Current Affairs Quiz: December 10, 2019
December 10, 2019 May 21, 2021
1. Who has been appointed as a Senior Security Advisor in the Home Ministry?
[A] C. Sylendra Babu
[B] K Vijay Kumar
[C] Walter Devaram
[D] Sandeep Bharadwaj
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Correct Answer: B [K Vijay Kumar]
Notes:
K Vijay Kumar is appointed as a Senior Security Advisor in the Union Home Ministry. He will be advising the Home Ministry headed by Amit Shah on security-related matters of Union Territory of JK and Left Wing Extremism (LWE). K Vijay Kumar, 67, is a 1975-batch officer of the Indian Police Service (IPS). He served as the Director-General of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Director of the National Police Academy in Hyderabad.
2. The 4th India Water Impact Summit was being organized in which city?
[A] New Delhi
[B] Mumbai
[C] Chennai
[D] Hyderabad
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Correct Answer: A [New Delhi]
Notes:
The 4th India Water Impact Summit was held from 5-7 December 2019 at the Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi. The Summit was organized by the Ministry of Jal Shakti and the Centre for Ganga River Basin Management and Studies (cGanga) led by IIT Kanpur. Theme: The theme of the 2019 summit is Valuing Water | Transforming Ganga. The theme focuses on the Financing of High Impact Projects in the water sector.
3. According to recent report, which police station is the best police station of India?
[A] Ajk Burhanpur Police Station
[B] Balasinor Police Station
[C] Aberdeen Police Station
[D] Bakani Police Station
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Correct Answer: C [Aberdeen Police Station]
Notes:
Aberdeen in Andaman and Nicobar Islands is the best police station in India, followed by Balasinor in Gujarat and Ajk Burhanpur in Madhya Pradesh. The government has prepared a list of best performing police stations in the country. These rankings were based on a rage of parameters such as addressing the number of offences related to property disputes, crime against women and crime against weaker sections at a police station.
4. Which state has launched Anti Depredation Squads in forests to avoid human-wildlife conflicts?
[A] Arunachal Pradesh
[B] Nagaland
[C] Assam
[D] Sikkim
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Correct Answer: C [Assam]
Notes:
Aiming to control the human-elephant conflicts, the Assam government launched Anti-Depedration Squads of the state forest department which would be stationed at 15 major human-wildlife conflict districts in order to mitigate the problem and to ensure safety of both humans and wildlife. Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal launched 15 Anti-Depredation Squads during a programme held in state capital Guwahati. The state forest department engaged specially trained 50 frontline staff to handle conflict situations.
5. Which railway station has become the 5500th station of India to get free wifi facility?
[A] Hazaribagh Railway Station
[B] Arigada Railway Station
[C] Mahuamilan Railway Station
[D] Ranchi Railway Station
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Correct Answer: C [Mahuamilan Railway Station]
Notes:
Jharkhand’s Mahuamilan railway station has become the latest among these to get the facility. Mahuamilan station becomes the country’s 5500th station to get free wifi facility. Free Wi-Fi service to passengers are being provided under RailWire. The Railways began the service of providing free WiFi at their stations from January 2016 from the Mumbai Central station.
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