Current Affairs Questions 2021 - December 16 to December 17
What was the theme of the 5th Indian Ocean Conference?
(A) Strengthening regional cooperation and sustainable development within the Indian Ocean Region
(B) Bringing together representatives of Government, Business and Academia
(C) Promoting a Shared Destiny and Path to Prosperity in the Indian Ocean
(D) Indian Ocean: Ecology, Economy, Epidemic
Correct Answer : D
Explanation :
Union Minister of External Affairs (EAM) Subrahmanyam Jaishankar has visited Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE) to attend the 5th Indian Ocean Conference on December 4-5, 2021. The theme of the conference was ‘Indian Ocean: Ecology, Economy, Epidemic’. The Conference is chaired by Sri Lankan President, Gotabaya Rajapaksa & Vice Chairs are S.Jaishankar, Vivian Balakrishnan, Sayyid Badr Bin Hamad Bin Hamoud Al Busaidi.
Which of the following bank has launched the "Pride-CRMD Module" app for employees with disabilities?
(A) State Bank of India
(B) Union Bank of India
(C) Punjab National Bank
(D) Central Bank of India
Correct Answer : C
Explanation :
Punjab National Bank (PNB) has launched the PNB Pride-CRMD module tool. It is an android-based application for differently-abled employees, to monitor and effectively follow up with the special mention account (SMA) borrowers.
Which tennis team won the Davis Cup tennis tournament 2021 held in Madrid?
(A) Croatia
(B) Russia
(C) Denmark
(D) India
Correct Answer : B
Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) announced that _________ will be appointed as its President.
(A) Harsh Pati Singhania
(B) Siddharth Birla
(C) Sanjeev Mehta
(D) YK Modi
Correct Answer : C
Who among the following has won the 56th Jnanpith Award?
(A) Kedarnath Singh
(B) Krishna Sobti
(C) Damodar Mauzo
(D) Srilal Shukla
Correct Answer : C
Explanation :
Assamese poet Nilmani Phookan and Konkani writer Damodar Mauzo has been conferred with the 56th and 57th Jnanpith Award respectively. Mauzo is a short story writer, novelist, columnist and screenplay writer.
What is the theme of International Anti-Corruption Day 2021?
(A) recover with integrity
(B) Your Right, Your Role: Say No to Corruption
(C) United Against Corruption
(D) Unite against corruption for development, peace and security
Correct Answer : B
Name the Indian women ranked 37th in the Forbes list of the world's 100 most powerful women in 2021.
(A) Falguni Nayari
(B) Nirmala Sitharaman
(C) Roshni Nadar Malhotra
(D) Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw
Correct Answer : B
What is the rank of India in the Lowy Institute Asia Power Index 2021?
(A) 1st
(B) 2nd
(C) 3rd
(D) 4th
Correct Answer : D
German lawmakers officially elected the Social Democrats, ________, as the new chancellor.
(A) Angela Merkel
(B) Britta Ernst
(C) Armin Lashet
(D) Olaf Scholz
Correct Answer : D
When is the International Anti-Corruption Day observed annually?
(A) December 7
(B) 11 December
(C) 9th December
(D) 10 December
Correct Answer : C
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