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9 DECEMBER 2021 CURRENT AFFAIRS MCQs

Total Questions : 20 | Page 1 of 2 pages
Question 1. Who is the author of the new book titled '1971: Charge of the Gorkhas and Other Stories'?
  1.    Rachna Bisht Rawat
  2.    Subhadra Sen Gupta
  3.    Sanjay Baru
  4.    Amit Ranjan
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Rachna Bisht Rawat

A new book titled '1971: Charge of the Gorkhas and Other Stories' Released; authored by Rachna Bisht Rawat.


Question 2. Who has been appointed as the Brand Ambassador of Kinara Capital?
  1.    Ajinkya Rahane
  2.    Rohit Sharma
  3.    Ravindra Jadeja
  4.    Jasprit Bumrah
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Ravindra Jadeja

Bangalore based innovative, fast-growing fintech, Kinara Capital signed the Indian cricketer Ravindra Jadeja, as its official brand ambassador on the occasion of the company's 10th anniversary.


Question 3. Which nation has announced a 4.5-day work week?
  1.    Oman
  2.    Bahrain
  3.    Saudi Arabia
  4.    UAE
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> UAE

The United Arab Emirates announced all government entities will adopt a new work-week schedule consisting of four-and-a-half days with Friday afternoon, Saturday and Sunday forming the new weekend.


Question 4. The coral reefs in the Western Indian Ocean can possibly extinct by which year?
  1.    2050
  2.    2030
  3.    2090
  4.    2070
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> 2070

The study conducted by a group of researchers claims that coral reefs from Seychelles to South Africa might become functionally extinct by 2070.


Question 5. Which state has left behind Maharashtra to become the country's leading manufacturing hub, according to data from the RBI?
  1.    Gujarat
  2.    Uttar Pradesh
  3.    Tamil Nadu
  4.    Madhya Pradesh
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Gujarat

Gujarat has left behind Maharashtra to become the country's leading manufacturing hub, according to data from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).


Question 6. Who has won the F1 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix 2021?
  1.    Max Verstappen
  2.    Lewis Hamilton
  3.    Valtteri Bottas
  4.    Esteban Ocon
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Lewis Hamilton

Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) takes victory in the pulsating race at Jeddah.


Question 7. Name the Indian-American mathematician who has been nominated by AMS for the first Ciprian Foias Award in Operator Theory?
  1.    P C Mahalanobis
  2.    C.S. Seshadri
  3.    Nikhil Srivastava
  4.    Gopalaswamy Kasturirangan
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Nikhil Srivastava

Indian-American Mathematician Nikhil Srivastava was nominated for American Mathematical Society (AMS) for the first Ciprian Foias Award in Operator Theory.


Question 8. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of multiple projects. What's it worth?
  1.    Rs 21,000 crore
  2.    Rs 18,000 crore
  3.    Rs 19,000 crore
  4.    Rs 20,000 crore
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Rs 18,000 crore

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of multiple projects worth Rs 18,000 crore at Dehradun, Uttarakhand.


Question 9. Who authored the book titled 'The Midway Battle: Modi's Roller-coaster Second Term'?
  1.    Shikhar Sood
  2.    Gautam Chintamani
  3.    Vipin Arora
  4.    Vipul Verma
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Gautam Chintamani

Vice President (VP) M. Venkaiah Naidu launched a book titled 'The Midway Battle: Modi's Roller-coaster Second Term' authored by Gautam Chintamani and published by Bloomsbury India at Upa-Rashtrapati Nivas, New Delhi.


Question 10. Which among the following is one of the key reasons for the destruction of coral reefs?
  1.    Overfishing
  2.    Maritime exercises
  3.    Glacier melting
  4.    Overmining
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Overfishing

Researchers had analysed the health of coral reefs in 10 countries in the neighbouring areas of the western Indian ocean and the analysis revealed that the coral reefs, especially those in the island nations are in grave danger due to overfishing and the increase in temperature of the water due to global warming.


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