1998 in memory of the late Seer of
Kanchi, Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswati.
• The awards are given in the fields of public leadership, community leadership, science and technology, and
social thinkers who have made outstanding contributions in their respective fields.
मिोहर दे वदास का हाल ही में चेन्नई में निधि हो गया। वह क्या होिे के नलए र्ाते र्े?
Manohar Devadoss died in Chennai recently. He was know for being what?
a. Writer
b. Politician
c. Journalist
d. Movie Star
Answer: (a) Writer
Related Imp Points
• Renowned artist and writer Manohar Devadoss died at 85. A Padma Shri awardee, Mr. Devadoss hailed
from Madurai.
• Other Obituaries
• Former Union minister and eminent economist Yoginder K Alagh passed away. From 1996-98, Alagh served
as the minister of power, planning, and programme implementation in the Government of India. He was
also a member of the Planning Commission.
• Renowned Marathi Lavani singer Sulochana Tai Chavan died.
• President of Sri Sarada Math and Ramakrishna Sarada Mission, Pravrajika Bhaktiprana died at 102.
• Veteran documentarian Julia Reichert, who won an Oscar in 2020 for her feature film 'American Factory,'
passed away at the age of 76 due to cancer.
केंद्रीय बों दरगाह, िौवहि और र्लमागस मोंत्री और आयुष सबासिोंद सोिोवाल िे नकस राज्य में स्वानहद नदवस मिाया?
Union Minister of Ports, Shipping & Waterways and Ayush Sarbananda Sonowal observed Swahid Diwas in which
state?
a. Goa
b. Assam
c. Manipur
d. Nagaland
Answer: (a) Goa
Related Imp Points
• Union Minister of Ports, Shipping & Waterways and Ayush Sarbananda Sonowal paid glowing tributes to the
martyrs of the historic Assam Movement in a solemn programme in Goa marking Swahid Diwas, the
martyrdom day of Khargeswar Talukdar in 1979, the first martyr of the Assam Movement.
• The Minister reminisced ( = अतीत की सुखद बात ों की चचाा करना) the valour of the martyrs of the six year long
Assam Movement from 1979-1985.
• Note: Recently, the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi inaugurated the Mopa International Airport, Goa. The
foundation stone of the airport was laid by the Prime Minister in November 2016. The Airport is named after
the late Manohar Parrikar. India has become the world’s third-largest aviation market.
चीिी ताइपाई एसोनसएशि द्वारा आयोनर्त 24 घों टे अल्ट्ि ा मैरार्ि में छठा स्र्ाि नकसिे प्राप्त नकया?
Who bagged the sixth position in 24 Hrs Ultra Marathon organized by the Chinese Taipai Association?
a. Vijay Pillai
b. Ajay Rawat
c. S Prabhakaran
d. Amar Singh Devanda
Answer: (d) Amar Singh Devanda
Related Imp Points
• 24 Hrs Ultra Marathon was organised by Chinese Taipai Association of Ultra runners for 2022 at Soochow
University, Taiwan.
• Cpl Amar Singh Devanda represented India in the event. He bagged sixth position by covering a distance of
204.47 Kms. He covered 510 Laps (400 m each) in the stadium in 24 Hrs.
KVIC िे नकस उत्पाद की आपू नतस के नलए असम राइफल के सार् समझौता नकया?
KVIC signed pact with Assam Rifle to supply which product?
a. Honey
b. Cow Ghee
c. Green Tea
d. Mustard Oil
Answer: (d) Mustard Oil
Related Imp Points
• The Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with
Assam Rifles to supply 458 quintals of mustard oil worth about Rs. 2.71 crores during 2022-23.
केंद्रीय मोंत्री निनति गडकरी िे मध्य प्रदे श के नकस शहर में 204 नकमी की कुल लोंबाई वाली 7 राष्ट्िीय रार्मागस
पररयोर्िाओों का उद् घाटि नकया?
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari inaugurated 7 National Highway projects with total length of 204 km in which city of
Madhya Pradesh?
a. Rewa
b. Dewas
c. Gwalior
d. Jabalpur
Answer: (a) Rewa
Related Imp Points
• Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari inaugurated 7 National Highway projects
worth Rs 2,444 crore with total length of 204 km in Rewa, Madhya Pradesh.
• Nitin Gadkari also inaugurated Madhya Pradesh's first Rs 1600 crore 6-lane twin tunnel of 2.28 km length
and 13 km 4-lane bypass in Rewa, Madhya Pradesh. This is India's first Aqueduct (कृत्रिम जल सेतु), which has
tunnel below and Bansagar Canal above and the earlier road above it is also built.
नर्ोंदल स्टे िलेस िे अपिी र्ार्पु र, ओनडशा सुनवधा के नलए 300 मेगावाट िवीकरणीय ऊर्ास पररयोर्िा स्र्ानपत करिे के
नलए निम्ननलखित में से नकसके सार् भागीदारी की है ?
Jindal Stainless has partnered with which of the following to setup 300 MW renewable energy project for its
Jajpur, Odisha facility?
a. SJVN
b. NTPC
c. NHPC
d. ReNew Power
Answer: (d) ReNew Power
Related Imp Points
• Jindal Stainless has partnered with ReNew Power to setup 300 MW renewable energy project for its Jajpur,
Odisha facility.
• ReNew Power
 Headquarters: Gurugram
 Founder: Sumant Sinha

