22nd December Current Affairs Quiz for Bank Exams 2022

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22nd 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:

ZERO Fee Banking,
Pro Kabaddi League,
Digital India Awards 2022,
Good Governance Week,
Tribal Winter Festival.

22nd 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 22nd December 2022 covering the following topics Headlines: ZERO Fee Banking, Pro Kabaddi League, Digital India Awards 2022, Good Governance Week, Tribal Winter Festival.

Q1. Which financial company has launched Roots, a dedicated platform providing comprehensive investor education and market analysis?
(a) Kotak Securities
(b) Angel One
(c) SBICAP Securities
(d) SMC Global Securities
(e) HDFC Securities

Q2. Which of the following bank has launched ZERO Fee Banking on savings accounts?
(a) Federal Bank
(b) Yes Bank
(c) IDFC First Bank
(d) HDFC Bank
(e) Axis Bank

Q3. Which of the following team has won 9th Season of the Pro Kabaddi League title 2022?
(a) Bengaluru Bulls
(b) Jaipur Pink Panthers
(c) Dabang Delhi
(d) Telugu Titans
(e) Haryana Steelers

Q4. A BSF veteran Bhairon Singh Rathore passed away recently at the age of 81. He was the hero of which war?
(a) World War I 1914
(b) India-China War 1962
(c) Kargil War 1999
(d) India-Pakistan War 1971
(e) World War II 1939

Q5. Reserve Bank of India imposed a penalty of Rs 2.66 crore on which of the following foreign bank’s India operations for non-compliance with directions on cyber security framework?
(a) Citi Bank
(b) DBS Bank
(c) Bank of Bahrain & Kuwait
(d) HSBC India
(e) Deutsche Bank

Q6. India’s first-ever Surety Bond Insurance products from Bajaj Allianz was launched for which of the following purpose?
(a) Accident Insurance
(b) Life Insurance
(c) Infrastructure Projects
(d) Agriculture
(e) Health insurance

Q7. The Book, ‘The Indian Navy@75 Reminiscing the Voyage’ is authored by who among the following?
(a) Sangeeta Saxena
(b) Shweta Shegal
(c) Manoj Joshi
(d) Arita Banerjee
(e) Javed Anand

Q8. Which ministry has won the Platinum Icon in the Digital India Awards 2022 for their initiative “DataSmart Cities: Empowering Cities through Data”?
(a) Ministry of Minority Affairs
(b) Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs
(c) Ministry of Civil Aviation
(d) Ministry of Steel
(e) Ministry of Jal Shakti

Q9. Which minister has launched India’s first Green Steel Brand “KALYANI FeRRESTA” in New Delhi?
(a) Ramchandra Prasad Singh
(b) Ashwini Vaishnaw
(c) Pashu Pati Kumar Paras
(d) Kiren Rijiju
(e) Jyotiraditya Scindia

Q10. Who has took over as the General Officer Commanding (GOC) of the Counter Insurgency Force Kilo?
(a) Mohit Seth
(b) Sonam Dixit
(c) Sachin Pandit
(d) Vinod Kumar
(e) Rashi Singh

Q11. Good Governance Week celebrations from _______ at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi.
(a) 15-21 December 2022
(b) 16-22 December 2022
(c) 17-23 December 2022
(d) 18-24 December 2022
(e) 19-25 December 2022

Q12. Which legendary athlete has been nominated by Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar to the panel of vice-chairperson in the upper house of the Parliament?
(a) Anju Bobby George
(b) PT Usha
(c) Jyotirmoyee Sikdar
(d) Ashwini Nachappa
(e) Anjum Chopra

Q13. The United Arab Emirate (UAE) has been selected to host the World Trade Organisation’s 13th global Ministerial Conference in February ________.
(a) 2021
(b) 2022
(c) 2023
(d) 2024
(e) 2025

Q14. Recently Indian forces acquiring, which ballistic missile for striking targets at 150-500 Km.
(a) Drishti
(b) Shakti
(c) Yaayu
(d) Pralay
(e) Aag

Q15. A first-of-its-kind Tribal Winter Festival was held in the Bandipora district of _________.
(a) Delhi
(b) Ladakh
(c) Jammu and Kashmir
(d) Chandigarh
(e) Andaman and Nicobar Island

Solutions

S1. Ans.(e)
Sol. HDFC Securities launched investor education platform ‘Roots’. Stock brokerage firm HDFC Securities has launched Roots, a dedicated platform providing comprehensive investor education and market analysis.

S2. Ans.(c)
Sol. IDFC FIRST Bank on 17 December announced ZERO Fee Banking on savings accounts and waived fees on 25 commonly used banking services.

S3. Ans.(b)
Sol. Jaipur Pink Panthers has defeated Puneri Paltan 33-29 in the summit clash to emerge champions of the Pro Kabaddi League Season 9 champions.

S4. Ans.(d)
Sol. Bhairon Singh Rathore, a BSF veteran, and hero of the 1971 India-Pakistan War died in Jodhpur at the age of 81.

S5. Ans.(c)
Sol. Reserve Bank of India imposed a penalty of Rs 2.66 crore on Bank of Bahrain & Kuwait BSC, India operations for non-compliance with directions on cyber security framework.

S6. Ans.(c)
Sol. Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari has launched one of India’s first-ever Surety Bond Insurance products from Bajaj Allianz. Surety Bond Insurance will act as a security arrangement for infrastructure projects and will insulate the contractor as well as the principal.

S7. Ans.(d)
Sol. A book titled, ‘The Indian Navy@75 Reminiscing the Voyage’ by Commodore Ranjit B Rai (Retd) and defence journalist Aritra Banerjee.

S8. Ans.(b)
Sol. Under Smart Cities Mission, Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs has won the Platinum Icon in the Digital India Awards 2022 for their initiative “DataSmart Cities: Empowering Cities through Data”.

S9. Ans.(e)
Sol. Union Steel Minister, Jyotiraditya Scindia has launched India’s first Green Steel Brand “KALYANI FeRRESTA” in New Delhi.

S10. Ans.(a)
Sol. Major General Mohit Seth has took over as the General Officer Commanding (GOC) of the Counter Insurgency Force Kilo. He took over from Major General Sanjiv Singh Slaria who has been moved to Northern Command headquarters in Udhampur. I

S11. Ans.(e)
Sol. Union Minister for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions Dr. Jitendra Singh has inaugurated Good Governance Week celebrations from 19-25 December2022 at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi.

S12. Ans.(b)
Sol. Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar has nominated legendary former athlete PT Usha to the panel of vice-chairperson in the upper house of the Parliament.

S13. Ans.(d)
Sol. The United Arab Emirate (UAE) has been selected to host the World Trade Organisation’s 13th global Ministerial Conference in February 2024.

S14. Ans.(d)
Sol. The Indian armed forces are planning to acquire the ‘Pralay’ tactical ballistic missile, which has a range of between 150 and 500 kilometers.

S15. Ans.(c)
Sol. A first-of-its-kind Tribal Winter Festival was held in the Bandipora district of Jammu and Kashmir. The festival is organised by the district administration in collaboration with various departments at Ketson, the festival witnessed huge public participation.