| What is the theme of 16th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Convention to be organized on 9th January 2020 in virtual format? -- "Contributing to Atma Nirbhar Bharat" |
| Who has become the first woman chairman of Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL)? -- Soma Mondal |
| Name the Chairman & CEO, Railway Board, Ministry of Railways who has been conferred with the prestigious “Eminent Engineer Award for the Year 2020’ by the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) for his outstanding contribution towards modernization and reforms over Indian Railways? -- V.K. Yadav |
| In the latest review of deadly Kala-azar disease in four states, which two states have achieved elimination targets out of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal? -- Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal |
| The Union Cabinet has approved the opening of Indian Missions in which three countries in 2021? -- Estonia, Paraguay and Dominican Republic |
| Name the Critically Endangered (IUCN) Bat endemic to India and presently known only from one cave in Hanumanahalli village in Kolar district, Karnataka? -- Kolar Leaf-Nosed Bat |
| Which state has highest and lowest police-population ratio (per lakh population) respectively, according to the latest data released by the Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPRD)? -- Nagaland (1,301), Bihar (76.2) |
| Name the world’s first physical crypto banking branch – a joint venture between online crypto banking platform Cashaa and United Multistate Credit Co-op Society, launched in Jaipur, India? -- Unicas |
| Name the 21-year-old BSc Mathematics student, who has been sworn in as the mayor of Thiruvananthapuram City Corporation and is currently the youngest mayor in office of a municipal corporation in the country? -- Arya Rajendran |
| “In Pursuit of Justice: An Autobiography” is written by -- Late Justice Rajindar Sachar |
| In the ‘Digital India Awards 2020’, conducted by National Informatics Centre (NIC) under Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY), which Central Ministry/Department won the top prize (Gold Icon) in Excellence in ‘Digital Governance’ category? -- Department of Posts |
| In the ‘Digital India Awards 2020’, conducted by National Informatics Centre (NIC) under Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY), which State/UT won the top prize (Gold Icon) in ‘Excellence in Digital Governance’ category? -- Tamil Nadu |
| According to the latest data released by the Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPRD), which State/UT police —covering civil police, district armed reserve, special armed police and India Reserve Battalions has the lowest share of women personnel at 3.31%? -- Jammu & Kashmir followed by Telangana (5.11%) |
| Name the Director-General of Police (DGP), Maharashtra who has been appointed as the DG of Central Industrial Security Force (CISF)? -- Subodh Kumar Jaiswal |
| Name the digital platform launched for ocean data management (share information on marine data and forecast services) that has been developed by Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS)? -- Digital Ocean |
| Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari has announced that a multi-modal logistics park will be constructed in _________ , Assam. -- Silchar |
| Name the freedom fighter from Meghalaya who led an uprising against the British and was hanged by the British publicly at Iawmusiang in Jowai town in West Jaintia Hills district on 30 December 1862? -- U Kiang Nangbah |
| The only ginger processing plant of North East India which is being revived is at -- Ri-Bhoui district in Meghalaya |
| In the ‘Digital India Awards 2020’, conducted by National Informatics Centre (NIC) under Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY) which district won the top prize (Gold Icon) in ‘Excellence in Digital Governance’ category? -- Changlang, Arunachal Pradesh |
| According to the latest data released by the Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPRD), which state’s police - covering civil police, district armed reserve, special armed police and India Reserve Battalions - has the highest share of women personnel at 25.3%? -- Bihar |
| India's first hot air balloon wildlife safari has been started in which Tiger Reserve? -- Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh |
| The United Nations (UN) observed the first ever International Day of Epidemic Preparedness across the globe on ____________________. -- 27th December 2020 |
| Recently, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the 351-km New Bhaupur-New Khurja section of the Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor in Uttar Pradesh. The 1,800-km Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor project will connect Ludhiana (Punjab) in north India to _____ in West Bengal. -- Dankuni |
| Who has been nominated as a member on the GAVI Board (Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisation) to represent India for two years starting from 2021 to 2023? -- Dr. Harsh Vardhan |
| The Indian beaches where the International Blue Flags were hoisted recently are -- Kappad (Kerala), Shivrajpur (Gujarat), Ghoghla (Diu), Kasarkod and Padubidri (Karnataka), Rushikonda (Andhra Pradesh), Golden (Odisha) and Radhanagar (Andaman & Nicobar Islands) |
| Recently, the National Tiger Conservation Authority has asked Odisha to submit a status report on the adverse impact of tourism on which Tiger Reserve? -- Satkosia Tiger Reserve |
| Name the committee set up by the Reserve Bank of India that floated the idea of National Common Mobility Card (NCMC)? -- Nandan Nilekani Committee |
| Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), Mumbai has developed an Eye Cancer therapy in the form of the first indigenous ______________Plaque for treatment of Ocular Tumours. -- Ruthenium 106 |
| India's first pneumococcal conjugate vaccine ''Pneumosil'' developed by ______________in collaboration with partners like the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. -- Serum Institute of India Private Limited (SIIPL) |
| Who has become the first wrestler of the country to finish on the podium position at the Individual Wrestling World Cup in Belgrade, Serbia? -- Anshu Malik |
| Name the first private sector company of India in the space sector which has successfully test-fired a solid propulsion rocket engine named Kalam-5 that will be used for their maiden rocket Vikram-1? -- Skyroot Aerospace |
| The Myanmar Navy has officially inducted the submarine INS Sindhuvir, which was handed over by the Indian Navy and renamed as -- UMS Minye Theinkhathu |
| Scientist Hemant Kumar Pandey has been honoured with DRDO's ''Scientist of the Year Award'' (2018) for his contribution in developing several herbal medicines, including the popular drug _________meant for treatment of leucoderma. -- Lukoskin |
| The foundation stone was laid at ___________ for a new technology innovation hub on autonomous navigation (TiHAN) for unmanned aerial vehicles and remotely operated vehicles -- Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad |
| The Madan Lal-led Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC) has named _____________for the role of Chairman of the senior men’s selection committee based on seniority (total number of Test matches). -- Chetan Sharma |
| Who is the author of the book “Covid-19: Sabhyata Ka Sankat Aur Samadhan”? -- Nobel Laureate Kailash Satyarthi |
| Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) will set up its Regional Academic Center for Space (RAC-S) at __________for advanced research in the future technology of the Indian space program. -- IIT-BHU |
| In a first, which State government will appoint special officers in various States for security and welfare of its migrant workers? -- Uttar Pradesh |
| Name the scientist from Centre for Rural Development and Technology, IIT Delhi who received first prize at Innovate 4 SDG contest by ‘UNDP (United Nation Development Program) Accelerator Lab India for innovation of plant-based mock egg that addresses SDG 2 and 3 (zero hunger and good health and well-being)? -- Prof Kavya Dashora |
| Which Lion Safari has launched an ‘Adopt an Animal’ scheme in which individuals and corporates can adopt an Asiatic lion, leopard, bear and deer by paying for all expenses incurred on their food and upkeep? -- Etawah Lion Safari, Uttar Pradesh |
| In first such initiative in Uttarakhand, the forest department has translocated an adult tigress from Jim Corbett Tiger Reserve to which Tiger Reserve in Dehradun? -- Rajaji Tiger Reserve |
| Which State Govt. has launched the Farmer Registration and Unified beneficiary Information System (FRUITS), an e-governance portal, to create a repository of farmland information and farm loan details on a single platform? -- Karnataka |
| In India, Good Governance Day (Sushasan Divas) is observed annually on December 25 to commemorate the birth anniversary of former Prime Minister -- Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| Indian Navy Ship Kiltan delivered 15 tonnes of aid to Vietnam for flood relief under which mission? -- Mission Sagar-III |
| Which construction company has 3D printed a G+1 (Ground plus one) building for the first time in India at Kancheepuram, Chennai with indigenous concrete mixture? -- L&T Construction |
| National Consumer Rights Day is observed every year on ____________. On this day in 1986, the Consumer Protection Act 1986 received the Presidential assent and thus came into force. -- December 24 |
| Name the book written by Governor of Mizoram P S Sreedharan Pillai that was released recently by Vice President Venkaiah Naidu? -- ‘Oh Mizoram’ |
| NITI Aayog has virtually launched India’s first digital asset management and storage platform called -- DigiBoxx |
| The FDI in DTH broadcasting services sector has been allowed from _______to _______ per cent and licenses will now be issued for _______ years with a renewal provision after every 10 years. -- 49, 100, 20 |
| The Union Cabinet has approved the merger of four film media units - Films Division, Directorate of Film Festivals, National Film Archives of India, and Children's Film Society, India with ___________. -- NFDC (National Film Development Corporation) |
| National Farmer’s Day (Kisan Diwas) is observed every year on __________ to mark the birth anniversary of former (5th) Prime Minster of India Chaudhary Charan Singh. -- December 23 |
| The Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA), headquartered in Kochi, has launched India’s first call centre for aqua-farmers at______________. -- Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh |
| Which UN entity has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Kerala Govt’s Gender Park to establish India’s first Gender Data Hub at the Gender Park at 24-acre Kozhikode campus, where International Institute for Gender and Development is also present? -- UN Women |
| The government plans to set up a ______________in the next three to four months with a view to mobilise the Rs111 lakh crore required for funding of the ambitious National Infrastructure Pipeline. -- Development Finance Institution (DFI) |
| To protect which ‘Critically Endangered’ bird (State Bird of Rajasthan), the Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) along with the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) India has come up with a unique initiative — a "firefly bird diverter" - which works as reflectors for overhead power lines, and installed in Pokhran, Rajasthan? -- Great Indian Bustard (GIB) |
| Which PSU has won the prestigious CII-ITC Sustainability Awards in Corporate Excellence category second time in a row i.e. in the year 2019 and 2020? -- NTPC Ltd. |
| Who is the Chancellor of Visva-Bharati University? -- Prime Minister |
| The All India Football Federation (AIFF) has partnered with which global education company, to offer BTEC International Level 3 qualifications which are designed to provide pathways into a career in sports? -- Pearson |
| Which state has become the first in India and South Asia to launch the block chain-enabled peer to peer (P2P) trading platform for rooftop solar power producers? -- Uttar Pradesh |
| Name the activist, who raised the issue of Balochistan in the United Nations sessions in Switzerland and hadbeen vocal about Pakistan Army and government atrocities in Balochistan,who passed away recently? -- KarimaBaloch |
| In India, National Mathematics Day is observed every year on 22 December to commemorate the birth anniversary of____________. -- Srinivasa Ramanujan |
| Who has been voted BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2020? -- Lewis Hamilton |
| 'ASSOCHAM Enterprise of the Century Award' was given to______________ for his distinguished contributions to the country. -- Ratan Tata |
| Uttar Pradesh government is set to establish India’s first mega leather park in Kanpur’s ____________village. -- Ramaipur |
| Name the journalist turned politician who served as the chief minister of Madhya Pradesh twice, who passed away recently? -- Motilal Vora |
| The hawker culture (community dining, centres for socialising, communicating, and more) of which country got inducted into the UNESCO List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity? -- Singapore |
| The government of which state has launched a two-month-long special 'Virasat' (natural succession) drive in the state to end the land disputes over the succession rights in villages, and curb the property lawsuits that form a bulk of cases at the tehsil and district level? -- Uttar Pradesh |
| According to Anthropological Survey of India (AnSI), any exploitation of the _____________Island of the Andamans for commercial and strategic gain would be dangerous for its occupants – the Sentinelese. -- North Sentinel |
| Which Pacific island nation has recently graduated from the official list of Least Developed Countries (LDC), becoming the sixth country to achieve the milestone since the development categorization was created in 1971? -- Vanuatu |
| Every year, the Goa Liberation day is celebrated on December 19 in India. Name the operation by Indian Army, Indian Air Force and Indian Navy carried out on December 18, 1961 to liberate Goa from the Portuguese rule? -- Operation Vijay |
| Veteran industrialist ____________ was conferred the title of "Global Visionary of Sustainable Business and Peace" by the Federation of Indo-Israel Chambers of Commerce (FIICC) for epitomising "unity, peace and sustainability". -- Ratan Tata |
