Current Affairs Quiz December 1st 2020

Current Affairs Quiz December 1st 2020

Here is the Current affairs quiz December 1st 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 1st 2020

Q1. Who has been appointed as new Chairperson of National Dairy Development Board (NDDB)?

  1. Varsha Joshi
  2. Utpal Kumar Singh
  3. Gaurav Kumar Singh
  4. Girish Kumar Mishra

Answer: (1)
The Government of India has appointed IAS officer Varsha Joshi as the new Chairperson of National Dairy Development Board (NDDB).

Q2. Who out of the following has been appointed as Secretary-General of the Lok Sabha?

  1. Varsha Joshi
  2. Utpal Kumar Singh
  3. Gaurav Kumar Singh
  4. Girish Kumar Mishra

Answer: (2)
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has appointed senior IAS officer Utpal Kumar Singh as Secretary-General of the Lok Sabha

Q3. Name the state where Suryadhar lake is situated?

  1. Uttar Pradesh
  2. J&K
  3. Punjab
  4. Uttarakhand

Answer: (4)
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat has inaugurated the Suryadhar lake at Doiwala

Q4. Who has launched the Sahakar Pragya initiative?

  1. National Dairy Development Board
  2. National Skill Development Corporation
  3. National Cooperative Development Corporation
  4. Food Corporation of India

Answer: (3)
Union minister for agriculture and farmers welfare Narendra Singh Tomar has unveiled the Sahakar Pragya initiative launched by the National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC). As part of the initiative, 18 regional training centres and 45 training modules for primary cooperatives were launched. The NCDC will run these training centres across the country, along with the Laxmanrao Inamdar National Academy for Cooperative Research and Development

Q5. World AIDS Day is observed annually on ____

  1. 1st December
  2. 30th November
  3. 29th November
  4. 28th November

Answer: (1)
World AIDS Day takes place on 1 December each year. It’s an opportunity for people worldwide to unite in the fight against HIV, to show support for people living with HIV

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Q6. Name the player who won Bahrain Grand Prix 2020?

  1. Valtteri Bottas
  2. Charles Leclerc
  3. Lewis Hamilton
  4. Sebastian Vettel

Answer: (3)
Newly-crowned seven-time champion Lewis Hamilton has taken his 11th victory of the 2020 season, winning out over the Red Bull pair of Max Verstappen and Alex Albon at the Bahrain Grand Prix – in a race whose start was overshadowed by a horror crash for Haas’ Romain Grosjean

Q7. Who has released a new book titled ‘Future of Regional Cooperation in Asia and the Pacific’?

  1. World Bank
  2. Asian Development Bank
  3. New Development Bank
  4. IMF

Answer: (2)
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has released a new book titled ‘Future of Regional Cooperation in Asia and the Pacific’. The book provides insight on how stronger regional cooperation strategies, including in health, trade, finance, and disaster risk, can help governments in Asia and the Pacific accelerate economic growth and robust recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic

Q8. Name the state that has launched the massive outreach programme “Duare Sarkar”?

  1. Madhya Pradesh
  2. Rajasthan
  3. Uttar Pradesh
  4. West Bengal

Answer: (4)
The West Bengal government has launched its massive outreach programme “Duare Sarkar” (government at doorsteps) to ensure that people avail the benefits of 11 state-run welfare schemes.

Q9. BSF has recently observed 56th Raising Day on _______

  1. 1st December
  2. 30th November
  3. 29th November
  4. 28th November

Answer: (1)
The Border Security Force is celebrating its 56th Raising day. BSF is India’s first line of defence. It was raised in accordance with an Act of the Parliament on 1st December, 1965, soon after the India-Pakistan War of 1965.

Q10. Who has been appointed as the new global Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of BATA?

  1. Ravindra Dhariwal
  2. Akshay Chudasama
  3. Sandeep Kataria
  4. Ashok Kumar Barat

Answer: (3)
Footwear major Bata Shoe Organization has appointed Sandeep Kataria as the new global Chief Executive Officer (CEO). He is the first Indian to be appointed to the global role of Bata.

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