Daily GK & Current Affairs Quiz – 21st December 2019

GK & Current Affairs Questions – 21st December 2019

Today GK & Current Affairs Updates. Important Current Affairs Questions – 21st  December 2019. Monthly Current Affairs PDF. Latest Current Affairs Questions for IBPS Clerk & IBPS PO 2019. Welcome to the Lets Study Together online Current Affairs section. If you are preparing for Banking & Insurance, SSC, Railways and other competitive exams, you will come across a section on the Current Affairs. Here we are providing you “GK & Current Affairs Quiz December 2019″ in PDF format based on the current events for your daily practice.

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Daily Current Affairs Questions  – 21st December 2019

1.______ has developed a “processing-grade” white onion variety PWO-2, for commercial cultivation by farmers from the 2020-21 rabi cropping season.
A. PAU
B. Manipal University
C. Delhi University
D. JNU
E. None of these

2.Section 144 of Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) is frequently used to prohibit assemblies of _____ individuals.
A. 4 or more
B. 6 or more
C. 8 or more
D. 10 or more
E. None of these

3.The Reserve Bank of India has announced that it will carry out US-style ________ to bring down interest rates.
A. Operation Twist
B. Operation Rapid
C. Operation Fund
D. Operation Growth
E. None of these

4.Recently, the Uttarakhand State Wildlife Board has cleared a proposal by the Wildlife Institute of India (WII) to introduce rhinoceroses in the _______.
A. Corbett Tiger Reserve
B. Ranthambore National Park
C. Nagarhole National Park
D. Sariska Tiger Reserve
E. None of these

5.Recently, an updated version of Pinaka Missile System, named Pinaka Mark II rocket was successfully flight-tested from _______.
A. Telangana
B. Andhra Pradesh
C. Odisha
D. Kerala
E. None of these

6.Which among the following will draft the roadmap for population stabilisation in the country?
A. Supreme Court
B. RBI
C. NITI Aayog
D. FICCI
E. None of these

7._________ has announced the Gandhi Citizenship Education Prize in order to perpetuate Mahatma Gandhi’s ideals.
A. Portugal
B. UK
C. Norway
D. Spain
E. None of these

8.Which country has emerged as the world’s third largest publisher of science and engineering articles?
A. India
B. US
C. France
D. China
E. None of these

9.A UK High Court judge, who ruled in favour of India in a decades-old legal dispute over funds belonging to the Nizam of Hyderabad, ordered ______ to pay millions of pounds in legal costs.
A. Afghanistan
B. Pakistan
C. Iran
D. Bangladesh
E. None of these

10.Who became the first India player to claim two hat-tricks in international cricket?
A. Rahul Dravid
B. Sachin Tendulkar
C. Virat Kohli
D. Kuldeep Yadav
E. None of these

11.A vaccine on wheels clinic, a first-of-its-kind service in India, was recently launched in ____.
A. Mumbai
B. Ludhiana
C. Hyderabad
D. Pune
E. None of these

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Correct Answer: D. Pune

Explanation: It is actually a vehicle-ready clinic with vaccines for children. This will be sent to residential areas where the vaccination rate is low.

12.The Indian Navy, in collaboration with Indian Coast Guard conducted a large scale Anti Hijacking Exercise off the Port of Kochi named ________.
A. Saksham
B. Apharan
C. Aparajit
D. Teekshan
E. None of these

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Correct Answer: B. Apharan

Explanation: The exercise acted as a platform for the stakeholders to identify gaps, besides self-assessing the preparedness of their respective organizations. Apharan was conducted under the aegis of the Commander-in-Chief, Coastal Defence, Kerala.

13._______ appointed former High Court judge Justice C V Ramulu and former Law Secretary V Niranjan Rao as Lokayukta and Upa-Lokayukta respectively.
A. Kerala
B. Haryana
C. Rajasthan
D. Andhra Pradesh
E. None of these

Correct Answer: A. Kerala

Explanation: Though the posts have been lying vacant for the past few years, no efforts have been made to fill the vacancies by the government. Justice Ramulu, native of Bodhan Town in Nizama-bad district, was sworn in as Additional Judge of the High Court of Andhra Pradesh in 2002.

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14.Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of India today signed a $490mn loan for public-private partnership (PPP) project to upgrade about 1,600 km of state highways and major district roads (MDRs) of _____.
A. MP
B. Uttar Pradesh
C. Punjab
D. Himachal Pradesh
E. None of these

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Correct Answer: A. MP

Explanation: The state highways and major district roads provide a crucial link between rural roads and national highways. It will also develop an e-maintenance system, which can record defects or required maintenance.

15.The Regional Conference on “Improving Public Services Delivery – Role of Governments” will be held in _______.
A. Shimla
B. Pune
C. Nagpur
D. Ladakh
E. None of these

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Correct Answer: C. Nagpur

Explanation: The event is being organised by the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG) in collaboration with the Government of Maharashtra. It would seek to bring about significant improvements in service delivery and further empowerment of the citizens.

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