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CURRENT AFFAIRS OF DECEMBER 2022
Persons
The Hindi film actress who has been named the PETA Person of the Year 2022 – Sonakshi Sinha
The Indian contestant who was crowned Mrs. World at a beauty pageant in Las Vegas, USA – Mrs.
Sargam Koushal
The new Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh who was sworn in on 11 December 2022 – Shri Sukhvinder
Singh Sukhu
The veteran singer of lavani folk style (recipient of 2022 Padma Shri) who passed away on 10 Dec 2022 –
Sulochana Chavan
The President of Ukraine who has been named the Person of the Year by TIME magazine – Volodymyr
Zelensky
The French author well-known for books like Freedom at Midnight, City of Joy, The Fifth Horseman, who
passed away on 04 December 2022 – Dominique Lapierre
The contestant from South Korea who has been crowned Miss Earth 2022 at a beauty pageant held in
Manila, Philippines – Ms. Mina Sue Choi
Places
The state which has become the first in the country to pass the Lokayukta Bill, bringing the Chief
Minister and other ministers under the ambit of Lokayukta – Maharashtra
The country which has reported death of 18 children after consuming cough syrup made by Indian
company Marion Biotech – Uzbekistan
The place at which Indian Army has inaugurated the first ever 3-D Printed House Dwelling Unit (with
Ground plus One configuration) for soldiers – Ahmedabad
The place in Madhya Pradesh where India's first Infantry Museum was opened to the public – Mhow,
Indore
The city in which the opening ceremony of International Year of Millets 2023 was held by Food and
Agricultural Organisation – Rome, Italy
The venue of 9th World Ayurveda Congress and Arogya Expo organised from 08 to 11 December 2022 –
Panaji, Goa
The state in which International Lusophone Festival was organised from 3 to 6 December by the Ministry
of External Affairs in partnership with Indian Council of Cultural Relations – Goa
The state in which the 23rd edition of Hornbill Festival was inaugurated by the Vice-President Shri
Jagdeep Dhankar – Nagaland
The country which has been expelled from the UN Commission on the Status of Women UN by the
Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) – Iran
Sports
The team which has ranked at No. 1 position in the 2022 FIFA Men's World Ranking – Brazil
The team which has won the 2022 Pro Kabaddi League defeating Puneri Paltan in the finals – Jaipur Pink
Panthers
The tennis stars who have been named the ITF World Champions of 2022 by ITF – Rafael Nadal and Iga
Swiatek
The team India defeated to win the T20 World Cup for the Blind for the 3rd consecutive time at
Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru – Bangladesh
The Indian batsman who has broken the record of Chris Gayle for fastest double century in ODI, by
scoring a double century in 131 balls against Bangladesh – Ishan Kishan
The American born Swedish pole vaulter who has been named the 2022 World Athlete of the Year
(Male) – Armand duplantis
The American hurdler and sprinter who has been named the 2022 World Athlete of the Year (Female) –
McLaughlin-Levrone
The Indian shooter who has won the gold medal in men's 10 m air rifle at the ISSF President's Cup 2022
in Cairo Egypt – Rudrankksh Patil
The team which has won the 2022-23 Vijay Hazare Trophy defeating Maharashtra in the finals at
Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad – Saurashtra
Defence
The 16th Edition of Indo-Nepal joint training Exercise to be conducted at Nepal Army Battle School,
Saljhandi (Nepal), from 16 - 29 December 2022 – SURYA KIRAN-XVI
The 12th edition of bilateral exercise between the Singapore & Indian Army, held from 13 November
2022 to 30 November 2022 at Field Firing Ranges, Devlali (Maharashtra) was named – Ex Agni Warrior
Miscellaneous
The intranasal vaccine for COVID-19 developed by Bharat Biotech, American company Precision
Virologics and the Washington University School of Medicine is named – iNCOVACC
The initiative by Govt of India which has been recognised by the United Nations (UN) as one of the Top
10 World Restoration Flagships programmes aimed at reviving the natural world, at the 15th Conference
of Parties (COP15) to the Convention on Biodiversity (CBD) in Montreal, Canada – Namami Gange
The Indian film directed by SS Rajamouli which has won nominations for the Golden Globe Awards 2023
in the Best Non-English Language Film category and for the Best Original Song – RRR
The rank of India in the Global Passport Power Rank 2022 released by Canada based organisation Arton
Capital (UAE ranked at No. 1 position) – 69
The slang term meaning a type of behavior which is unapologetically self-indulgent, lazy, slovenly, or
greedy, which has been chosen to tbe the Oxford word of the year 2022 – Goblin Mode
The metro which has entered the Guinness Book of World Records for creating the longest double-
decker viaduct metro measuring 3.14 km – Nagpur Metro
The rank of India among the countries that are at high risk of mass killings as per report released by U.S.
