Current Affairs Quiz – 29 December 2020

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1. Name the player who has been awarded the ICC Spirit of Cricket Award of the Decade 2020?
   A) Virat Kohli
   B) MS Dhoni
   C) Steve Smith
   D) Rohit Sharma
   
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   Option B
   Explanation:ICC Spirit of Cricket Award of the Decade – MS Dhoni
2. The first ever fully automated driverless train service in India has been inaugurated in which city by PM Modi recently?
   A) New Delhi
   B) Bengaluru
   C) Mumbai
   D) Kolkata
   
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   Option A
   Explanation:Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi inaugurated India’s first-ever fully-automated driverless train service on 28 December 2020, on the Magenta Line of the Delhi Metro.
3. PM Modi has recently flagged off the 100th Kisan Rail of India. This new service has been started to link which states?
   A) Karnataka and West Bengal
   B) Tamil Nadu and Bihar
   C) Uttar Pradesh and Bihar
   D) Maharashtra and West Bengal
   
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   Option D
   Explanation:Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi flagged off the 100th ‘Kisan Rail’ on 28th December 2020, from Sangola in Maharashtra to Shalimar in West Bengal via video-conferencing. 
4. Who is the author of the book “Sutranivednachi sutra- ek anbav”?
   A) Roopa Chari
   B) Abner Dias
   C) Gitikka Ganju Dhar
   D) Shweta Lalwani
   
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   Option A
   Explanation:Union Minister of state (I/C) for AYUSH and Minister of State for Defence Shripad Naik released a Konkani book titled “Sutranivednachi sutra- ek anbav”.The book has been written by Dr Roopa Chari, a well-known personality in the field of Compering in Goa.
5. Sunil Kothari, who has passed away recently was a noted historian of ___________
   A) Military Wars
   B) Hindi Literature
   C) Indian Dance
   D) Religious Culture
   
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   Option C
   Explanation: Padma Shri awardee dance historian and critic Sunil Kothari has passed away after suffering cardiac arrest. He was 87.
6. The Indian and Vietnamese Navy held their PASSEX exercise in which region?
   A) Arabian Sea
   B) South China Sea
   C) Bay of Bengal
   D) Pacific Ocean
   
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   Option B
   Explanation: The Indian Navy and Vietnamese Navy undertook the naval passage exercise PASSEX in the South China Sea from December 26-27, 2020.
7. Name the first ever Indian private company to successfully test fire solid fueled rocket engine dubbed as Kalam-5?
   A) Skyroot Aerospace
   B) Dhruva Space
   C) Bellatrix Aerospace
   D) Manastu Space Technologies
   
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   Option A
   Explanation:Indian Space startup, Skyroot Aerospace has successfully test fired a solid propulsion rocket engine, named Kalam-5 With this, it has become the first private company of India to successfully design, develop and test a full solid-fueled rocket stage. 
8. Ellyse Perry has won the title of ICC Women’s Player of the Decade, ODI Player of the Decade and T20I Player of the Decade award for 2020. She is from which country?
   A) South Africa
   B) England
   C) New Zealand
   D) Australia
   
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   Option D
   Explanation: In women’s cricketers Australia’s Ellyse Perry clinched the award in all three categories , ICC Women’s Player of the Decade, ODI Player of the Decade and T20I Player of the Decade award.
9. The first ever Kisan Rail in India was flagged off for which state?
   A) Maharashtra and West Bengal
   B) Maharashtra and Bihar
   C) Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh
   D) Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh
   
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   Option B
   Explanation:The first Kisan Rail was introduced from Devlali in Maharashtra to Danapur in Bihar on August 7, 2020, which was further extended up to Muzaffarpur.
10. Who has won the title of Sir Garfield Sobers Award for ICC Male Cricketer of the Decade 2020?
    A) Kumar Sangakkara
    B) Ravi Ashwin
    C) Virat Kohli
    D) Steve Smith
    
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    Option C
    Explanation:Sir Garfield Sobers Award for ICC Male Cricketer of the Decade – Virat Kohli and ICC Men’s ODI Cricketer of the Decade –Virat Kohli

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