Current Affairs Quiz - December, 2021
11. ‘Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons’ is headquartered at?
[A] The Netherlands
[B] India
[C] USA
[D] Austria
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Correct Answer: A [The Netherlands]
Notes:
The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) is an intergovernmental organization and implements the Chemical Weapons Convention 1997. It is headquartered at The Hague, Netherlands.
Recently, “Prohibition of chemical weapons as tools for law enforcement” has received the approval of OPCW based on 85-10 voting.
12. Who has been chosen for “Assam Baibhav” – Assam’s highest civilian award in 2021?
[A] Ratan Tata
[B] Azim Premji
[C] Dr Mohemad Rela
[D] Dr Ramakanta Panda
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Correct Answer: A [Ratan Tata]
Notes:
Indian industrialist and philanthropist Shri. Ratan Tata, has been chosen for “Assam Baibhav” – Assam’s highest civilian award, for his exceptional contribution towards cancer care in the state.
He was instrumental in constructing 16 hospitals under the Assam Cancer Care Foundation, of which 10
hospitals will be completed by this year and operationalised in April 2022.
13. Which country hosts the ‘World Petroleum Congress’ in 2021?
[A] Qatar
[B] USA
[C] Iran
[D] Malaysia
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Correct Answer: B [USA]
Notes:
‘World Petroleum Congress’, the largest gathering in the industry, began in Houston, the largest city of south-central U.S. state Texas.
More than 300 speakers are set to participate in the programme and technical forums, from about 70 countries and regions. The World Petroleum Congress is organized every three years by the London-based World Petroleum Council which includes 65 member countries.
14. As per the ‘World Malaria Report 2021’, what is the number of estimated malaria deaths in 2020?
[A] 1.27 lakhs
[B] 2.27 lakhs
[C] 4.27 lakhs
[D] 6.27 lakhs
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Correct Answer: D [6.27 lakhs]
Notes:
World Malaria Report 2021 has been released by the World Health Organization (WHO). As per the report, global efforts to tackle malaria suffered due to COVID-19 in 2020.
There were estimated 627,000 malaria deaths in 2020, which is an increase of 12 per cent over 2019. The report also warns that if expeditious action is not taken, the world is in the danger of seeing an immediate resurgence of the disease, especially in Africa.
15. As per the new data from SIPRI, which country had the highest number of companies in the Top 100 list of arms companies?
[A] China
[B] Russia
[C] USA
[D] Israel
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Correct Answer: C [USA]
Notes:
A new data has been released by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). As per the report, sales of arms and military services by the 100 largest companies totalled $531 billion in 202, which is an increase of 1.3 per cent compared with the previous year.
The United States hosted the highest number of companies ranked in the Top 100. It is followed by China. Even though the global growth contracted, the arms sales increased across the world.
16. As per RABI, which is the single-largest retail payment system in the country?
[A] Debit Cards
[B] UPI
[C] NEFT
[D] IMPS
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Correct Answer: B [UPI]
Notes:
UPI is the single-largest retail payment system in the country, with 14 crore transactions per day in October 2021 and 50% transactions were below Rs 200.
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has recently proposed to increase the transaction limit for payments made through Unified Payments Interface (UPI) for the Retail Direct Scheme and initial public offering (IPO) applications to Rs 5 lakh from Rs 2 lakh. RBI also proposes td launch UPI-based payment products for feature phone users.
17. Nilmani Phookan Jr, who won the 56th Jnanpith Award, is a poet in which language?
[A] Assamese
[B] Urdu
[C] Hindi
[D] Gujarati
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Correct Answer: A [Assamese]
Notes:
Assamese poet Nilmani Phookan Jr has won the 56th Jnanpith Award. He was awarded the Padma Shri in 1990 and received the Sahitya Akademi Fellowship in 2002.
Konkani novelist Damodar Mauzo has won the 57th Jnanpith Award. He won the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1983 for his novel Karmelin. He worked towards the inclusion of Konkani as a language in the 8th Schedule of the Constitution of India, in a movement called Konkani Porjecho Avaz.
18. Which institution released the ‘Global Health Security (GHS) Index’?
[A] IMF
[B] World Bank
[C] NTI and John Hopkins Centre
[D] NITI Aayog
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Correct Answer: C [NTI and John Hopkins Centre]
Notes:
Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI) and the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security released the ‘Global Health Security (GHS) Index’.
As per the index, the world remains unprepared for future epidemic and pandemic threats. The world’s performance on the GHS Index score slipped to 38.9 (out of 100) in 2021, from a score of 40.2. India, with a score of 42.8, has slipped by 0.8 points since 2019.
19. NITI Aayog announced that it is set to establish will be establishing 1,000 Atal Tinkering Laboratories in which state/UT?
[A] Jammu and Kashmir
[B] Goa
[C] Sikkim
[D] Arunachal Pradesh
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Correct Answer: A [Jammu and Kashmir]
Notes:
NITI Aayog announced that it is set to establish will be establishing 1,000 Atal Tinkering Laboratories in Jammu and Kashmir.
Out of them, as many as 187 will be established by the end of this financial year.The ATL is an initiative of NITI Aayog to boost the cognitive development in children by creating avenues for experimenting and understanding of scientific ideas.
20. Operation Devi Shakti, an operation of the Indian Armed Forces, is associated with evacuating people from which country?
[A] Israel
[B] Afghanistan
[C] Bangladesh
[D] Sri Lanka
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Correct Answer: B [Afghanistan]
Notes:
Operation Devi Shakti was an operation of the Indian Armed Forces to evacuate Indian citizens and foreign nationals from Afghanistan.
Recently, a special flight arrived at Delhi Airport from Kabul in Afghanistan carrying 10 Indians and 94 Afghans including members of the Afghan Hindu-Sikh minority community. The special Kam Air flight was arranged by India under Operation Devi Shakti. India has evacuated over 565 Indian nationals from Afghanistan so far.
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