Exercise :: December 21, 2020 Current Affairs - Daily Current Affairs
- December 21, 2020 Current Affairs - Daily Current Affairs
| 1. | Who has won the silver medal at the ongoing Individual World Cup in Serbia? |
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Answer: Option D Explanation: Promising wrestler Anshu Malik won India's first medal - a silver - at the ongoing Individual World Cup in Belgrade, Serbia.
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| 2. | Which mission was launched by the government to the promotion of quality of products that are manufactured in the country? |
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Answer: Option C Explanation: The government is all set to launch a 'Brand India' mission, focused on the promotion of quality products that are manufactured in the country.
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| 3. | Who is the author of book titled 'The Light of Asia: The Poem that Defined the Buddha'? |
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Answer: Option A Explanation: The book titled "The Light of Asia: The Poem that Defined the Buddha", will be published under Penguin's 'Viking' imprint in May next year. Written and published by Sir Edwin Arnold.
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| 4. | Center government has launched the 100-page e-booklet, what is the name of that e-booklet? |
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Answer: Option A Explanation: The government issued an e-booklet ''Putting Farmers First'' highlighting the success stories of farmers who have benefited from contract farming after enactment of these legislations.
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| 5. | Who has been honored with the Global Visionary of Sustainable Business and Peace award? |
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Answer: Option A Explanation: Ratan Tata will be honoured by the Indo-Israel Chambers of Commerce with 'Global Visionary of Sustainable Business and Peace' award.
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| 6. | Which state government has launched the PAReSHRAM web portal? |
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Answer: Option D Explanation: The Odisha government launched a web portal named 'PAReSHRAM' along with 22 other online services of Labour and Employees' State Insurance department.
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| 7. | Goa Liberation Day is observed on which date? |
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Answer: Option B Explanation: Goa Liberation Day is observed on 19 December every year in India and it marks the day Indian armed forces freed Goa in 1961 following 450 years of Portuguese rule.
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| 8. | What is the theme of the virtual seminar on Tropical Meteorology TROPMET-2020? |
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Answer: Option C Explanation: The Indian Meteorological Society and the North Eastern Space Application Center organized a 4-day virtual seminar on Tropical Meteorology, the theme of event is "Weather and Climate Services over Mountainous Regions".
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| 9. | Who has won the best FIFA Women's Player for 2020? |
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Answer: Option A Explanation: Lucy Bronze has become The Best FIFA Women's Player 2020.
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| 10. | The team of which organisation will visit China to examine the origin of COVID-19? |
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Answer: Option D Explanation: A team of international investigators led by the World Health Organization (WHO) is likely to go to China in early January to study the origins of the COVID-19 outbreak.
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| 11. | The Greenfield airport being built in Uttar Pradesh's Jewar has been named as which airport? |
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Answer: Option C Explanation: The Greenfield airport being built in Uttar Pradesh's Jewar has been named Noida International Airport.
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| 12. | ICRA has projected India's GDP growth rate 2020-21 contracted up to what percent? |
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Answer: Option C Explanation: rating agency ICRA Ratings expects the contraction to end in the fourth quarter of the current fiscal, limiting the in the GDP to 7.8 per cent in the FY 2021.
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| 13. | Which country has topped in Human Freedom Index 2020? |
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Answer: Option A Explanation: New Zealand was ranked one in the Human Freedom Index 2020, followed by Switzerland and Hong Kong.
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| 14. | What is the magnitude value of the earthquake detected in Delhi? |
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Answer: Option B Explanation: According to the National Centre for Seismology an earthquake of magnitude 4.2 was detected near Delhi. The epicenter of the quake was Alwar, Rajasthan.
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| 15. | Which nation will produce the 300 million doses of Sputnik V Vaccine? |
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Answer: Option B Explanation: The head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) Kirill Dmitriev has informed that India will be producing about 300 million doses of Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine in 2021.
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