Daily Current Affairs December 12

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December 12| Daily Current Affairs 2022

Important Days – Daily Current Affairs December 12

1. Universal Health Coverage Day is observed on_____________?
A) December 8
B) December 12
C) December 10
D) December 11
E) None of these
Answer: B) December 12

• DAY : Universal Health Coverage Day
• DATE : 12th December
• OTHERS : Universal Health Coverage Day is celebrated annually on December 12 and is promoted by the World Health Organization. December 12 is the anniversary of the first unanimous United Nations resolution calling for all nations to provide for their citizens affordable, quality health care. UHC is promoted as an instrument to help advance the more broadly conceived human right to health, which is based upon a number of international agreements, or widely affirmed international documents.

Sports – Daily Current Affairs December 12

2. Who clinched ICC Men’s Player of the Month award for November 2022?
A) Suryakumar yadav
B) Jos Buttler
C) Rohit Sharma
D) Ishan Kishan
E) None of these
Answer: B) Jos Buttler

• England captain Jos Buttler claimed the ICC Men’s Player of the Month award for November after being at his remarkable best with the bat in his side’s charge to the T20I World Cup triumph in Australia last month.
• England’s triumphant skipper Buttler once again underlined his reputation as one of the most fearsome batters in world cricket last month.
• The month of November started with a Player of the Match performance in the dramatic 20-run victory over New Zealand in Brisbane.
• Making his 100th T20I appearance, the opener smashed 73 from 47 balls to provide some much-needed momentum to England’s campaign.

Banking and Finance – Daily Current Affairs December 12

3. Union Bank of India had increased its marginal costs of funds-based lending rates (MCLR) by__________bps?
A) 5 basis points
B) 15 basis points
C) 25 basis points
D) 35 basis points
E) None of these
Answer: A) 5 basis points

• zUnion Bank of India has increased its marginal costs of funds-based lending rates (MCLR) across all tenures by 5 basis points (bps).
• According to the bank’s website, the revised interest rates will be effective from December 11, 2022 to January 10, 2023.
• The bank’s overnight MCLR rate has increased from 7.50 percent to 7.55 percent, while its one-, three-, and six-month rates have changed to 7.65 percent, 7.85 percent, and 8.05 percent, respectively.
• Three-year MCLR is 8.60 percent, two-year MCLR is 8.45 percent, and one-year MCLR is 8.25 percent.

Acquisitions and Mergers – Daily Current Affairs December 12

4. Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance in strategic partnership with which of the following bank?
A) TMB
B) Axix Bank
C) ICICI Bank
D) HDFC Bank
E) None of these
Answer: A) TMB

• Tamilnad Mercantile Bank and Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance announced a strategic partnership.
• As part of the partnership, new and existing customers of the bank can choose from Bajaj Allianz Life’s retail products including term, savings, retirement, and investment products.
• The life insurer will also work closely with the bank to offer seamless service options to customers.
• This includes response on queries using Whatsapp, or self-service option like the Bajaj Allianz Life LifeAssist App, along with well-trained Bank staff managing the life insurance business.

Appointments – Daily Current Affairs December 12

5. Who among the following took oath as Gujarat CM?
A) Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu
B) Bhupendra Patel
C) Virbhadra Singh
D) Prem Kumar Dhumal
E) None of these
Answer: B) Bhupendra Patel

• Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Bhupendra Patel will take oath as the Chief Minister of Gujarat for a second straight term in Gandhinagar in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, and other dignitaries.
• Patel will be administered the oath as the 18th chief minister by Governor Acharya Devvrat at a function to be held at the Helipad Ground near the new Secretariat at 2 PM.

6. Who among the following took oath as Lok Sabha MP?
A) Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu
B) Dimple Yadav
C) Virbhadra Singh
D) Prem Kumar Dhumal
E) None of these
Answer: B) Dimple Yadav

• Samajwadi Party(SP) leader and newly elected Lok Sabha MP Dimple Yadav took oath.
• She was administered oath by Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla.
• Dimple Yadav was elected recently in a by-poll for Mainpuri Parliamentary seat.

7. Who among the following took oath as judge of Supreme Court?
A) Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu
B) Dipankar Dutta
C) Virbhadra Singh
D) Prem Kumar Dhumal
E) None of these
Answer: B) Dipankar Dutta

• Justice Dipankar Dutta took oath as a judge of the Supreme Court.
• Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud administered the oath to Justice Dutta in the swearing-in ceremony in the Supreme Court in the presence of all judges.
• With the appointment of Justice Dutta, the Supreme Court will have 28 judges out of the strength of 34 judges.
• Justice Dutta will have a term till February 8, 2030.

Science and Technology – Daily Current Affairs December 12

8. Whose Orion capsule returned to Earth, capping Artemis I flight around moon?
A) SpaceX
B) ISRO
C) NASA
D) European Space Agency
E) None of these
Answer: C) NASA

• NASA’s Orion capsule barreled through Earth’s atmosphere and splashed down in the Pacific ocean after making an uncrewed voyage around the moon, winding up the inaugural mission of the U.S. agency’s Artemis lunar program 50 years to the day after Apollo’s final moon landing.
• The gumdrop-shaped Orion capsule, carrying a simulated crew of three mannequins wired with sensors, plunked down in the ocean at 9:40 a.m. PST (1740 GMT) off Mexico’s Baja California peninsula, executing a key demonstration of how future lunar astronauts would safely return to Earth.

