Current Affairs 20th December 2021 : Daily GK Update in English

1. In December 2021, the central govt has accorded in principle approval for setting up 6 nuclear power reactors at Jaitapur in Maharashtra in technical cooperation with which of the following countries?
A. USA                 
B. Russia
C. France              
D. UK
Answer [C] France
2. In December 2021, the central government has announced to build a ‘Marma Chikitsa’ Training centre in which of the following universities?
A. Gujarat Ayurved University                  
B. Indian Institute of Ayurvedic Pharmaceutical Sciences
C. Uttarakhand  Ayurveda University     
D. JSS Ayurveda Medical College
Answer [C] Uttarakhand  Ayurveda University     
3. In December 2021, Union Ministry for Rural Development and Panachayti Raj Giriraj Singh launched which of the following portals for rankings of states/UTs in Land Acquisition projects under RFCTLARR Act, 2013?
A. Information System Portal                                 
B. Land Resources Portal
C. MIS (Management Information System)         
D. Land Data portal
Answer [C] MIS (Management Information System)     
4. Who among the following has assumed office as the Flag Officer Commanding Maharashtra Naval Area (FOMA), Mumbai?
A. Ravinder Bhakar                 
B. Sandeep Mehta
C. Pradip Shah                         
D. SN Pradhan
Answer [B] Sandeep Mehta
5. Who assumed charge as chief of Staff of the Eastern Naval Command In December 2021?
A. Sanjay Vatsayan                      
B. Ravneet Singh
C. Dinesh K Tripathi                     
D. Sandeep Naithani
Answer [A] Sanjay Vatsayan        
6. The government has slashed the GST rate on ethanol meant for blending under the Ethanol Blended Petrol (EBP) Programme to how much per cent from 18%?
A. 4%               
B. 5%
C. 10%               
D. 15%
Answer [B] 5%
7. Which state has launched the online Inner Line Permit (ILP) module portal in December 2021?
A. Tripura                      
B. Mizoram
C. Nagaland                 
D. Assam
Answer [C] Nagaland
8. Who became the first Indian Industrialist to receive the Global Entrepreneur of the year Award-Business Transformation from the Indus Entrepreneurs (TIE) In December 2021?
A. Kumar Mangalam Birla                 
B. Sunil Mittal
C. Gautam Adani                                
D. Anand Mahindra
Answer [B] Sunil Mittal
9. In December 2021, which of the following launched its EdTech platform ‘Wealth Academy?
A. Paytm                            
B. Phone Pe
C. Freecharge                    
D. Paypal
Answer [A] Paytm     
10. Florence Parly is on a visit to India in December 2021. She is the Defence Minister of which country?
A. Portugal                 
B. Spain
C. France                    
D. Belgium
Answer [C] France
11. VIHANGAM, an internet based platform, is associated with which field?
A. Mining                              
B. Excise
C. GST Collection                 
D. Semiconductor Manufacturing
Answer [A] Mining   
12. Who won the ‘Global Entrepreneur of the Year Award’ from the Indus Entrepreneurs (TIE)?
A. Ratan Tata                    
B. Kumar Mangalam Birla
C. Uday Kotak                   
D. Adi Godrej
Answer [B] Kumar Mangalam Birla
13. Which institution announced a $93 billion package, to help poor countries deal with Covid crisis?
A. ADB                  
B. World Bank
C. IMF                   
D. AIIB
Answer [B] World Bank
14. Avani Lekhara, who took the ‘Best Female Debut’ at Paralympic Sport Awards, is associated with which sports?
A. Tennis                
B. High Jump
C. Shooting            
D. Table Tennis
Answer [C] Shooting
15. Which typhoon recently hit Philippines, making Landfall?
A. Rai              
B. Fai
C. Norte         
D. Siargao
Answer [A] Rai     
16. In December 2021, who among the following has been named as Time’s 2021 Athlete of the Year?
A. Tom Brady                  
B. Serena Williams
C. Lewis Hamilton          
D. Simone Biles
Answer [D] Simone Biles
17. In December 2021, the Reserve Bank of India has made Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) mandatory for cross-border transactions of Rs 50 crore and above, from which of the following years?
A. January 2022            
B. April 2022
C. October 2022            
D. January 2024
Answer [C] October 2022 
18. What is the rank of India in World Talent Ranking Report 2021?
A. 25th                    
B. 26th
C. 56th                    
D. 76th
Answer [C] 56th
19. In December 2021, Who among the following has won the FIDE World Chess Championship 2021?
A. Magnus Carlsen                   
B. Ian Nepomniachtchi
C. Viswanathan Anand            
D. Garry Kasparov
Answer [A] Magnus Carlsen         
20. Who won a bronze medal at the BWF World Championship in Huelva, Spain in December 2021?
A. Prannoy HS           
B. Sameer Verma
C. Lakshya Sen          
D. Chirag Shetty
Answer [C] Lakshya Sen