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Todays GK & Current Affairs Quiz For December 12, 2019 With Questions And Answers

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Current Affairs Quiz for December 12, 2019: This section covers the GK and Daily Current Affairs Quiz with MCQs on National Affairs, International Affairs, Economy, Banking Affairs, Polity, Geography, Environment, Sports, etc. for competitive examinations viz. UPSC, SSC, Bank PO, Bank Clerk, IBPS, Railways, Government Jobs, UPPSC, MPSC, and other state exams. This current affairs quiz will help you in the General Awareness section conducted in various Banking, SSC, Insurance, Railways, and other govt job entrance exams. The current affairs quiz will also help you outshine in the crowd with all the information you gain from this article.

So, follow our Current affairs quiz daily to crack any kind of competitive exams you come across in India. Wait no more and let’s take today’s Current affairs quiz.

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1. The world’s first electric plane took off from which country?

(A) India
(B) Canada
(C) Japan
(D) USA

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Solution: (B)

The world’s first-ever fully electronic flight completed its test flight successfully on 10th December 2019. The flight will operate from Vancouver, Canada to nearby islands. The flight lasted for 15 minutes. It is a 6 seater seaplane.[/ms_expand]

 

2. NAVARMS-19 is the _________ edition of the series held for Naval Weapon Systems upgrade.

(A) Third
(B) Fourth
(C) Second
(D) Fifth

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Solution: (B)

The Institute for Defense Studies and Analysis(IDSA), Development Enclave, New Delhi will hold the fourth edition of International Seminar cum Exhibition on Naval Weapon Systems. NAVARMS-19 is scheduled to be held on 12th and 13 December 2019. The theme of the 2019 edition is ‘Make in India-Fight Category; Opportunities and Imperatives.’[/ms_expand]

 

3. Abu Dhabi was given the World’s Leading Sports Tourism award by which agency?

(A) EXO
(B) TTG
(C) CWT
(D) WTA

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Solution: (D)

Abu Dhabi wins the World’s Leading Sports Tourism Destination for the 7th time in a row. This time the prestigious award was given at the 26th edition of World Travel Awards(WTA), held in Muscat, Oman. Abu Dhabi has won many prestigious accolades in 2019 which included being selected as Best City Break at UK’s Selling Travel Agents Choice Awards and West Asia’s Leading Business Tourism Destination at West Asia edition of World Travel Awards. Abu Dhabi is the capital of the United Arab Emirates and has been great strides in promoting sports tourism by developing sports facilities and holding sporting events.[/ms_expand]

 

4. The Arms Amendment Bill 2019 was passed by__________ .

(A) Cabinet
(B) Lok Sabha
(C) Parliament
(D) Rajya Sabha

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Solution: ( C )

The Arms Amendment Bill 2019 was passed by the Parliament. The Bill seeks to amend the Arms Act 1959. The bill looks to add new categories of offences and also seeks to decrease the number of licensed firearms per person. The bill also seeks to increase penalties for some offences under the act.[/ms_expand]

 

5. The world’s newest nation Bougainville gains independence from which country?

(A) Argentina
(B) Ecuador
(C) Uganda
(D) Papua New Guinea

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Solution: (D)
The world gets a new country named Bougainville. On 11th December 2019, the Archipelago of Bougainville voted to gain independence from Papua New Guinea. Around 98% of the votes out of 1,81,067 voters voted to get independence from PNG (Papua New Guinea).[/ms_expand]

 

6. The Union Cabinet cleared the signing of Memorandum of Cooperation between India and Japan. Who among the following chaired the meet?

(A)Narendra Modi
(B) Ram Nath Kovind
(C) Akshay Katiyar
(D) Amit Shah

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Solution: (A)

The Union Cabinet approved the signing of Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) between India and Japan to strengthen cooperation in the steel sector. The Union Cabinet was chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi. The MoC will be between the Government of India and the Government of Japan to constitute ‘India-Japan Steel Dialogue’. This MoC will help in capacity building for manufacturing high-grade steel in India.[/ms_expand]

 

7. How many countries are attending the BIMSTEC International Seminar held in New Delhi?

(A)7
(B) 5
(C) 8
(D) 6

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Solution: (A)

BIMSTEC, a three-day international seminar on climate-smart farming systems is being held in New Delhi. The seminar is organized by the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare. It was inaugurated on 11th December 2019. The seminar is being attended by all seven BIMSTEC countries.[/ms_expand]

 

8. Which state/UT launched a booklet for students on Ambedkar’s teachings?

(A)Delhi
(B) Maharashtra
(C) Odisha
(D) Goa

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Solution: (A)
The Delhi government launched a booklet on the life and teachings of Dr. BR Ambedkar for students of class 6-8 in government schools. The booklet was launched on Ambedkar’s 63rd death anniversary. It is a three-part booklet. It explores the life and education of Ambedkar, his social reforms initiatives, contribution to women empowerment. It also ponders on his roles and efforts on writing the Constitution of India and his contributions to social and gender justice.[/ms_expand]

 

9. Who won the Ramakrishna Paramhansa Research Grant of Rs. 3 crores?

(A) Gaiti Hasan
(B) Vijaylakshmi Ravindranath
(C) Shubha Tole
(D) Vidita Vaidya

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Solution: (D)

Sree Padmavathi Venkateswara Foundation, the Vijayawada headquartered body that has been supporting research in medical education and care, has announced a grant of Rs 3 crore for research in biological and chemical sciences. Vidita Vaidya, a young scientist working at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), has secured the grant of Rs 3 crore. The TIFR scientist proposes to take up research on stress at a young age leading to changes in the brain and eventually leading to changes in behavioural patterns.[/ms_expand]

 

10. Who has been appointed as the Chief of Design Consultant for TRIFED?

(A) Rohit Bal
(B) JJ Valya
(C) Neeta Lulla
(D) Ritu Beri

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Solution: (D)

Tribes India has announced the association with Ritu Beri Designs to promote Indian tribal crafts and culture. Ritu Beri has very graciously agreed to be the Chief Design Consultant for Tribes India. TRIFED has established a chain of 117 unique showrooms under the brand name of Tribes India, located all over the country, which provide artisans the platform for marketing and promotion of their products.[/ms_expand]

 

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