Current Affairs Quiz - December, 2021
11. When is the Indian Navy Day celebrated every year?
[A] December 1
[B] December 4
[C] December 10
[D] December 14
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Correct Answer: B [December 4]
Notes:
Every Year, the 4th December is celebrated as the Indian Navy Day, to respect the Indian Navy’s counter-attack in Operation Trident during the Indo-Pakistan war in 1971.
This year, the Navy had celebrated the event under the theme – “Swarnim Vijay Varsh” to commemorate 50th Anniversary of India’s victory in the 1971 war.
12. Which publishing company/ website has named ‘Allyship’ as the word of the year?
[A] Collins
[B] Merriam Webster
[C] Dictionary.com
[D] Oxford
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Correct Answer: C [Dictionary.com]
Notes:
Allyship has been named as Dictionary.com’s word of the year. It is an old noun made new again, in the recent years.
As per the website, though “allyship” first surfaced in the mid-1800s, in the past few decades, the term has evolved to take on a nuanced and specific meaning.
13. Which Racing Driver won the inaugural Saudi Arabian Grand Prix Tournament?
[A] Lewis Hamilton
[B] Charles Leclerc
[C] Max Verstappen
[D] Valtteri Bottas
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Correct Answer: A [Lewis Hamilton]
Notes:
36-year old Top British Racing Driver Lewis Hamilton won the inaugural Saudi Arabian Grand Prix Tournament.
He passed Max Verstappen with six laps remaining in the race on the street circuit on the 30-kilometer coastal resort area in Jeddah. With this victory, Hamilton also levelled points with Red Bull rival Max Verstappen.
14. What is the target year of completion of third phase of the Prime Minister Gram Sadak Yojana?
[A] 2024
[B] 2025
[C] 2027
[D] 2030
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Correct Answer: B [2025]
Notes:
Union Rural Development Minister Giriraj Singh announced that the third phase of the Prime Minister Gram Sadak Yojana will be completed by the year 2025.
The scheme would focus on providing easy access to markets, hospitals and schools. The first phase of the central scheme focused on connectivity and the next phase on upgradation of rural roads.
15. Which Union Ministry is implementing the umbrella scheme named ‘Atal Vayo Abhyudaya Yojana (AVYAY)?
[A] Ministry of Women and Child Development
[B] Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
[C] Ministry of Rural Development
[D] Ministry of Minority Affairs
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Correct Answer: B [Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment]
Notes:
The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment is implementing an Umbrella scheme namely Atal Vayo Abhyudaya Yojana (AVYAY).
The scheme aims for welfare of Senior Citizens across the country. This has several components, namely Rashtriya Vayoshri Yojana (RVY), SACRED, IPSrC, SAPSrC among others.
16. What is the name of the portal launched by Ministry of Civil Aviation for seamless air travel during Covid?
[A] Air Suvidha
[B] Bharat Travel
[C] Pradhan Mantri Aviation
[D] Welcome India
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Correct Answer: A [Air Suvidha]
Notes:
Ministry of Civil Aviation launched the ‘Air Suvidha’ portal in August 2020 for seamless air travel during Covid pandemic.
Recently, in the wake of the Omicron threat, Ministry of Civil Aviation and Ministry of Health & Family Welfare mandated contactless self-declaration at Air Suvidha portal. It aims to provide hassle-free air travel to all international passengers arriving in India.
17. Which institution launched a capacity building programme, ‘She is a Changemaker’?
[A] NITI Aayog
[B] National Commission for Women (NCW)
[C] Reserve Bank of India
[D] Council of Science and Industrial Research
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Correct Answer: B [National Commission for Women (NCW)]
Notes:
National Commission for Women (NCW) launched a pan-India capacity building programme, ‘She is a Changemaker’.
The programme has been launched for women representatives at all levels, gram panchayats to parliament members and political workers. It aims to improve leadership skills, decision making and communication skills of women political leaders.
18. ‘Bhasha Sangam’ is a new application to be launched by which Union Ministry?
[A] Ministry of External Affairs
[B] Ministry of Education
[C] Ministry of Skill Development
[D] Ministry of Electronics and IT
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Correct Answer: B [Ministry of Education]
Notes:
Union Ministry of Education is all set to launch Bhasha Sangam mobile application. The app aims to introduce users with common daily conversations in scheduled Indian languages.
The app has 100+ sentences, designed on different themes that allow people to learn basic sentences in 22 Indian languages, attend self-test and generate online certificates. It also enables people to learn different languages of different states of India.
19. Chamundi Hill, which was seen in the news, is located in which state?
[A] Tamil Nadu
[B] Kerala
[C] Karnataka
[D] Andhra Pradesh
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Correct Answer: C [Karnataka]
Notes:
The eco-activists in Karnataka’s Mysuru city have decided to intensify the ‘Save Chamindi Hill’ campaign against the development activities being made atop Chamundi Hill.
The activists are planning to launch a protest along with the signature campaign and launch a legal battle against the government to protect the hill. The name of the hill comes from the Chamundeshwari Temple located at the peak.
20. Yusaku Maezawa and Yozo Hirano, the first self-paying space tourists since 2009, are from which country?
[A] Japan
[B] China
[C] UAE
[D] Thailand
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Correct Answer: A [Japan]
Notes:
Japanese Entrepreneur and Fashion tycoon Yusaku Maezawa and producer Yozo Hirano, blasted off for the International Space Station in a Russian Soyuz spacecraft along with Russian cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin.
They are the first self-paying space tourists to visit the space station since 2009. Maezawa and Hirano are scheduled to spend 12 days in space.
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