| Aligarh Muslim University was originally established by _____________as the Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College in 1875, which became Aligarh Muslim University in 1920, following the Aligarh Muslim University Act. -- Sir Syed Ahmad Khan |
| After successfully organising FIFA U-17 World Cup in 2017, India is going to organising FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup in 2022 and also placed its candidature for which football event in 2027? -- Asian Cup |
| Which player has recently equalled Brazilian legend Pele's record of 643 goals for a single club? -- Lionel Messi |
| Russia has been banned from using its flag at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, and other major world championships for two years by the _________________. -- Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) |
| The Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, GoI, the Ministry of National Education and Youth, Government of the French Republic and Schneider Electric, have announced the inauguration of first Center of Excellence (CoE) for skill development in power sector in the campus of National Institute of Solar Energy (NISE) located at____________________. -- Gwal Pahari, Gurugram (Haryana) |
| The DRDO Lifetime Achievement Award – 2018 was given to _____________for his contributions for developing control and guidance schemes for missiles. -- N V Kadam |
| India has been placed at _________ out of 162 countries in the Human Freedom Index 2020 released by Cato Institute in the United States and Fraser Institute in Canada. -- 111 |
| Name the scholarship scheme awarded to students from Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh region when they seek admission in a college or university outside J&K and the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) manages the scholarship? -- Prime Ministers Special Scholarship Scheme (PMSSS) |
| The National Minorities Rights Day is observed in India, every year on___________, to safeguard the Constitutionally-guaranteed rights of six religious minorities [Muslims, Christians, Sikhs, Buddhists, and Zoroastrians (Parsis) and Jains] in the country. -- December 18 |
| With the theme ‘Reimagining Human Mobility’, the International Migrants Day 2020 wasobserved globally on -- 18 December |
| Who have been awarded the ‘Best FIFA Men’s Player’ and the ‘Best FIFA Women’s Player’ respectively in the FIFA Football Awards 2020 ceremony, held virtually at the home of FIFA in Zurich? -- Robert Lewandowski (Poland), Lucy Bronze (England) |
| Name the three countries proposed by UK to participate in the G7 grouping meet in 2021 to be hosted by the United Kingdom having ten democracies- G7+3 and is naming it ‘D10’ meaning, 10 Democracies? -- India, South Korea and Australia |
| India has pledged a sum of USD 1 million to which body headquartered in Montreal, Canada towards its scientific research budget, to ensure an atmosphere of Clean Sport globally? -- World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) |
| The Olympic Council of Asia has announced that _________will host the 2030 Asian Games while _________will host the 2034 edition. -- Doha (Qatar), Riyadh (Saudi Arabia) |
| Which company has been awarded with the prestigious ‘Golden Peacock Environment Management Award’ for the year 2020 in the Steel Sector by the Institute of Directors? -- Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) |
| The Govt. of which state is going to launch ‘Kisan Kalyan Mission’ with an aim to double the income of farmers? -- Uttar Pradesh |
| Which is the first zoo in India to receive ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management Standards Certification? -- Nehru Zoological Park, Hyderabad |
| Name the Bollywood actress who has joined hands with the global citizen initiative named ‘Count Us In’ to inspire and educate Indians towards reducing carbon footprint? -- Bhumi Pednekar |
| ____________is recognised as India’s own green building rating system in India’s Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDC) submitted to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). -- Green Rating for Integrated Habitat Assessment (GRIHA) |
| With which bank the Government of India has signed a loan agreement for one thousand million dollar to provide support to Aatma Nirbhar Bharat Abhiyan through MGNREG Scheme? -- New Development Bank |
| Prasar Bharati CEO ____________has been elected as Vice President of Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union. -- Shashi Sekhar Vempati |
| Which country has been officially removed from the American State Sponsor of Terrorism list that supported militant Palestinian organizations as well as harbored al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden? -- Sudan |
| The government planning to invite bids for setting up green ammonia projects to reduce import dependence. Green ammonia production is where the process of making ammonia is 100% renewable and _______ free. -- Carbon |
| Name the Indian-American who will serve as commander for NASA and European Space Agency (ESA)’s SpaceX Crew-3 mission to the International Space Station (ISS) other than two other crew members? -- Raja Chari |
| Which festival marks the beginning of New Year in Ladakh and Tibet region? -- Losar |
| The Meghdoot award is given every year for excellence in _________service. -- Postal |
| Indian Meteorological Society (IMS) in collaboration with______________, Shillong, is organizing a four-day virtual symposium on Tropical Meteorology (TROPMET-2020) under the theme “Weather and Climate Services over Mountainous Regions” at NESAC, Shillong during 14-17 December 2020. -- North Eastern Space Applications Centre (NESAC) |
| For safe and sustainable space operations, ISRO has inaugurated the Space Situational Awareness (SSA) Control Centre at -- Peenya, Bangalore |
| India pledged a commitment of USD 2 billion at the World Health Organisation's _____________ summit to provide essential services to women, newborns, young children and adolescents across the world. -- 'Lives in the Balance' |
| Which bank, on behalf of the Government of India, has extended a Line of Credit (LOC) of $448 million to the Government of Republic of Uzbekistan for financing the latter’s various projects? -- Export-Import Bank of India (Exim Bank) |
| Name the specialised department set up by Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) to tackle cases of diversion of funds, bank loans and resources by company promoters? -- Corporation Finance Investigation Department (CFID) |
| Name the Indian football player, a member of India’s golden generation that won the football crown at the 1962 Jakarta Asian Games, passed away recently? -- Dharmalingam Ethiraj |
| The National Energy Conservation day is annually celebrated across India on _________ to create awareness among the general public about the importance of energy conservation for the present and the future. -- 14th December |
| According to the 1st ever ‘Electricity Market Report’ 2020 produced by_________, the Global electricity demand is expected to fall by 2% due to Pandemic and India, along with China, will lead the growth in global demand for electricity in 2021. -- International Energy Agency (IEA) |
