Current Affairs Quiz-December, 2019
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41. The Crimean bridge that was inaugurated recently is built across which strait?
[A] Kerch strait
[B] Bering Strait
[C] Palk Strait
[D] Long Strait
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Correct Answer: A [Kerch strait]
Notes:
The Crimean Bridge or Kerch Strait Bridge is a pair of Russian constructed bridge that connects Taman Peninsula and Kerch Peninsula of Crimea. It is the longest bridge ever built in Russia. It was mentioned in the news due to Putin’s first train car ride on the bridge after 5 years.
42. What does the recently approved Atal Bhujal Yojana deals with?
[A] Skill training
[B] ground water
[C] health
[D] farmer loan
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Correct Answer: B [ground water]
Notes:
The Atal Bhujal Yojana, which was recently approved by the cabinet, is a scheme for management of groundwater resources. The scheme, worth about 6,000 crore INR, is to serve about 8,350 villages in Haryana, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka and Gujarat.
43. Where is Chaukhandi Stupa, an ASI protected site where Chinese sign boards were installed recently?
[A] Uttar Pradesh
[B] Madhya Pradesh
[C] Bihar
[D] Ladakh
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Correct Answer: A [Uttar Pradesh]
Notes:
The Chaukandi Stupa is in Sarnath in Uttar Pradesh. It is a monument of national importance as declared by the Archaeological Survey of India. The ASI recently installed sign boards in Chinese at this stupa as more than 1 lakh Chinese tourists visit this site.
44. The Tamil Nadu government recently observed the 15th anniversary of the 2004 tsunami. Where did this tsunami originate?
[A] Java Island
[B] Sumatra Island
[C] Bali Island
[D] Sulawesi Island
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Correct Answer: B [Sumatra Island]
Notes:
2004 saw one of the biggest tsunami events in the Indian Ocean region. The tsunami started near the Sumatran Island of Indonesia. The tsunami was triggered by an underwater earthquake. The tsunami is also called the ‘Sumatra Andaman earthquake’.
45. Shaheed Udham Singh, whose 120th birth anniversary was observed recently, is most associated with which incident?
[A] Jallianwala Bagh tragedy
[B] 1946 Calcutta Killings
[C] Chauri Chaura incident
[D] Noakhali Riots
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Correct Answer: A [Jallianwala Bagh tragedy]
Notes:
Shaheed Udham Singh is a revolutionary born on December 26th, 1899 in Punjab. He is most associated with the Jallianwala Bagh tragedy at Amritsar. He is noted for his assassination of Michael O’Dwyer- who was the governor of Punjab at that time.
46. According to the recently released UN report, who is the most famous teenager of the decade?
[A] Greta Thunberg
[B] Rishab Jain
[C] Adut Akech
[D] Malala Yousafzai
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Correct Answer: D [Malala Yousafzai]
Notes:
The United Nations, in its recently released “decade in review report”, had declared the youngest Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai as the “most famous teenager in the world”. She is well-known for her stance on girls’ rights for education and Taliban’s atrocities on commoners.
47. The protein Importin-11, that was recently identified by scientists, is linked with causing which type of cancer?
[A] Blood Cancer
[B] Lung Cancer
[C] Prostate cancer
[D] Colorectal cancer
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Correct Answer: D [Colorectal cancer]
Notes:
Scientists recently identified the protein, Importin- 11, to be responsible for transferring beta-catenin protein into nucleus of cells. This beta-catenin drives the proliferation of the bowel cancer cells. They identified that the gene IPO11 to be responsible for coding for the Importin- 11 protein.
48. Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve, which got its first elephant colony recently, is in which state?
[A] Madhya Pradesh
[B] Maharashtra
[C] Rajasthan
[D] Chhattisgarh
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Correct Answer: A [Madhya Pradesh]
Notes:
The Bandhavgarh Tiger reserve is in Madhya Pradesh. The 105 sq.km area in Umaria district was declared ‘national park’ in 1968 and as a ‘tiger reserve’ in 1993. Its name is derived from Sanskrit for ‘brother’s fort’- a term from Hindu mythology.
49. Ministry of External Affairs has recently included Madagascar and Comoros in the Indian Ocean Region Division. They were previously a part of which division?
[A] Americas Division
[B] East and South Africa Division
[C] Central and West Africa Division
[D] DPA-II
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Correct Answer: B [East and South Africa Division]
Notes:
On December 2019, the Ministry of External Affairs had included Madagascar and Comoros in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR) Division. This division is in-charge of India’s maritime neighbors – Sri Lanka, Maldives, Mauritius and the Seychelles. Madagascar and Comoros were included under the IOR division in tune to the growing geostrategic significance of the Indian Ocean islands.
50. Who was the first Chief of Defence Staff?
[A] Admiral Karambir Singh
[B] Air Chief Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa
[C] General Bipin Rawat
[D] Admiral Sunil Lanba
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Correct Answer: C [General Bipin Rawat]
Notes:
On December 30, 2019, the then Indian Army Chief, Late General Bipin Rawat was appointed as India’s first Chief of Defence Staff (CDS). CDS is a 4-star single-point military advisor to the Ministry of Defence and will serve until the maximum age of 65 years.
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