Current Affairs Quiz - December, 2023

1. Which country scrapped world-first smoking ‘generation ban’ to fund tax cuts?
[A] Argentina
[B] New Zealand
[C] Russia
[D] Japan

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2. Shamsi Talab, is a water storage reservoir located in which state/UT?
[A] Assam
[B] New Delhi
[C] Uttar Pradesh
[D] Rajasthan

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3. R. Vaishali, who was in news recently, plays which sports / game?
[A] Athletics
[B] Carrom
[C] Table Tennis
[D] Chess

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4. Which country recently decided to deploy Shadow R1 drones as surveillance aircrafts over Israel and Gaza?
[A] United States
[B] UK
[C] France
[D] Russia

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5. Why did India not sign the global renewable energy pledge at the COP28 summit recently?
[A] Development concerns
[B] Lack of resources
[C] Political disagreement
[D] Technological limitations

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6. Which disease is caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi bacteria?
[A] Scrub typhus
[B] Malaria
[C] Dengue
[D] Chikungunya

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7. Third National Communication (TNC), which is sometimes seen in the news, is associated with_?
[A] Cybersecurity
[B] Climate change
[C] Artificial Intelligence
[D] Finance

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8. Sijimali Bauxite Mines, which was seen in the news, is in which state/UT?
[A] Andhra Pradesh
[B] Jharkhand
[C] Odisha
[D] West Bengal

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9. ‘JT-60SA’, the world’s largest and most advanced nuclear fusion reactor, is a joint initiative between the European Union and which country?
[A] India
[B] Japan
[C] USA
[D] Australia

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10. The Central government has approved the first urban flood mitigation project for which state/UT?
[A] Tamil Nadu
[B] Odisha
[C] West Bengal
[D] Andhra Pradesh

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