| Which country has recently test-launched ‘Angara A5’ – heavy lift space rocket - successfully? -- Russia |
| Indian Coast Guard Ship ‘Sujeet’, the second in the series of 05 Off Shore Patrol Vessels (OPVs), was commissioned at Goa. The Ship has been designed & built indigenously by – -- M/s Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL) |
| India and Bangladesh have decided to resume trans-border railway connectivity between __________in West Bengal and Chilahati located across the border in Nilphamari district after almost 55 years. -- Haldibari |
| Mobility services provider Ola has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with which state to open the world’s largest e-scooter factory? -- Tamil Nadu |
| The 2023 FIH Men’s Hockey World Cup will be hosted by Odisha at two venues- Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar and the Biju Patnaik Hockey Stadium in- -- Rourkela |
| Ambrose Dlamini, the Prime Minister of_______, a country in Southern Africa, has passed away after contracting coronavirus. -- Eswatini |
| The Maharashtra government will observe the birth anniversary of social reformer __________on January 3 every year as ''Savitri Utsav''. -- Savitribai Phule |
| Who has been elected president of the International Boxing Association (AIBA)? -- Umar Kremlev, Russia |
| To deal with increasing circulation of banknotes, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has decided to set up an Automated Banknote Processing Centre (ABPC) in _________for receipt, storage and dispatch of currency notes. -- Jaipur |
| What is the conservation status (IUCN Red List) of Himalayan serow which was recently sighted for the first time in the Himalayan cold desert region in Spiti, Himachal Pradesh? -- Vulnerable |
| A first of its initiative, the National Centre for Divyang Empowerment (NCDE), an exclusive facility for training the CRPF personnel who suffer injuries and become physically challenged in the line of duty in modern technologies, has become operational at the Central Reserve Police Force’s group centre at -- Hyderabad, Telangana |
| It is a movement by artists and activists demanding greater freedom of expression in Cuba which started in September 2018, when the Cuban government sought to enforce Decree 349, a law that would have given powers to the nation’s Culture Ministry to restrict cultural activity it did not approve of. -- San Isidro Movement |
| Which organisation of Norway has signed an MoU with cGanga, a think-tank of National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) for development of sludge management framework in India? -- Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research (NIBIO) |
| Name the digital payment application launched by the India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) along with Department of Posts (DoP) to provide Digital Financial inclusion at the last mile across India? -- ‘DakPay’ |
| Name the Indian aerospace scientist and fluid dynamicist, winner of SS Bhatnagar Prize, Padma Bhushan, Gujarmal Modi Award, S. Ramanujan Medal, Padma Vibhushan; who passed away recently? -- Roddam Narasimha |
| Vijay Diwas is commemorated every year on _________ to observe Indian military's victory over Pakistan in Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 that led to the creation of Bangladesh. -- 16th December |
| Which organization has released a white paper titled ‘Vision 2035: Public Health Surveillance in India’? -- NITI Aayog |
| Junior Asian Champion___________ won the gold medal in 10m Air Rifle event at the 6th edition of the International Online Shooting Championship (IOSC). -- Yash Vardhan |
| Noted Indian wrestler, _________, who had won the prestigious ‘Hind Kesari’ title (the highest respect in the Indian wrestling world) in 1959, passed away. -- Sripati Khanchanale |
| For the proposed Noida Film City project, which company has been selected as the consultant that will prepare Detailed Project Reports (DPR)? -- CBRE South Asia Private Limited, headquartered in Dallas |
| According to the World Health Organization’s (WHO) 2019 Global Health Estimates, which disease remained the ‘Top Cause’ of death at the Global level over the period 2000-19, and is responsible for 16% of World’s total deaths. -- Ischaemic Heart Disease |
| Name the US Pilot, first man to fly faster than speed of sound, who passed away recently? -- Chuck Yeager |
| Name the ‘Padma Shri’ awardee Sanskrit scholar who apart from translating several literary works from Sanskrit to Kannada, penned nearly 150 books; passed away recently? -- Bannanje Govindacharya |
| Name the scheme launched by the Andhra Pradesh Government under which sheep, goats will be distributed to women for improving their living standards? -- ‘Jagananna Jeeva Kranthi’ |
| The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) has launched an electronic spot platform for agricultural commodities named ______________, through its subsidiary BSE Investments Limited. -- 'BSE E- Agricultural Markets Limited' or BEAM |
| 12th December is observed as ___________ remembering the brave Manipuri women who fought against the mighty British Empire. -- NupiLan Day |
| The first Trilateral Working Group Meeting between India, Iran and _________on joint use of Chabahar Port was held virtually recently. -- Uzbekistan |
| After establishing diplomatic ties with Morocco, with which Himalayan countrydidIsrael establish diplomatic relations? -- Bhutan |
| In a diplomatic outreach to SCO countries, Indian Embassy in Beijing launched a movie series ___________ exclusively for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation in which more than two dozen Indian films dubbed in Russian, will be screened on a monthly basis. -- "cinemaSCOpe" |
| Who has been awarded the Social Entrepreneur of the Year award instituted by the Schwab Foundation and Jubilant Bhartia Foundation? -- Ashraf Patel |
| Who won the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2020, held in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates? -- Max Verstappen (Red Bull – Netherlands) |
| Name the Indian Tennis player who won her third doubles title of the season after she won the 2020 Al Habtoor Tennis Challenge jointly with her Georgian partner EkaterineGorgodze in Dubai? -- AnkitaRaina |
| Name the road that remains functional on the Indian side and will be connected through Mujibnagar, Meherpur district in Bangladesh and opened on March 26,2021? -- ‘SwadhinataSarak’ |
| To commemorate those intellectuals who were killed by Pakistani forces and their collaborators during the 1971 Liberation War, Bangladesh observes 14th December as -- Martyred Intellectuals Day |
| The _______________near Vighakot village in the district of Kutch in Gujarat will be the country's largest renewable energy generation park and will lead to generation of renewable energy to the tune of 30 Giga Watt. -- Hybrid Renewable Energy Park |
| It is a civil society led network formed in 2011 with the objective of providing stakeholders from the states of the Indian Himalayan Region a platform to come together to discuss issues related to the development of the Himalayan region -- Integrated Mountain Initiative (formerly Indian Mountain Initiative) |
