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.

Dates to Remember ~ 4th & 5th December 2020

 

Current Affairs Daily Quiz, 05th December 2020

Q1. Born on 4th December 1919, he was the 12th Prime Minister of India, a commemorative stamp was launched in his honour on his 101st Birth Anniversary. Name the ex -PM.

• PV Narasimha Rao

• Chandra Sekhar

• Inder Kumar Gujral

• Vishwanath Pratap Singh

 Q2. 15 year old, Gitanjali Rao, has been named  first-ever Kid of the Year, by which magazine?

• TIME

• New Yorker

• Washington Post

• The Week

Q3. Which country has declared Climate Emergency on Dec 2, 2020, and pledged that its public sector would become carbon neutral by 2025?

• Australia

• New Zealand

• Singapore

• UAE

Q4. Dronacharya Awardee Kuldeep Handoo from J&K has been appointed PM Modi’s 'Fit India’ Movement Ambassador. He is associated with which sport?

• Judo

• Archery

• Boxing

• Wushu

Q5. Who has won the Global Teacher Prize 2020 ?

• Carlo Mazzone , Italy

• Olasunkanmi Opeifa , Nigeria

• Doani Emanuela Bertan, Brazil

• Ranjitsinh Disale, India

Q6. Mahashay Dharampal Gulati, also known as” the grand old man of spices”, passed away at the age of 98 was the founder of ______

• Everest spices

• MDH spices

• Badshah Masala

• Catch Foods       

Q7. What is the full form of MDH in spice company MDH private ltd?

• Mahashian Di Handi

• Masala Di Handi

• Mahashay Di Hatti

• Mahashian Di Hatti 

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Quiz Answers

1. Inder Kumar Gujral, was the 12th Prime Minister of India from April 1997 to March 1998. He propounded the Gujral Doctrine, as a set of five principles to guide the conduct of foreign relations with India's immediate neighbours.

2. 15 year old, Gitanjali Rao was named first-ever TIME ‘Kid of the Year’. Her work includes to tackling  contaminated drinking water, opioid addiction & cyberbullying, & to create a global community of young innovators.     

3. New Zealand has declared a climate emergency on December 2, 2020 and pledged that its public sector would become carbon neutral by 2025. It joins 32 other countries that have declared a climate emergency.

4. Wushu coach Kuldeep Handoo, was appointed as “Fit India” movement ambassador. He is the first person from the J&K UT  to receive the Dronacharya award.

5. Ranjitsinh Disale, an Indian govt. school teacher,has won the Global Teacher Prize 2020. He is known for embedding QR codes in textbooks, which was adopted by NCERT &awareness on ills of teen marriage.

6. Mahashay Dharampal Gulati, was the founder and CEO of MDH, an Indian spice company.

7. In Indian spice company, MDH stands for Mahashian Di Hatti. 

Daily Competitive Quiz, November 7, 2020

Q1. Who has been appointed 1st Chairperson of the Commission for Air Quality Management in National Capital Region and Adjoining Areas (CAQM) ?

Rekha Sharma
Gautam Gambhir
Prakash Javadekar
M M Kutty

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Q2. Where did the Second Batch Of Rafale Jets arrive after flying non-stop From France ?

Ambala Air Force Station
Jamnagar AFS
Amritsar AFS
Faridabad AFS

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Q3. Where was a joint tri-service exercise code named ‘Bull Strike’ conducted by the Army’s Parachute Brigade, Navy commandos MARCOS and Special Forces?

Paradip, Odisha
Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
Teressa Island, Andaman & Nicobar
Kanyakumari, Tamilnadu

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Q4. Which Indian physicist, born on November 7, 1888,made groundbreaking works in the field of light scattering?

Vikram Sarabhai
Jagdish Chandra Bose
Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar
Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman

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Q5. Which Indian freedom fighter born on 7 November 1858, was one third of the “Lal Bal Pal” triumvirate & known as the “Father of Revolutionary thoughts in India”?

Lala Lajpat Rai
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Aurobindo Ghosh
Bipin Chandra Pal

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Q6. The Airports Authority of India (AAI) has signed a MoU, to set up solar power plants at airports, with which of the following ?

Coal India
NTPC Vidyut Vyapar Nigam (NVVN)
Bharat Petroleum
Indian Railways

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Q7. Priyanca Radhakrishnan became first-ever Indian-origin minister of which country?

Maldives
Mauritius
Canada
New Zealand

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Q8. Who has been sworn in as the India’s Chief Information Commissioner?

Bimal Julka
Uday Mahurkar
Yashvardhan Kumar Sinha
M M Kutty

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Q9. Which Indian diplomat has been elected to the UN Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions (ACABQ), a subsidiary of UNGA ?