भारत और नकस दे श िे प्रवासि और गनतशीलता साझे दारी सर्झौते की सोंयुक्त घोषणा पर हस्तािर नकए?
India and which country signed a joint declaration of intent on migration and mobility?
a. Nepal
b. Sweden
c. Finland
d. Australia
Answer: (c) Finland
Related Imp Points
• India and Finland, on December 13, have signed a joint declaration of Intent on migration and mobility to
arrive at a mutually beneficial arrangement on migration and mobility between the two countries.
• Finland
 Capital: Helsinki
 Currency: Euro (€)
पीएम िरें द्र मोदी िे नकस शहर में 'महाराष्ट्ि समृखि महामागस' का उद् घाटि नकया?
PM Narendra Modi inaugurated ‘Maharashtra Samriddhi Mahamarg’ in which city?
a. Pune
b. Nagpur
c. Mumbai
d. Aurangabad
Answer: (b) Nagpur
Related Imp Points
• The Prime Minister, Narendra Modi inaugurated Phase - I of Hindu Hrudaysamrat Balasaheb Thackeray
Maharashtra Samruddhi Mahamarg in Nagpur, which covers a distance of 520 kilometres and connects
Nagpur and Shirdi.
• Samruddhi Mahamarg or Nagpur-Mumbai Super Communication Expressway Project is a 701 Km expressway

