Current Affairs Quiz: 28 December 2020

28 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 ICC teams of the decade, India’s first hot air balloon safari in a tiger reserve and India's first Lithium refinery among others. 

1. Which state will take punitive action against owners of vehicles with caste stickers?
a) Madhya Pradesh
b) Uttar Pradesh
c) Telangana
d) Andhra Pradesh

2. EAM Jaishankar will be making his first visit to which nation from December 27-28, 2020?
a) Saudi Arabia
b) Bahrain
c) Qatar
d) Oman

3. How much percent of COVID cases will be tested for whole-genome sequencing in India?
a) 5 percent
b) 7 percent
c) 10 percent
d) 20 percent

4. Who has been named the captain of ICC Men’s T20I and ODI teams of the decade?
a) MS Dhoni
b) Virat Kohli
c) Kane Williamson
d) Steve Smith

5. Who has been named captain of ICC Men’s test team of the decade?
a) Virat Kohli 
b) MS Dhoni 
c) Steve Smith 
d) Kane Williamson 

6. The government has extended the validity of vehicular documents to which date?
a) January 30th 
b) February 27th 
c) March 15th 
d) March 31st 

7. India’s first hot air balloon safari in a tiger reserve has been launched in which state?
a) Gujarat
b) Assam
c) Uttarakhand
d) Madhya Pradesh

8. India’s first lithium refinery will be set up in which state?
a) Madhya Pradesh 
b) Gujarat 
c) Telangana
d) Rajasthan

Answers

1. (b) Uttar Pradesh
Vehicles displaying caste stickers will now invite punitive action and will be seized in Uttar Pradesh, as per an official order dated December 24, 2020. The directions aim to bring an end to the glorification of caste names by putting them on the number plate and vehicles, as it can lead to law and order situations.

2. (c) Qatar
The Minister of External Affairs S Jaishankar is scheduled to go on a two-day visit to Qatar from December 27-28, 2020. He will be meeting Qatari Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani.

3. (a) 5 percent
The central government’s national task force (NTF) informed on December 28, 2020 that five percent of positive cases from all states and union territories will be tested for whole-genome sequencing due to the new virus strain detected in the United Kingdom.

4. (a) MS Dhoni
The International Cricket Council (ICC) announced ICC Men’s and Women's T20I, ODI and Test teams of the decade on December 27, 2020. Former Indian captain MS Dhoni was named the captain of the ICC Men’s T20I and ODI teams of the decade.

5. (a) Virat Kohli 
Virat Kohli was named captain of the ICC Men’s Test team of the decade by the International Cricket Council (ICC). The test team features just one more Indian besides Kohli- Ravichandran Ashwin.

6. (d) March 31st
The central government on December 27, 2020 extended the validity of vehicular documents like Driving Licenses, permits and Registration Certificates till March 31, 2020.

7. (d) Madhya Pradesh
India's first hot air balloon safari in a tiger reserve was launched on December 25, 2020 in Madhya Pradesh's world-famous Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve. 

8. (b) Gujarat
The first lithium refinery of India will soon be set up in Gujarat to boost the nation's efforts towards electrification of transport. The refinery will process Lithium ore to produce battery-grade material.