19th December 2018 Current Affairs Quiz
19th December 2018 Current Affairs Quiz
1.Commemorative stamp has been released on the name of which of the following Freedom fighter?
1.Tilka Manjhi
2.Sucheta Kriplani
3.Rajkumar Shukla
4.Ram Manohar Lohia
2.Which of the following bill has been passed in Lok Sabha on 19th December2018?
1.Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Second Amendment) Bill
2.Surrogacy Bill
3.Commercial Division and Commercial Appellate Division of High Courts (Amendment) Bill
4.None of these
3.Read the sentences carefully
1.Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel has resigned due to ongoing upheaval within his minority Government over the signing of UN’s migration treaty.
2.Earlier, his biggest coalition partner (the right-wing N-VA party) quit the government over the issue.
3.Michel lost the backing of the party over his support for the UN migration pact, a cause celebre for European anti-immigration parties.
Which of the above sentences is/are Correct?
1.Only 1
2.Only 2
3.Only 3
4.All of above
4.Which of the following country has phase-out of single-use plastic shopping bags from 1st July 2019?
1.Ireland
2.China
3.Denmark
4.New Zealand
5.According to WEF report Which of the following country has acquired 1st rank?
1.India
2.Iceland
3.Bahamas
4.None of these
6.Who is appointed as Additional Director of CBI chief by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet?
1.Rakesh Verma
2.Alok Verma
3.Rakesh Asthana
4.M.Nageswara Rao
7.Who has become first full time Chief Vigilance Officer (CVO) of SEBI?
1.Arti Chhabra Srivastava
2.Deepak Saxena
3.Uma Thakkar
4.Shankar Narayan
8.Who is appointed as the Chief Executive Officer of Capgemini India?
1.Srinivas Kandula
2.Ashwin Yardi
3.Aruna Jayanthi
4.Antoine Imbert
9.From Which of the following space centre ISRO has launched communication satellite GSAT-7A?
1.Down Range station
2.NRSC
3.ANTRIX corporation
4.Satish Dhawan space centre
10.From which disease former prime minister of Nepal Tulshi Giri has been died?
1.Brain Tumour
2.Heart Attack
3.Liver Cancer
4.Pneumonia
11.What is the maximum debt relief given by Assam government to each farmer?
1.Rs 50000
2.Rs 25000
3.Rs 20000
4.None of these
12.Who has been named People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India’s Person of the Year for 2018?
1.Katrina Kaif
2.Alia Bhatt
3.Sonam Kapoor
4.Ileana D’cruze
13.What will be new name of capital first after merge with IDFC bank?
1.IDFC First Bank
2.IDFC Capital Bank
3.Capital IDFC Bank
4.None of these
Q.1 A commemorative stamp has been released on the name of which of the following Freedom fighter?
The Union Communications Minister Manoj Sinha has released a commemorative postage stamp (worth Rs 5) on freedom fighter Raj Kumar Shukla in New Delhi.
Q.2 Which of the following bill has been passed in Lok Sabha on 19th December2018?
Lok Sabha has passed the Surrogacy Bill, 2016 on 19 December 2018. The bill is aimed at prohibiting commercial surrogacy and unethical practices relating to it.
Q.3 Read the sentences carefully
1. Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel has resigned due to ongoing upheaval within his minority Government over the signing of UN's migration treaty.
2. Earlier, his biggest coalition partner (the right-wing N-VA party) quit the government over the issue.
3. Michel lost the backing of the party over his support for the UN migration pact, a cause celebre for European anti-immigration parties.
Which of the above sentences is/are Correct?
Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel has resigned due to ongoing upheaval within his minority Government over the signing of UN's migration treaty. Earlier, his biggest coalition partner (the right-wing N-VA party) quit the government over the issue. Michel lost the backing of the party over his support for the UN migration pact, a cause celebre for European anti-immigration parties.
Q.4 Which of the following country has phase-out of single-use plastic shopping bags from 1st July 2019?
In New Zealand, regulations for mandatory phase-out of single-use plastic shopping bags will take effect from 1st July 2019.
Q.5 According to WEF report Which of the following country has acquired 1st rank?
World Economic Forum’s (WEF) ‘Global Gender Gap Report 2018’ was released on 18 December 2018. As per the report, India was ranked 108th in the World Economic Forum (WEF) gender gap index 2018. Iceland was ranked 1st in the WEF gender gap index 2018.
Q.6 Who is appointed as Additional Director of CBI chief by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet?
The interim chief of Central Bureau Investigation (CBI) M Nageswara Rao (1986-batch IPS officer-Odisha cadre) has been promoted to the rank of an Additional Director by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet.
Q.7 Who has become first full time Chief Vigilance Officer (CVO) of SEBI?
Arti Chhabra Srivastava (Indian Ordinance Factory Services officer-1990-batch) has been appointed as the SEBI’s first full-time Chief Vigilance Officer (CVO).
Q.8 Who is appointed as the Chief Executive Officer of Capgemini India?
Capgemini appointed Srinivas Kandula as the Chairman of Capgemini India on 18 December 2018.
Q.9 From Which of the following space centre ISRO has launched communication satellite GSAT-7A?
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has launched GSLV F 11 carrying GSAT-7A from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Andhra Pradesh’s Sriharikota.
Q.10 From which disease former prime minister of Nepal Tulshi Giri has been died?
Former Prime Minister of Nepal Tulsi Giri (93-years) passed away at his residence in Kathmandu. Dr. Giri was suffering from liver cancer for a long time.
Q.11 What is the maximum debt relief given by Assam government to each farmer?
The Assam state cabinet headed by Chief Minister ‘Sarbanand Sonowal’ has approved the debt relief scheme for the farmers of the state. The state cabinet decided to waive 25% of loan amount to the farmers. The maximum relief per farmer would be capped at 25 thousand rupees.
Q.12 Who has been named People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India’s Person of the Year for 2018?
Bollywood actress ‘Sonam Kapoor’ has been named People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India’s Person of the Year for 2018.
Q.13 What will be new name of capital first after merge with IDFC bank?
IDFC Bank completed the merger process with non-banking financial company ‘Capital First’ on 18 December 2018. After the merger, ‘Capital First’ has been renamed as ‘IDFC First Bank’.