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11 DECEMBER 2021 CURRENT AFFAIRS MCQs

Total Questions : 20 | Page 2 of 2 pages
Question 11. President has presented the 'President's Standard' to which number Missile Vessel Squadron of the Indian Navy?
  1.    21st
  2.    22nd
  3.    24th
  4.    25th
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> 22nd

President of India, Ram Nath Kovind has presented the 'President's Standard' to the 22nd Missile Vessel Squadron of the Indian Navy, which is also known as the Killer Squadron at the ceremonial parade held at the Naval Dockyard, Mumbai, Maharashtra.


Question 12. Where will the joint military exercise PANEX-21 with BIMSTEC countries be held?
  1.    Assam
  2.    Pune
  3.    Delhi
  4.    Sikkim
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Pune

Pune is going to host a multilateral and multi-agency exercise named "PANEX-21" for the member countries of BIMSTEC (Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation).


Question 13. In the Forbes' 100 most powerful women list 2021, Nirmala Sitharaman has ranked at which place?
  1.    37th
  2.    36th
  3.    35th
  4.    38th
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> 37th

The Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has ranked at 37th position in the Forbes' rankings of 100 most powerful women of the world for the third time in a row.


Question 14. What is the theme of Human Rights Day 2021?
  1.    Equality - Reducing inequalities
  2.    Equality - Reducing inequalities, advancing human rights
  3.    Equality - Reducing inequalities, advancing people rights
  4.    Your right, your role
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Equality - Reducing inequalities, advancing human rights

The theme for Human Rights Day 2021 is "Equality - Reducing inequalities, advancing human rights".


Question 15. When will Chandrayaan 3 will be launched?
  1.    First quarter of 2023
  2.    Third quarter of 2022
  3.    First quarter of 2022
  4.    Second quarter of 2022
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Third quarter of 2022

Chandrayaan-3 mission is likely to be launched during the third quarter of 2022 if normal workflow continues, informed Union Minister of State in the Department of Space Dr Jitendra Singh.


Question 16. Kazhuveli Wetland declared as 16th Bird Sanctuary, in which state of India, Kazhuveli Bird Sanctuary is located?
  1.    Assam
  2.    Kerala
  3.    Gujarat
  4.    Tamil Nadu
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Tamil Nadu

It is located near Villupuram in Tamil Nadu and will be called the 'Kazhuveli Birds Sanctuary' from now.


Question 17. Which of the following countries has broken diplomatic ties with Taiwan and recognised China?
  1.    Nicaragua
  2.    Nicaragua
  3.    Belize
  4.    Honduras
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Nicaragua

Nicaragua announced that it is breaking its diplomatic ties with Taiwan in favour of China.


Question 18. Which of the following has become the 1st certified tokenization service for the NPCI Tokenization system (NTS) to support tokenization of RuPay cards?
  1.    PayPal
  2.    PayCore
  3.    PayCore
  4.    PayPhi
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> PayPhi

In this regard, PayPhi, Phi Commerce's API (Application programming interface) first digital payments platform, became the first certified tokenization service for NTS supporting tokenization of RuPay cards.


Question 19. Human Rights Day is being celebrated on which date?
  1.    December 09
  2.    December 10
  3.    December 07
  4.    December 08
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> December 10

Human Rights Day is celebrated on 10th December across the world to honour the day in 1948 when the UNGA adopted the UDHR.


Question 20. 'e-Sawaari India e-bus Coalition' initiative has been launched by which organization?
  1.    All of these
  2.    WRI India
  3.    CESL
  4.    NITI Aayog
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> All of these

The National Institution of Transforming India (NITI) Aayog has launched an initiative named 'e-Sawaari India Electric Bus Coalition' in collaboration with Convergence Energy Service Ltd (CESL) and World Resources Institute, India (WRI India) and Transformative Urban Mobility Initiative (TUMI).


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