MCQ on Important Daily Current Affairs of 4th December 2021
In this article, we will discuss MCQ on important current affairs of 4th December 2021 and their answers with explanations.
QUESTIONS
1. Who is the author of the book “Naoroji: Pioneer of Indian Nationalism”?
(A) Dinyar Patel
(B) Milan Vaishnav
(C) Ornit Shani
(D) Jairam Ramesh
2. Which state has signed Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt as the brand ambassador for its Golden jubilee celebrations?
(A) Sikkim
(B) Arunachal Pradesh
(C) Assam
(D) Gujarat
3. ‘Hornbill Festival’ is a cultural festival celebrated in which state/UT?
(A) Assam
(B) Nagaland
(C) West Bengal
(D) Bihar
4. Which institution signed a $ 250 million loan with India to support the National Industrial Corridor Development Program (NICDP)?
(A) IMF
(B) ADB
(C) AIIB
(D) BRICS Bank
5. Who has been appointed as the Chairman of India Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC)?
(A) Subramanian Swami
(B) Sambit Patra
(C) Lal Singh Arya
(D) Jamal Siddiqui
6. Which of the following political party spokesperson Sambit Patra has been appointed as the chairman of India Tourism Development Corporation?
(A) Congress
(B) BJP
(C) Samajwadi Party
(D) People’s Socialist Party
7. Which of the following state government has announced the state’s highest civilian award “Ratan Tata”?
(A) Government of Kerala
(B) Government of Punjab
(C) Government of Bihar
(D) Government of Assam
8. Walt Disney recently appointed a woman “Suzanne Arnold” as president for the first time in its many-year history?
(A) 98 years
(B) 105 years
(C) 124 years
(D) 152 years
9. Argentine footballer Lionel Messi has recently won the prestigious Ballon d’Or record in football.
(A) 5th time
(B) 7th time
(C) 8th time
(D) 10th time
10. Which day is celebrated all over India on 4th December?
(A) Indian Postal Service Day
(B) Indian Navy Day
(C) Indian Air Force Day
(D) Indian Science Service Day
11. Geeta Gopinath will be the first woman deputy MD in which organization recently?
(A) World Health Organization
(B) UNESCO
(C) International Monetary Fund
(D) Moody’s
12. Which of the following country’s scholar and cultural activist Professor Rafikul Islam has passed away recently?
(A) India
(B) Bangladesh
(C) Pakistan
(D) Afghanistan
13. India and which country have recently prepared a four-point package for economic cooperation?
(A) Japan
(B) Bangladesh
(C) Myanmar
(D) Sri Lanka
ANSWERS
1. A
Writer Dinyar Patel won the prestigious Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay NIF Book Prize 2021 for his book Naoroji: Pioneer of Indian Nationalism.
The Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay NIF Book Prize was instituted in 2018. It honours non-fiction literature from writers of all nationalities. The book is a biography of Naoroji, the 19th-century leader who founded the Indian National Congress. He was the first British MP of Indian origin.
2. B
The government of Arunanchal Pradesh has signed Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt as the brand ambassador on the occasion of the golden jubilee celebrations, marking the 50th year of the naming of the state.
It also announced filmmaker Rahul Mittra as its brand advisor. The announcement was made by Chief Minister Pema Khandu.
3. B
Nagaland’s iconic Hornbill Festival, called as the “festival of festivals”, will be held in its traditional format, starting on December 1. This year is the 22nd edition of the festival.
Last year, it was held virtually last year due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The 10-day cultural and tourism annually begins at the start of December and coincides with Nagaland’s statehood day.
4. B
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Indian government have signed a $ 250 million loan to support the National Industrial Corridor Development Program (NICDP).
The program aims to develop world-class industrial nodes and generate high level employment. This agreement was signed for the first of two subprograms of the Industrial Corridor Development Program, each of $ 250 million.
5. B
BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra was appointed as the chairman of India Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC) by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet.
ACC has approved the Tourism Ministry’s proposal to split the post of chairman and managing director of India Tourism Development Corporation into chairman, ITDC, and Managing director (MD), ITDC. GKV Rao, IAS Officer will hold the post of managing director of ITDC.
6. B
BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra has recently been appointed as the chairman of India Tourism Development Corporation by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet. Whereas before this, Patra has been on the post of non-official director on the board of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited in the year 2017.
7. D
The Government of Assam has recently announced to honor “Ratan Tata” with the state’s highest civilian honor “Assam Vaibhav”. Ratan Tata has been given to the people of Assam for his exceptional contribution towards cancer care in the state. At the initiative of Ratan Tata, Tata Trusts in collaboration with the Government of Assam decided to set up 19 cancer care units in 2018.
8. A
Walt Disney recently appointed a female president “Suzanne Arnold” for the first time in its 98-year history. Actually, 67-year-old Susan Arnold will be the new board chairman of the company. She has been a member of the Disney board for 14 years and will replace current chairman Bob Iger on December 31.
9. B
Argentine footballer Lionel Messi has recently won the Ballon d’Or, the prestigious honor of football for the record 7th time. In the women’s category, this award was won by Alexia Putelas. Bayern Munich’s Robert Lewandowski wins “Striker of the Year”.
10. B
Indian Navy Day is celebrated all over India on 4th December. Indian Navy Day is celebrated in the memory of the victory over the Pakistani Navy in the 1971 war, on 3 December the Indian Army had started the war against the Pak Army in East Pakistan (now Bangladesh).
11. C
Geeta Gopinath has recently become the first woman deputy MD in the International Monetary Fund Organization. She will replace Geoffrey Okamoto, who plans to leave the IMF early next year. Indian-American Geeta is the first woman to become the Chief Economist of the IMF.
12. B
Bangladesh scholar and cultural activist Professor Rafikul Islam has passed away recently. He actively participated in the language movement in 1952 and was made a national professor by the government in 2018.
13. D
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