Today GK, 2023 Latest General Knowledge Questions, Daily GK 2022

1 .

Which Boxing Council, Mauricio Sulaiman has announced that it will introduce a transgender category from 2023?

A)

Indian Boxing Council

B)

China Boxing Council

C)

USA Boxing Council

D)

World Boxing Council

Correct Answer : Option (D) - World Boxing Council

The World Boxing Council, one of the four governing bodies for the sport, will introduce a transgender category from 2023, its president Mauricio Sulaiman has said.

The WBC is going to create a league and a tournament but title belts may not be on the line. According to The Telegraph, WBC wants to eliminate a scenario where a ‘man fights a woman’.

A ‘at birth rule’ will be used, which means a transgender boxer who is registered as male at birth will be allowed to fight others who have also been registered as male at birth and those registered as female at birth will be allowed to fight others who have been registered as female at birth.

“The World Boxing Council, through its medical committee and technical committee, reached a determination after studies and an important talk during the WBC annual convention, an absolute and total confirmation was reached to not allow fights between people born men against people born women regardless of their current gender,” Sulaiman told ESPN.

“That is the main determination to not allow fights between men and women for the protection that we have always had of women’s boxing.”.

Source : Indian Express

Published On : January 3, 2023

2 .

Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) celebrated its ____ foundation day on 1st January 2023.

A)

51st

B)

57th

C)

65th

D)

69th

Correct Answer : Option (C) - 65th

Former President Dr APJ Abdul Kalam at DRDO Headquarters in New Delhi to mark the 65th Foundation Day of the Organisation, which is celebrated on 1st January every year.

* Secretary, Department of Defence R&D and Chairman, DRDO Dr Samir V Kamat along with Director Generals and senior officials of DRDO paid floral tributes at the bust of Missile Man of India.

* The event, organised to mark the day, also included release of two books comprising articles on defence technologies, a dictionary on scientific and technical terminology, Stores Manual and guidelines (SMG-2023), third anniversary issue of bimonthly bulletin InSight and DRDO Technology Foresight.

* DRDO Technology Foresight will be shared on DRDO website so that industry and academia may plan their R&D activities accordingly.

* A DRDO monograph ‘Infrared Signatures, Sensors and Technologies’ authored by Dr Kamal Nain Chopra, a former DRDO Scientist, was also released by the Chairman DRDO.

* DRDO calendar 2023 was also released. In addition, Secretary DD R&D and Chairman DRDO felicitated all the employees who have completed 25 years of their service in DRDO.

* In his address to the DRDO fraternity on the occasion, Dr Samir V Kamat congratulated them for achieving a number of milestones in 2022, urging them to focus on developing the defence R&D ecosystem in the country and strive to realise Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi’s vision of ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’..

Source : PIB

Published On : January 3, 2023

3 .

India's Unified Payments Interface (UPI) processed a record _______billion transactions in December 2022, worth a total of INR 12.82tn ($174.6bn).

A)

7.82 Billion

B)

8.51 Billion

C)

9.35 Billion

D)

9.87 Billion

Correct Answer : Option (A) - 7.82 Billion

The Unified Payments Interface (UPI) closed the year 2022 on a high note as the number of transactions reached a record 7.82 billion in December 2022 and totalled Rs 12.82 trillion, also a record high.

The volume of transactions in December increased by 7.12 per cent when compared to November, while the value of transactions increased by 7.73 per cent during the same period, according to data issued by the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), the country's regulatory authority for retail digital payments.

According to NPCI data, approximately 74 billion transactions worth Rs 125.94 trillion were conducted using UPI in calendar year 2022.

The platform handled more than 38 billion transactions totalling Rs 71.54 trillion in 2021. As a result, nearly 90 per cent more transactions took place on the platform in a year, and their average value increased by 76 per cent..

Source : Outlook India

Published On : January 3, 2023

4 .

Who launched (30th December 2022) Utkarsh 2.0 for the period 2023-2025?

A)

Viral Acharya

B)

Arvind Subramanian

C)

Nirmala Sitharaman

D)

Shaktikanta Das

Correct Answer : Option (D) - Shaktikanta Das

RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das on 30th December 2022 launched Utkarsh 2.0, the second phase of the central bank’s medium-term strategy for strengthening regulatory and supervisory mechanism.

The Vision in Utkarsh 2.0 that will guide RBI over the period 2023-25

“Utkarsh 2.0 harnesses the strengths of Utkarsh 2022 by retaining the six Vision statements as well as Core Purpose, Values, and Mission statement”.

