Every government entrance test, including those for the SSC, UPSC, railways, and banking, includes a subject on current affairs. All candidates who are getting ready for the 2023 tests must be well-prepared for this section. To help you with your preparation, current affairs from the previous six months—from August to December 2022—are provided in the form of more than 700+ questions.
1.
Union Minister
for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari has inaugurated India's second-largest cable-stayed Zuari Bridge in which state?
Answer: Goa
2.
Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah has launched
the ‘Prahari’mobile app of which armed force?
Answer: Border Security Force (BSF)
3. Dharmadam in has become the first
complete library constituency in India.
Answer: Kerala
4.
Which institute will function as the Secretariat for Science 20 (S20), the science working
group of the Group of Twenty (G20)?
Answer: Indian Institute of Science (IISc),
Bengaluru
5. MahaMetro Corporation has raised Rs.3,568
crore for the 2nd phase of Nagpur Metro from
.
Answer: Asian Development Bank (ADB) and European Investment Bank (EIB)
6.
Which health insurance company has joined hands with Swara Fincare to pay the EMIs of borrowers when hospitalized?
Answer: Niva Bupa Health Insurance
7. Who has been appointed as the
acting Central Vigilance Commissioner
(CVC)?
Answer: Praveen
Kumar Srivastava
8. Benjamin Netanyahu has recently been sworn in as the Prime Minister
of Israel for a record
time.
Answer:
Sixth
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9. Which country's footballer
Pele has passed away recently?
Answer:
Brazil
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10.
Tata Power Renewable Energy (TPREL) will set up a 255-megawatt (MW) hybrid (wind and solar) power project in which state?
Answer:
Karnataka
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11. Which country’s Abdullah
Abdul Samad Dashti has been appointed as the new UN
Coordinator for the Black Sea Grain Initiative?
Answer:
Kuwait
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12.
With which company has the National
Education Society for Tribal Students
(NESTS) of the Ministry of Tribal Affairs
tied up for the Future
Engineer program?
Answer:
Amazon
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13. Which state government of India has approved the implementation of India’s
first project to
conserve Nilgiri
Tahr?
Answer:
Tamil Nadu
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14.
Which Union Ministry of India has launched the "Stay Safe Online" campaign
and the “G20 Digital Innovation Alliance” (G20-DIA) program?
Answer:
Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY)
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15.
Which Union
Ministry of India has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Defence Research and Development
Organization (DRDO) for the implementation of an early warning system?
Answer:
Ministry of Power
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16.
Which two Indian institutes
have collaborated with European Universities to build sensors
for water quality?
Answer:
IIT Guwahati
& IIT Bombay
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17.
Who has been appointed
as the Chairman of the National Highways
Authority of India (NHAI)?
Answer:
Santosh Kumar Yadav
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18.
Who has been appointed
as the Chief Executive Officer
(CEO) & Chairman
of the Railway Board?
Answer:
Anil Kumar
Lahoti
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19.
Prabhu Chandra Mishra has been honoured with the Atal Samman Award (Atal Anveshi Shikhar Samman) for his excellence in the field
of .
Answer:
Science & Research
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20.
NTPC Limited has signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Tecnimont to develop commercial-scale green production.
Answer:
Methanol
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21. Which edition of the North East Festival has been held in New Delhi?
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22. 'Nowshera Folk Festival' has been organized in which state/
UT of India?
Answer:
Jammu & Kashmir
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23.
Farhaan Behardien
has recently announced
his retirement from professional cricket.
He is associated with which
country's national cricket
team?
Answer: South Africa
24.
Which Indian
Institute of Technology (IIT), in collaboration with AIIMS Delhi, has developed the 'SwasthGarbh' mobile app for pregnant
women?
Answer: IIT Roorkee
25. Who has unveiled the 'Right to Repair' portal for consumers?
Answer: Piyush Goyal
26.
Who has won the Ambassador of Change Award for his outstanding work as a Student Mentor
and contribution to the University of Canberra (UC) community?
Answer: Vishal Mittal
27.
Which state's Department of Information and Public Relations
(DIPR) has recently
been honoured with the "Effective Government Communication Award"?
Answer: Rajasthan
28.
The India-assisted 720 Megawatts Mangdechhu Hydroelectric Power Project
has been handed
to Druk Green Power Corporation (DGPC) in .
Answer: Bhutan
29.
Recently, the Government of India (GoI) and the Government of have entered into a Cessation
of Operation Agreement with the Zeliangrong United Front (ZUF) to promote peace.
Answer: Manipur
30.
Indian Oil Corporation Limited (Indian Oil) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Central TB Division (CTD)
under the Ministry of Health to undertake intensified TB elimination project
in which two states of India?
Answer: Uttar Pradesh and Chhattisgarh
31. Which Union Ministry of India has been appointed the nodal ministry
for online gaming?
Answer:
Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY)
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32. Which Union Ministry
of India has launched the ‘City Finance
Rankings 2022’?
Answer:
Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs
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33.
As per the news,
ADB has signed a USD 125 million loan agreement with India to develop climate-resilient sewage collection and
treatment, and drainage and water supply systems in three cities of .
Answer:
Tamil Nadu
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34.
Which lender has signed a Memorandum
of Understanding (MoU) with Kerala Startup Mission to provide financial
services to startups?
Answer:
HDFC Bank
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35.
has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Council on Energy, Environment, and Water (CEEW) to cooperate
on sustainable finance.
Answer:
International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA)
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36.
Recently, Tata
Power has received a Rs.450 crore sustainable trade finance facility from MUFG Bank of to fund its solar projects
in India.
Answer:
Japan
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37. Who has been appointed as the MD & CEO of SBI Funds Management Limited (SBIFML)?
Answer:
Shamsher Singh
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38.
As per the news, International Finance Corporation (IFC) has provided a loan of USD million to HDFC Limited
to boost Green Affordable Housing
Finance in India.
Answer:
USD 400 million
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39.
