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Top 10 Current Affairs Questions with Answers: 18th December 2020
👉 (1)
'Himgiri' is a stealth frigate developed by the Garden Reach Shipbuilders and
Engineers (GRSE) for the Indian Navy under Project 17A and on which dates were
it launched?
Answer
- 14 December 2020 ✔️
Important Point
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'Himgiri' is a
stealth frigate developed under Project 17A by Garden Reach Shipbuilders
and Engineers (GRSE) for the Indian Navy and was launched on 14 December 2020.
About Project
17A:
Himgiri is part
of three stealth frigates being developed by GRSE.
Ships under the
P17A project has a displacement capacity of about 6,670 tonnes.
The project is
being built at two locations simultaneously, at GRSE and Mazgaon Docks in
Mumbai and its information provider for technology upgrades and capacity the addition is FinCenterie, Italy.
👉 (2)
Department of Posts (DoP) and India Post Payments Bank (IPPB). ……………. Launched
a new digital payment app named?
Answer:
Postpay ✔️
Important Point
-
The Department
of Posts (DoP) and India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) launched a new digital
payment app named 'Dakpay'.
description:
The app has
been launched in an effort to provide end-to-end digital financial inclusion
across India.
The app is a
group of digital financial and ancillary banking services provided by India
Post and IPPB through the extensive network of Department of Posts spread
across the country.
About India
Post Payments Bank:
India Postal
Payment Bank (IPPB) was established under the Department of Posts, Ministry of
Communications and is wholly owned by the Government of India.
It was launched
on 1 September 2018 by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi.
👉 (3) ……………
.. Lunar specimens have not been brought to Earth by the country?
Answer:
Japan ✔️
Important Point
-
By 2020, only
three countries, namely the United States, the Russian Federation and China,
have successfully brought lunar (moon) samples back to Earth.
description:
The Chinese
spacecraft, the Chang'-5 probe, has brought soil samples from the lunar surface
to Earth.
The Chang'e-5 for investigation was launched on November 24, 2020, and was expected to take a
total of 23 days.
The mission of
touching the lunar surface on 1 December was aimed at collecting 2 kg of
samples.
👉 (4) ……………
.. Vigyan Yatra is organized by the Ministry?
Answer:
Indian Union of Cultural Sciences
✔️
Important Point
-
Vigyan Yatra is
organized by the Indian Federation of Cultural Sciences, (IACS), Kolkata to
promote activities under the Indian Science Festival.
description:
The sixth
edition of the Indian International Science Festival will be held on virtual
forums from 22 to 25 December 2020 in this unpredictable environment of the
Kovid-19 pandemic.
Under the
Vigyan Yatra, the Ministry of Science and Technology flagged off the mobile science
exhibition vans across the country to develop the culture of science and
promote scientific temperament.
👉 (5) ……………. Has
decided that it will open an Automatic Banknote Processing Center (ABPC) in
Jaipur?
Answer
- Reserve Bank of India (RBI) ✔️
Important Point
-
The Reserve
Bank of India (RBI) has decided that it will open an Automatic Banknote
Processing Center (ABPC) in Jaipur.
Receipt,
storage and dispatch of notes will be done from this center.
description:
The objective
of this initiative is to deal with the increasing trend of demonetization.
This center
will work for the receipt, storage, and forwarding of banknotes. The functioning
of ABPC also involves the processing of received notes of currency chests and bank
branches and destroying bad notes automatically.
The center will
keep a stock of about 15 days of bad notes and provide corresponding
processing.
👉 (6) ……………
.. The Prime Minister of the country will be the Chief Guest of India in 2021
Republic Day?
Answer:
Great Britain ✔️
Important Point
-
The Prime
Minister of Great Britain, Boris Johnson, will be the Chief Guest for 2021
Republic Day.
description:
The visit will
be Boris Johnson's "first major bilateral visit" on Republic Day as
he took office in 2019.
Boris Johnson
will be only the second British leader to participate in the Republic Day
Parade in Delhi since the last British Prime Minister in India in 1993 was John
Major in 1993.
👉 (7) The
world's largest hybrid renewable energy park …………… .. to be set up in the
state?
Answer:
Gujarat ✔️
Important Point
-
The world's
largest hybrid renewable energy park will be set up in the Kutch district of
Gujarat.
description:
The foundation
stone of the project was laid on 15 December 2020 by Prime Minister Narendra
Modi.
The park has a capacity of 30,000 MW and spread over an area of more than 72,600 hectares
along the border of India and Pakistan, the park will have a dedicated hybrid
park area for wind and solar energy storage.
The project is
being set up by the Government of Gujarat in collaboration with private companies
like Adani Group and Suzlon.
👉 (8) Meteor the shower usually occurs in ……………… .. a month?
Answer:
December ✔️
Important Point
-
The origin of
the Geminids meteorites is not a comet, but an asteroid or an extinct comet
known as the 3200 Phaethon.
description:
The 3200
Phaethon asteroid was discovered on 11 October 1983 and has a range of 2.5 km.
The asteroid is
named Phaethon after the Greek myth of the son of the sun-god Helios.
The meteor shower typically occurs in December and is named after the Gemini
constellation.
Geminids travel
at a speed of 35 km / s or 78,000 mph which is 1000 times faster than a
leopard.
👉 (9) ………….
‘Angara A5’ space rocket has been launched by the country?
Answer:
Russia ✔️
Important Point
-
Russia's space
agency Roskosmos has successfully tested the Angara A-5 Space Rocket. -
Angara rockets
will enable Russia to launch geostationary orbiting satellites.
This rocket
uses environmentally friendly fuel.
👉 (10) Which
year has been designated as the 'International Year of Creative Economy for
Sustainable Development'?
Answer
– 2021 ✔️
Important Point
-
The year 2021
has been designated as the 'International Year of the Creative Economy for
Sustainable Development'.
description:
The year was
declared in 2019 at the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly.
The main
sponsor of the proposal was Indonesia and was presented by a global group of
countries including Mongolia, Indonesia, Thailand, Australia, India, the
Philippines and China.
Why in the
news?
The United
Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) will launch
an award in the field of 'Creative Economy' in the name of Bangabandhu Sheikh
Mujibur Rahman.
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