Current Affairs Quiz 27 December 2024: Jagran Josh presents an insightful current affairs quiz designed to evaluate your knowledge and enhance your exam preparation. Explore these 5 handpicked questions from 27 December, complete with answers, to stay ahead in your competitive exam journey.
- Where will Hockey India League 2024-25 be held?
(a) Lucknow
(b) Jaipur
(c) Rourkela
(d) Kolkata
- Recently the Bald Eagle has been officially declared the national bird of which country?
(a) Sri Lanka
(b) France
(c) Argentina
(d) USA
- Kaveri engine, which was in news recently, has been developed by which organisation?
(a) Indian Space Research Organisation
(b) Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited
(c) Gas Turbine Research Institute
(d) Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
- Which country is building the world's largest hydroelectric dam?
(a) India
(b) China
(c) USA
(d) Germany
- 'SLINEX' bilateral naval exercise is held between India and which country?
(a) Singapore
(b) Sri Lanka
(c) South Africa
(d) Italy
Answer:
- (c) Rourkela
Hockey India League 2024-25 is scheduled to start on December 28, 2024 at the Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium, Rourkela. The league marks the return of the tournament after a seven-year hiatus, and will include both men's and women's competitions for the first time.
- (d) USA
On December 24, 2024, President Joe Biden signed a landmark law officially designating the bald eagle as the national bird of the United States. This decision corrects a long-standing oversight, as the bald eagle has been a symbol of American strength and freedom for nearly 250 years, but it was never formally recognized as the national bird in U.S. law.
- (c) Gas Turbine Research Establishment
India's Gas Turbine Research Establishment (GTRE), part of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), has announced that the Kaveri engine has been cleared for inflight testing. The Kaveri engine project began in the late 1980s with the aim of powering the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas. It has been developed by Gas Turbine Research Establishment under DRDO.
- (b) China
China has officially approved the construction of the world's largest hydropower dam on the lower reaches of the Yarlung Tsangpo River. This ambitious project is expected to generate about 300 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity annually, three times the capacity of the current largest dam, the Three Gorges Dam in central China.
- (b) Sri Lanka
The bilateral naval exercise between India and Sri Lanka, SLINEX 24 (Sri Lanka-India Exercise 2024) was conducted from 17 to 20 December in two phases under the aegis of Eastern Naval Command in Visakhapatnam. The port phase was held from 17 to 18 December and the sea phase from 19 to 20 December. It started between the two countries in the year 2005.
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