Daily Current Affairs Quiz 12th December, 2024

The Daily Current Affairs Quiz is tailored to help aspirants evaluate their knowledge of significant national and international developments. By participating, candidates can enhance their understanding of essential areas like politics, economics, science, technology, and global affairs, which are integral to exams like SSC, Banking, and State-level tests.

Q1. Which team won the 20th Asian Women’s Handball Championship 2024?

(a) India

(b) China

(c) Japan

(d) Kazakhstan

Q2. India finished in _____ the 20th Asian Women’s Handball Championship 2024.

(a) Winner

(b) Runner Up

(c) Sixth

(d) Third

Q3. Trump nominated Harmeet Dhillon to which post?

(a) An Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights

(b) U.S. Attorney

(c) Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation

(d) Senator

Q4. Which individual gets recognition in the Lifetime Achievement category in the 2024 Champions of the earth award?

(a) Gabriel Paun

(b) Lu Qi

(c) Sonia Guajajara 

(d) Madhav Gadgil

Q5.  Who Assumes Additional Charge as Revenue Secretary?

(a) Vandana Gurnani

(b) Harinath Mishra

(c) Ajay Seth

(d) Devesh Chaturvedi

Q6. On which day foundation day of UNICEF is observed?

(a) 10th December

(b) 11th December

(c) 12th December

(d) 13th December

Q7. Scientists discovered a new damselfish species named Chromis abadhah at which place?

(a) Mauritius

(b) Indonesia

(c) Java Island

(d) Maldives

Q8. Which State tops in employability rate according to the India Skills Report 2025?

(a) Karnataka

(b) Andhra Pradesh

(c) Maharashtra

(d) Tamil Nadu

Q9. Eaglenest Bird Festival annual fest celebrated in which state?

(a) Meghalaya

(b) Arunachal Pradesh

(c) Mizoram

(d) Sikkim

Q10. Which institution secured the top position among Indian universities in the QS Sustainability Rankings 2025?

(a) IIT Bombay

(b) IIT Delhi

(c) IIT Kharagpur

(d) Indian Institute of Science

S1. Ans. (c)

Sol. The 20th Asian Women’s Handball Championship 2024 concluded in a spectacular fashion on December 10, 2024, with Japan clinching their second-ever championship title by defeating South Korea 25-24 in a thrilling final. 

S2. Ans. (c)

Sol. China has defeated India in the fifth place match and India finished sixth in the 20th Asian Women’s Handball Championship 2024.

S3. Ans. (a)

Sol. Harmeet Kaur Dhillon, a prominent Indian-American lawyer, has been nominated by US President-elect Donald Trump as the Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights at the Department of Justice.

S4. Ans. (d)

Sol. Madhav Gadgil, a veteran ecologist, has been named a 2024 ‘Champion of the Earth’ by UNEP for his lifetime achievements in environmental protection. 

S5. Ans. (c)

Sol. The government has assigned Economic Affairs Secretary Ajay Seth the additional charge of Revenue Secretary following the appointment of Sanjay Malhotra as the new Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor. 

S6. Ans. (b)

Sol. United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) founded on December 11, 1946 marks the founding of UNICEF by the United Nations General Assembly under the leadership of Ludwik Rajchman, a prominent public health expert.

S7. Ans. (d)

Sol. Scientists achieved an extraordinary scientific milestone in the Maldives with the discovery of a new damselfish species named Chromis abadhah. This groundbreaking finding was the result of an international collaboration of marine scientists, who uncovered the species inhabiting the deep-sea coral reefs in the mesophotic zone of the Maldives.

S8. Ans. (c)

Sol. As per India Skills Report 2025, Maharashtra tops the list in terms of employability rate followed by Delhi, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Kerala.

S9. Ans. (b)

Sol. Eaglenest Bird Festival, a celebrated event in Arunachal Pradesh, celebrates the region’s unique biodiversity, and it also plays an essential role in promoting sustainable eco-tourism and community-driven conservation efforts.

S10. Ans. (b)

Sol. IIT Delhi secured the top position among Indian universities, ranking 171st globally, with an impressive rise of 255 places from its previous ranking of 426th.