Current Affairs 27th December 2021 : Daily GK Update in English

1. As per the recent data from Environment Ministry, which state has recorded the highest deaths of elephants due to electrocution during 2009 and 2019?
A. Odisha                            
B. Maharashtra
C. West Bengal                  
D. Gujarat
Answer [A] Odisha     
2. ‘Shakti Criminal Laws Bill’ is associated with which state?
A. Andhra Pradesh                 
B. Maharashtra
C. Karnataka                            
D. Kerala
Answer [B] Maharashtra
3. Paxlovid, which was seen in the news recently, is the first authorized pill against which disease?
A. COVID-19                                          
B. Pneumococcal Disease
C. Cardio-vascular Disease                 
D. AIDS
Answer [A] COVID-19                      
4. Gujarat’s Chief Minister launched the Gujarati version of which micro-bloggin site?
A. Twitter                 
B. Koo
C. Chingari               
D. Reddit
Answer [B] Koo
5. Silverline, is a semi high-speed railway project being constructed in which state?
A. Karnataka                  
B. Kerala
C. Gujarat                        
D. Odisha
Answer [B] Kerala
6. Which Union Ministry has launched an e-magazine named ‘Shauryawaan’?
A. Ministry of Home Affairs                  
B. Ministry of Defence  
C. Ministry of Tribal Affairs                  
D. Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Answer [B] Ministry of Defence
7. The Indian Navy has partnered with which Institution for research in underwater domain of Naval Electronic Systems?
A. IIT Delhi                           
B. NIT Trichy
C. IIT Guwahati                  
D. IISC Bengaluru
Answer [A] IIT Delhi        
8. Prime Minister dedicated the 6000-crore petrochemical complex of BPCL in which state?
A. Tamil Nadu                    
B. Kerala
C. Karnataka                      
D. Andhra Pradesh
Answer [B] Kerala
9. Which country announced its liberalized guidelines to its national mapping policy and geo-spatial data?
A. China                             
B. India
C. Sri Lanka                      
D. Pakistan
Answer [B] India
10. What is objective of ‘E-Daakhil’ portal, which was making news recently?
A. Database on Schools                                   
B. COVID 19 Vaccination management
C. Power Consumption dashboard                
D. Consumer grievance redressal
Answer [D] Consumer grievance redressal
11. In December 2021, with which of the following has NTPC Ltd signed an agreement for sourcing combustible parts of municipal solid waste also referred to as ‘Refused Derived Fuel’ (RFD)?
A. Greater Noida Industrial Development Authority
B. Bihar Industrial Area Development Authority
C. New Okhla Industrial Development Authority
D. U.P. State Industrial Development Authority
Answer [A] Greater Noida Industrial Development Authority
12. In December 2021, which of the following announced the launch of the ‘Azadi@75 Star Rating Protocol of Garbage Free Cities-Toolkit 2022’?
A. Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs          
B. Niti Aayog
C. Ministry of Home Affairs                                   
D. Ministry of Corporate Affairs
Answer [A] Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
13. In December 2021, GMR Airports Netherlands B.V. has signed a shareholders’ Agreement (SHA) and Share Subscription Agreement (SSA) with which country’s state-owned airport operator Angkasa Pura II?
A. China                       
B. Indonesia
C. Japan                        
D. Russia
Answer [B] Indonesia
14. In December 2021, National Dope Testing Laboratory has regained the World Anti Doping Agency, WADA accreditation. What is the rank of India in the WADA’s global list of dope violators led by Russia?
A. 2nd                           
B. 3rd
C. 4th                             
D. 5th
Answer [B] 3rd
15. Which country’sunder-19 Women’s team defeated India by 1-0 to lift the SAFE U-19 Women’s Football Championship in December 2021?
A. Pakistan                      
B. Indonesia
C. Bangladesh                  
D. Cambodia
Answer [C] Bangladesh  
16. In December 2021, Who launched ‘TRIFED Van Dhan – A Pictorial Chronicle of Tribal Grit and Enterprise?
A. Narendra Modi                      
B. Arjun Munda
C. Amit Shah                               
D. Nirmala Sitharaman
Answer [B] Arjun Munda
17. Drinking Water Supply schemes of over how many rupees (in crore) has been approved under Jal Jeevan Mission in Uttarakhand in December 2021?
A. 144                
B. 154
C. 164                  
D. 174
Answer [C] 164
18. Minister of Agriculture, Narendra Singh Tomar inaugurated the four day agriculture exhibition ‘Agrovision’, in which city in December 2021?
A. Aurangabad                     
B. Nagpur
C. Visakhapatnam              
D. Surat
Answer [B] Nagpur
19. The Director General of National Mission for Clean Ganga and the Director-General of the Energy and Resources Institute have launched the NMCG-TERI’s Centre of Excellence on Water Reuse. It will be headed by whom?
A. Rajiv Ranjan Mishra                   
B. Nupur Bahadur
C. Kalpana Agarwal                         
D. Nikhil Acharya
Answer [B] Nupur Bahadur
20. 25 December 2021 was observed as the 160th Birth anniversary of whom?
A. Lala Lajpat Rai                                  
B. Madan Mohan Malviya
C. Gopal Krishna Gokhale                    
D. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Answer [B] Madan Mohan Malviya