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- Which organisation released the 5th edition of ‘Global Antimicrobial Resistance and Use Surveillance System (GLASS) report 2022’ with key finding that over 50% of life-threatening bacterial infections are becoming resistant to treatment?
1) World Bank
2) United Nations Human Settlement Programme
3) World Health Organization
4) United Nations Children’s Fund
5) United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural OrganizationAnswer-3) World Health Organization
Explanation:
The World Health Organization (WHO) released the ‘Global Antimicrobial Resistance and Use Surveillance System (GLASS) report 2022’ (5th edition), which states that over 50% of life-threatening bacterial infections are becoming resistant to treatment.
i. This implies that the possibility of an untreatable sickness brought on by antimicrobial resistance (AMR) that will devastate mankind is becoming closer.
ii. The 5th Global Antimicrobial Resistance and Use Surveillance System (GLASS) report, prepared in association with Member States, summarizes 2020 data on AMR rates in common bacteria from countries, territories, and areas. - Name the organization that has recently (in Dec ‘22) issued Framework for Alternative Investment Funds (AIFs) in India to raise money from Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs).
1) Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority
2) National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development
3) Securities and Exchange Board of India
4) Reserve Bank of India
5) Small Industries Development Bank of IndiaAnswer-3) Securities and Exchange Board of India
Explanation:
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has issued a framework in terms of Regulation 10(a) of SEBI (Alternative Investment Funds) Regulations, 2012, enabling Alternative Investment Funds (AIFs) in India to raise money from Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs) by issuing units, with immediate effect, by ensuring the following:
i. The FPIs are residents of a country, the securities market regulator of which is a signatory to the International Organisation of Securities Commission’s (IOSCO) Multilateral MoU, or a signatory to a bilateral MoU with SEBI. - Which company has recently (in Dec ‘22) launched a Home Loan Scheme called ‘Roshni’ for Tier 1 & Tier 2 cities?
1) Tata Capital Housing Finance Ltd
2) LIC Housing Finance Ltd
3) ICICI Home Finance Ltd
4) PNB Housing Finance Ltd
5) GIC Housing Finance LtdAnswer-4) PNB Housing Finance Ltd
Explanation:
The PNB Housing Finance (HFC) introduced a low-cost home loan programme namely ‘Roshni’ enabling individuals from Tier 1 & Tier 2 cities to apply for loans ranging from Rs 5 lakh to Rs 30 lakh.
i. Through this scheme PNB HFC is committed towards the ‘Housing for All’ mission of the Central Government.
ii. This launch is in line with PNB HFC’s long-term goal of enabling and assisting an individual to purchase a home. - Which Bank has recently (in Dec ‘22) entered into a bancassurance with Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance?
1) Yes Bank
2) Kotak Mahindra Bank
3) IndusInd Bank
4) Dhanlaxmi Bank
5) Tamilnad Mercantile BankAnswer-5) Tamilnad Mercantile Bank
Explanation:
Tamilnad Mercantile Bank (TMB) signed a pact with Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance to form a strategic alliance to sell the private life insurer’s term, annuity, and other value-packed products across its 500 branches.
i. An agreement to that effect was signed on December 9, 2022, by the bank’s Managing Director (MD) & Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Krishnan and Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance MD & CEO Tarun Chugh. - In December 2022, Nomura projected India’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth to ______ in fiscal year 2023-24 (FY24).
1) 7.0%
2) 5.1%
3) 6.2%
4) 4.9%
5) 5.5%Answer-2) 5.1%
Explanation:
According to Nomura, a global financial services firm, India’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth could drop to 5.1 % in fiscal year 2023-24 (FY24), forcing the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to decrease the key repo rate by 75 basis points (bps) in the second half (H2) of 2023.
i. The RBI forecasts 6.5% growth in FY24, which is higher than Nomura’s growth projection for FY24. - Which state has recently (in Dec ‘22) received an award for ‘Best Practice in Tuberculosis (TB) Advocacy, Communication and Social Mobilization (ACSM)’?
