200 Best Current Affairs Question Answer of December

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Naval exercise between India and the United Kingdom, KONKAN -18 will be held in which state?

A. Odisha B.Tamil Nadu

C. Goa D.Maharashtra


Which country has imposed the mar tial law?

A. Syria B.Ukraine C. Tu r k ey

D.Iran


Which movie has won the coveted Golden Peacock Award at the 49th International Film Festival of India

(IFFI)? A. Ee.Ma.Yau

B.Donbass C. Respeto D.When the tree falls


The Best Actor (Male) Award has gone to

Chemban Vinod Anastasiia Pustovit gets Best Actor (Female)

Award


th India and China joint military exercises - 'Hand 7

in Hand' will be held in which city? A.Chengdu

B.Beijing C.Shanghai D.Hangzhou


Which country’s Air force will be engaged with India in

a 12-day joint exercise 'Cope India 2019' ? A. Russia

B.Japan

C. US D.Australia


Which state has announced that it will provide free mobile phones to 28 lakh farmers of the state so that they could

remain updated with the market trends ? A. Rajasthan

B. Bihar C. Maharashtra

D. Jharkhand


13-year-old Esha Singh has won three gold medals at National Shooting Championships in three categories youth, junior and senior. She hails from which state?

A. Tamil Nadu B.Andhra Pradesh

C. Odisha D. Te l a n g a n a


“The Price of Free� is a YouTube documentary on

which of the following personalities? A. Narendra Modi B.Kailash Satyar thi C. Malala Yousafzai

D.Nadia Murad


Which company’s employees have written a public letter asking the company to withdraw its 'project Dragonfly'?

A. Bing B. Ya h o o

C. Google D. Facebook


What is the theme of Wor ld AIDS Day 2018? A.Know your Status

B.Defeat Aids C. Ta r g e t A I D S

D.Know your Health


For mer US President George HW Bush, passed away He was the ______ President of America?

A.43rd nd B.42 C.41st

D.40th


Which state marked its foundation day on

December, 1? A.Assam B.Nagaland

C.Sikkim D.Manipur


Who is the author of the book 'Vanar a: The

Legend of Baali, Sugreeva and Tara’ ? A.Anand Neelakantan

B.Amish Tripathi C.Devdutt Pattnaik

D.Ashwin Sanghi



Which country has been stripped of the right to host the

2019 African Nations Cup finals due to delays in preparations for the tournament and security concerns?

A. Kenya B.Senegal C. Uganda D.Cameroon


Asia Pacific Screen Award (APSA) 2018 for Best

Perfor mance by an Actor (Male) was given to which actor? A. Shahrukh Khan B.Nawazuddin Siddiqui C. Amitabh Bachchan D.Ayushman Khurana


The European Union has unveiled a strategy to become the world's first climate neutral economy by which year?

A. 2050

B.2045 C. 2030

D.2040


Name the word which was Declared People's Word of

2018 by Cambridge Dictionary? A. Gender gap

B.Ecocide C. Nomophobia D.No platforming


Oxford Dictionary – Toxic Collins Dictionary – Single Use

Misinformation - Dictionary.com Cambridge Dictionary - Nomophobia


Which country has become the first Nor th Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Country with the female

Army Chief to the post of Head of its Army? A. Por tugal

B.Slovania C. Romania

D.Slovakia


Which state emerged as the best state at the 38

th

India International Trade Fair? A.Himachal Pradesh

B.Assam C.Uttarakhand

D.Odisha


Afghanistan – Partner Country

Nepal – Focus Country Jharkhand – Partner State


Salome Zurabishvili has become the first

woman President of which country? A.Luxembourg

B.Hungary C.Poland D.Georgia


Which music was included to the UNESCO

intangible cultural heritage list recently?

A.Jazz B.Reggae Music

C.Latin Music D.Rock Music


Railway will star t the special 'Panj Takht Express' which will cover the five sacred Takht associated with which

religion ? A. Buddhism

B.Hinduism C. Jainism

D.Sikhism


1. Sri Akal Takht Sahib 2. Takht Sri Damdama Sahib 3. Takht Sri Anandpur Sahib 4. Takht Sri Hazur Sahib 5. Takht Sri Patna Sahib


India to host its first G20 Summit in which year?

A.2020 B.2022 C.2021 D.2019


Country’s first owl festival was held in which city?

