Current Affairs

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Part - 2
Malta became the first European country to allow

limited cultivation and possession of cannabis for

personal use, following a vote in parliament

First Indian city to start ropeway service as a

mode of public transport - Varanasi

Recently, which of the following country has

banned anyone aged below 14years from

buying cigarettes for life?

(a) Sweden
(b) Finland
(c) Norway
(d) New Zealand
 Consider the following statements :
1. Ken and Betwa rivers originate in Madhya Pradesh.
2. Ken River Passes through Panna Tiger Reserve.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 and 2
With reference to the recent Jawad cyclone, consider the

following statements

1. Its name is given by India.

2. It will mainly hit the eastern coastal areas of India.
Which of the following statements are true -
a) Only 1
b) Only 2
c) Both 1 and 2
d) Neither 1 nor 2
Recently, India joined the G20 ‘Troika’ and is set

to take over its presidency in 2022. 2023 session

Which Indian state/UT recently observed the first

“Aharbal festival” to promote tourism?

A) Jammu & Kashmir

B) Assam
C) Kerala
D) Rajasthan
 First Summit for Democracy- USA
It is a two-stage flagship presidential initiative from the USA to put

democracy and human rights at the heart of U.S. foreign policy.

 Magdalena Andersson has been appointed as the

1st female Prime Minister of which of the following

country?

(a) Sweden

(b) Switzerland

(c) Norway
(d) Finland
 The Karnataka legislative Assembly passed The

Karnataka Right to Freedom of Religion Bill, 2021,

commonly referred to as the anti-conversion Bill.

Recently, the European Commission launched
‘Global Gateway’,
Build Back Better World (B3W) by G7
The 2021 ATP Finals
Alexander Zverev
 ORDER OF THE DRUK GYALPO
It is Bhutan highest civilian award.
The award was honoured upon the Indian Prime Minister on
the occasion of the Bhutan’s National Day.
Alipore Zoological Garden, which was making

news, is located in which Indian state/UT?

A. Madhya Pradesh
B. Bihar
C. West Bengal
D. Uttar Pradesh
Where was the 22nd missile vessel

Squadron (Killer Squadron) formally

established?

[A] Mumbai
[B] Visakhapatnam
[C] Goa
[D] Cochin
“Pillar of Shame” memorial
“India Out” campaign is associated with

which country?

[A] Sri Lanka

[B] Myanmar
[C] Maldives
[D] Nepal
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals
(PETA) India has named Bollywood star Alia Bhatt
its 2021 Person of the Year.
India’s first privately built cryogenic rocket

engine Dhawan-1 has been developed by

which company?

A) Pixxel
B) Dhruva Space
C) Bellatrix Aerospace
D) Skyroot Aerospace
Chicago Convention 1944 recently seen in the news,
is related to-

(a) Protection of Literary and Artistic Works

(b) Sulphur emission standards for ships and
marine vessels
(c) Freedom of air space
(d) Settlement Agreements Resulting from
Mediation
Gadgil Committee Report’ and ‘Kasturirangan Committee

Report’, sometimes seen in the news, are related to

(a) constitutional reforms

(b) Ganga Action Plan
(c) linking of rivers
(d) protection of Western Ghats
 UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY (UNGA) CONFERS OBSERVER STATUS ON THE

INTERNATIONAL SOLAR ALLIANCE (ISA)

It will also provide a choice to ISA to have permanent

office in the UN HQ (New York).

Hosting the 8th edition of Indian Ocean Dialogue

(IOD), India highlighted region's importance and need

to keep it safe and secure.

Egypt is the fourth new member admitted into

NDB, after Bangladesh, the United Arab Emirates

(UAE) and Uruguay, further expanding the bank's

global outreach
OPERATION DEVI SHAKTI
67 member countries of the World Trade

Organisation (WTO) concluded their negotiations

on Services Domestic Regulations (SDR).

 Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) has

launched the Unified Logistics Interface Platform’s (ULIP) Hackathon –

‘LogiXtics’.
World Migration Report 2022 was released
by International Organization for Migration (IOM).
Recently, National Commission for Women launched a

Pan-India Capacity Building Programme ‘She - The

Changemaker’ for Women in Politics.

ARIIA is an initiative of Ministry of Education (MoE) to

systematically rank all major higher educational institutions in

India on indicators related toinnovation, start-up and

entrepreneurship development amongst students and faculties.

Recently, the James Webb Space Telescope,
NASA’s most powerful telescope, is rocketed
into orbit.
National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA), an
independent body under Union Ministry of
Sports.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has released the

World Malaria Report 2021.

It is a life-threatening mosquito borne blood disease caused by plasmodium

parasites, and spread through the bites of infected female Anopheles mosquitoes.
IXPE observatory is a joint effort of NASA and the

Italian Space Agency.

• Mission will study the most extreme and

mysterious objects in the universe

Chocolate-bordered Flitter, which was seen in the
news, is a recently discovered……….. species.

A. Snake
B. Dog
C. Cat
D. None
UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding
of the Intangible Cultural Heritage, recently, put “Durga
Puja in Kolkata” on the Representative List of the Intangible
Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
President of India inaugurated the renovated Sri
Ramna Kali Mandir in Dhaka (Bangladesh).
Recently, GI tag application has been filed for the

Arunachal Pradesh Apatani textile product.

Which country has developed the world’s first

‘AI Prosecutor’?

A. USA
B. China
C. Russia
D. India
STREET (Sustainable, Tangible, Responsible,

Experiential, Ethnic, Tourism) project

Who was Edward O Wilson, who has been in

news recently?

A. Biologist
B. Cosmonaut
C. Cricketer
D. Dancer
‘HAECHI-II’, which was seen in the news recently, is an

operation undertaken by which institution?

New Delhi plays host to the International

Ambedkar Conclave in 2021

‘SRESHTA’ scheme is set to be launched by which

Union Ministry?
Mathematician Nikhil Srivastava selected

for inaugural AMS’s Ciprian Foias Award

NITI Aayog announced that it is set to

establish will be establishing 1,000 Atal

Tinkering Laboratories in which state/UT?

[A] Jammu and Kashmir

[B] Goa
[C] Sikkim
[D] Arunachal Pradesh
Tseminyu, Niuland and Chumukedima are the
newly created districts of which state?

[A] Assam
[B] Sikkim
[C] Nagaland
[D] Arunachal Pradesh
National Consumer Rights Day’ - 24

Dec
P.N. Panicker
‘Renukaji Dam project’, seen in the news, is to

come up in which Indian state?

A. Maharashtra
B. Himachal Pradesh
C. Gujarat
D. Bihar
Dubai became the world’s first government to
turn 100% paperless
Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton (Britain) won the

inaugural edition of the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix

The term '90-90-90 strategy' is often seen in

news related to:

a) It is a programme to mitigate the

problems of HIV/AIDS.
b) An international programme to conserve
Snow Leopard.
c) Government of India initiative to help
education sector.
d) A combination of fertilisers of Nitrogen,
Phosphorous and Potassium.