1. RBI has imposed restrictions on which bank, including restrictions on withdrawals up to Rs. 10,000 for customers?
A.HDFC
B.Nagar Urban Co-operative Bank
C.PNB
D.SBI
Answer: Option B
Explanation:The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) imposes several restrictions on Nagar Urban Co-operative Bank Ltd, Ahmednagar, Maharashtra, including restrictions on
withdrawals up to Rs. 10,000 for customers.
2. Who has been honoured with the 57th Jnanpith Award 2022?
A.Ravindra Prabhat
B.Nilmani Phookan
C.Mulk Raj Anand
D.Damodar Mauzo
Answer: Option D
Explanation:Konkani author Damodar Mauzo was awarded the 57th Jnanpith award 2022 on Tuesday, 7 December. The 77-year-old author was conferred with the nation's
highest literary award for his "outstanding contribution to literature".
3. Which Indian Shuttler won silver at BWF World Tour Finals 2021?
A.Sania Mirza
B.N. Sikki Reddy
C.PV Sindhu
D.Saina Nehwal
Answer: Option C
Explanation:Indian Shuttler PV Sindhu won Silver at BWF World Tour Finals 2021 Viktor Axelsen and An Se-young won gold.
4. Which space agency has launched an X-Ray observatory to unlock secrets of the black hole and other mysterious objects?
A.ISRO
B.NASA
C.JAXA
D.CNSA
Answer: Option B
Explanation:The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has launched a new X-Ray mission that aims at unlocking the secrets of the black hole and other
extreme cosmic objects.
5. Which Finance Bank has signed a partnership agreement with fintech firm, Indiagold to launch India's first Loan against Digital Gold?
A.Shivalik Small Finance Bank
B.Equitas Small Finance Bank
C.Suryoday Small Finance Bank
D.ESAF Small Finance Bank
Answer: Option A
Explanation:Shivalik Small Finance Bank (SSFB) signed a partnership agreement with fintech firm, Indiagold to launch India's first Loan against Digital Gold.
6. As per the Asia Power Index 2021, India has been ranked at which place?
A.3rd
B.5th
C.2nd
D.4th
Answer: Option D
Explanation:The Lowy Institute Asia Power Index 2021, Indian has been ranked as the 4th most powerful country in the Asia-Pacific region for comprehensive power out
of 26 countries.
7. Which country has announced the diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Winter Olympics 2020?
A.Britain
B.Japan
C.Russia
D.America
Answer: Option D
Explanation:The Biden administration has announced that US officials will not attend the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing after China took an unspecified "retaliation"
against any such diplomatic boycott.
8. Which one has the top searched news event by Indians on Google in 2021?
A.West Bengal Elections
B.Afghanistan news
C.Tokyo Olympics
D.Black Fungus
Answer: Option C
Explanation:Tokyo Olympics has the top searched news event by Indians on Google in 2021, followed by Black Fungus, Afghanistan News, West Bengal elections and
Tropical Cyclone Tauktae.
9. Fitch Ratings slashed India's FY22 GDP Growth Forecast to how much percent?
A.8.4%
B.8.6%
C.8.3%
D.8.5%
Answer: Option A
Explanation:Fitch Ratings has cut India's economic growth forecast to 8.4 per cent, earlier it was estimated at 8.7 per cent for the current fiscal year (2021-22, or
FY22).
10. German lawmakers officially elected which Social Democrat as the new chancellor?
A.Britta Ernst
B.Armin Laschet
C.Olaf Scholz
D.Annalena Baerbock
Answer: Option C
Explanation:German lawmakers officially elected Social Democrat, Olaf Scholz as the new chancellor, putting an end to 16 years of conservative rule under Angela
Merkel.
11. President has presented the 'President's Standard' to which number Missile Vessel Squadron of the Indian Navy?
A.25th
B.22nd
C.24th
D.21st
Answer: Option B
Explanation:President of India, Ram Nath Kovind has presented the 'President's Standard' to the 22nd Missile Vessel Squadron of the Indian Navy, which is also known
as the Killer Squadron at the ceremonial parade held at the Naval Dockyard, Mumbai, Maharashtra.
12. Where will the joint military exercise PANEX-21 with BIMSTEC countries be held?
A.Delhi
B.Assam
C.Sikkim
D.Pune
Answer: Option D
Explanation:Pune is going to host a multilateral and multi-agency exercise named "PANEX-21" for the member countries of BIMSTEC (Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-
Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation).
13. In the Forbes' 100 most powerful women list 2021, Nirmala Sitharaman has ranked at which place?
A.38th
B.37th
C.35th
D.36th
Answer: Option B
Explanation:The Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has ranked at 37th position in the Forbes' rankings of 100 most powerful women of the world for the third time in
a row.
