Current Affairs Quiz - December, 2021

21. ’Gram UJALA programme’ is the flagship scheme of which Union Ministry?
[A] Ministry of Rural Development
[B] Ministry of Power
[C] Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
[D] Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare

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22. Which country is set to ban the sale of tobacco to its next generation?
[A] Australia
[B] Japan
[C] New Zealand
[D] India

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23. ’ Atmanirbhar Hastshilpkar Scheme’ was launched by which institution?
[A] KVIC
[B] NEDFi
[C] Ministry of Tribal Affairs
[D] SIDBI

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24. What is the name of the world’s first amateur Radio Satellite?
[A] ORBIT
[B] OSCAR
[C] ODYSSEY
[D] ORANGE

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25. Which country recently witnessed over 30 tornadoes or strong wings?
[A] USA
[B] Australia
[C] China
[D] Philippines

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26. River Seine, which was seen in the news recently, is located in which country?
[A] Russia
[B] France
[C] Australia
[D] China

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27. Which Indian journalist has been named by Columbia Journalism School as the 2022 alumni award winners?
[A] N Ram
[B] Malini Parthasarathy
[C] Raja Mohan 
[D] Soli J. Sorabjee

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28. Which Technology company has announced its pilot programme of adopting 500 villages across Karnataka and Maharashtra?
[A] WhatsApp
[B] Microsoft
[C] Google
[D] Twitter

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29. Who has been appointed as the Chiefs of Staff Committee, following the demise of General Bipin Rawat?
[A] M M Naravane
[B] Karambir Singh
[C] R K S Bhadauria
[D] Vijay Kumar Singh

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30. Which Union Ministry launched a MIS portal of States/UTs in Land Acquisition Projects?
[A] Ministry of Home Affairs
[B] Ministry of Rural Development
[C] Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
[D] Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development

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