December 2020 Current Affairs Test

Which of the following statements is/are correct:

1) DekhoApnaDesh is a Webinar series organised by The Ministry of Tourism focused on Adventure Tourism .

2) The World Economic Forum ranked India as the 5th best destination on the Natural Heritage Index in the world.

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Which of the following forums do not involve India and Vietnam:

1) BIMSTEC (Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation)

2) ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting- Plus (ADMM-Plus)

3) East Asia Summit

4) Asia Europe Meeting (ASEM)

5) Mekong Ganga Cooperation

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Consider the following statements about the ‘Honey Mission’.

1) It includes Awareness Training, Procurement & Supply of Bee Boxes along with Colonies and Establishment of Apiaries. Operational Guidelines along with item wise modules.

2) It includes Launching of Marketing Network across the Country.

3) It was Launched by Ministry of Agriculture and Farmer’s welfare.

Which of the above statements are correct?

Consider the following statements regarding the India International Science Festival (IISF-2020):

1) The 2020 edition is the first ever India International Science Festival being organised.

2) It is being organised by the NITI Aayog.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Which of the following statements is/are correct regarding the BrahMos missile?

1) It is a supersonic ballistic missile developed jointly by India and Russia.

2) It has anti-ship and land-attack capabilities with multi-role and multi-platform abilities.

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Which of the following statements is/are correct regarding the Green Charcoal Hackathon?

1) It is organised by NTPC VidyutVyapar Nigamand (NVVN)Energy Efficiency Services limited( EESL).

2) It main aim is to improve the energy efficiency of coal power plants.

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Which of the following country(s) is/are member of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation as well as Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership?

1) China

2) India

3) Russia

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consider the following statements with regarding to Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation (TRIFED),:

1) It was established in 1987 under the Multi-State Cooperative Societies Act, 1984 by the Government of India.

2) It is under the administrative control of the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment.

3) TRIFOOD Scheme is a joint initiative of the Ministry of Food Processing Industry, Ministry of Tribal Affairs and TRIFED.

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Consider the following statements regarding National Green Tribunal (NGT)

1. It is a statutory body.

2. The Chairperson is appointed by the Central Government in consultation with Chief Justice of India (CJI).

3. The Tribunal has jurisdiction over all civil cases involving substantial question relating to environment (including enforcement of any legal right relating to environment).

Which of the above statements are correct?

Consider the following statements regarding the Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI):

1) It projects market conditions, as viewed by purchasing managers, are expanding, staying the same, or contracting.

2) It is published by the National Statistical Office (NSO) for India.

Which of the statements given above is/are incorrect?

Consider the following statements about the Brahmaputra river.

1) The Brahmaputra is one of the longest rivers of the world. Its drainage system is spread in three countries- China (Tibet), India and Bangladesh.

2) The Brahmaputra river rises from Chemayundung glacier of the Kailash range near the Mansarovar Lake to the north of the Himalayas in the southwest Tibet region.

3) India, China and Bangladesh have signed a trilateral treaty on Water sharing of Brahmaputra river.

Which of the above statements are correct?

Consider the following statements . :

1) The National Commission of Safai Karamcharis is a non-statutory body under the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment.

2) The Ministry of Jal shakti has launched the Safaimitra Suraksha Challenge to eliminate manual scavenging.

Which of the above statements are correct?

Consider the following statements regarding the Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR):

1) It refers to a phenomenon of human body acquiring resistance to antibiotics.

2) It only occurs in case of the bacterial infection diseases.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements:

1) The TX2 award was set up at Johannesburg Earth Summit in 2002

2) TX2 goal is a global commitment to double the world's wild tigers by 2022

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

Which of the following is the Best Shape of Economic Recovery?

Consider the following statements about HL-2M Tokamak.

1) The HL-2M Tokamak reactor is Russia’s largest and most advanced nuclear fusion experimental research device.

2) The mission is named Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak (EAST).

3) The reactor is often called an “artificial sun” on account of the enormous heat and power it produces.

Which of the above statements are correct?

Which of the following statements are correct regarding PM-WANI?

1) The Public Wi-Fi Access Network Interface is called PM-WANI. It will promote the growth of Wi-Fi networks in the country.

2) There will be no registration fee or license fee to set up the Wi-Fi network or the data centres.

3) The Public Data Office will maintain, establish and operate WANI compliant Wi-Fi Access points. These PDOs will deliver broadband services to subscribers.

Select the correct statements

The Anubhava Mantapa recently mentioned in PM’s speech is located in which state?

