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[WpProQuiz 7514]1) The National Energy Conservation Day is celebrated every year on ?
A) December 12
B) December 13
C) December 15
D) December 14
E) December 16
2) Who has been declared as the new President of Algeria ?
A) Ahmed Bouteflika
B) Ahmed Ben Bella
C) MansouriaGhezlan
D) AbdelazizBouteflika
E) AbdelmadjidTebboune
3) The Sustainable Development Cell for Environmental Mitigation Measures has been established under which ministry ?
A) Ministry of Environment
B) Ministry of Coal
C) Ministry of Health & Family welfare
D) Ministry of Earth Sciences
E) Ministry of Agriculture
4) When is the International tea day observed every year ?
A) December 14
B) December 15
C) December 18
D) December 17
E) December 16
5) Which cricketer has been voted BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2019 ?
A) Eoin Morgan
B) Joe Root
C) Ben Stokes
D) Jason Roy
E) Moen Ali
6) When is Vijay Diwas celebrated to commemorate India’s victory over Pakistan in the 1971war ?
A) 15 December
B) 17 December
C) 16 December
D) 18 December
E) 19 December
7) Which state will come up with a ‘Centre of Excellence for Skilling’ to train youths ?
A) Sikkim
B) Gujarat
C) Haryana
D) Punjab
E) Uttarakhand
8) Which state has launched two welfare schemes to support differently-abled persons as well as NSS, NCC and Student Police Cadet unit ?
A) Kerala
B) Maharashtra
C) Gujarat
D) Andhra Pradesh
E) Telangana
9) Which state government has topped in a 100-day work programme for promoting livelihoods?
A) Assam
B) West Bengal
C) Gujarat
D) Uttarakhand
E) Tamil Nadu
10) Which company has launched India’s 1st corporate bond ‘Bharat Bond ETF’ ?
A) Axis Bank
B) HDFC
C) Edelweiss AMC
D) Religare
E) ICICI
11) Wholesale Price Index inflation rises to ______ in November amid rising food prices ?
A) 0.25 percent
B) 0.30 percent
C) 0.49 percent
D) 0.60 percent
E) 0.58 percent
12) The mandatory date to link PAN-Aadhaar given by the Income Tax Department is ____ ?
A) February 28
B) January 31
C) December 31
D) December 25
E) March 31
13) The Indian Embassy has signed an agreement with which country for reconstruction of cultural heritage sites ?
A) Sri Lanka
B) Nepal
C) Thailand
D) Maldives
E) Bhutan
14) Who has been given additional charge as the Governor of Meghalaya ?
A) BD Mishra
B) RN Ravi
C) Tathagata Roy
D) Jagdish Mukhi
E) Phagu Chauhan
15) Toni Ann Singh from which country has taken the crown of miss world 2019 ?
A) West Indies
B) Jamaica
C) Kenya
D) UK
E) US
16) Who will present the Visitor’s awards 2019 to promote research, innovation &entrepreneurship ?
A) Amit Shah
B) Venkaiah Naidu
C) Narendra Modi
D) Ram Nath Kovind
E) Rajnath Singh
17) Who has received the Crystal Award 2020 for spreading awareness about mental health ?
A) Kareena Kapoor
B) Dia Mirza
C) Alia Bhatt
D) Rani Mukherjee
E) Deepika Padukone
18) Who has launched his autobiography ‘Mind Master’ in Chennai ?
A) MS Dhoni
B) Virat Kohli
C) Yuvraj Singh
D) Viswanathan Anand
E) Rohit Sharma
Answers:
1) Answer: D
Energy conservation day is celebrated on December 14 since 1991 every year.
Energy conservation is the effort made to reduce the consumption of energy by using less of an energy service.
In order to create mass awareness on the importance of conservation and efficiency of energy, BEE observed National Energy Conservation Week from 9th to 14th December 2019
2) Answer: E
Former Prime Minister Abdelmadjid Tebboune was declared the winner of Algeria’s presidential election. Tebboune – who also served as housing minister under Abdelaziz Bouteflika – the former president was forced to step down in April following mass protests.
3) Answer: B
The Ministry of Coal has decided to establish a ‘Sustainable Development Cell’ in order to promote environmentally sustainable coal mining in the country and address environmental concerns during the decommissioning or closure of mines.
The Sustainable Development cell (SDC) will advise, mentor , plan and monitor the mitigation measures taken by the coal companies for maximising the utilisation of available resources in a sustainable way, minimising the adverse impact of mining and mitigating it for further ecosystem services and will act as nodal point at Ministry of Coal level in this matter
4) Answer: B
It is being observed every year on December 15. The aim of International Tea Day is to raise awareness of tea trade. The debut International Tea Day took place in New Delhi, India back in 2005. In the year 2015, the Indian government proposed the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization to make the day a bigger observance around the world.
In India people consumes 837,000 tonnes of it every year.
5) Answer: C
The all-rounder was a man of the match as England won the World Cup for the first time with a dramatic super over victory against New Zealand at Lord’s.
Stokes, 28, also hit an unbeaten 135 in the one-wicket third Ashes Test triumph against Australia at Headingley.