A.Delhi B.Ranchi C.Pune D.Hyderabad


Which country has become the first country in the world to recognise ’Orphanage trafficking' as a form of

modern slavery? A. Germany

B.England C. America D.Australia


Which edition of Hornbill festival was inaugurated

in Nagaland? A.19th B.20th C.21st D.18th


Who has been bestowed with the Blue Cross, the ISSF’s

highest award? A. Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore

B.Gagan Narang C. Manu Bhakar D.Abhinav Bindra


Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi will be stripped of her which award? She has already been stripped of

her honorary Canadian citizenship. A. Freedom of Paris Award B. Freedom of America Award C. Freedom of Canada Award

D. Freedom of Italy Award


First Global Aviation Summit to be held in which

city? A.Jaipur B.Dehradun C.Mumbai

D.Delhi


th Armed Forces Flag Day was celebrated on? 70

A.December 7 B.December 6 C.December 3 D.December 4


Border Security Force celebrated its _____

Raising Day on December 1? A.55th B.56th C.50th D.54th


Which country’s government has amended the Offensive Weapons Bill 2018 to ensure right to

possession of kirpans by Sikhs? A. Canada

B.Britain C. Italy D.Australia


Which country will took over the chairmanship

of Kimberley Process from January 2019 ? A. Belgium B.Botswana C. Russia

D.India


Which anniversary of Bhopal gas tragedy was obser ved on 3rd December 2018 ?

A.31st nd B.32 C.34th

D.35th


The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has slapped a fine of

________ crore on Delhi government for failing to

check the increasing menace of pollution ? A. 50 crore

B.25 crore C. 30 crore

D.20 crore


Which country will withdraw from the Organization of the

Petroleum Expor ting Countries ) in (OPEC January 2019 ? A. Iran B. Iraq C. Kuwait

D.Qatar


The nation pays homage to the first President Dr Rajendra Prasad on his _______ bir th anniversary on rd 3 December?

A. 134th

B.135th C. 133rd

D.132nd


The 24thmeeting of Conference of Par ties (COP24) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) was held in which country ?

A. France B. Belgium C. Poland D. Germany


Who has become the first Indian to be elected as

ISSF Vice President? A.Amandeep Bhatia

B.Raninder Singh C.Anmol Sharma

D.Ranjit Singh


Andrs Manuel Lopez Obrador has sworn in as the

President of which country? A.Per u B.Chile C.Mexico

D.Spain


Who has been appointed as MD & CEO of Bank of

Maharashtra ? A.Deenbandu Mohapatra

B.P S Jayakumar C.Pallava Mohapatra

D.A S Rajeev


International Day for Abolition of Slavery was

obser ved on? A.December 3 B.November 30 C.December 2 D.November 29


Union Minister Nitin Gadkari inaugurated the

second edition of Khasdar Mahotsav in which city? A.Jaipur B.Nagpur C.Bhopal

D.Pune


The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has appointed whom

as head of the three-member committee to oversee

rejuvenation work of the Ganga River? A. U C Dhyani B.Arun Tandon C. Avinash Patidar D.Sandeep Singh


Which Indian Navy Day was celebrated

on December 4, 2018? th

A.50 th B.47 th C.45 nd D.52


Who won Ballon d'Or award 2018? A.Cristiano Ronaldo

B. Lionel Messi C.Luka Modric D.Paul Pogba


GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare Ltd will be merged with which company?

A.Parle Agro B.ITC Limited C.Procter & Gamble D.Hindustan Unilever


Ahead of IPL 2019, Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Delhi Daredevils renamed its name to? A.Delhi Capitals B.Delhi Devils C.Delhi Power D.Delhi Kings


The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has appointed whom as the finance secretary? A.Hasmukh Adhia B.Ajay Bhushan Pandey C.Ajay Narayan Jha D.Rajeev Kumar


International conference on bears

started in which city? A.Mumbai

B.Delhi C.Kochi D.Agra


The second meeting of the NITI Forum for

North East was held in which city? A.Agartala B.Guwahati C.Kohima D.Itanagar


Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh has launched a pan-India single-number emergency mobile application named what?

