Current Affairs Quiz — 12 December 2024
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What is the indigenous content of the 12 Su-30MKI aircraft contracted from HAL on 12 December 2024?
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Correct answer: B — 62.6%
PIB (Defence): the aircraft would have an indigenous content of 62.6%, enhanced due to indigenisation of many components.
The 12 Su-30MKI aircraft ordered in December 2024 will be manufactured at which HAL division?
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Correct answer: C — Nasik
PIB (Defence): these aircraft would be manufactured at the Nasik division of HAL.
Under India's Green Steel Taxonomy (December 2024), five-star green-rated steel must have an emission intensity lower than how many tonnes of CO2e per tonne of finished steel?
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Correct answer: A — 1.6
PIB (Steel): five-star green-rated steel has emission intensity lower than 1.6 t-CO2e/tfs; four-star is 1.6-2.0, three-star 2.0-2.2, and steel above 2.2 is not eligible.
Which body is the nodal agency for measurement, reporting and verification and for issuing greenness certificates under India's Green Steel Taxonomy?
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Correct answer: D — National Institute of Secondary Steel Technology
PIB (Steel): the National Institute of Secondary Steel Technology (NISST) shall serve as the nodal agency for MRV and for issuing greenness certificates and star ratings, on a yearly basis.
Consider the following statements about India's Green Steel Taxonomy: 1. India is the first nation to release a taxonomy of green steel. 2. The star-rating thresholds will be reviewed every five years. 3. Steel with emission intensity above 2.2 t-CO2e per tonne of finished steel is not eligible for a green rating. Which of the statements given above are correct?
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Correct answer: C — 1 and 3 only
PIB (Steel): India is the first nation to release a green steel taxonomy, and steel above 2.2 t-CO2e/tfs is not eligible for green rating. Statement 2 is incorrect: thresholds will be reviewed every three years.
As announced in December 2024, India's gross FDI inflows since April 2000 have reached:
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Correct answer: C — $1 trillion
PIB (Commerce & Industry): India's gross FDI inflows have reached $1 trillion since April 2000.
How much FDI did India receive in the first half of FY 2024-25, according to the Commerce Ministry?
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Correct answer: B — $42.1 billion
PIB (Commerce & Industry): FDI rose nearly 26% to $42.1 billion during the first half of the current fiscal year (2024-25).
D. Gukesh defeated which player to win the 2024 FIDE World Chess Championship?
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Correct answer: B — Ding Liren
FIDE: Gukesh D beat defending champion Ding Liren of China 7.5-6.5 to become the new FIDE World Champion.
Where was the 2024 FIDE World Chess Championship match between D. Gukesh and Ding Liren held?
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Correct answer: D — Singapore
FIDE and The Hindu: the match was hosted at Resorts World Sentosa in Singapore, where Gukesh won the final game on 12 December 2024.
Consider the following statements about D. Gukesh's 2024 World Championship win: 1. He won the match 7.5-6.5. 2. He won the decisive 14th game playing with the white pieces. 3. He broke Garry Kasparov's record as the youngest world champion. Which of the statements given above are correct?
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Correct answer: C — 1 and 3 only
FIDE: the final score was 7.5-6.5 and Gukesh played black (Ding Liren had white) in Game 14. The Hindu and The Indian Express: he broke Kasparov's youngest-champion record. Statement 2 is incorrect.
Which DRDO laboratory designed and developed the Indian Light Tank that completed high-altitude firing trials in December 2024?
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Correct answer: A — Combat Vehicles Research & Development Establishment, Chennai
PIB (Defence): the light tank has been defined, designed and developed by CVRDE, the Chennai-based laboratory of DRDO.
Which company is the industry partner manufacturing DRDO's Indian Light Tank?
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Correct answer: D — Larsen & Toubro
PIB (Defence): the Indian Light Tank is manufactured by industry partner Larsen & Toubro Precision Engineering & Systems.
The Coal Gasification Incentive Scheme supports India's goal of achieving 100 million tonnes of coal gasification by which year?
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Correct answer: A — 2030
PIB (Coal): the Coal Gasification Incentive Scheme is integral to India's goal of achieving 100 million tonnes of coal gasification by 2030.
Bharat Coal Gasification and Chemicals Limited (a CIL-BHEL joint venture), awarded ₹1,350 crore under the coal gasification scheme in December 2024, is setting up its ammonium nitrate project in which state?
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Correct answer: D — Odisha
PIB (Coal): BCGCL, a CIL-BHEL joint venture, was awarded ₹1,350 crore for its coal gasification project at Lakhanpur, Odisha, to produce 0.66 MMTPA of ammonium nitrate. The West Bengal and Maharashtra awards were coal-to-SNG and coal-to-ethanol projects.
General Ashok Raj Sigdel, conferred the Honorary Rank of General of the Indian Army on 12 December 2024, is the army chief of which country?
