Current Affairs English -15th December to 23rd December -2019
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Question 1 |
International Universal Health Coverage Day is observed on which date?
Dec.8 | |
Dec.9 | |
Dec.10 | |
Dec.12 |
Question 2 |
According to recent report, which police station is the best police station of India?
Ajk Burhanpur | |
Balasinor | |
Aberdeen | |
Bakani |
Question 3 |
Which city organized the Symposium on Scope of Science of Ayurveda in Global Health?
Dehradun | |
Haridwar | |
Delhi | |
Panchkula |
Question 4 |
The Legislative Assembly of which state has passed Disha Bill, 2019 recently?
Gujarat | |
Kerala | |
Andhra Pradesh | |
Telangana |
Question 5 |
George Laurer, who recently passed away was the inventor of which service?
Telgram | |
Twitter | |
Barcode | |
E-mail |
Question 6 |
Which country has become the 6th largest oil supplier of India?
UAE | |
Kuwait | |
USA | |
Iran |
Question 7 |
Which state government is to set up a virtual police station?
Gujarat | |
Kerala | |
Andhra Pradesh | |
Telangana |
Question 8 |
The 37th National Symposium of Heads of Police Training Institutions is being held in which Indian city?
Dehradun | |
Haridwar | |
Delhi | |
Panchkula |
Question 9 |
Who has been appointed as the secretary (West) in the Ministry of External Affairs?
Vikas Swarup | |
Sanjay Bhattacharyya | |
Ravi Gehlot | |
Sukhdev Singh |
Question 10 |
Who is the new High Commissioner of India to the Republic of Ghana?
E.J.C. Nwana | |
C. Sugandh Rajaram | |
Yousif Mohamed | |
Rahul Kulshreshth |
Question 11 |
Which country is to host the 36th International Geological Congress?
Russia | |
USA | |
India | |
Japan |
Question 12 |
Which company has won the Space Oscars awards at Copernicus Masters competition?
Urthecast | |
Spatial AI | |
Blue Sky analytics | |
PCI Geomatics |
Question 13 |
Who has recently created history by scoring centuries on debut in both ODI and Test cricket?
Marnus Labuschagne | |
Abid Ali | |
Dhananjaya de Silva | |
Mohammad Hasnain |
Question 14 |
Who has been recently crowned Miss World Asia 2019?
Suman Rao | |
Anukreethy Vas | |
Shreya Shanker | |
Shivani Jadhav |
Question 15 |
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has issued a draft notification on December 15, 2019, to regulate the registration of which type of vehicles?
Petrol Vehicle | |
Vintage Vehicle | |
Diesel Vehicle | |
Luxury Vehicle |
Question 16 |
Which paramilitary force has launched the first ever matrimonial site for its staff?
CISF | |
BSF | |
ITBP | |
NSG |
Question 17 |
Police of which state has recently received the President Colours Award–2019?
Gujarat | |
Kerala | |
Andhra Pradesh | |
Telangana |
Question 18 |
Which Union Territory unveiled a start up policy of the Industries Department?
Chandigarh | |
Delhi | |
Puducherry | |
Lakshadweep |
Question 19 |
Which site has been selected for sample collection on asteroid Bennu?
Nightingale | |
Ceres | |
Itokawa | |
Hygiea |
Question 20 |
Which famous massage has been recently added to prestigious heritage list of UNESCO?
Swedish massage | |
Hot Stone massage | |
Aroma Therapy massage | |
Nuad Thai massage |
Question 21 |
Recently, the Indian troops serving with the UNMISS received the UN Medal for their dedication and sacrifice. The UNMISS is in service to which country?
Morocco | |
South Sudan | |
Sudan | |
Syria |
Question 22 |
Five US tech giants are currently facing lawsuits over the death of child labourers in cobalt mines in which country?
Congo | |
Uganda | |
Angola | |
Sierra Leone |
Question 23 |
Which neighbouring country of India was recently criticised for providing special permits for the royal family of Qatar to hunt vulnerable species Houbara Bustards?
Pakistan | |
Sri Lanka | |
China | |
Nepal |
Question 24 |
Which joint military exercise was recently concluded by Nepal and India?
