Q1. Olivier Giroud, who was seen in the news, is a famous football player from which country?
[A] France[B] Australia
[C] England
[D] Brazil
A – Explanation:
- In the FIFA World Cup 2022, France defeats Poland and qualifies for quarter-finals of the tournament.
Olivier Giroud becomes all-time top scorer of France with 52 goals. Kylian Mbappé the first player to score nine World Cup goals before 24 years.
Q2. Manu Bhaker and Sarabjot Singh, who were in the news recently, are associated with which sports?
[A] Hockey[B] Shooting
[C] Squash
[D] Cricket
B – Explanation:
- Manu Bhaker and Sarabjot Singh won the 10 metre air pistol mixed team title at the 65th National Shooting Championship Competitions.
Karnataka’s Divya TS and Imroz clinched silver while Punjab and ONGC shared the bronze medals. In the junior mixed team pistol, the gold was won by Uttar Pradesh’s Anjali and Sagar after beating Uttarakhand’s Yashasvi and Abhinav. Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh won the bronze medals.
Q3. Chaityabhoomi is the resting place of which leader?
[A] Dr B R Ambedkar[B] Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
[C] Rabindranath Tagore
[D] Jawaharlal Nehru
A – Explanation:
- Bharat Ratna Dr BR Ambedkar’s 67th Mahaparinirvan Diwas is observed on December 6. Lakhs of followers from all over the country gathered at Chaityabhoomi in Dadar in Mumbai to pay tribute to the great leader.
Chaitya Bhoomi is a Buddhist chaitya and the cremation place of B. R. Ambedkar, the 20th-century Indian intellectual and the chief architect of the Indian Constitution.
Q4. India’s first gold ATM has been inaugurated in which city?
[A] Varanasi[B] Hyderabad
[C] Lucknow
[D] Kochi
B – Explanation:
- India’s first gold ATM and world’s first real time gold ATM has been launched in Hyderabad. The gold ATM enables customers to buy gold without going to a physical jewellery store.
Goldsikka, a company that specialises in buying and selling of gold, introduced the ATM with technology support from a Hyderabad-based startup OpenCube. In the ATM, the buyer selects the price and gold worth the amount is released to the buyer.
Q5.Y K Alagh, who passed away recently, was associated with which profession?
[A] Economist[B] Sports-person
[C] Business-person
[D] Scientist
A – Explanation:
- Yoginder K Alagh, a veteran economist and former Union minister, reecntly passed away at the age of 83.
He was the Union minister of state for Planning and Programme Implementation, Science and Technology and Power during 1996-98. He also served as the Vice Chancellor at the Jawaharlal Nehru University in Delhi.
Q6. Which institution released a consultation paper about Calling Name Presentation (CNAP)?
[A] NITI Aayog[B] Telecom regulatory authority of India
[C] Department of Post
[D] National Intelligence Agency
B – Explanation:
- India’s telecom regulatory authority recently floated a consultation paper about Calling Name Presentation (CNAP).
It seeks to help telephone subscribers identify and make informed choices about incoming calls from tele-marketers and others. The feature would provide the called individual with information about the calling.
Q7. Stop TB Partnership is a United Nations-hosted entity based in which country?
[A] USA[B] Switzerland
[C] Germany
[D] France
B – Explanation:
- Stop TB Partnership is a United Nations-hosted entity based in Geneva, Switzerland, that has a goal to end the disease by 2030.
As per the ‘Tuberculosis Research Funding Trends, 2005–2021’ report, for the first time in history, funding for tuberculosis (TB) research and development (R&D) hit a billion dollars worldwide in 2021.
Q8.Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Indian Botanic Garden, which was seen in the news, is located in which state?
[A] West Bengal[B] Andhra Pradesh
[C] Himachal Pradesh
[D] Madhya Pradesh
A – Explanation:
- India’s largest botanical garden, Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Indian Botanic Garden in Howrah, West Bengal, is under threat due to severe land erosion by Ganga River.
During a recent site visit, experts warned that parts of the fencing and inner plantation may get washed away by the swelling river. The garden is under the jurisdiction of the Botanical Survey of India (BSI).
Q9.Which Indian-origin veteran has been appointed as the Chief Operating Officer of Federal Reserve Bank of New York?
[A] Sushmita Shukla[B] Indra Nooyi
[C] Preethi Sudan
[D] Gita Gopinath
A – Explanation:
- Sushmita Shukla, Indian-origin veteran of the insurance industry, has been appointed as First Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
The appointment was approved by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of New York. She has been appointed as First Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, effective March 2023, as the second-ranking officer.
Q10.When is the ‘International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide’ observed?
[A] December 9[B] December 10
[C] December 12
[D] December 15
A – Explanation:
- The International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide and of the Prevention of this Crime is observed on December 9.
In September 2015, the United Nations General Assembly established 9 December as the International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide and of the Prevention of this Crime.