Daily Current Affairs Quiz: December 17 2022

December 17, 2022

Consider the following statements:
1 Central Consumer Protection Authority is a regulatory body established in 2020 based on the provisions of the Consumer Protection Act, 2019.
2. The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) has allowed the conversion of regular vehicle registrations into Bharat Series (BH) numbers.
3. The Swadesh Darshan Scheme was launched in 2017-18.
Which of the following statements is/are incorrect?

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

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ANSWER: C

Consider the following statements:
1 The acid attack victim’ has been included in PWD Act, 2016.
2. The BH series registration mark was introduced in 2021.
3. Under Swadesh Darshan Scheme 15 circuits have been identified for development namely Himalayan Circuit, North East Circuit, Krishna Circuit, Buddhist Circuit etc.
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 The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) has sent notices to e-commerce players for gross violation of norms relating to the sale of acids.
2. The BH series has been introduced for citizens working in Government offices or in private organizations with offices in four or more States/UTs, on voluntary basis.
3. MICE Tourism, Wellness Tourism and Beach Tourism are one of the major themes that have been identified for tourism under Swadesh Darshan Scheme.
Which of the following statements is/ are correct?

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

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ANSWER: D

Consider the following statements:
1. Economic Advisory Council to Prime Minister (EAC-PM) will release the Social Progress Index (SPI) for states and districts of India.
2. SPI assesses the performance of states and districts on three dimensions of social progress: Basic Human Needs, Foundations of Wellbeing, and Opportunity.
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

Consider the following statements:
1 Youth Co:Lab is an initiative launched in 2019 by UNDP India in partnership with Atal Innovation Mission, NITI Aayog.
2. Digital and Financial Literacy for Youth and Developing FinTech Solutions focused on Biodiversity Conservation are some of the focus thematic areas for Youth Co: lab 2022-23.
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 India to launch E-20 fuel with 20% blending of ethanol.
2. India has achieved the target of 10 percent blending of ethanol.
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 Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana envisages to generate direct and indirect employment opportunities to about 55 lakh personnel in fisheries and aquaculture sector by 2024-25.
2. The Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana has target to Reduce post-harvest losses from 20-25% to about 10%.
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

Consider the following statements:
1 E-Lok Adalats has taken up more than 259 lakh cases between June, 2020 and September 2022.
2. Haryana was the first state to start e-Lok Adalats.
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

Who has won the ‘Best Debut Director from India’ award for his debut feature film ‘Amar Colony’ at the International Film Festival of Kerala?

(A) Janardan Singh
(B) Siddharth Chauhan
(C) Rakesh Guleria
(D) Chander Sharma

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ANSWER: B

The Indian Council of Agricultural Research-run Directorate of Mushroom Research (DMR), Chambaghat has recently developed a technique to cultivate which type of mushroom?

(A) Portabello Mushroom
(B) Turkey tail mushroom
(C) Maitake Mushroom
(D) Oyster Mushroom

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ANSWER: B

Consider the following statements:
1 Ladakh gets its first-ever GI Tag to its Raktsey Karpo Apricot.
2. The Anniversary of victory in 1971 Indo-Pak war is observed as Vijay Diwas.
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 Asian Development Bank (ADB) has kept India's GDP growth at 7% for fiscal 2022-23.
2. The MoU has been signed between Cotton Corporation of India (CCI) Limited and TEXPROCIL on Branding, Traceability and Certification of “Kasturi Cotton India”.
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 Viktor Axelsen and Akane Yamaguchi has won the badminton World Tour Finals 2022.
2. MP Biplab Kumar Deb has moved private member resolution in Rajya Sabha to setup Agarwood Board of India.
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 UN has Ranked ‘Namami Gange’ Project among World’s top 10 Initiatives.
2. India Becomes the First Country to Auction SatCom Spectrum.
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 Sikkim will host two G20 meetings in March 2023.
2. The Incidence of TB in India has been reduced by 18% from 256 per lakh population in 2015 to 210 per lakh population in 2021.
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