Which general insurance company has launched
the 'Respect Senior Care Rider' for Senior
Citizens?
Answer:
Bajaj Allianz
General Insurance Limited
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40.
Which company has collaborated with Sony Entertainment Television and Sony LIV as the 'Payments Partner'
for Shark Tank India season
2?
Answer:
Cashfree Payments
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41.
has become the first
drone startup in India to receive
'Type Certification' and 'Remote Pilot Training Organisation' (RTPO) approval by the DGCA for Kisan
Drones.
Answer:
Garuda Aerospace
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42.
Which Indian institute program on Data Science has won the Wharton-QS Reimagine
Education Awards 2022?
Answer:
IIT Madras
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43.
As per the news, ISRO has successfully conducted
the hot test of the CE-20 cryogenic
engine. This engine
is developed by .
Answer:
Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre (LPSC)
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44. Who has authored a book titled “Forks in the Road: My Days at RBI and Beyond”?
Answer:
C Rangarajan
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45.
Recently, Union Minister
for Youth Affairs
and Sports Anurag Thakur has inaugurated the Sports Science
Centre in which
place?
Answer:
Udupi, Karnataka
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46. Who has been elected as the new Prime Minister
of Nepal?
Answer:
Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda'
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47.
‘Balsnehi’ buses,
an initiative to rehabilitate street-children, has been launched
by which state of India?
Answer: Maharashtra
48. Veer Bal Diwas is observed
across India on 26th December
to mark the martyrdom of the
“Sahibzades”, four sons of .
Answer: Guru Gobind Singh
49. Sitiveni Rebuka has become the new Prime Minister of .
Answer: Fiji
50. Who among the following has won the Rabindranath Tagore Literary Prize 2021-22?
Answer: Sudeep Sen and Shobhana Kumar
51. Who is the only Indian sportsperson to be featured
in the top 25 in Forbes’ annual
list of the
highest-paid female
athletes in the world in 2022?
Answer: P.V. Sindhu
52.
Good Governance
Day is observed annually on 25th December.
This day is observed to commemorate the birth anniversary of which Indian
personality?
Answer: Atal Bihari Vajpayee
53.
Which organization has won the GRIHA Exemplary
Performance Award 2022, a top national-level Green Building Award?
Answer: Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI)
54.
Who has won the
Sahitya Akademi Award 2022 in the
English language for her novel "All The Lives
We Never Lived"?
Answer: Anuradha Roy
55.
Which telecom
company, in collaboration with Apollo Hospitals, has conducted India's first 5G-driven, AI-guided colonoscopy trials?
Answer: Bharti Airtel
56. National Consumer Rights Day is observed annually
on which date?
Answer: 24th December
57. Who has become India's first
Muslim female fighter pilot in the Indian
Air Force (IAF)?
Answer: Sania Mirza (Uttar Pradesh)
58.
A musical event
called ‘Dance to Decarbonise’ has been organized by which Union Ministry of India?
Answer: Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas
59.
National Farmers Day is observed annually
on 23rd December to commemorate the birth anniversary of .
Answer: Choudhary Charan Singh (India's
fifth Prime Minister)
60.
The Indian Gas Exchange (IGX) has
recently launched India's first Gas Price Index named
' '.
Answer: GIXI
61.
Which meeting
of the Experts and Coordinators of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization's Interbank consortium (SCO-IBC) has been held in New Delhi?
Answer: 19th
62.
TATA Projects
Limited has inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research –
Indian Institute of Petroleum (CSIR – IIP) to collaborate and work together towards ensuring clean
energy solutions. The headquarters of the Indian Institute of Petroleum
(IIP) is located in .
Answer: Dehradun
63.
Which IT company has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Garuda
Aerospace to fit advanced digital
capabilities on its drones?
Answer: Cognizant
64.
Who has been appointed
as the Chairperson of the New Delhi International Arbitration Centre (NDIAC)?
Answer: Justice Hemant Gupta
65. H. R. Keshava Murthy has passed away recently. He was a noted exponent
of .
Answer: Gamaka
Gamaka,
also known as kaavya vaachana, is a form of storytelling by singing that originated in Karnataka.
66. ‘Drink from Tap' facility has been launched
by which state of India?
Answer: Odisha
67.
Union Cabinet has
recently approved the revision of the pension of Armed Forces Pensioners under One Rank One Pension (OROP) with effect from 1st July 2019. What is the estimated annual
expenditure for the implementation of the revision?
Answer: Rs.8,450 crore
68.
Wipro has signed
a multi-year partnership with Finastra for the digital transformation of corporate banks in which
region?
Answer: Middle East
69.
Union Minister
for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari has launched one of India's first-ever ‘Surety Bond Insurance’ for
infrastructure projects. This Surety Bond Insurance is a product of .
Answer: Bajaj Allianz
General Insurance
70.
Which lender has signed a Memorandum
of Understanding (MoU) with the Controller General of Defence Accounts (CGDA) to
set up SPARSH service centres for Defence pensioners?
Answer: Bandhan
Bank
71. Paytm has introduced ‘Paytm Payment Protect’, a group insurance
plan, in collaboration
with .
Answer: HDFC ERGO General Insurance
72. As per the 1Lattice data, which lender
has topped the debit card segment?
Answer: State Bank of India (SBI)
73. A recently launched
'FIT Rank' is a comprehensive ranking system for .
Answer: Micro, Small &
Medium Enterprises (MSME)
Credit bureau TransUnion CIBIL, in collaboration with Online PSB Loans and Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI), has launched the 'FIT Rank'.
74.
Jammu and Kashmir (J&K)
Bank has recently
signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the
Administration of Ladakh union territory, conferring preferential status to
each other. The headquarters of J&K Bank is located in .
Answer: Srinagar
75.
Which company has tied up with the National
Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) to provide
training and digital
certification to thousands
of unskilled workers?
Answer: Urban Company
76.
Which lender has won IBSi Global FinTech Innovation
Awards 2022 in the Best CRM System
Implementation and Most Impactful Project
categories?