The first strategy framework (Utkarsh 2022) covering the period 2019-2022 was launched in July 2019. It became a medium-term strategy document guiding the Bank’s progress towards realization of the identified milestones.

The six vision statements are excellence in performance of its statutory and other functions, strengthened trust of citizens and institutions in the RBI, enhanced relevance and significance in national and global roles, transparent, accountable and ethics-driven internal governance, best-in-class and environment-friendly digital and physical infrastructure, and innovative, dynamic and skilled human resources will guide the strategy..

Source : Money Control

Published On : January 2, 2023

5 .

Which Countries are exchanged (1st Jan 2023) lists of nuclear installations that cannot be attacked in the event of hostilities, maintaining a tradition dating back to 1992?

A)

India and China

B)

India and Bangladesh

C)

India and Russia

D)

India and Pakistan

Correct Answer : Option (D) - India and Pakistan

India and Pakistan exchanged the lists of nuclear installations and facilities simultaneously through diplomatic channels in New Delhi and Islamabad

India and Pakistan on Sunday (1s Jan 2023) exchanged lists of nuclear installations that cannot be attacked in the event of hostilities, maintaining a tradition dating back to 1992 despite bilateral ties being at an all-time low.

The two sides further exchanged lists of prisoners held in each other’s jails, and the Indian side sought the early release and repatriation of civilian prisoners, missing defence personnel and fishermen, along with their boats, from Pakistan’s custody.

The lists of nuclear installations and facilities were simultaneously exchanged through diplomatic channels in New Delhi and Islamabad according to provisions of the Agreement on the Prohibition of Attack against Nuclear Installations and Facilities. Both sides do not disclose details of such facilities.

The agreement, which was signed on December 31, 1988 and entered into force on January 27, 1991, provides that “India and Pakistan inform each other of the nuclear installations and facilities to be covered under the Agreement on the first of January of every calendar year”, the external affairs ministry said.

This was the 32nd consecutive exchange of such lists between the two countries, the first one having taken place on January 1, 1992.

Under the provisions of the 2008 Agreement on Consular Access, the two sides also exchange lists of prisoners in each other’s custody twice a year, on January 1 and July 1, through diplomatic channels in New Delhi and Islamabad..

Source : Hindustan Times

Published On : January 2, 2023

6 .

Who became a Indiaâ€™s 78th Grandmaster on 31st Dec 2022?

A)

Pranav Anand

B)

Rahul Srivatshav P

C)

Bharath Subramaniyam

D)

Koustav Chatterjee

Correct Answer : Option (D) - Koustav Chatterjee

Nineteen-year-old Kolkata-based chess player Koustav Chatterjee became India’s 78th Grandmaster on 31st Dec 2022.

Koustav Chatterjee is also the tenth GM from West Bengal.

“Koustav secured his final GM norm by drawing with GM Mitrabha Guha in the 10th round of the MPL National chess championship on the last day of 2022”.

Koustav earned his first GM norm in October 2021 at a Grandmasters’ chess tournament in Bangladesh. He got his second GM norm at the Asian championship in the first week of November 2022. He crossed FIDE rating 2500 in August.

Koustav is in the joint-lead with GM Abhijeet Gupta at the National Senior Chess Championship with a score of 8/10 after 10 rounds..

Source : The Hindu

Published On : January 2, 2023

7 .

India's goods and services tax receipts increased _____% year over year in December 2022 to Rs 1.49 lakh crore ($18.07 bn).

A)

7%

B)

9%

C)

12%

D)

15%

Correct Answer : Option (D) - 15%

India's goods and services tax receipts in December rose 15% year-on-year to Rs 1.49 lakh crore ($18.07 billion), a government statement said on 1st Dec 2022, reflecting strong economic activity during the festive season.

* Goods and services taxes brought in Rs 1.46 lakh crore in November 2022.

* The gross GST revenue collected during December 2022 is Rs 1,49,507 crore, of which CGST is Rs 26,711 crore, SGST is Rs 33,357 crore, IGST is Rs 78,434 crore (including Rs 40,263 crore collected on import of goods) and Cess is Rs 11,005 crore (including Rs 850 crore collected on import of goods).

* The Government has settled Rs 36,669 crore to CGST and Rs 31,094 crore to SGST from IGST as regular settlement.

* The total revenue of Centre and the States after regular settlements in the month of December 2022 is Rs 63,380 crore for CGST and Rs 64,451 crore for the SGST.

