Current Affairs Quiz 23 December 2018
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- How many IT companies have been shortlisted by RBI to set up digital Public Credit Registry (PCR) for real time details of all borrowers and wilful defaulters?
A) 4
B) 5
C) 6
D) 8
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Option C
Explanation: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has selected six major IT companies to set up a wide-based digital Public Credit Registry (PCR) for capturing details of all borrowers and wilful defaulters. The 6 shortlisted vendors are: TCS, Wipro and IBM India, Capgemini Technology Services India, Dun & Bradstreet Information Services India, and Mindtree Ltd.
- Which among the following location is the coldest place on this Universe?
A) NASA’s Cold Atom Laboratory (CAL) on ISS
B) Far side of the Moon
C) Antarctica
D) All of these
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Option A
Explanation: The NASA’s Scientists have created the coldest known spot in the universe inside NASA’s Cold Atom Laboratory (CAL) on the International Space Station. CAL was launched on May 21, 2018 and is the first facility in orbit to produce clouds of “ultracold” atoms, which can reach a fraction of a degree above absolute zero: -459ºF (-273ºC).
- When is the National Farmer’s Day in India observed?
A) December 23
B) December 22
C) December 21
D) December 20
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Option A
Explanation: National Farmer’s Day (Kisan Diwas) is observed every year on December 23 in India to mark the birth anniversary of former Prime Minster Chaudhary Charan Singh Chaudhary Charan Singh was the fifth Prime Minister of India and served the country as Prime Minister from 28 July 1979 to 14 January 1980.
- Name the state owned bank which has collaborated with the government of Uttar Pradesh to launch a special card for the digitization of Kumbh Mela 2019?
A) Syndicate Bank
B) State Bank of India
C) Bank of Baroda
D) Punjab National Bank
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Option D
Explanation: Punjab National Bank (PNB) has launched a special card for Kumbh Mela 2019. The bank has partnered with the Uttar Pradesh government to create a model for digitization at this edition of Kumbh Mela.
- In which city has the Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman inaugurated the Information Fusion Centre – Indian Ocean Region (IFC-IOR)?
A) New Delhi
B) Gurugram
C) Bengaluru
D) Kochi
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Option B
Explanation: The Honourable Defence Minister, Mrs. Nirmala Sitharaman launched the Information Fusion Centre – Indian Ocean Region (IFC-IOR) on 22 December 2018 at Information Management and Analysis Centre (IMAC) in Gurugram.
- Who has been appointed as the new President of Archery Association of India?
A) B V P Rao
B) Vijay Kumar Malhotra
C) Paresh Nath Mukherjee
D) Suresh Kalmadi
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Option A
Explanation: B V P Rao has been elected president of the Archery Association of India. BVP Rao is a retired IAS office of Assam cadre and has earlier served as vice president of the archery association of the northeastern state.
- India has surpassed which country to have the 7th largest stock market in the world as per Bloomberg’s report?
A) Brazil
B) Britain
C) Germany
D) Australia
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Option C
Explanation: Indian stock market has surpassed Germany to become world’s seventh largest stock market in terms of m-cap as per a data complied by Bloomberg. The current m-cap of India is $2.1 trillion. USA is on top. In 2017, India was ranked 9th with m-cap of $2.4 trillion.
- India’s nuclear-capable long-range ballistic missile Agni-IV was successfully test fired in its 7th trial recently. What is the operational range of the missile?
A) 8000 km
B) 6000 km
C) 4000 km
D) 5000 km
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Option C
Explanation: India successfully conducted the test firing of the indigenous built intercontinental ballistic missile Agni-IV, from launch complex-4 of the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Dr Abdul Kalam Island in Odisha. The nuclear-capable long-range ballistic missile Agni-IV is a strategic surface-to-surface missile. This was the 7th trial of Agni-IV missile.
- Which among the following team has won the 2018 FIFA Club World Cup?
A) Al Ain
B) Real Madrid
C) Kashima Antlers
D) River Plate
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Option B
Explanation: Spain’s Real Madrid won the 2018 FIFA Club World Cup for a third consecutive year, and record fourth in total, by beating Abu Dhabi side Al Ain, 4-1 in the final held on 22 December 2018 at Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi.
- PM Modi has announced the institution o a new award for outstanding efforts in the field of national integration. The award has been named after____________
A) Chaudhary Charan Singh
B) Rajiv Gandhi
C) B. R. Ambedkar
D) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
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Option D
Explanation: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced the institution of a new award named after Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, which would be given every year for “outstanding efforts” in the field of furthering national integration. The award would be named Sardar Patel Award for National Integration. The announcement was made at the annual conference of DGPs, IGPs in Gujarat.
- Vedangi Kulkarni has recently become the fastest Asian to cycle the globe. She hails from which Indian city?
A) Pune
B) Nagpur
C) Chandigarh
D) Guwahati
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Option A
Explanation: 20-year-old woman Vedangi Kulkarni from Pune, India has become the fastest Asian to cycle the globe. She completed the 29,000 km distance required to qualify as bicycling across the globe.She took 159 days to complete the feat.
- Nana Chudasama who passed away recently was an eminent ___________
A) Author
B) Jurist
C) Singer
D) Poet
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Option B
Explanation: Nana Chudasama, the former Sherrif of Mumbai and noted jurist passed away at the age of 86. He was conferred with the prestigious Padma Shri in 2005 for his contribution in the betterment of society. He was also a social activist.
- On the National Farmer’s Day 2018, the statue of Chaudhary Charan Singh was unveiled by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath in which city?
A) Lucknow
B) Noida
C) Ghaziabad
D) Meerut
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Option C
Explanation: As a part of the occasion, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath unveiled a statue of Sri Chaudhary Charan Singh in Ghaziabad.
- As per the data complied by Bloomberg, which country has the world’s largest stock market in terms of m-cap?
A) United States of America
B) Finland
C) Russia
D) Switzerland
- Shri Chaudhary Charan Singh was the ________ Prime Minister of India
A) 7th
B) 3rd
C) 6th
D) 5th
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Option D
Explanation: Chaudhary Charan Singh was the fifth Prime Minister of India and served the country as Prime Minister from 28 July 1979 to 14 January 1980.
