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1) Who has laid down the foundation stone for Paika Vidroh memorial at Khurda ?
A) Venkaiah Naidu
B) Ram Nath Kovind
C) Narendra Modi
D) Rajnath Singh
E) Amit Shah
2) Who has been appointed the expenditure secretary of the Finance Ministry ?
A) GC Murmu
B) TV Somanathan
C) Ajay Kumar Bhalla
D) Naresh Kumar
E) Alok Kumar
3) Which round of economic census has been launched in the national capital ?
A) 6th
B) 5th
C) 7th
D) 8th
E) 9th
4) Women in which state are set to outlive males by 2035 ?
A) Assam
B) Nagaland
C) Arunachal Pradesh
D) Sikkim
E) Bihar
5) Where is the National Centre for Sustainable Coastal Management being set-up ?
A) Karnataka
B) Chennai
C) New Delhi
D) Gujarat
E) Maharashtra
6) 37th National Symposium of Heads of Police Training Institutions will held in which state ?
A) Gujarat
B) Karanataka
C) Maharashtra
D) Sikkim
E) New Delhi
7) India will host which edition of the International Geological Congress in March 2020 ?
A) 35th
B) 34th
C) 36th
D) 33rd
E) 30th
8) Which state will host Orchha festival in March, 2020 ?
A) Gujarat
B) Maharashtra
C) New Delhi
D) Madhya Pradesh
E) Karnataka
9) Virtual Police stations is set to become a reality. It will be launched at _____ ?
A) Andra University
B) Panjab University
C) Pondicherry University
D) Delhi University
E) Pune University
10) Which state will set up 45 new fast track courts ?
A) Karnataka
B) Odisha
C) Gujarat
D) New Delhi
E) Maharashtra
11) Which state government has cleared Disha Act to provide harsh punishments to those guilty of heinous crimes against women ?
A) Sikkim
B) New Delhi
C) Maharashtra
D) Andhra Pradesh
E) Karanataka
12) Odisha govt has brought in ___________ department under the ‘Mo Sarkar’ scheme.
A) Department of Posts
B) Education department
C) Financial Services department
D) Animal Husbandry department
E) Agriculture and Farmers Empowerment Department
13) How many Indian origin politicians have been elected to the House of Commons in UK ?
A) 12
B) 11
C) 15
D) 10
E) 20
14) IRDAI forms a ________ member working group to study loss prevention and loss minimization in the general insurance industry.
A) 9
B) 10
C) 11
D) 8
E) 5
15) RBI will provide new intraday liquidity window to make NEFT 24×7 from _____ ?
A) December 30
B) December 18
C) December 20
D) December 25
E) December 16
16) Who has replaced FM Nirmala Sitharaman as Head of GOM on IGST ?
A) Sudhir Mungtiwar
B) Ramesh Chand
C) Sushil Modi
D) Ajay Banga
E) Amitabh Kant
17) Ministry of HRD is implementing the Scheme of Vocationalisation of School Education to promote vocational education among children under which umbrella scheme ?
A) Sampurna Shiksha
B) Uttam Shiksha
C) Uchhata Shiksha
D) Samagra Shiksha
E) Ekagarh Shiksha
18) Who is all set to be the next Indian Oil Corporation Chief ?
A) Rajesh Singh
B) Akshay Singh
C) Rajeev Kumar
D) Sanjiv Singh
E) Shrikant Madhav Vaidya
19) Who has been appointed as Information and Broadcasting Secretary ?
A) Amit Khare
B) Praveen Kumar
C) Ravi Mittal
D) Ravi Bajaj
E) Rajeev Singh
20) Who has won the “Oscars” of education in London ?
A) Mukesh Bhandari
B) Ajay Singh
C) Rajeev Kumar
D) Ramesh Singh
E) Rahul Adhikari
21) Which famous journalist Shireen Dalvi has returned in protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill ?
A) Ajay Kumar
B) Avadh Kumar
C) Shireen Dalvi
D) Kanti Shah
E) Sudhir Chaudhry
22) FSSAI has inked an MoU with ________ to prevent food wastage ?
A) FICCI
B) NASSCOM
C) CII
D) Niti Ayog
E) ISRO
23) ICAR and ______ have signed an MoU to facilitate the action research and up-scaling of the various technologies and innovative farmer models.
A) NABARD
B) ICICI
C) Axis Bank
D) HDFC
E) SBI
24) India and which country have decided to strengthen defence and security ties ?
A) US
B) Israel
C) Russia
D) Japan
E) Indonesia
25) Who has chaired a meeting of the Consultative Committee of Parliament for the Ministry of Defence in New Delhi ?
A) Sanjay Mitra
B) Venkaiah Naidu
C) Rajnath Singh
D) Amit Shah
E) Narendra Modi
26) Who has handed over a Landing Craft Utility amphibious ship to Indian Navy ?
