Daily Current Affairs Quiz: December 19 2022

December 19, 2022

Consider the following statements:
1 Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA) is an autonomous institution under the Union Ministry of Home affairs.
2. Global Biodiversity Framework is a new framework that will guide actions worldwide through 2030, to preserve and protect nature and its essential services to people.
3. The Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration & Protection) Act, 1999 has come into force in 2005.
Which of the following statements is/are incorrect?

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

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ANSWER: B

Consider the following statements:
1 The Traditional Knowledge Digital Library (TKDL) is a pioneering Indian initiative, jointly by the CSIR and Min of AYUSH.
2. Small Island Developing States (SIDS) are UN Member and non-member States that are facing unique social, economic and environmental vulnerabilities.
3. The Darjeeling Tea was given the first GI Tag in India.
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 IGNCA and the CSIR-Traditional Knowledge Digital Library (CSIR-TKDL) Unit has signed a MoU for cooperation related to digitization and inclusion of information on traditional knowledge.
2. Recently, at the 15th Conference of Parties (COP15) to the Convention on Biological Diversity, Small Island Developing States have agreed to form Coalition for Nature.
3. The five agricultural products of Kerala recently got GI Tag.
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: D

Consider the following statements:
1. The 500-year-old Nataraja idol belongs to Sri Kothanda Rameswara Temple.
2. The 500-year-old Nataraja bronze idol, according to the Archeological Survey of India authorities belongs to the Vijayanagara period.
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. India has recently launched a ‘Group of Friends’ to promote accountability for crimes against peacekeepers.
2. Bangladesh, Egypt, and Nepal have joined the group as co-chairs to promote accountability for crimes against peacekeepers.
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 ISRO has launched a new Satellite named as SWOT.
2. SWOT is being jointly developed by NASA, CNES and ISRO.
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: D

The International Migrants Day is observed on which of the following day?

(A) 16th December
(B) 17th December
(C) 18th December
(D) 21st December

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ANSWER: C

Consider the following statements about FIFA World Cup:
1 Argentina has won their 3rd FIFA World Cup in 2022.
2. Golden Ball Award is won by Lionel Messi.
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 Rajasthan Electronics Industries Limited and Sunfuel Electric company will set up charging stations for electric vehicles (EVs) in which district of Himachal Pradesh?

(A) Kangra
(B) Hamirpur
(C) Mandi
(D) Shimla

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ANSWER: D

Who has been adjudged as the best researcher on tuberculosis (TB) from Himachal Pradesh at International Conference on Recent Advances in Biotechnology organised by NIT, Jalandhar?

(A) Nishant Gupta
(B) Nishant Gupta Abhijit Gupta
(C) Vivek Sharma
(D) None of these

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ANSWER: A

Consider the following statements:
1 Rishi Rajpopat, an Indian PhD student at the University of Cambridge has solved a grammatical problem that has defeated Sanskrit scholars since the 5th Century BC.
2. The AIIMS campus in the New Delhi has been declared "tobacco-free zone"
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 Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Kaam Karyakram (PMKKK) will now be known as 'PM Vikas Yojana'
2. Reliance Consumer Products has launched an indigenous Made-for-India FMCG brand 'Independence' in Gujarat.
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 Mette Frederiksen has been re-elected as Prime Minister of Denmark.
2. Iga Swiatek and Rafael Nadal has been crowned as ITF World Champions 2022 by the International Tennis Federation.
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 Cindy Hook has been named as CEO of 2032 Olympic organising committee.
2. Rehan Ahmed has become the England’s youngest-ever Test Cricketer.
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 National Minorities Rights Day 2022 is observed on 18th December.
2. 20 New Nuclear Power Plants to be Commissioned in India by 2031.
1 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