Current Affairs 24th December 2021 : Daily GK Update in English

1. Which country launched ‘National Oxygen Stewardship Programme’ to prevent wastage of Medical Oxygen?
A. USA                    
B. India
C. UK                       
D. Bangladesh
Answer [B] India
2. Which Institution, launched the ‘Vernacular Innovation Program’ in India?
A. ISRO                       
B. NITI Aayog
C. BARC                     
D. NSIL
Answer [B] NITI Aayog
3. The Annual Growth rate of Production of Spices in India has followed a …… trend from 2014 to 2020.
A. Upward                    
B. Downward
C. Zig-zag                      
D. Similar
Answer [A] Upward  
4. In the process of Minimum Support Price (MSP) fixation, what is the minimum margin of profit of farmers?
A. 20%                   
B. 25%
C. 50%                   
D. 75%
Answer [C] 50%
5. Which country is the largest producer of the ‘Jade’ mineral, used in Jewellery?
A. Bangladesh                       
B. Myanmar
C. Nepal                                 
D. Laos
Answer [B] Myanmar
6. To kill the COVID-19 Viruses (SARS-Cov-2) on its surface, which university researchers has developed the first anti COVID-19 stainless steel?
A. Washington University                             
B. University of California
C. University of Hong Kong                           
D. Harvard University
Answer [C] University of Hong Kong        
7. Held in Philadelphia, USA in December 2021, who has won the Junior US Open Squash Tournament in the U-15 girls’ category event?
A. Saurav Ghoshal                    
B. Miguel Rodriguez
C. Cyrus Poncha                        
D. Anahat Singh
Answer [D] Anahat Singh
8. The British Council has approved ‘Going Global Partnerships Exploratory Grants’ for which of the following university in India in December 2021?
A. Allahabad University                    
B. Delhi University
C. University of Mumbai                  
D. Digital University Kerala
Answer [D] Digital University Kerala
9. Who released the book ‘Spices Statistics at a Glance 2021’ in December 2021?
A. Piyush Goyal                                             
B. Pralhad Joshi
C. Narendra Singh Tomar                          
D. Giriraj Singh
Answer [C] Narendra Singh Tomar      
10. On which day does India observe National Farmers Day or Kisan Diwas?
A. 20 December                              
B. 21 December 
C. 22 December                              
D. 23 December 
Answer [D] 23 December