Current Affairs Quiz – 12 December 2020

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1. Name the winner of 2020 FICCI Male Sportsperson of the Year
   A) Sushil Kumar
   B) Yogeshwar Dutt
   C) Bajrang Punia 
   D) Rahul Aware
   
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   Option C
   Explanation:The Federation of Indian Commerce and Industry (FICCI) presented the India Sports Awards 2020, virtually due to the coronavirus pandemic. Wrestler Bajrang Punia has won the 2020 Male Sportsperson of the Year award.
2. Which is the first Union Territory of India to be declared as 100 percent organic?
   A) Puducherry
   B) Lakshadweep
   C) Daman and Diu
   D) Dadra and Nagar Haveli
   
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   Option B
   Explanation:The Ministry of Agriculture has declared Lakshadweep as India’s first Union Territory to become 100 percent organic.
3. Who have been name as the TIME 2020 “Person of the Year”?
   A) Boris Johnson
   B) Jacinda Ardern 
   C) Donald Trump
   D) Joe Biden and Kamala Harris
   
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   Option D
   Explanation:US President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris have been jointly named Time magazine’s 2020 “Person of the Year”.
4. The world’s first satellite-based narrow band-Internet of things (NB-IoT) service has been launched by which company?
   A) BSNL
   B) Airtel
   C) Reliance
   D) Google
   
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   Option A
   Explanation:Bharat Sanchar Nigam (BSNL) has partnered with Skylotech India (Skylo), a global machine connectivity solutions company. to launch satellite-based narrow band-Internet of things (NB-IoT).
5. The International Universal Health Coverage Day is observed every year on__________
   A) 11 December
   B) Second Saturday of December
   C) 12 December
   D) Second Friday of December
   
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   Option C
   Explanation:International Universal Health Coverage Day is a United Nations’ recognized international day celebrated every year on December 12.
6. Who has been awarded with the 2020 Ramanujan Prize for Young Mathematicians?
   A) Ritabrata Munshi
   B) Carolina Araujo
   C) Miguel Walsh
   D) Marcelo Viana
   
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   Option B
   Explanation:Brazilian mathematician Dr. Carolina Araujo, has been conferred with the 2020 Ramanujan Prize for Young Mathematicians, for her outstanding work in algebraic geometry.
7. Asian Development Bank (ADB) has launched the Asia Pacific Vaccine Access Facility (APVAX). How much amount has been earmarked for the facility?
   A) USD 9 billion
   B) USD 8 billion
   C) USD 7 billion
   D) USD 10 billion
   
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   Option A
   Explanation:The Manila-based Asian Development Bank (ADB) has launched an initiative called, the Asia Pacific Vaccine Access Facility (APVAX), for its developing member countries. The bank has allocated USD 9 billion for APVAX.
8. The India Water Impact Summit (IWIS) 2020 is which edition of the annual event?
   A) 2nd
   B) 3rd
   C) 4th
   D) 5th
   
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   Option D
   Explanation:The 5th India Water Impact Summit (IWIS) kicked off on 10th December 2020 virtually. The five day programme will conclude on 15 December 2020. Theme of IWIS 2020 isArth Ganga : River Conservation Synchronised Development.
9. The International Bharathi Festival 2020 was held to celebrate the 138th birth anniversary of Mahakavi Subramanya Bharathi, who was an eminent writer, poet and journalist from which state?
   A) Kerala
   B) Tamil Nadu
   C) Odisha
   D) Andhra Pradesh
   
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   Option B
   Explanation:Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi addressed the International Bharathi Festival 2020 through video conferencing on 11th December 2020.The festival was organised by Vanavil Cultural Centre in Chennai to celebrate the 138th birth anniversary of Mahakavi Subramanya Bharathi, an eminent writer, poet and journalist from Tamil Nadu.
10. The UN International Day of Neutrality is marked on which day annually?
    A) 11 December
    B) 10 December
    C) 12 December
    D) 9 December
    
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    Option C
    Explanation: International Day of Neutrality is a United Nations recognized day held on December 12. It was first observed on December 12, 2017.
11. Who has been conferred with the 2020 Female Sportsperson of the Year award by FICCI?
    A) Apurvi Chandela
    B) Elavenil Valarivan
    C) Anjum Moudgil
    D) Manu Bhaker
    
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    Option B
    Explanation:Shooter Elavenil Valarivan has bagged the 2020 Femaleale Sportsperson of the Year award.
12. What is the theme of International Universal Health Coverage Day 2020?
    A) Health For All:Protect Everyone
    B) Keep the promise
    C) Universal health coverage: everyone, everywhere
    D) Unite for Universal Health Coverage
    
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    Option A
    Explanation:2020 theme is ‘Health For All:PROTECT EVERYONE’

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