9th December 2021 – Daily Current Affairs Questions and Answers in English
GS Team published here 9 December 2021 Current Affairs Quiz. These will be helpful for the upcoming SSC, Bank, Railway, Clerk, PO exams. These current affairs make daily analysis and related India, World, Technology, and all govt news.
India’s first female psychiatrist Sharda Menon has passed away recently, she was honored with which award?
- Padma Shri
- Padma Vibhushan
- Bharat Ratna
- Padma Bhushan
[su_spoiler title=”Show Answer” style=”fancy”]Answer: Padma Bhushan – India’s first woman psychiatrist Sharda Menon, who was awarded the Padma Bhushan award, passed away recently. He was awarded the Padma Bhushan for social work in the year 1992. He was born in Mangaluru, Karnataka in a Malayali family.[/su_spoiler]
Which of the following bank has launched “PNB Pride-CRMD Module” app for disabled employees?
- State Bank Of India
- Punjab National Bank
- Bank of Baroda
- Canara Bank
[su_spoiler title=”Show Answer” style=”fancy”]Answer: Punjab National Bank – Punjab National Bank has recently launched “PNB PRIDE-CRMD Module” app for the handicapped employees. which allows the visually impaired to freely access the system and interact with customers by tapping on their phones.[/su_spoiler]
Which of the following commission has launched “She is a Changemaker” program?
- NITI Aayog
- Education Commission
- Planning Commission
- National Commission for Women
[su_spoiler title=”Show Answer” style=”fancy”]Answer: National Commission for Women – The Chairperson of the National Commission for Women, Ms. Rekha Sharma, has recently started the program “She is a Changemaker”. The program aims to improve the leadership skills of grassroots women political leaders.[/su_spoiler]
What place has India reached in the year 2020 in terms of export of food export goods to Arab countries?
- First
- Third
- Fourth
- Fifth
[su_spoiler title=”Show Answer” style=”fancy”]Answer: First – India has reached the first place in the year 2020 in terms of export of food export goods to Arab countries. India has achieved this position after leaving behind Brazil after almost 15 years. According to a Reuters report, these figures have been provided by the Arab-Brazilian Chamber of Commerce.[/su_spoiler]
Eminent Assamese poet Nilamani Phukan Jr. has been conferred with which Jnanpith Award recently?
- 56th
- 57th
- 58th
- 59th
[su_spoiler title=”Show Answer” style=”fancy”]Ans: 56th – Eminent Assamese poet Nilamani Phukan Jr. has recently been awarded 56th and Konkani novelist Damodar Moujo with 57th Jnanpith Award. Sapphire Phukan was born in 1933. He has written 13 books of poetry in Assamese language and has also worked on other genres of Assamese literature.[/su_spoiler]
India’s DRDO has successfully test-fired a “Vertical Launch-Short Range Surface-to-Air Missile” from the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur, off the coast of which state?
- Kerala
- Gujarat
- Maharashtra
- Odisha
[su_spoiler title=”Show Answer” style=”fancy”]Answer: Odisha – India’s Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) has recently successfully test-fired a “Vertical Launch-Short Range Surface-to-Air Missile” from the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur, off the coast of Odisha. Which was aimed at an electronic target at a much lower altitude than a vertical launcher.[/su_spoiler]
Which of the following space agency has selected Indian-origin doctor Anil Menon for its future space missions?
- NASA
- ISRO
- Christ
- Space X
[su_spoiler title=”Show Answer” style=”fancy”]Answer: NASA – America’s space agency NASA has recently appointed Indian-origin doctor and Lieutenant Colonel Anil Menon in the US Air Force for his future space missions. Chosen for. NASA has selected a total of 10 people for these missions. Anil Menon was born in Ukraine.[/su_spoiler]
Which company’s chairman and managing director Sanjiv Mehta has been appointed as the next chairman of FICCI?
- Kotak
- Hindustan Unilever
- Nestle
- Adani Group
[su_spoiler title=”Show Answer” style=”fancy”]Answer: Hindustan Unilever – Sanjeev Mehta, Chairman and Managing Director of Hindustan Unilever Company, has recently been appointed as the next Chairman of FICCI. He will replace the current president Uday Shankar. Sanjiv Mehta is currently serving as the Senior Vice President of FICCI.[/su_spoiler]
The President of which of the following country, Adama Barrow has won a second term as President?
- Brazil
- Indonesia
- Maldives
- Gambia
[su_spoiler title”Show Answer” style=”fancy”]Answer: He defeated his main rival, Osenou Darbo, who secured 27.7% of the vote.[/su_spoiler]
Researchers have discovered the first dinosaur species to live 214 million years ago at which of the following places?
- England
- New Zealand
- India
- Greenland
[su_spoiler title=”Show Answer” style=”fancy”]Answer: Greenland – Paleontologists at Harvard University have recently discovered the first dinosaur species that lived 214 million years ago in Greenland. During excavations in the year 1994, two well-preserved dinosaur skulls were unearthed during excavations in East Greenland. This new species has been named “Issi Sanek”.[/su_spoiler]
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