Answer: RBL Bank
77.
The Indian Navy has launched the Indian Navy Ship (INS) “ ”, the first of 16 indigenously built Anti-Submarine Warfare
Shallow Water Craft (ASW SWC) (Yard 3029), at shipbuilding facility
of Larsen & Toubro (L&T) in Kattupalli, Chennai,
Tamil Nadu.
Answer: Arnala
INS Arnala is built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) Kolkata.
78. Recently, E2S Power has signed an agreement
with India Power Corporation Ltd (IPCL) for a
kilowatt hour (kWh) pilot thermal energy storage unit to
be operated in India.
Answer: 250 kWh
79.
To develop domestic satellite QKD (quantum key distribution) products, Indian National Space Promotion and Authorization Centre
(IN-SPACe) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with .
Answer: QNu Labs
80. Puma India has roped as its new Brand Ambassador.
Answer: Anushka Sharma
81.
Recently, National Oil
Company and Atlantic, Gulf, and Pacific (AG&P) have signed an 11-year charter agreement to use a
Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) carrier as a floating storage unit in India.
Answer: Abu Dhabi
82. Which Indian city will host the Asian
Wrestling Championships 2023?
Answer: New Delhi
83. Kalyani Group has recently launched
India's first Green Brand "KALYANI FeRRESTA".
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84.
has launched a programme to create 'Impact
Leaders' in the areas of Environmental-Social-Governance (ESG).
Answer: Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs
(IICA)
85.
As per the UI
Green Metric World University
Rankings 2022, has topped among the Indian universities with a global
rank of 121.
Answer: Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE)
86.
Who has become
the only Indian to feature on the 50 Greatest Actors of All Time List of Empire Magazine?
Answer:
Shah Rukh Khan
87.
Who has been signed
as a brand ambassador for Pepsico India's
packaged-water brand Aquafina?
Answer: Katraina Kaif
88. Which three states/UTs of India have emerged as the
best-performing states on the Social Progress
Index (SPI) 2022, a report released by Economic Advisory Council-Prime
Minister (EAC-PM)?
Answer:
Puducherry, Lakshadweep, and Goa
89.
Sethrichem Sangtam
has been awarded
the first Rohini
Nayyar prize for transforming farmers' lives
in which state?
Answer: Nagaland
90.
Who has become the first nominated Member of Parliament (MP) to be appointed to the panel of Vice chairperson in the Upper
House (Rajya Sabha)?
Answer:
P.T. Usha |
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91.
As per the 77th
round of the Situation Assessment Survey (SAS) of Agricultural Households in the rural areas of India, which state
of India has topped the list of average monthly income per agricultural household?
Answer: Meghalaya
92.
have become the first African
nations to sign the Artemis
Accords during the first- ever US-Africa
Space Forum.
Answer: Nigeria and Rwanda
93.
Who has been appointed
as the Chairperson of the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) for a period of three years?
Answer: Dinesh Kumar Shukla
94.
The Government of has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Austin
University in San Francisco, USA, to build the Austin
Smart City of Knowledge.
Answer: Uttar Pradesh
95.
In which state, India's 1st, and World's 2nd Infantry Research
Centre & Museum has been established?
Answer: Madhya Pradesh
96.
As per the
National Science Foundation (NSF)’s Science & Engineering Indicators 2022 report of the United States,
India’s position globally
in scientific publications, has improved from
7th position in 2010 to position in 2020.
Answer: Third
97.
The 15th Conference
of the Parties (COP15) to the United Nations Convention
on Biological Diversity (CBD) has been held in .
Answer: Montreal, Canada
The conference
has adopted the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework
(GBF) to protect the world’s lands and oceans and provides
financing to save biodiversity in the developing world.
98.
Which Indian
Naval Sailing Vessel (INSV) will participate in the 50th edition of the Cape Town to Rio Race 2023?
Answer: Tarini
99.
Which country
has tied up with PTC India Ltd to purchase 600 MW power from the Indian
power market in order to meet power requirements during the dry winter season?
Answer: Bhutan
100. Who has won the Mrs World 2022 title?
Answer: Sargam Koushal (Jammu & Kashmir)
101. India, current president
of the United Nations Security
Council (UNSC), has launched a
‘ ’ to promote
accountability for crimes against
peacekeepers.
Answer: Group of Friends
Bangladesh, Egypt, France India, Morocco
and Nepal are the co-chairs
of Group of Friends.
102.
Argentina has won the 2022 FIFA Men's World
Cup by defeating France in the final.
This is Argentina's FIFA World Cup title.
Answer: Third
103. Leo Varadkar has become the Prime Minister
of for a second time.
Answer: Ireland
104.
Which country's
hockey team has defeated Spain to win the FIH Women's Nations Cup 2022?
Answer: Indian Women’s Hockey Team
105. India has won the T20 World Cup 2022
for the Blind by defeating which team?
Answer: Bangladesh
106.
The Indian Naval Ship (INS) (D67), the second
of the four ‘Visakhapatnam’ class
destroyers, also known as Project 15B class of stealth guided-missile
destroyers, has been commissioned in
the presence of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh at Naval Dockyard, Mumbai.
Answer: Mormugao
INS Mormugao has been developed
by Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited
(MDL), Mumbai
107.
As per the news, Prime Minister
Narendra Modi has inaugurated Spawn Laboratory and Integrated Beekeeping Development Centre in which state of India?
Answer: Meghalaya
108. Which life insurance company has launched the 'Emerging Opportunities Fund'?
Answer: Tata
AIA Life Insurance
109.
Reliance General
Insurance Company Ltd. (RGICL) has launched a first-of-its-kind premium
health insurance product named ' '.
Answer: Reliance Health
Infinity Policy
110. Recently, SIDBI has tied up with M1xchange as the
financier to provide liquidity to .
Answer: MSMEs
111.
IREDA Limited has
signed a loan agreement worth Rs.4,444.71 crore with SJVN Green Energy
for a 1,000 MW solar power project
in .
