1. When will Chandrayaan 3 be launched?
a. First quarter of 2022
b. Second quarter of 2022
c. Third quarter of 2022
d. First quarter of 2023
Answer: Option C
Explanation: Chandrayaan-3 mission is likely to be launched during the third quarter of 2022 if normal workflow continues, informed Union Minister of State in the
Department of Space Dr Jitendra Singh on December 8, 2021.
2. When was Human Rights Day observed?
a. December 7th
b. December 8th
c. December 9th
d. December 10th
Answer: Option D
Explanation: Human Rights Day is observed annually on December 10th. The day is celebrated every year since 1950 in commemoration of the Universal Declaration of
Human Rights, by the United Nations in 1948.
3. Which country will host Winter Olympics in 2022?
a. Japan
b. China
c. Indonesia
d. Australia
Answer: Option B
Explanation: China's Beijing city will host the 2022 Winter Olympic Games from February 4-20, 2022. The city was selected as the host city after beating Almaty by
four votes on July 31, 2015 at the 128th IOC Session in Kuala Lumpur.
4. Which of the following countries has broken diplomatic ties with Taiwan and recognised China?
a. Belize
b. Gautemala
c. Honduras
d. Nicaragua
Answer: Option D
Explanation: Nicaragua announced on December 8, 2021 that it is breaking its diplomatic ties with Taiwan in favor of China. Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega said in
a statement, "The People's Republic of China is the only legitimate government representing all of China, and Taiwan is an inalienable part of Chinese territory."
The only remaining allies of Taiwan in Central America include Belize, Guatemala and Honduras.
5. Who is the captain of India's test cricket team?
a. Virat Kohli
b. Rohit Sharma
c. KL Rahul
d. Shikhar Dhawan
Answer: Option A
Explanation: Virat Kohli is the captain of India's test cricket team. He had decided to relinquish his captaincy in the 20-overs format earlier and was recently
replaced as India's ODI skipper with Rohit Sharma taking up his position.
6. Which was the top searched news event by Indians on Google in 2021?
a. Black Fungus
b. Afghanistan news
c. West Bengal Elections
d. Tokyo Olympics
Answer: Option D
Explanation: Tokyo Olympics was the top searched news event by Indians on Google in 2021, followed by Black Fungus, Afghanistan News, West Bengal elections and
Tropical Cyclone Tauktae.
7. Which space agency has launched an X-Ray observatory to unlock secrets of the black hole and other mysterious objects?
a. NASA
b. CNSA
c. JAXA
d. ISRO
Answer: Option A
Explanation: The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) on December 9, 2021, launched a new X-Ray mission that aims at unlocking the secrets of the
black hole and other extreme cosmic objects. NASA’s new X-ray space observatory is one of its kind and is called the Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer or IXPE.
8. Which country has become the No. 1 food supplier for Arab countries?
A. Brazil
B. China
C. India
D. Japan
Answer: Option C
Explanation: India surpassed Brazil in food exports to the League of Arab States for the first time in 15 years.
9. Who has become the Indian President of 'World LPG Association'?
A. Vivek Bindra
B. Shrikant Madhav Vaidya
C. Rajanish Kumar
D. Sanjeev Bansal
Answer: Option B
Explanation: Shrikant Madhav Vaidya, Chairman of Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), has been elected as President of the World LPG Association (WLPGA).
10. The Union Cabinet chaired by PM Modi has approved interlinking projects on which two rivers?
A. Satluj-Ravi
B. Indus-Satluj
C. Narmada-Godavari
D. Ken-Betwa
Answer: Option D
Explanation: The funding and implementation of the Ken-Betwa River interlinking project have been approved by the Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
11. Which nation has been removed from India's 'atrisk' nations list?
A. Singapore
B. New Zealand
C. Israel
D. United Kingdom
Answer: Option A
Explanation: The development comes after the detection of a new Omicron variant in 57 countries. The World Health Organization (WHO) expects the number to growfurther.
12. Recently, The first Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) of India, Passed away, His name?
A. Bipin Rawat
B. Sunil Lanba
C. Arup Raha
D. Bikram Singh
Answer: Option A
Explanation: General Bipin Rawat, the first Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) of India, has passed away on December 08, 2021 in a helicopter crash in Ooty near upper
Coonoor in Tamil Nadu, shortly after it took off from the Sulur Airforce base. He was 63.
13. Where will the joint military exercise PANEX-21 between BIMSTEC countries be held?
A. Pune
B. Dhaka
C. Kathmandu
D. None of these
Answer: Option A
Explanation: The main aim of the exercise is to build regional cooperation in responding to natural disasters. It is to be conducted in Pune from December 20 to
December 22.
