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Current Affairs Daily Quiz, 06th December 2020

 Q1. Which is the first country to grant its approval for the Pfizer-BioNTech  vaccine?

• USA

• France

• UK

• India

Q2. Who released the ‘Smuggling in India Report 2019-20’ during the 63rd founding day of DRI (Directorate of Revenue Intelligence) ?

• Shri Anurag Thakur

• Smt Nirmala Sitharaman

• Dr Ajay Bhushan Pandey

• Shri Balesh Kumar

Q3. Who is the Director-General of Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) ?

• Om Prakash Dadhich

• Balesh Kumar

• Sanjay Kumar Mishra

• Rakesh Asthana

Q4. Indian defense ministry has approved creation of which of the following posts ?

• Dy. Chief of Military Operations & Strategic Planning

• Director General Information Warfare

• Both of the above

• None of the above

Quiz Answers

1. UK became the first country to grant its approval for the Pfizer-BioNTech  vaccine and it was granted by Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA)

2. Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman inaugurated DRI's 63rd Founding Day celebrations, and unveiled the 'Smuggling in India Report 2019-20’.

The report analyzed organized smuggling trends on Gold & Foreign Currency, Narcotic Drugs, Securi.ty, Environment, Commercial Frauds.

3. Balesh Kumar ---> Director-General of Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI)

Om Prakash Dadhich--->Principal Director General, Directorate General of GST intelligence (DGGI)

Sanjay Kumar Mishra----> Director of Enforcement Directorate(ED)

Rakesh Asthana--->Director General of Border Security force (BSF) & Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB).

4. Both

Defence ministry has approved the creation of a new post of deputy chief for military operations and strategic planning in the Army. Lt Gen Paramjit Singh is set to become the first deputy chief of Army staff (strategy).

The Government has also cleared the creation of the post of Director General Information Warfare in the headquarters, for future battlefield, hybrid warfare and social media realities.