Answer: Bikaner, Rajasthan
112.
Recently, HDFC Securities has launched a Google search-driven education platform named " ".
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113.
AU Small Finance Bank has recently (December 2022) entered
into a bancassurance partnership with .
Answer:
HDFC Life
114.
Which small
finance bank has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)
with the Controller General of Defence
Accounts (CGDA) to act as a SPARSH
service centre?
Answer:
Equitas Small
Finance Bank
115.
Gofrugal Technologies has collaborated with which lender
to empower SMEs towards the
Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC)?
Answer:
DBS Bank India
116. Which lender has introduced ZERO Fee Banking
on savings accounts?
Answer:
IDFC FIRST
Bank
117.
A report titled
“Striving for Clean Air: Air Pollution and Public Health in South Asia”
states that South Asia is home to 9 of the world’s
10 cities with the worst
air pollution, and there is a requirement of urgent action
to curb it. The report is released by .
Answer: World Bank
118.
Recently, the
16th edition of Exercise 'Surya Kiran-XVI' has been conducted between India and which
country?
Answer: Nepal
119.
The Surface
Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) satellite has successfully launched to map all of the world's oceans, lakes, and rivers. The satellite is a joint
initiative of which
two countries?
Answer: USA &
France
120. Who has been awarded PETA India's 2022 Person of the Year title? |
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Answer: Sonakshi Sinha
121. International Migrants Day is observed
annually on which date?
Answer: 18th December
122. A scheme named 'Friends of Library' has been launched
by which state/UT of India?
Answer: Tamil Nadu
123.
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed between the Cotton Corporation
of India (CCI) Limited and TEXPROCIL on Branding, Traceability, and Certification of “ ”.
Answer: Kasturi Cotton
124.
Atal Innovation
Mission (AIM), NITI Aayog, and UNDP India have launched
the edition of ''Youth
Co: Lab'', Asia Pacific’s largest
youth innovation movement, to support young social entrepreneurs.
Answer: Fifth
125.
Reliance Consumer
Products has recently
launched its made-for-India Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) brand named ' ' in Gujarat.
Answer: Independence
126.
have won the ITF World Champions 2022 under the ITF Singles World Champions category.
Answer: Iga Swiatek
and Rafael Nadal
127. has been re-elected as the Prime
Minister of Denmark.
Answer: Mette
Frederiksen
128. Who is the author of book titled ‘Bravehearts of Bharat’?
Answer: Vikram Sampath
129. Which state of India has become the first
to launch its own Climate Change Mission?
Answer: Tamil Nadu
130.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister
M.K. Stalin has inaugurated the statue of 'Mahakavi Subramaniam Bharathiar' at the renovated house
of Bharathiyar at .
Answer: Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
131.
Which Indian city
will host the 8th India International Science Festival 2022 in January 2023?
Answer: Bhopal, Madhya
Pradesh
132.
Recently, India has hosted the first G20 Finance and Central Bank Deputies
(FCBD) meeting under its G20 Presidency in which place?
Answer: Bengaluru, Karnataka
133.
Recently, the
United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) has adopted a resolution to remove which country from its Women's rights body-the
UN Commission on the Status
of Women (CSW)?
Answer: Iran
134.
MeitY Startup
Hub has collaborated with which company to support 100 Indian startups
scale their app businesses?
Answer: Google
135.
Which company has
partnered with Viasat to deliver satellite internet access to 10 million people worldwide by 2025?
Answer: Microsoft
136.
Rajeev Kumar Vishnoi has been appointed
as the Chairman and Managing
Director (CMD) of which company?
Answer: NHPC Limited
137. Unnati Hooda, seen in the news
recently, is associated with which sports?
Answer: Badminton
Unnati Hooda (Haryana) has become the first Indian to win a medal in the U17 category in the Badminton Asia Junior Championships 2022.
138.
Which Indian
company has secured the top position in the SIPRI Top 100 Arms-producing and Military Services Companies, 2021?
Answer: Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL)
139. The 6th edition of Indo - Kazakhstan joint training exercise
“KAZIND-22” has been held in
.
Answer: Umroi, Meghalaya
140.
With which country India has signed a joint declaration of Intent
on migration and mobility?
Answer: France
141.
As per the news, the Government of India (GoI) has granted the Geographical Indication (GI) tag to 'Gamocha', a symbol of the culture
and identity of Assam.
What is Gamocha?
Answer: Towel
142.
New York has
topped the Worldwide Cost of Living (WCOL) Index 2022 published by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU).
Which other city has also stood first in the index?
Answer: Singapore
143. Shaji K.V. has become the new Chairman of .
Answer: National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD)
144.
Dr Jeremy Farrar has become the new Chief Scientist of the World Health Organization (WHO). He will replace .
Answer: Soumya Swaminathan
145.
For the design and development of a Two-Stage
to Low Earth Orbit all-liquid small satellite launch
vehicle, MTAR Technologies has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with
.
Answer: Indian National Space Promotion and Authorization Centre (IN-SPACe)
146. Sulochana Chavan has passed away recently. She was a noted singer.
Answer: Lavani
147.
Shenu Agarwal
has
been named the new Managing
Director (MD) and Chief Executive
Officer (CEO) of .
Answer: Ashok Leyland
148. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has recently inaugurated the Mopa International Airport in
.
Answer: Goa
The Mopa International Airport has been named after former Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar.
149. Which Indian Naval Ship (INS) has participated in the 39th edition of IND-INDO CORPAT
between the Indian Navy and the Indonesian Navy?
Answer: INS Karmuk
150.
Who has been honored with the 25th Sri Chandrasekarendra Saraswathi National Eminence Award (SIES) for public leadership?
Answer: Venkaiah Naidu (Former Vice President)
151. A seed farm in has become
India’s first carbon-neutral farm.
Answer: Aluva (Kerala)
152. Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu has become the new Chief Minister of which state of India?
Answer: Himachal Pradesh
153.