A.112 India B.111 India C.101 India D.102 India


Nagaland government has signed a five-year MoU with e-Governance Academy of which country for setting up of e-Governance Academy of Nagaland

(e-GAN)? A.Canada B.France C.Estonia D.Belgium


The Centre and Asian Development Bank (ADB) have signed an 85 million dollar loan to

improve skill development eco-system in which

state? A.Karnataka B.Andra Pradesh C.Rajasthan D.Odisha


The International Association of Athletics Federations IAAF has appointed whom as its new CEO? A.Jon Ridgeon B.Sebastian Coe

C.Magic Johnson

D.Gary Player


Who has become the first Indian to be elected as

the member of the Judges Committee of

the International Shooting Sports Federation

(ISSF)? A.Vinay Pandey B.Anurag Sharma

C.Yo g e s h w a r Singh

D.Pawan Singh


India's heaviest communication satellite with high throughput GSAT-11 will be put into orbit by the which rocket? A.Ariane-5 B.GSLV MK III C.Falcon 9 D.Europa 2


Name the India’s longest rail-cum-road bridge connecting Dibrugarh in Assam to Pasighat in Arunachal Pradesh that will be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on December 25 ? A. Makum B. Abhayapuri C. Bogibeel D.Nalbari


Reserve Bank of India in its fifth bi-monthly monetary policy has kept the repo rate at what percent ? A.6.25%

B.6 % C.6.5 % D.6.75 %


The GDP growth projection for 2018-19 is retained at

7.4 per cent the reverse repo rate under the LAF remains at 6.25%, the marginal standing facility (MSF) rate and the Bank

Rate at 6.75%.


In which country world’s first baby via womb transplant from dead donor was born ?

A.USA B.Turkey C.Canada D.Brazil


Who has been awarded with the PETA Hero to Animals Award for his contribution in banning the Chinese Manjha across Delhi? A. Imran Hussain

B. Gopal Rai C. Kapil Mishra D.Sandeep Kumar


The first ever women's Ballon d'Or was won

by whom ? A.Lucy Bronze B.Alex Morgan

C.Ada Hegerberg

D.Kelly Smith


State Bank of India has roped in whom as brand ambassador for its digital app YONO(You only need one) ?

A.Hima Das B.Swapna Barman C.Vinesh Phogat D.Mary Kom


The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) has submitted a formal expression of interest to bid for______ Olympics ? A.2032 B.2034 C.2036 D.2038


SHINYUU Maitri 2018 which is an Air Exercise started between India and which country ? A.Nepal B.Japan C.Russia D.France


Who has become the first Indian to scale

Sahayadri mountain range ? A.Malavatha Purna B.Tuhin Satarkar C.Santosh Ya d a v D.Shivangi Pathak


Who has authored the book titled ‘Blue

Waters Ahoy!’ ?

A.Sunil lanba B.Karambir Singh C.Anup Singh D.Ajit Kumar


India paid homage to Bharat Ratna Dr BR Ambedkar on

his _______ Mahaparinir van Diwas on December 6,

2018? A. 61st rd B.63

C. 65th

D.60th


Name the Leading Ahmedabad-based cardiologist performed

the world’s first in-human telerobotic coronary inter vention

on a patient nearly 32 km away? A. Dr Te j a s Patel B. Dr Umesh Ya d a v

C. Dr Abhay Patil D. Dr Amit Virani


Which state has launched the PEETHA Scheme which

aims to improve transparency in the distribution of

individual and social benefits? A. Odisha B.Karnataka C. Jharkhand D.Tamil Nadu


Fitch Ratings has slashed India's GDP growth forecast

to _____ per cent for current fiscal?

A. 7% B.7.5 % C. 7.2 % D.7.4 %


Which state has launched a unique initiative

called “SMART“ ? A.Bihar B.Jharkhand C.Maharashtra D.Chhattisgarh


SMART State of Maharashtra’s Agribusiness and

Rural Transformation


Who has been appointed as the new Chief

Economic Advisor (CEA)?

A.Shivshankar Menon B.Krishnamurthy Subramanian C.Deepak Bhojwani D.Ve e ra n d e r Dayal


Which city was officially confirmed as the host city of the 2023 International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) World Championships? A.Qatar B.London C.Budapest D.New York


2019 Doha Qatar 2021 United States 2023 Budapest Hungary


Name the Pakistani cricketer who has broken the record of Australian leg-spinner Clarrie Grimmett by taking the fastest 200 test wickets? A.Sarfraz Ahmed B.Mohammed Aamir C.Faheem Ashraf D.Ya s i r Shah


Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) Council has approved India’s proposal to observe an International Year of Millets in which year?

