Vision IAS Current Affairs 2022 : December Current Affairs 2022
141. B20 India has identified priorities for deliberations under the theme “R.A.I.S.E – Responsible, Accelerated, Innovative, Sustainable, and Equitable Businesses. Who has been appointed as the chairman of B20 (represents the entire G20 business community)?
1. N Chandrasekaran
2. Gopal Vittal
3. Raguram Rajan
4. Mukesh Ambani
5. None of the above
Option “1” is correct. Chairman of Tata Sons, N Chandrasekaran has been appointed as the chair of B20 India which represents the entire G20 business community. He will lead the business agenda during India’s G20 Presidency.
142. Who has been elected as the president of the Table Tennis Federation of India recently?
Option “5” is correct. Meghna Ahlawat was elected president of the Table Tennis Federation of India. Meghna Ahlawat has been elected its first female President, eight-time national champion Kamlesh Mehta takes over as the new secretary general of the TTFI and Patel Nagender Reddy has been elected as the Treasurer.
143. With which bank fintech player Spice Money has partnered to facilitate opening of instant, zero balance savings or current accounts for rural citizens through its Adhikari network?
1. HDFC Bank
2. Bank of Baroda
3. IndusInd Bank
4. Axis Bank
5. Indian Bank
Option “4” is correct. Fintech player Spice Money has partnered with Axis Bank to facilitate opening of instant, zero balance savings or current accounts for rural citizens through its Adhikari network. Through this association, Spice Money aims to bridge the rural-urban divide and bring financial inclusivity by providing access to banking products to the last mile at their doorstep, thereby financially empowering thousands of rural citizens living in the hinterlands of India.
144. Towards empowering and mobilising farmers across the nation with the use of agri-drones, Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Singh Thakur inaugurated India’s first Drone Skilling and Training Virtual E-Learning Platform at which place in India?
1. Guwahati
2. New Delhi
3. Chennai
4. Bangalore
5. Dehradun
Option “3” is correct. Towards empowering and mobilising farmers across the nation with the use of agri-drones, Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Singh Thakur inaugurated India’s first Drone Skilling and Training Virtual E-Learning Platform at the Chennai. The I&B Minister also launched the first of 1000 planned Drone Centre of Excellence at the company’s Manufacturing unit in Chennai.
145. US President Joe Biden has recognised whom with the Presidential Lifetime Achievement (PLA) Award, the nation’s highest honour for his contributions to his community and the country at large?
Option “4” is correct. US President Joe Biden has recognised Indian-American and a longtime Houstonian, Krishna Vavilala, with the Presidential Lifetime Achievement (PLA) Award, the nation’s highest honour for his contributions to his community and the country at large. Krishna Vavilala is Originally from Andhra Pradesh, Vavilala is a retired Electrical Engineer, and currently, the founder and Chairman of the Foundation for India Studies (FIS), a 16-year-old non-profit organisation, whose signature project “the Indo-American Oral History Project” won the 2019 Mary Fay Barnes Award for Excellence.
146. In association with which of the following, the Chennai Urban Metropolitan Transport Authority launched a Gender Toolkit based on “Enabling gender-responsive urban mobility and public spaces”?
1. World Bank
2. NITI Aayog
3. ISRO
4. WHO
5. None of the above
Option “1” is correct. A Gender Toolkit based on “Enabling gender-responsive urban mobility and public spaces” was launched in a session conducted by the World Bank and the Chennai Urban Metropolitan Transport Authority. The World Bank developed a two toolkit that outlines a four-pillar implementation structure for urban entities to construct a gender-responsive urban transportation and public spaces programme.
147. Where the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare organised a two-day convention on the theme “Universal Health Coverage Day (UHC) 2022” on December 10 and 11, 2022?
Option “3” is correct. The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare is organizing a two-day convention on the theme “ Universal Health Coverage Day (UHC) 2022” on December 10 and 11, 2022, in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh.
148. The theme for International Anti-Corruption Day 2022 is “Uniting the world against corruption.” The world celebrates International Anti-Corruption Day on which of the following day to spread awareness about a corruption-free society?
1. December 18
2. December 9
3. December 12
4. December 11
5. December 10
Option “2” is correct. The world celebrate International Anti-Corruption Day on December 9. The main motive behind marking this day is to spread awareness about a corruption-free society. Everyone knows that corruption affects every area of society.
149. The Reserve Bank of India has signed a Currency Swap Agreement with which of the country to make drawals in multiple tranches up to a maximum of $200 million from the RBI recently?
1. Argentina
2. Sri Lanka
3. Myanmar
4. United Kingdom
5. Maldives
Option “5” is correct. The Reserve Bank of India has signed a Currency Swap Agreement with the Maldives Monetary Authority (MMA) to enable MMA to make drawals in multiple tranches up to a maximum of $200 million from the RBI. This agreement has been signed under the SAARC Currency Swap Framework. The agreement will provide swap support as a backstop line of funding for short-term foreign exchange liquidity requirements.
150. In which country the third Global Ministerial Conference on Antimicrobial Resistance concluded with an aim to accelerate One Health actions on antimicrobial resistance to achieve the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals?
1. Egypt
2. Switzerland
3. India
4. Oman
5. Canada
Option “4” is correct. The Third Global Ministerial Conference on Antimicrobial Resistance concluded in Oman, with the issue of The Muscat Manifesto. Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare Bharati Pravin Pawar had participated in the ‘Third Global High-Level Ministerial Conference on Antimicrobial Resistance’.
