Current Affairs Quiz – 01 December 2020

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1. When is the World AIDS Day observed every year?
   A) First Tuesday of December
   B) 30 November
   C) 01 December
   D) Last Monday of December
   
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   Option C
   Explanation:The World AIDS Day is observed across the globe on 1 December every year since 1988 to raise awareness of the AIDS pandemic caused by the spread of HIV infection
2. Name the player who has won the 2020 Bahrain Grand Prix
   A) Sebastian Vettel
   B) Max Verstappen
   C) Charles Leclerc
   D) Lewis Hamilton 
   
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   Option D
   Explanation:Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes-Great Britain) has won the 2020 Bahrain Grand Prix , held on 29 November 2020.
3. The Border Security Force (BSF) observes its Raising Day every year on December 01. In 2020, BSF is observing its __________ Raising Day
   A) 52
   B) 56
   C) 60
   D) 58
   
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   Option B
   Explanation:The Border Security Force (BSF), is observing its 56th Raising Day on 01 December 2020. BSF was formed on December 1, 1965 as a unified central agency, after the Indo-Pak and India-China wars, for ensuring the security of the borders of India and for matters connected there with. 
4. Railway Minister Piyush Goyal has recently inaugurated the newly electrified Dhigawara-Bandikui section of NWR, which falls in which state?
   A) Telangana
   B) West Bengal
   C) Haryana
   D) Rajasthan
   
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   Option D
   Explanation:The Union Minister of Railways Shri Piyush Goyal inaugurated newly electrified Dhigawara-Bandikui section of North Western Railway (NWR) in the state of Rajasthan on 29 November 2020.
5. The book titled ‘Future of Regional Cooperation in Asia and the Pacific’ has been released by which organisation?
   A) World Bank
   B) NDB
   C) ADB
   D) IMF
   
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   Option C
   Explanation:The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has released a new book titled ‘Future of Regional Cooperation in Asia and the Pacific’.
6. Sahakar Pragya is a new initiative launched by which Ministry?
   A) Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
   B) Ministry of Railways
   C) Ministry of Finance
   D) Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
   
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   Option A
   Explanation: The Union Minister Narendra Singh Tomar, recently unveiled a new initiative called Sahakar Pragya. Sahakar Pragya is an initiative of National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC), to help in capacity development of cooperative sector in India, through training programme.
7. Who has been appointed as the new Secretary General of the Lok Sabha?
   A) Abha Singh Yaduvanshi
   B) Utpal Kumar Singh
   C) Vinod Kumar Tripathi
   D) Kalpana Sharma
   
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   Option B
   Explanation:Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has appointed senior IAS officer Utpal Kumar Singh as Secretary General of the Lok Sabha and Lok Sabha Secretariat. His appointment will come into effect from December 1, 2020. He will succeed incumbent Snehlata Shrivastava.
8. Professional footballer, Papa Bouba Diop, has passed away at 42. He played for which country?
   A) Ghana
   B) Ivory Coast
   C) Senegal
   D) Mali
   
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   Option C
   Explanation:Senegal’s professional footballer, Papa Bouba Diop, who helped the country win FIFA World Cup match in 2002, has passed away following a long illness. He was of the age of 42. 
9. What is the theme of the World Aids Day 2020?
   A) On the fast track to end AIDS epidemic
   B) Communities make the difference
   C) Know Your Status
   D) Ending the HIV/AIDS epidemic: Resilience and Impact.
   
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   Option D
   Explanation:The theme for the World Aids Day 2020 is ‘Ending the HIV/AIDS epidemic: Resilience and Impact.’.
10. Who is the current Director General of the Border Security Force (BSF)?
    A) Rakesh Asthana
    B) Alok Verma
    C) Ajit Doval
    D) Surjeet Singh Deswal
    
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    Option A
    Explanation:BSF Director General –Rakesh Asthana.

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