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6 DECEMBER 2021 CURRENT AFFAIRS MCQs

Total Questions : 13 | Page 1 of 2 pages
Question 1. Only one among which two teams will qualify for FIFA World Cup 2022?
  1.    Spain & Portugal
  2.    Argentina & Germany
  3.    Italy & Portugal
  4.    France & Brazil
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Italy & Portugal

The 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers draw for Europe is placed in a way that only one team is between Portugal and Italy.


Question 2. Which bank has listed its USD 650-million green bonds simultaneously on the India INX and the LuxSE?
  1.    IndusInd Bank
  2.    Dhanlaxmi Bank
  3.    State Bank of India
  4.    Federal Bank
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> State Bank of India

State Bank of India (SBI) listed its USD 650-million green bonds simultaneously on the India International Exchange (India INX) and the Luxembourg Stock Exchange (LuxSE).


Question 3. OECD has projected India's economic growth forecast at which percent for FY22?
  1.    9.4%
  2.    8.7%
  3.    10.7%
  4.    9.9%
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> 9.4%

Paris-based Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) decreased India's growth forecast to 9.4% for FY22 from 9.7% estimated in September 2021.


Question 4. Earth Station of Doordarshan Kendra inaugurated in which place?
  1.    Kanpur
  2.    Shimla
  3.    Dehradun
  4.    Gorakhpur
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Gorakhpur

Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting Anurag Singh Thakur and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath inaugurated Earth Station of Doordarshan Kendra at Gorakhpur.


Question 5. 'Nizamuddin Basti' is a conservation project based at which Indian state/UT?
  1.    New Delhi
  2.    Bihar
  3.    Uttar Pradesh
  4.    Jammu and Kashmir
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> New Delhi

The UNESCO has conferred the Award of Excellence and Special Recognition for Sustainable Development Award, for conservation efforts at Nizamuddin Basti in the Indian capital.


Question 6. Pradip Shah, founder of IndAsia Fund Advisors, has been appointed chairman of NARCL. What is the full form of NARCL?
  1.    National Asset Reconstruction Corporation
  2.    National Asset Restructuring Company
  3.    National Asset Reconstruction Company
  4.    Non- Asset Reconstruction Company
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> National Asset Reconstruction Company

Pradip Shah, founder of IndAsia Fund Advisors, has been appointed chairman of National Asset Reconstruction Company (NARCL).


Question 7. India will have how many nuclear reactors by 2024?
  1.    8
  2.    7
  3.    5
  4.    9
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> 9

The nation will have 9 nuclear reactors by 2024 and a new nuclear project, the first in northern India, will come up 150 kms away from Delhi in Gorakhpur of Haryana, the government informed the Rajya Sabha.


Question 8. Which Indian-born economist is to be appointed as the first Deputy Managing Director of IMF?
  1.    Usha Thorat
  2.    Raghuram Rajan
  3.    Gita Gopinath
  4.    Urjit Patel
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Gita Gopinath

Gita Gopinath, the India-born, first female chief economist of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), is set to take over as the first deputy managing director (FDMD).


Question 9. Who has won the Ballon d'Or Striker of the Year award 2021?
  1.    Pedri
  2.    Cristiano Ronaldo
  3.    Robert Lewandowski
  4.    Lionel Messi
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Robert Lewandowski

While the striker of the year award went to Robert Lewandowski, the Best Club of the Year award went to Chelsea.


Question 10. How much loan has been approved by the ADB to help the government of India to improve the quality of the country's school education?
  1.    $ 250 million
  2.    $ 300 million
  3.    $ 500 million
  4.    $ 100 million
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> $ 500 million

ADB has approved USD 500 million (about Rs 3,752 crore) loan to help the government of India improve the quality of the country's school education and mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on students' learning.


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