14. Who has launched the program 'She is a Changemaker' for women in India?
A. Niti Aayog
B. National Commission for Women
C. RBI
D. Education Ministry
Answer: Option B
Explanation: The pan-India capacity building programme has been launched for women representatives at all levels, from gram panchayats to the parliament including
political workers and office bearers of national and state-level political parties.
15. Who was the most-searched person on Google in India 2021?
A. Neeraj Chopra
B. Aryan Khan
C. Shehnaaz Gill
D. Elon Musk
Answer: Option A
• Neeraj Chopra has topped the list of the most searched person on Google in India 2021, followed by Aryan Khan.
16. Who has received the '56th Jnanpith Award 2021'?
A. Nilmani Phookan
B. Hitesh Suren
C. Damodar Das
D. Vivek Bindra
Answer: Option A
Explanation: Assamese poet Nilmani Phookan Jr won the 56thJnanpith Award and Konkani novelist DamodarMauzo won the 57th Jnanpith Award.The country’s highest literary
award, the Jnanpith isbestowed on writers for “their outstanding contribution to literature”.
17. As per monetary policy of the RBI, the repo rate has been kept at what percentage?
A. 3%
B. 4%
C. 5%
D. 6%
Answer: Option B
Explanation: The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) headed by Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das kept the repo rate
unchanged at 4 per cent for the ninth consecutive time while maintaining an ‘accommodative stance’ as long as necessary. The central bank had last revised the policy
rate on May 22, 2020, in an off-policy cycle to perk up demand by cutting the interest rate to a historic low. The meeting was held between December (6 to 8). The
remaining will take place in February (7 to 9, 2022).
18. Document Registration System and BanAdhikar app has been launched in
A. Meghalaya
B. Assam
C. Tripura
D. Nagaland
Answer: Option C
Explanation: Union Minister for Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Giriraj Singh has inaugurated the National Generic Document Registration System and Banadhikar
mobile application in Tripura through virtual mode. 1.3 lakh tribal people will get forest Patta lands under the Banadhikar mobile app and get a uniform map of their
land. Through these new schemes, each and every plot in the state will get a unique ID.
19. Who has become India's new ODI captain?
A. Rohit Sharma
B. Ajinkya Rahane
C. KL Rahul
D. Shikhar Dhawan
Answer: Option A
Explanation: Rohit Sharma has been named as the new captain of the Indian ODI and T20I teams. The All-India Senior Selection Committee announced the same on December 8,
2021. He will be succeeding Virat Kohli, who had announced his decision to step down as the T20 captain in September 2021. Rohit Sharma already took the helm as the
T20 captain of Team India during its recent T20 series against New Zealand in November 2021. He will take over as the ODI captain during the threematch ODI against
South Africa, which will start from January 2022.
20. Which country has become the first country in the world to adopt a working week of four and a half days?
A. Brazil
B. Singapore
C. UAE
D. None of these
Answer: Option C
Explanation: The United Arab Emirates has announced to change its existing five-day workweek to a four-and-ahalf day starting January 1, 2022.It has become the world’s
first country to make the employee-friendly transition as part of its efforts to improve productivity and work-life balance.Monday to Thursday the work timings would
be from 7.30 am to 3.30 pm, followed by a halfday on Friday.
21. Which bank has launched the android app “Pride-CRMD module” for differentlyabled employees?
A. PNB
B. SBI
C. BOB
D. HDFC
Answer: Option A
Explanation: The Punjab National Bank (PNB) launched the ‘PNB Pride-CRMD module tool’. It is an android-based mobile application that was launched particularly for
differentlyabled employees. It will help differently-abled employees to monitor and effectively take follow up with the special mention account (SMA) borrowers. It
has built-in talkback software which is beneficial for the visually impaired so that they can access the data in the system independently. They can get in touch with
the customers simply by tapping on their phones.
22. Which state has approved to implement Atma Nirbhar Krishak Integrated Development Scheme?
A. Gujarat
B. Uttar Pradesh
C. Madhya Pradesh
D. Maharashtra
Answer: Option B
Explanation: The Uttar Pradesh government has given its approval to implement Atma Nirbhar Krishak Integrated Development Scheme in the state from 2021-22.Under the
scheme 1475 farmer producer organisations will be formed in the next three years in each block of the state. It will also help to achieve the target of utilising the
budget of 1000 crores allotted by the centre under Agriculture infrastructure fund.
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