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24 DECEMBER 2021 CURRENT AFFAIRS MCQs

Total Questions : 20 | Page 1 of 2 pages
Question 1. NASA has released the sound recorded by the Juno mission near which planet's moon Ganymede?
  1.    Mercury
  2.    Tues
  3.    Jupiter
  4.    Saturn
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Jupiter

America's space agency NASA has released the recorded sound of the Juno mission near Jupiter's moon Ganymede


Question 2. Which bank signed a co-lending agreement with U GRO Capital?
  1.    World Bank
  2.    Reserve Bank of India
  3.    Central Bank of India
  4.    State bank of India
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Central Bank of India

U GRO Capital announced that it has signed a co-lending agreement with the Central Bank of India.


Question 3. Who has been appointed as the Chef de Mission of India's contingent for the upcoming 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing?
  1.    Vipin Sharma
  2.    Raunak Singh
  3.    Ravi Tripathi
  4.    Harjinder Singh
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Harjinder Singh

The Indian Olympic Association of India (IOA) has appointed the Ice Hockey Association of India's general secretary, Harjinder Singh (former footballer), as the Chef de Mission of the country's contingent for the upcoming 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing.


Question 4. Which state has topped in the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana list with the highest number of bank accounts?
  1.    Bihar
  2.    Odisha
  3.    Uttar Pradesh
  4.    Assam
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Uttar Pradesh

The total number of beneficiaries under the Centre's financial inclusion scheme, Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY), has crossed the 44 crore mark.


Question 5. Which is the first union territory to have 100% vaccination?
  1.    Andaman and Nicobar
  2.    Delhi
  3.    Lakshadweep
  4.    Puducherry
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Andaman and Nicobar

Andaman and Nicobar Islands have achieved 100 per cent double dose COVID vaccination of its target beneficiaries.


Question 6. The James Webb Space Telescope Mission will be launched from which place?
  1.    French Guiana
  2.    Goddard Test Site, Auburn, Massachusetts
  3.    Cape Canaveral
  4.    Churchill Rocket Research Range, Manitoba
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> French Guiana

The Webb space telescope is currently scheduled to launch no earlier than Guiana Space Center in Kourou, French Guiana.


Question 7. National Farmer's Day is celebrated every year on which da?
  1.    December 24
  2.    December 21
  3.    December 22
  4.    December 23
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> December 23

National Farmer's Day is celebrated every year on 23 December, on the birthday of the 5th Prime Minister of India, Choudhary Charan Singh, also a farmer's leader, who introduced many policies to improve the lives of the Indian farmers.


Question 8. Which nation is hosting the U-19 Youth Asia Cup?
  1.    India
  2.    UAE
  3.    Bangladesh
  4.    Qatar
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> UAE

UAE is hosting Under-19 Youth Asia Cup 2021. The first match took place between India-U19 and UAE-U19.


Question 9. Which state will launch the 'Free Smartphone Yojna' to dole out 1 lakh smartphones?
  1.    Kerala
  2.    Uttar Pradesh
  3.    Bihar
  4.    Gujarat
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Uttar Pradesh

The Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh is set to launch the ambitious 'Free Smartphone Yojna', which is the birth anniversary of senior BJP leader and former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.


Question 10. The Government of India and Germany Development Bank have signed a loan of 442.26 million euros for which metro rail project?
  1.    Surat Metro Rail Project
  2.    Delhi Metro Rail Project
  3.    Kolkata Metro Rail Project
  4.    Mumbai Metro Rail Project
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Surat Metro Rail Project

The government of India and Germany Development Bank signed a loan of 442.26 million Euro for 40.35 km Surat Metro Rail Project in Gujarat.


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