Harsh Vardhan Shringla
Syed Akbaruddin
Vidisha Maitra
Vikram Misri

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Q10. Who is the author of the book “Jugalbandi: The BJP Before Modi”?

Vinay Sitapati
Ramachandra Guha
Amish Tripathi
Chetan Bhagat

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Daily Competitive Quiz, November 6, 2020

1. National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has allowed which messaging platform to start it’s payments service? 

Twitter
Telegram
Whatsapp Pay
Apple Pay

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2.Which club(s) are joining the Indian Super League (ISL) this year?

SC East Bengal
ATK Mohun Bagan
Both
None of the above

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3.Who became the fourth men’s player in tennis (Open era) to reach 1000 match wins?

Roger Federer
Rafael Nadal
Novak Djokovic
Andy Murray

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4.Shri Nitin Gadkari called for intensive use of bamboo resources, & asked which ministry to formulate comprehensive "Bamboo Policy'' ?

Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises
Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (DONER)
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
Ministry of AYUSH

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5.The Supreme Court has refused to stay the Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) order on OTSC. What is the full form of OTSC ?

Over the Signal capacity
Over time Signal Charge
One time Spectrum Charge
One time Signal Charge

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6.Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announced the Co-Lending Model (CLM) scheme to provide loans to priority sector, based on a prior agreement between ?

Banks & NBFCs (including HFCs)
Banks & NBFCs (excluding HFCs)
Cooperative Banks & NBFCs (including HFCs)
Cooperative Banks & NBFCs (including HFCs)

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7.INS Airavat will deliver food aid to Sudan, South Sudan, Djibouti and Eritrea, under which mission ?

Mission Sagar
Mission Sagar-II
Vande Bharat Mission
AtmaNirbhar Bharat

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8.The world’s strongest storm this year, that hit eastern region of Philippines is ?
Super Typhoon Meranti
Super Typhoon Haiyan
Super Typhoon Goni
Super Typhoon Nina

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9. National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) celebrates Ganga Utsav every year (since 2016) on ?

November 2
November 4
November 5
November 6

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10.Which country has become first to formally exit the Paris Climate agreement ?

China
USA
Iran
North Korea

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Daily Competitive Quiz Answers+Notes November 6, 2020

A1:

- National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) approved WhatsApp Pay in a limited manner and only allowed to have 20 million UPI users in India.

- NPCI said that the no third-party app part of UPI payment system would be allowed to carry out more than 30 per cent of all UPI transactions w.e.f January 1, 2021.

- NPCI is the nodal agency for retail payments system in India.

A2:

-The new entrants in ISL this season are Mohun Bagan and East Bengal.

- Mohun Bagan merged with ISL franchise ATK to become ATK Mohun Bagan.

- East Bengal sold a majority stake in the club to Shree Cement  to become SC East Bengal.

A3:

- Rafael Nadal became the 4th men's player to reach 1000 match wins to join Jimmy Connors, Roger Federer and Ivan Lendl.

A4:

- Shri Gadkari has asked Ministry of DoNER to formulate a comprehensive ''Bamboo Policy'' as most of the bamboo is produced in North East.

- Minister of State (Independent Charge) Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER) ~Shri Jitendra Singh

A5: one-time spectrum charge (OTSC)

A6:

- Under the Co-Lending Model (CLM), banks will be permitted to co-lend with all registered NBFCs (including HFCs) based on a prior agreement.

-The primary focus of "Co-Lending Model" (CLM), is to improve the flow of credit to the unserved and underserved sector of the economy.

A7:

- INS Airavat  has delivered 100MT of food aid to Sudan as part of COVID relief package as a part of Mission Sagar II.

-First Mission Sagar  was undertaken in May-June 2020, wherein India provided food and medicines to Maldives, Mauritius, Seychelles, Madagascar and Comoros. 

- SAGAR ~ Security and Growth for All in the Region 

A8: 

- Goni made landfall as a super typhoon, at Philippines on November 1, 2020 with wind speed  of 225km/h (140mph).

- Goni is known as Rolly in the Philippines

- President of Philippines : Rodrigo Duterte

A9:

- Ganga was declared "National River' on November 4, 2008. 

- National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) is organized a 3-day 'Ganga Utsav 2020' on virtual platforms from November 2,2020

- Director-General of NMCG ~ Rajiv Ranjan Mishra

A10:

- US withdrawal from the Paris Agreement  formally come into effect on November 4, 2020.

-Paris accord was adopted in 2015(signed in 2016), within United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, is designed to boost greenhouse-gas-emissions mitigation worldwide.

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