1) Tamil Nadu
2) Arunachal Pradesh
3) Meghalaya
4) Sikkim
5) MizoramAnswer-3) Meghalaya
Explanation:
Meghalaya received an award for ‘Best Practice in Tuberculosis (TB) Advocacy, Communication and Social Mobilization (ACSM)’ at the National Workshop on ACSM to end TB in India, held in New Delhi, Delhi from 7th to 8th December 2022.
i. The award was given to recognise the effort by the Meghalaya Government for initiating ‘Jan Andolan’ (people’s movement) or ‘TB Mukt Bharat campaign’ against Tuberculosis. The award was presented to representatives of the State Health Department.
ii. According to TB reports from the pre-epidemic phase, Meghalaya had the highest number of TB cases in 2021, with 4,189. - Name the Indian personality who has recently (in Dec ‘22) won the BWF Female Para-Badminton Player of the Year 2022.
1) Mandeep Kaur
2) Palak Kohli
3) Parul Parmar
4) Nelakurihi Sikki Reddy
5) Manisha RamadassAnswer-5) Manisha Ramadass
Explanation:
Indian shuttler Manisha Ramadass won the BWF Female Para-Badminton Player of the Year 2022 of the BWF’s annual Player of the Year Awards.
• The awards were presented at the Gala Awards Night hosted by BWF in Bangkok, Thailand.
i. Manisha Ramadass won the gold medal in the women’s singles SU5 category at the 2022 BWF Para-Badminton World Championships held in November 2022 and was nominated for the award along with two other Indians, Manasi Joshi and Nithya Sre.
• She has won 11 gold medals and 5 bronze in 2022. Male Para Badminton Player of the Year – Daiki Kajiwara (Japan). - Who has been named as the Interim Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Penguin Random House with effect from January 2023?
1) Meera Gandhi
2) Nihar Malaviya
3) Markus Dohle
4) Rajesh Singh
5) Sanjeev SanyalAnswer-2) Nihar Malaviya
Explanation:
Nihar Malaviya, an Indian-origin publishing executive, has been named Interim Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of New York-based international publishing group Penguin Random House after Markus Dohle, current CEO, announced his resignation.
i. Nihar Malaviya will assume the role of interim CEO from 1st January 2023
ii. He will join Bertelsmann’s Group Management Committee (GMC), and continue to be a member of the Penguin Random House Global Executive Committee.
iii. Markus Dohle, CEO of Penguin Random House, the world’s largest trade publisher, is stepping down, which is an effect from the end of 2022. - In December 2022, “Lisu wren babbler,” a new species of wren babbler, was discovered in which state?
1) Arunachal Pradesh
2) Assam
3) Tamil Nadu
4) Kerala
5) West BengalAnswer-1) Arunachal Pradesh
Explanation:
A team of birdwatchers from Bengaluru (Karnataka), Chennai (Tamil Nadu), and Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) and two guides from Arunachal Pradesh discovered a new species of elusive wren babblers named “Lisu wren babbler” in March 2022 at Mugaphi Peak in Changlang, Arunachal Pradesh.
i. The new species is named after the Lisu community of Arunachal Pradesh.
ii. The findings of the team were published by “Indian BIRDS”, a peer-reviewed journal of south Asian ornithology.
iii. As the name suggests, the grey-bellied wren babblers have grey-coloured belly while the new species “Lisu wren babbler” found in Mugaphi had a whitish belly. - When was United Nations (UN)’s Human Rights Day 2022 observed across the globe with the theme of “Dignity, Freedom, and Justice for All”?
1) 6th December 2022
2) 9th December 2022
3) 7th December 2022
4) 10th December 2022
5) 8th December 2022Answer-4) 10th December 2022
Explanation:
The United Nations (UN)’s Human Rights Day (International Human Rights Day or World Human Rights Day) 2022 was observed across the globe on 10th December 2022 with the theme of “Dignity, Freedom, and Justice for All”.
i. The observance commemorates the anniversary of the day on which the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) was adopted in 1948. The UDHR enshrines the rights of all human beings.
- Which organisation released the 5th edition of ‘Global Antimicrobial Resistance and Use Surveillance System (GLASS) report 2022’ with key finding that over 50% of life-threatening bacterial infections are becoming resistant to treatment?
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