1.Which city has been selected as the second venue for the FIH Men’s Hockey World Cup 2023?
a)Puri
b)Cuttack
c)Balasore
d)Rourkela
Answer (d) Rourkela
Odisha’s Rourkela has been selected as the second venue for the FIH Men’s Hockey World Cup 2023 besides the capital city Bhubaneswar.
2.What is the name of the Indian Navy’s second Project 17A stealth guided-missile frigate?
a)Himgiri
b)Aravalli
c)Sahyadri
d)Sivalik
Answer (a) Himgiri
Indian Navy’s second Project 17A Frigate ‘Himgiri’ was launched on December 14, 2020 at the Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Limited (GRSE) in Kolkata. The frigate is the second of the total seven Nilgiri-class Project 17A stealth guided missile frigates that are being constructed for the Indian Navy.
3.Which state has brought into force a land grabbing prohibition Act?
a)Madhya Pradesh
b)Maharashtra
c)Rajasthan
d)Gujarat
Answer (d) Gujarat
The Gujarat state government brought into force the Gujarat Land Grabbing Prohibition Act on December 16, 2020. The Act has been enforced to take strict legal action against land mafias who have illegally occupied land that belongs to the government, common farmers or public trusts and religious organisations.
4.Indian ride-sharing company Ola will be setting up its first electric scooter factory in which state?
a)Karnataka
b)Goa
c)Tamil Nadu
d)Telangana
Answer (c) Tamil Nadu
Ola on December 14, 2020 signed an agreement with the Tamil Nadu state government to set up its first electric scooter factory worth Rs. 2,400 crores.
5.India has decided to collaborate with which nation through a new virtual hub to distribute vaccines?
a)Russia
b)Japan
c)US
d)UK
Answer (d) UK
India has decided to collaborate with the United Kingdom through a new virtual hub for distributing vaccines for Covid as well as for other deadly viruses.
