Current Affairs Quiz - December, 2020

1. Which word has been selected as the ‘Top Word of 2020’, by Merriam-Webster?
[A] Lock down
[B] Pandemic
[C] Vaccine
[D] Immunity

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2. Which country has formed its first all-woman communication team?
[A] New Zealand
[B] United States
[C] Myanmar
[D] Germany

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3. 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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4. 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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5. Which is the world’s most polluted city, as per the US Air Quality Index?
[A] Delhi
[B] Lahore
[C] New York
[D] Beijing

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6. ‘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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7. ‘Dev Deepawali’ festival is celebrated in which Indian city?
[A] Varanasi
[B] Haridwar
[C] Rishikesh
[D] Gangotri

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8. Which country has detected Avian Influenza outbreak and decided to cull over 1 million chicken?
[A] China
[B] Japan
[C] Philippines
[D] Indonesia

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9. In which year, did China launch its ambitious ‘One Belt and One Road’ initiative?
[A] 2000
[B] 2005
[C] 2013
[D] 2017

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10. ‘Balsnehi (Child-Friendly) Police Station’, which was seen in the news recently, was inaugurated in which city?
[A] Mumbai
[B] Pune
[C] Ahmadabad
[D] Varanasi

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