23-12-2020

1.  12th GRIHA Summit, recently inaugurated by the Vice President, is organised by BIS TERI Assocham None of the above None 2.  An indigenously-built interceptor boat, C-454 joined the Indian Coast Guard and it is built by Larsen and Toubro Mazagon Dock Limited Cochin Shipyard None of the above None 3.  National Farmer’s Day is [...]

1.  The author of the book ‘Cosmos’ is Carl Sagan Issaq Asimov Arthur Clarke Michael Christian None 2.  The author of the famous Indian book of astrology ‘Panchsiddhantika’ is Varahmihir Bhaskar Aryabhatta Brahma Gupta None 3.  ‘Na Khatam Honewali Kahani’ (The never ending story) is an autobiography of: T N Seshan Amitabh Bachchan Sonia Gandhi [...]

1.  ‘NatyaTarangini’ – Performing Arts Centre was started with an idea to globally popularize which classical dance form? Bharatanatyam Mohiniyattam Kathakali Kuchipudi None 2.  Raja Parba festival is a three-day-long festival dedicated to Mother Earth (Bhuma Devi) and womanhood at large. It is celebrated in the state of West Bengal Assam Odisha Gujarat None 3.  [...]

1.  ‘RuPay Select’ contactless debit card was launched by Standard Chartered Bank Central Bank of India State Bank of India Punjab National Bank None 2.  National Mathematics Day is held annually on 22nd December to commemorate the birth anniversary of Srinivasa Ramanujan. P.C. Mahalanobis. C.R. Rao. D.R. Kaprekar. None 3.  Which among the indigenous Games [...]

1.  The 20th edition of the IORA Council of Ministers (COM) Meeting was on December 17 via video conferencing under the Chairmanship of UAE Iran Qatar Sri Lanka None 2.  Minister of State for Skill Development inaugurated the first Centre of Excellence (CoE) for ‘skill development in the power sector’ in Hyderabad Gurgaon Delhi Mumbai [...]

1.  A federal structure for India was first put forward by the: Act of 1909 Act of 1919 Act of 1935 Act of 1947 None 2.  How does the Constitution of India describe India as? A federation of States and Union Territories A Union of States Bharatvarsh A federated nation None 3.  Who was the [...]

1.  Nehru Zoological Park is the first zoo in India to get the ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management Standards Certificate from UK USA Singapore None of the above None 2.  ICRA Limited is an Indian independent and professional investment information and credit rating agency based in Hyderabad Gurgaon Delhi None of the above None 3.  The [...]

1.  Golden Peacock Environment Management Award for the year 2020 is won by IOCL ONGC SAIL Reliance Industries None 2.  International Migrants Day is observed every year on December 4 December 18 December 14 December 28 None 3.  The proposed museum dedicated to Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose is proposed to come in Kolkata New Delhi [...]

1.  Losar is the new yearfestival associated with Ladakh Assam Bengal Sikkim None 2.  5th India Water Impact Summit (IWIS) is organised by National Mission for Clean Ganga Center for Ganga River Basin Management and Studies (cGanga) National Water Commission Both (a) and (b) None 3.  India’s rank in recently released Human Development Report 2020 [...]

1.  IUCN Red List of Threatened Species categorised Himalayan serow as Extinct Endangered Vulnerable None of the above None 2.  Financial Stability and Development Council (FSDC) is chaired by Minister of Finance RBI Governor Prime Minister Law minister None 3.  DakPay is a new digital payment application launched by Department of Posts Airtel Vodafone Jio [...]