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1) International Anti-Corruption Day is observed on which of the following date?
A) December 1
B) December 2
C) December 9
D) December 3
E) December 4
2) Which of the following city has been included in the list of UNESCO’s world heritage cities?
A) Dehradun
B) Indore
C) Chandigarh
D) Gwalior
E) Surat
3) Which of the following peak has recently been remeasured and now has a new height more than the previous measurement?
A) Mt. Masherbrum
B) Mt. Lhotse
C) Mt. Broad Peak
D) Mt. Godwin Austin
E) Mt. Everest
4) Which of the following has become the first country to roll out Covid 19 Vaccine?
A) Denmark
B) US
C) UK
D) France
E) Germany
5) Which of the following bank has launched iMobile Pay?
A) Bandhan
B) Axis
C) SBI
D) ICICI
E) HDFC
6) International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide and of the Prevention of this Crime is observed on which of the following date?
A) December 11
B) December 9
C) December 4
D) December 6
E) December 8
7) DivyaBhatnagar who passed away at 34 years was a popular ____.
A) Director
B) Singer
C) Writer
D) Actor
E) Dancer
8) Which of the following AMC has launched India’s first international REIT fund of funds?
A) Franklin Templeton
B) Reliance
C) Axis
D) UTI
E) Kotak
9) ADB has approved USD ______ million in technical assistance for advanced biofuel development in India.
A) 4.5
B) 4
C) 2.5
D) 2
E) 3.5
10) Which organization has inked anMoU with IIFM-Bhopal for Narmada Landscape Restoration Project?
A) BPCL
B) HPCL
C) BHEL
D) GAIlL
E) NTPC
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11) Who among the following will inaugurate the virtual India Mobile Congress (IMC) 2020?
A) Anurag Thakur
B) Prahlad Patel
C) Narendra Modi
D) Venkiah Naidu
E) Ram NathKovind
12) PwC India has announced the launch of a strategic collaboration with UNICEF and YuWaah (Generation Unlimited in India) to help bridge the digital gap and help upskill ______ million young people in India over the next 10 years.
A) 250
B) 300
C) 200
D) 150
E) 100
13) Who among the following has won the Rabindranath Tagore Literary Prize 2020?
A) Kiran Mehta
B) AnandTiwary
C) Rajendra Singh
D) Raj Kamal Jha
E) Suresh Pant
14) India has been ranked _______ in the Climate Change Performance Index.
A) 15th
B) 9th
C) 10th
D) 12th
E) 14th
15) KirenRijiju has launched the _____ edition of the Fit India Cyclothon virtually.
A) 5th
B) 4th
C) 3rd
D) 1st
E) 2nd
16) MadhukarGangadhar who passed away at 88 was a veteran ______.
A) Director
B) Producer
C) Writer
D) Actor
E) Singer
Answers :
1) Answer: C
The first International Anti-Corruption Day was celebrated across the world in the year 2005.
The General Assembly of the United Nations adopted the convention against corruption on October 31, 2003.
The UN designated December 9 International Anti-Corruption Day in 2005
The day intends to raise awareness on the importance of a corruption-free society
International Anti-Corruption Day 2020: Theme – United Against Corruption
The theme focuses on corruption as one of the biggest obstacles to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
2) Answer: D
The historical fort cities of Gwalior and Orchha in Madhya Pradesh have been included in the list of UNESCO’s world heritage cities under its urban landscape city programme, according to the state government.
Under the plan UNESCO will suggest best measures and resources for the development of these places under the Historic Urban Landscape recommendations, the official said.
About Gwalior and Orchha
Gwalior was established in the 9th century and ruled by GurjarPratiharRajvansh, Tomar, BaghelKachvaho and Scindias.
Orchha is popular for its temples and palaces and was the capital of the Bundela kingdom in the
16th century.
3) Answer: E
The world’s highest peak is now taller by 86 centimetres, Nepal and China jointly announced after they remeasured Mt. Everest at 8,848.86 metres, over six decades after India conducted the previous measurement in 1954.
