Daily Dose of Current Events 13th December Current Quiz

General awareness is often a high-scoring section in competitive exams, requiring less time to answer compared to other sections like reasoning or quantitative aptitude. A well-prepared candidate can maximize their score by focusing on current events. Attempting daily quizzes ensures that you stay consistent with your preparation, making it easier to recall facts and apply them during the exam. For exams like Railway and Defense, specific current events related to technological advancements, government schemes, and defense policies hold special significance.

Q1. Which Country will host the 2034 FIFA Football World Cup?

(a) United Arab Emirates

(b) United States of America

(d) Portugal

Q2. The Khelo India Winter Games 2025 will be hosted by which State/UTs?

(a) Sikkim

(b) Ladakh and J&K

(d) Arunachal Pradesh

Q3. Under which constitution amendment act granted constitutional status to Panchayats as institutions of local self-governance?

(a) 71st

(b) 73rd

(d) 91st

Q4. _______ officially launched its much-anticipated AI video generation model, Sora.

(a) Google

(b) Meta

(d) X (Twitter)

Q5. Which Players won the ICC Player of the Month Award in both categories for November 2024?

(a) Haris Rauf and Danni Wyatt

(b) Jasprit Bumrah and Ellyse Perry

(d) Yashshwi Jaiswal and Megan Schutt

Q6. Which Fast Bowler became the youngest ever player to take 100 wickets in all formats of the game?

(a) Lasith Malinga

(b) Shaheen Afridi

(d) Brydan Carse

Q7. Recently passed The Railways (Amendment) Bill, 2024 grants which powers to the Railway Board?

(a) Executive Powers

(b) Statutory Powers

(d) Concurrent Powers

Q8. Government of India plans to Triple Atomic Power Capacity by which year?

(a) 2027-28

(b) 2034-35

(d) 2031-32

Q9. Who has been named the recipient of the Directors Guild of America (DGA) 2025 Lifetime Achievement Award?

(a) Quentin Tarantino

(b) Ang Lee

(d) Martin Scorsese

Q10. The Smart Cities Mission was launched in which year by the central government of India?

(a) 2019

(b) 2017

(d) 2015

S1. Ans. (c)

Sol. FIFA (Federation Internationale de Football Association) President Giovanni Infantino announced that Saudi Arabia will host the FIFA Football World Club in 2034.

S2. Ans. (b)

Sol. The Khelo India Winter Games 2025 will be held in Leh and Gulmarg in the Union Territories of Ladakh and Jammu and Kashmir.

S3. Ans. (b)

Sol. 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act of 1992, which granted constitutional status to Panchayats as institutions of local self-governance.

S4. Ans. (c)

Sol. OpenAI has officially released its highly anticipated AI video generation model, Sora, for paid subscribers. The model, named Sora Turbo, enables users to create videos up to 20 seconds long in 1080p resolution.

S5. Ans. (a)

Sol. The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced Pakistan’s Haris Rauf and England’s Danni Wyatt-Hodge as the ICC Players of the Month for November 2024.

S6. Ans. (b)

Sol. Shaheen Shah Afridi became the youngest player to take 100 wickets in all formats of the game like Tests, ODIs and T20Is.

S7. Ans. (b)

Sol. The Railways (Amendment) Bill, 2024 grants statutory powers to the Railway Board. The bill aims to subsume the Railway Board Act, 1905, into the Railways Act, 1989, simplifying the legal framework while empowering the Railway Board with statutory powers.

S8. Ans. (d)

Sol. India’s nuclear power capacity has increased from 4,780 MW to 8,081 MW, doubling over the past 10 years. Looking ahead, the government plans to expand the capacity to 22,480 MW by 2031-32, tripling the current total.

S9. Ans. (b)

Sol. Ang Lee, the Taiwanese American filmmaker, has been named the recipient of the DGA 2025 Lifetime Achievement Award for his exceptional contributions to cinema.

S10. Ans. (d)

Sol. The Smart Cities Mission was launched on 25 June 2015 by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi. It aims to enhance the quality of life in 100 selected cities by providing efficient services, robust infrastructure, and a sustainable environment.