Current Affairs 31th December 2021 : Daily GK Update in English
1. ‘Narcotics Control Bureau’ functions under the aegis of which Union Ministry?
A. Union Finance Ministry
B. Union Home Ministry
C. Union External Affairs Ministry
D. Union Defence Ministry
Answer [B] Union Home Ministry
2. Which state is the first state in India to observe Sahibzada Diwas?
A. Uttar Pradesh
B. Madhya Pradesh
C. Assam
D. Nagaland
Answer [A] Uttar Pradesh
3. What is ‘Frozen tardigrade’, that was seen in the news?
A. Microscopic multicellular organisms
B. Food Processing Unit
C. Nano Preservative
D. Rocket Fuel
Answer [A] Microscopic multicellular organisms
4. Where is Indravati Tiger Reserve located?
A. Karnataka
B. Chhattisgarh
C. Bihar
D. West Bengal
Answer [B] Chhattisgarh
5. Who was Edward O Wilson, who has been in news recently?
A. Biologist
B. Cosmonaut
C. Cricketer
D. Dancer
Answer [A] Biologist
6. Who has been appointed as India’s new permanent representative at UN Conference on Disarmament in December 2021?
A. Pankaj Sharma
B. Anupam Ray
C. Suhail Nigam
D. Harjinder Singh
Answer [B] Anupam Ray
7. Which country has become the 4th new member of New Development Bank in December 2021?
A. Bangladesh
B. Myanmar
C. Uruguay
D. Egypt
Answer [D] Egypt
8. A road named after Prime Minister Narendra Modi, ‘Narendra Modi Marg’ was inaugurated in which state in December 2021?
A. Sikkim
B. Manipur
C. Uttar Pradesh
D. Haryana
Answer [A] Sikkim
9. Which railway station has been renamed as ‘Veerangana Lakshmibai Railway Station’ by Uttar Pradesh government in December 2021?
A. Kanpur Railway Station
B. Jhansi Railway Station
C. Akbarpur Railway Station
D. Muradabad Railway Station
Answer [B] Jhansi Railway Station
10. Who has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Mexico in December 2021?
A. Pradeep Kumar
B. Indra Mani Pandey
C. Pankaj Sharma
D. Raman Singh
Answer [C] Pankaj Sharma