Daily Current Affairs Quiz : 10Th – 12Th December 2020
DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ : 10TH – 12TH DECEMBER 2020
Q.1) Who won the Rabindranath.12.2018 Tagore Literary Prize 2020? (1) Amitav Ghosh .2018 (2) Sachin Kundalkar (3) Nirmala Govindarajan.11.2018 (4) Raj Kamal Jha
Q.2) What was India's most-searched word on Google in 2020? (1) Coronavirus (2) Indian Premier League (3) US Election Results (4) Bihar Election Results
Q.3) Who was the top trending personality in India in the year 2020? (1) Arnab Goswami (2) Amitabh Bachchan (3) Kanika Kapoor (4) Joe Biden
Q.4) Which state of India has recently been given a biological certificate by a Kiwi? (1) Jammu and Kashmir (2) Uttarakhand (3) Arunachal Pradesh (4) Madhya Pradesh
Q.5) Which state government has launched MeraCovid Kendra App? (1) Maharashtra (2) Gujarat (3) Uttar Pradesh (4) Karnataka
Q.6) When will National Digital Health Mission be rolled out in India? (1) January 2021 (2) February 2021 (3) March 2021 (4) April 2021
Q.7) The Reserve Bank of India has recently canceled the license of which bank in Maharashtra? (1) Bank of Maharashtra (2) Karad Janata Co-operative Bank (3) Kolkata Cooperative Bank (4) Pune Co-operative Bank
Q.8) Fitch Ratings has projected the GDP of India at percent in the fiscal year 2020-21 (1) -8.8% (2) -10.5% (3) -11.2% (4) -9.4%
Q.9) Which country has banned cotton imports from China citing slave Labour? (1) USA (2) Russia (3) Bangladesh (4) India
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Q.10) Which player has won.12.2018 the 2020 male World Athletes of the Year? (1) Noah Lyles .2018 (2) Daniel Ståhl (3) Mondo Duplantis .11.2018 (4) Sergey Bubka
Q.11) Which Union Territory has become the first one to become 100 percent organic? (1) Andaman & Nicobar Islands (2) Puducherry (3) Chandigarh (4) Lakshadweep
Q.12) Name the scheme launched by the Government of India to improve the WiFi availability in public spaces across India. (1) PM-CONNECT (2) PM-WIFI (3) PM-WANI (4) PM-HOTSPOT
Q.13) Which state is preparing to set up 35000 COVID vaccine centres? (1) Delhi (2) Maharashtra (3) Uttar Pradesh (4) Gujarat
Q.14) What is the projected GDP growth rate of India in the year 2020 as per the Asian Development Bank (ADB)? (1) -10% (2) -7% (3) -9% (4) -8%
Q.15) How much amount has been approved by the Cabinet for the Atmanirbhar Bharat Rojgar Yojana (ABRY)? (1) Rs.22,810 crore (2) Rs.22,510 crore (3) Rs.22,110 crore (4) Rs.22,310 crore
Q.16) Prime Minister Narendra Modi has recently laid the foundation stone for construction of a new parliament building in which city? (1) New Delhi (2) Kolkata (3) Chennai (4) Mumbai
Q.17) Which nation has planned to go on a vaccine freezer buying binge? (1) China (2) Japan (3) Germany (4) Japan
Q.18) Which position has Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman got in Forbes' 100 Powerful Woman list? (1) 27th place
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(2) 38th place .12.2018 (3) 41st place .2018 (4) 48th place .11.2018 Q.19) Name the celebrity who has topped the ’50 Asian Celebrities In The World’ 2020 list of UK based Eastern Eye newspaper? (1) Amitabh Bachchan (2) Priyanka Chopra (3) Sonu Sood (4) Armaan Malik
Q.20) Which of the following country's data privacy regulator has imposed a fine of 100 million on Google and 35 million on Amazon? (1) Japan (2) Australia (3) Africa (4) France
Q.21) Renowned Hindi writer and poet Manglesh Dabral has passed away at how old age recently? (1) 62 years (2) 72 years (3) 82 years (4) 86 years
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EXPLANATIONS .12.2018 Q1. Correct Answer - (4) Raj.2018 Kamal Jha Explanation: Indian journalist-author .11.2018Raj Kamal Jha has been honoured with the Rabindranath Tagore Literary Prize 2020 for his novel, The City and The Sea. The book's publisher Peter Bundalo made the announcement on December 9, 2020. Q2. Correct Answer - (2) Indian Premier League Explanation: Indian Premier League (IPL) has beaten coronavirus to be India's most-searched word on Google in the year 2020, as per Google India's 'Year in Search' results released on December 9, 2020. Q3. Correct Answer - (4) Joe Biden Explanation: The top trending personality in India in 2020 was US President-Elect Joe Biden, followed by Arnab Goswami, Kanika Kapoor, Kim Jong Un and Amitabh Bachchan. Q4. Correct Answer - (3) Arunachal Pradesh Explanation: Recently the Kiwis of the state of Arunachal Pradesh have recently been given organic certificates. The state of Arunachal Pradesh has become the first state in the country to get this certificate for Kiwis. This certificate has been given under the Mission Organic Value Chain Development Scheme for the North Eastern Region. Arunachal Pradesh: Capital: Itanagar Tree: Hollong Chief minister: Pema Khandu Q5. Correct Answer - (3) Uttar Pradesh Explanation: Uttar Pradesh state government has launched a mobile application "MeraCovid Kendra" that gives users the locations of free COVID test centres within a radius of five kilometres in the state. Uttar Pradesh: Capital: Lucknow Governor: Anandiben Patel Chief minister: Yogi