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WEEKLY OBJECTIVE MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS ON CURRENT AFFAIRS: FOR WEEK 51/52 – 16-22 DEC (2019) 1. Name the Prime Minister of Portugal, who visited India recently . a) Hubert Minnis b) Novruz Mammadov c) António Luís Santos da Costa d) Nikol Pashinyan 2. Who presided the 2nd meeting of National Committee for Commemoration of the 150th Birth anniversary (October 2) of Mahatma Gandhi ‘Gandhi@150’ in New Delhi ? a) Nirmala Sitharaman b) Ram Nath Kovind c) Narendra Modi d) Amit Shah 3. Which country has announced its 1st edition of “Gandhi Citizenship Education Prize” to animal welfare to perpetuate Mahatma Gandhi’s ideals ? a) Italy b) France c) Spain d) Portugal 4. What was the theme of the annual meeting of the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) that held in New Delhi ? a) Theme: Communications as a Decisive Catalyst for Jointness b) Theme: Stakeholders for a Cohesive and Sustainable World c) Theme: Economic growth and innovative future for India’s economy d) Theme: New India Aspiring for 5 trillion USD 5. Which tech giant has partnered with NASSCOM (National Association of Software and Services Companies) to launch ‘Future Skills’ platform to train 10,000 engineering students in artificial intelligence (AI), big data, cloud computing, cyber security and internet of things (IoT) ? a) Wipro b) Infosys c) Google d) Microsoft 6. Chabahar Agreement, which was seen in news recently was associated with which countries ? a) Bangladesh, India and Pakistan b) India, Bangladesh and Iran c) India, Afghanistan and Iran d) India, Afghanistan and Bangladesh 7. Mormugoa and New Mangalore Port from India was included as part of designated route under the Chabahar Agreement. Mormugoa and New Mangalore Port is located in which state ? a) Goa and Andhra Pradesh b) Goa and Karnataka c) Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh d) Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra 8. Name the state, that topped the list for organising Fit India Week in schools . a) Andhra Pradesh (AP) b) Uttar Pradesh (UP) c) Kerala d) Karnataka 9. Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the annual general meeting of Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India in which city? a) Lucknow b) Chennai c) Mumbai d) NewDelhi 10. Who will head the committee set up by Supreme Court to expedite disposal of rape cases across the country? a) MR Shah b) Subhash Reddy c) S A bobde d) Rajnish Kumar 11. Who among the following has won Sahitya Akademi Award in the creative non-fiction category in English literature? a) Amitav Ghosh b) Arundhati Roy c) Shashi Tharoor d) Salman Khurshid 12. Which state’s Chief Minister launched 'Jalsathi' programme? a) Uttar Pradesh b) Odisha c) Madhya Pradesh d) Telangana 13. India signed an industrial security agreement for the transfer of defence technology with which nation? a) United States b) Myanmar c) China d) Japan 14. When Goa Liberation Day is celebrated every year? a) 19 December b) 20 December c) 18 December d) 17 December
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15. Which CBI officer has won the 'India Cyber Cop of the Year 2019' award of NASSCOM-DSCI? a) Rahul Sachdeva b) BP Raju c) Prem Tyagi d) Mohit Aggarwal 16. Which Indian spinner became the first Indian to take a hat-trick twice in international cricket? a) Kuldeep Yadav b) Murli Kartik c) Ravichandran Ashwin d) Ravindra Jadeja 17. Which book written by PM Modi was recently launched in Braille edition? a) How to be a champion? b) Let’s Read c) Exam Warriors d) Students of My Nation 18. Which state’s assembly held a special session to pass resolution to bring state under Inner Line Permit? a) Tripura b) Bihar c) Meghalaya d) Assam 19. The Government proposes to invest how much amount for modernisation of Railways over the next 12 years? a) 20 lakh cr b) 30 lakh cr c) 60 lakh cr d) 50 lakh cr 20. The Centre has decided to extend the mission period of its flagship initiative Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) to which year? a) 2022 b) 2021 c) 2024 d) 2025 21. Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Ministry has finalized a plan for setting up of how many skill hubs and labs in government schools? a) 100 b) 300 c) 500 d) 600 22. According to a latest US National Science Foundation (NSF) report,which country has emerged as top largest publisher of science and engineering articles? a) China b) India c) USA d) Russia 23. According to Randstad Insights Salary Trends Report 2019,which city retains its crown as the highest paying city? a) Mumbai b) Ahmedabad c) Pune d) Bengaluru 24. Which country recently launched the African country’s first satellite with help of China? a) Kenya b) Thailand c) Ukraine d) Ethiopia 25. Recently a white yellow star named HD 86081 in Sextans constellation has been renamed to which Indian name? a) Agni b) Santosa c) Bibha d) Kalam 26. Recently International Astronomical Union (IAU) announced a new star to which name? a) Prakash b) Bibii c) Agni d) Sharjah 27. Which becomes 1st country to recognize Indian Pharmacopoeia? a) Afghanistan b) Saudi Arabia c) Thailand d) SriLanka 28. How much amount of loan agreement was signed between India and Asian Development Bank To Upgrade Madhya Pradesh Roads? a) $490 million b) $250 million c) $450 million d) $500 million 29. The Fitch Ratings cut its growth forecast for India for 2019-20 to how much percent? a) 5.0% b) 4.6% c) 5.2% d) 5.4% 30. The government e-marketplace GeM has signed two agreements with Bank of Maharashtra and which other bank for payment-related services? a) Indian Bank b) IDBI Bank c) Bank of Baroda d) UCO Bank 31. Who among the following was recently crowned Miss World 2019? a) Tony Ann Singh b) Suman Rao c) Jogbani Tunzi d) Opelie Mezzino 32. Recently Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad launched which mission to fast track growth of digital communications infrastructure? a) National Broadband Mission b) Digital India
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c) National Digital Mission d) Digi Broadband Mission 33. Home Minister Amit Shah laid the foundation stone of the much-awaited Bharat Vandana Park in which state? a) New Delhi b) UP c) Bihar d) Chhattisgarh 34. The 7-Day International Film Festival is being held in which state? a) Madhya Pradesh b) Bihar c) Uttar Pradesh d) Maharashtra 35. Which became first city in India to get online portal to exchange reusable products? a) Chennai b) Mumbai c) Kanpur d) Kochi 36. The Ministry of Labour and Employment has amended the Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF) Scheme to allow its members to withdraw money from the corpus if he/she remains unemployed for more than how many months? a) 3 b) 1 c) 6 d) 4 37. Telecom operators will continue to pay 6 paise per minute for every outgoing call made to their competitors’ network till which year? a) March 31,2020 b) April 30,2020 c) August 31,2020 d) Dec 31,2020 38. How much amount will be invested in India Resurgence Fund by Canada Pension Plan Investment Board? a) $225 million b) $250 million c) $569 million d) $500 million 39. Which country launched 2nd aircraft carrier, to be deployed in South China Sea? a) China b) India c) Indonesia d) Nepal 40. As per RBI data on global operations, public sector and private sector bankswritten off how much amount? a) Rs.80893cr b) Rs.35465 cr c) Rs.79545 cr d) Rs.80854 cr 41. Which bank announced the launch of co-branded credit card in partnership with Indian Oil Corporation Ltd (IOCL)? a) Bank ofBaroda b) IDBIBank c) FederalBank d) Axis Bank 42. How much amount was committed by New Development Bank to India’s National Investment and Infrastructure Fund’s (NIIF) Fund of Funds? a) $100 million b) $200 million c) $ 300 million d) $ 500 million 43. Which Company has emerged as the number one company in terms of revenue in the Fortune India 500 list for 2019? a) Indian Oil Corporation b) Reliance Industries c) Bharat Petroleum d) Armaco 44. Who has been named the ‘Junior Freestyle Wrestler of the Year’ by United World Wrestling (UWW)? a) M Shera b) Yogeshwar Dutt c) Sushil Kumar d) Deepak Punia 45. Which state’s police was honoured with the President’s colour recently? a) Telangana b) Delhi c) Gujarat d) Uttar Pradesh 46. The train service between which two Pakistani railway stations was resumed after 22 years? a) Wagah and Attari b) Lahore and Wagah c) Lahore and Peshawar d) Raiwind and Gujranwala 47. When is Vijay Diwas observed? a) 16th December b) 15th December c) 13th December d) 11th December 48. Which country will host the 36th International Geological Congress, scheduled to be held in March 2020? a) Nepal b) Pakistan c) America d) India 49. When is National Energy Conservation Day observed? a) 10th December b) 11th December c) 14th December d) 16th December
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50. The protest against citizenship amendment act led by students from which university turned violent in New Delhi on December 15, 2019? a) Jamia b) AMU c) JNU d) MANUU
ANSWER KEYS 1 c 11 c 21 c 31 a 41 d 2 b 12 b 22 a 32 a 42 a 3 d 13 a 23 d 33 a 43 b 4 d 14 a 24 d 34 a 44 d 5 a 15 b 25 c 35 a 45 c 6 c 16 a 26 d 36 b 46 b 7 b 17 c 27 a 37 d 47 a 8 a 18 c 28 a 38 a 48 d 9 d 19 d 29 b 39 a 49 c 10 a 20 a 30 d 40 a 50 a
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