Bhupendra Patel has been sworn in as the
18th Chief Minister
of Gujarat. How many legislative assembly seats are there in Gujarat?
Answer: 182
154.
According to the recently
released Hurun Global
500 list 2022,
India, with 20 most valuable
companies in the world, has been ranked among
countries that are home to the world’s top 500 firms.
Answer: 5th
155.
Which state of India has received
an award for 'Best Practice
in Advocacy, Communication, and Social Mobilisation in Tuberculosis control'?
Answer: Meghalaya
156. has won the BWF Female Para-Badminton Player of the Year award 2022.
Answer: Manisha Ramadass
157.
India's first 3D
bioprinting Centre of Excellence (CoE) has been inaugurated in which institute?
Answer: IISc Bengaluru
158. Who has won the Best Direction (Fiction)
award for the film “Minnal Murali” at the 2022
Asian Academy
Creative Awards?
Answer: Basil Joseph
159. Who has won the 2022 WTA Player of the Year Award?
Answer: Iga Swiatek (Poland)
160.
With which country India has signed an agreement
worth over Rs.101
million to fast-track three High Impact Development Projects (HICDPs) in the
education, healthcare and drinking water sectors?
Answer: Nepal
161. Which bloc has established an open International Climate
Club to fight global warming?
Answer: Group of Seven (G7) nations
162.
National Energy Conservation Day, also known as
Energy Efficiency Day, is
observed annually across India on .
Answer: 14th December
163.
Kalyani Rafael
Advanced Systems (KRAS) has recently rolled out its 100th Medium Range Surface
to Air Missile (MRSAM) mid-section kit for delivery
to the Indian Army and Air Force.
What is the range of MRSAM missile?
Answer: 70 km
164.
Who has been named the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the organizing
committee for the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games?
Answer: Cindy Hook
165.
International Universal
Health Coverage Day is observed
annually on 12th December. What is the theme of International Universal
Health Coverage Day 2022?
Answer: ‘Build the
world we want: A healthy future
for all’
166.
Which Indian steel company has been awarded with FICCI CSR Special Commendation Award for its efforts to counter the COVID-19 pandemic?
Answer: Jindal Steel and Power
167.
To support
MSME exporters in India showcasing their products on the Indian Business Portal (IBP), Federation of Indian Export Organizations (FIEO) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with which
company?
Answer: Shiprocket
168.
Recently, Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority
(PFRDA) has launched
a personalized calculator
for subscribers to calculate their retirement Income. What is the name of the calculator?
Answer: “NPS Prosperity Planner”
169.
Universal Sompo General Insurance
has collaborated with which company to launch a special integrated offering for customers?
Answer: Zopper
170.
Which lender has launched
the 6th ‘Parivartan Smartup Grants’ in partnership with the Government of India's flagship
initiative 'Startup India'?
Answer: HDFC Bank
·
To support the farming community in Andhra Pradesh,
Karnataka and Tamil Nadu states, Lawrencedale Agro Processing India (LEAF) has inked
a pact with HDFC Bank.
171.
As per the latest news, National
Investment and Infrastructure Fund Limited (NIIFL) has collaborated with Infrastructure Development Board to develop
the infrastructure opportunities.
Answer: Tamil Nadu
172.
Recently, PNB Housing Finance has introduced a low-cost home loan programme
named ' '.
Answer: Roshni
173.
As per the news, India and ADB have signed a USD 3 million project
readiness financing (PRF) facility to assist preparatory operations
for designing the " Municipal Infrastructure Development Project".
Answer: Agartala
·
IIFL Home Finance (IIFL HFL) and ADB have recently
organised the 'Kutumb' event in Delhi to discuss
scope around green affordable housing
in India.
·
ADB has approved
a loan of USD 780 million
to build new lines for Chennai’s metro rail
and improve the network’s connectivity with bus and feeder services.
·
ADB has also approved a USD 300 million loan to upgrade more than 300 kilometres
of state highways
and major district
roads in Assam, including six road sections
in the state's western, central,
and southern regions.
·
ADB has approved a USD
250 million policy-based loan to support the Government of
India’s wide-ranging reforms
that aim to strengthen and modernize the country’s logistics
infrastructure, improve efficiency, and lower the cost in the logistics
sector. The loan will finance the first subprogram of the Strengthening Multimodal and Integrated Logistics
Ecosystem Program.
174.
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed between
the Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) and the Small and Medium Enterprises General Authority of to develop MSMEs ecosystem.
Answer: Saudi Arabia
175.
Which state has hosted the India Climate and Development Partners'
Meet 2022 in collaboration with World Bank?
Answer: Kerala
176.
Which lender
has signed a co-lending agreement with SV CreditLine for Rs.500 crore loan exclusively to women borrowers?
Answer: IndusInd Bank
177.
RBL Bank, in collaboration with Paisabazaar.com, has launched a new co-created credit
card named ' '.
Answer: Duet
178.
ASK Capital
Management Private Limited (ASK Capital) has received approval from the Central
Bank of to launch an India-based fund namely 'ASK
Indian Entrepreneur Fund' through the UCITS (Undertakings for Collective Investment
in Transferable Securities) route.
Answer: Ireland
179. India's first private
market index has been launched
by which company?
Answer: StocX.in
180.
In December
2022, the Federal
Reserve Bank of has appointed Indian-origin Sushmita Shukla
as its First Vice President, and Chief Operating Officer (COO).
Answer: New York
181.
Ishan Kishan has become the fastest double centurion in One Day International (ODIs) by breaking the previous record
of whom?
Answer: Chris Gayle
182. Who has been named the interim CEO of Penguin
Random House?
Answer:
Nihar Malviya
183. International Lusophone Festival
has been held in which state of India?
Answer: Goa
184.
Indian Naval Ships (INS) Kochi, Kavaratti
and Sumedha have recently participated in the maiden
International Fleet Review (IFR) 2022 conducted
by .