Adityanath Official animal: Barasingha Q6. Correct Answer - (1) January 2021 Explanation: The National Digital Health Mission will be rolled out across India in January 2021. The health mission would provide unique health IDs to each individual that will work as a health account comprising their past medical records including conditions, treatment and diagnosis. Q7. Correct Answer - (2) Karad Janata Co-operative Bank Explanation: Reserve Bank of India has recently canceled the license of "Karad Janata Cooperative Bank" located in Karad, Maharashtra. According to the Reserve Bank of India, this co-operative bank did not have sufficient capital to conduct business. He also had no possibility of earning. Q8. Correct Answer - (4) -9.4% Explanation: Fitch Ratings has revised the GDP growth rate for India in its Global Economic Outlook, and now expects the economy to contract 9.4 percent in the current financial year 2020-21, as compared to (-)10.5 percent forecast earlier. Q9. Correct Answer - (1) USA Explanation: The administration of United States President Donald Trump raised the economic pressure on China’s western region of Xinjiang, banning cotton imports from a powerful Chinese quasi-military organisation that it says uses the forced labour of detained Uighur Muslims.
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United States: .12.2018 Country in North America.2018 Capital: Washington, D. C. President: Donald Trump.11.2018 Currency: United States Dollar Q10. Correct Answer - (3) Mondo Duplantis Explanation: World record breaker Mondo Duplantis, Swedish pole vaulter has won the 2020 Male World Athletes of the Year. Q11. Correct Answer - (4) Lakshadweep Explanation: Lakshadweep after Sikkim has become the first Union Territory to become 100% organic as all the farming in the region is carried out without the use of pesticides and synthetic fertilizers. Q12. Correct Answer - (3) PM-WANI Explanation: The Union Cabinet has approved a scheme called the Prime Minister’s Wi-Fi Access Network Initiative (PM-WANI) on 9th December 2020, to improve wireless connectivity and pave the way for free wireless internet in public spaces across the country. Q13. Correct Answer - (3) Uttar Pradesh Explanation: The Uttar Pradesh state government is planning to set up 35,000 COVID vaccine centres all over the state. These vaccine centres will be under 24 hours CCTV surveillance. Uttar Pradesh: Capital: Lucknow Governor: Anandiben Patel Chief minister: Yogi Adityanath Official animal: Barasingha Q14. Correct Answer - (4) -8% Explanation: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has projected India’s economy to contract 8 percent in 2020, as against (-)9.0 percent previously forecast. Q15. Correct Answer - (1) Rs.22,810 crore Explanation: The Union Cabinet has given its approval for Atmanirbhar Bharat Rojgar Yojana (ABRY). Cabinet has approved an expenditure of Rs.22,810 crore for the Scheme. Q16. Correct Answer - (1) New Delhi Explanation: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has recently laid the foundation stone for the construction of a new parliament building in New Delhi. This new parliament building will be completed in the coming 2 years. The present Parliament House was built in the British era, which is almost 100 years old and does not have the space and facilities for modern facilities. Q17. Correct Answer - (4) Japan Explanation: Japan informed on December 10, 2020 that it is planning to buy 10,500 deep freezer to store novel coronavirus vaccines as it prepares for the "extraordinary task" of protecting its people. Q18. Correct Answer - (3) 41st place Explanation: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has got 41st place in Forbes' 100 Powerful Women List. Whereas Kamala Harris, Biocon founder Kiran Mazumdar Shaw and HCL Enterprise CEO Roshni Nadar Malhotra have found a place in the Forbes list of the world's 100 most powerful women. Q19. Correct Answer - (3) Sonu Sood Explanation:
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Indian actor Sonu Sood.12.2018 has topped the first-of-its-kind ’50 Asian Celebrities In The World’ 2020 list, published by UK based Eastern.2018 Eye newspaper. Q20. Correct Answer - (4) France Explanation: .11.2018 France's data privacy regulator has imposed a fine of 100 million on Google and 350 million euros on Google for violating the rules of online advertising trackers (cookies) of France. The French regulator has said that Google's French website and Amazon did not take visitors' approval to save advertising cookies on the computer. France: President: Emmanuel Macron Capital: Paris Nationality (2018): 93.0% French citizens; 7.0% foreign nationals; Q21. Correct Answer - (2) 72 years Explanation: Manglesh Dabral, a famous Hindi writer and poet has recently passed away at the age of 72 years. He breathed his last at AIIMS in Delhi. He is the most popular name among contemporary Hindi poets. Manglesh Dabral was originally a resident of Uttarakhand. On his death many people associated with the literary world have expressed their condolences.
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