Current Affairs 8th December 2021 : Daily GK Update in English
1. Chocolate bordered Filter, which was seen in the news, is a recently discovered ______ species.
A. Snake
B. Butterfly
C. Tortoise
D. Spider
Answer [B] Butterfly
2. Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), is an enforcement agency under which organization?
A. Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs
B. Securities Exchange Board of India
C. Enforcement Directorate
D. Central Board of Direct Taxes
Answer [A] Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs
3. Which country won the Davis Cup Title in 2021?
A. Spain
B. Russia
C. Croatia
D. Serbia
Answer [B] Russia
4. The tribal outfits in which state are demanding the creation of separate state for indigenous communities named ‘Greater Tipraland’?
A. Tripura
B. Sikkim
C. Nagaland
D. Arunachal Pradesh
Answer [A] Tripura
5. The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament completed how many years of inception recently?
A. 50
B. 60
C. 75
D. 100
Answer [D] 100
6. ‘Ekuverin’ is a Joint Military Exercise between Indian army and military forces of which country?
A. Sri Lanka
B. Mauritius
C. Maldives
D. Thailand
Answer [C] Maldives
7. Who has authored the book titled ‘Public Service Ethics – A Quest for Naitik Bharat’?
A. Prabhat Kumar
B. M. Venkaiah Naidu
C. Om Birla
D. S Jaishankar
Answer [A] Prabhat Kumar
8. Which country has won the men’s Junior hockey World Cup at the Kalinga Stadium, Odisha?
A. Germany
B. Belgium
C. Argentina
D. Australia
Answer [C] Argentina
9. Which country has won the Asian team squash championship 2021 held in Kuala Lumpur?
A. Indonesia
B. Thailand
C. India
D. Malaysia
Answer [D] Malaysia
10. Which IIT will launch a Global Energy Consortium to boost the transformation towards a low carbon future?
A. IIT Delhi
B. IIT Madras
C. IIT Kanpur
D. IIT Bombay
Answer [B] IIT Madras