Current Affairs 5th December 2022 : Daily GK Update in English

1. Which institution manufactures the Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) Mk-III squadron- 840 Sqn (CG)?
A. DRDO                    
B.HAL
C. BHEL                      
D. Mazagon Dock
Answer [B] HAL
2. India signed ‘Economic Development Cooperation Fund loan’ agreement for Intelligent Transport System, with which country?
A. Australia                          
B. France
C. South Korea                    
D. Sweden
Answer [C] South Korea
3. What is the gross GST revenue collected in the month of November 2022?
A. Rs 1.46 lakh crore                    
B. Rs 1.26 lakh crore
C. Rs 1.06 lakh crore                    
D. Rs 0.96 lakh crore
Answer [A] Rs 1.46 lakh crore
4. Wassenaar Arrangement, which was seen in the news, is associated with which field?
A. Conventional Weapons                       
B. Climate Change
C. Crypto-currency                                    
D. Nuclear Weapons
Answer [A] Conventional Weapons
5. Which institution released the ‘State of Global Water Resources 2021’?
A. FAO                       
B. WMO
C. UNEP                     
D. UNFCCC
Answer [B] WMO
6. Which of the following Indian Naval Ships have arrived in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam on 2 December 2022 to undertake numerous professional interactions with the Vietnam People’s Navy?
A. INS Shivalik and INS Kamorta                     
B. INS Kavaratti and INS Gangotri
C. INS Gangotri and INS Viraat                        
D. INS Delhi and INS Kamorta
Answer [A] INS Shivalik and INS Kamorta
7. In which year was India’s National Commission for Backward Classes formed?
A. 1991                            
B. 1992
C. 1993                           
D. 1994
Answer [C] 1993
8. Who has been appointed as Chairperson of National Commission for Backward Classes in December 2022?
A. Kishor Kumar Basa                      
B. Hansraj Gangaram Ahir
C. Sanjeev Chopra                            
D. Partha Satpathy            
Answer [B] Hansraj Gangaram Ahir
9. Who has been elected as the new president of the Institute of Cost Accountants of India for the year 2022-23?
A. Prasanth Kumar                    
B. AS Sanjay Kumar
C. Prasoon Joshi                         
D. Vijender Sharma
Answer [D] Vijender Sharma
10. Veteran Odia film actress Jharana Das passed away on 2 December 2022. She won the Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra award in which year?
A. 2013                       
B. 2014
C. 2015                      
D. 2016
Answer [D] 2016
11. According to a new report by a US think – tank, Early Warning Project in December 2022, which country has topped the list of countries at the highest risk of experiencing new mass killings?
A. India                       
B. Iran
C. Pakistan                 
D. Afghanistan
Answer [C] Pakistan
12. Minister of Civil Aviation Jyotiraditya Sindiya has flagged off a direct international flight from Pune to which country by Vistara aviation on 2 December 2022?
A. Malaysia                    
B. Indonesia
C. Singapore                  
D. Thailand
Answer [C] Singapore
13. Who inaugurated a three-day “Swar Dharohar Festival” in New Delhi on 2 December 2022?
A. Niladri Kumar and Pt. Ramesh Tripathi
B. Mehtab Ali and Pt. Lalit Prasad
C. Mehtab Ali and Pt. Ramesh Tripathi
D. Niladri Kumar and Pt. Lalit Prasad
Answer [B] Mehtab Ali and Pt. Lalit Prasad
14. World Computer Literacy Day is celebrated on December 2 every year. World Computer Literacy Day was first marked in which year by the National Institute of Information Technology?
A. 2000                   
B. 2001
C. 2002                   
D. 2003
Answer [B] 2001
15. Who won double gold at the 65th National Shooting Championship on 2 December 2022?
A. Chirag Shetty                  
B. Sagar Dangi
C. DP Manu                          
D. Sarabjot Singh
Answer [D] Sarabjot Singh
16. Who has surpassed South Africa’s Dale Steyn to become the 9th-highest wicket taker in Test cricket?
A. Nathan Lyon                          
B. Pat Cummins
C. Josh Hazlewood                    
D. Mitchell Starc
Answer [A] Nathan Lyon
17. Who won the gold at the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) President’s Cup held in Cairo, Egypt on 3 December 2022?
A. Rohan Bopanna                  
B. Shiva Thapa
C. Sagar Dangi                          
D. Rudrankksh Patil    
Answer [D] Rudrankksh Patil
18. Julia Reichert passed away in December 2022. In which year did she win an Oscar for her feature ‘American Factory’?
A. 2018                     
B. 2019
C. 2020                     
D. 2021
Answer [C] 2020
19. Which of the following is developing Apps to assist athletes to verify medicines with prohibited substances?
A. National Anti-Doping Agency of India
B. Indian Olympic Association
C. All India Football Federation
D. Sports Authority of India
Answer [A] National Anti-Doping Agency of India
20. Which of the following won the Vijay Hazare Trophy at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, Gujarat?
A. Saurashtra                         
B. Maharashtra
C. Uttar Pradesh                    
D. Kerala
Answer [A] Saurashtra