30th December by Dr.

Gaurav Garg

Q1) What is the name of the solid propulsion rocket engine which was successfully test-fired by the
Skyroot Aerospace?
A.Kalam-5 B.Bhabha-1
C.Arya-3 D.Aditya-5

Q2) The two-day naval passage exercise PASSEX in the South China Sea was held between India and which country?
A.Indonesia B.Philippines
C.Singapore D.Vietnam

Q3) Who is the author of the book “Sutranivednachi sutra- ek anbav”?

A.Sneha Sinha B.Roopa Chari
C.Anandi Khatri D.Tina Anand

Q4) Who has won the Sir Garfield Sobers Award for ICC Male Cricketer of the Decade?
A.Steve Smith B.David Warner
C.Virat Kohli D.Rashid Khan

● Virat Kohli wins the Sir Garfield Sobers Award for ICC Male Cricketer of the Decade.
● Steve Smith is ICC Men’s Test Cricketer of the Decade.
● Virat Kohli is ICC Men’s ODI Cricketer of the Decade.
● Rashid Khan is ICC Men’s T20I Cricketer of the Decade.
● MS Dhoni wins ICC Spirit of Cricket Award of the Decade.
● Ellyse Perry wins the Rachael Heyhoe-Flint Award for ICC Female Cricketer of the Decade.
● Ellyse Perry is ICC Women’s ODI Cricketer of the Decade.
● Ellyse Perry is ICC Women’s T20I Cricketer of the Decade.

Q5) S L Dharme Gowda, who passed away recently, was the Deputy Chairman of the Legislative Council of which state?
A.Odisha B.Karnataka
C.Andhra Pradesh D.Tamil Nadu

● Padma Shri winning Veteran Dance Historian Sunil Kothari, passes away at 87.

Q6) Which country has decided to set up a nuclear reactor on the surface of the moon by 2026?
A.China B.Australia
C.Russia D.United States

Q7) An iceberg A68a which split off from Antarctica’s Larsen C ice shelf in July 2017 has been drifting towards which
island?
A.South Georgia B.Saint Helena
C.Barbados D.Falkland Islands

Q8) Which state has launched the Navaratnalu-Pedalandariki Illu (Nine jewels - housing for all the poor) programme?
A.Kerala B.Odisha
C.Andhra Pradesh D.Telangana

Q9) Which country has launched a new remote sensing satellite Yaogan-33?
A.South Korea B.China
C.Israel D.Japan

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Q10) In Pursuit of Justice is an autobiography of which among the following?
A.Rajinder Sachar B.H.J Kania
C.Chand Mahajan D.Vineet Saran

Q11) Which state will take punitive action against owners of vehicles displaying caste identities?
A.Madhya Pradesh B.Bihar
C.Uttar Pradesh D.Chhattisgarh

Q12) Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and which Ministry together have launched a Contest
to strengthen CoWIN?
A.Ministry of Home Affairs B.Ministry of Commerce and Industry
C.Ministry of Earth Sciences D.Ministry of Electronics and IT

Q13) KVIC has commissioned a Monpa handmade paper making unit in which city?
A.Shillong B.Tawang
C.Kohima D.Agartala

Q14) Which among the following has launched an innovation challenge in partnership with DPIIT to develop portable
devices for water testing ?
A.National Jal Jeevan Mission B.National Mission for Clean Ganga
C.Ministry of Jal Shakti D.NITI Aayog

Q15) Tesla Motors will enter Indian Market in 2021. Who is the CEO of Tesla Motors?
A.Jim Farley B.Ralf Brandstaetter
C.Elon Musk D.Drew Baglino

Q16) The Defence Ministry has granted 'green channel status‘ to which defence company?
A.Bharat Dynamics Ltd B.L&T Defence
C.Mahindra Defence Systems D.Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers

Q17) Who is the author of the book I Came Upon a Lighthouse: A Short Memoir of Life with Ratan
Tata?
A.Sundeep Khanna B.Varun Sood
C.Smarak Swain D.Shantanu Naidu

Q18) River cruise 'Brahmaputra'r Mukuta’ has been inaugurated in which state?
A.West Bengal B.Meghalaya
C.Assam D.Sikkim

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