Current Affairs Quiz 25 December 2018
Current Affairs forms an important part of all Bank exams. Practice Current Affairs Questions everyday from ByScoop to gain confidence and cover all important questions for upcoming exams. Update yourself with our Daily Current Affairs Quiz 25 December 2018
- When is the Good Governance Day observed?
A) December 24
B) December 25
C) December 20
D) December 21
View answer
Option B
Explanation: Good Governance Day is observed annually on December 25 since 2014 to mark the birth anniversary of former-Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. The day was announced on 23 December 2014 by the newly elected administration of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
- India’s first engine-less train, Train 18 will run at a speed of________
A) 160 kmph
B) 130 kmph
C) 150 kmph
D) 140 kmph
View answer
Option A
Explanation: The Chief Commissioner of Railway Safety (CCRS) has given the green signal for the launch of Train-18, India’s first engine-less train. CCRS approval is a must for the commercial run of any new service. To begin with, Train-18 will be running at a maximum speed of 130 kmph and once the fencing work is complete, the speed will go up to 160 kmph.
- Who has been appointed as the Managing Director and Chief Executive of the Corporation Bank?
A) Rakesh Sethi
B) Shyam Srinivasan
C) Ravindra Prabhakar Marathe
D) P.V. Bharathi
View answer
Option D
Explanation: P.V. Bharathi has been appointed as the Managing Director and Chief Executive of the Corporation Bank.
- India recently started the formal operations of the Port of Shahid Beheshti. The port is located in which country?
A) Gwadar
B) Balochistan
C) Chabahar
D) Bushehr
View answer
Option C
Explanation: Indian state-owned joint venture India Ports Global Limited (IPGL) formally took over operations at the Shaheed Behesti port at Chabahar in Iran on 24 December 2018. Iran formally handed over the control of Chabahar port to India during a first meeting of the follow-up committee for the implementation of the Chabahar Agreement between Iran, Afghanistan, and India in the port city Tehran.
- Who has won the WDC Drivers’ Driver of the Year 2018?
A) Lewis Hamilton
B) Sebastian Vettel
C) Max Verstappen
D) Daniel Ricciardo
View answer
Option A
Explanation: After claiming his 5th Formula One World Drivers’ Championship (WDC) in 2018, the British racing driver, c also took home the inaugural Drivers’ Driver of the Year.
- The Central Government has planned to make all electricity meters smart prepaid by_______
A) April 2020
B) April 2022
C) April 2021
D) April 2023
View answer
Option B
Explanation: Ministry of Power, Government of India has decided to make all electricity meters smart prepaid in 3 years by 1st April, 2022.
- What is the length of the Bogibeel bridge?
A) 5.92 km
B) 3.90 km
C) 4.94 km
D) 6. 96 km
View answer
Option C
Explanation: Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi dedicated India’s longest rail-cum-road bridge “Bogibeel Bridge” in Assam, to the nation on December 25. The bridge is constructed over the River Brahmaputra between Dibrugarh and Dhemaji districts of Assam. The total length of the bridge is 4.94 kilometers.
- Dwijen Mukhopadhyay who passed away recently was a veteran ___________
A) Poet
B) Author
C) Politician
D) Singer
View answer
Option D
Explanation: Legendary Bengali singer Dwijen Mukhopadhyay passed away at the age of 91. Mukhopadhyay bagged the prestigious Padma Bhushan award in 2010.
- The Good Governance Day is celebrated to mark the birth anniversary of________________
A) Atal Bihari Vajpayee
B) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
C) A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
D) Madan Mohan Malaviya
- The Sadaiv Atal memorial will be managed by trust which will be headed by___________
A) Rajnath Singh
B) Sumitra Mahajan
C) Meira Kumar
D) Sushma Swaraj
View answer
Option B
Explanation: Marking the 94th birth anniversary of Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Behari Vajpayee on 25 December 2018, “Sadaiv Atal”, the Samadhi (memorial) of the leader was dedicated to the nation near Rajghat in New Delhi. It has been completed at a total cost of Rs. 10.51 Crores Sadaiv (always) Atal memorial will be managed by a trust headed by Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan.