Yudh Abhyas | |
Sampriti | |
Hand in Hand | |
Surya Kiran |
Question 25 |
In December, the MSME ministry launched which of these products produced by women of militancy affected areas of J&K?
Khadi Rumal | |
Kashmiri Rug | |
Papier mache crafts | |
Pashmina shawls |
Question 26 |
The Ilisu Dam, which has been in the news recently, is in which country?
Pakistan | |
Bhutan | |
Turkey | |
Bangladesh |
Question 27 |
The scientists at the IIT–H developed a ‘memristor’ for detecting Bovine Serum Albumin. Which of the following is not a feature of this ‘memristor’?
SET switching | |
RESET switching | |
Metal electrodes | |
None of the above |
Question 28 |
Pakistani judiciary recently announced the death sentence for former president Pervez Musharraf. In which year, Musharraf had seized power in a military coup in Pakistan?
2002 | |
2000 | |
1999 | |
1996 |
Question 29 |
The Centre is planning to initiate ‘Saksham Anganwadi’ scheme through which of its ministries?
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare | |
Ministry of Science and Technology | |
Ministry of Women and Child Development | |
Ministry of Human Resource Development |
Question 30 |
Which sportsman was recently named “BBC Sports Personality of the year 2019”?
Lewis Hamilton | |
Ben Stokes | |
Jos Buttler | |
Eoin Morgan |
Question 31 |
India and the US are going to hold 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue in Washington. India holds similar dialogue format with which other country?
New Zealand | |
Russia | |
Japan | |
Australia |
Question 32 |
What is the name of the trilateral naval exercise held between India, the US and Japan?
Milan | |
Malabar | |
SIMBEX | |
INDRA |
Question 33 |
India’s Supreme Court has decided to examine the constitutional validity of the Citizenship Amendment Act. Which part of the constitution deal with citizenship in India?
Part I | |
Part II | |
Part III | |
Part IV |
Question 34 |
The US has recently rejected China and Russia’s call to ease sanctions on North Korea. Which country supported North Korea during the Korean War?
China | |
USSR | |
Vietnam | |
Cambodia |
Question 35 |
The Odisha Cabinet has approved SAMRIDHI. What is it?
Agriculture policy | |
Healthcare policy | |
Education policy | |
Trade policy |
Question 36 |
Lok Sabha speaker emphasised on the implementation of e–cabinet. Which is the first North East State to implement e–cabinet solution?
Assam | |
Sikkim | |
Tripura | |
Arunachal Pradesh |
Question 37 |
Where is the Bharat Vandana Park being constructed?
Delhi | |
Gujarat | |
Rajasthan | |
Uttar Pradesh |
Question 38 |
Where is the Incirlik Air Base located?
Syria | |
Turkey | |
Greenland | |
USA |
Question 39 |
The Global Refugee Forum meeting was organised by which institution?
Amnesty International | |
Euro Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor | |
Euro Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor | |
UNHCR |
Question 40 |
The Abraham Koshy Committee was constituted for which organisation?
RBI | |
SEBI | |
IRDAI | |
TRAI |
Question 41 |
The Jalasathi program was launched by which state government?
Tamil Nadu | |
Andhra Pradesh | |
Odisha | |
Telangana |
Question 42 |
What is Andhra Pradesh’s OCTOPUS?
Science research institute | |
Water management authority | |
Anti–encroachment drive | |
Counter–terrorism unit |
Question 43 |
Which state is in talks to develop 3 decentralized capitals instead of one?
Tamil Nadu | |
Andhra Pradesh | |
Odisha | |
Telangana |
Question 44 |
The upcoming 2020 Raisinia Dialogue is to deal with what topic?
Wildlife Conservation | |
Climate Change | |
Geopolitics | |
Economy |
Question 45 |
The Mukhyamantri Suposhan Abhiyan is a scheme of which state?
Chhattisgarh | |
Jharkhand | |
West Bengal | |
Odisha |
Question 46 |
The Ludhiana Tiger Safari, which is to receive new Bengal Tigers, is in which state?
Punjab | |
Chhattisgarh | |
Gujarat | |
West Bengal |
Question 47 |
The INDRA 2019 bilateral exercise involves which arms of the armed forces?
