Current Affairs Quiz: 16 December 2020

16 December 2020: The Current Affairs Quizzes section of Jagranjosh aims to help every competitive exam aspirant to revise the day at ease. The day’s updated quizzes cover topics such as FIH Men’s Hockey World Cup 2023,  land grabbing prohibition Act and Vijay Diwas among others. 

1.Which city has been selected as the second venue for the FIH Men’s Hockey World Cup 2023?
a)Puri
b)Cuttack
c)Balasore
d)Rourkela

2.What is the name of the Indian Navy’s second Project 17A stealth guided-missile frigate?
a)Himgiri 
b)Aravalli 
c)Sahyadri 
d)Sivalik 

3.Which state has brought into force a land grabbing prohibition Act?
a)Madhya Pradesh
b)Maharashtra
c)Rajasthan
d)Gujarat

4.Indian ride-sharing company Ola will be setting up its first electric scooter factory in which state?
a)Karnataka
b)Goa
c)Tamil Nadu
d)Telangana

5.India has decided to collaborate with which nation through a new virtual hub to distribute vaccines?
a)Russia
b)Japan 
c)US
d)UK

6.When is Vijay Diwas observed?
a)December 15th 
b)December 16th 
c)December 17th 
d)December 18th

7.Which state’s cabinet has approved a proposal to provide free COVID-19 vaccine to all people in the state?
a)Goa 
b)Delhi
c)Uttar Pradesh 
d)Bihar

8.Government has approved how much financial assistance for sugarcane farmers?
a)Rs 4000 crore
b)Rs 3500 crore
c)Rs 5000 crore
d)Rs 2000 crore

Answers

1.(d) Rourkela
Odisha's Rourkela has been selected as the second venue for the FIH Men’s Hockey World Cup 2023 besides the capital city Bhubaneswar.

2.(a) Himgiri
Indian Navy's second Project 17A Frigate 'Himgiri' was launched on December 14, 2020 at the Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Limited (GRSE) in Kolkata. The frigate is the second of the total seven Nilgiri-class Project 17A stealth guided missile frigates that are being constructed for the Indian Navy.

3.(d) Gujarat
The Gujarat state government brought into force the Gujarat Land Grabbing Prohibition Act on December 16, 2020. The Act has been enforced to take strict legal action against land mafias who have illegally occupied land that belongs to the government, common farmers or public trusts and religious organisations. 

4.(c) Tamil Nadu
Ola on December 14, 2020 signed an agreement with the Tamil Nadu state government to set up its first electric scooter factory worth Rs. 2,400 crores. 

5.(d) UK
India has decided to collaborate with the United Kingdom through a new virtual hub for distributing vaccines for Covid as well as for other deadly viruses.

6.(b) December 16th 
Vijay Diwas is observed annually on December 16, 2020 to commemorate India’s historic victory over Pakistan in the 1971 war, which led to the liberation of East Pakistan and creation of Bangladesh. 

7.(d) Bihar
The Bihar Cabinet on December 15, 2020 approved a proposal to provide free COVID-19 vaccine to the people in the state. This was one of the poll promises of the ruling Nitish Kumar-led JDU government in the recently concluded Bihar Assembly polls. 

8.(b) Rs 3500 crore
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved assistance of about Rs 3,500 crore for sugarcane farmers (Ganna Kisan) on December 16, 2020.