Answer: Bangladesh Navy
185. Who has been named the first "Global Ambassador for Diabetes"?
Answer: Sheikh Hasina
(Prime Minister of Bangladesh)
186.
Which
organization has created a
Gender Toolkit based on “Enabling gender-responsive urban mobility
and public spaces”?
Answer: World
Bank
187. International Anti-Corruption
Day is observed annually on which date?
Answer: 9th December
Theme 2022: “UNCAC at 20: Uniting the World Against
Corruption”
188. Justice Tashi Rabstan has been appointed as the Acting Chief Justice of the High Court
of
.
Answer: Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh
189. 'Sultan' is an autobiography of .
Answer: Wasim Akram
190. Who has become the first woman President
of Peru?
Answer: Dina Boluarte
191. has been named Time's Person of
the Year for 2022?
Answer: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and "the spirit of Ukraine”
192.
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitaraman has been featured
in the Forbes’ annual list of The World’s 100 Most Powerful
Women for the fourth time in a row. She has been ranked
in the list.
Answer: 36th
193.
UAE has been ranked first in the Passport
Index 2022. What is the rank of India in this index?
Answer: 87th
194. Arun Kumar Singh has been appointed as the Chairman and Managing Director
(CMD) of
.
Answer: Oil and Natural
Gas Corporation (ONGC)
195. Who has been appointed as the Chair of B20 India?
Answer: N Chandrasekaran (Chairman
of Tata Sons)
196.
India’s first Drone Skilling
and Training Virtual
E-Learning Platform has been inaugurated at which place?
Answer: Chennai
197. As per the latest news, ISRO has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with
Social Alpha
to launch , India’s first dedicated platform
for innovation curation
and
venture development for the burgeoning space entrepreneurial.
Answer: SpaceTech Innovation Network
(SpIN)
198. Who has been named the Female and Male World Athlete of the Year 2022?
Answer: Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone and Mondo Duplantis
199. Mina Sue Choi has been crowned Miss Earth 2022. She belongs to which country?
Answer: South Korea
200. Who has been named by the Uttarakhand government as its brand ambassador?
Answer: Prasoon Joshi
201. Which nation
will host the 12th World Hindi Conference in February 2023?
Answer: Fiji
202.
India's first payment gateway
to support Credit Card Transactions on Unified Payments
Interface (UPI) is .
Answer: Razorpay
203.
In December
2022, ICICI Lombard General Insurance
has entered into a Bancassurance tie-up with which small finance
bank?
Answer:
AU Small Finance Bank
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Answer: |
204.
Which lender has launched
the 'Football Fiesta' campaign to celebrate the FIFA World Cup 2022?
Answer:
Federal Bank
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Answer: |
205.
Bharti Airtel has joined hands with which company
to develop undersea
cable infrastructure for high-speed internet?
Answer:
Meta
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Answer: |
206. Who has become the new President of the Table Tennis Federation of India (TTFI)?
Answer:
Meghna Ahlawat
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Answer: |
207.
Mumbai has been ranked in the 'Prime Global
Cities Index Q3 2022' published
by Knight Frank.
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Answer: |
Dubai (UAE) has topped the index, followed
by Miami (USA),
and Tokyo (Japan).
208.
Which country's
Air Force has launched its newest nuclear stealth bomber named 'B-21
Raider'?
Answer:
USA
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Answer: |
209.
Researchers at IIT Madras have developed
and deployed a device called that can generate
electricity using energy
from sea waves.
Answer:
‘Sindhuja I’ or ‘Ocean Wave Energy Converter’
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Answer: |
210. Which Indian city will host the ‘Technotex 2023’?
Answer:
Mumbai
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Answer: |
211. India's first Gold ATM has been
launched in which
city?
Answer: Begumpet, Hyderabad
212.
What is the rank of India
in the Social Hostilities Index (SHI) 2020 released by the US think- tank Pew Research Center?
Answer: First
213. Which country has recently
sanctioned a fund of €80.2
million for the development of
Kaziranga National
Park?
Answer: France
The Agence Française de Développement
(AFD) has sanctioned a fund of €80.2 million for a 10-year period, between 2014-2024.
214.
Which state of India has become the first to have an independent department for the welfare of Divyang?
Answer: Maharashtra
215.
India has been
ranked 48th in the Global Aviation Safety Rankings 2022 by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). Which other
country has also secured the same position?
Answer: Georgia
Singapore has been ranked at the top of the list, followed by the UAE at the second and South Korea at the third
position.
216.
Which city has hosted the 17th session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage?
Answer: Rabat (Morocco)
217.
To establish the Australia-India Centre
for Energy (AICE),
which Indian institute has tied up with Australian Universities?
Answer: IIT Madras
218. Which state of India has become the first to introduce the “Open Loop Ticketing System”
for roadways buses?
Answer: Haryana
219. World Soil Day is observed annually on .
Answer: 5th December
Theme 2022: "Soils: Where food begins”
220. As per the Tribal
Development Report 2022,
tribal communities are at the bottom of
India’s development pyramid. The report
is launched by .
Answer: Bharat Rural Livelihood Foundation (BRLF)
221.
Which lender has won the "Banker's Bank of the Year Award 2022" for the Indian segment of the Global Banking
Summit?
Answer: Canara Bank
222.
Who has won the 'Pride of Central India 2022' award for transforming the lives of rural farmers?
Answer: Atul Patidar (Farmkart's founder and CEO)
223. Which team has won the 2022–23 Vijay Hazare Trophy title by defeating Maharashtra?
Answer: Saurashtra
224.
Which Indian state police has become the first to award Idol wing members with a
'digital medal'?
Answer: Tamil Nadu
225. Who has been appointed as the Chairman
of the National Statistical Commission
(NSC)?
Answer: Rajeeva Laxman
Karandikar
226. International Day of Banks is observed annually
on which date?
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Answer: |
227. has launched India's
first Passive Tax Saver Fund.
Answer:
IIFL Mutual
Fund
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Answer: |
228.
