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Exercise : Daily Current Affairs
  • December 2, 2020 Current Affairs
1.
The International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People is annually observed on which date?
November 25
December 1
November 30
November 29
Answer: Option
Explanation:
The International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People is observed by the United Nations on 29 November each year.

2.
Which cricket player emerged as the fastest batsman to reach 22,000 international run?
Quinton de Kock
Babar Azam
Virat Kohli
Steven Smith
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Kohli broke Sachin Tendulkar's record and became the quickest batsman to complete 22,000 runs in 462nd innings.

3.
Which bank has released a new book titled 'Future of Regional Cooperation in Asia and the Pacific'?
DBS Bank
World Bank
ADB
HDFC Bank
Answer: Option
Explanation:
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has released a new book titled 'Future of Regional Cooperation in Asia and the Pacific'.

4.
Which country has passed new bill to boost nuclear activities in the country?
Iran
Pakistan
Saudi Arabia
Qatar
Answer: Option
Explanation:
The Iranian parliament has passed a bill to boost nuclear activities in the country.

5.
According to DPIIT's FDI data, which country has become the biggest FDI source for India during April-September 2020?
China
Singapore
USA
Japan
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Data published by the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade shows that Singapore has become the biggest FDI source for India between April and September 2020.

6.
Which organization has released a report titled "The impact of COVID 19 pandemic on Trade and Development: transitioning to a new normal"?
WTO
UNICEF
UNCTAD
WHO
Answer: Option
Explanation:
UNCTAD (United Nations Conference on Trade and Development) has released a report titled The impact of COVID 19 pandemic on Trade and Development: transitioning to a new normal.

7.
December 1st is celebrated as a Raising Day of which force?
CRPF
CISF
BSF
ITBP
Answer: Option
Explanation:
The Border Security Force is celebrating its 56th Raising Day on 1st December 2020.

8.
With which country India has launched Bilateral Fast Track Mechanism to Increase Investment?
France
Bhutan
Japan
USA
Answer: Option
Explanation:
India, France launched Bilateral Fast Track Mechanism to Increase Investments in the 18 session of India-France joint committee.

9.
Who has unveiled the Sahakar Pragya initiative launched by NCDC?
Piyush Goyal
Yogi Adityanath
Narendra Modi
Narendra Singh Tomar
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Union minister for agriculture and farmers welfare Narendra Singh Tomar unveiled the Sahakar Pragya initiative launched by the National Cooperative Development Corporation.

10.
What is the GDP growth rate projection of India for FY21 according to the UBS?
-11%
-10.5%
-8.9%
-9.5%
Answer: Option
Explanation:
The UBS has projected India's real GDP to contract 10.5% in FY21, in its Global Economics & Markets Outlook 2021-2022 report.

11.
Who has been appointed as the ambassador for BAFTA Breakthrough India 2020-21?
A. R. Rahman
Vidya Balan
Virat Kohli
Anushka Sharma
Answer: Option
Explanation:
BAFTA has announced A. R. Rahman as the ambassador for BAFTA Breakthrough India 2020-21.

12.
In which state researchers has discovered new species of Lizard named as Cnemaspis avasabinae ?
Arunachal Pradesh
Uttrakhand
Kerala
Andhra Pradesh
Answer: Option
Explanation:
The newly discovered Cnemaspis avasabinae is the first species reported from the Velikonda Range in Andhra Pradesh.

13.
Which state government has signed MOU with I-DAIR?
Sikkim
Punjab
Madhya Pradesh
Haryana
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Punjab Government inked MOU with International Digital Health and Artificial Intelligence Research Collaborative (I-DAIR) for development of digital technologies in the state's health sector.

14.
Who has won Formula 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix 2020?
Lewis Hamilton
Michael Schumacher
Manuel Fangio
Valtteri Viktor Bottas
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Lewis Hamilton won the 2020 Bahrain Grand Prix (formally known as the Formula 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix) with Verstappen in second position.

15.
Which country has hosted 4th NSA level meeting on Trilateral Maritime Security Cooperation?
Maldives
Sri Lanka
India
Japan
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Sri Lanka has hosted 4th NSA level meeting on Trilateral Maritime Security Cooperation. A trilateral meeting on maritime security cooperation between India, Sri Lanka, and the Maldives.

16.
Which state government has launched Orunodoi scheme?
Assam
Sikkim
Meghalaya
Tripura
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Assam government has launched a massive beneficiary Orunodoi scheme by covering almost 22 lakh families across the state from December 1.

17.
World AIDS Day 2020 is observed on which date?
November 29
December 1
November 30
December 10
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Every year, World AIDS Day is observed on December 1 to spread awareness about the condition.

18.
Which company has set new record of manufacturing India's highest rated auto transformer?
Transformers & Rectifiers India Ltd
ABB India
BHEL
Siemens India
Answer: Option
Explanation:
BHEL has successfully manufactured and tested (short circuit) India's highest rating Auto Transformer at the National High Power Test Laboratory (NHPTL) at Bina in Madhya Pradesh.

19.
Which country is at the top of list of sending most number of educated migrants to OECD countries?
China
Australia
Spain
India
Answer: Option
Explanation:
According to Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development Data India tops the list of sending most number of educated migrants to OECD Countries.

20.
Who has won the Airtel Delhi Half Marathon?
Avinash Mishra
Amedework Walelegn
Srinu Bugatha
Avinash Sable
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Ethiopian Amedework Walelegn won the Airtel Delhi Half Marathon men's race in a course record time of 58.53 seconds. India's Avinash Sable, who has qualified for the Tokyo Olympics in 3000m steeplechase, emerged winner among Indian elite runners, clocking 1:00.30.