Current Affairs Quiz - December, 2023

1. Which Asian country has launched e-auction of 20 critical mineral blocks, including lithium and graphite?
[A] Sri Lanka
[B] Indonesia
[C] India
[D] Bangladesh

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2. Hambantota port, which was seen in the news, is in which country?
[A] Israel
[B] Ukraine
[C] Sri Lanka
[D] Afghanistan

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3. Which city is the host of the ‘2030 World Expo’?
[A] Riyadh
[B] Rome
[C] New Delhi
[D] Geneva

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4. Fast Track Special Court (FTSCs) Scheme was launched in which year?
[A] 2013
[B] 2017
[C] 2019
[D] 2020

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5. Which aviation company operated Flight100 from London to New York, the first ever transatlantic passenger flight fully powered by sustainable aviation fuel (SAF)?
[A] British Airways
[B] Virgin Atlantic
[C] Delta Air Lines
[D] United Airlines

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6. At present (2023), Hydropower makes up around what fraction of India’s energy mix?
[A] 5%
[B] 11%
[C] 17%
[D] 21%

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7. SWIS and STEPS instruments are related to which mission of ISRO?
[A] Aditya L1
[B] Chandrayaan
[C] Gaganyaan
[D] Mars Orbiter Mission

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8. Indian activist Safeena Hussain, who has been awarded the prestigious $500,000 WISE Prize recently, has been awarded for her work related to __:
[A] Girls’ education
[B] Environment
[C] Poverty
[D] Women empowerment

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9. National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) functions under which Union Ministry?
[A] Ministry of Home Affairs
[B] Ministry of Women and Child Development
[C] Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
[D] Ministry of Justice

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10. Which institution seed fund scheme to offer 1 crore to start-ups focusing on urban development and disaster management?
[A] DRDO
[B] HAL
[C] IN-SPACe
[D] BEL

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