Current Affairs Quiz: 9 December 2019

GK Current Affairs Quiz 09th 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 of the following police station ranks 1st in the list of the best-performing police stations in India?
(a) Anini, Arunachal Pradesh
(b) Aberdeen Police station, Andaman and Nicobar Islands
(c) Balasinor Police station, Gujarat
(d) Ajk Burhanpur Police station, Madhya Pradesh
(e) AWPS Theni, Tamil Nadu

Answer

Answer: (b) Aberdeen Police station, Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Explanation: Aberdeen Police station in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands ranks 1st in the list of the best-performing police stations in the country while dealing with a property offence, a crime against women and weaker sections.


Q. The Reserve Bank of India announced round-the-clock transactions will be allowed 24×7 facility under the _____________________ system on all days including weekends and holidays from December 16.
(a) Core Banking Solution (CBS)
(b) Centralized Online Real-time Exchange (CORE)
(c) National Electronic Funds Transfer (NEFT)
(d) Immediate Payment Service (IMPS)
(e) Real-Time Gross Settlement (RTGS)

Answer

Answer: (c) National Electronic Funds Transfer (NEFT)
Explanation: The Reserve Bank of India announced round-the-clock transactions will be allowed 24×7 facility under the National Electronic Funds Transfer (NEFT) system on all days including weekends and holidays from December 16.


Q. Who among the following has been appointed as a senior security advisor in the Union Home Ministry?
(a) Brajesh Mishra
(b) Shivshankar Menon
(c) M. K. Narayanan
(d) K Vijay Kumar
(e) J. N. Dixit

Answer

Answer: (d) K Vijay Kumar
Explanation: K Vijay Kumar has been appointed as a senior security advisor in the Union Home Ministry headed by Amit Shah.


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 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. Who has been appointed as the new CEO of Alphabet?
(a) Larry Page
(b) Sergey Brin
(c) Sundar Pichai
(d) Mark Zuckerberg

Answer

Answer: (c) Sundar Pichai
Explanation:Google CEO Indian-American Sundar Pichai will soon take over as the CEO of Alphabet, Google’s parent company. The move is expected to make him one of the most powerful corporate leaders of the world. The announcement came after Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin informed about their decision to step down from the leadership position at Alphabet.


Q. When was Intensified Mission Indradhanush launched?
(a) 2014
(b) 2016
(c) 2018
(d) 2017

Answer

Answer: (d) 2017
Explanation:The Intensified Mission Indradhanush was lauched by PM Narendra Modi on October 8, 2017 to intensify India’s immunization programme.


Q. Who was the first to spot Vikram Lander’s debris on the lunar surface?
(a) Shanmuga Subramanian
(b) Shanti Krishnamachari
(c) Ravindran Sundaram
(d) Shresth Chaturvedi

Answer

Answer: (a) Shanmuga Subramanian
Explanation:A Chennai-based engineer Shanmuga Subramanian was the first to sport Vikram Lander’s debris on the lunar surface and he alerted NASA about it. NASA confirmed the same through a tweet on December 2, 2019. The Chandrayaan-2 mission’s Vikram Lander was found to have crashed, about 1 km away from its landing site.


Q. The ties between India and _____________ for transcend strategic partnership. The multidimensional relationship between the two countries covers not only traditional areas like trade, commerce, security and border management but also new areas such as IT, space and nuclear science among others.
(a) Bhutan
(b) Sri Lanka
(c) China
(d) Myanmar
(e) Bangladesh

Answer

Answer: (e) Bangladesh
Explanation: The ties between India and Bangladesh for transcend strategic partnership. The multidimensional relationship between the two countries covers not only traditional areas like trade, commerce, security and border management but also new areas such as IT, space and nuclear science among others.


Q. ___________________________ was appointed as Plogging Ambassador of India by Kiren Rijiju, Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports (MYAS) on the 50th Fit India Plogging Run held in Delhi’s Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium.
(a) Govindan Lakshmanan
(b) Shivnath Singh
(c) Ripu Daman Bevli
(d) Budhia Singh
(e) Ram Singh Yadav

Answer

Answer: (c) Ripu Daman Bevli
Explanation: Ripu Daman Bevli was appointed as Plogging Ambassador of India by Kiren Rijiju, Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports (MYAS) on the 50th Fit India Plogging Run held in Delhi’s Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium.


Q. Which of the following day is observed as Armed Forces Flag Day of India?
(a) 11 December
(b) 10 December
(c) 9 December
(d) 8 December
(e) 7 December

Answer

Answer: (e) 7 December
Explanation: Armed Forces Flag Day is observed on 7th of December every year across the country to honour the martyrs and Armed Forces personnel, who safeguard the motherland.


Q. The Central Government launched the __________________ as a long-term, time-bound, national-level strategy to tackle the air pollution problem across the country in a comprehensive manner.
(a) National Clean Ganga Programme
(b) National Clean Air Pollution Programme
(c) National Clean Water Pollution Programme
(d) National Clean Air Programme
(e) National Clean Sewage treatment Programme

Answer

Answer: (d) National Clean Air Programme
Explanation: The Central Government launched the National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) as a long-term, time-bound, national-level strategy to tackle the air pollution problem across the country in a comprehensive manner.


Q. Which of the following State/UT recently approved the Leave Travel Concession (LTC) in favour of its employees?
(a) Madhya Pradesh
(b) Ladakh
(c) Haryana
(d) Jammu and Kashmir
(e) Andaman and Nicobar Island

Answer

Answer: (d) Jammu and Kashmir
Explanation: Jammu and Kashmir Government has approved the Leave Travel Concession (LTC) in favour of its employees. The move is to benefit more than 3.5 lakh, regular government employees.


