December 2021 (Part-I) Current Affairs MCQ

1 December 2021. (Part-I). Current Affairs MCQ. (Consolidation). Drishti, 641, First Floor, Dr. Mukherjee Nagar, Delhi-110009. Phone: 87501 87501, WhatsApp: 92058 85200, IVR: 8010 440 440. Email: Current Affairs MCQ ( December ) 2021 2. 1. With reference to cotton, which of the following statements 6. Consider the following statements: is/are correct? 1. The Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) attacks the 1. It is a drought resistant crop and is suitable for arid White Blood Cell in the human body. climates. 2. Once HIV enters the body, it can never be removed. 2. The soil of the Deccan plateau is suitable for growing Which of the statements given above is/are correct? cotton crops. (a) 1 only (b) 2 only 3. Gujarat is the leading cotton producing state of India. (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2. Select the correct answer using the code given below: (a) 1 and 2 only (b) 2 only 7. Which of the following was/were established upon the recommendations of Santhanam Committee?

2 (c) 1 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3. 1. Central Vigilance Commission (CVC). 2. Consider the following statements regarding the 2. Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). Commonwealth of Nations? 3. national Crime Records Bureau (NCRB). 1. It was established by the London Declaration in 1949. 4. Lokpal 2. Queen Elizabeth II is the head of the Commonwealth. Select the correct answer using the code given below: 3. The membership is based on free and equal voluntary (a) 1 and 2 only (b) 2 only cooperation. (c) 1, 2 and 3 (d) 1, 2 and 4. Which of the statements given above is/are correct? 8. Consider the following: (a) 1 and 2 only (b) 2 only 1. Jeevamrutha (c) 1 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3. 2. Bijamrita 3. Consider the following statements: 3. Acchadana 1. Recognition of Prior Learning Programme (RPL) is being 4. Whapasa implemented by the national Skill Development Which of the above are the pillars of Zero Budget Natural Corporation (NSDC).

3 Farming (ZBNF)? 2. RPL programme recognizes the value of learning (a) 1, 2 and 3 only (b) 1 and 2 only acquired outside a formal setting and provides a (c) 2 and 4 only (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4. government certificate for an individual's skills. 3. NSDC is a public-private-partnership working under 9. With reference to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), the aegis of the Ministry of Skill Development & consider the following statements: Entrepreneurship. 1. It comes under the administrative control of the Ministry of Home Affairs . Which of the statements given above is/are correct? 2. It was established on the recommendation of the (a) 1 and 2 only Santhanam Committee. (b) 2 only 3. It is a statutory body. (c) 1 and 3 only Which of the statements given above is/are not correct? (d) 1, 2 and 3 (a) 1 and 3 only (b) 1 and 2 only (c) 2 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3. 4. Consider the following statements: 1. It is the lightest metal and the lightest solid element.

4 10. Consider the following statements: 2. It is highly reactive and flammable. 1. All-India Quarterly Establishment-based Employment 3. It is new 'white gold' as the demand for high performing survey (AQEES) is conducted by the Labour Bureau. rechargeable batteries is rising. 2. Area Frame Establishment survey (AFES) is one of the The above statements most appropriately are related to components of AQEES. which of the following metals. Which of the statements given above is/are correct? (a) Lithium (b) Silicon (a) 1 only (b) 2 only (c) Graphite (d) Hydrogen (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2. 5. Which of the following countries forms the Lithium 11. PM Mitra Parks has been recently in the news. It is related triangle ? to which of the following? (a) Chile, Argentina, and Bolivia (a) Textiles (b) Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Iran (b) Skill Development (c) Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam (c) District Mineral Funds. (d) Canada, , and Mexico (d) Solar Energy 3 Current Affairs MCQ ( December ) 2021 12.

5 Consider the following statements: 17. Consider the following statements: 1. Nagaland does not share borders with Tripura. 1. The President appoints the judges of the High Court in 2. Garos are the largest tribe of Nagaland. consultation with the Chief Justice of India (CJI) and Which of the statements given above is/are correct? the Chief Minister of the State. (a) 1 only (b) 2 only 2. The High Court judges are recommended by a Collegium comprising the CJI and two senior-most (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2. judges. 13. Consider the followings statements: Which of the statements given above is/are correct? 1. It was led by the class military retainers who rendered (a) 1 only (b) 2 only martial services in return for rent-free land and titles (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2. against the British. 2. It took place nearly 40 years before the first sepoy 18. Consider the following statements: mutiny by the highest-ranking military general of 1.

