Current Affairs Quiz - December, 2020

1. Which method of COVID-19 testing developed by CSIR- CCMB, without viral transport medium, has been approved by ICMR?
[A] Dry Swab RT-PCR
[B] Gold standard RT-PCR
[C] VTM RT- PCR
[D] RNA RT-PCR

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2. What amount of grant has been allotted under “Mission COVID Suraksha”, by the Central Government?
[A] Rs.100 crore
[B] Rs.500 crore
[C] Rs.900 crore
[D] Rs.1000 crore

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3. Which country hosted the 4th India – Sri Lanka – Maldives Trilateral Meeting on Maritime Security Cooperation?
[A] India
[B] Sri Lanka
[C] Maldives
[D] Japan

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4. Petrodava Dacian Fortress is a famous archaeological landmark, located in which country?
[A] France
[B] Romania
[C] Bulgaria
[D] Chile

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5. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is to finance a USD 132.8 million loan to improve the power distribution in which state?
[A] West Bengal
[B] Assam
[C] Meghalaya
[D] Odisha

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6. As per the recent statement of the WHO, which country recorded the highest reduction in Malaria cases, in South-East Asia?
[A] China
[B] India
[C] Sri Lanka
[D] Bangladesh

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7. ‘Defence Geo Informatics Research Establishment’ is the new lab of which organisation?
[A] DRDO
[B] ISRO
[C] HAL
[D] OFB

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8. India-Suriname Joint Commission Meeting (JCM) was held recently. Where is Suriname located?
[A] Africa
[B] North America
[C] Europe
[D] South America

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9. CBIC has mandated HSN Code while issuing GST invoice. What does HSN stand for?
[A] Harmonised System of Notification
[B] Harmonised System of Nomenclature
[C] Horizontal System of Notification
[D] Horizontal System of Nomenclature

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10. Which country has announced to establish ‘Friendship Association’ with India, to strengthen its ties?
[A] Saudi Arabia
[B] Oman
[C] Brazil
[D] United Kingdom

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