Current Affairs - Current Affairs

Exercise : Daily Current Affairs
  • December 13, 2016 Current Affairs
1.
Name the country that in December 2016 demonetised its biggest banknotes.
Venezuela
Zimbabwe
Cuba
Nigeria
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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2.
Name the Canadian woman who became the first to appear on Canadian $10 banknote?
Viola Desmond
Elisha Cuthbert
Kim Cattrall
Harriet Tubman
Answer: Option
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3.
United Bank of India has adopted two villages, namely Patunagar and Sachindranagar in a state to implement schemes in the line of digital India program. Name the state where these two villages are located.
Bihar
Uttar Pradesh
Manipur
Tripura
Answer: Option
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4.
Which of the following footballers has won the 2016 FIFA Ballon D'or Award ?
Neymar
Cristiano Ronaldo
Lionel Messi
Antoine Griezmann
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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5.
Gotthard Base Tunnel(GBT), the world's longest and deepest traffic tunnel,is located in which country?
France
Japan
Switzerland
China
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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6.
The helpline number which will be launched by the government to promote digital payments?
14444
15555
16666
17777
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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7.
India's first amphibious bus project has been launched by which state government?
Haryana
Andhra Pradesh
Punjab
Uttar Pradesh
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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8.
"Vanjeevan" the National Resource Centre for Tribal Livelihood will be launch in which state?
Odisha
Assam
Manipur
Sikkim
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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9.
It is with this country the European Union signed an agreement on Political Dialogue and Cooperation.
Cuba
India
Japan
China
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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10.
Name the Syrian city that was liberated by its Army after ousting rebels.
Damascus
Houla
Aleppo
Al-Tremseh
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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11.
Who won the World Billiards Championships title in Bengaluru?
Aditya Mehta
Geet Sethi
Lucky Vatnani
Pankaj Advani
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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12.
Who became the first Indian cricketer to score a century at No. 9?
Ravichandran Ashwin
Umesh Yadav
Jayant Yadav
Ishant Sharma
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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13.
Which European City introduced odd-even car rule to tackle smog?
Paris
Brussels
London
Munich
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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14.
Venezuelan President ordered closure of border with a country for 72 hours in crackdown on smuggling. Name the country with which the border will be closed.
Dominica
Brazil
Colombia
Guyana
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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15.
Name the person who was picked as Secretary of State by US President-elect Donald Trump.
Lee Raymond
John S. Watson
Jamie Dimon
Rex Tillerson
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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16.
"Fengyun-4" an advance weather satellite has been successfully launched into orbit by which country?
Russia
China
Japan
Malaysia
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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17.
Antonio Guterres, who has been sworn-in as the new Secretary General of the United Nations, is the former Prime Minister of which country?
Portugal
Singapore
Malaysia
New Zealand
Answer: Option
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18.
Who is the newly elected Prime Minister of New Zealand?
Kemal Dervis
Helen Clark
Paula Bennett
Bill English
Answer: Option
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19.
Name the South African cricketer who decided to step down from South Africa's Test captaincy with immediate effect in December 2016.
Faf du Plessis
AB De Villiers
Hashim Amla
JP Duminy
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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20.
Who has won the World Billiards (150-Up format) Championships title?
Dhruv Sitwala
Pankaj Advani
Saurav Kothari
Peter Gilchrist
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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21.
The book "The Other One Percent: Indians in America" has been authored by whom?
Mohana krishnan
Sanjoy Chakravorty
Joe Harris
Balaji Vittal
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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22.
Which state government has tied up with Tata Trust to strengthen Public Distribution System (PDS)?
Uttar Pradesh
Tamil Nadu
Kerala
Andhra Pradesh
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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