1. On which of the following days is
Indian Navy Day celebrated?
a. 03 December
b. 04 December
c. 05 December
d. 06 December
Answer: b. 04 December
Every year, Indian Navy Day is celebrated on 04 December. This day is
celebrated by the Indian Navy to commemorate the victory of the Indian Navy in
the Indo-Pak war of 1971. The Pakistani army attacked on the Indian border
on 3 December 1971. After this, the Indian Navy completely destroyed
Pakistan’s Karachi port. Commemorating the strength and bravery of the
Indian Navy, Indian Navy Day is celebrated every year on 4 December.
2 . Which railway
station has recently been certified as the first ‘brite right station’ in the
country by FSSAI?
a. Ranchi
b. Gwalior
c. Mumbai Central
d. Patna
Answer: c. The
Mumbai Central
Railway Station has recently been declared the
country’s first ‘Eat Right Station’ by the Mumbai Central Food Safety and
Standards Authority of India (FSSAI). Due to healthy food, hygiene,
drinking water, food waste management, etc. at this station, it has been
declared ‘Eat Right Station’. The objective of this campaign is to provide
clean and healthy food to railway passengers.
3. Recently Russia and
which country inaugurated the cross border gas pipeline named Power of Siberia?
a. China
b. Pakistan
c. Nepal
d. Sri Lanka
Answer: a. China
This pipeline will help China and Russia to replace coal with natural gas and
in addition to heat, this pipeline can also produce electricity. The new
pipeline is a symbol of energy integration in Eurasia as major partners of
Russia and China. Russia’s role has been that of a primary gas supplier in
Europe but the Power of Siberia is the first cross border gas pipeline between
Russia and China.
4. The Central Government
has reduced the limit of onion storage in bulk from 25 tonnes to how many
tonnes?
a. 10 tons
b. 5 tons
c. 15 tons
d. 20 tons
Answer: b. In
view of the rising prices of onions, the Central
Government has changed its storage limit for retail and wholesale
traders. This decision has been taken to increase the availability of
onions in the open market. Earlier, retail traders were allowed to store
10 tonnes and wholesale traders 50 tonnes of onions.
5. What is the name of
Google’s parent company, whose CEO Sundar Pichai has recently become?
a. Alphabet
b. ABCD
c. Techgent
d. Aztec
Answer: a. Alphabet
Google has appointed Indian-origin Sundar Pichai
as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of its parent company
Alphabet. Pichai will replace Larry Page, co-founder of the Internet
giant. Larry Page and Sergey Brin will participate in Alphabet as
co-founders, share holders and members of Alphabet’s board of directors.