| Sustainable Mountain Development Summit (SMDS) is an annual event of the __________ to deliberate on issues such as migration, water security, climate resilience and innovative solutions for the farm sector and disaster risk reduction in the Indian Himalayas; and the 2020 edition(9th)was hosted by the Sustainable Development Forum of Uttarakhand (SDFU) in Dehradun. -- Integrated Mountain Initiative (IMI) |
| Which summit was co-hosted by the United Nations, United Kingdom and France, organized virtually to mark the five years of the adoption of the Paris Agreement on Climate Change? -- Climate Ambition Summit |
| To promote the use of preventive diplomacy, which is a core goal of the United Nations, International Day of Neutrality is observed on -- 12 December |
| Name the Index touted as the country’s first comprehensive benchmarking tool for employers to measure their progress on LGBT+ inclusion at the workplace launched by KeshavSuri Foundation, in partnership with Pride Circle, Stonewall UK and FICCI? -- ‘India Workplace Equality Index’ |
| Name the rare genus of malaria that has been detected in a soldier who had come to Kerala from Sudan? -- Plasmodium Ovale |
| The 5th India Water Impact Summit was organized by the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) and its think tank, Center for Ganga River Basin Management and Studies (cGanga) with the theme of -- Arth Ganga – River Synchronized Development |
| ____________is the total value of River Ganga or of any river that is, it is the sum total of the river’s tangible values and intangible values. -- Arth Ganga |
| Which country has launched the Beresheet 2 project aimed at landing an unmanned craft on the moon in 2024, after a previous such mission had crashed into the lunar surface? -- Israel |
| Who have been jointly named as ‘Time’ magazine’s 2020 Person of the Year? -- Joe Biden, Kamala Harris |
| BSNL has partnered with ___________for satellite-based NB-IoT (Narrow Band-Internet of Things) that will enable it to provide connectivity for millions of unconnected machines, sensors and industrial IoT devices across the country. -- Skylotech India |
| India will launch a communication satellite__________, formerly named GSAT-12R, on December 17 2020, using its Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) rocket's XL variant numbered as PSLV-C50. -- CMS-01 |
| The Chairman of Fifteenth Finance Commission N.K. Singh has called for a fresh look at the Constitution’s ________Schedule, which forms the basis for allocating subjects to the Centre and States, and hinted at the need to fill an ‘institutional vacuum’ created by the abolition of the Planning Commission. -- Seventh |
| Which organisation has launched APVAX- Asia Pacific Vaccine Access Facility- a vaccine initiative that will offer rapid and equitable support to its developing members as they deliver and procure the safe and effective Coronavirus vaccines? -- Asian Development Bank |
| Name the country that borders Algeria to the east and southeast, Western Sahara to the south, the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the only African country with coastal exposure to both the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea? -- Morocco |
| It is a Martyrs' Day, observed in Assam on 10thDecember as a tribute to the sacrifices of martyrs of the Assam Agitation that demanded the Government of India to detect illegal immigrants, delete their names from electoral rolls and deport them -- -SwahidDiwas |
| The Prime Minister of which country has been awarded the UN's highest environmental honour‘ Champions of the Earth’ award 2020 in the ‘Policy Leadership’ category for his global climate action work and his commitment to climate-responsive national development? -- Fiji, Frank Bainimarama |
| Who won the “Sportsperson of the Year” award at the ‘India Sports Awards-2020’ declared by the Federation of Indian Commerce and Industry (FICCI)? -- BajrangPunia (Wrestling) and ElavenilValarivan (Shooting) |
| With the theme “Mountain Biodiversity”, the International Mountain Day 2020 was observed on -- 11 December |
| Recently it was found that too many cattle are robbing the one-horned rhinos of Assam’s_______________, referred to as ‘Mini Kaziranga’ for similar features, of their nutritious food. -- Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary |
| Name the three women who topped the Forbes 2020 list of ‘The World's 100 Most Powerful Women'? -- Angela Merkel(1st), Christine Lagarde(2nd), Kamala Harris (3rd) |
| From India, who topped the Forbes 2020 list of ‘The World's 100 Most Powerful Women'? -- NirmalaSitharaman (41st rank); Other Indians in the list:RoshniNadarMalhotra(55th) and KiranMazumdar-Shaw (68th) |
| Who has been elected as the president of the International Golf Federation (IGF), to replace Peter Dawson? -- Annika Sorenstam, Sweden |
| Who has been elected as the World Squash Federation President- the second female President after New Zealand’s Susie Simcock? -- Zena Wooldridge, England |
| Recently, NHPC, a hydropower company and a PSU under the Ministry of Power, laid the foundation stone of head regulator works of Indo-Nepal Link Canal at barrage of Tanakpur Power Station of NHPC located in Banbasa, Champawat district of Uttarakhand. The 1.2 km long Indo-Nepal canal is being constructed under________ Treaty signed between India and Nepal. -- Mahakali |
| As per the proposed new School Bag Policy 2020 by the Union Education Ministry, the maximum weight of the school bags to be not more than ________ % of the student’s weight. -- 10 |
| Microsoft founder and philanthropist Bill Gates and late ___________(posthumously), regarded as the Father of the Indian IT industry, have been conferred with Lifetime Achievement Award by The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE). -- FC Kohli |
| Name the Indian-American US Air Force colonel who is among 18 astronauts selected by NASA for its ambitious manned mission (Artemis program) to the Moon? -- Raja Chari |
| Name the Indian contemporary dancer and choreographer who employed his training in Indian classical dance forms of Kathak as well as Kathakali to create a unique fusion dance form and won the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1996 and Padma Shri in 2007, who passed away recently? -- AstadDeboo |
| Lord Basaveshwara had mentioned about the importance of people's participation in governance in the 12th century in his_______________, considered a parliament for spiritual and philosophical ideas. -- 'AnubhavaMantapa' |
| Which festival is known as the ‘Festival of Lights’ and celebrates the rededication of the Second Temple in Jerusalem during the second century B.C. when Jews rose up against Greek-Syrian rulers in the Maccabean Revolt and drove them out of Jerusalem? -- Hanukkah |
| Which Small Finance Bank has introduced a new channel to make banking services accessible to customers in their neighbourhood called ‘Money Mitra’? -- Ujjivan Small Finance Bank |
