DECEMBER CURRENT AFFAIRS Flashcards
Which eclipse is also known as ‘Beaver Moon’?
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
GuruPurab is the ecelebration of birth anniversary of which Sikh Guru?
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.
Which city is world’s most polluted city as per US Air Quality Index (AQI)?
Lahore, the cultural capotal of Pakistan followed by Delhi and Khathmandu.
The world’s loneliest elephant ‘Kaavan’ from Pakistan has been shifted to which country?
Cambodia
Which racing driver won the Formula 1 Bahrain Grand Prix?
World Champiom Lewis Hamilton. This is his 95th win
With which country has India launched a bilateral fast track mechanism in investments?
France - Capital - Paris
Currency - Euro
President - Emmanuel Macron
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 ?
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.
Which country has the highest number of educated migrants in OECD ( an organization for economic corporation and development ) countries?
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
Which company announced to buy IHS Markit (comoany that gives data on market analysis located in London) ?
S&P Global ( US based GDP forecast teller)
CEO - Douglas. L. Peterson
Who has been appointed as the ambadassor for the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) ‘Breakthrough Initiative’ (launched in India)?
AR Rahman
Who is the CEO of BATA?
Sandeep KATARIA ( forst Indian at the global level)
BATA HQ - Lausanne, Switzerland
Where is the Mount LLi Lewotolok located?
Indonesia
Capital - Jakarta
Currency - Indonesian Rupiah
Where is India’s first memorial for organ donors established?
Jaipur, Rajasthan
National Organ Donation Day- Feb 14
Who heads the Apex committee (17 member commiteed formed by central) for the implementation of the Paris Agreement (framed in 2015) ?
Rameshwar Prasad Gupta - Secretary of Ministry of Environment.