Daily Current Affairs Quiz: December 16 2022

December 16, 2022

Consider the following statements:
1 The first meeting of the Development Working Group under India’s G20 Presidency was concluded in Delhi.
2. The New Delhi International Arbitration Centre (Amendment) Bill, 2022 will rename the New Delhi International Arbitration Centre as the India International Arbitration Centre.
3. Rare Earth Elements or Rare Earth Metals are a set of 27 elements in the periodic table.
Which of the following statements is/are incorrect?

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

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ANSWER: C

Consider the following statements:
1 LiFE (Lifestyle for Environment) is a transformative approach to sustainable living.
2. The New Delhi International Arbitration Centre (Amendment) Bill, 2022 will help India emerge as an attractive destination for arbitration at the global level.
3. Rare Earth elements are used in space shuttle components, jet engine turbines, and drones.
Which of the following statements is/are correct?

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

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ANSWER: D

Consider the following statements:
1 SDG 10 is related to ‘Responsible Consumption and Production’.
2. The arbitration centres are located in Mumbai and Kolkata.
3. India has the world’s fifth-largest reserves of rare earth elements.
Which of the following statements is/ are correct?

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

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ANSWER: B

Consider the following statements:
1 The 16th edition of Surya Kiran, the joint military training exercise between India and Nepal to be held in Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand.
2. The Surya Kiran exercise was first started in 2011.
Which of the following statements is/ are incorrect?

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

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ANSWER: A

Consider the following statements:
1 India has successfully conducted night trials of nuclear-capable ballistic missile Agni V,
2. The Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme (IGMDP) had five missiles Prithvi, Agni, Trishul, Nag, and Akash.
Which of the following statements is/ are incorrect?

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

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ANSWER: D

The European Union leaders have granted candidate status to which of the following Country/Countries to join the bloc of 27 nations in recent past?

(A) Ukraine
(B) Moldova
(C) Bosnia
(D) All of the above

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ANSWER: D

Which State Government has launched a scheme ‘Orunodoi’?

(A) Himachal Pradesh
(B) West Bengal
(C) Assam
(D) Meghalaya

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ANSWER: C

The Female enrolment in Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT’s) has increased from 8% in 2016 to what percentage in 2021-2022?

(A) 12%
(B) 14%
(C) 17%
(D) 20%

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ANSWER: D

Consider the following statements:
1 Virender Singh, captain of the Indian deaf T20 men’s cricket team belongs to Una district.
2. Nishad Kumar, a silver medallist of Tokyo Paralympics 2020 belongs to Una district.
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 Himachal Pradesh Police has been ranked ________ in All India Inter-Operable Criminal Justice System (ICJS) in 2022?

(A) First
(B) Second
(C) Third
(D) Fourth

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ANSWER: C

Consider the following statements:
1 H5N1 avian influenza virus has been confirmed in two panchayats in Kerala's Kottayam
2. ISRO has successfully launched 177 foreign satellites for 19 countries in five years.
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 Air India will operate the non-stop flight between Mumbai & San Francisco.
2. Slovakia's coalition government has collapsed after losing no-confidence vote in Parliament recently.
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 Sonakshi Sinha named PETA Person of the Year
2. Mormugao a stealth missile destroyer, is scheduled to be commissioned into the Navy on 18th December 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. The District Tourism Promotion Council, Kozhikode has applied for a Geographical Indication (GI) tag for the famous Beypore Uru (boat).
2. India has won 6 gold medals at 19th International Junior Science Olympiad in Bogota.
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