12th December Current Affairs Quiz for Bank Exams 2021

12th December Current Affairs 2021: Here, we are providing the 12th December Current Affairs Quiz. These types of topics are important for candidates who prepare for Bank Exam 2021. In this article, we are covering the following topics Headlines: 

• International Mountain Day
• Milk Price Incentive Scheme
• Asian Youth Para Games 2021
• Ramsar Site
• Summit For Democracy

12th December Current Affairs Quiz

The Current Affairs section constitutes a major part of the General Awareness section in a competitive examination and plays an instrumental role. To supplement your preparation for the General Awareness Section of the upcoming exams like IBPS PO/Clerk Mains, SBI PO Mains and SEBI Grade A Prelims, we are providing you Current Affairs Quiz of 12th December 2021 covering the following topics Headlines: International Mountain Day, Milk Price Incentive Scheme, Asian Youth Para Games 2021, Ramsar Site, Summit For Democracy.

Q1. Which state’s Chief Minister has launched the ‘Milk Price Incentive Scheme‘?
(a) Nagaland
(b) Sikkim
(c) Uttarakhand
(d) West Bengal
(e) Uttar Pradesh

Q2. Bharti Airtel has partnered with which organization to launch ‘Airtel India Startup Innovation Challenge’ for startups to develop solutions in 5G, IoT?
(a) NITI Aayog
(b) Invest India
(c) National Development Council
(d) Common Service Centres
(e) Larsen & Toubro

Q3. Who among the following has ranked first in Fortune India’s list of most powerful women in India 2021?
(a) Nirmala Sitharaman
(b) Nita Ambani
(c) Soumya Swaminathan
(d) Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw
(e) Suchitra Ella

Q4. India has won 41 medals at 4th Asian Youth Para Games 2021, held at _________________.
(a) Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
(b) Tashkent, Uzbekistan
(c) Dubai, UAE
(d) Riffa, Bahrain
(e) Tokyo, Japan

Q5. Which river basin is associated with the haiderpur wetland?
(a) Brahmaputra
(b) Indus
(c) Godavari
(d) Mahanadi
(e) Ganga

Q6. International Mountain Day is observed globally on ________ every year.
(a) December 08
(b) December 09
(c) December 10
(d) December 11
(e) December 12

Q7. Royal Institute of British Architects has announced that Indian architect _________ will be the recipient of the 2022 Royal Gold Medal.
(a) Balkrishna Doshi
(b) David Adjaye
(c) Grafton Architects
(d) Nicholas Grimshaw
(e) Paulo Mendes da Rocha

Q8. Which state has topped the 9th edition of India Skills Report (ISR) 2022?
(a) Uttarakhand
(b) Assam
(c) Madhya Pradesh
(d) Gujarat
(e) Maharashtra

Q9. Which of the following bank has entered into a Bancassurance partnership with Star Health and Allied Insurance Co Ltd?
(a) Karnataka Bank
(b) Jammu & Kashmir Bank
(c) Federal Bank
(d) IndusInd Bank
(e) Kotak Mahindra Bank

Q10. The theme of this year’s International Mountain Day (IMD) is ____________.
(a) Mountains Matter for Youth
(b) Mountain biodiversity
(c) MountainsMatter
(d) Mountain Cultures: Celebrating Diversity and Strengthening Identity
(e) Sustainable Mountain Tourism

Solutions

S1. Ans.(c)
Sol. The Chief Minister of Uttarakhand, Pushkar Singh Dhami launched the ‘Milk Price Incentive Scheme‘ in Dehradun. The scheme is aimed to provide incentives benefiting around 53,000 people of Uttarakhand. The state government is targeting to spend INR 444.62 crore to open 500 milk sales centres in Uttarakhand.

S2. Ans.(b)
Sol. Bharti Airtel and Invest India, National Investment Promotion and Facilitation Agency jointly launched ‘Airtel India Startup Innovation Challenge’ for Startups to develop solutions in 5G, IoT.

S3. Ans.(a)
Sol. Fortune India released the list of most powerful women in India 2021 in which Union Minister, Ministry of Finance & Ministry of Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman ranked 1st.

S4. Ans.(d)
Sol. India claimed 41 medals at 4th Asian Youth Para Games (AYPG), Asia’s biggest event held at Riffa city, Bahrain.

S5. Ans.(e)
Sol. The Haiderpur Wetland abutting the Madhya Ganga barrage, about 10 km from Bijnor in western Uttar Pradesh, has been recognised under the 1971 Ramsar Convention on Wetlands, bringing the total number of such designated areas in the country to 47. Uttar Pradesh is now home to 9 Ramsar wetlands.

S6. Ans.(d)
Sol. International Mountain Day is observed globally on December 11 every year. The day is celebrated to create awareness about the importance of mountains to life, to highlight the opportunities and constraints in mountain development and to build alliances that will bring positive change to mountain peoples and environments around the world.

S7. Ans.(a)
Sol. Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has announced that Indian architect Balkrishna Doshi will be the recipient of the 2022 Royal Gold Medal.

S8. Ans.(e)
Sol. The 9th edition of India Skills Report (ISR) 2022, released by Wheebox, Maharashtra has retained the top position in the list of states with the highest poll of employable talent followed by Uttar Pradesh and Kerala.

S9. Ans.(c)
Sol. Federal Bank has entered into a Bancassurance partnership with Star Health and Allied Insurance Co Ltd as a corporate agent to provide health insurance products for the Bank’s 8.90 million customers across India.

S10. Ans.(e)
Sol. The theme of this year’s International Mountain Day (IMD) on 11 December will be sustainable mountain tourism.

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