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21 December to 27 December 2020: The Current Affairs Quizzes section of #helpjkaspirants aims to help every competitive exam aspirant to revise the day at ease. The week's updated quizzes cover topics such as Legion of Merit award, new mutated COVID-19 variant, UNESCO list of intangible cultural heritage and wetland of international importance among others.
1.PM Narendra Modi was honoured with the ‘Legion of Merit’ award by which nation’s President?
a)US
b)Canada
c)UK
d)France
2.Which nation’s street food has been added to the UNESCO list of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity?a)Thailand
b)Indonesia
c)Singapore
d)Malaysia
3.A new mutated COVID-19 variant has been discovered in which nation?
a)UK
b)France
c)South Korea
d)Canada
4.Veteran political leader Moti Lal Vohra has passed away. He was a part of which political party?
a)INC
b)BJP
c)TMC
d)SP
5. Tso Kar wetland has been recognised as a wetland of international importance. Where is it located?
a)Ladakh
b)J&K
c)Sikkim
d)Uttarakhand
6.Which two planets came closest to each other on December 21, 2020?
a) Mercury, Venus
b) Mars, Earth
c)Jupiter, Saturn
d)Mars, Jupiter
7.Which nation’s Prime Minister has dissolved the Parliament?
a)Nepal
b)Sri Lanka
c)Pakistan
d)Bangladesh
8.Who among the following received COVID-19 publicly on December 22, 2020?
a)Joe Biden
b)Donald Trump
c)Angela Merkel
d)Justin Trudeau
9.PM Narendra Modi will launch the Social Endeavour for Health and Telemedicine (SEHAT) scheme in which state/ UT?
a)Gujarat
b)Uttar Pradesh
c)Gujarat
d)Jammu and Kashmir
10.Which state government has launched Varasat campaign?
a)Rajasthan
b)Uttar Pradesh
c)Madhya Pradesh
d)Odisha
11. Which nation’s government has collapsed, sending the nation to its fourth election in 2 years?
a)UAE
b)France
c)Iran
d)Israel
12. How many Ramsar sites are situated in India?
a)42
b)35
c)40
d)39
1.(a) US
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been honoured with the 'Legion of Merit' award by US President Donald Trump for his leadership in elevating the US-India strategic partnership and the emergence of India as a global power.
2.(c) Singapore
Singapore's street food has been added to the UNESCO list of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. The nation's hawker culture will now join the likes of Yoga and Tango from India and Argentina respectively.
3.(a) UK
A new mutated variant Covid-19 strain was discovered in the United Kingdom last week. The UK Secretary of State for Health and Social Care Matt Hancock announced on December 21, 2020 that a new strain of the disease has been discovered in the nation, which has reportedly infected roughly 1000 individuals in Southern England.
4.(a) INC
Veteran Congress leader Moti Lal Vohra passed away at Fortis Escort Hospital in Delhi on December 21, 2020. He passed away a day after his 93rd birthday.
5. (a) Ladakh
Ladakh’s Tso Kar Wetland Complex has been recognised as a wetland of international importance, becoming India’s 42nd Ramsar site. The Tso Kar Basin is a high-altitude wetland complex, which comprises two principal waterbodies- Startsapuk Tso and Tso Kar.
6.(c)Jupiter, Saturn
Jupiter and Saturn merged with each other in the night sky on December 21, 2020. The event which was last observed in 1623 made them appear closer to one another as the two slow-moving planets were only 0.1 degrees apart. It will again be observed in 2080.
7.(a) Nepal
Hours after the recommendation made by the Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli to dissolve the Parliament on December 20, 2020, the proposal was ratified by President Bidhya Devi Bhandari who also announced the dates for the elections to be held in 2021.
8.(a) Joe Biden
US President-elect Joe Biden received his first dose of COVID-19 vaccine publicly on December 21, 2020. He was administered the dose by a nurse practitioner at ChristianaCare hospital in Delaware. He was given the vaccine produced by Pfizer and BioNtech.
9.(d) Jammu and Kashmir
PM Modi will launch the Social Endeavour for Health and Telemedicine- SEHAT scheme in UT of Jammu & Kashmir on December 26, 2020. The scheme will cover the remaining one crore population which has not been covered under the Ayushman Bharat Scheme.
10.(b) Uttar Pradesh
The Uttar Pradesh government has launched Varasat Campaign in the state to curb property and land-related disputes in the rural areas. The first of its kind campaign will help in ending the property disputes. Varasat has been launched on the initiatives of UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and will continue till February 15, 2021.
11. (d) Israel
Israel's government collapsed on December 22, 2020 after the nation's Parliament failed to meet a deadline for passage of budgets. The nation is now headed towards its fourth elections in two years. Israel will have elections probably in March 2021.
12. (a) 42
India now has a total of 42 Ramsar sites with the recognition of Ladakh’s Tso Kar Wetland Complex as a wetland of international importance. This is the second Ramsar site in the Union Territory of Ladakh.
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