12th December 2021 – Daily Current Affairs Questions and Answers in English
GS Team published here 12 December 2021 Current Affairs Quiz. These will be helpful for the upcoming SSC, Bank, Railway, Clerk, PO exams. These current affairs make daily analysis and related India, World, Technology, and all govt news.
Which of the following company has launched “Cyber Security Skills Program” with an aim to train more than 1 lakh learners by the year 2022?
Facebook
Twitter
Microsoft
Google
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Answer: Microsoft - Microsoft company has recently started "Cyber Security Skills Program" with the aim of training more than 1 lakh learners by the year 2022. The aim of which is to give the students practical experience with the fundamentals of security, compliance and identity.
Paytm Payments Bank has recently been given Scheduled Bank status by whom?
Ministry of Finance
Central Government
Reserve Bank of India
NITI Aayog
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Answer: Reserve Bank of India - Paytm Payments Bank has recently been given Scheduled Bank status by Reserve Bank of India. Paytm Payments Bank has been included in the Second Schedule of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934. This bank supports 333 million Paytm wallet.
Which of the following state’s Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has launched “Milk Price Promotion Scheme”?
Kerala
Maharashtra
Uttarakhand
Punjab
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Answer: Uttarakhand – Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has recently launched “Milk Price Promotion Scheme” in Dehradun to give incentives to benefit about 53,000 people of the state. The Uttarakhand government has set a target of spending Rs 444.62 crore to open 500 milk sales centers in Uttarakhand.
DRDO and who recently successfully test-fired indigenously built stand-off anti-tank missile in Pokhran range?
ISRO
Indian Air Force
NITI Aayog
Bhabha
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Answer: Indian Air Force - Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) and Indian Air Force (IAF) have recently successfully test-fired an indigenously built stand-off anti-tank missile in the Pokhran range. This missile has been developed in coordination with the Research Center of Hyderabad and laboratories of DRDO and with the participation of industries.
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has recently inaugurated Saryu Canal National Project in Balrampur of which state?
Madhya Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh
Gujarat
Maharashtra
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Answer: Uttar Pradesh - Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has recently inaugurated the Saryu Canal National Project in Balrampur, Uttar Pradesh. The Prime Minister said that when work started on this project, its cost was less than Rs 100 crore.
Which of the following plans to set up 1000 Atal Tinkering Labs in Jammu and Kashmir?
Planning Commission
Education Commission
Culture Commission
NITI Aayog
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Answer: NITI Aayog - NITI Aayog has recently planned to set up 1000 Atal Tinkering Labs in Jammu and Kashmir. Whereas in the financial year 2021-22, 187 out of 1000 Atal Tinkering Laboratories will be established. Atal Tinkering Lab is a sub-mission in India under the Atal Innovation Mission of the Central Government.
Which among the following is the first airline in India to launch ESG report?
Kingfisher
indigo
Air India
Air Go
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Answer: Indigo - IndiGo is the first airline in India to launch the ESG report. IndiGo has signed an agreement with CSIR-IIP Dehradun to join hands in deployment of sustainable aviation fuel in India and around the world. Under which IndiGo and CSIR-IIP will arrange projects for SAF based on techno-commercial feasibility.
Who among the following has recently published “World Talent Ranking Report”?
UNESCO
United Nations
IMD World Competitive Center
world bank
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Answer: IMD World Competitive Center - IMD World Competitive Center has recently published its "World Talent Ranking Report". Switzerland has ranked first in this report. The UAE continues to improve its global talent rankings.
Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has appointed Catherine Russell to head which UN agency?
Food and Agriculture Organization
International Labor Union
International Monetary Fund
United Nations Children’s Fund
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Answer: United Nations Children's Fund - Secretary-General Antonio Guterres recently appointed US President Joe Biden's assistant Katherine Russell as the head of the United Nations Agency for the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF).
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