Current Affairs Quiz: 7 December 2019

GK Current Affairs Quiz 07th December 2019 with Questions and Answers: General Knowledge section of Versionweekly aims to help every competitive exam aspirant to revise the day at ease.

Q. Which among the following disciplines has been introduced as a CBSE subject from 2019-20 academic year?
(a) Robotics
(b) Artificial Intelligence
(c) Applied Arts
(d) Scientology

Answer

Answer: (b) Artificial Intelligence
Explanation:Artificial Intelligence has been introduced as a subject in class IX from academic session 2019-20 in all schools affiliated with the CBSE board. The main objective behind the move is to enhance multidisciplinary approach in teaching-learning and to sensitize the new generation.


Q. Which company has announced the world’s largest-ever IPO?
(a) Alibaba
(b) Reliance
(c) Saudi Aramco
(d) Amazon

Answer

Answer: (c) Saudi Aramco
Explanation:Saudi oil giant Aramco has announced its initial public offering (IPO) at $25.6 billion, which is the world’s largest ever. The gulf nation’s state oil company made the announcement on December 5, 2019.


Q. Name the general insurance company which has launched “my: health Woman Suraksha policy”, a comprehensive medical insurance scheme specially designed for women.
(a) Bajaj Allianz General Insurance
(b) ICICI Lombard
(c) IFFCO Tokio General Insurance Company Limited
(d) HDFC ERGO general insurance
(e) New India Assurance

Answer

Answer: (d) HDFC ERGO general insurance
Explanation: HDFC ERGO general insurance company has launched “my: health Woman Suraksha policy”, a comprehensive medical insurance scheme specially designed for women.


Q. Name the online trucking platform which has partnered with private lenders IDFC Bank and Yes Bank to provide FASTags to truck owners free of cost.
(a) Swan
(b) BlackBuck
(c) Pigeon
(d) Wood Pecker
(e) Polar Bear

Answer

Answer: (b) BlackBuck
Explanation: The Online trucking platform “BlackBuck” has partnered with private lenders IDFC Bank and Yes Bank to provide FASTags to truck owners free of cost.


Q. The National Investment and Infrastructure Fund of India and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board have agreed for CPPIB to invest up to ________ through the NIIF Master Fund.
(a) $300 million
(b) $400 million
(c) $500 million
(d) $600 million
(e) $700 million

Answer

Answer: (d) $600 million
Explanation: The National Investment and Infrastructure Fund of India and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board have agreed for CPPIB to invest up to $600 million through the NIIF Master Fund.


Q. As per the new guidelines of RBI for ‘on tap’ Licensing of Small Finance Banks in the Private Sector, the payments banks willing to convert themselves into small finance banks can apply for such a licence only after?
(a) 3 years of operations
(b) 4 years of operations
(c) 5 years of operations
(d) 6 years of operations
(e) 7 years of operations

Answer

Answer: (c) 5 years of operations
Explanation: As per the new guidelines of RBI for ‘on tap’ Licensing of Small Finance Banks in the Private Sector, the payments banks willing to convert themselves into small finance banks can apply for such a licence only after 5 years of operations.


Q. Name the tennis player who will become the first living person in Switzerland to have a coin minted in his honour.
(a) Roger Federer
(b) Martina Hingis
(c) Stan Wawrinka
(d) Timea Bacsinszky
(e) Jakob Hlasek

Answer

Answer: (a) Roger Federer
Explanation: Tennis legend Roger Federer will become the first living person in Switzerland to have a coin minted in his honour.


Q. Name the yearly magazine which was released by Nityanand Rai, Minister of State for Home Affairs on the occasion of 55th raising day of BSF organized by the Ministry of Home Affairs.
(a) Army Times
(b) Indian Military Review
(c) Bomb Rack
(d) Borderman
(e) Indian Defence Review

Answer

Answer: (d) Borderman
Explanation: The yearly magazine called ‘Borderman’ was released by Nityanand Rai, Minister of State for Home Affairs on the occasion of 55th raising day of BSF (Border Security Force) organized by the Ministry of Home Affairs.


