Current Affairs Quiz December 14th 2020

Current Affairs Quiz December 14th 2020

Here is the Current affairs quiz December 14th 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 14th 2020

Q1. Name the organisation that has launched an international prize in the field of ‘creative economy’ in the name of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman?

  1. UNECSO
  2. UNICEF
  3. WHO
  4. WTO

Answer: (1)
The UNESCO has decided to launch an international prize in the field of ‘creative economy’ in the name of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. Starting November 2021, the dollar 50 thousand award will be given away once in two years for global economic initiatives of the youth

Q2. Who has recently won the Social Entrepreneur of the Year award 2020 instituted by the Schwab Foundation and Jubilant Bhartia Foundation?

  1. Medha Patkar
  2. Kiran Bedi
  3. Ashraf Patel
  4. Aruna Roy

Answer: (3)
Ashraf Patel is one such person who has recently won the Social Entrepreneur of the Year award instituted by the Schwab Foundation and Jubilant Bhartia Foundation. Ashraf Patel is the co-founder of Pravah and ComMutiny Youth Collective. In partnership with UNICEF ROSA, they developed an appreciative enquiry tool to assess the impact of COVID 19 on the lives of adolescents in 8 South Asian countries. ComMutiny members across 17 states reached 30 thousand vulnerable households with relief supplies  in the times of COVID 19 crisis.

Q3. India has inked a pact with ____for technical cooperation in road infrastructure space recently

  1. Italy
  2. Spain
  3. Israel
  4. Austria

Answer: (4)
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has inked a pact with Austria for technical cooperation in road infrastructure space

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Q4. India has recently committed USD 448 million of Line of Credit for four developmental projects in _______

  1. Kazakhstan
  2. Uzbekistan
  3. Afghanistan
  4. Sri Lanka

Answer: (2)
India and Uzbekistan has signed nine agreements to broadbase cooperation in an array of areas and agreed to step up efforts for an early conclusion of a bilateral investment treaty. The approval of USD 448 million of Line of Credit for four developmental projects in Uzbekistan in the fields of road construction, sewerage treatment and information technology. India had announced a USD 1-billion line of credit to Uzbekistan.

Q5. National Energy Conservation Day is observed annually on ________

  1. 14th December
  2. 15th December
  3. 16th December
  4. 17th December

Answer: (1)
Every year December 14 is observed as National Energy Conservation Day. Today let us take a pledge to consciously conserve energy in our everyday lives

Q6. Who has won the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2020?

  1. Esteban Ocon
  2. Lewis Hamilton.
  3. Charles Leclerc
  4. Max Verstappen

Answer: (4)
Max Verstappen brought the curtain down on the 2020 Formula One season with a lights-to-flag cruise to victory in the year-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

Q7. Who has launched ‘Himgiri’, the first of the three Project 17A ships?

  1. Cochin Shipyard Limited
  2. Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers
  3. Goa Shipyard Limited
  4. Naval Dockyard Mumbai

Answer: (2)
‘Himgiri’, the first of the three Project 17A ships being built at Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Limited (GRSE), Kolkata was launched recently

Q8. Name the state that will host 2023 FIH Men’s Hockey World Cup?

  1. Punjab
  2. Haryana
  3. Odisha
  4. Maharashtra

Answer: (3)
After the stupendous success of Odisha Men’s Hockey World Cup in 2018 and the scale at which it was hosted, FIH had announced last year that the 2023 FIH Men’s Hockey World Cup will be hosted in Odisha, for a second consecutive time, at two venues, Bhubaneswar and Rourkela

Q9. Ola has signed an MoU with the ____ to set up ‘the world’s largest scooter factory’?

  1. Tamil Nadu
  2. Kerala
  3. Andhra Pradesh
  4. Himachal Pradesh

Answer: (1)
Ride-sharing company Ola has entered into an agreement with the Tamil Nadu government and will be investing Rs 2,400 crore for setting up its first electric scooter factory in the state.

Q10. Who has released a white paper: Vision 2035: Public Health Surveillance in India?

  1. AIIMS
  2. NITI Aayog
  3. CMC
  4. Tata Institute of Health Sciences

Answer: (2)
NITI Aayog has released a white paper: Vision 2035: Public Health Surveillance in India with the vision:

  • To make India’s public health surveillance system more responsive and predictive to enhance preparedness for action at all levels.
  • Citizen-friendly public health surveillance system will ensure individual privacy and confidentiality, enabled with a client feedback mechanism.
  • Improved data-sharing mechanism between Centre and states for better disease detection, prevention, and control.
  • India aims to provide regional and global leadership in managing events that constitute a public health emergency of international concern.

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