Current Affairs 17th December 2020 : Daily GK Update in English

1. Which country has decided to set up a task force on Energy, to identify specific projects in India’s energy sector for investments on December, 2020?
A. Qatar
B. UAE
C. Saudi Arabia
D. Iran
Answer [A] Qatar
2. 5th Round of Foreign Office Consultations (FOCs) was held virtually between India and ____.
A. Greece
B. Iran
C. Lebanon
D. Cyprus
Answer [D] Cyprus
3. Which country will host the Special Annual Meeting 2021 of World Economic Forum (WEF)?
A. Germany
B. Malaysia
C. Singapore
D. Austria
Answer [C] Singapore
4. What is the targeted defence export amount set by India for the next 5 years?
A. USD 3 Billion
B. USD 5 Billion
C. USD 7 Billion
D. USD 10 Billion
Answer [B] USD 5 Billion
5. Who became the 1st Non-Indian to win the Ramanujan Prize for Young Mathematicians 2020?
A. Marcelo Viana
B. Yakov “Yasha” Eliashberg
C. Joseph Keller
D. Carolina Araujo
Answer [D] Carolina Araujo
6. Who led the Indian delegates in the 5th India-Myanmar Bilateral Meeting on Drug Control Cooperation that was held virtually?
A. Alok Verma
B. Ajit Doval
C. Rakesh Asthana
D. Ranjit Sinha
Answer [C] Rakesh Asthana
7. Which disease remained as the Top Cause of death at the Global level over the period 2000-19 in World Health Organization’s (WHO) 2019 Global Health Estimates?
A. Stroke
B. Kidney Diseases
C. Diarrhoea
D. Ischaemic Heart Disease
Answer [D] Ischaemic Heart Disease
8. Between which countries, the 8th meeting of Joint Steering Committee (JSC) on Cooperation in the Power sector took place virtually on December, 2020?
A. India and Bhutan
B. Indian and Nepal
C. India and Bangladesh
D. Nepal and China
Answer [B] Indian and Nepal
9. Who represented India in the World Bank Inter Ministerial Meeting on Vaccination of South Asia against COVID-19, on December, 2020?
A. Narendra Modi
B. Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank
C. Nirmala Sitharaman
D. Harsh Vardhan
Answer [D] Harsh Vardhan
10. Which country become the 2nd to plant their National Flag on Moon’s Surface?
A. China
B. Japan
C. USA
D. Israel
Answer [A] China