Current Affairs 16th December 2022 : Daily GK Update in English

1. Which country has announced the historic Nuclear Fusion Breakthrough?
A. China                
B. USA
C. Russia                
D. India
Answer [B] USA
2. Who is the head of the Supreme Court Collegium, which recently sent its first set of recommendations?
A. Narendra Modi            
B. DY Chandrachud
C. Rajiv Kumar                   
D. Amitabh Kant
Answer [B] DY Chandrachud
3. Which state/UT has proposed to launch a unique alpha-numeric identification number for all families?
A. Jharkhand              
B. Jammu and Kashmir
C. Meghalaya             
D. Kolkata
Answer [B] Jammu and Kashmir
4. Which institution launched the International Climate Club?
A. G-20           
B. G-7
C. ASEAN      
D. SAARC
Answer [B] G-7
5. Which state recently passed a bill to remove Governor as Chancellor of state’s universities?
A. Kerala                
B. Tamil Nadu
C. Karnataka         
D. Gujarat
Answer [A] Kerala   
6. Which country has adopted a measure that will prohibit the sale of cigarettes to anybody born on or after January 1, 2009?
A. Australia      
B. New Zealand
C. Japan            
D. Russia
Answer [B] New Zealand
7. PM Attended the inaugural function of the Pramukh Swami Maharaj Shatabdi Mahotsav in which city on 14th December 2022?
A. Ahmedabad          
B. Kolkata
C. Mathura                
D. Bhopal
Answer [A] Ahmedabad
8. What is the rank of India at the 19th International Junior Science Olympiad 2022 held in Bogota, Colombia?
A. 1st           
B. 2nd
C. 3rd          
D. 4th
Answer [A] 1st    
9. The carbon border adjustment mechanism is the world first carbon border tariff. It is signed by which of the following organisations?
A. NATO        
B. European Union
C. OPEC         
D. SAARC
Answer [B] European Union
10. The first meeting of the Development Working Group of the G-20 was held in which city from 13 December 2022?
A. Mumbai        
B. Chennai
C. Agra               
D. Kolkata
Answer [A] Mumbai