- passing through Maharashtra’s 10 districts and prominent urban regions of Amravati, Aurangabad and
Nashik.
• The Prime Minister Modi dedicated to the nation, AIIMS Nagpur.
• The PM dedicated ‘Nagpur Metro Phase I’ to the nation, and laid the foundation stone of ‘Nagpur Metro
phase- II’ at Khapri Metro Station.
• PM Modi also laid the foundation stone for redevelopment of Nagpur and Ajni railway stations to be
redeveloped at a cost of about ₹590 crore and ₹360 crore respectively.
• The PM flagged off Vande Bharat Express connecting Nagpur and Bilaspur from platform number 1 of the
Nagpur Railway Station. Nagpur, the winter capital of the state of Maharashtra will be connected to Raipur,
the capital of Chhatisgarh and Bilaspur, an important city of Chhatisgarh by this Vande Bharat Express. This
is the sixth Vande Bharat train to be introduced in the country.
• He laid the foundation stone of National Institute of One Health (NIO), Nagpur. He also laid the foundation
stone of the project for pollution abatement of river Nag at Nagpur.
• PM dedicated ‘Central Institute of Petrochemicals Engineering & Technology (CIPET), Chandrapur’ to the
nation and inaugurated ‘Centre for Research, Management and Control of Hemoglobinopathies,
Chandrapur’.
• PM Modi virtually inaugurated All India Institute of Ayurveda in Goa, National Institute of Unani Medicine
in Ghaziabad, and National Institute of Homoeopathy at Delhi.
भारत-कर्ानकस्ताि सोंयुक्त प्रनशिण अभ्यास कानर्ोंद-22 का छठा सोंस्करण नकस राज्य में आयोनर्त नकया र्ाएगा?
The 6th Edition of Indo - Kazakhstan joint training exercise “KAZIND-22” is scheduled to be conducted in which
state?
a. Rajasthan
b. Meghalaya
c. Uttarakhand
d. Himachal Pradesh
Answer: (b) Meghalaya
Related Imp Points
• The 6th Edition of Indo - Kazakhstan joint training exercise “KAZIND-22” is scheduled to be conducted at
Umroi (Meghalaya) from 15 to 28 December 2022.
• Joint annual training exercise with the Kazakhstan Army was instituted in 2016 as Exercise Prabal Dostyk,
which was later upgraded to a company level exercise and renamed as Ex Kazind in 2018.
• Kazakhstan Army soldiers comprising of troops from the Regional Command, South and Indian Army soldiers
from the 11 Gorkha Rifles will be participating in the exercise.
नवश्व स्वास्थ्य सोंगठि के िए मुख्य वै ज्ञानिक कौि होोंगे?
Who will be the new chief scientist of the World Health Organisation?
a. Jeremy Farrar
b. Naresh Trehan
c. William A. Abdu
d. Myles. B. Abbott
Answer: (a) Jeremy Farrar
Related Imp Points
• British medical researcher Jeremy Farrar will become new chief scientist of the World Health Organisation
(WHO).
• Currently, Director of the Wellcome Trust, Dr Farrar will join the WHO in the second quarter of 2023,
replacing Soumya Swaminathan, who departed in November ahead of a broader shakeup at the health
agency.
• The WHO was established on 7 April 1948. Headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, it has six regional offices
and 150 field offices worldwide.
मनहला टे निस सोंघ (डब्ल्यू टीए) द्वारा नकस दे श की इगा स्वोटे क को प्लेयर ऑफ द ईयर पु रस्कार के नलए चुिा गया है ?
Which country’s Iga Swiatek was chosen for the player of the year award by the Women's Tennis Association
(WTA)?
a. Poland
b. Sweden
c. Denmark
d. Czech Republic
Answer: (a) Poland
Related Imp Points
• Polish tennis star Iga Swiatek was chosen for the player of the year award by the Women's Tennis
Association (WTA).
• David Witt was awarded the WTA coach of the year.
• Barbora Krejcikova and doubles World No 1 Katerina Siniakova were named Doubles Team of the Year.
• Zheng Qinwen was named WTA newcomer of the year.
पु रुषोों की श्रेणी में 2022 BWF वल्डस टू र फाइिल्स नकसिे र्ीता?
Who won 2022 BWF World Tour Finals in Men’s category?
a. Liu Yuchen
b. Lakshya Sen
c. Viktor Axelsen
d. Anthony Ginting
Answer: (c) Viktor Axelsen
Related Imp Points
• Men's badminton world number one Viktor Axelsen (Denmark) regained his mojo to claim his eighth title for
2022, defeating Indonesian ace Anthony Ginting at the season-ending World Tour Finals in Bangkok.
• Reigning world champion Akane Yamaguchi of Japan defeated Taiwanese powerhouse Tai Tzu Ying to claim
the women's singles crown.
 Men's doubles: Liu Yuchen/ Ou Xuanyi (China)
 Women's doubles: Chen Qingchen/ Jia Yifan (China)
 Mixed doubles: Zheng Siwei/ Huang Yaqion (China)
• Young Indian shuttler Manisha Ramadass has claimed the Badminton World Federation (BWF) Female Para-
Badminton Player of the Year award. Daiki Kajiwara of Japan won the award in Males category. HS Prannoy
