CURRENT AFFAIRS
01 DECEMBER, 2020 TO 07 DECEMBER, 2020
1. Which
of the following the 2020 Fortune 500 list of Indian companies?
(a) Indian Oil Corporation
(b) Oil and Natural Gas Corporation
(c) Reliance Industries Ltd.
(d) State Bank of India
Answer:
(c)
2. Which
state government has launched a massive campaign titled ‘Duare Sarkar’ to aware
people about the 11 state-run welfare schemes and help them avail its benefits?
(a) West Bengal
(b) Assam
(c) Tripura
(d) Odisha
Answer:
(a)
3. Who
among the following rang the bell at the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) to mark
the listing of bonds of Lucknow Municipal Corporation on the exchange?
(a) Narendra Modi
(b) Yogi Adityanath
(c) Rajnath Singh
(d) Amit Shah
Answer:
(b)
4. Which
country has declared a ‘climate emergency’ and promised to make its public
sector carbon neutral by 2025?
(a) Australia
(b) Canada
(c) Switzerland
(d) New Zealand
Answer:
(d)
5. Which
of the following has launched an ‘SMS Pay’ functionality on POS terminals that
would allow merchants to accept contactless and remote payments from their
customers?
(a) ICICI Bank
(b) YES Bank
(c) HDFC Bank
(d) Axis Bank
Answer:
(b)
6. Who
has been as the first-ever ‘Kid of the Year’ by the TIME magazine?
(a) Gitanjali Rao
(b) Tyler Gordon
(c) Jordan Reeves
(d) Bellen Woodard
Answer:
(a)
7. Which
city has been ranked as the world’s most polluted city according to air
pollution data released by the US Air Quality Index (AQI)?
(a) New Delhi, India
(b) Dhaka, Bangladesh
(c) Colombo, Sri Lanka
(d) Lahore, Pakistan
Answer:
(d)
8. Which
country has topped in the list of countries most affected by terrorism in 2019
of Global Terrorism Index 2020?
(a) Pakistan
(b) Afghanistan
(c) Iraq
(d) Syria
Answer:
(b)
9. What
is the rank of India in the list of countries most affected by terrorism in
2019 of Global Terrorism Index 2020?
(a) 2nd
(b) 8th
(c) 15th
(d) 20th
Answer:
(b)
10. Who
has topped the list of wealthiest women in India according to the second
edition of ‘Kotak Wealth Hurun-Leading Wealthy Women’ report?
(a) Leena Gandhi Tewari
(b) Nilima Motaparti
(c) Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw
(d) Roshni Nadar Malhotra
Answer:
(d)
11. Which
police station has topped the list of best police stations in India?
(a) Sooramangalam All Women Police Station, Tamil Nadu
(b) Kharsang, Arunachal Pradesh
(c) Nongpok Sekmai Police Station, Manipur
(d) Latasil Police Station, Assam
Answer:
(c)
12. Who
has won the 2020 Bahrain Grand Prix at Bahrain International Circuit, Bahrain?
(a) Lewis Hamilton
(b) Valtteri Bottas
(c) Max Verstappen
(d) Daniel Ricciardo
Answer:
(a)
13. Who
has become the fastest cricketer to reach 12,000 runs in One-day International
cricket?
(a) Joe Root
(b) Steve Smith
(c) Virat Kohli
(d) AB de Villiers
Answer:
(c)
14. Who
has become the quickest cricketer to complete 22,000 runs in International
cricket?
(a) Virat Kohli
(b) Steve Smith
(c) AB de Villiers
(d) Faf du Plesis
Answer:
(a)
15. When
is the National Organ Donation Day observed?
(a) 25 November
(b) 27 November
(c) 29 November
(d) 01 December
Answer:
(b)
16. When
is the World Aids Day observed?
(a) 01 December
(b) 03 December
(c) 05 December
(d) 07 December
Answer:
(a)
17. When
is the National Navy Day observed?
(a) 01 December
(b) 02 December
(c) 03 December
(d) 04 December
Answer:
(d)
18. When
is the World Computer Literacy Day observed?
(a) 02 December
(b) 04 December
(c) 06 December
(d) 08 December
Answer:
(a)
19. When
is the International Day of Persons with Disabilities observed?
(a) 01 December
(b) 03 December
(c) 05 December
(d) 07 December
Answer:
(b)
20. When
is the International Volunteer Day observed?
(a) 02 December
(b) 03 December
(c) 04 December
(d) 05 December
Answer:
(d)
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