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GK Current Affairs Quiz<\/a> 11th December 2019 with Questions and Answers:\u00a0<\/strong>General Knowledge section of Versionweekly aims to help every competitive exam aspirant to revise the day at ease.<\/p>\n

Q. Which state cabinet has approved an amendment to create a rural Land Bank for Industrial development?
\n(a) Haryana
\n(b) Bihar
\n(c) Rajasthan
\n(d) Punjab
\n(e) Himachal Pradesh<\/p>\n

\nAnswer<\/strong><\/summary>\n

Answer: (d) Punjab
\nExplanation:
\n\u2022 The Punjab Cabinet headed by Captain Amarinder Singh gave in-principle approval to amend the Punjab Village Common Land (Regulation) Rules, 1964, to create land banks in rural areas to boost industrial development in the city.
\n\u2022 It was decided to further fine-tune the amendments to ensure that the Panchayats get their dues, with all decisions to be taken on a case to case basis, keeping their interests in view.
\n\u2022 The Cabinet cleared the proposal to provide special provision for transfer of Shamlat Lands for development of industrial infrastructure projects, to be implemented by Industry Department and Punjab Small Industries & Export Corporation.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n

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Q. Whose tweet won India\u2019s \u2018Golden Tweet\u2019 honour for 2019?
\n(a) Virat Kohli
\n(b) MS Dhoni
\n(c) Narendra Modi
\n(d) K Sivan<\/p>\n

\nAnswer<\/strong><\/summary>\n

Answer: (c) Narendra Modi
\nExplanation:Prime Minister Narendra Modi\u2019s tweet celebrating BJP\u2019s landslide victory in the Lok Sabha General Elections 2019 has won India\u2019s \u2018Golden Tweet\u2019 honour for 2019. His tweet was the most retweeted and liked tweet of the year, as per Twitter.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n

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Q. Which Indian Telecommunications Company has rolled out Wi-Fi calling for its prepaid and postpaid subscribers?
\n(a) Bharti Airtel
\n(b) Vodafone-Idea
\n(c) Reliance Jio
\n(d) BSNL<\/p>\n

\nAnswer<\/strong><\/summary>\n

Answer: (a) Bharti Airtel
\nExplanation:Bharti Airtel is rolling out Wi-Fi calling feature for its prepaid and postpaid subscribers across India. The feature will enable Airtel users to use their home Wi-Fi network to make calls using VoIP, instead of relying on cellular connectivity.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n

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Q. When is the International Human Rights Day observed?
\n(a) 8th December
\n(b) 9th December
\n(c) 10th December
\n(d) 11th December<\/p>\n

\nAnswer<\/strong><\/summary>\n

Answer: (c) 10 December
\nExplanation:The International Human Rights Day is observed every year on December 10. Human rights mainly include economic, social and cultural rights and international commitments on civil and political rights.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n

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Q. What is India\u2019s position in the UNDP Human Development Rankings-2019?
\n(a) 129
\n(b) 132
\n(c) 139
\n(d) 142<\/p>\n

\nAnswer<\/strong><\/summary>\n

Answer: (a) 129
\nExplanation:India has recorded improvement of one position in UNDP\u2019s Human Development rankings. India ranks 129 out of 189 countries in the Human Development Rankings. However, Pakistan improved three positions and reached 147th position from 150th in 2018.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n

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Q. Which place was named as the world’s leading destination for sports tourism in World Travel Awards?
\n(a) Mumbai
\n(b) Abu Dhabi
\n(c) Jordan
\n(d) Mexico<\/p>\n

\nAnswer<\/strong><\/summary>\n

Answer: (b) Abu Dhabi
\nExplanation:Abu Dhabi has been selected as the world’s leading sports tourism destination in the 26th edition of the World Tourism Awards (WTA) held in Muscat. This is the seventh consecutive time that Abu Dhabi has been selected for this prestigious award.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n

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Q. Which Hindi poet was recently awarded the Gangadhar National Award?
\n(a) Vishwanath Prasad
\n(b) Akhilesh Chandra
\n(c) Suryapratap Bhushan
\n(d) Ashutosh Mishra<\/p>\n

