Current Affairs Quiz — 07 December 2024
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Where did Union Health Minister J P Nadda launch the 100-day intensified nationwide TB campaign on 7 December 2024?
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Correct answer: C — Panchkula, Haryana
PIB (7 Dec 2024): J P Nadda launched the 100-day intensified nationwide campaign to reduce TB incidence and mortality in Panchkula, Haryana.
The 100-day intensified TB campaign launched on 7 December 2024 focuses on how many of the most affected districts?
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Correct answer: A — 347
PIB (7 Dec 2024): the focused 100-day campaign aims to quickly detect and treat TB patients in the 347 most affected districts across the country.
According to J P Nadda on 7 December 2024, the rate of TB decline in India has risen from 8.3% in 2015 to:
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Correct answer: D — 17.7%
PIB (7 Dec 2024): the rate of TB decline in India has doubled from 8.3% in 2015 to 17.7% today; TB deaths have reduced by 21.4% in the last 10 years.
How much Ni-kshay support has been provided through DBT to TB patients, as stated on 7 December 2024?
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Correct answer: B — Rs 3,338 crore
PIB (7 Dec 2024): Ni-kshay support worth Rs 3,338 crore has been provided through direct benefit transfer to over 1.17 crore TB patients.
Consider the following statements made by J P Nadda on 7 December 2024: 1. Deaths due to TB in India have reduced by 21.4% in the last 10 years. 2. TB is now detected early thanks to a network of over 1.7 lakh Ayushman Arogya Mandirs. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C — Both 1 and 2
Both are correct. PIB (7 Dec 2024): deaths due to TB have reduced by 21.4% in the last 10 years, and TB is detected early thanks to the network of over 1.7 lakh Ayushman Arogya Mandirs.
With which organisation did the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India organise the International Conclave 2024 in New Delhi on 7 December 2024?
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Correct answer: B — INSOL India
PIB (8 Dec 2024) and RBI speech (7 Dec 2024): IBBI in association with INSOL India organised an International Conclave on 'Insolvency Resolution: Evolution & Global Perspective' in New Delhi.
Who was the Chief Guest at the IBBI-INSOL India International Conclave held on 7 December 2024?
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Correct answer: D — M Rajeshwar Rao
PIB (8 Dec 2024): RBI Deputy Governor M Rajeshwar Rao graced the occasion as Chief Guest; Ravi Mital is the IBBI Chairperson. The RBI published his inaugural address dated December 7, 2024.
According to the RBI Deputy Governor at the IBBI conclave on 7 December 2024, the IBC has facilitated pre-admission settlements of underlying debts of over:
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Correct answer: C — Rs 10 lakh crore
PIB (8 Dec 2024): M Rajeshwar Rao emphasised the IBC's role in improving bank asset quality and facilitating substantial pre-admission settlements of underlying debts of over Rs 10 lakh crore.
Which port celebrated its silver jubilee in Chennai on 7 December 2024?
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Correct answer: A — Kamarajar Port
PIB (7 Dec 2024): Sarbananda Sonowal spoke at the silver jubilee celebrations of the Kamarajar Port in Chennai.
What is the cost of the capital dredging and Integrated Command and Control Centre at Kamarajar Port whose foundation stone was laid on 7 December 2024?
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Correct answer: D — Rs 545 crore
PIB (7 Dec 2024): the Minister laid the foundation stone for capital dredging and an Integrated Command and Control centre at Kamarajar port at a cost of 545 crores.
At the Kamarajar Port silver jubilee on 7 December 2024, Sarbananda Sonowal said that by 2047 India will be:
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Correct answer: B — Among the top ten maritime nations in the world
PIB (7 Dec 2024): Sonowal said that by 2047, India will be among the top ten maritime nations in the world.
George Jacob Koovakad, created a Cardinal by Pope Francis on 7 December 2024, was serving as the coordinator of:
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Correct answer: C — The Pope's Apostolic Journeys
Holy See Press Office (7 Dec 2024): among the 21 new Cardinals was George Jacob Koovakad, titular archbishop of Nisibis of the Chaldeans, coordinator of Apostolic Journeys.
How many new Cardinals did Pope Francis create at the Ordinary Public Consistory on 7 December 2024?
