Current Affairs 29th December 2020 : Daily GK Update in English
1. The MRSAM (Medium Range Surface to Air Missile), which was test-find recently, was developed in association with which country?
A. Russia
B. Israel
C. United States
D. France
Answer [B] Israel
2. National Film Development Corporation (NFDC), which was making news recently, is based at which city?
A. New Delhi
B. Mumbai
C. Ahmedabad
D. Pune
Answer [B] Mumbai
3. The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) is to establish a Regional Academic Centre for Space (RAC-S) at which institution?
A. IIT-BHU
B. IIT-Guwahati
C. IISC, Bengaluru
D. IIT-Roorkee
Answer [A] IIT-BHU
4. Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, along with which Ministry launched a Contest to strengthen CoWin?
A. Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
B. Ministry of Electronics and IT
C. Ministry of External Affairs
D. Ministry of Education
Answer [B] Ministry of Electronics and IT
5. What is the share of the Centre in the recently approved Post Matric Scholarship for SC students?
A. 40%
B. 50%
C. 60%
D. 75%
Answer [C] 60%
6. Where was India’s 1st Mega Leather Park planned to be established?
A. Kolkata
B. Ahmedabad
C. Mumbai
D. Kanpur
Answer [D]
7. Where was India’s 1st Lithium refinery planned to be established?
A. Gujarat
B. Jharkhand
C. Maharashtra
D. Uttar Pradesh
Answer [A] Gujarat
8. Which state government has adopted Bodo as its associate official language on December, 2020?
A. Nagaland
B. Arunachal Pradesh
C. Assam
D. Meghalaya
Answer [C] Assam
9. Which state government launched the scheme Navaratnalu-Pedalandariki Illu for constructing houses for the poor in the state by 2024?
A. Kerala
B. Madhya Pradesh
C. Odisha
D. Andhra Pradesh
Answer [D] Andhra Pradesh
10. Punjab National Bank (PNB) has introduced PNB e-credit Card in December 2020. Who is the CEO of PNB?
A. Sunil Kakar
B. Mukesh Kumar Jain
C. CH S.S. Malikarjuna Rao
D. C. VR. Rajendran
Answer [B] Mukesh Kumar Jain