BookMyForex has launched the 'Interbank Rate Multi-Currency Forex Card', India's first true
zero markup travel
card, in association with M2P Fintech,
and which lender?
Answer:
Yes Bank
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Answer: |
229.
has become the first company to file a confidential Draft Red Herring Prospectus
(DRHP) with the Securities & Exchange Board of India (SEBI) for its Initial Public Offering
(IPO).
Answer:
Tata Play
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Answer: |
230. As per the latest news, IDFC Asset Management Company (AMC) will be renamed as
.
Answer:
Bandhan AMC
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Answer: |
231. As per the 2022 Burgundy Private
Hurun India 500 report, has topped the list of
India’s most valuable company
in unlisted space.
Answer:
Serum Institute
of India
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Answer: |
232. A book titled "The Chipko Movement: A People’s Movement" has won the Kamaladevi
Chattopadhyay NIF Book Prize 2022. Who is the author of this book?
Answer:
Shekhar Pathak
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Answer: |
The book has been translated from Hindi by Manisha Chaudhry.
233. Where is the International Gita Mahotsava (IGM) -2022 held?
Answer:
Kurukshetra (Haryana)
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Answer: |
234.
The 12th edition
of Exercise Agni Warrior, a bilateral exercise between the Singapore & Indian
Army, has been held at Devlali in .
Answer: Maharashtra
235. Nagaland has observed
which edition of the Hornbill
Festival in 2022?
Answer: 23rd
236. Bandipora district of has hosted
the first Tribal
Winter Festival.
Answer: Jammu & Kashmir
237.
With which
country India has signed an agreement for Economic Development Cooperation Fund (EDCF) loan to establish
an Intelligent Transport System on the Nagpur-
Mumbai Super Communication Expressway Project?
Answer: South Korea
238.
Protean eGov Technologies has tied up with which payment bank to expand PAN card issuance services
in India, especially in rural areas?
Answer: Fino Payment
Bank
239.
Which country has recently (December 2022) introduced a proposal to provide 1 billion Euro for energy transition projects in India?
Answer: Germany
·
India has recently signed a Comprehensive Migration
and Mobility Agreement
with Germany.
The lines
of credit will be provided
by KfW Development Bank.
240.
World AIDS Day is observed annually
on 1st December. What is the theme of World AIDS Day 2022?
Answer: Equalize
241.
As per the news, the Government of India (GoI) has provided financial assistance
of USD 100 million to which country?
Answer: Maldives
242.
SBM Bank India has tied up with Open Financial Technologies to launch Asia's
first end-to- end Embedded Finance
platform named ' '.
Answer: Zwitch
243.
Yes Bank has collaborated with TurtleFin, India's
leading insurtech platform,
to build ' ', a
first-of-its-kind comprehensive technology platform, which will bring multiple insurance partners
onto a common platform.
Answer: EasyNsure
244. Which country's former President Jiang Zemin has passed away recently?
Answer: China
245.
As per the Special Bulletin on Maternal Mortality
Ratio (MMR) released
by the Registrar General of India (RGI), the Maternal
Mortality Ratio (MMR) of India has declined
from 130 in 2014-16 to per lakh live births
in 2018-20.
Answer: 97
Assam has the
highest MMR of 195 while Kerala has the
lowest of 19 per lakh live births.
246.
Union Minister of Commerce
and Industry Piyush Goyal has inaugurated the edition of India International Trade
Fair (IITF) in New Delhi.
Answer: 41st
247.
Recently, SEBI
has restructured its 16-member advisory committee pertaining to Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs). Who will now head the committee?
Answer: Hasmukh Adhia
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SEBI has also restructured its Social stock
exchange committee. The 18-member committee
will now be headed by R
Balasubramaniam, chairman of Grassroots Research and Advocacy Movement (GRAAM). ·
SEBI has
increased the investment limit of mutual funds (MFs) in debt instruments issued by a single issuer to 12% of the Net Asset Value (NAV) from 10% on all new schemes. ·
SEBI has
recently reduced the timeline for listing of debt securities issued on a
private placement basis
to T+3 days from the current timeline of T+4
days.
248.
Which lender has recently
entered into bancassurance partnerships with Cholamandalam MS General Insurance Company Ltd and Max Life
Insurance Company?
Answer: Tamilnad Mercantile Bank
·
Tamilnad Mercantile Bank has entered
into a bancassurance partnership with Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance to sell the private insurer’s term, annuity, and other value-
packed products across
its 500 branches.
249. Which lender has partnered with Actyv.ai to provide finance
to dealers?
Answer: Kotak Mahindra Bank
250. Sundararaman Ramamurthy has been named the new MD & CEO of which company?
Answer: BSE Limited
251. Who has been elected as the President of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA)?
Answer: Pilavullakandi Thekkeraparambil Usha (P.T. Usha)
252. Which team has won the Davis Cup title 2022
after defeating Australia?