6 Article 2 empowers the Indian Parliament to make laws Gajapati ruler Mukund Dev II. relating to the formation of new states and the 3. It has been formally urged by the government of Odisha alteration of existing states. to be declared as the first war of independence. 2. Article 3 empowers the Indian Parliament may by law The above statements most appropriately describe which admit into the Union or establish new States of the following rebellions ? Which of the statements given above is/are correct? (a) Moplah rebellion (a) 1 only (b) 2 only (b) The rebellion of Polygars (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2. (c) Paika rebellion (d) Santhal rebellion 19. Consider the following statements: 1. It is one of the three Financial Parliamentary 14. Consider the following statements: committees. 1. Perform, Achieve and Trade (PAT) scheme is a market- 2. It was established by Montford Reforms in 1921. based mechanism to incentivize energy efficiency in 3.

7 It comprises 22 members of the Parliament. the large energy-intensive industries. The above statements most appropriately are related to 2. The Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) has introduced which of the following parliamentary committees? the Energy Savings Certificates (ESCerts) under the PAT. (a) Public Accounts Committee Which of the statements given above is/are correct? (b) Estimates Committee (a) 1 only (b) 2 only (c) Business Advisory Committee (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2. (d) Committee of Privileges 15. Consider the following statements regarding the Worldwide 20. The Manikya dynasty ruled the which north-eastern state Cost of Living report: from the late 13th century until the signing of the 1. The report is compiled by the World Economic Forum Instrument of Accession with the Indian government in (WEF). 1949? 2. Tel Aviv is the world's most expensive city to live in. (a) Assam 3. Ahmedabad has been listed in the top ten cheapest (b) Tripura cities.

8 (c) Arunachal Pradesh Which of the statements given above is/are correct? (d) Mizoram (a) 1 and 2 only (b) 2 only (c) 2 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3 21. Consider the following pairs: Constitutional Provisions Borrowed From 16. Consider the following statements: 1. Institution of Speaker Britain 1. The Wage Rate Index (WRI) is compiled and maintained by the Labour Bureau. 2. Residuary Power Australia 2. The base year for WRI has been changed to 2016 from 3. Concurrent List Germany 1963-65. 4. President election Ireland 3. The oil mining industry has been introduced in the WRI Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched? basket in place of the mica mines industry. (a) 1 and 4 only Which of the statements given above is/are correct? (b) 1 and 3 only (a) 1 and 2 only (b) 2 only (c) 2 and 4 only (c) 2 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3 (d) 1, 2 and 4. Current Affairs MCQ ( December ) 2021 4. 22. Which of the following are the non-communicable 28.

9 Which country recently officially removed Queen Elizabeth neurological disorders? II as its head of state and become the world's newest 1. Encephalitis republic? 2. Meningitis (a) Rwanda (b) Barbados 3. Epilepsy (c) Guyana (d) Suriname 4. Parkinson's disease 29. The Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana Phase-II (Ujjwala ). Select the correct answers using the code given below: is being implemented by which of the following? (a) 1 and 2 only (b) 3 and 4 only (a) Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (c) 2, 3 and 4 (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4. (b) Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas 23. Which of the following pollutants are monitored under the (c) Ministry of Power Air Quality Index (AQI)? (d) Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment 1. Carbon monoxide 2. Sulfur dioxide 30. The Global Gateway Plan, recently in news, is an initiative 3. Nitrogen dioxide of which of the following? (a) European Union 4. Ammonia Select the correct answer using the code given below: (b) G20.

10 (a) 1 and 2 only (b) 2 and 3 only (c) United Nations Office for Project Services (c) 1 only (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4 (d) BRICS. 24. In which of the following years, a Delimitation Commission 31. Consider the following statements: was not set up? 1. An Asset Reconstruction Company (ARC) is a specialized (a) 1973 (b) 1993 financial institution that buys the Non Performing (c) 2002 (d) 1963 Assets (NPAs) from banks and financial institutions 2. The SARFAESI Act, 2002 provides a unified mechanism 25. Consider the following statements regarding India's national to tackle NPAs in the farm sector. Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI): Which of the above statements given above is/are correct? 1. Bihar has the highest proportion of multidimensionally (a) 1 only (b) 2 only poor people of the state's population. (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2. 2. The national family health survey ( nfhs -4) data has been used to derive an idea of baseline multidimensional 32.