based Early Warning Project – 8th
The letter writing carnival organised by Ministry of Culture in association with Department of Post and
supported by Gandhi Smriti and Darshan Samiti on 04 Dec 2022 at Raj Ghat was named – Daakroom
2022 Jamnalal Bajaj Awards
Awarded by: Jamnalal Bajaj Foundation
Category: Constructive Work
Nilesh Desai (Madhya Pradesh): Founder of the Sampark Samaj Sevi Sansthan
Category: Application of Science & Technology for Rural Development
Mansukhbhai Prajapati (Gujarat) : Founder of the Mitticool, which manufactures clay products
Category: Development & Welfare of Women & Children
Sophia Saik (Odisha) : Activist for women beedi workers in Odisha
Category: International Award for Promoting Gandhian Values outside India
Dr Ogirat Younan and Dr Walid Slyabi of Lebanon : Academic University College for Non-Violence and
Human Rights
Sahitya Akademi Awards 2022
# Language Work Author
1. Assamese Bhool Satya (Short stories) Manoj Kumar Goswami
2. Bengali To be declared later --
3. Bodo Sansrini Modira (Poetry) Rashmi Choudhury
4. Dogri Chhe Roopak (Drama) Veena Gupta
5. English All the Lives We Never Lived (Novel) Anuradha Roy
6. Gujarati Gher Jatan (Autobiographical Essays) Gulam Mohammad
Shaikh
7. Hindi Tumadi Ke Shabd (Poetry) Badri Narayan
8. Kannada Bahutvada Bhaarata mattu Bouddha Taatvikate Mudnakudu
(Collection of Articles) Chinnaswamy
9. Kashmiri Zael Dab (Literary Criticism) Farooq Fayaz
10. Konkani Amrutvel (Novel) Maya Anil Kharangate
11. Maithili Pen-Drive Me Prithvi (Poetry) Ajit Azad
12. Malayalam Ashaante Seethayanam (Literary Criticism) M. Thomas Mathew
13. Manipuri Leironnung (Poetry) Koijam Shantibala
14. Marathi Ujavya Sondechya Bahulya (Novel) Praveen Dashrath
Bandekar
15. Nepali Saino (Drama) K.B. Nepali
16. Odia Dayanadi (Poetry) Gayatribala Panda
17. Punjabi Main Aynghosh Nahi (Short Stories) Sukhjit
18. Rajasthani Alekhun Amba (Play) Kamal Ranga
19. Sanskrit Deepmanikyam (Poetry) Janardan Prasad
Pandey ‘Mani’
20. Santhali Sabarnaka Balire Sanan’ Panjay (Poetry) Kajli Soren (Jagannath
Soren)
21. Sindhi Sindhi Sahit Jo Mukhtasar Itihas (Literary History) Kanhaiyalal Lekhwani
22. Tamil Kaala Paani (Novel) M. Rajendran
23. Telugu Manodharmaparagam (Novel) Madhuranthakam
Narendra
24. Urdu Khwab Saraab (Novel) Anis Ashfaq
Important Days of December 2022
World AIDS Day: 01 December 2022
Designated by: World Health Organisation
Theme: Equalize
First Observed in: 1988
International Day of Persons with Disabilities: 03 December 2022
Designated by: United Nations General Assembly
First Observed in: 1992
International Volunteer Day: 05 December 2022
Designated by: United Nations General Assembly
Theme: Solidarity through volunteering
First Observed in: 1986
World Soil Day: 05 December 2022
First launched by: International Union of Soil Sciences (2002)
Endorsed by: Food and Agricultural Organisation (Jun 2013)
Accepted by: United Nations General Assembly (Dec 2013)
Theme: Soils, Where Food Begins
International Civil Aviation Day: 07 December 2022