Defence – Daily Current Affairs December 12

9. Which edition of india-indonesia coordinated patrol was conducted in Indonesia?
A) 37th
B) 38th
C) 39th
D) 40th
E) None of these
Answer: C) 39th

• The 39th edition of India-Indonesia Coordinated Patrol (IND-INDO CORPAT) between the Indian Navy and the Indonesian Navy is being conducted from 08 – 19 December 2022.
• Indian Naval Ship (INS) Karmuk, an indigenously built Missile Corvette participated in the pre-deployment briefing at Belawan, Indonesia.
• The CORPAT will be executed along the International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL) from 15 to 16 December 2022 and will conclude with a debrief at Port Blair.
• Along with INS Karmuk, L-58 (indigenously built Landing Craft Utility vessel) and Dornier Maritime Patrol Aircraft will be participating in the CORPAT. KRI Cut Nyak Dien, a Kapitan Pattimura Class Corvette, would represent the Indonesian side.

National Affairs – Daily Current Affairs December 12

10. EAM Jaishankar will open India Global Forum in _______?
A) USA
B) UK
C) UAE
D) RUSSIA
E) None of these
Answer: C) UAE

• External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar will inaugurate the India Global Forum UAE 2022.
• It is a gala five-day event that will bring together leading political, business and cultural personalities from India, the UAE and across the world.
• This is the first major international event following India’s ascendency to the G20 Presidency, and will be held in Dubai and Abu Dhabi from December 12 to 16.

11. Who among the following inaugurated Mopa International Airport in Goa named after former CM Manohar Parrikar?
A) Narendra Modi
B) Nitin Jairam Gadkari
C) Amit Shah
D) Rajnath Singh
E) None of these
Answer: A) Narendra Modi

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated Mopa International Airport in Goa, which has been named after former Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar.
• The new airport, which is about 35 km from capital city Panaji, can handle 44 lakh passengers annually.
• Its capacity can be raised to over 3 crore passengers per year after expansion plans in the future.
• The new airport is capable of handling large aircraft such as the Airbus A380.
• It also has rapid exit taxiways and six cross taxiways for quicker aircraft movement.
• The Manohar International Airport, situated near Mopa village in North Goa, has been built at a cost of 2,870 crore rupees.

12. Four-day meeting of G20 Development Working Group will begin in __________?
A) Chennai
B) Mumbai
C) Bengaluru
D) Kochi
E) None of these
Answer: B) Mumbai

• The 4-day meeting of G20 Development Working Group (DWG) will begin in Mumbai under the India’s Presidency.
• The Development Working Group meetings aims to discuss developmental issues in Developing Countries, Least Developed Countries and Island Countries.
• Its a platform for G-20 member countries to come together and prioritize multilateralism, share solutions that promote growth, remap development plans and achieve the Sustainable Development Goal’s targets.

13. Where the 5th Kochi Muziris Biennale, country’s largest contemporary art exhibition began?
A) TamilNadu
B) Kerala
C) Maharashtra
D) Punjab
E) None of these
Answer: B) Kerala

• In Kerala, the fifth edition of the Kochi Muziris Biennale, arguably the country’s largest contemporary art exhibition begins in Kochi.
• An amalgam of cosmopolitan art and culture, the Biennale will feature 200 major creative projects of 90 artists from different countries across the world and will be exhibited till April 10.
• Titled ‘In Our Veins Flow Ink and Fire’, the exhibition is curated by Singapore-based Indian origin artist Shubhugi Rao.

14. How many National Ayush institutes inaugurated by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi?
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
E) None of these
Answer: C) 3

• The nation got three National Ayush Institutes of eminence in Ayurveda, Homoeopathy and Unani.
• Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi virtually inaugurated All India Institute of Ayurveda in Goa, National Institute of Unani Medicine in Ghaziabad, and National Institute of Homoeopathy at Delhi from Goa.
• The Prime Minister was participating in the valedictory ceremony of the 9th World Ayurveda Congress (WAC) at Panjim, Goa.
• The four days deliberation at 9th WAC provided a global platform for national and global stakeholders, industry leaders, practitioners, traditional healers, educationists, and manufacturers for engaging in intellectual exchange to strengthen the Ayurveda sector.

15. Who released Consultation Paper on “Data Communication Services between Aircraft and Ground Stations provided by Organizations other than Airports Authority of India”?
A) TRAI
B) PFRDA
C) NPS
D) IRDAI
E) None of these
Answer: A) TRAI

• The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has released a Consultation Paper on “Data Communication Services between Aircraft and Ground Stations provided by Organizations other than Airports Authority of India”, here.
• Department of Telecommunication (DoT), through its letter dated 12th April 2022, has inter-alia stated that VHF data link services consist of the data for the tracking the aircraft for safety of flights.
• The Ministry of Communications has made frequency assignments to M/s Société Internationale de TélécommunicationsAéronautique (SITA) and M/s Bird Consultancy Services (BCS) to operate VHF Data Communication Link between aircrafts and ground stations.

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