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GK Current Affairs Quiz 19th December 2019
Q. The top foreign affairs and defence leaders of India-US met during the 2+2 dialogue held in?
(a) Chennai
(b) New Delhi
(c) Washington, DC
(d) Bengaluru
(e) New York
Answer
Answer:
Explaination: The top foreign affairs and defence leaders of India-US met during the 2+2 dialogue held in Washington, DC.
Q. The Goods and Services Tax or GST Council has fixed a uniform tax rate of _____ on both state-run and private lottery.
(a) 0%
(b) 05%
(c) 12%
(d) 18%
(e) 28%
Answer
Answer:
Explaination: The Goods and Services Tax or GST Council has fixed a uniform tax rate of 28% on both state-run and private lottery.
Q. How much concession will Indian Railways offer to the youth participating in the “Ek Bharat Shrestha Bharat” programme?
(a) 55%
(b) 50%
(c) 40%
(d) 30%
(e) 20%
Answer
Answer:
Explaination: Indian Railways has decided to grant 50% concession for the youth participating in the “Ek Bharat Shrestha Bharat” programme.
Q. Social Justice and Empowerment Minister has launched the Braille version of the book “____________” written by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
(a) Convenient Action: Continuity for Change
(b) Jyotipunj
(c) A Journey: Poems
(d) Exam Warriors
(e) Why I Am a Hindu
Answer
Answer:
Explaination: Social Justice and Empowerment Minister launched the Braille version of the book “Exam Warriors” written by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Q. Who among the following has won Sahitya Akademi Award in the creative non-fiction category in English literature?
a. Amitav Ghosh
b. Arundhati Roy
c. Shashi Tharoor
d. Salman Khurshid
Answer
Answer: (c) Shashi Tharoor
Writer and Congress MP Shashi Tharoor was named among the winners for Sahitya Akademi Awards. He won the prestigious literature award for his novel ‘An Era of Darkness’ in the creative non-fiction category in English literature. The novel which was published in 2016 describes British rule in India.
Q. Which state’s Chief Minister launched ‘Jalsathi’ programme?
a. Uttar Pradesh
b. Odisha
c. Madhya Pradesh
d. Telangana
Answer
Answer: Odisha
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik launched the ‘Jalsathi’ programme on December 18, 2019 with the aim to ensure supply of safe drinking water to all households in the state. The Odisha government has roped in women volunteers to serve the people as ‘Jalasathis’.
Q. India signed an industrial security agreement for the transfer of defence technology with which nation?
a. United States
b. Myanmar
c. China
d. Japan
Answer
Answer: United States
India and the United States signed an industrial security agreement for the transfer of defence technology. The two nations also agreed to intensify their coordination with like-minded countries like Japan to ensure a peaceful Indo-Pacific region and jointly fight against terrorism.
Q. When Goa Liberation Day is celebrated every year?
a. 19 December
b. 20 December
c. 18 December
d. 17 December
Answer
Answer: 19 December
Goa Liberation Day is celebrated every year on December 19. The Indian Army liberated Goa, Daman and Diu from Portuguese rule on December 19, 1961 by conducting ‘Operation Vijay Abhiyan’.
Q. Which CBI officer has won the ‘India Cyber Cop of the Year 2019’ award of NASSCOM-DSCI?
a. Rahul Sachdeva
b. BP Raju
c. Prem Tyagi
d. Mohit Aggarwal
Answer
Answer: BP Raju
BP Raju won the ‘India Cyber Cop of the Year 2019’ award of NASSCOM-DSCI. He won this award for solving an online entrance examination fraud case of of an engineering college in Rajasthan. Raju had investigated the case and exposed the fraud in the online entrance examination.
Q. Which Indian spinner became the first Indian to take a hat-trick twice in international cricket?
a. Kuldeep Yadav
b. Murli Kartik
c. Ravichandran Ashwin
d. Ravindra Jadeja
Answer
Answer: Kuldeep Yadav
Kuldeep Yadav is the first Indian to take a hat-trick for the second time in international cricket. He first dismissed Shai Hope, Jason Holder and Aljari Joseph of West Indies.
Q. Summit on “Environmental Sustainability and Economic Development” was recently held in?
(a) Delhi
(b) Bengaluru
(c) Kolkata
(d) Chennai
(e) Jaipur
Answer
Answer:
Explaination: Summit on “Environmental Sustainability and Economic Development” was held in Delhi.
Q. Name the US-Italian company which has signed an agreement with French carmaker “Peugeot SA” to create the fourth largest automaker of the world.
(a) Maserati
(b) Ferrari
(c) General Motors
(d) Fiat Chrysler
(e) Tesla
Answer
Answer:
Explaination: French carmaker “Peugeot SA” and US-Italian “Fiat Chrysler” have signed an agreement to create the world’s fourth largest automaker.
Q. National Conference on ‘Uniformed Women in Prisons Administration’ begins in Central Academy for Police Training located in?
(a) Patna, Bihar
(b) Jodhpur, Rajasthan
(c) Pune, Maharashtra
(d) Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
(e) Ranchi, Jharkhand
Answer
Answer:
Explaination: National Conference on ‘Uniformed Women in Prisons Administration’ begins in Central Academy for Police Training in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh.
Q. Which book written by PM Modi was recently launched in Braille edition?
a. How to be a champion?
b. Let’s Read
c. Exam Warriors
d. Students of My Nation
Answer
Answer: Exam Warriors
The Braille edition of the book “Exam Warriors” written by Prime Minister Narendra Modi was released by Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Thawarchand Gehlot recently.
Q. Which state’s assembly held a special session to pass resolution to bring state under Inner Line Permit?
a. Tripura
b. Bihar
c. Meghalaya
d. Assam
Answer
Answer: Meghalaya
Meghalaya Legislative Assembly is holding a one-day special session today to pass a resolution to bring the state under the Inner Line Permit (ILP). Various social organisations and civil society groups have been demanding that ILP may be implemented in Meghalaya in view of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act.
Q. Which state has launched the ‘Jalsathi’ programme to ensure supply of safe drinking water to all households in the state?
(a) West Bengal
(b) Odisha
(c) Maharashtra
(d) Nagaland
(e) Haryana
Answer
Answer:
Explaination: Odisha has launched the ‘Jalsathi’ programme to ensure supply of safe drinking water to all households in the state.
Q. Name the company which has announced the launch of three blockchain-powered distributed applications for government services, insurance, and supply chain management domains.
(a) Tech Mahindra
(b) Dell Technologies
(c) Tata Consultancy Services
(d) Infosys
(e) Wipro
Answer
Answer:
Explaination: Infosys has announced the launch of three blockchain-powered distributed applications for government services, insurance, and supply chain management domains.
Q. Name the Indian opener who was named in both the International Cricket Council’s ODI and T20 teams of the year.
(a) Smriti Mandhana
(b) Mithali R
(c) Harmanpreet Kaur
(d) unia
(e) Jemimah Rodrigues
Answer
Answer:
Explaination: India opener Smriti Mandhana was named in both the International Cricket Council’s ODI and T20 teams of the year.