Current Affairs 17th December 2021 : Daily GK Update in English
1. Which country topped the Asian Power Index for 2021?
A. China
B. India
C. USA
D. Russia
Answer [C] USA
2. Which city has become the world’s first government to turn completely paperless?
A. Moscow
B. Dubai
C. New York
D. Abu Dhabi
Answer [B] Dubai
3. The ‘Nupi Lal Day’’ is observed every year in which state/UT?
A. Assam
B. Manipur
C. Arunachal Pradesh
D. Sikkim
Answer [B] Manipur
4. What is the name of the therapy involving the use of light sensitive medicine?
A. Photodynamic therapy
B. Photovoltaic therapy
C. Photogeneric therapy
D. Photology
Answer [A] Photodynamic therapy
5. River Seine] which was seen in the news recently, is located in which country?
A. Russia
B. France
C. Australia
D. China
Answer [B] France
6. Which country hosted the eighth Indian Ocean Dialogue recently?
A. Sri Lanka
B. India
C. Myanmar
D. Philippines
Answer [B] India
7. Which Indian journalist has been named by Columbia Journalism School as the 2022 alumni award winners?
A. N Ram
B. Malini Parthasarathy
C. Raja Mohan
D. Soli J. Sorabjee
Answer [B] Malini Parthasarathy
8. Cabinet approved a treaty on mutual legal assistance in criminal matters, with which country?
A. Switzerland
B. Poland
C. USA
D. Russia
Answer [B] Poland
9. World Trade Organization (WTO) panel asked which country to withdraw its subsidies in the sugar sector?
A. Australia
B. India
C. USA
D. China
Answer [B] India
10. Manohari Gold Tea] which was seen in the news, is associated with which state/UT?
A. Kerala
B. Tamil Nadu
C. Assam
D. West Bengal
Answer [C] Assam