Current Affairs December 2021 (Part 2)

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GK December 2021 Quiz
Question 1) Who among the following received the 56^th Jnanpith Award?
A) Damodar Mauzo
B) Nilmani Phookan Jr
C) Amitav Ghosh
D) Pratibha ray
E) kedarnath singh

Answer – B) Nilmani Phookan Jr

Explanation:
Nilamani Phookan Jr received the 56^th Jnanpith Award.
Jnanpith Award – the oldest and the highest honour of Indian literature
Jnanpith Award:
First awarded: 1965
Total awarded: 62

Question 2) Who among the following received the 57^th Jnanpith Award?
A) Damodar Mauzo
B) Nilmani Phookan Jr
C) Amitav Ghosh
D) Pratibha ray
E) kedarnath singh

Answer – A) Damodar Mauzo

Explanation:
Damodar Mauzo received the 57^th Jnanpith Award.

Question 3) Who among the following won Silver at BWF World Tour Finals 2021?
A) PV Sindhu
B) Srikanth Kidambi
C) Saina Nehwal
D) Parupalli Kashyap
E) Jwala Gutta

Answer – A) PV Sindhu

Explanation:
Women’s Singles title:
Winner: An Se Young (South Korea)
Runner up: PV Sindhu (India)
Men’s Single title:
Winner: Viktor Axelsen (Denmark)
Runner up: Kunlavut Vitidsarn (Thailand)

Question 4) The 26th Edition of Senior Women’s National Football Championship 2021 is won by _____
A) Madhya Pradesh
B) Arunachal Pradesh
C) Uttar Pradesh
D) Manipur
E) Kerala

Answer – D) Manipur

Explanation:
Manipur beat Railways in the final of Senior Women’s National Football Championship at the EMS Stadium in Kozhikode, Kerala. It is the 21^st title of Manipur.

Question 5) Every year, International Mountain Day(IMD) is celebrated globally on ______
A) December 8
B) December 7
C) December 12
D) December 11
E) December 10

Answer – D) December 11

Explanation:
International Mountain Day(IMD) – December 11
Theme: sustainable mountain tourism

Question 6) Mr. Sanket Mahadev Sargar is related to which of the following sports?
A) Cricket
B) Wrestling
C) Shooting
D) Weight Lifting
E) Hockey

Answer -D) Weight Lifting

Explanation:
Mr. Sanket Mahadev Sargar secured gold medal in the Men’s 55kg snatch category at the Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships 2021 in Tashkent.

Question 7) Who among the following received the 2022 RIBA Royal Gold Medal for Architecture?
A) Hafeez Sorab Contractor
B) Brinda Somaya
C) Raj Rewal
D) Balkrishna Vithaldas Doshi
E) Sheila Sri Prakash

Answer – D) Balkrishna Vithaldas Doshi

Explanation:
Balkrishna Vithaldas Doshi received the 2022 RIBA(Royal Institute of British Architects)Royal Gold Medal, the world’s highest honour for architecture.

Question 8) What is the theme of India Skills Report (ISR) 2022, released by Wheebox?
A) Reconstructing and Reengineering the Future of Work
B) Rebuilding and Redesigning the Future of Work
C) Rebuilding and Reengineering the Future of Work
D) Rebuilding and Reengineering the Future of Skills
E) Rebuilding and Redesigning the Future of Skills

Answer – C) Rebuilding and Reengineering the Future of Work

Explanation:
The 9^th edition of India Skills Report (ISR) 2022, released by Wheebox with the highest poll of employable talent. Maharashtra secured top position in the list followed by Uttar Pradesh and Kerala

Question 9) Fortune India has released the list of most powerful women in India in 2021. FM Nirmala Sitharaman has secured ____ rank in the list
A) 2^nd
B) 1^st
C) 4^th
D) 5^th
E) 3^rd

Answer – B) 1^st

Explanation: Fortune India has published the list of India’s most powerful women in 2021. FM Nirmala Sitharaman has secured 1st rank in the list.
Fortune India most powerful women list:
1^st rank – Nirmala Sitharaman – Union Ministry, Ministry of Finance
2^nd rank – Nita Ambani – Reliance Foundation Chairperson and Goodwill Ambassador
3^rd rank – Soumya Swaminathan – Chief Scientist, World Health Organization (WHO)
4th^th rank – Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw – Executive Chairperson, Biocon
5^th rank – Suchitra Ella – Co-founder and Joint MD, Bharat Biotech International Ltd

Question 10) Who among the following is hosting the first of two Summits for Democracy?
A) Joe Biden
B) Narendra Modi
C) Mia Mottley
D) Kaja Kallas
E) Maia Sandu

Answer -A) Joe Biden

Explanation:
The US president Joe Biden is hosting the first of two Summits for Democracy.
Summit for Democracy:
Total participated countries – 100

