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GK Current Affairs Quiz<\/a> 29th 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

GK Current Affairs Quiz 27th December 2019<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Q. Where was Reserve Bank of India located?
\n(a) Chennai
\n(b) Mumbai
\n(c) Hyderabad
\n(d) Bangalore<\/p>\n

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

Answer: (b) Mumbai
\nExplanation: Reserve Bank of India is India’s central bank, which controls the issue and supply of the Indian rupee.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n

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Q. When CSIR Institute was established?
\n(a) 1941
\n(b) 1942
\n(c) 1943
\n(d) 1944<\/p>\n

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

Answer: (b) 1942
\nExplanation: Council of Scientific and Industrial Research established by the Government of India in September of 1942 autonomous body emerged as the largest research and development organisation in India.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n

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Q. Where is the headquarters of BSNL located?
\n(a) New Delhi
\n(b) Pune
\n(c) Hyderabad
\n(d) Bangalore<\/p>\n

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

Answer: (a) New Delhi
\nExplanation: Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited is an Indian state-owned telecommunications company, The company headquartered in New Delhi.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n

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Q. Who has been named as the most famous teenager in the world by the United Nations?
\n(a) Greta Thunberg
\n(b) Malala Yousafzai
\n(c) Millie Bobby Brown
\n(d) Storm Reid<\/p>\n

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

Answer: (b) Malala Yousafzai
\nExplanation:Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai was declared as the \u2018most famous teenager in the world\u2019 by the United Nations in its ‘decade in review’ report released on December 23, 2019. The young education activist was shot in the head by a Taliban gunman while taking a bus from school in October 2012.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n

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Q. Which Indian cricketer was named in the Wisden\u2019s list of five cricketers of the decade?
\n(a) MS Dhoni
\n(b) Rohit Sharma
\n(c) Sachin Tendulkar
\n(d) Virat Kohli<\/p>\n

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

Answer: (d) Virat Kohli
\nExplanation:Indian skipper Virat Kohli has found a place in the list of five cricketers of the decade by the Wisden Cricketers’ Almanac. Virat Kohli was named in the cricketers of the decade list along with four other cricketers Steve Smith, Ellyse Perry, Dale Steyn and AB de Villiers.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n

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Q. Who was named the captain of the Wisden Test team of the decade?
\n(a) Steve Smith
\n(b) Kumar Sangakkara
\n(c) Virat Kohli
\n(d) MS Dhoni<\/p>\n

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

Answer: (c) Virat Kohli
\nExplanation:Virat Kohli was named as the captain of the Wisden Test team of the decade. The only other Indian to feature in the list includes Ravichandran Ashwin.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n

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Q. When will the swearing-in ceremony of Jharkhand Chief Minister designate Hemant Soren take place?
\n(a) December 31st
\n(b) December 30th
\n(c) December 29th
\n(d) January 1st<\/p>\n

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

Answer: (c) December 29th
\nExplanation:Hemant Soren is scheduled to take oath as Jharkhand\u2019s new Chief Minister at 2pm on December 29, 2019 at the Morabadi Ground in Ranchi. Soren will be administered the oath of the office by Jharkhand Governor Droupadi Murmu.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n

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Q. Which Indian Air Force aircraft was decommissioned on December 27, 2019?
\n(a) Miraj-2000
\n(b) MiG-27
\n(c) MiG-21
\n(d) MiG-23<\/p>\n

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

Answer: (b) MiG-27
\nExplanation:The MiG-27 fighter jet, known as the hero of the Kargil conflict, made its final roar from Jodhpur airbase on December 27, 2019.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n

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Q. Which state recently announced the Jyotirao Phule Kisan Loan Waiver Scheme?
\n(a) Andhra Pradesh
\n(b) Telangana
\n(c) Maharashtra
\n(d) Haryana<\/p>\n

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

Answer: (c) Maharashtra
\nExplanation:Jyotirao Phule Kisan loan waiver scheme for farmers has been launched by Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray. Farmers who have taken a loan of Rs 2 lakh can avail this scheme. This scheme will be implemented in Maharashtra from March 2020.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n

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Q. Which state has found the oldest inscription of South India?
\n(a) Kerala
\n(b) Andhra Pradesh
\n(c) Odisha
\n(d) Tamil Nadu<\/p>\n

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

Answer: (b) Andhra Pradesh
\nExplanation:The oldest Sanskrit inscription of South India has been found by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) in Andhra Pradesh. This inscription gives information about Saptamatruka i.e. seven goddesses in Hinduism.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n

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Q. Who obtained first place in India’s top 10 most Googled business tycoons?
\n(a) Mukesh Ambhani
\n(b) Ratan Tata
\n(c) Lakshmi Mittal
\n(d) Azim Premji<\/p>\n

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

Answer: (b) Ratan Tata
\nExplanation: Ratan Tata obtained first place in India’s top 10 most Googled business tycoons Tata Group patriarch Google’s most searched Indian business personality in 2019. He heads the Tata Group for 21 years credited with transforming the group from a conventional corporate house into a $100 billion<\/p>\n<\/details>\n

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Q. Who launches common e-auction platform for assets attached by banks?
\n(a) Ramesh Kumar
\n(b) Nirmala Sitharaman
\n(c) Prakash Javedakar
\n(d) Suresh Prabhu<\/p>\n

