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

1 .

Who crowned ITF World Champions 2022?

A)

Roger Federer and Venus Williams

B)

Andy Murray and Ajla TomljanoviÄ‡

C)

Rafael Nadal and Iga Swiatek

D)

Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams

Correct Answer : Option (C) - Rafael Nadal and Iga Swiatek

Spanish Tennis Player, Rafael Nadal has been named the Men’s International Tennis Federation (ITF) World Champion 2022 for the 5th time after an outstanding 2022 season. Previously, He has been named the men’s ITF World Champion in 2008, 2010, 2017 and 2019.

Polish tennis player, Iga ÅšwiÄ…tek, has been named Women’s ITF World Champion 2022 for her performance in 2022 winning 2 Grand Slam titles and 8 titles.

The winners will be honoured at the annual ITF World Champions Awards event which will be held on 8th July 2023 at Victoria and Albert Museum, London, United Kingdom(UK). The event is usually held in Paris France.

ITF World Champion Awards is annually presented under 4 categories :

* ITF Singles World Champions

* ITF Doubles World Champions

* ITF Wheelchair World Champions

* ITF Junior World Champions

ITF World Champions 2022 :

* Barbora Krejcikova and Katerina Siniakova have been named ITF Women’s Doubles World Champions for the 2nd straight year and the 3rd time overall, having won the title in 2018 and 2021.

* Rajeev Ram and Joe Salisbury have been named ITF Men’s Doubles World Champions for the 1st time.

* Japan’s Shingo Kunieda and Netherlands’ Diede de Groot were honoured in the men’s and women’s wheelchair categories

* At junior level, two-time Grand Slam boys’ singles runner-up Gilles Arnaud Bailly of Belgium has been rewarded for a season of consistent performances, while Roland Garros girls’ singles champion Lucie Havlickova of Czech Republic was crowned as ITF Girls World Champion.

Source : The Print

Published On : December 20, 2022

2 .

Which Bank has launched a new special retail term deposit dubbed as "Ind Shakti 555 days", effective from December 19, 2022?

A)

IndusInd Bank

B)

India Post Payments Bank

C)

Indian Overseas Bank

D)

Indian Bank

Correct Answer : Option (D) - Indian Bank

Indian Bank has launched a new special retail term deposit dubbed as “Ind Shakti 555 days” effective from December 19, 2022.

According to the Indian bank website, “Special Retail Term Deposit Product “IND SHAKTI 555 DAYS” has been launched w.e.f 19.12.2022 offering higher rate of interest for investment starting from Rs.5000 to less than 2 Crore for 555 days in the form of FD/MMD with callable options.”

ND SHAKTI 555 DAYS – RATE OF INTEREST

* Public : 7.00%

* Senior Citizen : 7.15%

Indian Bank FD interest rates :

* The interest rate on fixed deposits maturing in 7 to 29 days is at 2.80%, while Indian Bank is offering an interest rate of 3.00% on deposits maturing in 30 to 45 days.

* Deposits maturing in 46 to 90 days will earn 3.25% interest, while fixed deposits maturing in 91 to 120 days will earn 3.50% interest.

* Indian Bank will offer a 3.85% interest rate on deposits maturing in 121 days to 180 days, and a 4.50% interest rate on deposits maturing in 181 days to less than 9 months.

* The bank will pay 4.75% on fixed deposits maturing in 9 months to less than one year, for one year deposits, the bank will offer an interest rate of 6.10%.

* Indian Bank offers interest rate of 6.30% on deposits maturing in more than one year to less than two years.

* The bank will offer an interest rate of 6.50% on deposits maturing in two years to less than three years.

* Deposits maturing in three to five years will now earn 6.25% and 6.10% for tenure over 5 years..

Source : Economic Times

Published On : December 19, 2022

3 .

Who has been awarded the Golden Ball Award in FIFA World Cup 2022?

A)

Lionel Messi

B)

Luka Modric

C)

Kylian Mbappe

D)

Enzo Fernandez

Correct Answer : Option (A) - Lionel Messi

Lionel Messi has been awarded the Golden Ball reward in FIFA World Cup 2022.

