15th December Current Affairs Quiz for Bank Exams 2022

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15th 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:

Vanikaran
Retail inflation of India
Cardiological Society of India
National Energy Conservation Day
World Health Organization

15th 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 15th December 2022 covering the following topics Headlines: Vanikaran, Retail inflation of India, Cardiological Society of India, National Energy Conservation Day, World Health Organization.

Q1. Which state has been awarded for its initiative ‘Jan Andolan (people’s movement) against Tuberculosis at a national workshop on ASCM to end TB in India?
(a) Tripura
(b) West Bengal
(c) Assam
(d) Manipur
(e) Meghalaya

Q2. Which state forest department has launched ‘Vanikaran’ project to restore natural vegetation?
(a) Maharashtra
(b) Tamil Nadu
(c) Kerala
(d) Andhra Pradesh
(e) Gujarat

Q3. Retail inflation of India has eased to how much percent in November 2022 from 6.77% in the previous month?
(a) 6.66%
(b) 6.30%
(c) 6.00%
(d) 5.88%
(e) 5.80%

Q4. Who has been elected as the president of the Cardiological Society of India (CSI) for 2023-24 in an annual meeting held in Chennai?
(a) Dr. V. G. Somani
(b) Dr. PC Rath
(c) Dr. Ravi Kant Sharma
(d) Dr. P.B.N. Prasad
(e) Dr. S. Eswara Reddy

Q5. Who has won gold in the women’s air pistol 65th National Shooting Championship Competitions in Pistol events held in Bhopal?
(a) Divya
(b) Rudraksha Patil
(c) Elavenil Valarivan
(d) Apurvi Chandela
(e) Anjali Bhagwat

Q6. Who among the following has been conferred with the 25th Sri Chandrasekarendra Saraswathi National Eminence Award (SIES)?
(a) Ramnath Govind
(b) Draupadi Murmu
(c) Amit Shah
(d) Venkaiah Naidu
(e) Hamid Ansari

Q7. The National Energy Conservation Day is celebrated every year on _______ 2022.
(a) 15th December
(b) 14th December
(c) 13th December
(d) 12th December
(e) 11th December

Q8. The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended to the Centre the names of five high court judges for appointment as apex court judges. Which of the following is not included in the list?
(a) Justice Pankaj Mithal
(b) Justice Sanjay Karol
(c) Justice PV Sanjay Kumar
(d) Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah
(e) Justice Kavita Pandit

Q9. World Health Organization (WHO) announced that _______ will become its new Chief Scientist.
(a) Dr Michael Ryan
(b) Dr Catharina Boehme
(c) Dr Zsuzsanna Jakab
(d) Dr Jeremy Farrar
(e) Dr Samira Asma

Q10. Prime Minister Narendra Modi to lay the foundation stone and inaugurate projects worth Rs 75,000 crores in which state?
(a) Gujarat
(b) Maharashtra
(c) Rajasthan
(d) Assam
(e) Uttarakhand

Q11. What is wholesale price-based inflation in November 2022?
(a) 5.65
(b) 5.75
(c) 5.85
(d) 5.95
(e) 6.00

Q12. Which of the following topped the grievance redressal index among all group A ministries, departments and autonomous bodies for resolution of public grievances?
(a) UIDAI
(b) NITI Aayog
(c) Ayush
(d) Women and Child Development
(e) Tourism

Q13. PM Modi participated in a programme commemorating Sri Aurobindo’s ______ birth anniversary.
(a) 100th
(b) 125th
(c) 150th
(d) 175th
(e) 75th

Q14. Which of the following bank has approved the divestment of its majority stake in Nainital Bank (NBL)?
(a) Punjab National Bank
(b) Bank of Baroda
(c) Canara Bank
(d) State Bank of India
(e) Union Bank of India

Q15. Chief Justice of India inaugurates digitisation hubs in _____ districts of Odisha.
(a) 5
(b) 10
(c) 15
(d) 20
(e) 25

Solutions

S1. Ans.(e)
Sol. The Meghalaya government, which has adopted a ‘jan andolan’ (people’s movement) against Tuberculosis received an award for best practices in controlling the disease that affects 2.6 million people in India every year.

S2. Ans.(c)
Sol. Kerala forest department has launched ‘Vanikaran’ project to restore natural vegetation. It is an afforestation project to root out invasive plants, especially Senna spectabilis.

S3. Ans.(d)
Sol. Retail inflation of India has been eased to 5.88% in November 2022 from 6.77% in October 2022.

S4. Ans.(b)
Sol. Senior cardiologist Dr. PC Rath has formally elected as the president of the Cardiological Society of India (CSI) for one year (2023-24) in an annual meeting held in Chennai.

S5. Ans.(a)
Sol. Karnataka shooter Divya T.S has secured her first women’s 10m air pistol national title at the 65th National Shooting Championship Competitions in Pistol events held in Bhopal.

S6. Ans.(d)
Sol. Former vice president Venkaiah Naidu has been conferred with the 25th Sri Chandrasekarendra Saraswathi National Eminence Award (SIES).

S7. Ans.(b)
Sol. The National Energy Conservation Day is celebrated every year on 14th December 2022. The purpose is to showcase the achievements of the nation in energy efficiency and conservation.

S8. Ans.(e)
Sol. Those recommended for elevation to the Supreme Court are Rajasthan High Court chief justice Pankaj Mithal, Manipur High Court chief justice PV Sanjay Kumar, Patna High Court chief justice Sanjay Karol, Patna HC judge Ahsanuddin Amanullah, and Allahabad High Court judge Manoj Misra.

S9. Ans.(d)
Sol. World Health Organization (WHO) announced that Dr Jeremy Farrar will become its new Chief Scientist.

S10. Ans.(b)
Sol. Prime Minister Narendra Modi to lay the foundation stone and inaugurate projects worth Rs 75,000 crores in Maharashtra.

S11. Ans.(c)
Sol. The wholesale price-based inflation declined to a 21-month low of 5.85 per cent in November on easing prices of food, fuel and manufactured items.

S12. Ans.(a)
Sol. Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) topped the grievance redressal index among all group A ministries, departments and autonomous bodies for resolution of public grievances for the fourth month in a row in November.

S13. Ans.(c)
Sol. The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi addressed a programme celebrating Sri Aurobindo’s 150th birth anniversary via video conferencing in Kamban Kalai Sangam, Puducherry under the aegis of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav.

S14. Ans.(b)
Sol. BoB board has approved the divestment of its majority stake in Nainital Bank (NBL). The state-owned Bank of Baroda (BoB) said it planned to sell its majority stake in Nainital Bank.

S15. Ans.(b)
Sol. Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud virtually inaugurated 10 district court digitisation hubs (DCDH) in Odisha, and said that modernisation of judiciary is the need of the hour.