Current Affairs: 14th December 2021

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1) Kashi Vishwanath corridor has been inaugurated
in which city?

A. Ayodhya • Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated

phase 1 of Kashi Vishwanath Dham in Varanasi, Uttar
B. Varanasi Pradesh on December 13, 2021.
• The Dham has been constructed at a cost of around
C. Ahmedabad Rs 339 crores.
• The Prime Minister earlier offered prayers to Lord
D. Bhopal Shiva at Kashi Vishwanath temple.

Ans-B
2) Who was crowned the Formula One World
Champion 2021?

• Red Bull’s Max Verstappen won his maiden F1

Drivers’ championship title by beating Lewis
A. C. Sainz Jr. Hamilton of Mercedes in the season-ending Abu
Dhabi GP 2021.
B. Fernando Alonso • Mercedes bagged another World Constructor’s
Championship title but were denied the double they
C. Max Verstappen would have wanted.
• Verstappen ended the season with 10 wins to
D. Lewis Hamilton Hamilton’s eight, having also led more laps and taken
more poles and podiums.
Ans-C
3) Who was appointed as the Brand Ambassador of
Piramal Realty Company?

• Piramal Realty, the real estate arm of Piramal Group,

announced Farhan Akhtar as its new brand
A. Farhan Akhtar ambassador.
• In September, the company had appointed cricketer
B. Shahid Kapoor Rahul Dravid as a brand ambassador for its portfolio
of residential projects.
C. Ranbir Kapoor • Farhan will join Dravid to be the face for Piramal
Realty’s portfolio of projects including Piramal
D. Hrithik Roshan Mahalaxmi at Jacob Circle, Piramal Revanta in
Mulund, Piramal Aranya in Byculla, Piramal Agastya in
Kurla, and Piramal Vaikunth in Thane.
Ans-A
4) What is the new national helpline against
atrocities on SCs, STs?

• The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment

launched a National Helpline against atrocities on
A. 12345 December 13, 2021.
• The complaint helpline number will help in
B. 10000 preventing the abomination of the members
belonging to Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled
C. 11111 Tribes (STs).
• The National helpline against atrocities on SCs, STs
D. 14566 will ensure the execution of the Scheduled Castes
and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act,
1989.
Ans-D
5) Which Indian has been honored with the '21st
Century Icon Awards'?

• Amit Goenka, President of ZEE Entertainment

A. Amit Goenka Enterprises Limited (ZEEL), was felicitated with the
21st Century Icon Awards at the House of Lords on
B. Sanjay Bansal Dec 11.
• The award was received on behalf of Amit Goenka by
C. Vivek Bindra Parul Goel, ZEE Network UK’s Business Head.
• The Squared Watermelon Company of London gives
D. Rajanish Kumar the 21st Century Icon Award every year to the
personalities who set an example for the world.

Ans-A
6) Who has been crowned Miss Universe 2021?

• Harnaaz Sandhu from India has made the country

proud by bringing home the Miss Universe crown
A. Harnaaz Sandhu after a gap of 21 years after Lara Dutta had won the
prestigious beauty pageant in 2000.
B. Lalela Lali Mswane • Harnzaaz Sandhu, the 21-years old from Punjab, was
representing India at the 70th Miss Universe 2021
C. Nadia Ferreira taking place in Israel.
• Miss Universe 2021 edged out the contestants from
D. Valeria Maria South Africa and Paraguay to claim the Miss Universe
Crown.
Ans-A
7) Which payment bank has been given the status
of scheduled bank by RBI?

A. Fino Payment Bank • Paytm Payments Bank has been given the scheduled
bank status by the Reserve Bank of India.
B. India Post Payment • The bank has been included in the Second Schedule
to the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 and the
Bank approval will help it to bring more financial services
and products.
C. Paytm Payment Bank • The bank supports 33.3 crore Paytm Wallets and
enables consumers to make payments at over 87,000
D. Airtel Payments Bank online merchants and 2.11 crore in-store merchants.

Ans-C
8) Who inaugurated the exhibition on Ek Bharat
Shreshtha Bharat?

• Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu inaugurated an

A. Amit Shah exhibition on Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat in
Hyderabad on 12 December 2021.
B. Narendra Modi • The exhibition was organized by the Regional
Outreach Bureau, Ministry of Information and
C. M Venkaiah Naidu Broadcasting.
• It highlighted aspects of the paired states of Haryana
D. None of these and Telangana.

Ans-C
9) What is India's rank in the Global Health Security
(GHS) Index 2021?

• As per the Global Health Security (GHS) Index 2021,

the world’s average overall GHS Index score was
A. 52nd reduced to 38.9 (out of 100) in 2021, from a score of
40.2 in the GHS Index, 2019.
B. 57th • India ranked 66 out of 195 countries with an overall
Index score of 42.8 and along with a change of -0.8
C. 66th from 2019.
• The United States of America (USA) ranked 1st on the
D. 75th index with a score of 75.9 followed by Australia and
Finland.
Ans-C
10) Which state government has announced the
formation of a commission for the grievances of the
general category?

• Himachal Pradesh CM Jai Ram Thakur has announced

A. Rajasthan the formation of a commission to address the
grievances of the general category.
B. Himachal Pradesh • It will be called “Samanya Varg Aayog”.
• A Scheduled Caste Commission is already in
C. Uttar Pradesh operation in Himachal Pradesh and is chaired by
former Shimla MP Virendra Kashyap.
D. None of these • While the Commission was abolished in Bihar, it is
still functional in Madhya Pradesh.

Ans-B
11) Which medal has been won by Hazarika Popy in
Commonwealth Championship?

• Hazarika Popy clinched the silver medal in the

A. Gold women’s 59 kg category at the 2021 Commonwealth
Weightlifting Championships.
B. Bronze • Hazarika lifted 84 kilograms in the snatch and 105
kilograms in clean and jerk for a total of 189
C. Silver kilograms to take the second spot on the podium.
• Nigeria’s Rafiatu Lawal lifted a total of 207 kilograms
D. None of these to win the gold medal.

Ans-C
12) Who has given observer status to International
Solar Alliance?

A. World Bank
• On December 9, 2021, the United Nations General
B. United Nations Assembly (UNGA) has granted Observer Status to
General Assembly International Solar Alliance (ISA).
(UNGA) • It is a historic decision and ISA has become an
example of positive global climate action through
C. Moody's partnerships in order to benefit global energy growth
& development.
D. None of these
Ans-B
13) Which state government holds the top sport in
Total Registered Electric Vehicles (EV) in India?

• During the Winter Session of the Parliament, Nitin

Gadkari, Union Minister of Road Transport &
A. Maharashtra Highways, informed the Rajya Sabha on the state of
Electric Vehicles (EV) in India.
B. Uttar Pradesh • As per the data release, India has a total of 870,141
registered EVs, with Uttar Pradesh (UP) holding the
C. Kerala top spot with 255,700 registered EVs.
• UP is followed by Delhi (125,347), Karnataka
D. Tamil Nadu (72,544), Bihar (58,014) and Maharashtra (52,506) in
successive positions.
Ans-B
14) Which state government has joined hands with
UNDP for employment opportunities?
• Karnataka's Department of Youth Empowerment and
Sports has entered an LoU (Letter of Understanding)
with the United Nations Development Programme
A. Assam (UNDP), as part of the state-level initiative 'Code-
Unnati'.
B. Maharashtra • Aim of this LoU is to improve access to
entrepreneurship and employment opportunities
C. Karnataka among youth including women.
• The LoU was signed in presence of CN Ashwath
D. None of these Narayan, Minister for Higher Education, IT/BT, and
Skill Development, at Vidhana Soudha on 10th
December 2021.
Ans-C
15) Which city has become the World’s first to go
100% paperless?

• In the first, Dubai has become the very first

government in the world to turn 100% paperless.
A. Dubai • The Crown Prince of Emirates, Sheikh Hamdan bin
Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum shared the news
B. Abu Dhabi while also pointing at the savings of 1.3 million
Dirham (USD 350 Million) and 14-million-manhours.
C. Toronto • All the external and internal transactions and the
procedures in Dubai Government are now 100%
D. Tokyo digital.
• They are now managed from a comprehensive digital
government service platform.
Ans-A
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