Which of the following statements regarding Atmanirbhar Bharat Rojgar Yojana is/are correct?

1) Government of India will provide subsidy for two years in respect of new employees engaged on or after 1st October, 2020 and upto 30th June, 2021

2) Government of India will pay both 12% employees' contribution and 12% employers' contribution i.e. 24% of wages towards EPF in respect of new employees in all establishments.

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Recently launched ‘Jagananna Jeeva Kranthi’ mission is related to:

Which Country has launched the Beresheet 2 project aimed at landing an unmanned craft on the moon in 2024.

Which of the following statements regarding recently approved KLI Project are correct:

1) It is a project of Submarine Optical Fibre Cable connectivity between Mainland (Kochi) and Lakshadweep Islands.

2) The Universal Service Obligation Fund (USOF) would fund the Project and the ownership of the asset under the Project would rest with it.

3) Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited has been nominated as Project Execution Agency to assist Universal Service Obligation Fund (USOF).

Which of the above statements are correct?

With reference to the ‘Participatory Guarantee System’, consider the following statements Which one of the following sentences is incorrect.

Recently which cities have been included in UNESCO’S urban landscape city programme.

Which of the following is the authority for approval of licenses for Vaccine in India?

Choose the incorrect sentence regarding Lakshadweep.

Consider the following statements regarding Invest India:

1) The United Nations (UNCTAD) has declared Invest India- the National Investment Promotion Agency of India- as a winner of the 2020 United Nations Investment Promotion Award.

2) Invest India has been set up in 2009 as an non-profit venture under the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade.

Which of the above statements are correct?

Which of the following is/are the mandate of the National Statistical Office (NSO)?

1) Publishing annual estimates of national product

2) Releasing the Index of Industrial Production (IIP)

3) Conducting the Annual Survey of Industries (ASI)

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Consider the following sentences regarding to Hayabusa 2 probe.

1) Hayabusa 2 mission was launched by NASA, it is set to return back to Earth.

2) It carries samples from the Ryugu asteroid that orbits the Sun.

Which of the above statements are correct?

Consider the following statements regarding Vanchit Ikai Samooh Aur Vargon Ki Aarthik Sahayta (VISVAS) Yojana:

1) It is an Interest subvention Scheme of Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment for financial empowerment of economically marginalized OBC/SC/ SHGs & Individuals.

2) National Backward Classes Finance & Development Corporation (NBCFDC) and National Scheduled Castes Finance and Development Corporation (NSFDC) have entered in to MoA with Central Bank of India for its implementation.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Vision 2035: Public Health Surveillance in India has been released recently by:

With reference to Climate Ambition Summit, consider the following statements:

1) It aims to set out new and ambitious commitments under the Paris Agreement.

2) It is being hosted by G20 in partnership with major environmental non profit organisations.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements about satellite CMS-01

1) CMS-01 is a communications satellite envisaged for providing services in the extended C Band of the frequency spectrum.

2) It is launched by GSLV-mkIII.

3) Its coverage will include the Indian mainland, and the Andaman & Nicobar and Lakshadweep island.

Choose the correct statements

Which of the following statements regarding Tribes India is/are correct?

1) Tribes India E-Marketplace is India’s largest handicraft and organic products marketplace.

2) TRIFED has been marketing tribal products through its own shops called "TRIBES India" .

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Consider the following statements regarding recently launched the world's first virtual health passport (V-Health Passport) for air travel:

1) It is launched by VST Enterprises (VSTE), a French company specialized in cyber technologies.

2) The 'V-Health Passport' uses a bar or QR code technology.

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements regarding Prime Minister’s Special Scholarship Scheme (PMSSS):

1) It is being implemented by University Grants Commission (UGC).

2) It is extended to students from Jammu & Kashmir and Arunachal Pradesh.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

Consider the following sentences.

1) Recently Indian government laid the foundation stone of the world's largest renewable energy park in Gujarat's Kutch.

2) India is currently the largest producer of renewable energy in the world.

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

Consider the following statements regarding Human Development Index (HDI)

1) It is published by UNDP.

2) India dropped two ranks, standing at 131 out of 189 countries on HDI 2020.

3) If the Index were adjusted to assess the planetary pressures caused by each nation’s development, India would move up eight places in the ranking, according to the report.

Which of the above statements are correct?

Consider the following statements about the Himalayan Serow:

1) It’s a medium-sized mammal with a large head, thick neck, short limbs, long, mule-like ears, and a coat of dark hair.

2) It is categorised as ‘Endangered’ in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

3) It is listed under Schedule I of The Wildlife Protection Act, 1972, which provides absolute protection.

