Current Affairs Quiz December 11th 2020

Current Affairs Quiz December 11th 2020

Here is the Current affairs quiz December 11th 2020 for RBI/NABARD/SEBI in the quiz series. This quiz series is also useful for IBPS/SBI PO, Railway recruitment, LIC AAO and clerical exams. The questions covers current affairs, static financial knowledge and other  important topics which can be asked in competitive exams. Answers are given at the end of the quiz.

Current affairs quiz December 11th 2020

Q1. Name the river over which Koilwar bridge is situated?

  1. Sone
  2. Koshi
  3. Bagmati
  4. Ghaghara

Answer: (1)
Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari has inaugurated the three lane 1.5 km long Koilwar bridge over Sone river in Bihar through Video Conferencing. A sum of 266 crore rupees has been spent on the bridge.

Q2. Which among the following is correct regarding Prime Minister’s Wi-Fi Access Network Interface (PM-WANI)?

  1. To increase rural road connectivity
  2. To increase financial knowledge
  3. To improve wireless internet connectivity in the country
  4. To improve access to MSME

Answer: (3)
The Union Cabinet has approved the establishment of public Wi-Fi networks across the country. These would be provided through Public Data Offices (PDOs). This Central government’s scheme is called the Prime Minister Wi-Fi Access Network Interface (PM-WANI) and is being seen as an attempt by the government to elevate wireless internet connectivity in the country.

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Q3. Who among the following has been conferred with the Sportsperson of the Year award at the FICCI India Sports Awards 2020?

  1. Sushil Kumar
  2. Elavenil Valarivan
  3. Sakshi Malik
  4. Yogeshwar Dutt

Answer: (2)
The women’s world Number One shooter Elavenil Valarivan won the Sportsperson of the Year award at the FICCI India Sports Awards 2020. The ceremony, which was held virtually this year owing to the COVID-19 pandemic, also saw wrestler Bajrang Punia winning the same honour in wrestling

Q4. Who has been awarded the Ramanujan Prize for Young Mathematicians 2020?

  1. David Hilbert
  2. Henri Poincaré
  3. Yakov Eliashberg
  4. Carolina Araujo

Answer: (4)
The Ramanujan Prize for Young Mathematicians 2020 has been awarded to Carolina Araujo, Mathematician from the Institute for Pure and Applied Mathematics (IMPA), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Q5. Name the celebrity that has been named the number one Asian celebrity on the planet for 2020?

  1. Sonu Sood
  2. Amitabh Bachchan
  3. Salim Malik
  4. Salman Khan

Answer: (1)
Indian actor Sonu Sood has been named the number one Asian celebrity on the planet for 2020. The talented Bollywood star beat off tough global competition to top the first of its kind 50 Asian Celebrities In The World list, which is published by UK based Eastern Eye newspaper.

Q6. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has projected India’s economy to contract __ in 2020

  1. 6%
  2. 7%
  3. 8%
  4. 9%

Answer: (3)
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has projected India’s economy to contract 8 per cent in 2020, as against (-)9.0 per cent previously forecast

Q7. International Mountain Day is observed annually on _____?

  1. 10th December
  2. 11th December
  3. 12th December
  4. 13th December

Answer: (2)
Mountain biodiversity is the theme of this year’s International Mountain Day, which is celebrated on 11 December. International Mountain Day 2020 is a day to celebrate the rich biodiversity in mountains as well as to address the threats it faces

Q8. UNICEF Day is observed annually on ______?

  1. 10th December
  2. 11th December
  3. 12th December
  4. 13th December

Answer: (2)
UNICEF Day is observed every year on December 11. The United Nations General Assembly created UNICEF on December 11, 1946, as the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund.

Q9. Which among the following has recently became an official Olympic sport?

  1. Polo
  2. Dart
  3. Squash
  4. Breakdancing

Answer: (4)
Breakdancing became an official Olympic sport. The International Olympic Committee’s pursuit of urban events to lure a younger audience saw street dance battles officially added to the medal events program at the 2024 Paris Games

Q10. Who has been named Time magazine’s 2020 “Person of the Year”?

  1. Joe Biden
  2. Vladimir Putin
  3. Hu Jintao
  4. Ben Bernanke

Answer: (1)
U.S. President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris were jointly named Time magazine’s 2020 “Person of the Year”

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