* Finance ministry statement, during the month, revenues from import of goods was 8% higher and the revenues from domestic transaction (including import of services) are 18% higher than the revenues from these sources during the same month last year.

* "During the month of November, 2022, 7.9 crore e-way bills were generated, which was significantly higher than 7.6 crore e-way bills generated in October, 2022.".

Source : Economic Times

Published On : January 2, 2023

8 .

India's first underwater metro to become operation by ________.

A)

March 2023

B)

December 2023

C)

September 2024

D)

May 2025

Correct Answer : Option (B) - December 2023

India's first underwater metro service, the East-West Metro Corridor project is expected to be completed by December 2023, the Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation (KMRC) said on 30th Dec 2022.

Shailesh Kumar, General Manager Civil KMRC said, “The ongoing underwater tunnel project is likely to be completed by December 2023. Some rehabilitation works are in process and other issues are delaying the completion of the underwater metro project."

"We have taken foreign experts in tunneling projects, currently we are using machines from abroad (German) to make the difficult task easier".

With this, another feather is being added to the crown of Kolkata Metro, the first metro railway in the country.

Kolkata Metro, which started its journey in 1984, is being expanded to cover the whole city and its outskirts.

It is worth mentioning that the East-West corridor of the Kolkata Metro is 15 Km-long and spans from Salt Lake Stadium to Howrah. This metro line between Salt Lake Sector-5 to Salt Lake Stadium has Karunamayi, Central Park, City Center and Bengal Chemical metro stations.

It costs about â‚¹120 crore per kilometre to build the tunnel but the manufacturing cost of the tunnel underwater, which is deep in the Hooghly river costs increased to around 157 crores by per kilometre..

Source : Mint

Published On : January 2, 2023

9 .

Which state has signed an agreement with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) for a power project worth Rs 2,275 crore?

A)

Assam

B)

Tripura

C)

Meghalaya

D)

Nagaland

Correct Answer : Option (B) - Tripura

The Tripura government has signed an agreement with Asian Development Bank (ADB) amounting to Rs 2,275 crore to strengthen and improve power distribution efficiency in the north-eastern state, Deputy Chief Minister Jishnu Dev Varma said on 31st Dec 2022.

* Terming the agreement as "historic" for the state, Dev Varma said it is the single biggest project in any plan through an externally aided project.

* "The project agreement was signed by Power Secretary, Govt of Tripura, Brijesh Pandey and Nilaya Mitesh, the officer in charge of ADB’s Indian Resident Mission, New Delhi, remotely on 30th Dec 2022 after extensive deliberation and evolution", Dev Varma said at a press conference here.

* The deputy chief minister said the ADB project will support the state government’s efforts to strengthen its power sector by replacing inefficient power plants and strengthening the distribution system.

* The Rs 2,275 crore fund, the central government will repay Rs 1,820 crore while the state is supposed to provide Rs 455 crore, he said, adding the project will be implemented in the next three years.

* Heaping praise on Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for clearing the first externally aided project for the power sector in the state, Dev Varma said the state government will undertake the massive renovation of two power projects - Rukhia in Sepahijala district and Gumati Hydro project in Gomati district. Besides, there will be a lot of work in the transmission sector to improve the existing system..

Source : Outlook India

Published On : January 2, 2023

10 .

Which Men's U-18 Hockey team wins Khelo India Youth Games 2022?

A)

Haryana

B)

Odisha

C)

Madhya Pradesh

D)

Jharkhand

Correct Answer : Option (C) - Madhya Pradesh

In Hockey, Madhya Pradesh defeated Odisha 6-5 to clinch Khelo India Youth Games 2022 Men's Under-18 Qualifiers title in Bhubaneswar, 30 December 2023.

In a thrilling final, Zameer Mohammad was the star of the final, scoring a hat-trick while Ali Ahmad, Mohammad Zaid Khan and Captain Ankit Pal netted one goal each for Madhya Pradesh.

On the other hand, Anmol Ekka, Paulus Lakra, Deepak Minz, Akash Soreng and Anmol Ekka scored one goal each for Odisha.

Haryana claimed third place in the competition with a win against Jharkhand 2-0 in the 3rd and 4th place clash. Amandeep and Roshan scored goals for Haryana.

With this, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Haryana and Jharkhand have qualified for the Khelo India Youth Games to be held in Madhya Pradesh 2023..

Source : AIR

Published On : January 1, 2023