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- Name the scheme launched by the Government of India to improve the WiFi availability in public spaces across India.
A) PM-CONNECT
B) PM-WIFI
C) PM-WANI
D) PM-HOTSPOT
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Option C
Explanation: The Union Cabinet has approved a scheme called the Prime Minister’s Wi-Fi Access Network Initiative (PM-WANI) on 9th December 2020, to improve wireless connectivity and pave the way for free wireless internet in public spaces across the country
- What is the projected GDP growth rate of India in the year 2020 as per the Asian Development Bank (ADB)?
A) -10%
B) -7%
C) -9%
D) -8%
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Option D
Explanation:The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has projected India’s economy to contract 8 percent in 2020, as against (-)9.0 percent previously forecast.
- Who has been appointed as the new President of the World Squash Federation (WSF)?
A) Pablo Serna
B) Zena Wooldridge
C) Jacques Fontaine
D) Sarah Fitz-Gerald
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Option B
Explanation:Zena Wooldridge from England has been elected as the new President of World Squash Federation (WSF) [Headquarter-Hastings, United Kingdom].
- India’s Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has made into the Forbes 2020 list of ‘The World’s 100 Most Powerful Women’, for second year in a row. What is her rank in the list?
A) 32
B) 29
C) 41
D) 50
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Option C
Explanation:The Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has once again entered the Forbes 2020 list of ‘The World’s 100 Most Powerful Women’, for the second year in a row. Sitharaman has been ranked at 41st place in the 2020 edition of the annual ranking. In 2019, the 61-year-old Sitharaman was ranked at 34.
- How much amount has been approved by the Cabinet for the Atmanirbhar Bharat Rojgar Yojana (ABRY)?
A) Rs.22,810 crore
B) Rs.22,510 crore
C) Rs.22,110 crore
D) Rs.22,310 crore
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Option A
Explanation:The Union Cabinet has given its approval for Atmanirbhar Bharat Rojgar Yojana (ABRY). Cabinet has approved an expenditure of Rs.22,810 crore for the Scheme.
- Name the celebrity who has topped the ’50 Asian Celebrities In The World’ 2020 list of UK based Eastern Eye newspaper?
A) Amitabh Bachchan
B) Priyanka Chopra
C) Sonu Sood
D) Armaan Malik
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Option C
Explanation:Indian actor Sonu Sood has topped the first-of-its-kind ’50 Asian Celebrities In The World’ 2020 list, published by UK based Eastern Eye newspaper.
- Which day is celebrated as the International Mountain Day?
A) 12 December
B) 11 December
C) 10 December
D) 9 December
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Option B
Explanation:The International Mountain Day is observed on December 11 every year.
- The Koilwar bridge has been inaugurated in which state recently?
A) Rajasthan
B) Andhra Pradesh
C) Uttar Pradesh
D) Bihar
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Option D
Explanation:The Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Shri Nitin Gadkari inaugurated the 1.5 km long Koilwar bridge over Sone river in Bihar through Video Conferencing on 10 December 2020.
- Who has been appointed as the new President of the International Golf Federation (IGF)?
A) Annika Sorenstam
B) Peter Dawson
C) Paul McBride
D) Karolin Lampert
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Option A
Explanation:Former world number one and ten-time major winner on LPGA tournaments, Annika Sorenstam, has been elected as the new President of the International Golf Federation (IGF) [Headquarters: Lausanne, Switzerland]
- Who has topped the Forbes 2020 list of ‘The World’s 100 Most Powerful Women’?
A) Kamala Harris
B) Christine Lagarde
C) Angela Merkel
D) Melinda Gates
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Option C
Explanation:The list has been topped by German Chancellor Angela Merkel for the 10th year in a row.
- The National Centre for Divyang Empowerment (NCDE) has been launched by CRPF in which state?
A) Maharashtra
B) Telangana
C) Karnataka
D) Assam
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Option B
Explanation:The Union Minister of State for Home Affairs, G Kishan Reddy inaugurated the National Centre for Divyang Empowerment (NCDE) at the CRPF Group Centre in Hakimpet near Hyderabad in Telangana on 10th December 2020.
- Which country is the host nation for the 2023 Indian Ocean Island Games?
A) Seychelles
B) Cameroon
C) Maldives
D) Madagascar
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Option D
Explanation:The 2023 Indian Ocean Island Games (IOIG), will take place in Madagascar, instead of Maldives.
- Sheikh Sabah Al-Khalid Al-Sabah has been re-elected as the Prime Minister of which country?
A) Kuwait
B) Oman
C) Qatar
D) Iraq
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Option A
Explanation:Sheikh Sabah Al-Khalid Al-Sabah has been re-appointed as the prime minister of Kuwait following parliamentary polls in the Gulf Arab state.
- UNICEF Day is observed on which day annually across the globe?
A) December 9
B) December 10
C) December 11
D) December 8
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Option C
Explanation:Every year the UNICEF Day is observed on December 11.
- Ludovic Orban has recently resigned as the Prime Minister of which country?
A) Hungary
B) Romania
C) Portugal
D) Slovakia
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Option B
Explanation:The Prime Minister of Romania Ludovic Orban has stepped down from his post on 7th December 2020, after his ruling National Liberal Party (PNL) lost in 2020 parliamentary election.
- Which activity is the newest to be officially declared as the Olympic Sports and is slated to debut in 2024 Paris Games?
A) Breakdancing
B) Zumba
C) Ballet Dance
D) Pole Dance
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Option A
Explanation:The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has registered ‘Breakdancing’ as the newest entry into Olympics and an official Olympic sport, on December 7, 2020, with the aim to attract a new and younger audience.Breakdancing will be known as ‘Breaking’ in Olympics event.
- What is the theme of the International Mountain Day ?
A) #MountainsMatter
B) Mountains matter for Youth
C) Mountains under Pressure: climate, hunger, migration
D) Mountain biodiversity
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Option D
Explanation:2020 Theme: Mountain biodiversity.
