Current Affairs Quiz - December, 2020

1. The Union Government has decided to forego interest on eight categories of loans up to what amount, on account of Covid-19?
[A] Rs 25 lakh
[B] Rs 50 lakh
[C] Rs 1 crore
[D] Rs 2 crore

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2. Sea Guardian drones, which were seen in the news recently, were obtained from which country?
[A] Israel
[B] United States
[C] United Kingdom
[D] France

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3. ‘TOPS’ scheme, which was making news, is being implemented by which Ministry?
[A] Ministry of Education
[B] Ministry of Home Affairs
[C] Ministry of Women and Child Development
[D] Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports

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4. Which Indian Minister delivered key note address Sri Lanka Economic Summit (SLES) 2020?
[A] Piyush Goyal
[B] Nirmala Sitharaman
[C] Nitin Gadkari
[D] S Jai Shankar

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5. Which country has recently declared a climate emergency and pledged to become carbon neutral by 2025?
[A] USA
[B] Netherlands
[C] New Zealand
[D] Australia

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6. What is the new repo rate after the RBIS’s Monetary Policy Committee meeting of December 2020?
[A] 4.2 per cent
[B] 4.0 per cent
[C] 3.8 per cent
[D] 3.5 per cent

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7. The CLMV Countries are the group of countries belonging to which regional organisation?
[A] ASEAN
[B] Common Wealth
[C] G-20
[D] G-7

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8. Where is the National Institute of Naturopathy (NIN) located?
[A] Mumbai
[B] Nainital
[C] Mussoorie
[D] Pune

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9. Which Ministry has issued advisory guideline to private satellite channels on online gaming and betting?
[A] Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs
[B] Ministry of Home Affairs
[C] Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
[D] Ministry of Information Technology

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10. “Jiuzhang” is the quantum computer developed by which country?
[A] New Zealand
[B] Japan
[C] China
[D] Thailand

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