Current Affairs Quiz December 5th 2020

Current Affairs Quiz December 5th 2020

Here is the Current affairs quiz December 5th 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 5th 2020

Q1. Name the bridge that has been named as “Jai Hind” To Mark Subhas Chandra Bose’s 125th Birth Anniversary?

  1. Majerhat bridge
  2. Vivekanand Setu
  3. Maa Flyover
  4. Sampritee Bridge

Answer: (1)
The Kolkata government has named the newly-built Majerhat bridge in Kolkata as “Jai Hind” bridge to commemorate the 125th birth anniversary of Subhas Chandra Bose.

Q2. Who has been selected as first-ever kid of the year by the TIME magazine?

  1. Anika Chebrolu
  2. Xavier Baquero-Iglesias
  3. Gitanjali Rao
  4. Rithvik Ijju

Answer: (3)
The fifteen-year-old Indian-American Gitanjali Rao has been selected as first-ever kid of the year by the TIME magazine for her work using technology to combat issues ranging from contaminated drinking water to opioid addiction and cyberbullying

Q3. Who has been awarded the 2020 Global Teacher Prize?

  1. Babar Ali
  2. Anand Kumar
  3. Uma Sharma
  4. Ranjitsinh Disale

Answer: (4)
Ranjitsinh Disale had won, received the prize for his work promoting girls’ education at a village school in Maharashtra, western India. An Indian schoolteacher has been awarded the 2020 Global Teacher Prize — and has vowed to give half of the $1 million prize money to the runners-up.

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Q4. Passage Exercise (PASSEX) is Indian Naval exercise jointly with which other country?

  1. USA
  2. Russia
  3. Australia
  4. China

Answer: (2)
The Indian Navy (IN) is undertaking a Passage Exercise (PASSEX) with Russian Federation Navy (RuFN) in the Eastern Indian Ocean Region (IOR) from 4 to 5 December 2020

Q5. Name the bank that has recently launched ‘Rupifi Business Credit Card’ for MSMEs?

  1. ICICI Bank
  2. HDFC Bank
  3. Axis Bank
  4. Punjab National Bank

Answer: (3)
Axis Bank Ltd in partnership with Rupifi & Visa launched ‘Axis Bank Rupifi Business Credit Card’ for MSMEs. This Contactless Co-Branded credit card, powered by Visa is applicable only to the MSMEs businesses that transact on the aggregator platforms partnered with Rupifi PAN India for their business purchases.

Q6. World Soil Day is observed annually on ________

  1. 2nd December
  2. 3rd December
  3. 4th December
  4. 5th December

Answer: (4)
World Soil Day (WSD) is held annually on 5 December as a means to focus attention on the importance of healthy soil and to advocate for the sustainable management of soil resources

Q7. International Volunteer Day for Economic and Social Development is observed annually on _______

  1. 2nd December
  2. 3rd December
  3. 4th December
  4. 5th December

Answer: (4)
International Volunteer Day (IVD) mandated by the UN General Assembly, is held each year on 5 December.

Q8. Name the author of book titled “40 Years with Abdul Kalam- Untold Stories”?

  1. Sivathanu Pillai
  2. Abhay K
  3. Apoorva Kumar Singh
  4. Amit Shah

Answer: (1)
The Vice President of India, M Venkaiah Naidu has released the book titled “40 Years with Abdul Kalam- Untold Stories”, a book on the life of the former President of India Dr APJ Abdul Kalam. The book was authored by Dr A.Sivathanu Pillai.

Q9. Name the country that has become the second country in the world to unfurl its national flag on the moon surface?

  1. Israel
  2. China
  3. Russia
  4. Japan

Answer: (2)
China has become only the second country in the world to plant its flag on the moon, 50 years after the Americans did it first

Q10. Name the country that has signed its first Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA) with Bhutan?

  1. China
  2. India
  3. Bangladesh
  4. Nepal

Answer: (3)
Bangladesh signed its first Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA) with Bhutan allowing duty free access to a range of goods between the two countries. This is the first PTA Bangladesh has signed with any country in the world.

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