Daily Top-10 Current Affairs MCQs/News (Dec 17 2022) for CSS

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6. Akif appointed SECP chief

• The federal government on December 16, 2022 appointed Akif Saeed as chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) replacing Amir Khan.
• Mr Khan was appointed commissioner and the chairman of SECP for another three-year term on Dec 6, 2021.
• Mr Saeed was appointed commissioner in SECP on Dec 13 along with Abdul Rehman Waraich and Mujtaba Lodhi.
• With the appointment of three new commissioners, the portfolios have also been re-designated among the five commissioners of the SECP

International Current Affairs MCQs News

7. Biden says US is `all in for Africa`, vows to promote democracy

• US President Joe Biden threw his support behind a larger African role in the world as he also vowed to champion democracy in a continent where China and Russia have enjoyed rising clout.
• `The United States is all in on Africa and all in with Africa, Biden told nearly 50 African leaders who spent three days in a wintry Washington summit that featured a gala White House dinner.
• `Africa belongs to the table in every room every room for global challenges that are being discussed,` Biden said

8. Jolie leaves UN refugee agency after 20 years

• Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie will quit her role as a special envoy for the UN refugee agency (UNHCR), but will remain a humanitarian activist, the United Nations said on December 16, 2022.
• Jolie, who has been on more than 60 field assignments during her 21 years with UNHCR, said she wanted to keep working with refugees outside of the global body.
• `I will continue to do everything in my power in the years to come to support refugees and other displaced people,` Jolie said in a statement announcing her departure

9. SpaceX rocket sends first water survey mission into orbit

• A SpaceX rocket blasted off early on December 16, 2022 carrying a US-French satellite designed to conduct an unprecedented global survey of Earth`s surface waters, a mission expected to shed new light on the mechanics and consequences of climate change.
• The Falcon 9 booster, owned and operated by Elon Musk`s commercial rocket company, lit up the pre-dawn sky along California`s coast as it roared off its launch pad at the Vandenberg Space Force Base, 260 1(m northwest of Los Angeles.
• The liftoff, directed by NASA, was shown live on a space agency webcast.

10. Azhar Ali to retire from international cricket after Karachi Test

• There was a change in schedule on what was meant to be a regular pre-match day here at the National Stadium on Friday, on the eve of the third Test between Pakistan and England.
• Of all people, it was Azhar Ali who appeared at the day`s first press conference. The Pakistan Cricket Board`s media manager said the veteran needed to `make a statement`.
• It wasn`t hard to guess what was about to come from Azhar then. The long-serving Pakistan batter still gave a disclaimer