Current Affairs 9th December 2021 : Daily GK Update in English

1. What is the theme of the ‘International Volunteer Day’ in 2021?
A. Volunteer now for our common future                
B. World needs Volunteers
C. Volunteering during Pandemic                               
D. Welcoming Volunteers
Answer [A] Volunteer now for our common future
2. When is the ‘World Soil Day’ observed every year?
A. December 3                    
B. December 5
C. December 7                    
D. December 9
Answer [B] December 5
3. ‘Ciprian Foias Prize’ is associated with which field?
A. Space Science                   
B. Mathematics
C. Virology                             
D. Business
Answer [B] Mathematics
4. Which city played host to the first-ever ‘India-Russia ‘2+2’ dialogue’?
A. Moscow                  
B. Ahmadabad
C. New Delhi               
D. St Petersburg
Answer [C] New Delhi
5. Ajaz Patel, who recently clinched 10 wickets in an innings, is a cricketer from which country?
A. England                       
B. Bangladesh
C. South Africa                
D. New Zealand
Answer [D] New Zealand
6. Which Ministry launched the Swachhata Start-Up & Swachh Technology Challenge for Entrepreneurial Skills in the Waste Management Sector?
A. Ministry of Labour and Employment               
B. Ministry of Home Affairs
C. Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs            
D. Ministry of Rural Development
Answer [C] Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
7. In December 2021, the Ministry of Environment Forest & Climate Change (MoEFCC) declared the Kazzzhuveli wetland as the 16th Bird Sanctuary of Which State?
A. Tamil Nadu                       
B. Andhra Pradesh
C. Karnataka                          
D. Kerala
Answer [A] Tamil Nadu
8. Armed Forces Flag Day is annually observed across India on?
A. 4th December                   
B. 8th December
C. 6th December                  
D. 7th December
Answer [D] 7th December
9. The Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs signed an MoU with _____India (in Dec’21) to strengthen the waste management sector in India for 5 years under the Swachh Bharat Mission- Urban 2.0.
A. World Bank                   
B. AIIB
C. UNDP                              
D. ADB
Answer [C] UNDP
10. In December 2021, RBI Imposed restriction on which bank to limit the withdrawals to upto Rs. 10,000 for customers?
A. Punjab & Maharashtra Co-operative Bank
B. Himachal Pradesh State Cooperative Bank Ltd
C. Saraswat Cooperative Bank Ltd
D. Nagar Urban Co-operative Bank Ltd
Answer [D] Nagar Urban Co-operative Bank Ltd