A.2022 B.2023 C.2021 D.2020


Mohammad Asrarul Haque who passed away recently was the Lok Sabha MP of which state? A.Madhya Pradesh

B.Rajasthan C.Bihar D.Uttar Pradesh


Dainik Jagran newspaper celebrated its

______ Anniversary recently? th

A.25 th B.50 th C.75 th D.45


India will import crude oil from which country by using a rupee-based payment mechanism? A.Iraq B.Saudi Arab C.Qatar D.Iran


Which country is set to become the first country in the world to make all public transport free? A.Japan B.Germany

C.Luxembourg

D.France


Export-Import Bank of India (Exim Bank) has

extended a credit facility of USD 500

million to which country for water supply

projects in the country? A.Uganda

B.Ta n z a n i a

C.Burundi D.Zambia


On which river Shahpurkandi Dam will be

constructed? A.Krishna B.Cauvery C.Ravi D.Godavari


International Civil Aviation

Day was obser ved on? A.6 December B.5 December C.4 December D.7 December


Theme “Working Together to Ensure No Country is

Left Behind”


Name the Seven-time national champion and the first swimmer from its state to receive the Arjuna Award who

passed away recently? A. Arun Kumar Shaw

B.Sajan Prakash C. Anshul Kothari D.Sandeep Sejwal


Who will be appointed as the Chairman and Managing

Director (CMD) of New India Assurance? A. G Srinivasan B.Virendra Kaushal C. Aman Mishra

D.Atul Sahai


Who has won the Glinka

World Soil Prize 2018? A.Mahesh Ve r m a

B.Ratan Lal C.Rakesh Saxena

D.Anand Thakur


According to Oxford Economics report from 2019 to

2035, which is the world’s fastest growing city?

A. Agra B.Nagpur C. Hyderabad

D.Surat


Surat - 9.17% Agra - 8.5% Bengaluru - 8.5% Hyderabad - 8.47%


The Indian Coast Guard conducted the Regional Level

Marine Oil Pollution Response Exercise titled what? A. Clean Water

B.Clean Sea C. Sea Navigation D.None of the above


Which Ministry has been conferred the

Skoch Award? A. Ministry of Home Affairs B.Ministry of New and Renewable Energy C. Ministry of Information and Broadcasting

D.Ministry of Finance


Urjit Patel has resigned as the Governor of Reserve Bank of India. He took over as the _____ Governor of the bank ?

A.25th th B.24 C.23rd th D.26


Which state has launched a 24-hour toll-free helpline ‘181’ for women facing domestic violence and sexual harassment at work places ?

A.Kerala B.Andhra Pradesh

C.Telangana D.Ta m i l N a d u


India has started granting visa on arrival to the nationals of which country ? A.South Korea B.Argentina C.Japan D.Indonesia


th

The 10 edition of exercise INDRA NAVY was organized in which city ?

A.Kochi B.Kovalam C.Coimbatore D.Visakhapatnam


US President Donald Trump has nominated whom as the US Ambassador to the ‘United Nations ?

A.Heather Nauert B.Jane Po l l ey

C.Carol Costello D.Jenna Lee


Khelo IndiaYouth Games-2019 will be held in which city ?

A.Delhi B.Bengaluru C.Pune D.Hyderabad


First International Conference on ‘Sustainable Water Management’ was held in ?

A.Gurugram B.Lucknow C.Hyderabad D.Mohali


Exercise — “Aviaindra” which happens between Indian and Russian air forces kicked off in which city ?

A.Jodhpur B.Jaipur C.Udaipur

D.Ajmer


Who has won Best Woman Parliamentarian Award for 2018 ? A.M K Kanimozhi

B.Anju Bala C.Smriti Irani D.Ambika Soni


Who has been appointed as the new chairman of SWIFT India Board ?

A.M V Nair B.Shikha sharma C.Arundhati Bhattacharya D.Kalpana Morparia


Who was honoured with Sanctuary Wildlife Service Award 2018 ?

A.Imran Siddiqui B.Anubhav Sharma C.Vineet Mehra D.Aamir Qureshi


Exercise 'Cross Bow 18’ was conducted by whom ?

A.Indian Army B.Indian Navy C.Indian Air Force D.Border Security Force


“ShiYomi� has become the 23rd district of which state ? A.Mizoram B.Manipur C.Nagaland D.Arunachal Pradesh


The Government of India and the Asian Development

Bank (ADB) have signed a Loan Agreement of $31 million to build-up the State Tourism Industry and boost

visitor arrivals in which state ? A. Kerala B. Ta m i l N a d u

C. Te l a n g a n a

D.Andhra Pradesh


The Manipur Government has conferred

Meethoileima title to whom ? A. Swapna Barman

B. Mary Kom C. Sachin Tendulkar

D.Hima Das


ENSURE portal has been launched by which ministry ?

