Current Affairs Dec-2019

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181. RBI’s Operation Twist is meant for tackling which issue?

  • A
  • Stagflation

  • B
  • Hardening in long tenor bond yields

  • C
  • Liquidity crunch in NBFC

  • D
  • Low transfer of rate cuts

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Correct Answer : B [Hardening in long tenor bond yields]

Explaination : [NA]

182. The ‘Cricket 4 Good’ is a partnership program of ICC with which international body?

  • A
  • Olympic committee

  • B
  • UNESCO

  • C
  • UNICEF

  • D
  • WADA

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Correct Answer : C [UNICEF]

Explaination : [NA]

183. The Kambala sport, which is to get its own museum, involves the use of which animal?

  • A
  • Dogs

  • B
  • Camels

  • C
  • Horses

  • D
  • Buffaloes

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Correct Answer : D [Buffaloes]

Explaination : [NA]

184. The ‘Nine Dash Line’, which is to be contested at the UN, is in which water body?

  • A
  • South China Sea

  • B
  • North Atlantic Ocean

  • C
  • East Philippine sea

  • D
  • Arctic Ocean

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Correct Answer : A [South China Sea]

Explaination : [NA]

185. The Nord Stream 2 is a gas pipeline project between which two countries?

  • A
  • Russia and Turkey

  • B
  • Germany and Turkey

  • C
  • Russia and Germany

  • D
  • Turkey and USA

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Correct Answer : C [Russia and Germany]

Explaination : [NA]

186. The International Criminal Court, which is seeking to look into war crimes in West Asia, was established by which treaty?

  • A
  • Geneva Convention

  • B
  • Rome Statute

  • C
  • Vienna Convention

  • D
  • Kyoto Protocol

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Correct Answer : B [Rome Statute]

Explaination : [NA]

187. Which pope abolished the ‘pontifical secrecy’ rule’s applicability to sexual abuse cases?

  • A
  • Pope Francis

  • B
  • Pope Benedict XBI

  • C
  • Pope Pius XII

  • D
  • Pope Paul VI

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Correct Answer : A [Pope Francis]

Explaination : [NA]

188. The Apex court of which country recently became the first for holding the government responsible for climate action?

  • A
  • Netherlands

  • B
  • Denmark

  • C
  • Norway

  • D
  • Finland

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Correct Answer : A [Netherlands]

Explaination : [NA]

189. The humanoid robot capable of mirroring human actions, T-HR3, was launched by which firm?

  • A
  • Ford

  • B
  • Volkswagen

  • C
  • Toyota Motor Corp

  • D
  • Honda

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Correct Answer : C [Toyota Motor Corp]

Explaination : [NA]

190. USA’s legislation DASKA provides for sanctions against which country?

  • A
  • Russia

  • B
  • China

  • C
  • Iran

  • D
  • Iraq

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Correct Answer : A [Russia]

Explaination : [NA]

191. Harbin Ice Festival is celebrated by which country?

  • A
  • China

  • B
  • Japan

  • C
  • Finland

  • D
  • South Korea

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Correct Answer : A [China]

Explaination : [NA]

192. The South Central Railway recently adorned the Hyderabad to New Delhi Express in the colours of which company as a part of its vinyl wrapping advertisement?

  • A
  • Singareni Collieries Company Limited

  • B
  • Mahanadi Coal Mine Limited

  • C
  • Tata Steel

  • D
  • Eastern Coal Field

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Correct Answer : A [Singareni Collieries Company Limited]

Explaination : [NA]

193. Which port was recently brought under the Chabahar Agreement?

  • A
  • Chennai

  • B
  • Mormugoa

  • C
  • Kolkata

  • D
  • Vishakhapatnam

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Correct Answer : B [Mormugoa]

Explaination : [NA]

194. Galapagos National Park, sometimes seen in news, is located in which country?

  • A
  • Ecuador

  • B
  • Honduras

  • C
  • Papua New Guinea

  • D
  • Brazil

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Correct Answer : A [Ecuador]

Explaination : [NA]

195. Manuel Marrero Cruz is the Prime Minister of which country?

  • A
  • Cuba

  • B
  • Cambodia

  • C
  • Chile

  • D
  • Ecuador

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Correct Answer : A [Cuba]

Explaination : [NA]

196. The National Farmers Day is celebrated in honour of which Indian Prime Minister?

  • A
  • Gulzarilal Nanda

  • B
  • Morarji Desai

  • C
  • Chandra Shekhar

  • D
  • Charan Singh

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Correct Answer : D [Charan Singh]

Explaination : [NA]

197. The Kirtipur Girls’ Hostel was constructed by the Indian Government for the armed police force of which country?

  • A
  • Nepal

  • B
  • Bhutan

  • C
  • Tibet

  • D
  • Afghanistan

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Correct Answer : A [Nepal]

Explaination : [NA]

198. India’s National Mathematics Day is celebrated on 22 December each year. It is to commemorate which person?

  • A
  • Aryabhata

  • B
  • C.R.Rao

  • C
  • D.R.Kaprekar

  • D
  • Srinivasa Ramanujan

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Correct Answer : D [Srinivasa Ramanujan]

Explaination : [NA]

199. The Ethiopian Prime Minister, the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize winner, had recently called for peace in Horn of Africa. What is it?

  • A
  • Island

  • B
  • Peninsula

  • C
  • Plateau

  • D
  • Subcontinent

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Correct Answer : B [Peninsula]

Explaination : [NA]

200. Acute Respiratory Infection, which is claiming the lives in Bangladesh, is caused by which organism?

  • A
  • Bacteria

  • B
  • Virus

  • C
  • Fungus

  • D
  • Achaea

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Correct Answer : B [Virus]

Explaination : [NA]
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