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

Answer: (b) Nirmala Sitharaman
\nExplanation: Nirmala Sitharaman launches common e-auction platform for assets attached by banks.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n

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Q. Which mobile service provider recently introduced Wi-Fi calling facility in India?
\n(a) Vodafone
\n(b) Airtel
\n(c) Jio
\n(d) Idea<\/p>\n

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

Answer: (b) Airtel
\nExplanation:Wi-Fi calling has been started in India by Bharti Airtel, this facility is being considered as a revolutionary step in this direction. No carrier network is required to avail this facility. It does not require talk time or balance.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n

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Q. The mission to which nation has been declared as the UN’s most dangerous peacekeeping mission?
\n(a) Sudan
\n(b) Haiti
\n(c) Syria
\n(d) Mali<\/p>\n

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

Answer: (d) Mali
\nExplanation:The UN has declared its peacekeeping mission in Mali as the world\u2019s most dangerous UN mission, as over 200 peacekeepers were killed among a force of 15,000.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n

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Q. Which tennis player has announced his decision to retire in 2020?
\n(a) Leander Paes
\n(b) Mahesh Bhupathi
\n(c) Sania Mirza
\n(d) Rohan Bopanna<\/p>\n

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

Answer: (a) Leander Paes
\nExplanation:Leander Paes announced recently that he will quit professional tennis after the 2020 season. The 46-year-old has won 6 doubles and 10 mixed doubles Grand Slam titles.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n

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Q. BSNL gets _______ cr from Bharat Broadband Nigam to clear BharatNet vendor dues
\n(a) 778
\n(b) 770
\n(c) 768
\n(d) 750<\/p>\n

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

Answer: (b) 770
\nExplanation: BSNL gets 770 cr from Bharat Broadband Nigam to clear BharatNet vendor dues.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n

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Q. Which institute created new technology to boost production of Geranium?
\n(a) Indian Institute of Architects
\n(b) All India Institute of Medical Sciences
\n(c) Indian Institute of Chemical Technology
\n(d) CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology<\/p>\n

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

Answer: (d) CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology
\nExplanation: CSIR Institute created new technology to boost production of Geranium.Geranium plant has substantial medicinal value, and their essential oil works as an anti-inflammatory and anti-septic agent.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n

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Q. Reserve Bank of India large cooperative banks to report all exposures of Rs ________crore
\n(a) 8
\n(b) 5
\n(c) 7
\n(d) 6<\/p>\n

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

Answer: (b) 5
\nExplanation: Reserve Bank of India large cooperative banks to report all exposures of Rs 5 crore.Reserve Bank of India created a CRILC of commercial banks all India financial institutions, and individual non-banking financial companies with multiple objectives, which, among others, include strengthening offsite supervision and early recognition of financial distress. RBI announced that to bring UCBs with assets of Rs 500 crore and above under the CRILC reporting framework.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n

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Q. Ratan Tata Gautam Adani among India’s top _______most Googled business tycoons
\n(a) 15
\n(b) 10
\n(c) 20
\n(d) 25<\/p>\n

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

Answer: (b) 10
\nExplanation: ata Sons chairman Ratan Tata emerged as India’s most searched business tycoon on Google in 2019. Google released a Year in Search 2019 report shows what was trending on the world’s largest search engine during the year in India.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n

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Q. Which country successfully launched largest carrier rocket?
\n(a) China
\n(b) Russia
\n(c) Pakistan
\n(d) Indonesiawrong Image<\/p>\n

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

Answer: (a) China
\nExplanation: China successfully launches largest carrier rocket.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n

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

Pakistan receives second tranche of $452 mn from IMF<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Pakistan on received USD 452.4 million as a second tranche of the USD 6 billion loan from the International Monetary Fund (IMF).<\/p>\n

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  • The release of the second tranche amounting to over USD 452 million showed IMF’s confidence over the government’s economic policies.<\/li>\n
  • The IMF had approved the second tranche of the loan for Pakistan under the USD 6 billion Extended Fund Facility in a meeting of its executive board in Washington on December 20.<\/li>\n
  • Pakistan had received the first tranche from IMF under its loan program in July.<\/li>\n
  • The country has long suffered from a weak tax base, with only about one per cent of its 208 million population filing income tax returns and major industrial sectors dominated by powerful lobbies paying little or no tax.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    5th Round of India-Japan Maritime Affairs Dialogue<\/strong><\/h3>\n

    5th Round of India-Japan Maritime Affairs Dialogue was held in Tokyo.<\/p>\n

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    • Indian delegation was led by Shri Indra Mani Pandey, Additional Secretary (Disarmament and International Security Affairs), Ministry of External Affairs, while Japanese delegation was led by Ambassador Yamanaka A Osamu, Deputy Assistant Minister, Deputy Director-General in Foreign Policy Bureau.<\/li>\n
    • The two sides exchanged views on various topics of mutual interest in maritime domain and identified the means for further strengthening their maritime cooperation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      MEA includes Madagascar, Comoros in Indian Ocean Division<\/strong><\/h3>\n

      Ministry of External Affairs has included Madagascar and Comoros in the Indian Ocean Region Division, which looks after India’s maritime neighbours such as Sri Lanka, Maldives, Mauritius and the Seychelles.<\/p>\n