Parakh Path is presenting Weekly Current Affairs Quiz In Hindi for the students and readers preparing for competitive exams.
Ques. - 1. International Human Unity Day is celebrated on which of the following day?
A) 20 December
B) March 10
C) 12 July
D) August 25
Answer - A
Ques. - 2. Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth has become the first Indian male player to win which medal in the final of the World Badminton Championships, on 19th December 2021?
A) Gold Medal
B) Bronze medal
C) Silver Medal
D) none of these
Answer - C
Ques. - 3. Who among the following has been announced as the state's brand ambassador by the Chief Minister of Uttarakhand, Pushkar Singh Dhami?
A) Virat Kohli
B) Rohit Sharma
C) Shreyas Iyer
D) Rishabh Pant
Answer - D
Ques. - 4. Who has been appointed as the captain of the team for the Under-19 World Cup 2022 by the Junior Selection Committee of India?
A) Harnoor Singh
B) Angkrish Raghuvanshi
C) Nishant Sindhu
D) Yash Dhuli
Answer - D
Ques. - 5. Which senior diplomat was recently appointed as the next Ambassador of India to China?
A) Pradeep Kumar Rawat
B) Rahul Sachdeva
C) Anil Mukherjee
D) Rohit Agnihotri
Answer - A
Ques. - 6. Which two-time Olympic medalist from India has been appointed as a member of the Athletes Commission of the Badminton World Federation (BWF)?
A) Sanjana Santoshi
B) Juhi Devangana
C) PV Sindhu
D) Saina Nehwal
Answer - C
Ques. - 7. Which of the following state has become the first Union Territory to achieve the target of 100% COVID vaccination?
A) Delhi
B) Lakshadweep
C) Puducherry
D) Andaman and Nicobar
Answer - D
Ques. - 8. Which of the following cricketer has become the first player in the world to get not out 100 times in his Test career?
A) James Anderson (England)
B) Virat Kohli (India)
C) Dimuth Karunaratne (Sri Lanka)
D) Rashid Khan (Afghanistan)
Answer - A
Ques. - 9. National Mathematics Day is celebrated on which of the following day?
A) 12 March
B) 22 December
C) January 10
D) August 25
Answer - B
Ques. - 10. Recently in which state three new districts have been announced?
A) a state in eastern India
B) Punjab
C) Nagaland
D) Jharkhand
Answer - C
Ques. - 11. Which country's top cue player has won the National Billiards title for the 11th time?
A) Aditya Mehta
B) Geet Sethi
C) Saurav Kothari
D) Pankaj Advani
Answer - C
Ques. - 12. Which ministry has recently canceled the registration of various Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) under the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA), 2010?
A) Ministry of Defense
B) Ministry of Home Affairs
C) Ministry of Labor and Employment
D) Ministry of Jal Shakti
Answer - B
Ques. - 13. National Farmers Day is celebrated every year on which date in India?
A) 23 December
B) March 12
C) July 20
D) 18 August
Answer - A
Ques. - 14. Justice Sanjay Kumar Mishra has been appointed as the Acting Chief Justice of which High Court?
A) Kerala High Court
B) Chhattisgarh High Court
C) Delhi High Court
D) Uttarakhand High Court
Answer - D
Ques. - 15. According to a report by Hurun Research Institute, which country has reached the third place after America and China in terms of unicorn companies?
A) Nepal
B) Pakistan
C) India
D) Japan
Answer - C
Ques. - 16. Which of the following IITs has been ranked first among innovative institutes by the Confederation of Indian Industry?
A) IIT Roorkee
B) IIT Kharagpur
C) IIT Delhi
D) IIT Kanpur
Answer - A
Ques. - 17. Which state government has announced 1 percent reservation for transgenders in police?
A) a state in eastern India
B) Delhi
C) Karnataka
D) Jharkhand
Answer - C
Ques. - 18. Which country announced on 19th December 2021 that it will no longer censor films released in theatres?
A) India
B) Pakistan
C) China
D) United Arab Emirates
Answer - D
Ques. - 19. National Consumer Rights Day is celebrated in India on which of the following day?
A) December 24
B) 12 March
C) 15 May
D) 28 August
Answer - A
Ques. - 20. Which Indian player has won the bronze medal in the international skiing competition held in the European country Montenegro?
A) Rachel Kavli
B) Aanchal Thakur
C) Anshu Jamsenpa
D) None of these
Answer - B
Ques. - 21. In which of the following category the Central Government has announced to include women commandos?
