Daily Current Affairs Quiz: December 01 2022

December 1, 2022

Consider the following statements:
1. The Odisha Cabinet has approved the Odisha Tourism Policy 2022 to promote sustainable & responsible tourism.
2. According to the World Bank report, Investment opportunities in space cooling to be $1.5tn by 2040 in India.
3. According to latest ‘Ericsson Mobility Report’, 960 million Indians to use 5G on mobiles by 2028.
Which of the following statements is/are correct?

(A) 1 & 2 only
(B) 3 only
(C) 2 & 3 only
(D) 1, 2 and 3

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ANSWER: A

Consider the following statements:
1. The Odisha Tourism Policy 2022 will focus on MICE tourism.
2. The report titled “Climate Investment Opportunities in India’s Cooling Sector” 45 per cent of the India’s peak electricity demand in 2040 is expected to come from space cooling alone.
3. According to latest ‘Ericsson Mobility Report’, 4G subscriptions are expected to peak in India in 2024 at around 930 million
Which of the following statements is/are incorrect?

(A) 1 & 2 only
(B) 2 only
(C) 1 & 3 only
(D) 1, 2 and 3

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ANSWER: B

Consider the following statements:
1. The sand art tourism to be promoted in mission mode in Odisha.
2. According to the World Bank report, around 34 million people in India will face job losses due to heat stress-related productivity decline.
3. According to latest ‘Ericsson Mobility Report’, the average data traffic per smartphone in the India region is the highest globally at the moment.
Which of the following statements is/ are correct?

(A) 1 & 2 only
(B) 2 only
(C) 3 only
(D) 1, 2 and 3

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ANSWER: D

Consider the following statements:
1. International Jaguar Day is observed annually on November 29.
2. They are typically found in tropical rainforests but also live in savannas and grasslands.
3. Jaguars are classified as Near-threatened by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature.
Which of the following statements is/ are correct?

(A) 1 & 2 only
(B) 2 only
(C) 3 only
(D) 1, 2 and 3

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ANSWER: D

Consider the following statements:
1. National Council for Cement and Building Materials (NCB) is organizing 17th International Conference on Cement, Concrete and Building Materials.
2. This theme of this conference is “Moving towards Net Zero Carbon Emission”.
Which of the following statements is/ are correct?

(A) 1 only
(B) 2 only
(C) Both 1 and 2
(D) Neither 1 nor 2

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ANSWER: C

Consider the following statements:
1. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has changed the name of monkeypox to “mpox”.
2. The monkeypox was named in 1970 because the virus that causes the disease was first discovered in captive monkeys.
Which of the following statements is/ are correct?

(A) 1 only
(B) 2 only
(C) Both 1 and 2
(D) Neither 1 nor 2

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ANSWER: C

The Indian Coast Guard has conducted the 24th National Oil Spill Disaster Contingency Plan and Preparedness Meeting at which of the following place?

(A) Mumbai
(B) Vishakhapatnam
(C) Kochi
(D) Chennai

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ANSWER: D

Consider the following statements about UKIBC’s ‘Doing Business in India’ Report 2022:
1. The requirement to transfer intellectual property is seen as an issue by the UK business.
2. Gujarat was rated the highest among the Indian states in terms of the operating environment.
Which of the following statements is/ are correct?

(A) 1 only
(B) 2 only
(C) Both 1 and 2
(D) Neither 1 nor 2

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ANSWER: A

Which of the following personality from Himachal Pradesh has been conferred with the Arjuna Award 2022?

(A) Vijay Kumar
(B) Vikas Thakur
(C) Ashish Thakur
(D) Rishi Dhawan

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ANSWER: B

Which of the following is the first Central Public Sector Enterprise (CPSE) to get ISO 31000:2018 from National Productivity Council?

(A) NTPC
(B) NHPC
(C) Coal India Ltd.
(D) SJVN

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ANSWER: D

Consider the following statements:
1. Laxmi Singh becomes the 1st woman Police Commissioner in UP.
2. Melioidosis, an infectious disease transmitted to human body by contaminated soil has been detected in the coastal state of Odisha.
Which of the following statements is/ are correct?

(A) 1 only
(B) 2 only
(C) Both 1 and 2
(D) Neither 1 nor 2

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ANSWER: C

Consider the following statements:
1. The BCCI enters Guinness World Record for biggest crowd attendance in the IPL 2022 final between Gujarat Titans and Rajasthan Royals at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
2. The 23rd Hornbill Festival 2022 to begin at Naga Heritage Village Kisama.
Which of the following statements is/ are correct?

(A) 1 only
(B) 2 only
(C) Both 1 and 2
(D) Neither 1 nor 2

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ANSWER: C

Consider the following statements:
1 Paralympic medallist Avani Lekhara has received the Para Sports Person of Year award.
2. Merriam-Webster has announced ‘Gaslighting’ as its Word of the Year 2022.
Which of the following statements is/ are correct?

(A) 1 only
(B) 2 only
(C) Both 1 and 2
(D) Neither 1 nor 2

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ANSWER: C

Consider the following statements: Iranian film Nargesi has won the ICFT-UNESCO Gandhi Medal at the 53rd edition of International Film Festival of India. French scientists have revived a 48,500-year-old Zombie Virus buried under a frozen lake in Russia. Which of the following statements is/ are correct?

(A) 1 only
(B) 2 only
(C) Both 1 and 2
(D) Neither 1 nor 2

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ANSWER: C

Consider the following statements:
1. The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has signed a MoU with the top six engineering institutes of India for introducing Indian standards as an integral part of the curriculum.
2. The "Red Planet Day" was celebrated on 28 November 2022.
Which of the following statements is/ are correct?

(A) 1 only
(B) 2 only
(C) Both 1 and 2
(D) Neither 1 nor 2

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ANSWER: C

Consider the following statements:
1. Researchers from IISER-Thiruvananthapuram and IIT-Indore have jointly developed an artificial light-harvesting system that will help capture solar energy.
2. CITES COP19 has recently accepted the proposal to downgrade the status of southern white rhinos from Appendix I to Appendix II.
Which of the following statements is/ are correct?

(A) 1 only
(B) 2 only
(C) Both 1 and 2
(D) Neither 1 nor 2

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ANSWER: C