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Exercise : Daily Current Affairs
  • December 12, 2016 Current Affairs
1.
Name the person who was elected as the President of the 90th Akhil Bharatiya Marathi Sahitya Sammelan.
Mahesh Elkunchwar
Shripal Sabnis
Vijaya Rajadhyaksha
Akshaykumar M Kale
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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2.
Who has become the first Indian to win medal at the Mr. Olympia Amateur Asia 2016's Classic Bodybuilding category?
Akram Sayah
Sayeed Ahmed
Iqbal Sayed
Aamir Khan
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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3.
The Narmada Seva Yatra has been launched by which of the following states?
Chhattisgarh
Madhya Pradesh
Gujarat
Maharashtra
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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4.
Following Matteo Renzi's referendum defeat, who has been invited to form the new government of Italy?
Paolo Gentiloni
Angelino Alfano
Roberta Pinotti
Andrea Orlando
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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5.
Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh were put on high alert due to a cyclonic storm that was formed in Bay of Bengal. Name the Cyclone.
Vardah
Kyant
Nada
BOB 04
Answer: Option
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6.
"100 Million for 100 Million" campaign for child rights has been launched by whom?
Pranab Mukherjee
Narendra Modi
Maneka Gandhi
Raj Nath Singh
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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7.
Which of the following is a non-OPEC country that recently agreed to cut oil production?
Russia
Algeria
Angola
Ecuador
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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8.
Who was recently conferred with the Officer of the Legion of Honour, highest French civilian distinction?
JJ Singh
John Kerry
Richard Verma
Paolo Gentiloni
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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9.
Who has been named as the new Prime Minister of Italy?
Enrico Letta
Paolo Gentiloni
Matteo Renzi
Sergio Mattarella
Answer: Option
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10.
Name the challenge in which around 100000 people participated to test Albert Einstein's understanding of the microscopic world?
Mannequin Challenge
BIG Bell Test
Monochrome Challenge
All of the above
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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11.
Which state has become the first Indian state to launch crop insurance claim distribution programme?
Haryana
Rajasthan
Uttar Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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12.
Which technological giant has tied up with union government for online River Water and Air Quality Monitoring (WAQM) systems?
Infosys
Wipro
Intel
Reliance
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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13.
When is the International Mountain Day observed globally?
9 December
10 December
11 December
12 December
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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14.
Who has been bestowed with the Golden Jubilee Lifetime Achievement Award by the Sports Journalists' Association of Mumbai (SJAM)?
Kapil Dev
Madhav Apte
Sunil Gavaskar
Ajit Wadekar
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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15.
The first India-China think tank forum has been held in which of the following cities?
Guangzhou
Shanghai
New Delhi
Beijing
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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16.
Who has been sworn in as New Zealand's new Prime Minister, following John Key's surprise resignation?
Paul Bennett
Bill English
Steven Joyce
Jonathan Coleman
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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17.
What is the theme of 2016 International Mountain Day (IMD)?
Mountain cultures: Celebrating diversity and strengthening identity
Mountain minorities and indigenous peoples
Managing mountain biodiversity for better lives
Mountain biodiversity for better lives
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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18.
Whose search for new habitable planet was recently supported by NASA?
Mark Zuckerberg
Stephen Hawking
Steve Jobs
Bill Gates
Answer: Option
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19.
Gotthard Base Tunnel is the world's longest and deepest tunnel. In which country is it situated in?
Germany
France
Switzerland
Italy
Answer: Option
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20.
Name the cricketer who in December 2016 became the fifth batsman in the world to score three double-hundreds in a calendar year.
AB de Villiers
Virat Kohli
Brendon McCullum
Joe Root
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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21.
Who has been elected new President of 90th Akhil Bharatiya Marathi Sahitya Sammelan?
Vasant Abaji Dahake
Nagnath Kottapalle
F M Shinde
Akshay kumar M Kale
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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22.
Name the state that on 11 December 2016 launched Narmada Seva Yatra with an aim to turn it pollution free.
Madhya Pradesh
Gujarat
Maharashtra
None of the above
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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23.
Tata Industries during an extraordinary general meeting (EGM) removed a person from his post of Director. Name him.
Natarajan Chandrasekaran
Cyrus Mistry
Pallonji Mistry
Noel Tata
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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