Established by: International Civil Aviation Organisation (1994)
Adopted by: United Nations General Assembly (1996)
Theme (upto 2023): Advancing Innovation for Global Aviation Development
International Anti-Corruption Day: 09 December 2022
Designated by: United Nations General Assembly
First Observed in: 2003
Theme: Uniting the World Against Corruption
United Nations Human Rights Day: 10 December 2022
Designated by: United Nations General Assembly
Theme: Dignity, Freedom, and Justice for All
First Observed in: 1948
International Mountains Day: 11 December 2022
Designated by: United Nations General Assembly
Theme: Women move mountains
First Observed in: 2003
International Universal Health Coverage Day: 12 December 2022
Designated by: United Nations General Assembly
Theme: Build the world we want: A healthy future for all
First Observed in: 2017
International Migrants Day: 18 December 2022
Designated by: United Nations General Assembly
First Observed in: 2000
International Human Solidarity Day: 20 December 2022
Designated by: United Nations General Assembly
First Observed in: 2006
International Day of Epidemic Preparedness: 27 December 2022
Designated by: United Nations General Assembly
First Observed in: 2021
Rabindranath Tagore Literary Prize 2021-22
1. Sudeep Sen for Anthropocene: Climate Change, Contagion, Consolation
2. Shobhana Kumar for A Sky Full of Bucket Lists
Football legend Pele
• Original name: Edson Arantes do Nascimento
• Born: 23 Oct 1940
• Expired: 29 Dec 2022
• Nationality: Brazil
• FIFA World Cups won by Brazil during his career: 1958, 1962 & 1970
• Goals in international matches: 77 in 92 matches
• Club teams played for: Santo and New York Cosmos
• Autobiography is titled: Pele: The Autobiography
New Prime Ministers
Ireland: Mr. Leo Eric Varadkar since 17 Dec 2022
Peru: Mr. Alberto Otarola since 21 Dec 2022
Fiji: Mr. Sitiveni Rabuka since 24 Dec 2022
Nepal: Mr. Pushpa Kamal Dahal since 26 Dec 2022
2022 FIFA World Cup
Held from 20.11.2022 to 18.12.2022
Host: Qatar
No of teams: 32
Opening ceremony and first match: Al Bayt Stadium
Final match and closing ceremony: Lusail Stadium
Trophy unveiled by Deepika Padukone and Iker Casillas (former Spanish footballer)
Prize money: $42 million for winners
Mascot: La'eeb (meaning skilled player)
Official match ball named: Al Rihla
Official match ball for final: Adidas Al Hilm
Winners: Argentina (3rd title - 1978, 1986 and 2022)
Runners-up: France
Final score in the final match: 3 - 3 (4 - 2 penalty shoot-out)
3rd and 4th Position: Croatia and Morocco
Awards
Golden Boot: Kylian Mbappe
Golden Ball: Lionel Messi
Golden Glove: Emiliano Martinez
Young Player Award: Enzo Fernandez
Fair Play Award: England
Global Food Security Index 2022
Released by: The Economist
# Country # Country
1. Finland 25. China
2. Ireland 68. India
3. Norway 74. Nepal
4. France 79. Sri Lanka
5. Netherlands 80. Bangladesh
Books in News
The Chipko Movement - A People's History by Shekhar Pathak (Won the Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay NIF
Book Prize 2022)