was adjudged the Best Dressed Male of the Year; Busanan Ongbamrungphan of Thailand won the award in
female category.
• Viktor Axelsen won BWF Male Player of the Year. The BWF Female Player of the Year was won by Akane
Yamaguchi. Fajar Alfian/Muhammad Rian Ardianto of Indonesia named the BWF Most Improved Players of
the Year. Japan's Kodai Naraoka won the Eddy Choong Most Promising Player of the Year.
नकस कोंपिी िे भारत की पहली मास-सेगमेंट फ्लेक्स-फ्यू ल कार लॉन्च की?
Which company launched India’s first mass-segment flex-fuel car?
a. Hyundai
b. Kia Motors
c. Tata Motors
d. Maruti Suzuki
Answer: (d) Maruti Suzuki
Related Imp Points
• Maruti Suzuki India Limited has unveiled the first-of-its-kind mass segment Flex Fuel prototype car Wagon R
Flex Fuel in Delhi.
• Aligned with the government’s clean and green initiatives, the Wagon R Flex Fuel prototype has been
designed to run on any ethanol-petrol blend between 20 percent (E20) and 85 percent (E85) fuel. The car is
designed and developed locally by engineers of Maruti Suzuki, with necessary support from Suzuki Motor
Corporation, Japan.
नकस दे श के एकमात्र कॉस्मोिॉट नमरोस्लाव हे मसस्ज़ेव्स्स्की का 81 वषस की आयु में निधि हो गया?
Which country’s only cosmonaut Miroslaw Hermaszewski died at 81?
a. Poland
b. Belarus
c. Hungary
d. Romania
Answer: (a) Poland
Related Imp Points
• Poland’s only cosmonaut, Gen Mirosław Hermaszewski, who circled the Earth in a Soviet spacecraft in 1978,
has died. He was 81.
• For nine days in June and July 1978, Hermaszewski and Soviet cosmonaut Pyotr Klimuk circled the Earth in
the Soyuz 30 spaceship that docked at the Salyut 6 orbital space station. They went around the globe 126
times.
डीआईसीर्ीसी िे 35 बैं कोों के 3,06,146 पात्र र्माकतासओ ों के र्मा बीमा दावोों का निपटाि ____ करोड रुपये नकया है ।
DICGC has settled deposit insurance claims of 3,06,146 eligible depositors of 35 banks amounting to Rs ____ crore.
a. 2,055.10
b. 4,055.10
c. 6,055.10
d. 3,055.10
Answer: (b) 4,055.10
Related Imp Points
• The Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation (DICGC) has settled deposit insurance claims of
3,06,146 eligible depositors of 35 banks under ‘All Inclusive Directions’ (AID), amounting to Rs 4,055.10
crore.
• 12 banks have since gone into liquidation after the deposit insurance amount was paid to the depositors of
the banks in terms of Section 18A of the DICGC Act, 1961 during 01.09.2021 to 30.11.2022.
• The DICGC Act, 1961, as amended through the DICGC (Amendment) Act, 2021 enables depositors to get
time-bound access to their deposits up to Rs 5 lakh through interim payments by DICGC within 90 days of
the imposition of ‘All Inclusive Directions’ (AID) by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on banks.
नकस एयरलाइि को 'सेफ्टी परफॉमसर ऑफ द ईयर' पु रस्कार से सम्मानित नकया गया है ?
Which airline has been awarded the 'Safety Performer of the Year' award?
a. IndiGo
b. Vistara
c. Air India
d. SpiceJet
Answer: (d) SpiceJet
Related Imp Points
• SpiceJet has been awarded the 'Safety Performer of the Year' award by GMR Delhi Airport Awards for being
the top performer among the self-handling airlines and as it has been able to reduce ground safety violations
significantly.
आटस ि कैनपटल द्वारा प्रकानशत पासपोटस इों डेक्स 2022 में भारत की रैं क क्या है ?
What is India’s rank in Passport Index 2022 published by Arton Capital?
a. 65th
b. 68th
c. 87th
d. 91st
Answer: (b) 68th
Related Imp Points
• India has ranked 68 in the world's strongest passport list, while UAE ranked first in the rating of passports for
2022 that has been made public recently.
• Passport Index 2022 published by Arton Capital is the ranking of the world's strongest and weakest passports
and it tells you the number of countries you can enter without acquiring a visa.
• With a UAE passport has mobility score of 180. (Visa-free 122, Visa-on-Arrival 58, Visa required 18).
Germany, Sweden, Finland, Spain, France, Italy, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Austria, Switzerland and south
Korea ranked 2nd.
• Meanwhile, Indians with a ranking of 68 can only travel visa free to 24 nations, need a visa on arrival for 48
others and visa for 126 countries. India shares the same ranking with countries like Gambia, Ghana,
Kyrgyzstan, Sao Tome and Principe, Uzbekistan and Tanzania. All these countries including India have
mobility score 72.
• Afganistan ranked last at 96. (Visa-free 5, Visa-on-Arrival 33, Visa required 160. Syria ranked 95, Iraq ranked
