General Awareness Quiz Series 2022: 8th December |

General Awareness Quiz Series 2022: 8th December: Hello Students, General Awareness is an essential part of all government exams. It’s better to prepare this section daily and revise the same using the factsheet provided. Bankersadda team has brought you up a new series in which we will come up with 10 questions and answers, other options of the question have related news to them. So don’t miss reading the solutions.

Q1. Olympic silver medallist Mirabai Chanu won silver at the 2022 World Weightlifting Championships in Colombia. Who won the gold?

(a) Hou Zhihua

(b) Jiang Huihua

(d) Karnam Malleswari

Q2. Who has not been selected for the Nadoja Award given by Kannada University in Hampi?

(a) Gautam Adani

(b) C N Manhunath

(d) S. Shadakshari

Q3. In which Year SAARC Charter was signed?

(a) 1980

(b) 1982

(d) 1952

Q4. Which of the following Indian women has not been in the list of 100 most influential women in the world by BBC?

(a) Priyanka Chopra Jonas

(b) Geetanjali Shree

(d) Deepika Padukone

Q5. ‘Diwali- Power of One’ award which is also known as the ‘Oscars of Diplomacy’ is given by whom?

(a) UNESCO

(b) Diwali Foundation

(d) WHO

Q6. Sukant Kadam smashed his way to a gold medal at the recently concluded Peru Para-Badminton International defeating Singapore’s Chee Hiong Ang. Sukant Kadam belongs to which state of India?

(a) Uttar Pradesh

(b) Maharashtra

(d) Haryana

Q7. What is the name of the Ocean Wave Energy Converter’ developed by IIT Madras?

(a) Agni

(b) Drona

(d) Sindhuja

Q8. Name the subsidiary of Google which has launched a new anti-misinformation project in India?

(a) Alphabet

(b) Jigsaw

(d) Youtube

Q9. Which edition of SHE STEM 2022 was held as a part of Sweden India Nobel Memorial Week 2022?

(a) 1

(b) 2

(d) 4

Q10. Consider the following statements and choose which is correct?

(a) Preventing Injuries and violence: an overview’ is a report of UNESCO

(b) According to Preventing Injuries and violence: an overview’ , Road traffic injuries were the leading cause of death in youth.

(d) All of these

Solutions

Ans.1.(b)

Olympic silver medalist Mirabai Chanu won silver at the 2022 World Weightlifting Championships in Colombia. She beat the Tokyo 2020 champion Hou Zhihua of China. China’s Jiang Huihua took home the gold medal with a combined weight of 206 kg.

Ans.2.(a)

Cardiologist and director of Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research C.N. Manjunath, writer Krishnappa G. and social activist and businessman S. Shadakshari have been selected for the Nadoja Award given by Kannada University in Hampi.

Ans.3(c)

8 December 1985

The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Charter Day is observed every year on 8th December. This year marks the 38th Anniversary of the regional group

Ans.4.(d)

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) has published the list of 100 most influential women in the world and has included women from several areas such as politics, science, sports, entertainment, and literature. The BBC’s 100 most influential women’s list also includes four Indians: Actress Priyanka Chopra Jonas, author Geetanjali Shree, engineer and astronaut Sirisha Bandla, and social worker Sneha Jawale

Deepika Padukone was in news as she unveiled the FIFA Trophy

Ans.5.(b)

Four veteran diplomats and a US lawmaker have been honoured with this year’s annual ‘Diwali- Power of One’ award here for their efforts in working towards a peaceful and secure world. The award, which is also known as the ‘Oscars of Diplomacy’, is presented to former top diplomats of the United Nations or a member state for their effort to help form a more perfect, peaceful and secure world for all.”

Ans.6.(b)

World No 3 Sukant Kadam smashed his way to a gold medal at the recently concluded Peru Para-Badminton International, defeating ace shuttler defeated Singapore’s Chee Hiong Ang. India won 14 medals in total (6 gold, 1 silver and 7 bronze).

Ans.7.(d)

Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) Researchers have developed an ‘Ocean Wave Energy Converter’ that can generate electricity from sea waves. The trials of this device were successfully completed during the second week of November 2022. The product has been named ‘Sindhuja-I,’ which means ‘generated from the ocean.’

Ans.8.(b)

Google’s Jigsaw subsidiary is launching a new anti-misinformation project in India, aimed at preventing misleading information that has been blamed for inciting violence.

Ans.9.(c)

3^rd SHE STEM 2022 held as a part of Sweden India Nobel Memorial Week 2022. SHE STEM is an annual event to celebrate women in the fields of science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and sustainability. It is Organized by the Embassy of Sweden in India in partnership with the Atal Innovation Mission, NITI Aayog, Government of India and the German Centre of Innovation and Research (DWIH New Delhi).

Ans.10.(b)

As per WHO report ‘Preventing Injuries and violence: an overview’. Road traffic injuries were the leading cause of death among youth aged 15-29 years. Report was released during the 14th World Conference on Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion, held in Adelaide, Australia.

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