Current Affairs Dec, 2016
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Q.1) Which e-commerce company has recently launched a 100 member Merchant Helpdesk to educate merchants across India about digital payments -
A. Oxigen
B. Mobikwik
C. Paytm
D. Paypal
A. Oxigen
B. Mobikwik
C. Paytm
D. Paypal
Answer: Option (C)
Answer Description: Digital payments platform, Paytm, has launched a 100 member Merchant Helpdesk to educate merchants across India on digital literacy. The E-Commerce Company has also announced that it will invest Rs 50 crore towards educating merchants.
Answer Description: Digital payments platform, Paytm, has launched a 100 member Merchant Helpdesk to educate merchants across India on digital literacy. The E-Commerce Company has also announced that it will invest Rs 50 crore towards educating merchants.
Q.2) Which State on December 25 launched India’s first Bio-Diesel Buses?
A. कर्नाटक
B. पंजाब
C. हरियाणा
D. गुजरात
A. कर्नाटक
B. पंजाब
C. हरियाणा
D. गुजरात
Answer: Option (A)
Answer Description: 25 luxury multi-axle Scania buses were flagged off by the state Transport Minister Ramalinga Reddy at the KSRTC depot.
Answer Description: 25 luxury multi-axle Scania buses were flagged off by the state Transport Minister Ramalinga Reddy at the KSRTC depot.
Q.3) The Foundation Stone of Char Dham Highway Development Project was laid by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi on December 27 in Uttarakhand.What is the total outlay of the project -
A. 11 हजार
B. 12 हजार
C. 14 हजार
D. 15 हजार
A. 11 हजार
B. 12 हजार
C. 14 हजार
D. 15 हजार
Answer: Option (B)
Answer Description: The Chardham Mahamarg Vikas Pariyojna, or the Chardham Highway Development Project, is an ambitious initiative to improve connectivity to the Char Dham (Gangotri, Yamunotri, Kedarnath and Badrinath) pilgrimage centres in the Himalayas.The total cost of the project is estimated to be Rs. 12000. The entire project is likely to be completed by 2018.
Answer Description: The Chardham Mahamarg Vikas Pariyojna, or the Chardham Highway Development Project, is an ambitious initiative to improve connectivity to the Char Dham (Gangotri, Yamunotri, Kedarnath and Badrinath) pilgrimage centres in the Himalayas.The total cost of the project is estimated to be Rs. 12000. The entire project is likely to be completed by 2018.
Q.4) Name the pioneering astronaut, famous for the theory of dark matter, who died on December 25 at the age of 88.
A. John N Bahcall
B. Lawrence Aller
C. Carl Sagan
D. Vera Rubin
A. John N Bahcall
B. Lawrence Aller
C. Carl Sagan
D. Vera Rubin
Answer: Option (D)
Answer Description: na
Answer Description: na
Q.5) China on December 23 successfully tested its Fifth Generation twin-engine radar-evading stealth fighter. Name the massive fighter jet.
A. J-20
B. FC-35
C. FC-31
D. SH-5
A. J-20
B. FC-35
C. FC-31
D. SH-5
Answer: Option (C)
Answer Description: na
Answer Description: na
Q.6) The office of Sagarmala Development Company(SDC) was recently inaugurated by the Ministry of Shipping in which of the given place?
A. महाराष्ट्र
B. आन्ध्र प्रदेश
C. न्यू डेल्ही
D. गोवा
A. महाराष्ट्र
B. आन्ध्र प्रदेश
C. न्यू डेल्ही
D. गोवा
Answer: Option (C)
Answer Description: The SDC has been incorporated under the Companies Act, 2013. The Cabinet in July had approved the formation of the SDC under the administrative control of the Ministry of Shipping.
Answer Description: The SDC has been incorporated under the Companies Act, 2013. The Cabinet in July had approved the formation of the SDC under the administrative control of the Ministry of Shipping.
Q.7) The Bank of Maharashtra has adopted which village to transform it into cashless village -
A. Madhav Nagar
B. Karnal
C. हरिपुर
D. Malangaon
A. Madhav Nagar
B. Karnal
C. हरिपुर
D. Malangaon
Answer: Option (D)
Answer Description: Malangaon, in Sangli district, Maharashtra.
Answer Description: Malangaon, in Sangli district, Maharashtra.
Q.8) Name the cricketer who scored the record breaking score of 359 not out, the highest unbeaten score by an opening batsman, in the First-Class Cricket -
A. Samit Gohel
B. Mukund Parmar
C. Cheteshwar Pujara
D. अक्षर पटेल
A. Samit Gohel
B. Mukund Parmar
C. Cheteshwar Pujara
D. अक्षर पटेल
Answer: Option (A)
Answer Description: Gujarat’s opening batsman Samit Gohel made history on December 27 by scoring 359 runs not out during his team’s Ranji Trophy quarter-final against Odisha being played in Jaipur.
Answer Description: Gujarat’s opening batsman Samit Gohel made history on December 27 by scoring 359 runs not out during his team’s Ranji Trophy quarter-final against Odisha being played in Jaipur.
Q.9) Post demonitization, which state organized the country’s first Digi Dhan Mela(दिजी धन मेला) as a part of the programme to spread digital literacy and promote cashless economy?
A. हरियाणा
B. पंजाब
C. गुजरात
D. आन्ध्र प्रदेश
A. हरियाणा
B. पंजाब
C. गुजरात
D. आन्ध्र प्रदेश
Answer: Option (A)
Answer Description: na
Answer Description: na
Q.10) Who has been named as the Captain of Cricket Australia’s ODI team of the year 2016 -
A. Steve Smith
B. M.S. Dhoni
C. AB de Villiers
D. Virat Kohli
A. Steve Smith
B. M.S. Dhoni
C. AB de Villiers
D. Virat Kohli
Answer: Option (D)
Answer Description: Indian Test cricket captain Virat Kohli has been named as the captain of Cricket Australia’s ODI team of the year. He was preferred over Australian captain Steve Smith. Recently he was also named the captain of ICC’s ODI team of the year.
Answer Description: Indian Test cricket captain Virat Kohli has been named as the captain of Cricket Australia’s ODI team of the year. He was preferred over Australian captain Steve Smith. Recently he was also named the captain of ICC’s ODI team of the year.
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