94. Somalia and Pakistan ranked 93. China ranked 57. Nepal and Sri Lanka ranked 85. Bhutan ranked 74.
Bangladesh ranked 91.
पें गुइि रैं डम हाउस का अों तररम सीईओ नकसे िानमत नकया गया है ?
Who has been named interim CEO of penguin Random House?
a. Amit Trivedi
b. Nihar Malaviya
c. Anurag Bakshi
d. Sushant Sharma
Answer: (b) Nihar Malaviya
Related Imp Points
• Nihar Malaviya, an Indian-origin publishing executive, has been named interim CEO of New York-based
international publishing group Penguin Random House after its current chief executive officer Markus Dohle
announced he is stepping down from the role.
नकस बैं क िे नफिटे क स्टाटस -अप नमोंटोक में 31 करोड रुपये में 7.75 प्रनतशत नहस्से दारी हानसल की है ?
Which bank has acquired a 7.75 per cent stake in fintech start-up Mintoak for Rs 31 crore?
a. Axis Bank
b. ICICI Bank
c. HDFC Bank
d. IndusInd Bank
Answer: (c) HDFC Bank
Related Imp Points
• India's largest private bank HDFC Bank has acquired a 7.75 per cent stake in fintech start-up Mintoak for Rs
31 crore. Mintoak is a fintech start-up that offers a payments-led platform with many value-added services
so that merchants can connect with their customers.
• In October this year, HDFC Bank launched its SmartHub Vyapar Merchant app, which was developed along
with Mintoak.
• Note: The board of directors of the Bank of Baroda has approved the divestment of its majority shareholding
in Nainital Bank Limited (NBL). Presently, the bank holds 98.57% of the total equity share capital Nainital
Bank Limited. The Bank of Baroda had taken over Nainital Bank in 1973 on the directions of the Reserve Bank
of India (RBI).
भारत में िवों बर 2022 के नलए उपभोक्ता मूल्य सूचकाोंक (CPI) आधाररत िुदरा मुद्रास्फीनत क्या है ?
What is the Consumer Price Index (CPI)-based retail inflation for November 2022, in India?
a. 5.44%
b. 5.88%
c. 6.22%
d. 6.77%
Answer: (b) 5.88%
Related Imp Points
• India’s annual retail inflation eased below its central bank’s upper tolerance level for the first time this year
in November.
• Annual retail inflation rose 5.88% in November from 6.77% in the previous month, government data
showed.
• Food price inflation, which accounts for nearly 40% of the consumer price index (CPI) basket, eased to 4.67%
in November from 7.01% in October.
• Retail inflation had been above the upper end of the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) 2%-6% tolerance band
since January. It hit an eight-year high of 7.8% in April.
निम्ननलखित में से नकसिे अपनशष्ट् प्रबों धि शािा 'नर्योलीि' का अिावरण नकया है ?
Which of the following has unveiled 'Geoclean,' a waste management arm?
a. Adani Cement
b. Dalmia Cement
c. Ambuja Cements
d. UltraTech Cement
Answer: (a) Adani Cement
Related Imp Points
• Adani Cement has unveiled 'Geoclean,' its waste management arm, with a renewed emphasis on creating a
circular economy and conserving natural resources.
• Previously known as Geocycle, Geoclean will provide agricultural, industrial, and public/municipal waste
management solutions that are both sustainable and innovative.
• Note: Dalmia Cement (Bharat) Ltd (DCBL), will acquire Jaiprakash Associates’ cement assets for Rs 5,666
crore. The cement assets include clinker, cement and power plants.
11 नदसोंबर को अों तरासष्ट्िीय पवस त नदवस समारोह का नवषय क्या रहा?
What was the theme for International Mountain Day celebration on December 11?
a. Women like mountains
b. Women face mountains
c. Women move mountains
d. Women ahead mountains
Answer: (c) Women move mountains
Related Imp Points
• International Mountain Day is celebrated annually on 11 December.
• The UN General Assembly declared 2002 the UN International Year of Mountains, and on this occasion, it
designated 11 December, from 2003 onwards, as International Mountain Day.
• Theme for 2022: “Women move mountains.”
वषस 2023-24 के नलए कानडस योलॉनर्कल सोसाइटी ऑफ इों नडया (CSI) का अध्यि नकसे चुिा गया है?
Who has been elected president of the Cardiological Society of India (CSI) for the year 2023-24?
a. PC Parth
b. Ajay Kaul
c. Vivek Jawali
d. Robert Coelho
Answer: (a) PC Parth
Related Imp Points
• Senior cardiologist from Hyderabad, Dr PC Rath, was formally elected president of the Cardiological Society
of India (CSI) for the year 2023-24.
• Dr PC Rath is currently a senior consultant cardiologist and head of department of Cardiology at Apollo
Hospitals, Jubilee Hills.
टे स्ट नक्रकेट में 10000 रि बिािे और 50 नवकेट लेिे वाले केवल तीसरे नक्रकेटर कौि बिे हैं?
Who has become only the third cricketer to score 10000 runs and pick up 50 wickets in Test cricket?
a. Joe Root