* The 2022 World Cup marks Argentina’s third-ever victory and the first after 1986.

* Messi gets his hand on the coveted trophy and the whole Aegebtina camp is in a celebratory mood.

Published On : December 19, 2022

4 .

Which team won Pro Kabaddi League 2022 title?

A)

Puneri Paltan

B)

Jaipur Pink Panthers

C)

Bengaluru Bulls

D)

Gujarat Giants

Correct Answer : Option (B) - Jaipur Pink Panthers

Jaipur Pink Panthers has defeated Puneri Paltan by 33-29 in the summit clash to emerge champions of the 2022 Pro Kabaddi League.

* Jaipur Pink Panthers and Puneri Paltan at NSCI Dome, NVP Stadium, in Mumbai on 17th December 2022.

* The tournament was played across Bengaluru, Pune and Hyderabad while the playoffs were played in Mumbai.

* V Ajith, Sunil Kumar and Arjun Deshwal emerged as the best players for Jaipur side with six points each.

* Jaipur Pink Panthers team is currently led by Sunil Kumar Malik and coached by Sanjeev Baliyan.

* The team is owned by Abhishek Bachchan

Source :

Published On : December 19, 2022

5 .

Which country won the 2022 FIFA World Cup, held at the Lusail Stadium in Doha, Qatar?

A)

Argentina

B)

Brazil

C)

Serbia

D)

Mexico

Correct Answer : Option (A) - Argentina

In Football, Argentina defeated France 4-2 on penalties to win the 2022 Fifa World Cup after a 3-3 draw in a thrilling final at the Lusail Stadium in Doha. Lionel Messi scored twice in the final and also scored in the shoot-out.

Despite scoring a hat-trick, France's Kylian Mbappe's dream of winning World Cups were shattered in the final.

FIFA also announced a number of awards to recognize the great performance throughout the tournament. Argentina captain Messi won the Golden Ball award. Messi, who scored twice in the final, took his tally of goals to seven.

Golden Boot award was bagged by Kylian Mbappe for scoring eight goals which was the highest in the tournament.

The ‘Young Player’ award went to Enzo Fernandez and the Golden Glove award to Emi Martinez..

Source : AIR

Published On : December 19, 2022

6 .

Which second warship of the P15B class of stealth guided-missile destroyers, has been commissioned at Naval Dockyard, Mumbai on December 18, 2022?

A)

INS Ranvijay

B)

INS Ranvir

C)

INS Mormugao

D)

INS Visakhapatnam

Correct Answer : Option (C) - INS Mormugao

INS Mormugao (D67), second warship of the P15B class of stealth guided-missile destroyers, has been commissioned at Naval Dockyard, Mumbai on December 18, 2022.

It was designed by the Indian Navy’s in-house organisation Warship Design Bureau.

It was constructed by Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL), Mumbai.

It has 70-km MRSAM system, torpedo and rocket launchers.

The event marked the formal induction of the second of the four ‘Visakhapatnam’ class destroyers..

Source : PIB

Published On : December 19, 2022

7 .

Who has launched a dedicated platform providing comprehensive investor education and market analysis named Roots?

A)

HDFC Securities

B)

ICICI Securities

C)

Reliance Securities

D)

Kotak Securities

Correct Answer : Option (A) - HDFC Securities

Stock brokerage firm HDFC Securities has launched Roots, a dedicated platform providing comprehensive investor education and market analysis.

* The site offers multiple forms of valuable information, including articles, bite-sized tips, podcasts by experts, video tutorials and explainers, and live social media feed on the Indian financial markets.

* The biggest USP of the platform is that it produces content which are being searched on Google by current or prospective investors and traders.

* “In the last few years, especially during Covid, there has been a lot of interest generated for equity markets. One would also notice the number of influencers who all are trying to make understanding of capital markets easy for new investors.

* A well-constructed and snackable content offering works best now-a-days, which will help to cut the learning curve for customers. Though structured learning is still appreciated, we thought of bringing unstructured learning to the foray where content is curated based on what is being searched on the internet by investors.

