Current Affairs 11th December 2020 : Daily GK Update in English
1. Which Person From India made it to the World’s 100 most powerful women 2020 list announced in the 17th annual Forbes power list?
A. Nirmala Sitharaman
B. Nita Ambani
C. Suneeta Reddy
D. Roshni Nadar
Answer [A] Nirmala Sitharaman
2. What is the name of Digital Platform & Mobile Application for real-time monitoring of COVID-19 vaccine delivery and recording data?
A. Co-Care
B. Covid Care
C. Cova Care
D. Co-WIN
Answer [D] Co-WIN
3. IOC added ____ as Medal Events in 2024 Paris Olympic Games?
A. Classical Singing
B. Breakdance
C. Cooking
D. None of these
Answer [B] Breakdance
4. Who is appointed as Chief Justice of Common High Court for the UT of J&K and UT of Ladakh?
A. Justice Rajesh Bindal
B. Justice Gita Mittal
C. Justice Ravi Shankar Jha
D. Justice Lingappa Narayana Swamy
Answer [A] Justice Rajesh Bindal
5. Which State launched employment generation project, “Livelihood Generation for Returned Migrant Workers project”?
A. Uttar Pradesh
B. Mizoram
C. West Bengal
D. Tamil Nadu
Answer [B] Mizoram
6. Which Bank Becomes Designated Bank for all financial transactions under National Health Mission in West Bengal?
A. SBI
B. PNB
C. HDFC
D. ICICI
Answer [D] ICICI
7. Who Won 2020 Goldman Environmental Prize (AISA)?
A. Leydy Pech
B. Kristal Ambrose
C. Lucie Pinson
D. Paul Sein Twa
Answer [D] Paul Sein Twa
8. What is the Name of Israeli Anti-Drone Systems which was recently procured by Indian Navy?
A. BLASTER
B. SKYBLADE
C. SMASH 2000
D. WALL
Answer [C] SMASH 2000
9. Which Organization launched the 2nd edition of “State of the Education Report for India 2020: Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET)?
A. WHO
B. UNESCO
C. ILO
D. UNDP
Answer [B] UNESCO
10. Nepal has announced the revised height of which famous peak, as 8848.86 metres?
A.  Mount Makalu
B. Mount K2
C. Mount Everest
D. Mount Kanchenjunga
Answer [C] Mount Everest
11. India held the inaugural meeting of the Counter – narcotics Working Group (CNWG), with which country?
A. United States
B. Japan
C. Brazil
D. Israel
Answer [A] United States
12. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is to finance USD 50 million policy-based loan for Finance  Management in which state?
A. Maharashtra
B. West Bengal
C. Andhra Pradesh
D. Tamil Nadu
Answer [B] West Bengal
13. ‘737 MAX’, which was making news recently, is the airliner of which famous company?
A. Air Bus
B. Qantas
C. Emirates
D. Boeing
Answer [D] Boeing
14. Which country has banned cotton imports from China citing ‘slave labour’?
A. India
B. United States
C. Russia
D. United Kingdom
Answer [B] United States
15. India-Suriname Joint Commission Meeting (JCM) was held recently. Where is Suriname located?
A. Africa
B. North America
C. Europe
D. South America
Answer [D] South America
16. Who addressed the 6th India-CLMV (Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar & Vietnam) Business Conclave 2020?
A. Piyush Goyal
B. Harsh Vardhan
C. V Muraleedharan
D. Rajnath Singh
Answer [C] V Muraleedharan
17. Recently, Suryadhar lake was in News. This Lake is Inaugurated in which State?
A. Himachal Pradesh
B. Karnataka
C. Uttarakhand
D. Uttar Pradesh
Answer [C] Uttarakhand
18. Which State extends “Swasthya Sathi Scheme” to entire Population of the state?
A. West Bengal
B. Maharashtra
C. Jharkhand
D. Goa
Answer [A] West Bengal
19. Asian Development Bank (ADB) approved a $190 million (over Rs 1,400 crore) loan to Which City for Smart Energy Efficient Power Distribution Project?
A. Chennai
B. Bengaluru
C. Lucknow
D All of these
Answer [B] Bengaluru
20. Which Insurance Company launched “Click 2 Wealth ULIP (Unit Linked Insurance Plan)” digital campaign?
A. Aegon Life Insurance Co. Ltd.
B. Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance Co. Ltd.
C. HDFC Life Insurance Co. Ltd.
D. Bharti AXA Life Insurance Co. Ltd.
Answer [C] HDFC Life Insurance Co. Ltd.