Current Affairs Quiz: 24 December 2020

24 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 new ASSOCHAM President, new Ramsar site, India's retrospective taxation case and India's first gender hub among others. 

1. Who has been appointed as the new President of ASSOCHAM?

1. Abhijit Vinayak Banerjee
2. Amartya Kumar Sen
3. SP Kothari
4. Vineet Aggarwal

2. Tso Kar wetland has been recognised as a wetland of international importance. Where is it located?

1. Ladakh
2. J&K
3. Sikkim
4. Uttarakhand

3. How many Ramsar sites are situated in India?

1. 42
2. 35
3. 40
4. 39

4. India has lost its second retrospective taxation case against which among the following companies?

1. RPC Group
2. Cairn Energy
3. Shanghai Electric Group
4. Brother Industries 

5. How many people have received the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine in the US so far?

1. One million
2. Two million
3. Three million
4. Four million

6. Which nation has temporarily banned the arrival of foreign nationals from the UK?

1. Russia
2. France
3. India
4. Japan

7. Which state’s government has collaborated with UN women to set up India’s first gender hub?

1. Goa
2. Karnataka
3. Kerala
4. Maharashtra

8. Union Transport Minister laid the foundation stone for highway projects worth Rs 8,341 crore in which state?

1. Uttar Pradesh
2. Rajasthan
3. Gujarat
4. Madhya Pradesh

Answers

1. (d) Vineet Aggarwal

The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India-ASSOCHAM informed on December 21, 2020, that Vineet Aggarwal, the Managing Director of Logistics major Transport Corporation of India has been appointed as the new President of the industry body.

2. (a) Ladakh

Ladakh’s Tso Kar Wetland Complex has been recognised as a wetland of international importance, becoming India’s 42nd Ramsar site. The Tso Kar Basin is a high-altitude wetland complex, which comprises two principal waterbodies- Startsapuk Tso and Tso Kar.

3. (a) 42

India now has a total of 42 Ramsar sites with the recognition of Ladakh’s Tso Kar Wetland Complex as a wetland of international importance. This is the second Ramsar site in the Union Territory of Ladakh.

4. (b) Cairn Energy

The Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) in the Hague unanimously ruled in favour of Cairn Energy stating that the Indian government failed to uphold its obligations under the India-UK bilateral investment treaty and international laws in seeking tax payments worth Rs 10,250 crore from the company for its business reorganisation.

5. (a) One million

More than one million people have received the first of the two doses of the COVID-19 vaccine in the United States. The US officials expect to distribute almost 10 million doses of the two approved vaccines- Pfizer and Moderna- by the end of this week.

6. (d) Japan

Japan on December 23, 2020 imposed a temporary ban on travelers from the United Kingdom in view of the threat posed by the spread of the new COVID-19 strain.

7. (c) Kerala

The Kerala state government and the UN women has decided to collaborate to establish the country’s first gender data hub. A memorandum of understanding was signed for the same on December 21, 2020, in the presence of Chief Minister of Kerala Pinarayi Vijayan.

8. (b) Rajasthan

Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari laid the foundation stone for highway projects in Rajasthan worth Rs 8341 crore on December 24, 2020. Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot will be presiding over the virtual function.