\nAnswer<\/strong><\/summary>\n

Answer: (a) Vishwanath Prasad
\nExplanation:Vishwanath Prasad Tiwari has recently been selected for the Gangadhar National Award. He will be given Rs 50,000, a shawl and souvenir under this award.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n

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Q. George Laurer passed away recently at the age of 94. He was known to have invented the following feature.
\n(a) Credit Card
\n(b) Card reader
\n(c) Clothing iron
\n(d) Bar code<\/p>\n

\nAnswer<\/strong><\/summary>\n

Answer: (d) Bar code
\nExplanation:George J. Laurer, who had invented Universal Product Code (Bar code) at IBM, passed away last week at the age of 94 years. His invention transformed retail and other industries across the world. He had served as an electrical engineer with IBM in North Carolina\u2019s Research Triangle Park in the 1970s when he had spearheaded the development of bar code.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n

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Q. Who inaugurated Gurgaon’s ambitious Integrated Command and Control Centre (ICCC)?
\n(a) Amit Shah
\n(b) Narendra Modi
\n(c) Ram Nath Kovind
\n(d) M Venkaiah Naidu
\n(e) Satyadev Narayan Arya<\/p>\n

\nAnswer<\/strong><\/summary>\n

Answer: (c) Ram Nath Kovind
\nExplanation: Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar has inaugurated Gurgaon’s ambitious Integrated Command and Control Centre (ICCC). The ICCC has been designed to serve as the nodal point for all online data related to the Smart City applications, including CCTV-based public safety and adaptive traffic management system, smart parking system, water supply management system, pollution monitoring, property tax management system and asset management system.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n

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Q. Manipur Government inaugurated a direct flight from Manipur to_______.
\n(a) New Delhi
\n(b) Kolkata
\n(c) Mumbai
\n(d) Gauhati
\n(e) Dimapur<\/p>\n

\nAnswer<\/strong><\/summary>\n

Answer: (e) Dimapur
\nExplanation: Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh has inaugurated Imphal to Dimapur (Nagaland) direct flight service at Imphal Airport. The flight service which is being operated by Alliance Air would be operational thrice a week. This better connectivity would build deeper connections among the people of the two states.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n

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Q. Avantee mega Food Park inaugurated in_______.
\n(a) Dewas, Madhya Pradesh
\n(b) Indore, Madhya Pradesh
\n(c) Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh
\n(d) Satna, Madhya Pradesh
\n(e) Riwa , Madhya Pradesh<\/p>\n

\nAnswer<\/strong><\/summary>\n

Answer: (a) Dewas, Madhya Pradesh
\nExplanation: Union Minister for food processing Harsimrat Kaur Badal inaugurated Avantee mega Food Park in Dewas in Madhya Pradesh. This first food park of central India is spread over 51 acres and has been constructed at a cost of about 150 crore rupees. About 5 thousand local people will get employment from this Mega Food Park.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n

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Q. What is the Theme of International Anti-Corruption Day 2019?
\n(a) United Against Corruption
\n(b) Prohibit Corruption
\n(c) Restoring Integrity in Public Service; Regaining citizens
\n(d) Fight against Corruption
\n(e) None of the above<\/p>\n

\nAnswer<\/strong><\/summary>\n

Answer: (a) United Against Corruption
\nExplanation: International Anti-Corruption Day (IACD) is being observed annually on 9th December to raise public awareness of corruption and what people can do to fight it.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n

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Q. Who crowned as a Miss Universe 2019?
\n(a) Madison Anderson
\n(b) Sofia Argon
\n(c) Vartika Singh
\n(d) Katy Perry
\n(e) Zozibini Tunzi<\/p>\n

\nAnswer<\/strong><\/summary>\n

Answer: (e) Zozibini Tunzi
\nExplanation: Zozibini Tunzi (26-years) of South Africa has been crowned Miss Universe 2019 in a glitzy ceremony held in Atlanta, the capital of the US state of Georgia.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n

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Q. Who is appointed as Chairman of the National Stock Exchange?
\n(a) Rajeev Kumar
\n(b) Amitabh Kant
\n(c) Mr.Girish Chandra Chaturvedi
\n(d) Viral Acharya
\n(e) Shakti Singh<\/p>\n