The new height is 86 cms more than the previous measurement. According to the measurement done in 1954 by Survey of India, the height of Mount Everest is 8,848 metres.
In 1955, the height of Mount Everest was measured at 8848 m (29,028 feet) by the Survey of India.
4) Answer: C
The United Kingdom will become the first country to roll out the Covid-19 vaccine. As per the government, the shots will be initially available at hospitals before distributing stocks to doctors’ clinics.
Britain gave emergency use approval for the vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech.
The National Health Service is giving top priority to vaccinating those above 80 years, frontline healthcare workers and care home staff and residents.
Britain has ordered 4 crore doses of COVID Vaccine.
5) Answer: D
ICICI Bank has launched a new version of mobile banking app, called iMobilepay, that offers payments and banking services to customers of any bank.
About iMobile pay
iMobile Pay, the app offers a unique combination of facilities of a payment app such as enabling customers to pay to any UPI (Unified Payments Interface) ID or merchants, pay bills and do online recharges among others
In addition to that it offers instant banking services namely savings account, investments, loans, credit cards, gift cards, and travel cards, along with other banking services.
Another prominent feature of iMobile Pay is ‘pay to contacts’ that enable users to automatically see the UPI IDs of their phone book contacts, registered on the ICICI Bank UPI ID network, of any payment app and digital wallet.
6) Answer: B
In September 2015, the United Nations General Assembly established 9 December as the International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide and of the Prevention of this Crime.
The 9th of December is the anniversary of the adoption of the 1948 Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (the “Genocide Convention”).
Purpose of the day:
The purpose of the day is to raise awareness of the Genocide Convention and its role in combating and preventing the crime of genocide, as defined in the Convention, and to commemorate and honour its victims.
7) Answer: D
Popular TV actress DivyaBhatnagar passed away on Dec 7 in Mumbai.
She acted in hit serials like YehRishtaKyaKehlata and Udaan.
Apart from being a part of shows like YRKKH, the actress did shows like TeraYaarHoonMain,Divya did Udaan, JeetGayiTohPiyaaMorre and Vish.
8) Answer: E
On December 7, 2020 Kotak Mahindra Asset Management launched Kotak International REIT funds, which is India’s first diversified REIT mutual fund (MF).
It is an open ended mutual fund scheme that will invest in units of SMAM Asia REIT sub Trust Fund.
Kotak International REIT Fund of Funds Will Invest in units of Japan Based SMAM Asia REIT Sub Trust Fund.
9) Answer: C
The Manila Bades Multilateral lending agency Asian Development Bank (ADB) stated it has approved a USD 2.5 million (about Rs 18 crore) technical assistance to support advanced biofuel development in India.
The grant is funded from the Asia Clean Energy Fund, financed by the Government of Japan under the Clean Energy Financing Partnership Facility, and the Republic of Korea’s e-Asia and Knowledge Partnership Fund.
ADB stated the technical assistance (TA) will support development of advanced bioethanol, bio-compressed natural gas, and biodiesel plants to demonstrate the best practices for suitable feedstock, efficient conversion technology, and sustainable biofuel value chain.
10) Answer: E
NTPC, an integrated energy company and a PSU under the Ministry of Power, inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Indian Institute of Forest Management (IIFM), Bhopal, on 4 December 2020, to implement the Narmada Landscape Restoration project.
The programme is in partnership with a grant in aid from NTPC and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in equal proportions.
Narmada Landscape Restoration project is a 4 year Project.
The four-year project will be implemented in Khargone district of Madhya Pradesh, in the catchments of selected tributaries of the river Narmada between Omkareshwar and Maheshwar dams.
IIFM, Bhopal, an autonomous institute under the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) with the grant-in-aid from NTPC will be jointly implementing this project with Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI), an intergovernmental organisation that promotes sustainable and inclusive economic growth in emerging economies.
11) Answer: C
Prime Minister NarendraModi will deliver the inaugural address at the virtual India Mobile Congress (IMC) 2020, the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) stated.
The fourth edition of the three-day telecom industry event will be held online for the first time due to the coronavirus pandemic.