A.Ministry of Agriculture B.Ministry of AYUSH C.Ministry of Coal D.Ministry of Communication


Which country has become the permanent member of Financial Action Task Force ? A.Bulgaria

B.Iraq C.Iran D.Israel


Zoramthanga will sworn in as the new Chief Minister of Mizoram. He had earlier ser ved as the state’s chief minister

for how many terms ? A. Once B. Twice C. Thrice

D. None


Trans Regional Maritime Network (T-RMN ) which consists of 30-member countries is led by which

country ? A. France

B. India C. Spain

D. Italy


The Indian Navy has inducted its first Deep Submergence Rescue Vehicle (DSRV) System at the

Naval Dockyard in which city ? A. Kochi B.Mumbai C. Visakhapatnam

D.Chennai


Which High Cour t has asked the Central government to bring

in law to let people of religious and ethnic minority communities from Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan get citizenship without any cut-off year or any questions asked ?

A. Bombay B. Calcutta

C. Delhi D. Meghalaya


ADB in its Asian Development Outlook (2018)� retained India’s FY19 growth forecast at ______________ % ?

A. 7.4 % B. 7.2 % C. 7.3 % D. 7.1 %


Who has become the first Indian to win 'Breakthrough

Table Tennis Star' ? A. Mouma Das B. Pooja Sahasrabuddhe

C. Ankita Das D.Manika Batra


What was the rank of India in Climate Change

Perfor mance Index? th A.11

B.15th C.20th D.17th


Who has become the Vice-Chairman of the UN Panel of

Auditors ? A. Rajiv Mehrishi

B.Vinod Rai C. Shashi Kant Sharma

D.V N Kaul


th Aga Khan Gold Cup Which team has won 115

tournament ? A. Army XI Danapur B.SAIL Hockey Academy C. Madhya Pradesh Hockey Academy

D.Railway Hockey Academy


Who was named as the Time magazine's "Per son of the

Ye a r " ? A. Jamal Khashoggi

B.Rober t Mueller C. Donald Trump D.Narendra Modi


First ever Agriculture Expor t Policy 2018 was launched by Commerce Ministry with an aim to boost India’s agricultural

expor ts to USD 60 billion by which year ? A. 2025 B. 2023 C. 2022 D. 2024


Which country’s government has banned all Indian currency notes above Rs 100 ?

A.Bhutan B.Nepal C.Myanmar D.Bangladesh


Who has won Jnanpith Award for 2018 ?

A.Vikram Seth B.Anita Desai C.Amitav Ghosh D.Amit Chaudhary


Which state has been selected for “Krishi Karman� award in the rice category ?

A.Chhattisgarh B.West Bengal C.Jharkhand D.Ta m i l N a d u


On the birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Indian government will release his memorial coin of what value ?

A.100 Rs B.200 Rs C.500 Rs D.1000 Rs


Which of the following has won Prime Minister’s Trophy for the ‘Best Performing Integrated Steel Plant’ for the

year 2016-17 ? A. Bhilai Steel B. Durgapur steel

C. Ta t a S t e e l

D.Rourkela Steel


India‘s first private sector unit for manufacturing unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) was inaugurated in which city ?

A.Bengaluru B.Hyderabad C.Pune

D.Delhi


Vanessa Ponce de Leon who won Miss World Crown 2018 hails from which country ?

A.Brazil B.Mexico C.France D.Germany


Which state has become the first Indian state to have four international airports ? A.Andhra Pradesh B.Ta m i l N a d u

C.Kerala D.Karnataka


Which district court has become first court in India to accept e-payments ? A.Bhopal District Court

B.Pune District Court C.Jaipur District Court D.Lucknow District Court


Indian Navy celebrated its Submarine Day on ? A.December 7 B.December 9 C.December 6 D.December 8


Who has won 2018 Gleitsman Award by Harvard University ? A.Kailash Satyarthi B.Nadia Murad C.Malala Yu s u f z a i

D.Narendra Modi


How many Indian women are among the Forbes world’s 100 most powerful women list?

A.Five B.Three C.Seven D.Four


India is set to get its first underwater museum off the _____ coast ? A.Puducherry B.Andaman C.Odisha D.Nicobar



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