Current Affairs Quiz-December, 2019
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11. Recently inaugurated Avantee Mega Food Park is located in which of the following locations?
[A] Ujjain
[B] Dewas
[C] Itarasi
[D] Jabalpur
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Correct Answer: B [Dewas ]
Notes:
Union Minister for Food Processing Harsimrat Kaur Badal inaugurated Steel Silo based Avantee Mega Food Park in Dewas, Madhya Pradesh. This is the first food park of central India. It is spread over 51 acres and has been constructed at a cost of about Rs.150 crore. Excess production compels farmers to sell their produces at low rates. Since the mega food park is now present in the region, farmers will be able to earn more through value addition by storing their produces after getting facility of food processing and storage.
12. Which education board in India is to introduce AI in schools from the session 2019-20?
[A] ICSE
[B] SSC
[C] CBSE
[D] HBSE
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Correct Answer: C [CBSE]
Notes:
The Indian Government has introduced Artificial Intelligence (AI) as a subject in class IX from the session 2019-20 in the schools affiliated with the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE). Centre has also launched a twelve hours Inspire module in which schools can take up with the students of class VIII. The move aims to enhance the multidisciplinary approach in teaching-learning and to sensitize the new generation.
13. International Civil Aviation Day is being observed on which date?
[A] December 5
[B] December 6
[C] December 7
[D] December 8
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Correct Answer: C [December 7]
Notes:
In 1996 the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed that 7 December was to be the International Civil Aviation Day. The day has been celebrated by the International Civil Aviation Organization since 7 December 1994, the 50th anniversary of the signing the Convention on International Civil Aviation. The purpose of the day is to recognize the importance of aviation, especially international air travel, to the social and economic development of the world.
14. Which city organized the National Florence Nightingale Awards-2019?
[A] Bengaluru
[B] Ahmedabad
[C] Pune
[D] New Delhi
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Correct Answer: D [New Delhi]
Notes:
The President of India Shri Ram Nath Kovind presented the National Florence Nightingale Awards to nursing personnel in New Delhi on 5 December 2019. The event will be held from 5-6 December 2019. The nurses play a vital role in delivering quality and cost-effective healthcare, addressing multiple health challenges and responding to the health needs of individuals, families, and communities. The nurses are a symbol of seva, karuna, and shushrusha.
15. Which state has distributed free laptops to Plus Two (+2) meritorious students under the ‘Biju Sashaktikaran Yojana’?
[A] West Bengal
[B] Maharashtra
[C] Odisha
[D] Telangana
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Correct Answer: 0 []
Notes:
Odisha government on December 6,2019 distributed free laptops to Plus Two (+2) meritorious students under the ‘Biju Sashaktikaran Yojana’ as part of their government’s youth policy in Odisha. The state government had started distributing free laptops with the aim to inspire and upgrade the skill of the young people of the state. 90,203 students have been covered under the scheme. The top 15,000 students from different streams were selected on a merit basis at the state level.
16. Who has been appointed as the new chairman of National Stock Exchange?
[A] Vipin Anand
[B] Ashok Chawla
[C] T C Suseel Kumar
[D] Girish Chandra Chaturvedi
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Correct Answer: D [Girish Chandra Chaturvedi]
Notes:
Leading stock exchange NSE on December 6,2019 appointed Public Interest Director Girish Chandra Chaturvedi as its new chairman. The appointment comes following the approval of the markets regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi). The position was vacant since Ashok Chawla resigned as the chairman of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) in January 2019.
17. Which country has recently recorded the first polio case in 27 years?
[A] Vietnam
[B] Singapore
[C] Malaysia
[D] Indonesia
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Correct Answer: C [Malaysia]
Notes:
Malaysia has reported the first case of Polio in 27 years, when a three-month-old Malaysian infant boy was diagnosed with polio. The last polio case in Asia-Pacific country occurred in 1992, and in 2000, after which the country was declared polio-free. In this recent case, the child was confirmed to be infected with vaccine-derived poliovirus Type 1 (VDPV1) on 6 December 2019.
18. Which city is host to the “BlockHash Live 2019” conclave?
[A] Kochi
[B] Ahmedabad
[C] Bengaluru
[D] Mumbai
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Correct Answer: A [Kochi ]
Notes:
Top blockchain experts and thought leaders from around the world will take part in a two-day conclave, ‘BlockHash Live 2019’ to be held at Kochi from December 12,2019. The experts will share ideas and lead discussions on collaborative opportunities in leveraging the technology for public good, and positioning Kerala as the country’s blockchain hub. As a prelude to the event, KBA has planned BlockHack2019 on December 10 and 11 at Integrated Startup Complex (ISC), Kerala Technology Innovation Zone, Kalamassery.
19. Which country recently abolished rules requiring restaurants to provide separate entrances for women?
[A] UAE
[B] North Korea
[C] China
[D] Saudi Arabia
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Correct Answer: D [Saudi Arabia]
Notes:
Saudi Arabia has abolished its age-old rule that mandated separate entrances and seating areas for men and women. The gulf nation’s Municipal and Rural Affairs Ministry lifted the ban through a twitter announcement. Earlier, all restaurants in Saudi Arabia were required to have one entrance for women and families and another entrance for men dining on their own. Unrelated men and women were barred for decades from mixing in public places. This was decreed by the strict social rules put in place decades ago by the hardline clerics.
20. A MoU has been signed between NSIC and Aramco for the development of MSME Ecosystem in India in Oil & Gas Sector. Aramco belongs to which country?
[A] UAE
[B] Saudi Arab
[C] Russia
[D] Israel
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Correct Answer: B [Saudi Arab]
Notes:
A memorandum of understanding (MoU) has been signed between National Small Industries Corporation (NSIC) and Saudi Aramco (Asia) for the development of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) Ecosystem in India in Oil & Gas Sector. The MoU will pave a way for accredited Indian MSMEs to carve out a space as vendors in Global space.
Saudi Aramco: It is a Saudi Arabian national petroleum and natural gas company based in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. It is world’s largest Oil & Gas Company and is one of the largest companies in world by revenue.
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