Current Affairs 30th December 2022 : Daily GK Update in English

1. What is the name of new scheme announced under station redevelopment drive of Ministry of Railways?
A. Atmanirbhar Bharat Station Scheme                 
B. Amrit Bharat Station Scheme
C. Bharat Rail Station Scheme                                  
D. Atal Station Scheme
Answer [B] Amrit Bharat Station Scheme
2. Home Affairs Ministry and which state signed cessation of operations agreement with ZUF armed group?
A. Manipur                                  
B. Assam
C. Arunachal Pradesh                 
D. Sikkim
Answer [A] Manipur
3. Mangdechhu Hydroelectric Power Project, which was seen in the news, was handed over by India to which country?
A. Nepal                        
B. Bangladesh
C. Bhutan                      
D. Maldives
Answer [C] Bhutan
4. Which Union Ministry launched the ‘City Finance Rankings 2022’?
A. Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs               
B. Ministry of Finance
C. Ministry of Corporate Affairs                                
D. Ministry of MSME
Answer [A] Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
5. The ‘National Mobile Monitoring System (NMMS)’ is an initiative of which Union Ministry?
A. Ministry of Rural Development                   
B. Ministry of Housing and Urban Development
C. Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
D. Ministry of Defence
Answer [A] Ministry of Rural Development
6. Who is the author of the book titled “Forks in the Road: My Days at RBI and Beyond?”
A. Ranjit B Rai                     
B. Vikram Sampath
C. Pavan C. Lall                    
D. C Rangarajan
Answer [D] C Rangarajan
7. Who has been appointed as the next Engineer-in-Chief of the Indian Army on 27 December 2022?
A. Amardeep Singh Aujla                  
B. SS Mahal
C. Ajay Kochhar                                  
D. Arvind Walia
Answer [D] Arvind Walia
8. On 28 December 2022, which of the following signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to collaborate with state authorities in fighting the menace of Tuberculosis in Uttar Pradesh and Chhatisgarg?
A. Oil and Natural Gas Corporation           
B. Oil India
C. Hindustan Petroleum                              
D. Indian Oil Corporation
Answer [D] Indian Oil Corporation
9. National Education Society for Tribal Students (NESTS) partnered with which of the following to organize a two-day capacity-building program for EMRS teachers to implement the Future Engineer Program?
A. TCS                          
B. Amazon
C. Google                    
D. Microsoft
Answer [B] Amazon
10. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) in its report released on Annual Procurement, ranked which of the following as the top Consulting Services Firm in Water and other Infrastructure Sectors on 28 December 2022?
A. Boston Consulting Group                  
B. TCS
C. WAPCOS                                               
D. Avalon Consulting
Answer [C] WAPCOS