26December MCQ : Current Affairs Quiz 26December 2023
In this article, we will discuss all the important Current Affairs MCQs of 26 December with full explanations. Where we will discuss the daily current affairs quiz’s questions and answers. So read all the important 26 December MCQs carefully.
Current Affairs Quiz / 26 December MCQ Current Affairs
26 December Current Affairs MCQ – Questions
1. Who has been appointed as the new Chairman of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE)?
(a) Rajnish Kumar
(b) Pramod Agrawal
(c) Deepak Mohanty
(d) Tablesh Pandey
2. Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has approved a loan of how much crore rupees to support Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) initiatives in India?
(a) 532 crore
(b) 832 crore
(c) 932 crore
(d) 462 crore
3. In December 2023, Japanese conglomerate SoftBank sold shares worth __________ in omnichannel retailer FirstCry.
(a) $300 million
(b) $310 million
(c) $320 million
(d) $330 million
4. India recorded their maiden victory against Australia in a women’s test match at which stadium since the teams first clashed in the longest format in 1977?
(a) Wankhede Stadium
(b) Eden Gardens
(c) M. Chinnaswamy Stadium
(d) Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium
5. Which bank has signed a $165 million Line of Credit (LoC) from the World Bank to support grid-connected rooftop solar photovoltaic projects in residential and institutional sectors?
(a) State Bank of India
(b) Axis Bank
(c) UCO Bank
(d) HDFC Bank
6. The United Nations has declared 2024 as the ___________________.
(a) International Year of Alpaca
(b) International Year of Procamelus
(c) International Year of Chickade
(d) International Year of Camelids
7. NABARD and which organization has launched an initiative to facilitate climate action in India’s agriculture, natural resources, and rural development sector with tech support from Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation?
(a) International Monetary Fund
(b) Asian Development Bank
(c) New Development Bank
(d) African Development Bank
8. Which Insurance Company has introduced a new insurance product known as T.U.L.I.P (Term with Unit Linked Insurance Plan)?
(a) Bajaj Allianz General Insurance
(b) Bharti AXA General Insurance
(c) Kotak Mahindra Life Insurance
(d) Go Digit General Insurance
9. Till December 2023, Digi Yatra, facial recognition tech, has been implemented at how many Indian airports?
(a) 11
(b) 12
(c) 13
(d) 14
10. Who has been appointed as the interim MD and CEO of Merger-bound North East Small Finance Bank?
(a) Satish Kumar Kalra
(b) Neeraj Akhoury
(c) Pramod Sharma
(d) Parminder Chopra
11. The National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF) will invest up to Rs 675 crore in Bhogapuram Greenfield International Airport. Bhogapuram airport is located in which state?
(a) Tripura
(b) West Bengal
(c) Assam
(d) Andhra Pradesh
12. Uttar Pradesh will build India’s first AI city in which city?
(a) Ayodhya
(b) Ghaziabad
(c) Kanpur
(d) Lucknow
13. Consider the statements about the INS Imphal that were commissioned recently
(i) The Indian Navy commissioned its latest stealth-guided missile destroyer INS Imphal at the Naval Dockyard, Mumbai.
(ii) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh was the Chief Guest at the event.
(iii) It is the second warship to have been named after a city from the Northeastern region.
Which of the following statements is/are correct?
(a) only i
(b) only ii
(c) only i & ii
(d) only ii & iii
26 December MCQs – Answers
1. (b)
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has approved the appointment of Pramod Agrawal as the new Chairman of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE).
2. (c)
Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has finalized a loan of approximately ₹932 Crore to support Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) initiatives in India.
3. (b)
Japanese conglomerate SoftBank has sold shares worth $310 million in omnichannel retailer FirstCry, which is likely to file a draft paper for IPO this week.
4. (a)
India recorded their maiden victory against Australia in a women’s test match at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai with their comprehensive eight-wicket win in the one-off contest.
5. (a)
The country’s biggest lender, State Bank of India (SBI) has signed a $165 million Line of Credit (LoC) from the World Bank in Delhi to support grid-connected rooftop solar photovoltaic projects in residential and institutional sectors.
6. (d)
The United Nations has declared 2024 the International Year Of Camelids.
7. (b)
Agri-lender National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) and Asian Development Bank (ADB) have launched an initiative to facilitate climate action in India’s agriculture, natural resources, and rural development sector.
8. (c)
Kotak Mahindra Life Insurance Company has introduced a new insurance product known as T.U.L.I.P – Term with Unit Linked Insurance Plan.
9. (c)
To save time for passengers during security checks at airports, the Government is continuously making efforts by increasing security equipment, and security manpower and using advanced technologies.
10. (a)
Merger-bound North East Small Finance Bank has appointed Satish Kumar Kalra as interim MD and CEO, following the approval of the bank’s board and the Reserve Bank of India.
11. (d)
National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF) is planning to invest up to Rs 675 crore on the upcoming greenfield international airport at Bhogapuram in Andhra Pradesh, which is being developed by the GMR group.
12. (d)
Uttar Pradesh is set to establish the country’s first AI city in Lucknow.
13. (c)
INS Imphal (Pennant D68), the third of four warships of Project 15B that together form the Visakhapatnam class stealth-guided missile destroyers, is set to be commissioned into the Indian Navy in Mumbai.
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