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Current Affairs Quiz: December 31, 2018

Current Affairs 31 December 2018 Quiz

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Quiz from Current Affairs 30 December 2018 of A2Z – Click Here to Read Current Affairs of December 30, 2018

  1. How much amount was approved by the Union Cabinet for the proposed human spaceflight mission Gaganyaan?
    A)Rs 10000 cr
    B)Rs 11000 cr
    C)Rs 15000 cr
    D)Rs 20000 cr
    [su_spoiler title=" View Answer " icon="chevron-circle"] Option A
    Explanation:
    The Union Cabinet approved Rs 10000 crore budget for the proposed human spaceflight mission Gaganyaan, which envisages to send astronauts to space by 2022.

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  2. 26th International Camel Festival will be held in which city?
    A)Jodhpur
    B)Bikaner
    C)Lucknow
    D)Vadodara
    [su_spoiler title=" View Answer " icon="chevron-circle"] Option B
    Explanation:
    Activities such as fur cutting, camel decoration, designing among others would be organised at the 26th International Camel festival, which will be held on January 12 and 13 in Bikaner.

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  3. PM Narendra Modi announced the renaming of how many islands of Andaman and nicobar?
    A)1
    B)3
    C)2
    D)4
    [su_spoiler title=" View Answer " icon="chevron-circle"] Option B
    Explanation:
    Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the renaming of three islands of Andaman and Nicobar on the occasion of 75th anniversary of Tricolor hoisting by Netaji Subash Chandra Bose in Port Blair.
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  4. 106th Indian Science Congress 2019 will be held in which city?
    A)Bhopal
    B)Jalandhar
    C)Lucknow
    D)Pune
    [su_spoiler title=" View Answer " icon="chevron-circle"] Option B
    Explanation:
    Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate Indian Science Congress 2019 in Jalandhar,Punjab on 3rd January.This will be the 106th edition and theme will be “Future india:Science and Technology”.

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  5. The 12th Global Healthcare Summit was held in which city?
    A)Kolkata
    B)Chennai
    C)Delhi
    D)Mumbai
    [su_spoiler title=" View Answer " icon="chevron-circle"] Option D
    Explanation:
    The President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind, inaugurated the 12th Global Healthcare Summit organized by the American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin in Mumbai.
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  6. Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan launched the Ujjwala Sanitary Napkin initiative in which city?
    A)Pune
    B)Bhubaneshwar
    C)Kolkata
    D)Gorakhpur
    [su_spoiler title=" View Answer " icon="chevron-circle"] Option B
    Explanation:
    Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan launched the Ujjwala Sanitary Napkin initiative in Bhubaneshwar,, which will expand women’s access to hygiene products and provide them with employment opportunities in every district of the state.

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  7. Which state government announced setting up of a new Adhyatmik Vibhag?
    A)Bihar
    B)Uttar Pradesh
    C)Madhya Pradesh
    D)Karnataka
    [su_spoiler title=" View Answer " icon="chevron-circle"] Option C
    Explanation:
    The Government of Madhya Pradesh has announced setting up of a new Adhyatmik Vibhag.

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  8. Who was presented the National Systems Gold Medal by the Systems Society of India?
    A)Sebastian Coe
    B)Subash Chandra Khuntia
    C)K Sivan
    D)Ajay Tyagi
    [su_spoiler title=" View Answer " icon="chevron-circle"] Option C
    Explanation:
    ISRO Chairman K Sivan was presented the National Systems Gold Medal by the Systems Society Of India during the 42nd National Systems Conference held in Thiruvananthapuram.
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  9. Recently,Mrinal Sen passed away.He was related to which field?
    A)Actor
    B)Journalist
    C)Filmmaker
    D)Poet
    [su_spoiler title=" View Answer " icon="chevron-circle"] Option C
    Explanation:
    Celebrated filmmaker Mrinal Sen passed away due to cardiac arrest at his residence in West Bengal’s Bhowanipore.

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STATIC GK BASED ON CURRENT AFFAIRS



  1. Where is the HQ of ISRO?
    A)Mumbai
    B)Pune
    C)Bengaluru
    D)Chennai
    [su_spoiler title=" View Answer " icon="chevron-circle"] Option C


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  2. Who is the new CM of Madhya Pradesh?
    A)Shivraj Singh Chauhan
    B)Jyotiraj Scindia
    C)Sachin Pilot
    D)Kamal Nath
    [su_spoiler title=" View Answer " icon="chevron-circle"] Option D

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