A) DRDO
B) GRSE
C) HAL
D) BEL
E) BEML
27) Who has replaced Kuwait as India’s 6th biggest oil supplier ?
A) Iran
B) Iraq
C) UAE
D) Saudi Arabia
E) US
28) FIH unveils new world ranking system for 2020. The Headquarter of FIH is in which country ?
A) Germany
B) New York
C) Switzerland
D) Japan
E) US
29) Tara Sinha who passed away recently was related to which field ?
A) Directing
B) Acting
C) Singing
D) Advertising
E) Writing
Answers:
1) Answer: B
President Ram Nath Kovind laid the foundation stone of the Paika Vidroh Memorial at Barunei foothills, Odisha and it will be a place of inspiration for future generations.
In 2017, during the commemoration of the 200 years of the Paika Vidroh, the Centre had decided for the construction of the memorial.
2) Answer: B
The government appointed TV Somanathan as secretary in the expenditure department of the Ministry of Finance.
Prior to his appointment as expenditure secretary, Somanathan was commercial taxes commissioner and principal secretary (Planning & Development) in the Tamil Nadu government
The post of expenditure secretary remained vacant after the appointment of GC Murmu as the first lieutenant governor of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
3) Answer: C
The Seventh Economic Census was launched in the National Capital Territory of Delhi. The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation has tied up with Common Service Centre to carry out the economic census.
For the first time the entire census is being conducted on a digital platform by the use of an application which will ensure high accuracy and data security.
4) Answer: E
Women in Bihar are expected to outlive their male counterparts by the year 2035, according to a report by the National Commission on Population, which falls under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India.
According to the report, the female life expectancy at birth for women will reach 74.5, as compared to 72.9 of males by 2035. The report titled ‘Population Projections For India and States 2011-2036’, has projected a major increase in the population of Bihar as well.
5) Answer: B
The Ministry of environment, forest and climate change set up the National Centre for Sustainable Coastal Management (NCSCM), Chennai to undertake studies and research in the area of Coastal Zone Management including coastal resources and environment.
The aims and Objectives of the Center are:
Strive for being a World Class Knowledge Institution related to coastal zones, environment, resources and processes, To promote integrated and sustainable management of the coastal and
marine areas in India for the benefit and wellbeing of the traditional coastal and island communities.
6) Answer: E
The 37th National Symposium of Heads of Police Training Institutions was organized by Bureau of Police Research & Development (BPR&D) in New Delhi.
The theme of the two day Symposium was ‘Optimal Utilization of Resources-Through Sharing and Networking’.
7) Answer: C
India is gearing up to host the 36th International Geological Congress (IGC) in the capital during the first week of March next year.
The theme of the forthcoming conference is ‘Geosciences: The Basic Science for Sustainable Development’.
8) Answer: D
“Namaste Orchha” festival marking the cultural landscape of Madhya Pradesh will be held in the ancient town in March next year.
The three-day festival will be organised by the state government from March 6 to March 8 in Orchha, which won the award for the best heritage city for 2017-18.
9) Answer: A
The setting up of ‘Virtual Police Stations’ in educational institutions is set to become a reality soon, with Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy scheduled to inaugurate the first such facility in the State at Andhra University.
The AU facility is being looked at as a pilot project, and this will later be replicated at other educational institutions.
10) Answer: B
To expedite the trial of cases relating to women and children, 45 new fast track courts will be set up in Odisha.
21 courts would be dedicated for cases of rape and sexual harassment of women.
The remaining 24 fast track courts will specifically deal with the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) cases.
11) Answer: D
The Andhra Pradesh Cabinet has approved the draft Disha Act that provides for harsher punishments, including death sentence to those guilty of heinous crimes against women.
The Cabinet accepted the draft, which calls for completion of trial in 21 days and awarding death sentence in rape cases. The Act would cover sexual offences against women and children, acid attacks and harassment of women.
12) Answer: E
The Odisha government has brought Agriculture and Farmers Empowerment Department under its flagship initiative ‘Mo Sarkar’.
The Odisha State Higher Education department will also soon come under the purview of “Mo Sarkar” program of 5T initiative.
The 5-T mantra is based on the philosophy that transparency, teamwork, technology and time leads to transformation.
13) Answer: C
15 Indian-origin politicians have entered the House of the House of Commons in the historic general election.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservative party registered a thumping majority. Indian-origin candidates across both, the ruling Conservative and Opposition Labour parties registered equally strong results of seven wins each. The former UK Home Secretary Priti Patel is likely to remain in Johnson’s top team in the new Cabinet, after her comfortable win.
14) Answer: B
A ten-member working group has been constituted by the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) to suggest segment-wise ways and means to improve loss prevention and loss minimisation in the general insurance industry.
The move is aimed at all stakeholders working together towards a common end on a common platform.
15) Answer: E
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has decided to provide an additional collateralised intraday liquidity facility for smooth operation of payment system National Electronic Funds Transfer (NEFT) on a round-the-clock basis from December 16. The move will aid the payment system become operational on a 24×7 basis.
