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- Which organization has recently (in Dec ‘22) launched the Tribal Development Report 2022 with the key finding that the tribal communities (Adivasis) are at the bottom of India’s development pyramid?
1) Bharat Rural Livelihoods Foundation
2) Nisarga Foundation
3) The Tribes Foundation
4) Samta Foundation
5) Tribal Research and Cultural Foundation
Answer & Explanation
Answer-1) Bharat Rural Livelihood Foundation
Explanation:
According to the Tribal Development Report 2022 launched by the Bharat Rural Livelihood Foundation (BRLF), the Tribal communities (Adivasis) are at the bottom of India’s development pyramid.
i. The Tribal Development Report, launched in 2 volumes, is the first of its kind report launched since 1947.
ii. According to the 2011 Census, tribal communities across India account for around 8.6% of the total population. - In December 2022, the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) extended the limiting volume cap to 30% for Third Party Payment Application Providers (TPAP) in Unified Payments Interface (UPI) till ______________.
1) 31st January 2023
2) 1st January 2024
3) 31st December 2024
4) 1st March 2023
5) 1st December 2023
Answer & Explanation
Answer-3) 31st December 2024
Explanation:
The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has extended the deadline for limiting volume cap to 30% for Third Party Payment Application Providers (TPAP) in Unified Payments Interface (UPI) by two years till December 31, 2024.
i. At present, there is no volume cap.
ii. The cap will avoid concentration risk, and protect the UPI ecosystem. - Which organisation has recently (in Dec ‘22) signed USD 16 million agreement with ABIS Exports India Private Limited (ABIS) on sustainability-linked and blue-debt facility?
1) World Bank
2) International Monetary Fund
3) Asian Development Bank
4) African Development Bank
5) Association of Southeast Asian Nations
Answer & Explanation
Answer-3) Asian Development Bank
Explanation:
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and ABIS Exports India Private Limited (ABIS) entered into an agreement on sustainability-linked and blue-debt facility, a non-convertible debenture worth USD 16 million (in equivalent Indian rupee).
i. This is to enhance food security in India by supporting the construction of a micro fish feed plant and by training up to 6,000 farmers in climate-resilient fish farming practices as well as financial literacy. - Which of the following points are ‘correct’ with respect to the 2nd edition of Earthshot Prize 2022?
A) Kheyti, an Indian startup won the Earthshot Prize 2022 under Protect & Restore Nature Category.
B) Indigenous Women of The Great Barrier Reef from Australia won the award under the Revive Our Oceans Category.
C) Mukuru Clean Stoves from Kenya won the award under Clean Our Air Category.
1) Only A
2) Only A & B
3) Only B & C
4) Only A & C
5) All A, B & C
Answer & Explanation
Answer-5) All A, B & C
Explanation:
William, Prince of Wales, announced the winners of the Earthshot Prize 2022, the 2nd edition of the annual awards, at the awards ceremony held at the MGM Music Hall in Boston, the United States of America (USA).Category Winner Country Protect & Restore Nature Kheyti India Clean Our Air Mukuru Clean Stoves Kenya Revive Our Oceans Indigenous Women of The Great Barrier Reef Australia Build A Waste Free World Notpla United Kingdom Fix Our Climate 44.01 Oman - Name the bank that has recently (in Dec ‘22) received the Banker’s Bank of the Year Award 2022 for India segment (Under Asia Pacific Region) at Global Banking Summit held in London, United Kingdom (UK).
1) Union Bank of India
2) Bank of India
3) Punjab National Bank
4) Canara Bank
5) Bank of Maharashtra
Answer & Explanation
Answer-4) Canara Bank
Explanation:
Canara Bank received the Banker’s Bank of the Year Award 2022 for the India segment (Under Asia Pacific Region) at the Global Banking Summit, held in London, United Kingdom (UK) from 29th November 2022 to 1st December 2022.
i. The bank has been adjudged as the ‘Best Bank in India for 2022’. - Which country will assume the chairmanship of the Wassenaar Arrangement (WA), a multilateral technology control agreement, on 1st January 2023?
