Current Affairs 10th December 2022 : Daily GK Update in English

1. Which institution released the report titled ‘Climate Investment Opportunities in India’s Cooling Sector’?
A. NITI Aayog                                 
B. World Bank
C. World Economic Forum          
D. International Monetary Fund
Answer [B] World Bank
2. Which country has recorded deaths of children by the bacterial infection ‘Strep A’?
A. India                      
B. United Kingdom
C. Germany               
D. Bangladesh
Answer [B] United Kingdom
3. Which institution released the report titled ‘Preventing injuries and violence: an overview’?
A. WHO                          
B. UNICEF
C. UNESCO                    
D. UN Women
Answer [A] WHO
4. Tungareshwar Wildlife Sanctuary, which was seen in the news, is located in which state?
A. Karnataka                  
B. Maharashtra
C. Kerala                        
D. Andhra Pradesh
Answer [B] Maharashtra
5. What is the rank of India in the ‘Arton Capital Passport Index 2022’?
A. 87                 
B. 92
C. 95                 
D. 97
Answer [A] 87
6. Veteran Kannada actor ________, best known for playing a visually impaired man in the KGF franchise, passed away on 8 December 2022.
A. Krishna G Rao                   
B. Sreenivasan
C. Ambikapathy                    
D. Gemini Ganesan
Answer [A] Krishna G Rao
7. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) approved financing of $780 million for Chennai’s metro rail corporation in December 2022. The Asian Development Bank was founded in _____.
A. 1999                
B. 1991
C. 1987                 
D. 1966
Answer [D] 1966
8. Which of the following Mutual Fund company is proposed to be renamed as Bandhan Mutual Fund in December 2022?
A. Bank of India Mutual Fund                 
B. Nippon India Mutual Funds
C. IDFC Mutual Fund                                
D. None of the above
Answer [C] IDFC Mutual Fund
9. The National Stock Exchange’s subsidiary NSE Indices has announced to launch of one more index under the Nifty Bharat Bond Index series in December 2022. The headquarters of NSE is located at ________.
A. Ahmedabad                       
B. New Delhi
C. Mumbai                             
D. Chennai
Answer [C] Mumbai
10. World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has released its first annual Global Water Resources Report 2021 in December 2022. Who among the followings in the Secretary General of WMO?
A. William Randhir               
B. Walter Jackson
C. Luca Franck                       
D. Petteri Taalas
Answer [D] Petteri Taalas