Current Affairs 11th December 2019 : Daily GK Update in English

1. Election Commission of India (ECI) has recognized Jannayak Janta Party (JJP) as state party of which state?
A. Haryana
B. Jharkhand
C. Maharashtra
D. Odisha
Answer [A] Haryana
2. Yasuhiro Nakasone, who passed away recently, was the former PM of which country?
A. North Korea
B. China
C. South Korea
D. Japan
Answer [D] Japan
3. Angad Vir Singh Bajwa is associated to which sports?
A. Chess
B. Cricket
C. Boxing
D. Shooting
Answer [D] Shooting
4. Who has become fastest man to reach 7,000 Test runs?
A. Virat Kohli
B. Rohit Sharma
C. Steve Smith
D. Aaron Finch
Answer [C] Steve Smith
5. Noted Theatre artiste Paramananda Sahu, who passed away recently, was from which state?
A. Madhya Pradesh
B. Odisha
C. Uttar Pradesh
D. Rajasthan
Answer [B] Odisha
6. Who is the author of the book “The legacy of Militancy in Punjab: Long Road to Normalcy”?
A. Dona Suri
B. Vikram Seth
C. Arundhati Roy
D. Vani Kaushal
Answer [A] Dona Suri
7. Schistura syngkai is the scientific name of which type of species?
A. Elephant
B. Fish
C. Frog
D. Tortoise
Answer [B] Fish
8. Akkitham Achuthan Namboothiri, who has been chosen for the 55th Jnanpith Award, is associated to which language?
A. Kannada
B. Tamil
C. Malayalam
D. Telugu
Answer [C] Malayalam
9. The first-ever international Conference on “Landslides risk Reduction and Resilience” was held in which city?
A. Geneva
B. London
C. Paris
D. New Delhi
Answer [D] New Delhi
10. Who has been appointed as chairman of microfinance panel of the code for Responsible Lending (CRL)?
A. H R Khan
B. R Gandhi
C. Mahesh Kumar Jain
D. Anand Sinha
Answer [A] H R Khan