16) Answer: C
Deputy chief minister of Bihar Sushil Modi has replaced Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman as the head of the Group of Ministers (GoM) on the Integrated Goods and Services Tax (IGST).
She was previously mentioned as the chairperson of the GST council to discuss issues related to IGST with Finance Ministers of Punjab, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan and deputy chief ministers of Delhi and Puducherry.
17) Answer: D
Ministry of Human Resource Development is implementing the Scheme of Vocationalisation of School Education under the umbrella of ‘Samagra Shiksha – an integrated scheme for school education’.
Under the scheme a vocational subject is offered for Classes IX to XII along with the general education to provide necessary employability and vocational skills for a variety of occupations.
18) Answer: E
The Public Enterprise Selection Board has shortlisted Shrikant Madhav Vaidya to be the next Chairman of Indian Oil Corporation Ltd.
Vaidya is presently the Director (Finance) at IndianOil. He is slated to take over from Sanjiv Singh, who retires in June 2020.
19) Answer: C
Mr Mittal, who belongs to the 1986 batch of Bihar Cadre of Indian Administrative Service, will replace Mr Amit Khare who has been appointed as the new secretary of the Department of Higher Education.
Mr Sushil Kumar will be the Mines Secretary while Mr Praveen Kumar will be Secretary in Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship.
20) Answer: E
“International Changemaker Olympiad”, a global program founded by Rahul Adhikari, an IIT Gold-Medalist, has won the Wharton-QS Stars Reimagine Education Award, popularly known as the “Oscars” of education, in London for their transformative work in the education space.
These “Oscars” celebrate and reward global innovations in education that are effective, scalable, unique, and transformative.
21) Answer: C
Urdu journalist Shireen Dalvi returned an award she received in 2011 to protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill.
Ms. Dalvi was awarded the 2011 Special Prize by the Maharashtra State Urdu Sahitya Akademi.
Ms. Dalvi is currently a freelance journalist, translator and writer. She was the editor of the Mumbai edition of Urdu daily Avadhnama, which had come under attack after it published a controversial cartoon by French satirical magazineCharlie Hebdo in 2015.
22) Answer: B
Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Nasscom foundation to develop an app and set up a 24×7 helpline number to connect donors with surplus eatables with food distribution organisations.
FSSAI and NASSCOM Foundation have signed a MoU to jointly build a technology platform for Food Donation in India.
The platform will also facilitate registration of surplus food distribution organisations, and initially, the network of 81 such organizations across PAN India, known as the Indian Food Sharing Alliance (IFSA) will be a part of this platform.
23) Answer: A
To promote sustainable agriculture and climate resilient farming systems the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the National Board of Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) to facilitate the action research (the research carried out with the active participation of farmers to provide solutions for the challenges) and up-scaling of the various technologies and innovative farmer models developed by the ICAR that includes the successful climate resilient practices, models and integrated and hi-tech farming practices in a participatory model through adoptive research on watershed platform.
24) Answer: E
India and Indonesia on Friday resolved to strengthen cooperation in areas of defence and security, connectivity and trade during talks between External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and his Indonesian counterpart Retno Marsudi.
The two sides reviewed the entire gamut of ties at the 6th India-Indonesia Joint Commission Meeting (JCM).
25) Answer: C
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh chaired a meeting of the Consultative Committee of Parliament for the Ministry of Defence in New Delhi .
The subject of the meeting was Border Roads Organisation, BRO. Director General BRO Lt Gen Harpal Singh gave a detailed presentation on the working of the organisation, especially on maintaining operational road infrastructure for the armed forces in border areas.
26) Answer: B
Warship builder Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) has delivered a Landing Craft Utility (LCU) to the Indian Navy.
The amphibious ship, that can transport and deploy main battle tanks, armoured vehicles, troops and equipment from ship to shore, is the seventh of eight such vessels being built for the Navy by GRSE
27) Answer: E
The United States has surpassed Kuwait to become India’s sixth largest oil supplier as it supplied 70 per cent more crude to the world’s third largest energy consumer during April-September.
According to data furnished by the oil ministry to parliamentary committee, the US supplied 5.4 million tonnes of crude oil during the first six months of 2019-20.
Iraq continues to be India’s top crude oil supplier, meeting close to one-fourth of the country’s oil needs. Iraq sold 26 million tonnes of crude oil to India during April to September.
28) Answer: C
The International Hockey Federation (FIH) unveiled a new world ranking system for 2020 in Lausanne, Switzerland today.
For a better reflection of current performances, the new ranking will be match-based instead of tournament-based calculation. The new world ranking system has been launched after 12 months of painstaking research, analysis and testing.
29) Answer: D
The advertising industry’s doyenne Tara Sinha passed away at 87 years. With over 50 years of experience, she was also the first woman to set up a national advertising agency, Tara Sinha Associates (TSA), in the 1980s
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