DECEMBER CURRENT AFFAIRS Flashcards

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Which eclipse is also known as ‘Beaver Moon’?

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Penumbral Lunar Eclipse

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GuruPurab is the ecelebration of birth anniversary of which Sikh Guru?

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First Sikh Guru GuruNanak

PM Modi launched a book “PM Modi and his governments special relationships with Sikhs” published by Ministry of Information and Broadvasting.

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Which city is world’s most polluted city as per US Air Quality Index (AQI)?

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Lahore, the cultural capotal of Pakistan followed by Delhi and Khathmandu.

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The world’s loneliest elephant ‘Kaavan’ from Pakistan has been shifted to which country?

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Cambodia

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Which racing driver won the Formula 1 Bahrain Grand Prix?

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World Champiom Lewis Hamilton. This is his 95th win

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With which country has India launched a bilateral fast track mechanism in investments?

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France - Capital - Paris
Currency - Euro
President - Emmanuel Macron

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Which state has signed an MoU with International Digital Health and Artificial Intelligence Research Collaborative (I-DAIR) for develooment of digital technologies in the state’s health sector ?

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Punjab. It is announced in 2019 by foundation Botnor. General Institute in Internatkonal Develooment studies in Geneva, Switzerland. This inituative is in incubation stage and is expected to launch in 2022.

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Which country has the highest number of educated migrants in OECD ( an organization for economic corporation and development ) countries?

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India of 65% with 3.12 million. China succeeds India with 2.25 million.

OECD has 37 countries.
Establishment - 30 September 1961
President - Angel Gurria
Headquarters - Paris, France

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Which company announced to buy IHS Markit (comoany that gives data on market analysis located in London) ?

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S&P Global ( US based GDP forecast teller)

CEO - Douglas. L. Peterson

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Who has been appointed as the ambadassor for the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) ‘Breakthrough Initiative’ (launched in India)?

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AR Rahman

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Who is the CEO of BATA?

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Sandeep KATARIA ( forst Indian at the global level)

BATA HQ - Lausanne, Switzerland

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Where is the Mount LLi Lewotolok located?

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Indonesia
Capital - Jakarta
Currency - Indonesian Rupiah

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Where is India’s first memorial for organ donors established?

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Jaipur, Rajasthan

National Organ Donation Day- Feb 14

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Who heads the Apex committee (17 member commiteed formed by central) for the implementation of the Paris Agreement (framed in 2015) ?

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Rameshwar Prasad Gupta - Secretary of Ministry of Environment.

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