| For implementation of ‘VanchitIkai Samoohaur Vargonki Aarthik Sahayta’ (VISVAS) Yojana, an interest subvention scheme for financial empowerment of economically marginalized OBC/SC Self Help Groups (SHGs) &individuals, National Backward Classes Finance & Development Corporation (NBCFDC) and National Scheduled Castes Finance and Development Corporation (NSFDC) entered in to MoA with _______________. -- Central Bank of India |
| With the theme “Recover Better – Stand Up for Human Rights”, World Human Rights Day 2020 was observed on -- 10 December |
| The World Economic Forum’s 2021 annual meeting is generally held in Davos, Switzerland, but amid Covid-19, the meeting was first shifted to Lucerne-Burgenstock, Switzerland in October 2020 andnow again the venue has been shifted to ____________ , that would return to Davos, Switzerland, in 2022. -- Singapore |
| To monitor the entire vaccination process by providing real-time monitoring of COVID-19 vaccine delivery, recording data and to enable people to get themselves registered for vaccination, theUnion Health Ministry has developed a digital platform and mobile app called -- Co-WIN |
| The United Nations General Assembly has approved a resolution proclaiming ____________as the ‘International Day of Epidemic Preparedness’ to keep a global spotlight on the need to strengthen global measures to prevent pandemics. -- 27th December |
| Name the glamping event being organized by the Odisha Tourism at five major tourist destinations in Konark, Bhitarkanika, Daringibadi, Hirakud and Satkosia this year where tourists will be offered accommodation facilities and services in luxury tented cottages? -- Eco Retreat |
| The West Bengal cabinet has approvedthe construction of state's first deep sea port at__________ inPurbaMedinipur district. -- Tajpur |
| Delhi Police’s women front desk executives will be donned with Khadisarees made of high quality Tasar-Katia Silk prepared by traditional artisans from__________. -- West Bengal |
| Based at the United Nations,the _____________is a global partnership of 75 governments, companies, and international organizations that accelerates the transition from cash to digital payments in order to reduce poverty and drive inclusive growth. -- Better Than Cash Alliance |
| Who is the author of the book titled ‘ManavtakePraneta: Maharishi Arvind’? -- Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’, Union Education Minister |
| SAARC Charter Day is observed annually on 8th December to mark the signing of the SAARC Charter in 1985 by the leaders of SAARC countries at the first SAARC Summit held in ____________. -- Dhaka (Bangladesh) |
| The International Bharati Festival, 2020 is being organized on December 11 by Vanavil Cultural Centre to celebrate the 138th birth anniversary of Tamil poet and writer____________________. -- MahakaviSubramanyaBharati |
| Which four sports have been approved by the Executive Board (eb) of the International Olympic Committee (ioc) forthe Olympic Games Paris 2024, which are centred on gender equality and youth? -- Skateboarding, Sport Climbing, Surfing and Breaking |
| The next ‘great conjunction’ of Jupiter and ________will occur on December 21, 2020-that date is, coincidentally, the date of the Winter Solstice. -- Saturn |
| Which country will host the Asia Cup cricket tournament in 2021? -- Sri Lanka |
| Name the renowned Indian dancer/choreographer who along with late Sultan of Oman Qaboosbin Said Al Said who won the Tagore Prize 2020 for Social Achievement? -- Sandip Soparrkar |
| Name the literary fiction based on ‘Nirbhaya’ by Raj Kamal Jha, writer and chief editor of ‘The Indian Express’ that won the Rabindranath Tagore Literary Prize 2020? -- The City and the Sea |
| The Uttar Pradesh Government is working to connect ___________villages in the districts of Balrampur, Bahraich, Lakhimpur and Pilibhit bordering Nepal, with the ‘Home Stay’ scheme of the UP Forest Department to put these villages on the tourism map, and to create jobs and bring economic independence for them. -- Tharu |
| Maharashtra police’s cyber-crime prevention department has acquired ‘Crawler’ software from the Interpol that will be used in the state’s call to action against child sexual abuse initiative called -- Operation Blackface |
| Name the British women who became the first patient in the world to receive the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine following its clinical approval and administered by May Parsons, a matron? -- Margaret Keenan alias Maggie |
| The world’s highest mountain peak ‘Mount Everest’sheight is_____________metresas per a survey conducted jointly by Nepal and China. -- 8,848.86 |
| Name the two historical fort cities of Madhya Pradesh which have been included in the list of UNESCO’s world heritage cities recently under its urban landscape city programme? -- Gwalior and Orchha |
| Who has been appointed as the Chief Justice of common High Court for the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir and Union Territory of Ladakh,consequent upon the retirement of Justice Gita Mittal? -- Justice Rajesh Bindal |
| Debendranath Sarangi, President Squash Rackets Federation of India, has been elected as one of the three vice presidents of the ______________. -- World Squash Federation |
| Indian-origin global health expert __________has been appointed as the first Chief Executive Officer of the newly launched The WHO Foundation, which works alongside the World Health Organization to address most pressing health challenges across the world. -- Anil Soni |
| Swedish pole vaulter ______________ and Venezuelan triple jumper __________ are the 2020 Male and Female World Athletes of the Year announced by the World Athletics. -- Mondo Duplantis , Yulimar Rojas |
| The State Board for Wildlife in Maharashtra (SBWL) has decided to declare ten new conservation reserves (CRs) along with a new sanctuary _______________ (the state’s 50th) in Chandrapur district. -- KanhargaonSanctuary |
| ___________, the chief executive of the world's largest vaccine manufacturer Serum Institute of India, is among six people named "Asians of the Year" by Singapore's leading daily, The Straits Times for their work in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic. -- Adar Poonawalla |
| India remained in the top 10 for the second year in a row in this year's Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI) 2021, occupying rank 10. CCPI is published by -- Germanwatch,NewClimate Institute and Climate Action Network (CAN) |
| Through which mission China recently became the second country in the world to unfurl its national flag on the moon’s surface after the USA’s Apollo mission in 1969? -- Chang’e 5 |
| Who has been chosen by President-elect Joe Biden to be the first African-American secretary of defense and head of Pentagon? -- Lloyd Austin |
| Pakistan has issued special permits to Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and two other members of the royal family to hunt the internationally protected ____________during the hunting season 2020-21. -- HoubaraBustards |
| Which country has given world's first regulatory approval (to U.S. start-up Eat Just)to sell lab-grown chicken meat that does not come from slaughtered animals? -- Singapore |