Q. Who among the following was recently awarded ‘Danny Kaye Humanitarian Award’ from UNICEF?
(a) Deepika Padukone
(b) Priyanka Chopra
(c) Hritik Roshan
(d) Anil Kapoor

Answer

Answer: (b) Priyanka Chopra
Explanation:Priyanka Chopra was awarded Danny Kaye Humanitarian Award from UNICEF. This award is known as the biggest humanitarian award of UNICEF. She was nominated for this award in June, 2019.


Q. Who among the following was recently declared as a fugitive economic offender, second after Vijay Mallya?
(a) Nirav Modi
(b) Jatin Prasad
(c) Vikram Maggo
(d) Hiten Modi

Answer

Answer: (a) Nirav Modi
Explanation:Nirav Modi has been declared fugitive economic offender under Prevention of Money Laundering Act. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) had filed a petition against Nirav Modi.


Q. Union Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal inaugurated first Mega Food Park in which state?
(a) Madhya Pradesh
(b) Punjab
(c) Karnataka
(d) Himachal Pradesh

Answer

Answer: (a) Madhya Pradesh
Explanation:Union Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal inaugurated the first Mega Food Park in Madhya Pradesh. This is central India’s first food park which is spread over more than 51 acres. Its construction cost is 150 crores. About five thousand local people will get employment from this mega food park.


Q. Name the 2 institutions which have partnered with The National Council of Science Museums to develop Gandhipedia, an online repository of books, letters and speeches written by Mahatma Gandhi.
(a) IIT Delhi and IIT Kharagpur
(b) IIT Gandhinagar and IIT Delhi
(c) IIT Gandhinagar and IIT Kharagpur
(d) IIT Gandhinagar and IIT Mumbai
(e) IIT Mumbai and IIT Kharagpur

Answer

Answer: (c) IIT Gandhinagar and IIT Kharagpur
Explanation: The National Council of Science Museums (NCSM) and IIT (Indian Institutes of Technology) Gandhinagar and Kharagpur, have joined hands to develop Gandhipedia, an online repository of books, letters and speeches written by Mahatma Gandhi, to commemorate his 150th birth anniversary.


Q. Name the joint, tri-services exercise between India and Russia which will be conducted in India from 10-19 December 2019.
(a) Nomadic Elephant
(b) Yudh Abhyas
(c) Shatrujeet
(d) Ajeya Warrior
(e) INDRA

Answer

Answer: (e) INDRA
Explanation: “Exercise INDRA” is the joint, tri-services exercise between India and Russia which will be conducted in India from 10-19 December 2019.


Q. The Union Minister for food processing inaugurated Avantee mega Food Park in Dewas, ________________.
(a) Uttar Pradesh
(b) Himachal Pradesh
(c) Madhya Pradesh
(d) Arunachal Pradesh
(e) Andhra Pradesh

Answer

Answer: (c) Madhya Pradesh
Explanation: The Union Minister for food processing inaugurated Avantee mega Food Park in Dewas, Madhya Pradesh.


Q. The United Kingdom (UK) hosted the 2019 North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Summit in?
(a) Bradford
(b) London
(c) Canterbury
(d) Bristol
(e) Carlisle

Answer

Answer: (b) London
Explanation: The United Kingdom(UK) hosted the 2019 NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) Summit in London.


Q. “Shilpa Shetty App” has been awarded Google Play’s Best Apps of 2019 in the category of?
(a) Health Growth
(b) Personal Growth
(c) Physique Growth
(d) Mental Growth
(e) Muscular Growth

Answer

Answer: (b) Personal Growth
Explanation: “Shilpa Shetty App” has been awarded Google Play’s Best Apps of 2019 in the category of ‘Personal Growth’.


Q. Name the Bharat Ratna awardee whose death anniversary is celebrated as “Mahaparinirvan Diwas” on 6 December.
(a) BR Ambedkar
(b) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
(c) Lala Lajpat Rai
(d) Bipin Chandra Pal
(e) Allan Octavian Hume

Answer

Answer: (a) BR Ambedkar
Explanation: The nation is paying homage to Bharat Ratna Dr BR Ambedkar on his 64th Mahaparinirvan Diwas (death anniversary) on 6 December.


