Daily Current Affairs Quiz - 21st & 22nd December 2017

Daily Current Affairs Quiz - 21st and 22nd December 2017

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You must solve the Daily Current Affairs MCQ - 21st and 22nd December 2017 and get ready to face the upcoming IBPS, SSC exams easily. The Current Affairs Set consists of the questions of latest pattern, answers along with explanations that covers all the latest news updates i.e. sports, awards etc.

Q1.Isha Foundation has signed a MoU with which state to save the rivers of that state ? 

A]Andhra Pradesh 

B]West Bengal 

C]Assam 

D]Tamilnadu 

E]Keral 

Q2._____ has launched fixed income indices for the debt markets. 

A]CRISIL 

B]ICRA 

C]TransUnion CIBIL 

D]SME 

E]None of these 

Q3.In which state the Kaleshwaram Irrigation Project would be constructed ?

A]Andhra Pradesh 

B]Karnataka 

C]Tamilnadu 

D]Telengana 

E]None of these 

Q4.Who has won the Miss India USA 2017 crown?

A]Shalini Chopra 

B]Shree Saini 

C]Puneeta Prasad 

D]Swetha Reddy 

E]Saloni Chopra 

Q5.The Indian Army has conducted an exercise in Rajasthan recently. What is the name of the exercise ?

A]Satyameba Jayate 

B]Vijaya Ho 

C]Hamesha Vijayee 

D]Jayatu Bhava 

E]None of these 

Q6.Which state of India has conducted a Mock Exercise on earthquake in the state ? 

A]Assam 

B]Arunachal Pradesh 

C]Meghalaya 

D]Uttarakhand 

E]Haryana 

Q7.Who is appointed as the Officiating Chairperson of National Green Tribunal ? 

A]Surinder Sodhi 

B]Samrat Mathur 

C]Govind Mehta 

D]U D Salvi 

E]None of them 

Q8.Which day is celebrated as the UN International Human Solidarity Day ?

A]18th December 

B]19th December 

C]20th December 

D]21st December 

E]None of these 

Q9.Myanmar has signed a MoU with India to develop ___ state of that country.

A]Kachin 

B]Rakhine 

C]Kayah 

D]Chin 

E]Mon 

Q10.Which University would launch the first sand Art Certificate course of the world in March, 2018 ?

A]AMU 

B]BHU 

C]JNU 

D]IGNOU 

E]DU 

Q11.With which bank the Bharat Financial Inclusion has merged ?

A]Yes Bank 

B]HDFC Bank 

C]IndusInd Bank 

D]Federal Bank 

E]None of these 

Q12.Which Bank has signed an agreement with the Indian Government to finance the STRIVE project ?

A]ADB 

B]AIIB 

C]Commonwealth Bank of Australia 

D]World Bank 

E]|None of these 

Q13.Which country has first banned all gas and oil production by 2040 ?

A]Russia 

B]France 

C]Japan 

D]Germany 

E]US 

Q14.Who has won the 2017 Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism Award in the Sports Journalism Catagory ?

A]Sharlin Mehta 

B]Neha Rai 

C]Sunanda Dubey 

D]Bipasha Mukherjea 

E]None of them 

Q15.In which city the first National Rail and Transport University would be set up ? 

A]Surat 

B]Ahmedabad 

C]Vadodara 

D]Jamnagar 

E]None of these 

Answer with Explanation

Explanation 1. Assam government and the Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev-led Isha Foundation on Monday inked an MOU for rejuvenation and conservation of rivers.

Explanation 2. With an aim to create more depth in the Indian debt market, ICRA Management Consulting Services (IMaCS), an arm of ICRA launched a set of four fixed income indices including one on corporate bonds.

Explanation 3. The Expert Appraisal Committee of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has accorded environmental clearance for the Kaleshwaram irrigation project in Telangana.

Explanation 4. Shree Saini, a resident of Washington state, was crowned Miss India USA 2017. The 21- year-old is a student at the University of Washington.

Explanation 5. In a significant show of strength, the army's Southern Command is conducting a major exercise called 'Hamesha Vijayee' in the deserts of Rajasthan to evaluate the capability of the armed forces to strike deep into enemy territory.

Explanation 6. A State-level mock exercise on earthquake was conducted by National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) in Haryana for assessing the preparedness and response mechanism of the State Government in a disaster situation. The exercise was conducted in collaboration with the Haryana State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA).

Explanation 7. The government has appointed Justice U D Salvi as officiating chairperson of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) following the superannuation of Justice Swatanter Kumar.

Explanation 8. The United Nations' (UN) International Human Solidarity Day is celebrated on December 20 each year to raise public awareness on the importance of solidarity in fighting poverty.

Explanation 9. India, Myanmar has signed MoU for development of Rakhine state. Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar signed the MoU on India’s behalf in the presence Myanmar's Minister for Social Welfare Win Myat Aye.

Explanation 10. World's first online certificate course in sand art will be launched by IGNOU in March, 2018. Work has already been started and video lectures have also been prepared.

Explanation 11. The Competition Commission of India has approved the merger of IndusInd Bank and Bharat Financial Inclusion.

Explanation 12. The Government of India and the World Bank today signed a $125 million credit agreement for the Skills Strengthening for Industrial Value Enhancement Operation (STRIVE), which is aimed at improving the quality of long-term vocational training provided in Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) and apprenticeships.

Explanation 13. France's parliament has approved a law banning all exploration and production of oil and natural gas by 2040. Under the law, existing drilling permits will not be renewed and no new exploration licenses will be granted in France or its overseas territories.

Explanation 14. Bipasha Mukherjea has won the 2017 Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism Award in the Sports Journalism Catagory.

Explanation 15. Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Cabinet has recently approved a project initiated by Ministry of Railways' to set up India's National Rail and Transport University (NRTU) in Vadodara (Gujarat). According to reports, the Rail University project has been pending for the past three years.