Q. What is the theme of International Civil Aviation Day?
(a) Aviation: Your Reliable Connection to the World
(b) Cooperating on Global Aviation Progress: 70 Years of the Chicago Convention
(c) 75 Years of Connecting the World
(d) Working Together to Ensure No Country is Left Behind
(e) Evolving to Meet the Challenges of 21st Century Air Transport

Answer

Answer: (c) 75 Years of Connecting the World
Explanation: The theme of this year Civil Aviation Day is “75 Years of Connecting the World”.


Q. Name the bank who recenlty signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Investor Education & Protection Fund Authority (IEPFA) to spread customer awareness and investor education?
(a) Bank of Baroda
(b) Canara Bank
(c) Punjab National Bank
(d) Bank of India
(e) Central Bank of India

Answer

Answer: (a) Bank of Baroda
Explanation: Investor Education & Protection Fund Authority (IEPFA) works under the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Bank of Baroda (BoB) to spread customer awareness and investor education and reaching out to investors and stakeholders.


Q. Who among the following won National Florence Nightingale Awards 2019?
(a) Savitaben L. Chauhan
(b) Usha Kumari
(c) Lini Sajeesh
(d) Malati Saikia
(e) Bhagyalaxmi K. Solanki

Answer

Answer: (c) Lini Sajeesh
Explanation: The National Florence Nightingale Awards 2019 was given to Late Lini Sajeesh from Kozhikode, Kerala, who died while on duty caring for a Nipah (NiV) virus-infected patient in Kerala.


Q. Name the England former cricket captain, recently passed away.
(a) Mike Gatting
(b) Bob Willis
(c) Keith Fletcher
(d) Ian Botham
(e) David Gower

Answer

Answer: (b) Bob Willis
Explanation: Former England captain Bob Willis passed away. He captained England in 18 Tests and 29 one-day internationals before his retirement from all forms of cricket in 1984.


Q. India was placed at which position in the Global Climate Risk Index 2020?
(a) 5th
(b) 4th
(c) 3rd
(d) 6th

Answer

Answer: (a) 5th
Explanation:India was the fifth most climate-affected country in 2018, according to the Global Climate Risk Index 2020 released on December 4, 2019.


Q. The Union Cabinet recently approved a proposal to extend the period of reservation for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in the Lok Sabha and State Legislatures for how many more years?
(a) 7 Years
(b) 8 Years
(c) 9 years
(d) 10 Years

Answer

Answer: (d) 10 years
Explanation:The reservation period for these categories in Lok Sabha and Legislative Assemblies was to end on 25 January 2020. After the approval of this bill, the period of reservation in Lok Sabha and Legislative Assemblies will be increased till 25 January 2030.


Q. Who has been appointed as the 24th Controller General of Accounts?
(a) Sumanto Ghosh
(b) Soma Roy Burman
(c) Ashutosh Sahay
(d) Patralekha Dutta

Answer

Answer: (b) Soma Roy Burman
Explanation:Soma Roy Burman has taken charge as the 24th Controller General of Accounts (CGA). She is the seventh women to hold the post.


Q. Who among the following was honoured with the 2019 Ballon d’Or award?
(a) Lionel Messi
(b) Cristiano Ronaldo
(c) Luis Suarez
(d) Luca Modric

Answer

Answer: (a) Lionel Messi
Explanation:Argentinian football star Lionel Messi was honoured with the 2019 Ballon d’Or award. Messi has been awarded the prestigious football honor for the sixth time. Virgil Van Dijk finished second and Cristiano Ronaldo was at the third position.


Q. The US passed the Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act to address the mass captivity of over 1,000,000 Uyghurs by which nation?
(a) Russia
(b) Ukraine
(c) Turkey
(d) China

Answer

Answer: (d) China
Explanation:The United States has passed the Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act that aims to address the mass captivity of over 1,000,000 Uyghurs and other ethnic Muslim minorities in China.


Q. The United Nations General Assembly officially recognized __________________ as International Civil Aviation Day globally.
(a) 7 December
(b) 6 December
(c) 5 December
(d) 4 December
(e) 3 December

Answer

Answer: (a) 7 December
Explanation: The United Nations General Assembly officially recognized 7 December as International Civil Aviation Day globally.


Q. Which of the following state recently set up 15 Anti-Depredation Squads of the Forest department to deal with human-wildlife conflicts in the state?
(a) Sikkim
(b) Arunachal Pradesh
(c) Manipur
(d) Assam
(e) Tripura

Answer

Answer: (d) Assam
Explanation: The Assam government has set up 15 Anti-Depredation Squads of the Forest department to deal with human-wildlife conflicts in the state.


Q. Name the book which was recently released by chief minister of Telangana K.Chandrasekhar Rao.
(a) ‘Kaleswaram Project — Telangana’s chariot of Progress
(b) Telangana History & Culture
(c) Telangana Movement and State Formation 1948-2014
(d) Telangana Samajika, Sanskrutika Charitra
(e) Telangana Udyamala Charitra – Rashtra Avirbhavam

Answer

Answer: (a) ‘Kaleswaram Project — Telangana’s chariot of Progress
Explanation: Chief Minister K.Chandrasekhar Rao has released a book in Telugu on ‘Kaleswaram Project — Telangana’s chariot of Progress’ authored by Officer on Special Duty, Irrigation to the Chief Minister, Sridhar Rao Deshpande.


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