Army | |
Air Force | |
Navy | |
All of the above |
Question 48 |
Which of the pairs of host star and exoplanet were named after gemstones in Malay language?
Wadirum and Petra | |
Bibha and Santamasa | |
Baiduri and Intan | |
Nakambe and Mouhoun |
Question 49 |
Which recently named star is in the constellation Eridanus (the River constellation)?
Baiduri | |
Nakambe | |
Bran | |
Wadirum |
Question 50 |
The recently conducted exercise ‘Apharan’ involves which arm of the armed forces?
Army | |
Air Force | |
Navy | |
CRPF |
Question 51 |
Which country recently became the first to recognize the Indian Pharmacopoeia?
Afghanistan | |
Iraq | |
Saudi Arabia | |
Qatar |
Question 52 |
What aspect does the recently launched EChO Network deal with?
Indian ecology and environment | |
Indian foreign policy | |
Indian military technology | |
India’s satellite network |
Question 53 |
What is Pinaka which was recently tested in Chandipur of Odisha?
Cruise Missile | |
IED | |
Minesweeper | |
Artillery Missile |
Question 54 |
What is Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft that is being tested?
Solar space probe | |
Mars space probe | |
Astronaut capsule | |
Jupiter space probe |
Question 55 |
The Kuril Island is being disputed between which two countries?
Japan and South Korea | |
Japan and Russia | |
Russia and Ukraine | |
Russia and USA |
Question 56 |
Which surface rover recently broke the record for lunar longevity?
Lunokhod 1 | |
Viper | |
Pragyan | |
Yutu 2 |
Question 57 |
The bite strength of a Purussaurus was recently calculated. What is a Purussaurus?
A flying reptile | |
An ancient shark | |
A caiman | |
An ancient snake |
Question 58 |
RBI’s Operation Twist is meant for tackling which issue?
Stagflation | |
Hardening in long–tenor bond yields | |
Liquidity crunch in NBFC | |
Low transfer of rate cuts |
Question 59 |
The ‘Cricket 4 Good’ is a partnership program of ICC with which international body?
Olympic committee | |
UNESCO | |
UNICEF | |
WADA |
Question 60 |
The Kambala sport, which is to get its own museum, involves the use of which animal?
Dogs | |
Camels | |
Horses | |
Buffaloes |
Question 61 |
The ‘Nine Dash Line’, which is to be contested at the UN, is in which water body?
South China Sea | |
South China Sea | |
East Philippine Sea | |
Arctic Ocean |
Question 62 |
The Nord Stream 2 is a gas pipeline project between which two countries?
Russia and Turkey | |
Germany and USA | |
Russia and Germany | |
Turkey and USA |
Question 63 |
Which port was recently brought under the Chabahar Agreement?
Chennai | |
Mormugoa | |
Kolkata | |
Vishakhapatnam |
Question 64 |
The International Criminal Court, which is seeking to look into war crimes in West Asia, was established by which treaty?
Geneva Convention | |
Rome Statute | |
Vienna Convention | |
Kyoto Protocol |
Question 65 |
Which pope abolished the ‘pontifical secrecy’ rule’s applicability to sexual abuse cases?
Pope Francis | |
Pope Benedict XBI | |
Pope Pius XII | |
Pope Paul VI |
Question 66 |
The Apex court of which country recently became the first for holding the government responsible for climate action?
Netherlands | |
Denmark | |
Norway | |
Finland |
Question 67 |
The humanoid robot capable of mirroring human actions, T–HR3, was launched by which firm?
Ford | |
Volkswagen | |
Toyota Motor Corp | |
Honda |
Question 68 |
USA’s legislation DASKA provides for sanctions against which country?
Russia | |
China | |
Iran | |
Iraq |
Question 69 |
Harbin Ice Festival is celebrated by which country?
China | |
Japan | |
Finland | |
South Korea |
Question 70 |
The South Central Railway recently adorned the Hyderabad to New Delhi Express in the colours of which company as a part of its vinyl wrapping advertisement?
Singareni Collieries Company Limited | |
Mahanadi Coal Mine Limited | |
Tata Steel | |
Eastern Coal Field |
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