Daily Current Affairs Quiz – 11th December 2019

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1) World Human Rights Day is celebrated annually on which date ?

A) December 12

B) December 11

C) December 10

D) December 9

E) December 8

2) Which state government has decided to sell water of the river Yamuna ?

A) Delhi

B) Uttar Pradesh

C) Himachal Pradesh

D) Haryana

E) Punjab

3) Which country has been selected as the world’s leading sports tourism destination ?

A) Qatar

B) Australia

C) Singapore

D) Abu Dhabi

E) UAE

4) Government bonds have been launched with interest rate options on 10-year government bonds. The unit of trading is set at _____ value of government securities.

A) 2 lac

B) 1 lac

C) 3 lac

D) 4 lac

E) 5 lac

5) What is the theme of International Mountain Day celebrated on 11 December every year ?

A) Sustainability and Mountains

B) Mountains matter for Youth

C) Youth for Mountains

D) Mountains and the Environment

E) Celebrating Mountains

6) Who has inaugurated a 72-metre long bridge in Rajouri district ?

A) Venkaiah Naidu

B) Narendra Modi

C) Smiriti Irani

D) Prakash Javedkar

E) Girish Chandra Murmu

7) UP Cabinet has given the nod to set up how many fast-track courts for rapes, crimes against children.

A) 180

B) 218

C) 220

D) 300

E) 225

8) Who has been appointed on Dhanlaxmi Bank’s Board as additional director ?

A) V Vishwanathan

B) Sunil Mehta

C) NS Vishwanathan

D) BP Kanungo

E) HR Khan

9) An MOU signed Between NSIC & ______ for development in Oil & Gas Sectors in India.

A) IOCL

B) HPCL

C) BPCL

D) Aramco Asia

E) ONGC

10) Right Livelihood Award has honoured how many activists working for justice in Stockholm, Sweden ?

A) 4

B) 5

C) 6

D) 7

E) 8

11) The book Nalak which examines the journey of Buddha has been written by ?

A) Rabindranath Tagore

B) Salam Rushdie

C) Abanindranath Tagore

D) Margaret Atwood

E) Amish Tripathi

12) The ‘Iron Union 12’ joint military exercise is held between which countries ?

A) US and Oman

B) UAE and US

C) US and South Korea

D) Russia and Kazakhstan

E) India and China

13) Where have been the 13th South Asian Games recently concluded ?

A) Bhutan

B) Singapore

C) Thailand

D) Nepal

E) India

Answers: 

1) Answer: C

Human Rights Day is celebrated on 10 December annually across the world, as it was on this day in 1948 that the United Nations General Assembly adopted and proclaimed the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR).

The theme of 2019 is Youth Standing Up for Human Rights.

2) Answer: C

The Himachal Pradesh Cabinet approved signing of an MoU to sell water from the Yamuna.

The state government would earn Rs 21 crore per annum from this decision.

3) Answer: D

Abu Dhabi has been selected as the world’s leading Sports tourism Destination at the 26th edition of the World Travel Awards (WTA) being held in Muscat.

This is the seventh time in a row that Abu Dhabi has been selected for this coveted award.

4) Answer: A

Stock exchange major NSE has launched interest rate options on 10-year government bonds to provide institutional investors ability to manage risk through a non-linear product.

Interest rate options will provide institutional investors the ability to manage risk through a non-linear product, which is otherwise not available to them. The unit of trading is set at Rs 2 lakh face value of government securities, corresponding to 2,000 units.

5) Answer: B

International Mountain Day is celebrated on 11 December every year to educate children and people about the role that mountains play in providing fresh water, clean energy, food, and recreation.

The theme of 2019 is ‘Mountains matter for Youth’.

6) Answer: E

Lt Governor Girish Chandra Murmu dedicated the 72-metre-long Multi Cell Box Type Load Class 70 bridge to the Nation in Rajouri.

The bridge spans over Draj nallah and connected Draj Area to Tehsil Kotranka area under District Rajouri.

7) Answer: B

The Uttar Pradesh Cabinet on Monday cleared a proposal to set up 218 fast-track courts for hearing cases pertaining to crimes against children and rapes.

The UP Cabinet has decided that for hearing of cases of rapes and crimes committed on children, 218 fast-track courts will be set up.

8) Answer: A

V Viswanathan has been appointed as an Additional Director on the Board of Dhanlaxmi Bank.

Viswanathan, who retired as Chief General Manager of State Bank of Hyderabad in 2017.

The Bank had appointed G Venkatanarayanan as Additional Director with effect from October 31, 2019. T Latha had resigned as MD & CEO and Director of Dhanlaxmi Bank due to personal reasons.

9) Answer: D

An MoU has been signed recently between NSIC and Aramco Asia for the development of MSME Ecosystem in India in Oil & Gas Sector. This MoU will pave a way for accredited Indian MSMEs to carve out a space as vendors in the Global space.

10) Answer: A

The award ceremony took place at Stockholm, Sweden at the end of a Final event of a ten day long program of celebrations in Germany, Switzerland and Sweden.

This year’s new Right Livelihood laureates are Aminatou Haidar of Western Sahara; Guo Jianmei of China; Davi Kopenawa and the Hutukara Yanomami Association of Brazil; and Sweden’s own Greta Thunberg.

11) Answer: C

A book by Rabindranath Tagore’s nephew Abanindranath which parallelly examines the journey of the Buddha through various stages of his life as well as that of a young village lad has been translated into English.

“Nalak” in its English translation has no chapters. Another feature is a bunch of new illustrations in the pen-and-ink style.

12) Answer: B

‘Iron Union 12’, a joint military exercise between the ground forces of the UAE and the United States, commenced. It will see the two sides take part in joint military cooperation to enhance combat and tactical capabilities.

13) Answer: D

13th South Asian Games concluded held at historic Dasaratha Rangshala in Kathmandu Nepal.

India finished on top with 312 medals comprising 174 gold, 93 silver and 45 bronze.

Host Nepal remained second and Sri Lanka got third place.

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