Current Affairs Quiz - December, 2020
21. San Isidro Movement, which was seen in the news, is associated with which country?
[A] Italy
[B] Germany
[C] Cuba
[D] France
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Correct Answer: C [Cuba]
Notes:
In the year 2018, artists, journalists and activists gathered in the San Isidro region of Cuba, to protest against the country’s rules on censorship of cultural activities.
Hence, it came to be known as the Movimiento San Isidro, or the San Isidro Movement (MSI). After a member of MSI was arrested in November this year, its members began a hunger and then were arrested. The Government name the protestors as agents of Imperialism.
22. Roddam Narasimha, who passed away recently, was a prominent personality in which field?
[A] Politics
[B] Music
[C] Aerospace
[D] Literature
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Correct Answer: C [Aerospace]
Notes:
Veteran aerospace scientist and Padma Vibhushan awardee Roddam Narasimha has recently passed away at the age of 87.
He served at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), teaching Aerospace Engineering from 1962 to 1999. He also served as the director of the National Aerospace Laboratories. He was conferred with the Padma Vibhushan award in 2013.
23. Under which project is the Naval Ship “Himgiri” constructed and launched?
[A] Project Tat Rakshak
[B] Project 17A
[C] Project 50
[D] Project Navy
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Correct Answer: B [Project 17A]
Notes:
The Indian Naval ship named Himgiri has been launched and commissioned into Indian Waters recently.’
The ship has been constructed as a part of Project 17A for the Indian Navy. It is the first of three stealth frigates being built under the Project at GRSE in Kolkata and at Mazagon Docks Limited in Mumbai.
24. What is the name of the digital platform that would be used to track the beneficiaries for COVID vaccination in India?
[A] Atmanirbhar System
[B] Arogya Setu System
[C] CO WIN System
[D] Serum System
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Correct Answer: C [CO WIN System]
Notes:
The Union Ministry of health and Family welfare has recently issued guidelines on mass Covid-19 vaccination drive in the country.
The Ministry has stated that COVID Vaccine Intelligence Network (Co-WIN) system would be used track the beneficiaries for COVID vaccination. In the first phase of vaccination, the Government has decided to vaccinate nearly 30 crore people.
25. What type of military vehicle is C-454, which was recently commissioned at Surat?
[A] Interceptor boat
[B] Sea Drone
[C] Offshore Patrol Vessel
[D] Hover craft
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Correct Answer: A [Interceptor boat]
Notes:
An indigenously built interceptor boat C-454 of the Indian Coast Guard was commissioned at Hazira port in Surat, Gujarat.
This Interceptor boat is built by L&T Jetty, Hazira and is capable of operating in shallow water with very high speed. The boat is fitted with advanced navigation and communication equipment.
26. What is the IUCN Status of black softshell turtles?
[A] Critically Endangered
[B] Extinct in the Wild
[C] Least Concerned
[D] Vulnerable
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Correct Answer: B [Extinct in the Wild]
Notes:
22 hatchlings of black softshell turtles that were reared at a temple in Assam have been released into the wetlands of Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve recently.
These species of turtles are considered ‘Extinct in the wild’, as per the International Union for Conservation of Nature. A very few numbers of them are left in some temple ponds, mostly in Assam.
27. Which global institution is to provide USD 1000 mn loan to India, to support MGNREG Scheme?
[A] ADB
[B] AIIB
[C] NDB
[D] IMF
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Correct Answer: C [NDB]
Notes:
The Government of India and New Development Bank today signed a loan agreement for USD 1000 million.
The loan aims to provide support to Aatma Nirbhar Bharat Abhiyan through MGNREG Scheme. This is expected to facilitate economic activity and employment generation to stimulate rural demand, which will in turn help the recovery of economy, hit by Covid-19.
28. Chilahati-Haldibari is a railway link between which two countries?
[A] India – Pakistan
[B] India – Bangladesh
[C] India – Nepal
[D] India – Tibet
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Correct Answer: B [India – Bangladesh]
Notes:
The pre 1965 rail link between India and Bangladesh – Chilahati-Haldibari rail link has been inaugurated. In order to enhance the rail connectivity between the two countries, it was decided that six number of pre 1965 rail routes would be reopened.
With the Chilahati-Haldibari rail link declared opened, five out of the said six routes are operational between India and Bangladesh.
29. Chinese spacecraft Chang’e 5 has returned to the Earth, carrying samples from which astronomical body?
[A] Jupiter
[B] Saturn
[C] Moon
[D] Sun
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Correct Answer: C [Moon]
Notes:
Chinese lunar capsule of the Chang’e 5 probe has returned to Earth with the first samples of rock and debris from the moon.
The modules of the probe landed on the moon and collected about 2 kilograms of samples by drilling the surface of the moon. After Soviet Union’s Luna 24 robot probe in 1976, only this probe brought fresh samples of lunar rocks.
30. Which country offered official recognition to Yogasana as a competitive sport?
[A] Sri Lanka
[B] Myanmar
[C] Singapore
[D] India
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Correct Answer: D [India]
Notes:
The Government of India has recently offered official recognition to Yoga as a competitive sport, as a push to make it a part of the Olympic Games.
Recently, India established the National Yogasana Sport Federation of India (NYSFI) for the development of yoga as a competitive sport. Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports and Ministry of AYUSH are collaborating in this regard. Sporting Leagues and Competitions are being planned.
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