Current Affairs 3th December 2021 : Daily GK Update in English

1. Every year, December 1 is observed as World AIDS Day across the globe to spread awareness about the disease and remember all those who lost their lives to it. What is the theme of the day for the year 2021?
A. End inequalities, End AIDS                      
B. Know your Status
C. Stop AIDS: Keep the Promise                  
D. Global solidarity, resilient services
Answer [A] End inequalities, End AIDS
2. Under whose chairmanship the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has constituted a three-member committee to review the criteria for Economically Weaker Section (EWS) reservations?
A. VK Malhotra                            
B. Sanjeev Sanyal
C. Ajay Bhushan Pandey            
D. Subhash Chandra Garg
Answer [C] Ajay Bhushan Pandey
3. Renowned personality Sirivennela Sitarama Sastry passed away recently, he was veteran lyricist of which language?
A. Kannada                          
B. Malayalam
C. Tamil                                 
D. Telugu
Answer [D] Telugu
4. Who has won the men’s Ballon d’Or for a record seventh time?
A. Cristiano Ronaldo                   
B. Neymar
C. Robert Lewandowski             
D. Lionel Messi
Answer [D] Lionel Messi
5. First-ever Aharbal festival was celebrated in which state/UTs?
A. Ladakh                                 
B. Jammu and Kashmir
C. Himachal Pradesh              
D. Assam
Answer [B] Jammu and Kashmir
6. Which ministry has launched “unique” face recognition technology that would act as a proof of ‘life certificate’ for pensioners and ensure ease of living for the retired and elderly citizens?
A. Ministry of Personnel                               
B. Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
C. Ministry of Science and Technology       
D. None of the above
Answer [A] Ministry of Personnel
7. Who among the following is not a member of the advisory committee constituted by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to assist the administrator of Reliance Capital?
A. Sanjeev Nautiyal                         
B. Srinivasan Varadarajan
C. Praveen P Kadle                         
D. Nageswara Rao Y
Answer [D] Nageswara Rao Y
8. Who assumed charge as the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Western Naval Command?
A. Ajendra Bahadur Singh                      
B. R Hari Kumar
C. Nageswara Rao Y                                
D. Srinivasan Varadarajan
Answer [A] Ajendra Bahadur Singh
9. According to the Ministry of Finance, government’s debt is estimated to be around what percent of the GDP for the current financial year?
A. 42 percent                       
B. 52 per cent
C. 62 per cent                     
D. 72 per cent       
Answer [C] 62 per cent
10. Which Bank invested 9.5% stake in Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC) Limited to become its Promoter?
A. Indian Overseas Bank               
B. State Bank of India
C. Canara Bank                               
D. Punjab National Bank
Answer [D] Punjab National Bank