b. Alex Hales
c. Shadab Khan
d. Mohammad Rizwan
Answer: (a) Joe Root
Related Imp Points
• Former England skipper Joe Root became only the third cricketer in history to score 10000 runs and pick up
50 wickets in Test cricket. He achieved the feat during the ongoing second Test against Pakistan in Multan.
• Root joins South African legend Jacques Kallis and former Australian skipper Steve Waugh in scoring 10000
runs and claiming 50 wickets in the longest format.
नदसोंबर में, भारतीय ररर्वस बैंक िे नवनभन्न नियामक मािदों डोों के उल्लों घि के नलए नकतिे सहकारी बैं कोों पर दों ड की घोषणा
की?
In December, the Reserve Bank of India announced penalties on how many cooperative banks for contravention
of various regulatory norms?
a. 10
b. 13
c. 15
d. 17
Answer: (b) 13
Related Imp Points
• The Reserve Bank of India announced penalties on 13 cooperative banks for contravention of various
regulatory norms. The penalties range between Rs 50,000 and Rs 4 lakh.
• The maximum penalty of Rs 4 lakh has been imposed on Shri Kanyaka Nagari Sahakari Bank, Chandrapur,
and Rs 2.50 lakh fine on The Vaidyanath Urban Co-operative Bank, Beed.
• A penalty of Rs 2 lakh each has been slapped on Wai Urban Co-operative Bank, Satara and Indore Premier
Co-operative Bank, Indore.
• For contravention of various norms, a penalty of Rs 1.50 lakh each has been imposed on Patan Nagarik
Sahakari Bank, Patan and The Tura Urban Cooperative Bank, Meghalaya.
• The other banks on which have penalties been imposed are: Nagrik Sahakari Bank Maryadit, Jagdalpur; Jijau
Commercial Co-operative Bank, Amravati; Eastern & North-East Frontier Railway Co-op Bank, Kolkata; Jila
Sahakari Kendriya Bank Maryadit, Chhatarpur; Nagrik Sahakari Bank Maryadit, Raigarh; Jila Sahakari Kendriya
Bank Maryadit, Bilaspur; and Jila Sahakari Kendriya Bank Maryadit, Shahdol.
सोंस्कृनत मोंत्रालय द्वारा नकतिे िेत्रीय साोंस्कृनतक केंद्र (ZCCs) स्र्ानपत नकए गए हैं?
How many Zonal Cultural Centres (ZCCs) have been set up by the Ministry of Culture?
a. 04
b. 07
c. 09
d. 11
Answer: (b) 07
Related Imp Points
• Ministry of Culture has set up seven Zonal Cultural Centres (ZCCs) with headquarters at Patiala, Nagpur,
Udaipur, Prayagraj, Kolkata, Dimapur and Thanjavur.
• These centers aim to conserve and develop art, culture and crafts across the country. The government
provides regular annual grant-in-aid for conducting various activities and programmes to ZCCs.
हुरुि के अिु सार, नवश्व की मूल्यवाि फमों की सूची में भारत का स्र्ाि क्या है ?
What is India’s rank in the list of World’s Valuable firms, according to Hurun?
a. 5th
b. 7th
c. 9th
d. 3rd
Answer: (a) 5th
Related Imp Points
• India, with 20 of the most valuable companies in the world, has moved into the fifth position among
countries that are home to the world’s top 500 firms. Last year, it ranked ninth with eight companies. The US
continued to top the charts, according to the 2022 Hurun Global 500 list.
• Of the 20 Indian companies featuring on the list this year, 11 are based in Mumbai, four in Ahmedabad and
one each in Noida, New Delhi, Bengaluru and Kolkata. The list, released by the Hurun Research Institute, is a
compilation of the 500 most valuable non-state-controlled companies in the world. Companies were ranked
according to their market capitalisation (for listed companies) and valuations for non-listed companies.
• With a $202-billion valuation, Reliance Industries (RIL) topped the charts of Indian companies, while it
ranked 34th in the world. It was followed by Tata Consultancy Services ($139 billion) and HDFC Bank ($97
billion).
• Financial services led the way, with seven companies figuring on the list, followed by software and services
and energy with three companies each.
• City-wise, New York led the charts, Mumbai moved up three places to fifth, while Ahmedabad was the
fastest-growing city in the world for Global 500 companies.
• Globally, Apple retained the title of the most valuable company in the world with a market cap of $2.4
trillion and Microsoft came second ($1.8 trillion), while Alphabet, the parent company of Google, displaced
Amazon to take the third place.
• The USA dominates when it comes to Hurun Global 500 companies, with 260 companies, significantly ahead
of second-placed China with 35 companies, followed by Japan (28) and the UK (21). India and Canada moved
up to the fifth place with 20 companies each, adding eight and three companies, respectively, overtaking
France and Germany.
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Answer: (d) Hyderabad