6) Answer: C
The nation celebrates Vijay Diwas to commemorate India’s victory over Pakistan in 1971 war. Rich tributes are being paid to the martyrs who laid down their lives during the war. It was on this day in 1971, the chief of the Pakistani forces, General AA Khan Niazi, along with 93 thousand troops, had surrendered unconditionally to the allied forces consisting of Indian Army and MuktiBahini. The end of the war also resulted in subsequent secession of East Pakistan into Bangladesh.
7) Answer: E
Uttarakhand will soon get a ‘Centre of Excellence for Skilling’ in Uttarkashi district.
A skill university will also come up to train youths of the hill state.
The Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship will send experts for discussing avenues for promotion of skill development and entrepreneurship. The team will look into areas and aspects which require skill development such as wellness, healthcare, tourism and adventure sports.
8) Answer: A
The state government unveiled two social welfare schemes – ‘Vijayamritham’ and ‘Sahachari’ to honour differently-abled people as well as NSS, NCC and Student Police Cadet (SPC) units working for their care and welfare.
The ‘Vijayamritham’ scheme has been introduced to provide financial assistance for differently-abled people who battled odds and scored high marks in degree, PG and professional courses. Differently-abled students of government or government-approved educational institutions, as well as students of parallel colleges and distance education programmes, are eligible under the scheme.
Sahachari scheme has been evolved to honour groups that assist people, with over 40% disability, in their studies and other tasks.
9) Answer: B
West Bengal has been selected for the 1st prize in 100-Day Work Programme for Promoting Livelihoods.
The Rural Development Ministry has selected Bankura and Cooch Behar Districts of the state for 1st and 2nd positions among districts in the country in implementation of rural job scheme.
Baburmahal Gram Panchayat of Kulpi in South 24 Parganas District has also bagged best performance award from the Centre.
10) Answer: C
Edelweiss Asset Management Company (AMC), a subsidiary of Edelweiss Capital Limited (ECL) has launched India’s 1st Corporate Bond ETF (exchange trade fund) called the Bharat Bond ETF.
The ETF is a government initiative and Edelweiss AMC was given the mandate to design and manage the product.
11) Answer: E
Wholesale prices based inflation rose to 0.58 per cent in November, as against 0.16 per cent in October due to an increase in prices of food articles. The annual inflation, based on monthly wholesale price index (WPI), was at 4.47 per cent during the same month a year ago (November 2018).
10) Answer: C
The Income Tax Department has said that it will be mandatory to link Permanent Account Number (PAN) with Aadhaar by the end of December month. This will facilitate to reap seamless benefits of income tax services. The deadline for linking PAN with Aadhaar was extended till the 31st of December, by the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) through an order issued in September this year. Earlier, the deadline was 30th of September.
13) Answer: B
Indian Embassy signed an agreement with the Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH), India for the post-earthquake reconstruction of 11 Cultural Heritage sites in Nepal. The INTACH will provide Design and Project Management Consultancy services for the reconstruction of 11 Cultural Heritage sites in four districts (Kathmandu, Lalitpur, Bhaktapur and Solukhumbhu).
14) Answer: B
Nagaland Governor citizenship to R.N. Ravi was on Monday given additional charge of Meghalaya
Mr. Ravi is also the Centre’s interlocutor for talks with Naga insurgents.
R.N. Ravi, Governor of Nagaland to discharge the functions of the Governor of Meghalaya, in addition to his own, during the absence on leave of Tathagata Roy, Governor of Meghalaya.
Answer: B
Jamaican Toni Ann Singh was crowned as Miss world 2019 and said she wanted to use her title to work for sustainable change for women and their children.
The 23 year old was declared as he 23-year-old Jamaican was declared the winner at a televised event, hosted by British television personality Piers Morgan, held at ExceL London.
16) Answer: D
President Ram Nath Kovind will present the Visitor’s awards, 2019 at RashtrapatiBhavan.
The awards will be conferred during the conference to Vice-Chancellors of Central Universities, Directors of IISERs and Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore.
These will on issues such as the promotion of research, innovation and entrepreneurship, industry-academia linkages, filling up of vacancies, creating and utilising alumni-based endowment funds and completing infrastructure projects.
17) Answer: E
Deepika Padukone has been very active on mental health issues and her own battle with clinical depression for the past two years.
The Bollywood actress launched the Live Love Laugh Foundation in 2015 to reduce the stigma around mental health and raise awareness of mental illnesses such as depression.
For her contributions, Deepika will be honored with the 26th annual Crystal Award. She is the only Indian actress to appear in the list of winners of Davos 2020.
Deepika will receive the award in January 2020 at the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) with artist Theaster Gates, choreographer Jin Xing and artist Lynette Wallworth.
Theaster Gates, for his leadership in creating sustainable communities.
Jin Xing, for her leadership in shaping inclusive cultural norms.
Lynette Wallworth, for her leadership in creating inclusive narratives
18) Answer: D
Indian chess Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand’s autobiography ‘Mind Master: Winning Lessons from a Champion’s Life’ was released in Chennai.
The book was co-authored by sports journalist Susan Ninan.
Anand was born in Mayiladuthurai, Tamil Nadu and is a former World Chess Champion. He became the first grandmaster from India in 1988.
