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15 DECEMBER 2021 CURRENT AFFAIRS MCQs

Total Questions : 20 | Page 1 of 2 pages
Question 1. LIC got RBI's approval to hold how much percent stake in IndusInd Bank?
  1.    9.69%
  2.    9.79%
  3.    9.99%
  4.    9.89%
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> 9.99%

India's largest insurer Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) has been allowed by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to raise its holding in private lender IndusInd Bank to 9.99 per cent from the existing 4.95 per cent.


Question 2. India has launched the second edition of water innovation challenges with the Royal Embassy of which nation?
  1.    Netherlands
  2.    Switzerland
  3.    Denmark
  4.    Sweden
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Denmark

NITI Aayog, Atal Innovation Mission and the Royal Embassy of Denmark to India together have launched the second edition of water innovation challenges to address the global water woes as a part of the Indo-Danish Bilateral Green Strategic partnership.


Question 3. National Summit on Agro & Food Processing started on which date?
  1.    December 12
  2.    December 14
  3.    December 15
  4.    December 11
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> December 14

This summit is arranged as part of the "Vibrant Gujarat Summit", planned to happen in Anand, Gujarat, from December 14 to December 16.


Question 4. Geeta Jayanti is being celebrated on which date?
  1.    December 15
  2.    December 13
  3.    December 12
  4.    December 14
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> December 14

Geeta Jayanti 2021 has been celebrated on December 14, 2021.


Question 5. Recently an earthquake of 7.6 magnitude hit which nation?
  1.    Australia
  2.    Maldives
  3.    Indonesia
  4.    Malaysia
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Indonesia

An earthquake of 7.6 magnitude on the Richter scale struck 95km north of Maumere in Indonesia informed United States Geological Survey (USGS).


Question 6. What is the status of "Bryde's whale", seen in the news?
  1.    Near Threatened
  2.    Endangered
  3.    Extinct
  4.    Least Concern
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Endangered

Gulf of Mexico Bryde's whales have been classified as "endangered" under the Endangered Species Act.


Question 7. Which Indian bank has won 2 DigiDhan Awards by MeitY?
  1.    PNB
  2.    BOB
  3.    ICICI
  4.    Karnataka Bank
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Karnataka Bank

The Union Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has awarded Karnataka Bank with two DigiDhan awards instituted for achieving the target with the highest percentage in BHIM-UPI transactions under the private sector bank category consecutively for two years 2019-20 and 2020-21.


Question 8. Who has been appointed as the new head of UNICEF?
  1.    Tom Donilon& Henrietta Fore
  2.    Henrietta Fore
  3.    Tom Donilon
  4.    Catherine Russell
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Catherine Russell

Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has announced to appoint an assistant to U.S. President Joe Biden Catherine Russell as the next head of the U.N. children's agency UNICEF.


Question 9. What is GST on electric vehicles in India?
  1.    5%
  2.    10%
  3.    4%
  4.    1%
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> 5%

GST on EVs is now 5% and previously 12%.


Question 10. Jhilli Dalabehera, who won a gold medal in the Commonwealth championship, is associated with which sports?
  1.    Archery
  2.    Boxing
  3.    Weightlifting
  4.    Shooting
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Weightlifting

Indian weightlifter Jhilli Dalabehera has won the gold medal in the women's 49kg category at the Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.


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