Q. India’s 1st hybrid annuity PPP model (HAM) project in “Sewerage Sector” 14 MLD sewage treatment plant (STP) was inaugurated in Sarai village near?
(a) Kedarnath
(b) Varanasi
(c) Badrinath
(d) Haridwar
(e) Ramnagar

Answer

Answer: (d) Haridwar
Explanation: India’s 1st HAM project in “Sewerage Sector” 14 MLD sewage treatment plant (STP) was inaugurated in Sarai village near Haridwar.


Q. 3rd edition of National Public Procurement Conclave organized by Government e-Marketplace, GeM in association with Confederation of Indian Industry was held in?
(a) Chennai
(b) Jaipur
(c) New Delhi
(d) Mumbai
(e) Kolkata

Answer

Answer: (c) New Delhi
Explanation: 3rd edition of National Public Procurement Conclave organized by Government e-Marketplace, GeM in association with Confederation of Indian Industry was held in New Delhi.


Q. India’s foreign exchange reserves crossed the $450-billion mark for the first time ever. Name the organization which is responsible for the management of foreign exchange reserves in India.
(a) Securities and Exchange Board of India
(b) Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority
(c) Reserve Bank of India
(d) Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority
(e) National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development

Answer

Answer: (c) Reserve Bank of India
Explanation: India’s foreign exchange reserves crossed the $450-billion mark for the first time ever. Reserve Bank of India is responsible for the management of foreign exchange reserves in India.


Q. Which country witnessed the sharpest reduction in malaria cases in 2018?
(a) Bangladesh
(b) Malaysia
(c) Sri Lanka
(d) India

Answer

Answer: (d) India
Explanation:India witnessed a sharp reduction (28 percent) in malaria cases between 2017 and 2018, according to the World Malaria Report 2019, which was released by UN’s World Health Organisation (WHO) on December 4, 2019.


Q. Which country accounted for most number of global malaria cases, as per World Malaria Report 2019?
(a) Mozambique
(b) India
(c) Niger
(d) Nigeria

Answer

Answer: (d) Nigeria
Explanation:India and nineteen countries in sub-Saharan Africa were found to have carried 85 percent of the global malaria burden, among which Nigeria accounted for most number of global malaria cases (25%), followed by the Democratic Republic of the Congo (12%), Uganda (5%) and Côte d’Ivoire, Mozambique and Niger (4% each).


Q. Who received the National Florence Nightingale award 2019 posthumously?
(a) N Shoba
(b) Suni Sreejith
(c) Lini Sajeesh
(d) Shreya Gopinath

Answer

Answer: (c) Lini Sajeesh
Explanation:The National Florence Nightingale Awards 2019 were conferred upon 36 nursing professionals. One award was conferred posthumously to honour nurse Lini Sajeesh from Kozhikode, who had passed away while caring for a NIPAH patient in Kerala. The award was received by her husband Sajeesh.


Q. Which country will host the Asian Pacific meet on Gastroenterology?
(a) Indonesia
(b) Sri Lanka
(c) India
(d) Japan

Answer

Answer: (c) India
Explanation:India will host the 4-day conference of the Asian Pacific Association of Gastroenterology from December 12, 2019. India will host the annual event after a gap of 11 years. The conference is expected to witness participation from about 4,000 doctors from across the Asia-Pacific region.


Q. Which among the following languages made its debut in the Rajya Sabha on December 6, 2019?
(a) Santhali
(b) Maithili
(c) Bodo
(d) Konkani

Answer

Answer: (a) Santhali
Explanation:Santhali language made its debut in Rajya Sabha on December 6, 2019. The Austroasiatic language, mostly spoken among Odisha tribals, is one of the 22 scheduled languages of India. The language was used by Biju Janata Dal MP Sarojni Hembram to raise a matter of urgent public importance during the zero hour.


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