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• The gold ATM was recently launched in Begumpet, Hyderabad.

Answer: (d) Mukesh Ambani

Answer: (b) 6.9%

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• Meanwhile, inflation is expected to be 7.1% in FY23.

Which country’s baguette has got UNESCO Heritage Status recently?

Answer: (b) France

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What is India’s Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) for manufacturing in November?

Answer: (c) 55.7

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Answer: (c) 65th

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 Revenue Secretary: Sanjay Malhotra

 Chairman-CBIC: Vivek Johri

 Director General, DRI: Mohan Kumar Singh

Jharana Das, who passed away recently, was veteran ____actress.

Answer: (a) Odia

Answer: (c) 132.5

 INDEX OF EIGHT CORE INDUSTRIES (BASE: 2011-12=100) FOR OCTOBER, 2022

Answer: (d) Bengaluru

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d. Narendra Singh Tomar

Answer: (a) Piyush Goyal

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Answer: (b) Akash

Answer: (d) New Delhi

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नकस राज्य िे राष्ट्िीय व्हीलचेयर नक्रकेट चैंनपयिनशप का तीसरा सोंस्करण र्ीता?

Answer: (c) Uttar Pradesh

Answer: (c) 3.14 km

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Answer: (b) Meghalaya

a. Anjali and Sagar

b. Manu Bhaker and Sarabjot Singh

c. Shweta Singh and Amanpreet Singh

d. Yashasvi Joshi and Abhinav Deshwal

Answer: (b) Manu Bhaker and Sarabjot Singh

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Answer: (b) IIT Madras

Answer: (c) 6.25%

Monetary Policy Statement, 2022-23

Answer: (a) Six

Answer: (c) Shafali Verma

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• Shweta Sehrawat was named vice-captain.

Answer: (c) Unnati Hooda

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Answer: (a) Veena Nair

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Answer: (a) 49kg

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2022 के नलए ऑक्सफोडस वडस ऑफ द ईयर क्या है?

What is Oxford word of the year for 2022?

Answer: (d) Goblin mode

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