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Correct answer: D — 21
Holy See Press Office (7 Dec 2024): the Holy Father held an Ordinary Public Consistory in the Vatican Basilica for the creation of 21 new Cardinals.
Cardinal George Jacob Koovakad, created on 7 December 2024, is incardinated in which Indian archdiocese, according to his official Holy See biography?
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Correct answer: A — Changanacherry
Holy See Press Office biography: Koovakad was born in Chethipuzha, India, on 11 August 1973, ordained in 2004 and incardinated in Changanacherry.
Where did President Droupadi Murmu lay foundation stones for three rail lines and an airport on 7 December 2024?
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Correct answer: D — Rairangpur, Odisha
PIB (7 Dec 2024): the President laid foundation stones for three rail lines, the Tribal Research and Development Centre, Dandbose Airport and a new hospital building at Rairangpur, Odisha.
Which airport's foundation stone did President Murmu lay at Rairangpur on 7 December 2024?
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Correct answer: B — Dandbose Airport
PIB (7 Dec 2024): the President laid the foundation stone for Dandbose Airport among other projects at Rairangpur.
Consider the following about the projects for which President Murmu laid foundation stones at Rairangpur on 7 December 2024: 1. The new Sub-Divisional Hospital building will have a 100-bed facility. 2. Foundation stones were laid for two rail lines. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 only
Only statement 1 is correct. PIB (7 Dec 2024): the new hospital building has a 100-bed facility, and foundation stones were laid for three rail lines (Bangiriposi-Gorumahisani, Buramara-Chakulia and Badampahar-Kendujhargarh), not two.
On which date is Armed Forces Flag Day observed in India, as marked in 2024?
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Correct answer: B — 7 December
PIB (7 Dec 2024): Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh's video message was issued on the occasion of AFFD on December 07, 2024, and the PM marked Armed Forces Flag Day the same day.
According to Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh on 7 December 2024, contributing to the Armed Forces Flag Day Fund helps ensure the welfare of:
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Correct answer: A — Serving and retired soldiers and their families
PIB (7 Dec 2024): Rajnath Singh termed it the collective responsibility of the country to ensure the welfare of the soldiers, both serving and retired, as well as their families.
The 14.2 km Kathua-Boura road inaugurated by Dr Jitendra Singh on 7 December 2024 was built under which scheme?
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Correct answer: A — Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana
PIB (7 Dec 2024): Dr Jitendra Singh inaugurated three roads, including L034-Block Boundary Kathua to Boura under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY); the 14.2 km road caters to the historic Mata Sundri temple.
In the MoU signed with NMDFC on 7 December 2024 to promote entrepreneurship among marginalised communities, DICCI stands for:
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Correct answer: D — Dalit Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry
PIB (7 Dec 2024): the National Minorities Development and Finance Corporation (NMDFC) and the Dalit Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DICCI) signed an MoU to promote entrepreneurship among marginalised communities.
On 7 December 2024, Union Minister Manohar Lal reviewed the power, housing and urban development schemes of which state at Vijayawada?
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Correct answer: C — Andhra Pradesh
PIB (8 Dec 2024): Manohar Lal reviewed the urban development, housing and power sector schemes for the State of Andhra Pradesh at Vijayawada on 7 December 2024.
Which day did Rajiv Gandhi National Aviation University celebrate on 7 December 2024?
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Correct answer: C — International Civil Aviation Day
PIB (7 Dec 2024): RGNAU celebrated International Civil Aviation Day on December 7 in the presence of Civil Aviation Minister Kinjarapu Rammohan Naidu.
Rajiv Gandhi National Aviation University, which held its first convocation on 7 December 2024, is located at:
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Correct answer: A — Fursatganj, Amethi, Uttar Pradesh
PIB (7 Dec 2024): the celebrations and the first convocation of RGNAU took place at Fursatganj, Amethi in Uttar Pradesh.
The Karyakar Suvarna Mahotsav addressed by PM Modi in Ahmedabad on 7 December 2024 marked:
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Correct answer: B — 50 years of BAPS volunteer service
PIB (7 Dec 2024): the PM said the Karyakar Suvarna Mahotsav was an important milestone in the journey of 50 years of service, and praised lakhs of BAPS workers.