Current Affairs Quiz - December, 2020
41. Which Indian personality has been chosen for “Global Visionary of Sustainable Business and Peace” honour?
[A] Narendra Modi
[B] Ratan Tata
[C] Mukesh Ambani
[D] Sachin Tendulkar
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Correct Answer: B [Ratan Tata]
Notes:
The famous industrialist Ratan Tata has been chosen to be awarded with “Global Visionary of Sustainable Business and Peace” honour, for innovations that promotes sustainability and peace in the Indo-Israel region.
This award would be presented to Ratan Tata during the launch of Indo-Israel Chamber of Commerce’s international chapter in Dubai.
42. ‘Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Telescope (FAST)’, which was seen in the news recently, is located in which country?
[A] Argentina
[B] France
[C] China
[D] Russia
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Correct Answer: C [China]
Notes:
After the collapse of the historic Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico, China has opened the biggest radio telescope in the world to international scientists.
The Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Telescope (FAST) is located in Guizhou province of China. The construction of FAST Telescope was completed in the year 2016. Now, the telescope is being open to the doors to astronomers from across the world.
43. A fungal disease named ‘Mucormycosis’ is registered in Covid-19 patients of which state?
[A] Kerala
[B] Gujarat
[C] Bihar
[D] Assam
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Correct Answer: B [Gujarat]
Notes:
Some Covid-19 patients in the state of Gujarat were affected by Mucormycosis, a rare fungal infection.
In response to that, the state Government issued an advisory about the risk of contraction. Mucormycosis is caused by a group of molds called mucormycetes. It infects people with a weak immune system and existing illness. It is said to have a mortality rate of 50%.
44. Which player won the Stefan Edberg Sportsmanship Award at ATP Awards?
[A] Novak Djokovic
[B] Rafael Nadal
[C] Roger Federer
[D] Dominic Thiem
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Correct Answer: B [Rafael Nadal]
Notes:
Former world number one tennis player Rafael Nadal bagged the Stefan Edberg Sportsmanship Award for the third year in a row.
The Tennis star also bagged the award fourth time in his career at the ATP Awards. Nadal, who won his 13th Roland Garros title at the French Open this year, was voted for the award by fellow players. The 17-year-old Carlos Alcaraz of Spain was the newcomer of the year.
45. Which international organisation launched “Covid-19 vaccine market dashboard”?
[A] World Bank
[B] IMF
[C] UNICEF
[D] FAO
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Correct Answer: C [UNICEF]
Notes:
The UNICEF has recently launched a Covid-19 vaccine market dashboard. It is an interactive tool to display the developments of the coronavirus vaccine market.
It also showcases the global research and development overview, the projected production capacity and supply agreements. It will also provide details on status of procurement by the UNICEF and others participating in the COVAX Facility, in 2021.
46. Which Union Ministry launched ‘Swachhata Abhiyan’ mobile application to geotag insanitary latrines and manual scavengers?
[A] Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
[B] Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
[C] Ministry of Rural Development
[D] Ministry of Road Transport and Highways
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Correct Answer: B [Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment]
Notes:
Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment Thaawarchand Gehlot launched a Mobile Application “Swachhata Abhiyan”.
The application aims to identify and geotag the data of insanitary latrines and manual scavengers. With this, the insanitary latrines can be replaced with sanitary latrines and rehabilitate all the manual scavengers.
47. The ‘Brahmaputra Aamantran Abhiyaan’, which was seen in the news recently, is to be held in which two states?
[A] Arunachal Pradesh and Assam
[B] Arunachal Pradesh and Meghalaya
[C] Arunachal Pradesh and Mizoram
[D] Assam and Meghalaya
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Correct Answer: A [Arunachal Pradesh and Assam]
Notes:
Union Sports and Youth Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju has flagged off the “Brahmaputra Aamantran Abhiyaan”, a river rafting expedition.
The 917 km long expedition cum public outreach programme is to be held in Arunachal Pradesh and Assam. The month-long expedition is organised by the Ministry of Jal Shakti with the Government of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam & NDRF.
48. Which Indian state has recently launched ‘Fasal rahat yojana’ and ‘Pasudhan yojana’?
[A] Bihar
[B] Jharkhand
[C] Uttarakhand
[D] Odisha
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Correct Answer: B [Jharkhand]
Notes:
The Jharkhand government in its recent cabinet meeting has decided to waive all agriculture and farm loans up to Rs 50,000.
The Cabinet also approved ‘Fasal rahat yojana’ to provide relief to the farmers who have faced crop loss and ‘Pasudhan yojana’ to improve income of the families involved in cattle farming.
49. An archaeological site named Pompeii, which was making news recently, is located in which country?
[A] France
[B] Italy
[C] Germany
[D] Greece
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Correct Answer: B [Italy]
Notes:
Archaeologists have discovered a 2000-year-old food and drinks shop in the site of Pompeii, the site which was buried in a volcanic eruption in 79 AD.
They have also found traces of food in some of the deep terra cotta jars containing hot food in the shop known as termopolium (Latin for hot drinks counter). It was discovered in the archaeological park’s Regio V site, near the coast of Bay of Naples, in Italy.
50. The US-ESA Solar Orbiter recently completed its closest encounter with which planet?
[A] Mercury
[B] Venus
[C] Mars
[D] Jupiter
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Correct Answer: B [Venus]
Notes:
NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA) jointly launched the Solar Orbiter probe in February 2020, to study the Sun.
Recently, the spacecraft has completed its first flyby of Venus, registering its closest encounter. With this, the probe is approaching closer to the Sun and tilting its orbit to observe the Sun from different angles.
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