Answer: Canada |
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Person |
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Remark |
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Foreign Secretary |
Vinay Mohan Kwatra |
Government of India |
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Chairman |
Rajeeva Laxman Karandikar |
National Statistical Commission (NSC) |
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Chairman
and Managing Director (CMD) |
K V Suresh
Kumar |
Bharatiya Nabhikiya Vidyut Nigam
Ltd (BHAVINI) |
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President |
Meghna Ahlawat |
Table Tennis
Federation of India (TTFI) |
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Secretary-General |
Kamlesh Mehta |
Table Tennis
Federation of India (TTFI) |
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Treasurer |
Patel Nagender Reddy |
Table Tennis
Federation of India (TTFI) |
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Chair |
N Chandrasekaran |
B20
India |
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CMD |
Arun
Kumar Singh |
Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) |
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President |
Dina Boluarte |
Peru |
She is the first woman
President of Peru. |
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Acting Chief Justice of the High Court |
Justice Tashi Rabstan |
Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) and Ladakh |
He has succeeded Justice Ali Mohd Magrey. |
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Vice
President, and Chief Operating Officer (COO) |
Sushmita Shukla |
Federal
Reserve Bank of New York |
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Interim CEO |
Nihar Malviya |
Penguin Random
House |
He will succeed Markus Dohle. |
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Chief Minister |
Bhupendra Patel |
Gujarat |
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Chief Minister |
Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu |
Himachal Pradesh |
He has replaced Jai Ram Thakur. |
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Vice President |
Sunil |
Asia Pacific
Broadcasting Union (ABU) |
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MD & CEO |
Shenu Agarwal |
Ashok Leyland |
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Chief Scientist |
Jeremy Farrar |
World Health Organization (WHO) |
He will replace Soumya Swaminathan. |
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Chairman |
Shaji K.V. |
National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) |
He has succeeded Suchindra Misra. |
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CEO |
Cindy Hook |
2032 Olympic
and Paralympic Games |
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CMD |
Rajeev Kumar Vishnoi |
NHPC Limited |
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Prime Minister |
Leo Varadkar |
Ireland |
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Prime Minister |
Mette Frederiksen |
Denmark |
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Member |
Manoj Govil |
Board of the Securities and Exchange Board
of India (SEBI) |
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Chairman |
Dinesh Kumar Shukla |
Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) |
He has succeeded G. Nageswara Rao. |
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Chairperson |
Justice Hemant Gupta |
New Delhi International Arbitration Centre
(NDIAC) |
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Prime Minister |
Sitiveni Rebuka |
Fiji |
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MD & CEO |
P.N. Vasudevan |
Equitas Small Finance Bank |
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MD & CEO |
Shamsher Singh |
SBI Funds Management Limited (SBIFML) |
He has replaced Vinay M Tonse. |
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Prime Minister |
Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' |
Nepal |
He has succeed Sher Bahadur Deuba. |
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Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
& Chairman |
Anil Kumar Lahoti |
Railway Board |
He will succeed Vinay
Kumar Tripathi. |
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Chairman |
Santosh Kumar Yadav |
National Highways Authority of India
(NHAI) |
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Vice Chairman |
Subhasish Panda |
Delhi Development Authority (DDA) |
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CEO |
Ganji Kamala V Rao |
Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) |
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Additional Secretary |
Hitesh Kumar S Makwana |
Ministry
of Home Affairs |
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Additional Secretary and Development Commissioner |
Rajneesh |
Ministry of Micro, Small, and Medium
Enterprises (MSME) |
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MD & CEO |
Baskar Babu Ramachandran |
Suryoday Small
Finance Bank |
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Director |
Manasi Tata |
Kirloskar Systems
Private Limited (KSPL) |
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Central Vigilance Commissioner (CVC) |
Praveen Kumar Srivastava |
Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) |
He has succeeded Suresh N Patel. |
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Prime Minister |
Benjamin Netanyahu |
Israel |
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United Nations Coordinator |
Abdullah Abdul Samad Dashti |
Black Sea Grain Initiative |
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253.
has been conferred with the ‘Award
of Excellence’ at the UNESCO
Asia-Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation-2022.
Answer: Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya, Mumbai
·
Award of Distinction: Stepwells of Golconda, Hyderabad ·
Award of Merit: Domakonda Fort, Telangana; Byculla Station, Mumbai
254.
Which state of India has introduced the Ganga Water Supply Scheme
(GWSS)?
Answer: Bihar
255.
Who has won the ‘Para Sports Person of Year award’ at the
Turf 2022 event?
Answer: Avani Lekhara
256.
Which animal
has been approved as a 'food animal' by the Food Safety and Standard Authority of India (FSSAI)?
Answer: Himalayan Yak
257.
Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo
has been re-elected as the President of .
Answer: Equatorial Guinea
258.
Recently, the Government of India (GoI)
has appointed as the Nikshay Mitra
ambassador.
Answer: Deepa Malik
259.
Who will be the
chief guest at the Republic Day celebrations in January 2023? |
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Answer: Abdel Fattah al-Sisi (President of the Arab Republic of Egypt)
260. Which Union Ministry of India has
launched a community-led National campaign titled
“Nai Chetna-Pahal Badlav Ki” against
gender-based discrimination?
Answer: Ministry of Rural Development
261.
The 19th
Conference of Parties (COP19) to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES), also known as the 19th World Wildlife Conference has been held in .
Answer: Panama City
262. Recently, the first India-ASEAN
Defence Ministers Meeting has been held in which country?
Answer: Siem Reap, Cambodia
263.
Which lender has signed an agreement
with broking partner SMC Global Securities Limited to open a 3-in-1 account?
Answer: Indian Overseas Bank
264.
Which country has planned to build its first moon base powered by nuclear energy by 2028?
Answer: China
265.
According to Mercom
India Rooftop Solar Market Report Q3 2022, which state of India has topped the list of cumulative rooftop
solar installations?
Answer: Gujarat
266.
Absolute, in collaboration with DigiSafe Insurance, has launched a do-it-yourself (DIY)
crop insurance product named ' '.
Answer: Digifasal
267.
India has won the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) Vice Presidency
and Strategic Management Board
(SMB) Chair for the 2023-25 term. The headquarters of IEC is based in .
Answer: Geneva,
Switzerland
India’s representative, Vimal Mahendru has been elected as the IEC Vice President.
268.
Y 12705
(Mormugao), the second
ship of Project
15B stealth-guided missile
destroyer, has been delivered to the Indian
Navy. The ship is built by .
Answer: Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL)
269.
Recently, India
has participated in the 22nd Council of Ministers' meeting of the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) held at which place?
Answer: Dhaka, Bangladesh
270.
Union Minister of
State for Health, Dr. Bharati Pravin Pawar has represented India in the 3rd High-level Ministerial Conference on
Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR). Which country has hosted the conference?
Answer: Oman
271. Anwar Ibrahim has been named the new Prime Minister
of which country .
Answer: Malaysia
272. Which Indian University has topped the 12th Global Employability University Ranking and Survey (GEURS)