14. When will Chandrayaan 3 will be launched?
A.First quarter of 2023
B.Second quarter of 2022
C.Third quarter of 2022
D.First quarter of 2022
Answer: Option C
Explanation:Chandrayaan-3 mission is likely to be launched during the third quarter of 2022 if normal workflow continues, informed Union Minister of State in the
Department of Space Dr Jitendra Singh.
15. What is the theme of Human Rights Day 2021?
A.Your right, your role
B.Equality - Reducing inequalities
C.Equality - Reducing inequalities, advancing human rights
D.Equality - Reducing inequalities, advancing people rights
Answer: Option C
Explanation:The theme for Human Rights Day 2021 is "Equality - Reducing inequalities, advancing human rights".
16. 'e-Sawaari India e-bus Coalition' initiative has been launched by which organization?
A.CESL
B.NITI Aayog
C.WRI India
D.All of the above
Answer: Option D
Explanation:The National Institution of Transforming India (NITI) Aayog has launched an initiative named 'e-Sawaari India Electric Bus Coalition' in collaboration
with Convergence Energy Service Ltd (CESL) and World Resources Institute, India (WRI India) and Transformative Urban Mobility Initiative (TUMI).
17. Which of the following countries has broken diplomatic ties with Taiwan and recognised China?
A.Nicaragua
B.Belize
C.Honduras
D.Nicaragua
Answer: Option A
Explanation:Nicaragua announced that it is breaking its diplomatic ties with Taiwan in favour of China.
18. Human Rights Day is being celebrated on which date?
A.December 10
B.December 08
C.December 07
D.December 09
Explanation:Human Rights Day is celebrated on 10th December across the world to honour the day in 1948 when the UNGA adopted the UDHR.
19. Kazhuveli Wetland declared as 16th Bird Sanctuary, in which state of India, Kazhuveli Bird Sanctuary is located?
A.Gujarat
B.Tamil Nadu
C.Kerala
D.Assam
Explanation:It is located near Villupuram in Tamil Nadu and will be called the 'Kazhuveli Birds Sanctuary' from now.
20. Which of the following has become the 1st certified tokenization service for the NPCI Tokenization system (NTS) to support tokenization of RuPay cards?
A.PayPal
B.PayCore
C.PayCore
D.PayPhi
cIn this regard, PayPhi, Phi Commerce's API (Application programming interface) first digital payments platform, became the first certified tokenization service for
NTS supporting tokenization of RuPay cards.
21.NITI Aayog has launched "______ India e-Bus Coalition" for promoting faster adoption of e-Buses.
A. e-Public Trans
B. e-Bus
C. e-Yaatri
D. e-Sawari
Ans-D
Explanation: NITI Aayog launched the 'e-Sawari India E-Bus Coalition' in association with Convergence Energy Service Ltd (CESL) and World Resources Institute, India
(WRI India).The coalition has been launched to share data and learnings on e-bus in India amongst various stakeholders.The e-Sawaari India Electric Bus Coalition is
one of the step toward electrification of the bus transport system in India.
22.Who has topped the Forbes' list of the World's 100 Most Powerful Women 2021 list?
A. Angela Merkel
B. McKenzie Scott
C. Kiran Mazumdar
D. Roshni Nadar
Ans-B
Explanation: MacKenzie Scott tops Forbes 18th annual ranking of the World’s Most Powerful Women.Nirmala Sitharaman, who was ranked 37th this year, was 41st on the
list in 2020 and 34th in 2019. She is the first full-time finance minister of India.Queen Elizabeth is on the 70th spot of The World’s 100 Most Powerful Women list.
23.Which nation has announced the boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing?
A. Japan
B. India
C. US
D. Germany
Ans-C
Explanation: US President Joe Biden's administration has decided not to send an official US delegation to the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing in a symbolic protest
against China's ongoing genocide and crimes against humanity in Xinjiang.This was informed by White House press secretary Jen Psaki on December 6, 2021.The US
athletes will still participate in the Winter Olympics, but the administration will not be sending government officials. The same will apply to paralympic Games in
Beijing.
24.Who has recently won the 'Young Geospatial Scientist Award'?
A. Pawan Kumar
B. Ropesh Goyal
C. Pradeep Shah
D. Rajanish Kumar
Ans-B
Explanation:Ropesh Goyal from IIT-Kanpur won the ‘Young Geospatial Scientist’ award in recognition of his unique contribution to developing the Indian Geoid Model and
computation software.Member of Space Commission, Government of India, and former ISRO Chairman AS Kiran Kumar presented the award to Goyal during the inaugural event
of the DigiSmart India 2021 conference hosted by the Geospatial World.
25.Who has been appointed as the brand ambassador of Disney Byju's Early Learn app?
A. Akshay Kumar
B. Virat Kohli
C. M S Dhoni
D. Neeraj Chopra
Ans-D
Explanation:Olympics gold medallist Neeraj Chopra has been announced as brand ambassador for Disney Byju’s Early Learn App. Think And Learn Privately Limited, which
runs Byju’s has taken Disney-licensed characters for its early learning app for younger children. As part of this two-year commitment, Chopra will inspire young
learners to learn in a more creative and interactive way.