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Correct answer: B — Nepal
PIB (President's Secretariat): President Droupadi Murmu conferred the Honorary Rank of General of the Indian Army on General Ashok Raj Sigdel, Chief of the Army Staff, Nepali Army.
During his December 2024 visit to India, Nepali Army chief General Ashok Raj Sigdel was the Reviewing Officer of the Passing Out Parade at:
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Correct answer: C — Indian Military Academy, Dehradun
PIB (Defence): the COAS of the Nepali Army served as the Reviewing Officer at the Passing Out Parade at the Indian Military Academy, Dehradun, where two Nepali cadets were commissioned.
In December 2024, WADA approved the National Dope Testing Laboratory, New Delhi, as a/an:
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Correct answer: A — Athlete Passport Management Unit
PIB (Youth Affairs & Sports): WADA granted approval for NDTL, New Delhi, as an Athlete Passport Management Unit (APMU) to manage the Athlete Biological Passport.
With NDTL's approval in December 2024, India became part of a group of how many WADA-approved Athlete Passport Management Units worldwide?
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Correct answer: D — 17
PIB (Youth Affairs & Sports): India is now part of a group of the 17 APMUs approved by WADA worldwide.
What is the theme of the 10th World Ayurveda Congress inaugurated in December 2024?
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Correct answer: A — Digital Health: An Ayurveda Perspective
PIB (Ayush): the central theme for WAC 2024 is 'Digital Health: An Ayurveda Perspective'.
Where was the 10th World Ayurveda Congress and Arogya Expo inaugurated on 12 December 2024?
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Correct answer: D — Dehradun
PIB (Ayush): the 10th World Ayurveda Congress and Arogya Expo were inaugurated in Dehradun in the presence of Prataprao Jadhav and CM Pushkar Singh Dhami.
What was India's IIP growth rate for October 2024, as per quick estimates released on 12 December 2024?
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Correct answer: C — 3.5%
PIB (MoSPI): IIP growth for October 2024 was 3.5%, against 3.1% in September 2024; manufacturing grew 4.1% and electricity 2.0%.
On which date of every month are the Quick Estimates of India's Index of Industrial Production released?
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Correct answer: A — 12th
PIB (MoSPI): the Quick Estimates of IIP are released on the 12th of every month (or the previous working day if the 12th is a holiday) with a six-week lag.
Where was the third India-UK Financial Markets Dialogue held on 12 December 2024?
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Correct answer: B — GIFT City, Gujarat
PIB (Finance): the 3rd India-UK Financial Markets Dialogue took place on 12 December 2024 at GIFT City in Gujarat, hosted by the Department of Economic Affairs.
At the India-UK Financial Markets Dialogue in December 2024, direct listing of Indian companies in GIFT IFSC was discussed as a first step towards direct listing on which exchange?
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Correct answer: C — London Stock Exchange
PIB (Finance): delegates explored direct listings of Indian companies in GIFT IFSC as a first step towards direct listing at the London Stock Exchange and other foreign jurisdictions.
What was India's all-India CPI (combined) inflation rate for November 2024, as released on 12 December 2024?
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Correct answer: B — 5.48%
PIB (MoSPI): year-on-year CPI inflation for November 2024 was 5.48% (provisional); rural was 5.95%, urban 4.83%, and October 2024 was 6.21%.
Which item recorded the highest year-on-year inflation at the all-India level in November 2024 CPI data?
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Correct answer: D — Garlic
PIB (MoSPI): the top five items by year-on-year inflation in November 2024 were garlic (85.14), potato (66.65), cauliflower (47.70), cabbage (43.58) and coconut oil (42.13).
Which shipyard built LSAM 14, the seventh Missile cum Ammunition Barge launched for the Indian Navy on 12 December 2024?
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Correct answer: D — SECON Engineering Projects Pvt Ltd
PIB (Defence): LSAM 14 was launched at the west coast launch site of SECON Engineering Projects Pvt Ltd, Visakhapatnam, an MSME shipyard contracted for eight MCA barges.
Where was the Missile cum Ammunition Barge LSAM 14 (Yard 82) launched on 12 December 2024?
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Correct answer: A — Mira Bhayandar, Maharashtra
PIB (Defence): the launch ceremony of LSAM 14 was held on 12 December 2024 at Mira Bhayandar, Maharashtra.
The Regional Centre for Biotechnology, two of whose scientists were named EMBO Global Investigators in December 2024, is located in:
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Correct answer: A — Faridabad
PIB (Science & Technology): two of the five India-based new EMBO Global Investigators are from the Regional Centre for Biotechnology (RCB), Faridabad.
The EMBO Global Investigator Network supports young group leaders in which countries?
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Correct answer: B — Chile, India, Singapore and Taiwan
PIB (Science & Technology): the EMBO Global Investigator Network supports young group leaders in Chile, India, Singapore and Taiwan.