Current Affairs Quiz - December, 2024

[1]. What is the primary habitat of Wroughton’s free-tailed bat, which was recently spotted in Delhi’s Yamuna Biodiversity Park?

[A]. Western Ghats

[B]. Himalayan foothills

[C]. Sundarbans

[D]. Eastern Ghats

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[2]. Which countries are members of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)?

[A]. Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, UAE, Qatar, Oman

[B]. Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan

[C]. UAE, Kuwait, Iraq, Bahrain, Yemen

[D]. Saudi Arabia, UAE, Oman, Yemen, Egypt

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[3]. What biome has stored carbon for thousands of years but is now becoming a source of greenhouse gases?

[A]. Tropical rainforest

[B]. Arctic tundra

[C]. Savanna

[D]. Temperate Forest

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[4]. Which of the following is/are covered under the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act, 2024?

[A]. UPSC

[B]. Staff Selection Commission

[C]. National Testing Agency

[D]. All of the above

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[5]. Which Article of the Indian Constitution provides the power to amend the Constitution?

[A]. Article 356

[B]. Article 368

[C]. Article 370

[D]. Article 360

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[6]. Under the POSH Act, who can file a complaint of sexual harassment?

[A]. Any employee

[B]. Only employers

[C]. Only government employees

[D]. Only women employees

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[7]. When is Minorities Rights Day observed annually?

[A]. 18 December

[B]. 10 December

[C]. 20 November

[D]. 05 October

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[8]. What is the name of the recently launched indigenous anti-pesticide suit launched?

[A]. Kisan Raksha

[B]. Kisan Kavach

[C]. Krishi Kavach

[D]. Pesticide Shield

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[9]. Which countries border Moldova, a country whose embassy was recently inaugurated in New Delhi?

[A]. Russia and Bulgaria

[B]. Ukraine and Romania

[C]. Serbia and Greece

[D]. Poland and Hungary

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[10]. What does each unit of Sovereign Gold Bonds (SGBs) represent?

[A]. 1 gram of silver

[B]. 1 gram of gold

[C]. 1 ounce of gold

[D]. 1 kilogram of gold

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[11]. What is the current status of the Golan Heights?

[A]. It is controlled by Syria.

[B]. It is controlled by Israel.

[C]. It is an internationally administered region.

[D]. It is a demilitarized zone.

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[12]. What is India's rank in terms of export of smartphones as of November 2024?

[A]. 1st

[B]. 3rd

[C]. 5th

[D]. 23rd

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[13]. Which types of diabetes are included in the samples collected by India’s first diabetes biobank?

[A]. Type 1, Type 2, and gestational diabetes

[B]. Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes only

[C]. Type 2 diabetes and gestational diabetes only

[D]. Only Type 1 diabetes

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[14]. Where is the Gympie-Gympie plant, also known as the world’s most toxic plant, primarily found?

[A]. Africa

[B]. North America

[C]. Australasia, the Moluccas, and Indonesia

[D]. South America

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[15]. Which ship is the second under the Survey Vessel (Large) Project of the Indian Navy?

[A]. INS Vikrant

[B]. INS Nirdeshak

[C]. INS Kalvari

[D]. INS Shivalik

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[16]. Which type of fertilizer is specifically recommended for sulfur-deficient soils?

[A]. NPK

[B]. Ammonium Phosphate Sulfate

[C]. Calcium Ammonium Nitrate

[D]. Urea

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[17]. When is Vijay Diwas observed in India?

[A]. 15th August

[B]. 16th December

[C]. 26th January

[D]. 2nd October

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[18]. Which of the following terms refers to a bank loan that remains unpaid for more than 90 days?

[A]. Evergreen Loan

[B]. Non-performing Asset

[C]. Redundant Loan

[D]. Defaulted Loan

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[19]. What is the name of the new machine-learning weather prediction model developed by Google DeepMind researchers?

[A]. GenCast

[B]. DeepWeather

[C]. ClimaNet

[D]. ForecastAI

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[20]. Which agency, as per the Green Steel taxonomy, issues the greenness certificates and star ratings for Green Steel?

[A]. National Institute of Secondary Steel Technology

[B]. Bureau of Steel Standards

[C]. Indian Steel Ministry

[D]. Global Green Steel Council

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