CURRENT AFFAIRS UPDATE 12 December to 25 December 2016

CURRENT AFFAIRS UPDATE 12

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12 December to 18 December 2016

1. What was India’s position in the vacation deprived country ranking as per 2016 Expedia vacation deprivation report?

a) 1st
b) 2nd
c) 3rd
d) 4th
ANSWERS (d) 4th

2. How many cities were identified by the Union Government under the Development of Solar Cities Programme?

a) 30 cities
b) 40 cities
c) 50 cities
d) 60 cities
ANSWERS (d) 60 cities

3. India’s first island district, Majuli will now become the country’s first ever Carbon neutral district by 2020. Which state is it located in?

a) Arunachal Pradesh
b) Assam
c) Meghalaya
d) Manipur
ANSWERS (b) Assam

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4. Union Government recently approved MoU between ISRO and which international agency to use Land Remote Sensing Satellite Data?

a) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
b) United States Geological Survey (USGS)
c) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
d) None of these
ANSWERS (b) United States Geological Survey (USGS)

5. The Rights of Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Bill, 2016 seeks to enhance reservation for Divyangs in government jobs from 3% to

a)    4%
b)    5%
c)    6%
d)    7%
ANSWERS (a) 4%

6. A biopic, titled Blond Ambition, was named as the most admired unproduced film script available at present in the Hollywood system. It is a biopic of whom of the following?

a) Madonna
b) Nicolas Cage
c) John Travolta
d) Bruce Willis
ANSWERS (a) Madonna

7. India’s Prime Minster Narendra Modi’s position in the 2016 Forbes World’s Most Powerful People List is

a) 6th position
b) 7th position
c) 8th position
d) 9th position
ANSWERS (d) 9th position

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8. Name the biography titled on Gymnastic Dipa Karmakar that was released in 2016?

a) The Ascension
b) The Worrier
c) The Small Wonder
d) Rise The Bar
ANSWERS (c) The Small Wonder

9. Identify the country that abolished the controversial Kafala Labour System.

a) Qatar
b) Kuwait
c) Saudi Arabia
d) Oman
ANSWERS (a) Qatar

10. Which country launched the advanced weather satellite Fengyun-4 recently?

a) Japan
b) South Korea
c) China
d) India

ANSWERS (c) China

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11. Which State Government launched the Annapurna Rasoi Scheme?

a)    Telangana
b)    Jharkhand
c)    Rajasthan
d)    Punjab
ANSWERS (c) Rajasthan

12. Name the state that launched India’s first amphibious bus project.

a) Haryana
b) Goa
c) Punjab
d) Uttarakhand
ANSWERS (c) Punjab

13. Who was appointed as the Industry Director of Facebook India recently?

a) Atul Agnihotri
b) Pulkit Trivedi
c) Paras Aggarwal
d) Sumit Bhola
ANSWERS (b) Pulkit Trivedi

14. Name the foundation who’s 100 Million for 100 Million campaign was flagged off by President Pranab Mukherjee Campaign on his 81st birth anniversary.

a)    Azim Premji Foundation
b)    Children’s Development Trust
c)    SOS Children’s Villages India
d)    Kailash Satyarthi Children’s Foundation
ANSWERS (d) Kailash Satyarthi Children’s Foundation

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15. Who was sworn-in as the UN Secretary General in December 2016?

a)    Antonio Guterres
b)    Helen Clark
c)    Natalia Gherman
d)    Danilo Turk

ANSWERS (a) Antonio Guterres

19 December to 25 December 2016

1. Railway Ministry and National High Speed Rail Corporation entered into a tripartite agreement with this agency to develop Mumbai- Ahmedabad High Speed Railway Project.

a) New Development Bank
b)   Asian Infrastructure and Investment Bank
c)   Japan International Cooperation Agency
d)   Asian Development Bank

ANSWERS (c) Japan International Cooperation Agency

2. Which of the following movies have made it to the long list of 336 feature films eligible for the Oscars?

a)   MS Dhoni: The Untold Story
b)   Sarbjit
c)   Both (a) and (b)
d)   None of them

ANSWERS (c) Both (a) and (b)

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3. India received the maximum FDI inflows from which country in 2015-16?

a) Singapore

b)   Mauritius
c)   Netherlands
d)   Japan

ANSWERS (a) Singapore

4. Who was recently selected for the 2016 AIFF Woman Player of the Year award?

a) Uvena Fernandes
b)   Yumnam Kamala Devi
c)   Sasmita Malik
d)   Manpreet Kaur

ANSWERS Sasmita Malik

5. Which state government allotted land to NPCIL for setting up 6600 MW nuclear power project in Kovvada?

a) Telangana
b)   Andhra Pradesh
c)   Kerala
d)   Tamil Nadu

ANSWERS (b) Andhra Pradesh

6. Which north-eastern state has decided to opt for cashless payment in all its public transactions?

a) Tripura
b)   Assam
c)   Meghalaya
d)   Manipur

ANSWERS (a)Tripura

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7. Who won the Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy for ICC Cricketer of the Year 2016?

a) Steven Smith
b)   Ravindra Jadeja
c)   Ravichandran Ashwin
d)   None of the above

ANSWERS (c) Ravichandran Ashwin8 Who of the following won the Sahitya Akademi Award 2016 for the Hindi language?

a)  Nasira Sharma
b)   Kamal Vora
c)   Sitanath Acharya
d)   Gita Upadhyay

ANSWERS (a) Nasira Sharma

9. For the first time in nearly 150 years, India’s economy surpassed the economy of this country.

a) The United Kingdom
b)   Germany
c)   Japan
d)   South Korea

ANSWERS (a) The United Kingdom

10. Union Government announced Rs 207 crore for development of Majuli Island. The island is located in

a)   Andhra Pradesh
b)   Kerala
c)   Assam
d)   Odisha

ANSWERS (c) Assam

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11. Union Government notified Wetlands (Conservation and Management) Rules, 2016 to replace the

a) Wetlands (Conservation and Management) Rules, 2008
b)   Wetlands (Conservation and Management) Rules, 2009
c)   Wetlands (Conservation and Management) Rules, 2010
d)   Wetlands (Conservation and Management) Rules, 2011

ANSWERS (c) Wetlands (Conservation and Management) Rules, 2010

12. This country became first in the world to legally approve the 3-parent technique.

a) The United Kingdom
b)   Germany
c)   Australia
d)   India

ANSWERS (a) The United Kingdom

13. Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid foundation stone of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj memorial off the coast of this city.

a) Visakhapatnam
b)   Mumbai
c)   Chennai
d)   Tuticorin

ANSWERS (b) Mumbai14. Indian boxe Vijender Singh recently knocked out which of the following boxers to retain the WBO Asia Pacific Super Middleweight title?

a) Abasi Kyobe

b)   Kerry Hope
c)   Egy Rozten
d)   Francis Cheka

ANSWERS (d) Francis Cheka

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15. Who has won the Miss World 2016 title?

a)   Yaritza Reyes
b)   Stephanie Del Valle
c)   Catriona Elisa Gray
d)   Evelyn Njambi

ANSWERS (b) Stephanie Del Valle