| Name the two new zoos one each in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh which were granted recognition by Central Zoo Authority at its 37th General Body meeting on 7th December 2020? -- Rajgir Zoo Safari (Nalanda, Bihar),ShaheedAshfaqueUllah Khan PraniUdyaan(Gorakhpur, UP) |
| Name the Bengaluru based private satellite-imaging company that entered into an agreement with NewSpace India Limited (NSIL), a Government of India company under the Department of Space to launch its first remote-sensing satellite on the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV)? -- Pixxel |
| Recently China successfully powered up its HL-2M Tokamak reactor also called "Artificial Sun"; which type of reactor is it? -- Nuclear Fusion Reactor |
| Samples collected from the asteroid___________, about 300 million kilometres away, by Japan’s Hayabusa2 spacecraft, arrived safely near Woomera in Australia through a capsule. -- Ryugu |
| With the theme ‘Keep Soil Alive, Protect Soil Biodiversity’, World Soil Day 2020 was celebrated on -- 5thDecember |
| Bangladesh has signed its first Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA) with which country since its independence? -- Bhutan |
| Which report first launched in 2019, by UNEP measures the gap between Paris Agreement goals and countries’ planned and projected production of coal, oil, and gas? -- Production Gap Report |
| A book Titled ‘The Patient Assassin: A True Tale of Massacre, Revenge and the Raj’ authored by Anita Anand, a British-Indian, won PEN Hessell-Tiltman Prize 2020. The book is based on the life of Indian revolutionary -- Udham Singh |
| Libra Association, a cryptocurrency project started by Facebook Inc. has changed its name to Diem Association and it’s readying a currency that will be called the -- Diem Dollar |
| Name the first-ever media and entertainment executive in India elected as the president of Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) for the year 2020-21? -- Uday Shankar |
| Name the 15-year-old Indian-American ccientist and inventor named as the first ever “Kid of the Year” by TIME Magazine? -- GitanjaliRao |
| West Bengal has named the newly-built MajerhatBridge in Kolkata as __________bridge to commemorate the 125th Birth Anniversary of Subash Chandra Bose. -- ‘Jai Hind’ |
| Name the Padma Shri awardee Indian space scientist and former director of VSSC & LPSC who passed away recently? -- Dr S Ramakrishnan |
| Name the Padma Shri and Padma Bhushan awardee author of the book titled “40 Years with Abdul Kalam- Untold Stories”? -- Dr A. SivathanuPillai |
| Name the programme launched by Sequoia India in collaboration with NitiAayog's Women Entrepreneurship Platform (WEP) to promote women entrepreneurship in India? -- Sequoia Spark |
| Who is first from India to win the Global Teacher Prize? -- RanjitsinhDisale |
| The United Nations (UN) celebrated the first ever International Day of Banks across the globe on -- 4th December 2020 |
| The Department of Space (DoS) has signed first one of its kind Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) with _______________under which the latter can access the facilities and technical expertise of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) for its launch vehicle programme. -- Agnikul Cosmos Pvt. Ltd |
| To maintain social harmony and national unity, which State Cabinet has cleared a proposal to rename all residential colonies having caste-based names? -- Maharashtra |
| Parliament House of India was designed by Edwin Lutyens and Herbert Baker, andopening ceremony was performed on 18 January 1927 by the then Viceroy and Governor-General of India,____________. -- Lord Irwin |
| Mizoram’s first solar power plant has been commissioned recently at Tlungvel in the district of -- Aizawl |
| Name the Ahmedabad based architectural firm that has designed the new Parliament building? -- HCP Design, Planning and Management |
| Taking into account future needs, the new building of Parliament has provision to accommodate __________ members of LokSabha __________ members of the RajyaSabha. -- 888, 384 |
| The India Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)’s Bhopal based institute ‘Indian Institute of Soil Science’ was awarded the King Bhumibol World Soil Day 2020 Award by___________ on World Soil Day 2020 for its contribution towards ‘Soil health awareness’. -- Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) |
| Which company will carry out the construction work of the new Parliament building? -- Tata Projects Limited |
| The UN Commission on Narcotic Drug has voted to reclassify cannabis recognising it a narcotic that is not dangerous. India voted in favour of the decision. Cannabis and its derivatives are banned in India under the -- Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act of 1985 |
| According to the International Cricket Council (ICC) playing conditions for concussion substitution, whose approval is needed for a like for-like player? -- ICC Match Referee |
| Tropical cyclonesalways spin counter-clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere, and spin in the opposite direction in the Southern Hemisphere due to -- CoriolisForce |
| The Supreme Court of India has held that lottery, gambling and betting are taxable under GST Act as they are ‘actionable claims’ and come within the definition of___________. -- ‘goods’ |
| The year 2020 is set to be among the three warmest on record, also the decade 2011-2020 would be the warmest ever - according to the latest State of the Global Climate provisional report released on December 1, 2020 by -- World Meteorological Organization |
| According to the Global Wage Report, 2020, published recently by the _____________________low-paid workers, disproportionately women were the most affected by loss of working hours due to the COVID-19 pandemic. -- International Labour Organization (ILO) |
| Name the administrator of Lakshadweep and former Intelligence Bureau (IB) chief who passed away recently? -- Dineshwar Sharma |
| ‘Mahashay’ DharampalGulati, the owner of spices company ‘Mahashian Di Hatti’, popularly known as MDH, has passed away.Gulati was honoured with the third highest civilian award, ‘Padma Bhushan’, in___________. -- 2019 |
| The Odisha Government’s Tourism Department organised the 9th edition of International Sand Art festival at _____________Beach and parallely the 31st edition of Konark dance festival. -- Chandrabhaga |
| Name the Indian-born American physicist best known as the 'father of fiber optics' who passed away? -- Narinder Singh Kapany |
| Name the Srinagar born Wushu coach and the first Dronacharya Awardee from the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, who has been appointed as the ambassador of Fit India movement? -- KuldeepHandoo |
| The Indian Air Force has carried out firing of the indigenously developed Akash missile system along with Russian short-range __________ missiles as part of a drill at air force station Suryalanka in Andhra Pradesh. -- Igla |
| Name the first politician from Balochistan to become Prime Minister of Pakistan who passed away recently? -- ZafarullahKhan Jamali |
| Name the India's indigenous aircraft carrier 1 (IAC 1) which successfully passed basin trials recently at Cochin Shipyard Limited in Kochi? -- INS Vikrant |