\nAnswer<\/strong><\/summary>\n

Answer: (c) Mr.Girish Chandra Chaturvedi
\nExplanation:
\n\u2022 Former petroleum secretary Girish Chandra Chaturvedi has been appointed as the Chairman of the National Stock Exchange (NSE).
\n\u2022 The appointment comes within weeks of him joining the NSE\u2008board as a public interest director.
\n\u2022 The position was vacant since Ashok Chawla resigned as the chairman of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) in January this year.
\n\u2022 Mr. Girish also serves as non-executive chairman of ICICI Bank.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n

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Q. What was India\u2019s rank in the Climate Change Performance Index 2019?
\n(a) 22nd
\n(b) 12th
\n(c) 9th
\n(d) 10th<\/p>\n

\nAnswer<\/strong><\/summary>\n

Answer: (c) 9th
\nExplanation:India was ranked at the 9th position in the Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI) 2019. The index was released on December 10, 2019 at the COP25 climate summit in Madrid, Spain. Besides India, only one G20 nation -the UK was ranked high in the index, while eight G20 countries were ranked in the worst category of the index.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n

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Q. Who is elected as the youngest ever Prime Minister of Finland?
\n(a) Antti Rinne
\n(b) Sanna Marin
\n(c) Volodymyr Zelensky
\n(d) Rita Fariya
\n(e) Alexander<\/p>\n

\nAnswer<\/strong><\/summary>\n

Answer: (b) Sanna Marin
\nExplanation: Finland\u2019s ruling Social Democrats elected Sanna Marin (34-years) to the post of the prime minister (youngest head of govt in the country\u2019s history). Marin will become the world’s youngest sitting prime minister.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n

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Q. Human Library event was held in _______.
\n(a) Mumbai
\n(b) Delhi
\n(c) Kochi
\n(d) Mysuru
\n(e) Chennai<\/p>\n

\nAnswer<\/strong><\/summary>\n

Answer: (d) Mysuru
\nExplanation: In Karnataka, Human Library, a concept which seeks to replace books with humans, will be held in the City of Palaces, Mysuru. The notion of Human Library was initially launched in the year 2000 and currently exists in more than 85 countries, known as The Human Library Organization.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n

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Q. According to a new report from Britain-based tech research firm, Comparitech which country is the fifth-worst country in terms of extensive and invasive use of biometric data?
\n(a) India
\n(b) Nepal
\n(c) Indonesia
\n(d) Pakistan
\n(e) Bangladesh<\/p>\n

\nAnswer<\/strong><\/summary>\n

Answer: (a) India
\nExplanation: India is behind China, Malaysia, Pakistan and the US. India shares the fifth position with Taiwan, Indonesia and the Philippines.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n

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Daily Current Affairs – International<\/h2>\n

World observes Human Rights Day: 10th December<\/strong><\/p>\n

The world observes Human Rights Day every year on the 10th of December.<\/p>\n

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  • The day is observed to commemorate the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), which was adopted and proclaimed by the General Assembly of the United Nations in 1948.<\/li>\n
  • The Declaration recognizes that the inherent dignity and the equal and inalienable rights of mankind are the foundation of justice, freedom and peace in the world.<\/li>\n
  • It reaffirms the faith of the people of the United Nations in the fundamental human rights.<\/li>\n
  • The United Nations\u2019 theme for this year\u2019s Human Rights Day is – Youth Standing up for Human Rights.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Five people killed in New Zealand volcano eruption<\/strong><\/p>\n

    In New Zealand, five people were killed and eight others were still missing after White Island volcano popular with tourists erupted unexpectedly.<\/p>\n

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    • Among the missing are tourists from Australia, the United States, Britain, China and Malaysia, as well as New Zealanders who were acting as tour guides.<\/li>\n
    • New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern offered condolences on behalf of the country.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      UAE, US joint military exercise ‘Iron Union 12’ commences<\/strong><\/p>\n

      The ground troops of the United Arab Emirates and the United States has started a joint military exercise ‘Iron Union 12’.<\/p>\n