Current Affairs 8th December 2022 : Daily GK Update in English

1. World Bank recently approved USD 250 million financing to which country to strengthen environment management?
A. Pakistan                   
B. Afghanistan
C. Bangladesh             
D. India
Answer [C] Bangladesh
2. Which country is the largest trading partner of India after China and US, as of 2022?

A. Australia                        
B. UAE
C. United Kingdom           
D. Russia
Answer [B] UAE
3. Which country abolished morality police known as the Gasht-e-Ershad or ‘Guidance Patrol’?

A. UAE                 
B. Iran
C. Iraq                 
D. Qatar
Answer [B] Iran
4. Olivier Giroud, who was seen in the news, is a famous football player from which country?

A. France                 
B. Australia
C. England               
D. Brazil
Answer [A] France
5. Which country is the host of the Asia and the Pacific Regional Meeting (APRM) of the International Labour Organization (ILO)?

A. India                        
B. Sri Lanka
C. Thailand                 
D. Singapore
Answer [D] Singapore
6. Union Minister Anurag Thakur inaugurated India’s first Drone Skill Training Conference in which city in December 2022?

A. Patna                    
B. Chennai
C. Kolkata                 
D. Bengaluru
Answer [B] Chennai
7. Who has been appointed as the new batting coach of the India women’s team on 6 December 2022?

A. Rajesh Chauhan                      
B. Nayan Mongia
C. Shiv Sunder Das                      
D. Hrishikesh Kanitkar
Answer [D] Hrishikesh Kanitkar
8. The 12th World Hindi Conference will be organized by the Ministry of External Affairs in collaboration with which country from 15-17 February 2023?

A. Suriname                   
B. UAE
C. Fiji                               
D. Qatar
Answer [C] Fiji
9. Yoginder K Alagh passed away in December 2022. He was related to which field?

A. Mathematics                  
B. History
C. Medicine                         
D. Economics
Answer [D] Economics
10. Government telemedicine service, eSanjeevani has crossed ______ crore teleconsultations in December 2022.

A. 8                    
B. 7
C. 6                    
D. 5
Answer [A] 8