| The Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) has projected that numbers of the ______________could decline by 90% in India by 2050, and it could be extinct by then if urgent steps are not taken. -- Malayan Giant Squirrel |
| Karnataka recently celebrated the 533rd birth anniversary of legendary Kannada saint and Vaishnavapoet ____________who lived in the 16th Century during the Vijayanagara Empire. -- Kanakadasa |
| Which mission of NASA and European Space Agency (ESA) completed 25 years recently and is the most comprehensive space mission ever devoted to the study of the Sun and its nearby cosmic environment known as the heliosphere? -- Solar and Heliospheric Observatory, SOHO |
| In the case of the Supreme Court, the_____________________, and in the case of High Courts, the______________, may bring in a motion before the court for initiating a case of contempt of court. -- Attorney General or the Solicitor General, Advocate General |
| Which district of Bihar is going to organise a bird festival for the first time to save migratory birds? -- Bhagalpur |
| Scientists have discovered the oldest known human-made nanomaterials in the "unique black coatings" of ancient pottery shards -- dated to 600 BC -- unearthed from an archaeological site in_____________, Tamil Nadu. -- Keeladi |
| ______________in Manipur's Thoubal district has been chosen as best performing Police Station in the country. -- NongpokSekmaiPolice Station |
| With a vision to create a conducive environment by reducing carbon emissions and nurture technology solutions in India, NVVN (NTPC VidyutVyapar Nigam), a wholly-owned subsidiary company of NTPC ltd, has launched the -- Green Charcoal Hackathon |
| India Ranks 8th and Afghanistan Tops Global Terrorism Index 2020 published annually by the -- Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP), Sydney, Australia |
| Name the first woman Air Traffic Controller in India, who is head of Kolkata Air Traffic Control (ATC)? -- ShyamliHaldar |
| Traditionally, the winter session of the Maharashtra legislature is held in________, the second capital of the state. -- Nagpur |
| Haryana will soon have a dedicated Science City in __________with the purpose of giving practical information science along with books to the children and youths of the state so they can understand the science related facts very closely. -- Gurugram |
| The city of Lucknow is the ninth in the country to have raised municipal bonds, the first city to list such bond was -- Ahmedabad |
| An ancient idol of the goddess Annapurna, the goddess of foodcarved in the ________style, stolen from India about a century ago, is being brought back from Canada. -- Benares |
| Sphaerotheca Bengaluru is a new species of ____________discovered outside its natural habitat in a barren tract of land near Rajankunte, outskirts of Bengaluru. -- Frog |
| In which state, on 27th November, 2020, on the occasion of 11th National Organ Donation Day, the first of its kind “Organ Donor Memorial” was inaugurated? -- Rajasthan |
| Union Education Ministry has set up a task force for preparing a roadmap on imparting ______________in Mother Tongue under the chairmanship of Secretary, Higher Education. -- Technical Education |
| Who has been appointed as the Director General Border Roads? -- Lt Gen Rajeev Chaudhry |
| Who won the 2020 Bahrain Grand Prix at Bahrain International Circuit, Bahrain? -- Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes-Great Britain) |
| Who has been appointed as the interim Chairperson of National Dairy Development Board (NDDB), Headquartered in Anand, Gujarat? -- Varsha Joshi |
| Utpal Kumar Singh has been appointed as the Secretary-General of LokSabha; who appoints Secretary-General of LokSabha? -- Speaker of the LokSabha |
| Recently inaugurated SuryadharLake is situated in which state? -- Uttarakhand |
| The prime Minister of which country will be the chief guest for 2021 Republic Day celebrations of India? -- UK, Boris Johnson |
| After Kaziranga National Park, Manas National Park, Nameri National Park, Dibru-Saikhowa National Park and Orang National Park it will be 6th National Park of Assam if approved and isan upgradationof an area of 422 sq km of notified Ripu Reserved Forest under Manas National Park and Tiger Reserve -- Raimona National Park |
| Name the Panchayat Newsletter of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, being published in five official languages of J&K? -- “Parivartan” |
| Which country has recently established diplomatic relations with Germany but has no ties with the p5 countries of the UN Security Council (UNSC) – China, US, Russia, France and UK ? -- Bhutan |
| Which Ministry is going to start a ‘Ramayan Cruise Tour’ on the SaryuRiver (Ghagra/National Waterways-40) in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh? -- Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways |
| In India, the National Pollution Control Day is observed every year on ____________ to commemorate the life of people lost in the unfortunate incident of Bhopal Gas Tragedy that occurred in the year 1984 on the night of 2–3 December. -- 2ndDecember |
| International Day for the Abolition of Slavery is observed annually on ____________ since 1986 by the United Nations General Assembly. -- 2nd December |
| Which is the first city from North India to list its municipal bonds on Bombay Stock Exchange? -- Lucknow |
| Players of both Australia and India cricket teams paid tribute to Australia's indigenous people by taking part in a ___________ceremony before the start of the first ODI at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG). -- 'barefoot circle' |
| Rispana is a tributary of which river? -- Song |
| Union Environment Ministry has approved construction of Song Dam Drinking Water Project in which State? -- Uttarakhand |
| India hosted the 19th Heads of Government (HoG) council meeting of the eight-nation Shanghai Cooperation Organisation chaired by -- Venkaiah Naidu, Vice President |
| Which word has been named by Cambridge Dictionary as Word of the Year 2020? -- ‘quarantine’ |
| The death anniversary of BabsahebAmbedkar falls on 6th of Dec which is observed as ______________and DrAmbedkar’s Samadhi referred as ______________ is located at Dadar in Mumbai. -- Mahaparinirvana Divas, Chaityabhoomi |
| The Ili Lewotolok volcano that erupted recently is situated in which country? -- Indonesia |
| It is a unique environmental landmark in Chandigarh inaugurated on 30th November to commemorate the 551st birth anniversary celebrations of first Sikh master, Guru Nanak Dev -- Museum of Trees |
| The Forest Department of which state has built a first-of-its-kind elevated eco-bridge across a busy highway so that reptiles trying to cross over are not crushed under traffic. -- Uttarakhand |
| Name the Bill passed by Rajasthan Assembly that added a new clause in section 4 of the Act that proposes to prohibit the movement of any person in public without properly covering his mouth and nose with a face mask? -- The Rajasthan Epidemic (Amendment) Bill, 2020 |
| Name the cyclone brewing in the Bay of Bengal and is likely to affect Tamil Nadu and Kerala after Nivar, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD)that has been named by Maldives? -- 'Burevi' |
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