Current Affairs 14th December 2019 : Daily GK Update in English

1. Who won the 2019 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix title?
A. Max Verstappen
B. Charles Leclerc
C. Valtteri Bottas
D. Lewis Hamilton
Answer [D] Lewis Hamilton
2. Which spacecraft of NASA has recently found the crashed Indian Moon Lander Vikram?
A. CALIPSO
B. Aura
C. Landsat7
D. LRO
Answer [D] LRO
3. Carl XVI Gustaf, who is on a visit to India, is the king of which country?
A. Sweden
B. Switzerland
C. Turkey
D. Scotland
Answer [A] Sweden
4. Who is the author of the book “The Vault of Vishnu”?
A. Ashwin Sanghi
B. Amish Tripathi
C. Devdutt Pattanaik
D. Sunil Dalal
Answer [A] Ashwin Sanghi
5. Who recently became the 1 st woman of Indian Navy to fly Dornier Surveillance aircraft?
A. Shivangi
B. Punita Arora
C. Shaliza Dhami
D. Minty Agarwal
Answer [A] Shivangi
6. Which Income Tax Act will be amended by the Taxation Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2019?
A. Income Tax Act 1922
B. Income Tax Act 1962
C. Income Tax Act 1961
D. Income Tax Act 2018
Answer [C] Income Tax Act 1961
7. Who has been appointed as the new President of Mauritius?
A. Ameenah Gurib-Fakim
B. Praveen Jugnauth
C. Pritiviraj singh Roopun
D. Ibrahim Mohamed Sohil
Answer [C] Pritiviraj singh Roopun
8. International Day of Persons with Disabilities was celebrated on December 3 under which theme?
A. Empowering Persons with Disabilities
B. The Future is Accessible
C. Ensuring inclusiveness and equality
D. Transformation towards sustainable and resilient society for all
Answer [B] The Future is Accessible
9. Who took charge as the Commander-in-chief of Andaman & Nicobar Command?
A. Sam Manekshaw
B. Podali Shankar Rajeshwar
C. Bipin Rawat
D. Amarjeet Singh Bedi
Answer [B] Podali Shankar Rajeshwar
10. What is the name of the typhoon that recently hit Philippines?
A. Frank
B. Kammuri
C. Angela
D. Haiyan
Answer [B] Kammuri