Current Affairs Quiz: December 25, 2019

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1. As per Union Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry,how many cities have declared themselves Open DefecationFree? A)4167 B)4500 C)4320 D)3535
   
   
   

   
   Option C Explanation: The Union Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry said the Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban had achieved its goal of making urban India free of open defecation, though urban local bodies in West Bengal had not been declared open defecation free (ODF).

   
   
2. Recently in which state first Janta Clinic was opened? A)Bihar B)Chhattisgarh C)Madhya Pradesh D)Rajasthan
   
   
   

   
   Option D Explanation: Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot inaugurated the first Janta clinic at Valmiki Basti in Malviya Nagar area here to provide free primary health care to poor people living in city slums

   
   
3. Which state government launches ‘Netanna Nestham’ welfare scheme for weavers? A)Andhra Pradesh B)Bihar C)Odisha D)Telangana
   
   
   

   
   Option A Explanation: Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy launched the latest scheme in a series of welfare schemes promised during his election campaign.

   
   
4. In which city railway station,oxygen parlour was opened to combat air pollution? A)Lucknow B)Nashik C)Pune D)Gorakhpur
   
   
   

   
   Option B Explanation: In a unique initiative to battle rising air pollution in cities, an ‘Oxygen Parlour’ has been opened at Nashik railway station to provide an experience of breathing clean air to the commuters.

   
   
5. President Ram Nath Kovind released the mobile app of the Red Cross Society of India in which city? A)Kota B)Mumbai C)Ahmedabad D)Hyderabad
   
   
   

   
   Option D Explanation: President Ram Nath Kovind released the mobile app of the Red Cross Society of India in Hyderabad. Developed by the Telangana Centre for Good Governance in less than three months, the mobile app is accessible in all languages.

   
   
6. As per study by Indian Council of Medical Research,how many road injury deaths occurred in India in 2017? A)2.2 lakh B)2.5 lakh C)2.7 lakh D)2.9 lakh
   
   
   

   
   Option A Explanation: As many as 2.2 lakh road injury deaths occurred in India in 2017, out of which 77 percent were males which were three times higher as compared to female deaths, revealed the study conducted by the Indian Council of Medical Research.

   
   
7. Which bank signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Gujarat government to provide MSME loans? A)Central Bank of India B)Bank of Baroda C)IDBI Bank D)Allahabad Bank
   
   
   

   
   Option B Explanation: In order to facilitate flow of credit in the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), Bank of Baroda has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Gujarat government.

   
   
8. Who won gold medal in the women’s 10m air pistol at the National Shooting Championships? A)Manu Bhaker B)Suma Shirur C)Kajal Saini D) Avnet Sindhu
   
   
   

   
   Option A Explanation: Commonwealth Games champions Manu Bhaker and Anish Bhanwala swept the senior and junior gold medals in the women’s 10m air pistol and men’s 25m rapid fire pistol events at the National Shooting Championships.

   
   
9. Who clinched a bronze medal in the women’s 64kg weight category at the Qatar International Cup in Doha.? A)Vandana Gupta B)Punam Yadav C)Rakhi Halder D)Swati Singh
   
   
   

   
   Option C Explanation: AIRIndian weightlifter Rakhi Halder with creating two new national records clinched a bronze medal in the women’s 64kg weight category at the Qatar International Cup in Doha.

   
   
10. Who was appointed as the new foreign secretary for a two-year fixed term? A)Harsh Bhanwala B)Vijay Gokhale C)Harsh Vardhan Shringla D)Swati Chaturvedi
    
    
    

    
    Option C Explanation: Seasoned diplomat Harsh Vardhan Shringla was appointed as the new foreign secretary for a two-year fixed term, succeeding Vijay Gokhale.

    
    
11. Who has taken over as the President of industry chamber Ficci for 2019-20? A)Sangita Reddy B)Sandip Somany C)Akanksha Jain D)Sanjiv Singh
    
    
    

    
    Option A Explanation: Sangita Reddy, joint managing director, Apollo Hospitals Group has taken over as the President of industry chamber Ficci for 2019-20.

    
    
12. Who has been appointed as the new chairman of Kerala-based ESAF Small Finance Bank? A)NK Singh B)R Prabha C)Uday Shankar D)PR Ravi Mohan
    
    
    

    
    Option D Explanation: P R Ravi Mohan has been appointed as the new chairman of Kerala-based ESAF Small Finance Bank. He replaced R Prabha, who completed his tenure as the chairman.

    
    
13. According to an order issued by the Personnel Ministry,the tenure of Harsh Kumar Bhanwala has been extended.He is the current chairman of which organisation? A)IRDA B)SIDBI C)NABARD D)LIC
    
    
    

    
    Option C Explanation: According to an order issued by the Personnel Ministry, the tenure of NABARD chairman Harsh Kumar Bhanwala was extended by six months, with effect from December 18, 2019.

    
    
14. Recently Raghubar Das resigned from the post of CM of which state? A)Madhya Pradesh B)Uttar Pradesh C)Himachal Pradesh D)Jharkhand
    
    
    

    
    Option D Explanation: Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das handed over his resignation to Governor Draupadi Murmu at Raj Bhavan after the BJP lost assembly polls in the state.

    
    
15. Who has got the Janakavi P Sawlaram Memorial Award for his contribution in the field of cinema and theatre? A)Sharad Ponkshe B)Ratna Pathak C)Mahesh Dattani D)Seema Biswas
    
    
    

    
    Option A Explanation: Noted Marathi actor Sharad Ponkshe has got the Janakavi P Sawlaram Memorial Award for his contribution in the field of cinema and theatre.

    
    

STATIC GK BASED ON CURRENT AFFAIRS

1. Where is the HQ of NABARD? A)Delhi B)Kolkata C)Chennai D)Mumbai
   
   
   

   
   Option D

   
   
2. Where is the HQ of ESAF Small Finance Bank? A)NewDelhi B)Thrissur C)Chennai D)Bengaluru
   
   
   

   
   Option B

   
   
3. Where is the HQ of Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry? A)Mumbai B)Chennai C)NewDelhi D)Pune
   
   
   

   
   Option C