01st December Current Affairs Quiz for Bank Exams 2022

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01st December Current Affairs Quiz: Here, we are providing the Current Affairs Quiz. These types of topics are important for candidates who prepare for Bank Exam 2022. In this article, we are covering the following topics Headlines:

Para Sports Person of the Year
Red Planet Day
Bombay Stock Exchange
ICFT-UNESCO Gandhi Medal
Merriam-Webster

01st December Current Affairs Quiz

The Current Affairs section constitutes a major part of the General Awareness section in a competitive examination and plays an instrumental role. To supplement your preparation for the General Awareness Section of the upcoming exams like IBPS PO/Clerk Mains, SBI PO Mains and SEBI Grade A Prelims, we are providing you Current Affairs Quiz of 01st December 2022 covering the following topics Headlines: Para Sports Person of the Year, Red Planet Day, Bombay Stock Exchange, ICFT-UNESCO Gandhi Medal, Merriam-Webster.

Q1. The Food Safety and Standard Authority of India (FSSAI) has approved which animal as a ‘food animal’ recently?
(a) Himalayan Musk Deer
(b) Himalayan Yak
(c) Himalayan Black bear
(d) Himalayan Serow
(e) Himalayan Cat

Q2. Union Minister Dr. Sanjeev Kumar Balyan has inaugurated the Animal Quarantine Certification Services (AQCS) at which of the following city?
(a) Bengaluru
(b) New Delhi
(c) Guwahati
(d) Ahmedabad
(e) Mumbai

Q3. Who has been awarded the Para Sports Person of the Year 2022?
(a) Devendra Jhajharia
(b) Bhavina Patel
(c) Singhraj Adhana
(d) Deepa Malik
(e) Avani Lekhara

Q4. Red Planet Day is observed annually on which day?
(a) 29 November
(b) 30 November
(c) 26 November
(d) 28 November
(e) 27 November

Q5. Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare is commemorated on ________ every year.
(a) November 30
(b) November 29
(c) November 28
(d) November 27
(e) November 26

Q6. SEBI has approved the appointment of whom among the following as the new MD & CEO of Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE)?
(a) Vinod Badaria
(b) Prakash Chauhan
(c) Sundararaman Ramamurthy
(d) Pramod Shukhla
(e) Hemant Kumar Sinha

Q7. Ministry of Power started a Scheme for Procurement of Aggregate Power of 4500 MW on competitive basis or five years on Finance, Own and Operate (FOO) basis under ______.
(a) Saubhagya Scheme
(b) Renewable Energy Policy
(c) DISCOMs Policy
(d) Ujjwala Policy
(e) SHAKTI Policy

Q8. ______ film, Nargesi has won the ICFT-UNESCO Gandhi Medal at the 53rd edition of International Film Festival of India.
(a) Pakistani
(b) Sri Lankan
(c) Philippine
(d) Iranian
(e) Chinese

Q9. Which city is planning to issue the nation’s first local government (municipal) green bond targeting individual investors, with proceeds used to fund a solar power project?
(a) Mumbai
(b) Indore
(c) Bengaluru
(d) Hyderabad
(e) Gurugram

Q10. The US dictionary publisher Merriam-Webster announced that their 2022 word of the year is _______.
(a) Queen Consort
(b) Codify
(c) Omicron
(d) Oligarch
(e) Gaslighting

Q11. Which Indian city stood at 22nd rank in a global index that measures annual price appreciation of premium residential properties, according to Knight Frank?
(a) Mumbai
(b) Delhi
(c) Bengaluru
(d) Chennai
(e) Kolkata

Q12. Who has been appointed by Uttarakhand Government as the state’s brand ambassador?
(a) Rishab Pant
(b) Prasoon Joshi
(c) MS Dhoni
(d) Anuj Rawat
(e) Raghav Juyal

Q13. Who has took the oath of office and secrecy as Member, UPSC?
(a) Priyanka Pandit
(b) Madhavi Gaur
(c) Preeti Sudan
(d) Piyush Chawal
(e) Sumit Goyal

Q14. Artemis 1 Orion capsule has set a new space flight record for spacecraft designed to carry humans by travelling 401,798 kilometers from Earth. Artemis I Mission has been launched by _____.
(a) ESA
(b) NASA
(c) JAXA
(d) ISRO
(e) CNSA

Q15. Canada has won its first Davis Cup title by defeating which of the following countries?
(a) Germany
(b) Spain
(c) USA
(d) Mexico
(e) Australia

Solutions

S1. Ans.(b)
Sol. The Food Safety and Standard Authority of India (FSSAI) has approved the Himalayan Yak as a ‘food animal’.

S2. Ans.(a)
Sol. The Union Minister Dr. Sanjeev Kumar Balyan has inaugurated the Animal Quarantine Certification Services (AQCS) at Hessarghata, Bengaluru.

S3. Ans.(e)
Sol. Avani Lekhara has been awarded the Para Sports Person of the Year 2022.

S4. Ans.(d)
Sol. Red Planet Day is observed annually on November 28. The fourth planet from the Sun is the Red Planet or Mars. It has a very thin atmosphere over a dusty, chilly, desert world. Along with having seasons, polar ice caps, canyons, extinct volcanoes, and evidence that it was once even more active, Mars is a dynamic planet.

S5. Ans.(a)
Sol. Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare is commemorated on November 30 every year. This internationally marked day was adopted by the United Nations to remember the victims of chemical warfare.

S6. Ans.(c)
Sol. Sundararaman Ramamurthy will replace Ashish Chauhan as new managing director and chief executive of Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE). Market regulator Securities & Exchange Board of India (Sebi) approved the appointment.

S7. Ans.(e)
Sol. Ministry of Power kicks off a Scheme for Procurement of Aggregate Power of 4500 MW on competitive basis for five years on Finance, Own and Operate (FOO) basis under B (v) of SHAKTI Policy.

S8. Ans.(d)
Sol. Iranian film Nargesi by Director Payam Eskandari has won the ICFT-UNESCO Gandhi Medal at the 53rd edition of International Film Festival of India, given for a film that best reflects Mahatma Gandhi’s ideals of peace, tolerance and non-violence.

S9. Ans.(b)
Sol. Indore is planning to issue the nation’s first local government bond targeting individual investors, with proceeds used to fund a solar power project.

S10. Ans.(e)
Sol. The US dictionary publisher Merriam-Webster announced that their 2022 word of the year is “gaslighting” or as Merriam-Webster defines it, “the act or practice of grossly misleading someone especially for one’s own advantage.”

S11. Ans.(a)
Sol. Mumbai stood at 22nd rank in a global index that measures annual price appreciation of premium residential properties, according to Knight Frank.

S12. Ans.(b)
Sol. Prasoon Joshi has been appointed by Uttarakhand Government as the state’s brand ambassador. Padma Shri awardee Prasoon Joshi is currently the Chairman of the Central Board of Film Certification (Censor Board).

S13. Ans.(c)
Sol. Andhra Pradesh cadre IAS officer and former health secretary, Preeti Sudan has took the oath of office and secrecy as Member, UPSC.

S14. Ans.(b)
Sol. NASA’s Artemis 1 Orion capsule has set a new space flight record for spacecraft designed to carry humans by travelling 401,798 kilometers from Earth.

S15. Ans.(e)
Sol. The final match of 2022 Davis Cup was held between Australia and Canada on November 27. Canada has won first Davis Cup title with win over Australia in final.