Question 11) Haiderpur wetland, one of the largest human-made wetlands is located in______
A) Madhya Pradesh
B) Arunachal Pradesh
C) Uttar Pradesh
D) Tamil Nadu
E) Kerala

Answer – C) Uttar Pradesh

Explanation:
The Haiderpur Wetland, one of the largest human-made wetlands from Uttar Pradesh, has been recognised under the 1971 Ramsar Convention on Wetlands.
Uttar Pradesh:
Capital: Lucknow
Chief minister: Yogi Adityanath
Governor: Anandiben Patel

Question 12) Who among the following received Dr. Ida S. Scudder Oration award?
A) Arvind Krishna
B) Sundar Pichai
C) Azim Premji
D) Shantanu Narayen
E) Lakshmi Mittal

Answer – C) Azim Premji

Explanation:
Azim Premji received the 10th annual Dr. Ida S. Scudder Oration award for his contributions to the society through his Azim Premji foundation.

Question 13) The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) has granted observer Status to ________
A) International Solar Alliance
B) International Energy Agency
C) International Renewable Energy Agency
D) International Union for Conservation of Nature
E) Only (A) and (B))

Answer – A) International Solar Alliance

Explanation:
Headquarters:
● The International Solar Alliance – Gurugram(Director General: Ajay Mathur)
● International Energy Agency – Paris, France(Executive Director – Fatih Birol)
● International Renewable Energy Agency – Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates(Director-General: Francesco La Camera)
● International Union for Conservation of Nature – Gland, Switzerland(CEO: Bruno Oberle)

Question 14) Who among the following won the FIDE World Chess Championship?
A) Ian Nepomniachtchi
B) Magnus Carlsen
C) Garry Kasparov
D) Vladimir Kramnik
E) Viswanathan Anand

Answer – B) Magnus Carlsen
Explanation:

Magnus Carlsen won the World Chess Championship 2021. He beat Ian Nepomniachtchi of Russia to secure his 5th title.

Question 15) The NITI Aayog has planned to launch 1000 Atal Tinkering Labs(a sub-mission under the Atal Innovation Mission)in ______
A) Madhya Pradesh
B) Manipur
C) Uttar Pradesh
D) Jammu and Kashmir
E) Kerala

Answer – D) Jammu and Kashmir

Explanation:
The NITI Aayog has planned to launch 1000 Atal Tinkering Labs(a sub-mission under the Atal Innovation Mission)in Jammu and Kashmir.
Niti Aayog:
Headquarters: New Delhi
Chairperson: Narendra Modi
Vice Chairperson: Rajiv Kumar
CEO: Amitabh Kant.

Question 16) India has secured ___^th rank in the “World Talent Ranking Report 2021” published by International Institute for Management Development (IMD).
A) 17
B) 45
C) 56
D) 68
E) 86

Answer – C) 56

Explanation:
India has secured 56^th rank in the “World Talent Ranking Report 2021” published by International Institute for Management Development (IMD).
“World Talent Ranking Report 2021”
1^st rank Switzerland
2^nd rank Sweden
3^rd rank Luxembourg
4^th rank Norway
5^th rank Denmark

Question 17) According to the Worldwide Cost of Living Index released by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), The world’s most expensive city to live in is _______
A) Los Angeles
B) Osaka
C) Tel Aviv
D) Copenhagen
E) Paris

Answer – C) Tel Aviv

Explanation:
According to the Worldwide Cost of Living Index released by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), The world’s most expensive city to live in is Tel Aviv from Israel.

Question 18) Who among the following won the World Athletics Woman of the Year Award?
A) Dutee Chand
B) Hima Das
C) P. T. Usha
D) Anju Bobby George
E) Pinki Pramanik

Answer – D) Anju Bobby George

Explanation:
Anju Bobby George, won the World Athletics Woman of the Year Award by World Athletics (WA).

Question 19) The venue of 11th edition of Joint Military Exercise EKUVERIN-21 between India & Maldives is ________
A) Pune
B) Male
C) Kadhdhoo Island
D) Mumbai
E) None of these

Answer – C) Kadhdhoo Island

Explanation:
The venue of India-Maldives 11th Joint Military Exercise EKUVERIN-21 is – Kadhdhoo Island, Maldives.

Question 20) Who among the following has been sworn in as the new Chancellor of Germany?
A) Angela Merkel
B) Olaf Scholz
C) Annalena Baerbock
D) Britta Ernst
E) None of these

Answer – B) Olaf Scholz

Explanation:
Mr. Olaf Scholz has been sworn in as the new Chancellor of Germany.
Germany:
Capital: Berlin
Currency: Euro
Chancellor: Olaf Scholz
President: Frank-Walter Steinmeier

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Summary
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