IMC 2020 is being organised by the department of telecommunications (DoT) and the Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) and will be held from December 8-10.
The title theme for IMC 2020 is Inclusive Innovation – Smart, Secure, Sustainable
Vision : To promote Aatmanirbhar Bharat, digital inclusivity, sustainable development, entrepreneurship and innovation.” IMC 2020 also “aims to drive foreign and local investments, encourage Research and Development in the telecom and emerging technology sectors
12) Answer: B
PwC India has announced the launch of a strategic collaboration with UNICEF and YuWaah (Generation Unlimited in India) to help bridge the digital gap and help upskill 300 million young people in India over the next 10 years.
KirenRijiju, Minister of State (IC), Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, and Usha Sharma, Secretary, Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, were present during the launch.
This announcement is part of PwC’s global collaboration with UNICEF in support of Generation Unlimited; a multi-sector partnership aimed at helping 1.8 billion young people transition from school to work by 2030.
This partnership will focus on three facets to India’s digital empowerment for youngsters, which are education, skilling and entrepreneurship.
13) Answer: D
Writer and chief editor of The Indian Express, Raj Kamal Jha, has won the Rabindranath Tagore Literary Prize 2020 for his book, The City and the Sea.
Due to this Covid pandemic.The winner will receive USD 5,000 along with a Rabindranath Tagore statuette announced online, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Jha’s book, which is based on the December 2012 Nirbhaya rape and murder case, was chosen from ten shortlisted books including AmitavGhosh’s Gun Island, NirmalaGovindarajan’s Taboo and RanjitHoskote’sJonahwhale.
About Rabindranath Tagore Literary Prize
The Rabindranath Tagore Literary Prize was founded in 2018 by US-based publisher Bundalo as a platform for world peace, literature, art, education and human rights. Last year, British Indian novelist RanaDasgupta was awarded the literary prize for his novel Solo.
14) Answer: C
On December 7, 2020 Germanwatch has released the 16 th edition of CCPI.
The list is prepared by assessing performances of 57 countries and European Union in four categories.
GHG emissions – 40%
Renewable Energy – 20%
Energy Use – 20%
Climate Policy – 20%
These 57 Countries and European Union Collectively are responsible for about 90% of Global GHG emissions.
Though India slid one position down from ninth in 2019 to 10 th this year and scored 63.98 out of 100.
No countries were ranked in top 3 Positions, the top rank in the CCPI 2021 Index is the 4 th Rank.
Sweden (4th) United Kingdom (5th), Denmark (6th), Morocco (7th), Norway (8th), Chile (9th) were among the top 10 rankers in the index.
No country was doing enough to meet the goals of the 2015 Paris Agreement, according to the index. Six G20 countries were ranked among very low performers. The United States, with a rank of 61, was the worst performer.
Paris Agreement commitment of keeping global warming increase below 2 degree celsius by the end of the century and actually to make efforts to restrict it to 1.5 degree celsius rise.
About CCPI:
The Climate Change Performance Index was first published in 2005 and an updated version is presented at the UN Climate Change Conference annually.
15) Answer: E
Sports Minister KirenRijiju has launched the second edition of Fit India Cyclothon via social media.
The mega cycling event which started from 7 th Dec to till 31st December 2020 for 25 days.
The event will be held across the country in each district and citizens can participate by registering on Fit India website
The Participants can cycle daily a distance of their choice, and share their images and videos on social media.
They may also tag @FitIndiaOff and use the hashtag- FitIndiaCyclothon and #NewIndiaFitIndia.
16) Answer: C
Veteran Hindi writer MadhukarGangadhar passed away in National Capital Delhi.
Mr. Gangadhar was born in Bihar’s Purnia district on 7th January 1932
He studied in Purnia Inter College and Patna University and had worked at Patna Akashwani and later also served as the director, AIR Allahabad.
He also worked in the capacity of Deputy Director General (DDG), AIR at New Delhi.
He also Served in All India Radio (AIR) for 39 years and then he became an independent writer.
