Current Affairs 13th December 2021 : Daily GK Update in English

1. Which is the first airline in India to have launched an ESG report?
A. Air India                         
B. Spice Jet
C. IndiGo                           
D. Vistara
Answer [C] IndiGo
2. Which is the world’s most valuable edtech company as of 2021?
A. Duolingo                      
B. Byju’s
C. Tribal-learning            
D. Coursera
Answer [B] Byju’s
3. Yusaku Maezawa and Yozo Hirano, the first self-paying space tourists since 2009, are from which country?
A. Japan                    
B. China
C. UAE                       
D. Thailand
Answer [A] Japan
4. The SAARC Charter was adopted in which city on December 8, 1985?
A. New Delhi                  
B. Dhaka
C. Kathmandu                
D. Colombo
Answer [B] Dhaka
5. The Union Cabinet approved the continuation of Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana (Rural) till which year, from 2021?
A. 2023                              
B. 2022
C. 2024                              
D. 2030
Answer [C] 2024
6. What does ‘U’ stand for in NUUP payment services the Feature phones currently have?
A. Unified                      
B. Unique
C. Universal                  
D. Unequal
Answer [A] Unified
7. Which small finance bank has signed a partnership agreement with fintech firm, Indiagold to launch India’s first Loan against Digital Gold?
A. Equitas Small Finance Bank Limited            
B. Suryoday Small Finance Bank Limited                    
C. Au Small Finance Bank Limited                   
D. Shivalik Small Finance Bank Limited
Answer [D] Shivalik Small Finance Bank Limited
8. The Kazhuveli wetland has been declared 16th Bird Sanctuary of which state?
A. Kerala                             
B. Tamil Nadu
C. Andhra Pradesh          
D. Karnataka
Answer [B] Tamil Nadu
9. Which bank has signed an agreement with Usha International Limited (UIL) for empowering women entrepreneurs by providing financial assistance?
A. Bank of Baroda                   
B. Bank of India
C. State Bank of India            
D. Canara Bank
Answer [C] State Bank of India
10. Agriwise Finserv Limited has entered into a co-lending agreement with which bank for agri-loan disbursal?
A. UCO Bank                             
B. Canara Bank
C. Union Bank of India           
D. Central Bank of India
Answer [D] Central Bank of India
11. In December 2021, who among the following has been appointed as the next Executive Director of the UN children’s agency UNICEF?
A. Henrietta Fore                         
B. Catherine Russell
C. Susan Arnold                            
D. Neeli Bendapudi
Answer [B] Catherine Russell
12. In December 2021, which of the following states has won the Senior Women’s National Football Championship?
A. Tamil Nadu                    
B. Mizoram
C. Odisha                            
D. Manipur
Answer [D] Manipur
13. Which edition of UNICEF Day was celebrated in 2021?
A. 69th                    
B. 72nd
C. 73rd                    
D. 75th
Answer [D] 75th
14. What is the theme of International Mountain Day 2021?
A. Mountain Biodiversity                           
B. Save Mountain
C. Sustainable Mountain Tourism             
D. Mountain Minorities and Indigenous Peoples
Answer [C] Sustainable Mountain Tourism
15. In December 2021, which of the following organizations has become the first-ever organization in the world to attain the certification of ISO 13131:2021 presented by the British Standards Institution (BSI)?
A. Serum Institute of India                                        
B. Apollo TeleHealth
C. Reliance Clinical Research Services (RCRS)       
D. Medanta The Medicity Global Health Pvt Ltd
Answer [B] Apollo TeleHealth
16. In December 2021, NITI Aayog in partnership with which of the following has launched Convoke 2021-22?
A. Infosys Foundation                  
B. Smile Foundation
C. Bharti Foundation                    
D. Pragya
Answer [C] Bharti Foundation
17. In December 2021, which of the following has launched an online resource center to offer help for women in distress on issues pertaining to online safely?
A. National Commission for Women              
B. Women’s Indian Association
C. Self Employed Women’s Association         
D. NITI Aayog
Answer [A] National Commission for Women
18. Who has been awarded the 2021 Ramanujan Prize for Young Mathematicians?
A. Nitu Sinha                   
B. Manisha Singh
C. Reena Agarwal          
D. Neena Gupta
Answer [D] Neena Gupta.
19. The CM of which state inaugurated the state’s first Institute of Driving and Traffic Research in December 2021?
A. Chhattisgarh                     
B. Jharkhand
C. Gujarat                               
D. Telangana
Answer [A] Chhattisgarh
20. With which of the following has Vasai Vikas Sahakari Bank Ltd announced a strategic alliance?
A. Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC)               
B. Kotak Mahindra General Insurance Company Ltd         
C. SBI Life Insurance Company Limited
D. HDFC Life Insurance Company
Answer [B] Kotak Mahindra General Insurance Company Ltd