26.Which country has recently fined Amazon $1.3 billion for abuse of market dominance?
A. France
B. Italy
C. Japan
D. Germany
Ans-B
Explanation: Italy’s antitrust watchdog has fined Amazon 1.13 billion euros ($1.28 billion) for alleged abuse of market dominance.It is one of the biggest penalties
imposed on a U.S. tech giant in Europe.
27.Which new app has been launched by the Ministry of Education?
A. Shiksha Sangam
B. Adhyayan Setu
C. Bhasha Sangam
D. None of these
Ans-C
Explanation: A mobile app known as ‘Bhasha Sangam’ has been launched by the Ministry of Education.The app will help individuals in acquiring basic conversation
abilities in languages other than one’s own mother tongue.Bhasha Sangam will assist around 75 lakh people. The initiative by the Government has been taken under Ek
Bharat-Shreshtha Bharat Programme.Bhasha Sangam App has more than 100 sentences of common usage, both in the audio and text formats, in total of 22 Indian languages.
28.Which state's INA market becomes first ‘clean and fresh fruit and vegetable market'?
A. Delhi
B. Maharashtra
C. Kerala
D. Haryana
Ans-A
Explanation: Delhi’s INA fruit and vegetable market has become the first market to be certified as the ‘clean and fresh fruit and vegetable market’.It has been
certified by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI).Rajesh Bhushan is the current Chairperson for FSSAI.Shri Arun Singhal is the current Chief
Executive Officer for FSSAI.
29.Olaf Scholz has been elected as the Chancellor of which country?
A. USA
B. Germany
C. Russia
D. None of these
Ans-B
Explanation:Olaf Scholz, a Social Democrat will take oath as the new Chancellor of Germany.Scholz will end the 16-year rule of Angela Merkel, who was also the first
female chancellor of Germany.The Social Democrat Olaf Scholz was confirmed to be the next chancellor of Germany after the leaders of the three parties sealed a
coalition deal.
30.Who has become the first Japanese tourist to visit the 'International Space Station'?
A. Choki Daishin
B. Yusaku Maezawa
C. Hirohisa Eisen
D. Fumiya Hiroto
Ans-B
Explanation: Billionaire Yusaku Maezawa has become the first Japanese tourist to visit the International Space Station on 8 December 2021.He blasted off in a Soyuz
spacecraft from the Russialeased Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.He will spend 12 days in space along with his assistant Yozo Hirano.During this time period, he
will complete 100 tasks including hosting a badminton tournament in orbit.
31.India’s 1st human space mission “Gaganyaan” will be launched in -
A. 2022
B. 2023
C. 2024
D. 2025
Ans-B
Explanation: Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology Dr. Jitendra Singh informed on December 9, 2021, that India’s maiden human space
mission “Gaganyaan” will be launched in 2023.He informed that with the launch India will become the fourth nation in the world to launch a Human Spaceflight Mission
after US, Russia and China.The second uncrewed mission is also scheduled to take place at the end of 2022. It will carry “Vyommitra” a human-robot developed by ISRO.
32.Who has been appointed as the Brand Ambassador of US Polo Association for India?
A. Nana Patekar
B. Anil Kapoor
C. Sahid Kapoor
D. Arjun Rampal
Ans-D
Explanation:Bollywood actor Arjun Rampal has become the first Indian Ambassador of US Polo Association forIndia.United States Polo Association (USPA) Indian
relationship is with Arvind Fashions Limited.On Dec 8, the company announced Arjun Rampal as the brand ambassador for its new ‘Play Together’ campaign.
33.Recently passed away Nanda Kishore Prusty has was a famous?
A. Singer
B. Teacher
C. Journalist
D. None of these
Ans-B
Explanation: Padma Shri awardee Nanda Kishore Prusty passed away on December 7, 2021.Nanda Kishore Prusty was a 98-year-old school teacher, popularly known as Nanda
Sir, who provided free education to many generations of children since independence.He was awarded the Padma Shri by President Ram Nath Kovind in November 2021.
34.Which cities have been launched by NITI Aayog and CSE recently?
A. Dollar Vice City
B. Waste-wise Cities
C. Micro vice city
D. None of these
Ans-B
Explanation: NITI Aayog and CSE release ‘Waste-wise cities’ – compendium of best practices in municipal solid waste management.NITI Aayog Vice Chairperson Dr Rajiv
Kumar, CEO Amitabh Kant, Special Secretary Dr K Rajeswara Rao, and CSE Director General Sunita Narain jointly release the report.Report documents best practices in
28 cities from 15 states – from Leh in Ladakh to Alappuzha in Kerala, from Indore in Madhya Pradesh to Dhenkanal in Odisha, and from Gangtok in Sikkim to Surat in
Gujarat.
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