1) Germany
2) Australia
3) India
4) Bulgaria
5) France
Answer & Explanation
Answer-3) India
Explanation:
India will assume the chairmanship of the Wassenaar Arrangement (WA), a multilateral technology control agreement, on 1st January 2023, for a period of one year.
i. Ireland’s ambassador Eoin O’Leary handed over the chairmanship to India’s ambassador Jaideep Mazumdar, permanent representative to the UN and international organizations in Vienna at the 26th annual plenary of the WA held in Vienna between 30th November and 1st December 2022.
ii. The WA is a multilateral export control regime established in 1996, monitors the transfers of conventional weapons and dual-use goods. It has 42 members and operates on a voluntary basis, where decisions are made by consensus. - Which team won the Vijay Hazare Trophy Final 2022- 2023 title by defeating Maharashtra in December 2022?
1) Himachal Pradesh
2) Saurashtra
3) Karnataka
4) Mumbai
5) Gujarat
Answer & Explanation
Answer-2) Saurashtra
Explanation:
Saurashtra won the Vijay Hazare Trophy Final 2022- 2023 title by defeating Maharashtra by 5 wickets (249/5 & 248/9) in the final at Narendra Modi Stadium Ground ‘A’, Motera, Ahmedabad (Gujarat).
• It is the 2nd Vijay Hazare Trophy victory for Saurashtra.
i. Saurashtra won its 1st Vijay Hazare Trophy in 2007-2008 against Bengal by 6 wickets.
• Sheldon Jackson scored an unbroken 133 runs off 136 balls, which helped Saurashtra defeat Maharashtra in the final.
• Ruturaj Gaikwad set a milestone by becoming the 1st cricketer to score 4 centuries in a single Vijay Hazare Trophy season twice. - Film actress Jharana Das from _________, passed away in December 2022.
1) Maharashtra
2) Uttar Pradesh
3) Karnataka
4) West Bengal
5) Odisha
Answer & Explanation
Answer-5) Odisha
Explanation:
Veteran Odia film actress Jharana Das passed away in Cuttack, Odisha at the age of 77. She was born in 1945 and started her acting career in the 1960s and also served as station director of Doordarshan.
i. In 1997, Jharana Das received the state government’s prestigious ‘Jaydev Puraskar‘ for her lifelong contribution to the Odia cinema industry.
ii. She won several accolades for her brilliant performance in films like ‘Shree Jagannath’, ‘Nari’, ‘Adinamegha’, ‘Hisabnikas’, ‘Pujafula’, ‘Amadabata’, ‘Abhinetri’, ‘Malajanha’ and ‘Heera Nella’. - When was the United Nations (UN)’s International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD) observed across the globe?
1) 1st December 2022
2) 2nd December 2022
3) 3rd December 2022
4) 30th November 2022
5) 29th November 2022
Answer & Explanation
Answer-3) 3rd December 2022
Explanation:
The United Nations (UN)’s International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD) or International Day of Disabled Persons 2022 was observed across the globe on 3rd December 2022 with the theme of ‘Transformative solutions for inclusive development: the role of innovation in fueling an accessible and equitable world’.
i. The National Awards for Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, 2021 & 2022 was conferred on 3rd December 2022, which was organized by the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (Divyangjan), Union Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment.
• The President of India, Droupadi Murmu attended as the Chief Guest.
ii. In 2022, the National Awards were presented to 29 Individuals out of 1,210 applications, Institutions and Organisations for their outstanding achievements and work towards empowering Persons with Disabilities. - Which state’s Police department has recently (in Dec ‘22) initiated a new drive to mint Soulbound Tokens, a non-transferable form of NFTs (non-fungible tokens), as “digital medals”?
1) Karnataka
2) Madhya Pradesh
3) Maharashtra
4) Tamil Nadu
5) Uttar Pradesh
Answer & Explanation
Answer-4) Tamil Nadu
Explanation:
Idol Wing CID of the Tamil Nadu Police has initiated a new drive to mint Soulbound Tokens, a non-transferable form of NFTs (non-fungible tokens), as “digital medals” to motivate officers in the wing.
i. Idol Wing Becomes the first police unit in the world to mint SBTs and the Tamil Nadu Police becomes the 2nd police force in the world, after Dubai, to mint its own NFTs to award them as rewards.
ii. The first 5 digital assets were presented to the team headed by Deputy Superintendents of Police U. Muthuraja and R. Mohan, who seized 15 idols from the residence of an art collector inThiruvanmiyur, Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
- Which organization has recently (in Dec ‘22) launched the Tribal Development Report 2022 with the key finding that the tribal communities (Adivasis) are at the bottom of India’s development pyramid?
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