Current Affairs 9th December 2022 : Daily GK Update in English
1. What is the GDP forecast for 2022-23 for India, as per the World Bank India Development Update?
A. 8.1%
B. 7.5%
C. 7.2%
D. 6.9%
Answer [D] 6.9%
2. After the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) Meeting in December 2022, what is the repo rate?
A. 5.9%
B. 6.25%
C. 6.50%
D. 6.75%
Answer [B] 6.25%
3. Which cyclone recently formed over Bay of Bengal, crossing the coasts of southern states?
A. Mandous
B. Asani
C. Sitrang
D. Mocha
Answer [A] Mandous
4. In which year was the Indian Space Research Organisation founded?
A. 1961
B. 1963
C. 1965
D. 1969
Answer [D] 1969
5. What is the capital of Peru?
A. Stockholm
B. Manila
C. Lima
D. Dodoma
Answer [C] Lima
6. India’s first-ever ____ Bond insurance product is going to be launched on December 19, 2022.
A. Maharaja Bond
B. Surety Bond
C. Masala Bond
D. Panda Bond
Answer [B] Surety Bond
7. The Government of Ladakh has approached which of the following institutes for developing “Spatial Data Infrastructure geoportal ‘Geo-Ladakh’?
A. Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology
B. Physical Research Laboratory
C. Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology
D. Indian Institute of Remote Sensing
Answer [D] Indian Institute of Remote Sensing
8. Who will take oath as the 17th Chief Minister of Gujarat on 12 December 2022?
A. Bhupendra Patel
B. Manik Saha
C. Bhupesh Baghel
D. Jai Ram Thakur
Answer [A] Bhupendra Patel
9. Dina Boluarte has created history by becoming the first female President of which country?
A. Peru
B. Chile
C. Bolivia
D. Colombia
Answer [A] Peru
10. Indian Railways has loaded ______ Million Tons of freight in the current financial year (2022-23) till 8 December 2022.
A. 872 Million Tons
B. 923 Million Tons
C. 967 Million Tons
D. 1,002 Million Tons
Answer [D] 1,002 Million Tons