MCQ on Important Daily Current Affairs of 16th December 2021
In this article, we will discuss MCQ on important current affairs of 13th December 2021 and their answers with explanations.
QUESTIONS
1. Saryu Nahar National Project has been inaugurated by Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi in which of the following state?
(a) Gujarat
(b) Karnataka
(c) Tamil Nadu
(d) Uttar Pradesh
2. Which UT’s Police has launched an e-learning platform “Unnati” to skill school dropouts under the flagship scheme ‘YUVA’?
(a) Jammu and Kashmir
(b) Delhi
(c) Lakshadweep
(d) Puducherry
3. Which state has topped the list of state with maximum of beneficiaries under Atmanirbhar Bharat Rojgar Yojana (ABRY)?
(a) West Bengal
(b) Jharkhand
(c) Maharashtra
(d) Chhattisgarh
4. Geographical Indications Registry (GIR) under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry has accepted the proposal to retain which state’s Mithila Makhana’s Geographical Identification (GI) tag?
(a) Rajasthan
(b) Uttarakhand
(c) Uttar Pradesh
(d) Bihar
5. Which of the following has become the world’s first government to turn 100% paperless?
(a) Dubai, United Arab Emirates
(b) Lausanne, Switzerland
(c) Montreal, Canada
(d) Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
6. Who has been appointed the face of the ‘#Care4Hockey’ Campaign?
(a) Savita Punia
(b) Vandana Katariya
(c) Manpreet Singh
(d) Rani Rampal
7. Which bank has won two awards at ET BFSI Excellence Awards 2021?
(a) Yes Bank
(b) RBL Bank
(c) HSBC Bank
(d) DBS Bank
8. Who has been named ‘Person of the Year’ for 2021 by TIME Magazine?
(a) Joe Biden
(b) Elon Musk
(c) Vladimir Putin
(d) Jeff Bezos
9. Which organization has flight-tested Helicopter-launched Stand-off Anti-tank (SANT) Missile?
(a) Indian Army
(b) Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
(c) DRDO
(d) Defence Research and Development Laboratory
10. Which company has tied up with Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) to scale-up Alkaline Electrolyze technology for Green Hydrogen production?
(a) Indian Oil Corporation Ltd
(b) Reliance Industries
(c) Oil and Natural Gas Corporation
(d) Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd
11. A long-range Supersonic Missile Assisted Torpedo (SMART) was successfully test fired off Balasore coast in Odisha. The SMART weapon system is developed by which country?
(a) Russia
(b) India
(c) USA
(d) Israel
12. BCCI Announces The Formation Of Differently-Abled Cricket Committee under the presidentship of _______________.
(a) Sunil Gavaskar
(b) Rohit Sharma
(c) Sourav Ganguly
(d) Jay Shah
13. AIBA rebrands itself as IBA with reforms for 2028 Olympics. Where is the headquarters of IBA?
(a) Paris
(b) Geneva
(c) Brussels
(d) Switzerland
14. Which among the following has launched a plan called Dhan Rekha Plan?
(a) State Bank of India
(b) Life Insurance Corporation
(c) Bank of India
(d) Axis Bank
15. Which country has launched a new group of satellites “Shijian-6 05” into space?
(a) China
(b) Japan
(c) South Korea
(d) Vietnam
16. Which e-learning platform has been launched by Delhi Police at AICTE Auditorium?
(a) Pragti
(b) Unnati
(c) Jagrti
(d) Drishti
17. Recently who has given approval to widen the roads to double lane for the Char Dham project?
(a) Lok Sabha
(b) Rajya Sabha
(c) Supreme Court
(d) NITI Aayog
ANSWERS
1. D
PM Narendra Modi inaugurated Saryu Nahar National Project in Balrampur, UP. The 40-year long pending project, Saryu Nahar National Project, is inaugurated by Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi in Balrampur, Uttar Pradesh (UP).
2. B
Rakesh Asthana, Police Commissioner of Delhi launched an e-learning platform ‘Unnati’, under the Delhi Police’s flagship scheme ‘YUVA’ at the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) Auditorium, New Delhi.
3. C
Maharashtra topped the list of state with maximum of beneficiaries under Atmanirbhar Bharat Rojgar Yojana.
4. D
The Geographical Indications Registry (GIR) under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry accepted the proposal to rename Bihar Makhana or fox nut as Mithila Makhana and retain its Geographical Identification (GI) tag.
5. A
Dubai became the world’s first government to turn 100% paperless, the announcement was made by the United Arab Emirate (UAE) Crown Prince, Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum.
6. D
Bajaj Allianz General Insurance launched ‘#Care4Hockey’ Campaign. The company has partnered with Padma Shri (2020) Rani Rampal, Indian Women’s Hockey Team Captain, who will be the face of the campaign.
7. D
DBS Bank India has won two awards – for the ‘DBS Rapid (Real-time API)’ solution in the ‘Innovative API/Open Banking model‘ category and for ‘Intelligent Banking’ in the ‘Best Digital Customer Experience initiative’ category, at the ET BFSI Excellence Awards 2021.
8. B
The prestigious TIME magazine has named Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla, as the “2021 Person of the Year.
9. C
IAF-DRDO flight-tested Helicopter-launched SANT Missile from Pokhran Range, Rajasthan.
10. D
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) has collaborated with Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) to scale-up Alkaline Electrolyze technology for Green Hydrogen production.
11. B
India successfully test fired a long-range Supersonic Missile Assisted Torpedo (SMART) off Balasore coast in Odisha. The weapon system is being developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) for the Indian Navy.
12. C
Disability cricketers have welcomed the decision of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to form a Differently Abled Committee for the differently abled cricketers. Finally, the proposal to create a Differently Abled Committee was approved by the BCCI, headed by president Sourav Ganguly and secretary Jay Shah.
13. D
The International Boxing Association has changed its acronym from AIBA to IBA, promising to adopt a set of governance reforms so as to keep the sport’s inclusion at the 2028 Olympics.
14. B
The Life Insurance Corporation of India has launched a new non-linked, non-participating, individual savings life insurance plan called Dhan Rekha, it offers special premium rates for female lives.
15. A
China successfully launched a new group of satellites Shijian-6 05 into space from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China for space exploration and new technology tests.
16. B
Delhi Police has recently launched the e-learning platform “Unnati” at All India Council for Technical Education Auditorium, New Delhi. Delhi Police arrests more than 1.5 lakh people every year for various crimes. Of which more than 85 percent are for the first time.
17. C
The Supreme Court has recently approved the widening of double lane roads for the Char Dham project. After which India’s access to China will become easier under the Chardham project and the Indian Army will be able to reach the borders with China during any season.
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