Which of the above statements are correct?

Consider the following statements regarding CORPAT naval exercise :

1) It is a joint naval exercise between India and South Korea.

2) CORPAT has been carried out between the navies of two countries since 2002.

Select the correct statement:

Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) is an apex organization which works under which Ministry-

With reference to the Quality Council of India (QCI), consider the following statements:

1) It is a statutory body established by the act of the Parliament.

2) The Department of Science and Technology is the nodal ministry for QCI.

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

Which of the following statements regarding Vivad Se Vishwas Scheme is/are correct?

1) The scheme aims to deal with the pending indirect tax disputes.

2) Under the scheme taxpayers can simply pay the disputed tax and can save the interest levied and leviable, further, any penalties levied and leviable.

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Which of the following countries do not share the land boundary with Israel?

1) Egypt

2) Saudi Arabia

3) Lebanon

4) Syria

Choose the correct option.

'Project Loon', sometimes seen in the news, is related to

Recently India and Vietnam signed seven agreements during the virtual summit, So which of the following country doesn't share the land boundary with Vietnam.

Nikshay Poshan Yojana, sometimes seen in news is related to

Consider the following statements regarding the ‘Christmas Star’ or the ‘Great Conjunction’

1) Saturn and Jupiter, the two largest planets in our solar system, will be brought closest in the night sky by an astronomical event called the “great conjunction” and popularly referred to as the “Christmas Star”.

2)   The “Great Conjunction” happens once in about 20 years because of the time each of the planets take to orbit around the Sun.

Which of the above statements are correct?

Consider the following statements about Himalayan Trillium

1)  It is a common herb of the Himalayas was declared ‘critically endangered’ by the IUCN.

2) In India, it is found in four states only- Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Sikkim, and Uttarakhand.

3)  It has been used in traditional medicine to cure diseases like dysentery, wounds, skin boils, inflammation, sepsis, as well as menstrual and sexual disorders.

Which of the above statements are correct?

Consider the following statements regarding Himalayan Serow:

1) It is an herbivore animal.

2) Serows are protected under the Schedule I of the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements regarding the Khelo India Youth Games 2021:

1) Under it talented players identified in priority sports disciplines at various levels and are provided annual financial assistance.

2) Recently, 4 indegenous games - Gatka, Kalaripayattu, Thang-Ta and Musti Yudh have been included in khelo India Youth games 2021

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

Which of the following are correctly matched:-

1. Kalaripayattu -. Tamil nadu

2. Thang ta - nagaland

3. Gatka - punjab

Consider the following sentences.

1)  The Paris based Reporters Without Borders (RSF) publishes annually a World Press Freedom Index (WPFI)

2) The Press Council of India is a constitutional body formed to preserve the freedom of the press.

Which of the above statements are correct?

Consider the following statements regarding Green National Highways Corridors Project:

1) It aims to build safe and green national highway corridors in the coastal states of the country.

2) The project will support analytics to map the freight volume and movement pattern on the National Highway network, identify constraints, and provide innovative logistics solutions.

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

Consider the following statements regarding Abdul Rahim Khan-i-Khana:

1) The tomb of Abdul Rahim Khan-i-Khana was the first Mughal tomb built for a woman.

2) He translated the Baburnama from Chagatai language to Persian language.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

Which of the following initiatives have been launched by India as a founding member?

1)      International Solar Alliance

2)      Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure

3)      Leadership Group for Industry Transition

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Consider the following statements regarding Great Indian Bustard:

1) Hunting, high tension lines and habitat loss are the major threat to this species.

2) It is listed in Schedule I of the Indian Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 and as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements regarding ‘Ethnomedicine’:

1) It is a study or comparison of the traditional medicine based on bioactive compounds in plants and animals and practiced by various ethnic groups, especially those with little access to western medicine.

2) Adivasis of Jana village in the Gumla district of Jharkhand are trying to preserve the ethnomedicine.

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Which of the following government initiative(s) is/are correctly matched?

1) DIKSHA – National Digital Infrastructure for Post-Graduation scholars

2) Manodarpan – Psychosocial support to students for their Mental Health and Wellbeing

3) NISHTHA – Improving Quality of School Education through Integrated Teacher Training

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Consider the following statements regarding recently launched ‘FRUITS’ portal

1) The ‘FRUITS’ (Farmer Registration and Unified Beneficiary Information System) portal, a project of e-governance by Madhya Pradesh Government.

2) The portal was integrated to the Bhoomi portal of the State for fetching and validating land details.

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