A) Z Plus Security
B) Y class security
C) X class security
D) Z Security
Answer - A
Ques. - 22. Which campaign has been announced by the Central Government to start 100% literacy from April 2022?
A) Swachh Bharat Movement
B) New India Literacy Campaign
C) Rural Digital Literacy Campaign
D) none of these
Answer - B
Ques. 23. Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) has successfully test fired High Speed Expandable Aerial Target off the Chandipur coast of Odisha, what is its name?
A) bowing head
B) Weapons
C) Trident
D) practice
Answer - D
Ques. - 24. Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has inaugurated T-Setu on which river?
A) Mahanadi River
B) Bhargavi River
C) Brahmani river
D) Daya River
Answer - A
Answer -
1) - International Human Unity Day is celebrated every year on 20 December all over the world. With this objective, this day has been established to explain the importance of unity in diversity. The day was announced by the United Nations on 22 December 2005.
2) - Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth became the first Indian male player to win a silver medal in the final of the World Badminton Championships on 19 December 2021. Kidambi Srikanth faced Loh Qin Yu of Singapore in the final match. Loh defeated Srikanth 21-15 and 22-20 in this match. But even after this Kidambi Srikanth has created history in the world of Indian men's badminton.
3)- Rishabh Pant has been appointed by the Uttarakhand government as the brand ambassador of its state. Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Dhami has given information about this by tweeting. Rishabh Pant made his Test and ODI debut in 2018 after making his T20 International debut in 2017. He has played 25 Tests, 18 ODIs and 41 T20 Internationals for Team India.
4) - Four-time champions India on 19 December announced a 17-man squad for the Under-19 World Cup 2022. Delhi batsman Yash Dul has been named the captain of the 17-man team. The 14th edition of the Under-19 World Cup will be played in the West Indies from January 14 to February 5 next year. 48 matches will be played in the 14th season of the tournament. India is the most successful team having won four titles in the year 2000, 2008, 2012 and 2018.
5) - Senior diplomat Pradeep Kumar Rawat was appointed as the next Ambassador of India to China on 20 December 2021. Pradeep Rawat is a 1990 batch officer of the Indian Foreign Service. At present, Rawat is the Ambassador of India to the Netherlands. Rawat has held the responsibility of Joint Secretary in the East Asia Division in the State Department from 2014-2017.
6)- India's two-time Olympic medalist PV Sindhu has been appointed as a member of the Athletes Commission of the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The 26-year-old Sindhu, a former world champion, was appointed as a member along with five other players, whose tenure will be till 2025. Rio Olympics 2016 silver medalist Sindhu created history by winning a bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympics this year. With this she became the first Indian female athlete to win two Olympic medals.
7) - Andaman and Nicobar Islands has achieved the target of 100 percent COVID vaccination of its target population. The administration tweeted that Andaman and Nicobar Islands have achieved the target of 100% vaccination against Kovid-19. The archipelago has become the first state/UT to achieve this feat using only Covishield. In order to achieve this extraordinary feat, the administration of the Union Territory has overcome many insurmountable obstacles at a place which is one of the most remote parts of the world.
8) - England's legendary fast bowler James Anderson has created history in Test cricket. He holds the record for the most number of not outs in this format of cricket. Let us tell you that no player was not out 100 times in Test cricket before him. Anderson has also become the first cricketer in the world to achieve this feat. Another world record is recorded in Anderson's name. He is also the first fast bowler in the world to take 634 wickets in Test cricket. He has achieved this feat in 167 Test matches played so far.
9) - National Mathematics Day is organized every year on 22 December in India. National Mathematics Day is celebrated to recognize the achievements of the great Indian mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan. Ramanujan has made valuable contributions in the field of mathematics. The purpose of celebrating National Mathematics Day is to spread awareness among the people about the importance of Mathematics.
10) - The Nagaland government has announced the creation of three new districts, namely Seminyu, Niuland and Chumoukedima. This comes less than a year after the inauguration of Noklak, the 12th district of the state. With the addition of three new districts, Nagaland will now have 15 districts. While Tseminyu sub-division in Kohima district has been upgraded to a district, Niuland and Chumukedima have been carved out of Dimapur district.
11) - Country's top cue player Pankaj Advani defended his national billiards title for the 11th time by defeating Dhruv Sitwala 5-2 in the final of nine games. Born in Pune, Maharashtra, Pankaj Advani is a player of billiards and snooker. He is the first Asian player to win both snooker and billiards titles. He won a gold medal at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha.
