Current Affairs Quiz: December 25, 2018

Current Affairs 25 December 2018 Quiz

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Quiz from Current Affairs 24 December 2018 of A2Z – Click Here to Read Current Affairs of December 24, 2018

1. Prime Minister Narendra Modi released a stamp and a coin to commemorate the Paika Rebelion of 1817 in which state?
   A)Karnataka
   B)Sikkim
   C)Bihar
   D)Odisha
   [su_spoiler title=" View Answer " icon="chevron-circle"] Option D
   Explanation: Prime Minister Narendra Modi released a stamp and a coin to commemorate the Paika Rebelion of 1817 in Odisha.
   
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2. PM Narendra Modi opened Buddhist site museum in which state?
   A)Odisha
   B)West Bengal
   C)Tamil Nadu
   D)Uttar Pradesh
   [su_spoiler title=" View Answer " icon="chevron-circle"] Option A
   Explanation: One of the earliest Buddhist settlements in Odisha,Lalitgiri, where excavations have yielded ancient seals and inscriptions, has been converted into a museum. Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the museum through video conference from Bhubaneswar.
   
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3. Country’s first music museum will be set up in which state?
   A)Uttar Pradesh
   B)West Bengal
   C)Sikkim
   D)Tamil Nadu
   [su_spoiler title=" View Answer " icon="chevron-circle"] Option D
   Explanation: The country’s first music museum will be set up with assistance from the Central government in Thiruvaiyaru, Tamil Nadu.
   
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4. Which country’s researchers made world’s smallest tic-tac-toe board using dynamic DNA origami tiles?
   A)USA
   B)Japan
   C)China
   D)Russia
   [su_spoiler title=" View Answer " icon="chevron-circle"] Option A
   Explanation: Scientists have created the world’s smallest tic-tac-toe board using dynamic DNA origami tiles microscopic organic structures that can be programmed to transform into predesigned patterns.
   
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5. How many companies have been shortlisted by RBI to set up a digital public credit registry for capturing details of all borrowers and wilful defaulters?
   A)4
   B)6
   C)3
   D)5
   [su_spoiler title=" View Answer " icon="chevron-circle"] Option B
   Explanation: RBI has shortlisted 6 major IT companies,including TCS,Wipro and IBM India, to set up a digital public credit registry for capturing details of all borrowers and wilful defaulters.
   
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6. Who has become the fastest Asian to cycle the globe?
   A)Vedangi Kulkarni
   B)Roshni Sharma
   C)Neharika Yadav
   D)Anam Hussain
   [su_spoiler title=" View Answer " icon="chevron-circle"] Option A
   Explanation: Indian women Vedangi Kulkarni has become the fastest Asian to cycle the globe.
   
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7. Who clinched the Maharashtra Kesari title 2018?
   A)Abdullah Rehman
   B)Bala Rafique Shaikh
   C)Abhijeet katke
   D)Shaikh Fetuur
   [su_spoiler title=" View Answer " icon="chevron-circle"] Option B
   Explanation: Bala Rafique Shaikh clinched the Maharashtra Kesari title by defeating Abhijeet Katke of Pune in the wrestling duel held at Azad Ground in Jalna,Maharashtra.
   
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8. Who will take charge as Acting Secretary of Defense of USA?
   A)Patrick Shanahan
   B)Jim Mattis
   C)Scott Morrison
   D)Joy Roberts
   [su_spoiler title=" View Answer " icon="chevron-circle"] Option A
   Explanation: US President Donald Trump announced that deputy secretary of defense Patrick Shanahan will take charge as Acting Secretary of Defense from January 1, 2019.
   
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9. The “National Energy Conservation Awards”2018 was held in which city?
   A)New Delhi
   B)Mumbai
   C)Pune
   D)Kolkata
   [su_spoiler title=" View Answer " icon="chevron-circle"] Option A
   Explanation: The Railways has won 17 awards at the “National Energy Conservation Awards”2018,held in New Delhi.This is the highest number of awards bagged by a single organisation.
   
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10. What is the theme of this year’s National Consumer Day 2018?
    A)Resolving Civil Disputes
    B)Alternate Consumer Disputes
    C)Basic rights of Consumers
    D)Timely Disposal of Consumer Complaints
    [su_spoiler title=" View Answer " icon="chevron-circle"] Option D
    Explanation: The National Consumer Day was observed across India on 24 December with the theme “Timely Disposal of Consumer Complaints”.
    
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STATIC GK BASED ON CURRENT AFFAIRS

1. Where is the HQ of Wipro?
   A)Pune
   B)Bengaluru
   C)Chennai
   D)Mumbai
   [su_spoiler title=" View Answer " icon="chevron-circle"] Option B
   
   
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2. Where is the HQ of Bureau of Energy Efficiency?
   A)Mumbai
   B)New Delhi
   C)Nashik
   D)Kolkata
   [su_spoiler title=" View Answer " icon="chevron-circle"] Option B
   
   
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