Current Affairs Quiz – December 09 and 10 2016
1. Nana Akufo-Addo has won the Presidential Election of ________.
a) Morocco
b) Sweden
c) Ghana
d) Congo
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Answer c) Ghana
2. Hindi is considered as ________ most powerful language in the “World Power Language Index” published by World Economic Forum.
a) Sixth
b) Eighth
c) Tenth
d) Thirteenth
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Answer c) Tenth.
3. Haritha Keralam Mission is launched by ____________.
a) Narendra Modi
b) Pinarayi Vijayan
c) Governor Sadhasivam
d) Mamooty
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Answer b) Pinarayi Vijayan. Haritha Keralam, an ambitious programme envisaged by the Kerala government to make the state clean, protect its water sources and soil, was launched by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan.
4. The Sardar Patel Cricket Stadium in ___________ is set to become the biggest cricket stadium in the world.
a) Gujarat
b) Uttar Pradesh
c) Madhya Pradesh
d) Tamil Nadu
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Answer a) Gujarat. The Gujarat Cricket Association has handed the stadium’s renovation project to Larsen and Turbo (L&T).
5. _________________ has launched a cargo ship bound for the International Space Station (ISS), carrying a ‘space junk‘ collector.
a) USA
b) Japan
c) China
d) Germany
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Answer b) Japan. Scientists at the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) are experimenting with a tether to pull junk out of orbit around Earth, clearing up tonnes of space clutter including cast-off equipment from old satellites and pieces of rocket.
6. Who is the head of Committee on Digital Payments?
a) Alagarsamy Naidu
b) Ramamoorthy Balakrishnan
c) Ratan P. Watal
d) Shaknar Kumar
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Answer c) Ratan P. Watal. The Committee on Digital Payments, headed by former Finance Secretary Ratan P. Watal, submitted its final report suggesting measures to boost cashless transactions in the medium term, to Finance Minister Arun Jaitley
7. Human Rights Day is observed on ___________.
a) December 08
b) December 09
c) December 10
d) December 11
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Answer c) December 10. Theme of Human Rights Day 2016: Stand up for someone’s rights today.
8. Indra NAVY 2016 naval exercise is between India and _________.
a) UK
b) Sri Lanka
c) Russia
d) Italy
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Answer c) Russia. The Russian-Indian Indra NAVY 2016 naval exercise will be held on 14-21 December in the south-eastern Indian coastal city of Visakhapatnam and in the Bay of Bengal.
9. John Glenn, who passed away recently, was a/an ___________.
a) Journalist
b) Astronaut
c) Physicist
d) Scientist
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Answer b) Astronaut.
10. Ashton Carter is the Secretary of Defence of _____________.
a) Germany
b) France
c) USA
d) UK
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Answer c) USA. Defence minister Manohar Parrikar and US secretary of defence Ashton Carter have finalised India’s designation as a “major defence partner” of the US.
11. Which bank appoints Veena Mankar as Non-Executive Chairperson?
a) HDFC
b) Axis
c) IDFC
d) ICICI
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Answer c) IDFC. Anil Baijal stepped down from the board on December 8, 2016 at the end of his tenure from the shaft of Non-Executive Chairman. IDFC Bank Ltd.
12. Who has been appointed as Goalkeeping Mentor of Indian Junior Hockey Team?
a) Ajay Kumar
b) PR Sreejesh
c) Ram Krishna
d) Vasanth Kannan
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Answer b) PR Sreejesh.