12)- Recently the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has canceled the registration of various Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) under the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA), 2010. The suspension of the FCRA license means that NGOs will no longer be there. Capable of receiving foreign funds from donors, unless checked by the Ministry of Home Affairs. FCRA registration is mandatory for associations and non-governmental organizations to receive foreign funds.
13) - National Farmers Day is celebrated every year in India on 23rd December. This day is celebrated on the occasion of the birth anniversary of the farmer leader and the fifth Prime Minister of the country, Chaudhary Charan Singh. Chaudhary Charan Singh was born on 23 December 1902 in Hapur district of Uttar Pradesh.
14) - Justice Sanjay Kumar Mishra was appointed as the Acting Chief Justice of the Uttarakhand High Court. A notification issued by the Department of Justice in the Law Ministry said that as a result of the retirement of Chief Justice Raghavendra Singh Chouhan, Justice Mishra, the senior-most judge of the Uttarakhand High Court, will be the acting Chief Justice. 24 December. After doing LLB from Delhi University in 1987, Sanjay Mishra started practicing at Bolangir District Court in 1988. He also worked as a lecturer in law at Bolangir Law College.
15) - In the case of unicorn companies, India has overtaken Britain to come to third place. Last year was in fourth place. As of November this year, 33 startup unicorns were created in India, according to data from Hurun Research Institute on Wednesday. With this, the number of unicorns in the country increased to 54. According to the report, America is first in the world and China is second in the list of unicorns.
16)- IIT Roorkee has been selected for the Industrial Innovation Awards by the prestigious Confederation of Indian Industry (CII). IIT Roorkee has secured the first position in the Most Innovative Research Institutions category this year. Last year, IIT Roorkee was adjudged 'The Most Innovative Institute of the Year' for its innovation quotient.
17) - Karnataka government has announced 1 percent police force for transgenders. They will be given reservation on all ranks in the police department. This move will help in changing the perception towards transgenders. This will bring them into the mainstream and remove all prejudices against them in the society.
18) - The United Arab Emirates (UAE) announced on 19 December 2021 that it will no longer censor films released in theatres. It is being seen as an exercise to build its image as a liberal country to attract foreigners. Instead of removing sensitive scenes that allegedly violated traditional Islamic values, the Emirates Media Regulatory Authority will introduce a new category for audiences over the age of 21.
19) - National Consumer Rights Day is celebrated every year on 24th December in India. The day provides an opportunity to the people to highlight the importance of the patron movement. National Consumer Day is being celebrated continuously since the year 2000. This time the theme of National Consumer Day is 'Tackling Plastic Pollution'.
20) - Aanchal Thakur of Manali has created history in the international skiing competition organized in the European country Montenegro. He has won bronze medal for India in Alpine. Earlier in 2018, he also won a bronze medal in the international skiing competition held in Turkey. She has become the first woman player from the country to win two bronze medals for India in skiing in an international competition.
21) - The central government has taken a big decision regarding VIP security in the country. The CRPF has raised its first contingent of 32 women commandos in its VIP security unit and will now be tasked with guarding the top 'Z-plus' security guards based in Delhi. Z plus security is the second biggest security of the country. It consists of 36 security personnel. These include 10 NSG (National Security Guard) and SPG (Special Security Group) commandos as well as some police. In this, Indo-Tibetan Border Police and CRPF (Central Reserve Police Force) personnel are also deployed in security.
22) - To achieve the target of cent percent literacy, the central government will launch 'Nav Bharat Literacy Abhiyan' from April 2022, for which the 'Cabinet Note' is being finalized. Under this campaign, a target has been set to bring five crore illiterate people of the age group of 15 years and above through online and offline medium in the country.
23) - The Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) successfully flight-tested the indigenously developed high-speed anti-aircraft missile 'Abhyas' off the Chandipur coast of Odisha on 23 December 2021. The DRDO statement said that during the flight tests, high subsonic speed launchers were demonstrated at very low altitudes with high stability. The vehicle can be used as an aerial target to evaluate multiple missile systems.
24) - Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik inaugurated the T-bridge on the Mahanadi river on December 20, 2021. T-Setu is the longest bridge in Odisha, built over the Mahanadi river in Cuttack district. This bridge is 3.4 km long and 7.5 m wide. This bridge connects Gopinathpur in Baramba, Baideshwar in Banki with Singhanath Peeth. This bridge is made in the shape of the English letter 'T'.
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