* This is helping us create relevant content, addressing the immediate requirement of investors” stated Navanil Sengupta, Chief Marketing Officer at HDFC Securities.

* The Blog section of Roots is updated with articles addressing all aspects of investing in the Indian financial markets, from intraday trading to ETFs, and more. The Bytes section offers crisp content, including fun facts, stock information, share price performance in specific sectors, etc.

* The Video segment offers easy-to-consume video tutorials on a wide range of financial instruments, including IPOs, ETFs, stocks, ELSS, global investing and mutual funds.

* It also contains explainers on how to use HDFC Securities’ proprietary trading platforms, namely the mobile app and Proterminal – the revolutionary portal for traders..

Source : Exchange4media

Published On : December 18, 2022

8 .

Who won the Fan' Favorite singles title at the Association of Tennis Professionals, ATP Awards 2022?

A)

Novak Djokovic

B)

Carlos Alcaraz

C)

Roger Federer

D)

Rafael Nadal

Correct Answer : Option (D) - Rafael Nadal

Spanish tennis player, Rafael Nadal has won the Fan’ Favorite singles title at the Association of Tennis Professionals, ATP Awards 2022.

* Carlos Alcaraz (Spain) has won the title of Most Improved Player of the Year at the ATP awards 2022.

* Fan’s favourite (doubles) : Nick Kyrgios and Thanasi Kokkinakis

* Newcomer of the Year : Holger Rune

* Comeback Player of the Year : Borna Coric

* Coach of the Year : Juan Carlos Ferrero

* Arthur Ashe Humanitarian Award : Andy Murray

Source : Sportskeeda

Published On : December 18, 2022

9 .

Who won the coveted IEI (Institution of Engineers, India) Industry Excellence Award 2022 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu on 16th December 2022?

A)

MECON

B)

NMDC

C)

Coal India

D)

NTPC Limited

Correct Answer : Option (B) - NMDC

National Miner, NMDC won the coveted IEI (Institution of Engineers, India) Industry Excellence Award 2022 on Friday 16th December,2022 in Chennai.

* The largest producer of the iron ore in the country was felicitated at the 37th Indian Engineering Congress for its outstanding performance and high level of business excellence.

* On behalf of NMDC, Shri N R K Prasad, CGM (IE & MS), received the award from Dr. K Ponmudy, Minister for Higher Education, Government of Tamil Nadu.

* The Institution of Engineers (India) has given the Industry Excellence Award to NMDC , after reviewing the business operations, financial performance, environmental performance, research and development, CSR and corporate governance policies of a company. With an eco-friendly, economic and efficient approach, NMDC is taking up transformational projects to retain its domestic leadership and foray towards becoming a global mining company.

* Commenting on the occasion, Shri Sumit Deb, CMD, NMDC said that NMDC has remained resolute in its vision to be a significant economic contributor to the growth of the nation since its inception.

* The company has dedicated its efforts to outperforming itself each quarter and creating innovative business strategies. "The award is well-deserved and I congratulate the team for their commitment and sincerity," Shri Deb added..

Source : PIB

Published On : December 18, 2022

10 .

Which country won FIH Women's Nations Cup 2022, held in Valencia, Spain, from 11 to 17 December 2022?

A)

Spain

B)

Japan

C)

India

D)

United States

Correct Answer : Option (C) - India

In Hockey, the Indian Women's Hockey Team defeated Spain 1-0 in the Final to win the FIH Women's Nations Cup 2022 in Valencia, Spain 17th Dec 2022.

* Indian remained undefeated during the tournament and also got promoted to the 2023-24 FIH Hockey Women's Pro League.

* This was the inaugural season of the Women's FIH Nations Cup, with a promotion to next year’s Women’s Pro League hockey up for grabs for the winner. For India, Gurjit Kaur scored the winning goal of the match in the first quarter.

* Hockey India has announced Rs 2 Lakh for each player and 1 Lakh rupees for each support staff of the Indian Women's Hockey Team that won the FIH Women's Nations Cup 2022..

Source : AIR

Published On : December 18, 2022