28th December Current Affairs Quiz for Bank Exams 2022

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28th 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:

Right to Repair
Dance to Decarbonise
Abdulla Yameen
Reserve Bank of India
International Day of Epidemic Preparedness

28th 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 28th December 2022 covering the following topics Headlines: Right to Repair, Dance to Decarbonise, Abdulla Yameen, Reserve Bank of India, International Day of Epidemic Preparedness, Railway Board.

Q1. Who has launched, a host of new initiatives including the Right to Repair portal in New Delhi recently?
(a) Anurag Thakur
(b) Piyush Goyal
(c) Jitendra Singh
(d) Nitin Gadkari
(e) Amit Shah

Q2. Which of the following ministry has organized a one of its kind musical event ‘Dance to Decarbonise’ National Stadium in New Delhi?
(a) Ministry of Culture
(b) Ministry of Environment and Forests
(c) Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
(d) Ministry of Education
(e) Ministry of Petroleum

Q3. Former President Abdulla Yameen has been sentenced to 11 years in prison after being found guilty of money laundering and bribery. Abdulla Yameen was the president of which country?
(a) Iran
(b) Maldives
(c) Pakistan
(d) Mauritius
(e) Bangladesh

Q4. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has mandated banks in the country to renew their locker agreements with existing locker customers by which date?
(a) 1 January 2023
(b) 1 February 2023
(c) 1 March 2023
(d) 1 April 2023
(e) 1 May 2023

Q5. Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ has been appointed as the new Prime Minister of which country?
(a) Myanmar
(b) Nepal
(c) Bhutan
(d) Laos
(e) Bangladesh

Q6. International Day of Epidemic Preparedness 2022 is observed every year on which day?
(a) December 24
(b) December 25
(c) December 26
(d) December 27
(e) December 28

Q7. India is ranked ________ on the global list of the best cuisines for 2022, according to Taste Atlas.
(a) 1st
(b) 2nd
(c) 3rd
(d) 4th
(e) 5th

Q8. Who has been appointed as the Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Railway Board?
(a) Shikhar Singh
(b) Sanjeev Kumar
(c) Anil Kumar Lahoti
(d) Vipin Sharma
(e) Ayush Kumar

Q9. Who has been honoured with the prestigious 30th Ekalabya Puraskar for the year 2022?
(a) Sakshi Sharma
(b) Swasti Singh
(c) Sonia Tiwari
(d) Mansi Singh
(e) Pratibha Kumari

Q10. The famous Losar festival, is celebrated in which state/UT of India?
(a) Himachal Pradesh
(b) Ladakh
(c) Assam
(d) Arunachal Pradesh
(e) Punjab

Q11. Which of the following companies is the largest shareholder Flipkart?
(a) Amazon
(b) Tesla
(c) Microsoft
(d) Walmart
(e) Saudi Aramco

Q12. Which of the following state will install a huge statue of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee?
(a) Gujarat
(b) Madhya Pradesh
(c) Uttarakhand
(d) Uttar Pradesh
(e) Bihar

Q13. Which prison was awarded a five-star rating and the tag ‘Eat Right Campus’ by the Food Safety and Standard Authority of India (FSSAI)?
(a) Lucknow Prison
(b) Naini Prison
(c) Ghaziabad Prison
(d) Bulandshahr Prison
(e) Varanasi Prison

Q14. Which country has reported its first case of Naegleria fowleri, commonly referred to as “brain-eating amoeba”?
(a) North Korea
(b) South Korea
(c) Canada
(d) India
(e) China

Q15. Who has been named Chief Executive Officer, Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI)?
(a) Sandeep Kuamr
(b) Aman Maheshwari
(c) Girish Sharma
(d) Ganji Kamala V Rao
(e) Rakesh Singh

Solutions

S1. Ans.(b)
Sol. Union Food and Consumer Affairs Minister Piyush Goyal has launched a host of new initiatives including the Right to Repair portal in New Delhi.

S2. Ans.(e)
Sol. The Petroleum and Natural Gas Ministry has organized a one of its kind musical event ‘Dance to Decarbonise’ National Stadium in New Delhi.

S3. Ans.(b)
Sol. Former Maldives President Abdulla Yameen has been sentenced to 11 years in prison after being found guilty of money laundering and bribery.

S4. Ans.(a)
Sol. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has mandated banks in the country to renew their locker agreements with existing locker customers by 1 January 2023.

S5. Ans.(b)
Sol. CPN-Maoist Centre chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ has been appointed as the new Prime Minister of Nepal for the third time.

S6. Ans.(d)
Sol. International Day of Epidemic Preparedness on December 27 serves the purpose of creating awareness about epidemics.

S7. Ans.(e)
Sol. India is ranked fifth on the global list of the best cuisines for 2022, according to Taste Atlas. The ranking is based on audience votes for ingredients, dishes, and beverages.

S8. Ans.(c)
Sol. Anil Kumar Lahoti has been appointed as the Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Railway Board. The former General Manager of Central Railway was appointed as Member (Infrastructure) of the board a week ago, and will be taking over the chairmanship from Vinay Kumar Tripathi on January 1.

S9. Ans.(b)
Sol. Indian cyclist Swasti Singh has been honoured with the prestigious 30th Ekalabya Puraskar for the year 2022. The award is instituted by IMFA’s charitable wing, IMPaCT.

S10. Ans.(b)
Sol. Ladakh on December 24 celebrated Losar festival to mark the Ladakhi New Year. Ladakhi New Year is the major socio-religious festival of Ladakh celebrated in winter.

S11. Ans.(d)
Sol. After the Flipkart Group’s acquisition of PhonePe in 2016, the latter company announced its separation from Flipkart Group. Additionally, the company stated that the post their separation, the entities will continue to operate under the retail brand Walmart.

S12. Ans.(b)
Sol. According to Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, a huge statue of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee will be installed and a research centre will be built as part his grand memorial in Gwalior.

S13. Ans.(d)
Sol. The Bulandshahr prison of Uttar Pradesh was awarded a five-star rating and the tag ‘Eat Right Campus’ by the Food Safety and Standard Authority of India (FSSAI).

S14. Ans.(b)
Sol. South Korea has reported its first case of Naegleria fowleri, commonly referred to as “brain-eating amoeba”.

S15. Ans.(d)
Sol. Ganji Kamala V Rao has been named Chief Executive Officer, Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.