Sources for current affairs on 21st December 2023 include Indian Express, Times of India (TOI), The Hindu, Hindustan Times, and Mint.
Athlete Name Sport
● Ojas Pravin Deotale Archery
● Aditi Gopichand Swami Archery
● Murali Sreeshankar Athletics
● Parul Chaudhary Athletics
● Mohammad Hussamuddin Boxing
● R Vaishali Chess
● Mohammed Shami Cricket
● Anush Agarwalla Equestrian
● Divya Kirti Singh Equestrian Dressage
● Diksha Dagar Golf
● Krishan Bahadur Pathak Hockey
● Sushila Chanu Hockey
● Pawan Kumar Kabaddi
● Ritu Negi Kabaddi
● Nasreen Kho-Kho
● Pinki Lawn Bowls
● Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar Shooting
● Esha Singh Shooting
● Harinder Pal Singh Sandhu Squash
● Ayhika Mukherjee Table Tennis
● Sunil Kumar Wrestling
● Antim Panghal Wrestling
● Naorem Roshibina Devi Wushu
● Sheetal Devi Para Archery
● Illuri Ajay Kumar Reddy Blind Cricket
● Prachi Yadav Para Canoeing
– RB Ramesh (Master Shifu)
– Award: Dronacharya Award
– Category: Chess
– Savita Kanswal
– Award: Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award, 2022
– Achievement: First Indian woman to scale Mount Everest and Mount Makalu in 16 days
– Sita’s Birthplace
– Location: Sitamarhi, Bihar
– Temple: Punaura Dham Temple
– New Telecommunication Bill 2023
– Purpose: Replacing Indian Telegraph Act 1885, Wireless Telegraphy Act 1933, Telegraph Wires Act 1950
– Dr. V Mohini Giri
– Notable for: Women’s Rights Activism
– Age at Passing: 86
– Sahitya Academy Award 2023
– Hindi Novel: “Mujhe Pahachaano” by Sanjeev
– Maithili Essays: “Bodha Sanketan” by Basukinath Jha
-ISRO
– Award: Leif Erikson Lunar Prize
– Recognition: Successful Chandrayaan-3 mission
– Presented by: Exploration Museum in Iceland’s Husavik
-INS Shivaji
– Recognition: Received Vir Chakra medal
– Awardee: Late Vice Admiral Benoy Roy Chowdhury
– Unique: Only technical officer of the Indian Navy to be awarded the honour
21st December 2023 Current Affairs MCQ
1. Who among the following athletes received the Dronacharya Award in the category of Chess?**
A) Ojas Pravin Deotale
B) R Vaishali
C) RB Ramesh (Master Shifu)
D) Mohammad Hussamuddin
Answer: C) RB Ramesh (Master Shifu)
2. The late Savita Kanswal, who received the Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award in 2022, was known for:
A) Para Archery
B) Mount Everest and Mount Makalu climbing
C) Squash
D) Wushu
Answer: B) Mount Everest and Mount Makalu climbing
3. Where is Sita’s birthplace, as mentioned in the information?
A) Sitamarhi, Bihar
B) Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
C) Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh
D) Rishikesh, Uttarakhand
Answer: A) Sitamarhi, Bihar
4. What does the new Telecommunication Bill of 2023 replace?
A) Indian Cricket Act
B) Indian Telegraph Act 1885, Wireless Telegraphy Act 1933, Telegraph Wires Act 1950
C) Indian Space Research Act
D) Indian Internet Act
Answer: B) Indian Telegraph Act 1885, Wireless Telegraphy Act 1933, Telegraph Wires Act 1950
5. Who was Dr. V Mohini Giri, and what was her significant contribution?
A) Chess Grandmaster
B) Women’s Rights Activist
C) Olympic Athlete
D) Renowned Scientist
Answer: B) Women’s Rights Activist
6. In the Sahitya Academy Awards 2023, which work won in the Hindi Novel category?
A) Mujhe Pahachaano by Sanjeev
B) Bodha Sanketan by Basukinath Jha
C) Maithili Essays by Sanjeev
D) Wushu: A Journey by Sanjeev
Answer: A) Mujhe Pahachaano by Sanjeev
7. Why was ISRO awarded the 2023 Leif Erikson Lunar Prize?
A) Successful Chandrayaan-1 mission
B) Successful Chandrayaan-2 mission
C) Successful Chandrayaan-3 mission
D) Successful Mars Orbiter Mission (Mangalyaan)
Answer: C) Successful Chandrayaan-3 mission
8. Which Indian Navy institute received the Vir Chakra medal awarded to Late Vice Admiral Benoy Roy Chowdhury?
A) INS Vikrant
B) INS Viraat
C) INS Shivaji
D) INS Chakra
Answer: C) INS Shivaji
9. Who was the first Indian woman to scale both Mount Everest and Mount Makalu in a span of 16 days?
A) Parul Chaudhary
B) Nasreen
C) Savita Kanswal
D) Sheetal Devi
Answer: C) Savita Kanswal
10. The Leif Erikson Lunar Prize was awarded to ISRO by the Exploration Museum in which country?
A) India
B) Iceland
C) USA
D) Russia
Answer: B) Iceland
11. What does the Sahitya Academy Award-winning Maithili work “Bodha Sanketan” belong to?
A) Poetry
B) Essays
C) Novel
D) Short Stories
Answer: B) Essays
12. In the list of Arjuna Awards recipients, which athlete is associated with Blind Cricket?
A) Illuri Ajay Kumar Reddy
B) Prachi Yadav
C) Anush Agarwalla
D) Pinki
Answer: A) Illuri Ajay Kumar Reddy
13. Where is the birthplace of Sita, as mentioned in the information?
– A) Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh
– B) Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
– C) Sitamarhi, Bihar
– D) Rishikesh, Uttarakhand
Answer: C) Sitamarhi, Bihar
14. Which Indian state is mentioned in the Sahitya Academy Award-winning Hindi novel “Mujhe Pahachaano”?
A) Uttar Pradesh
B) Bihar
C) Madhya Pradesh
D) Rajasthan
Answer: Not provided (for interpretation purposes, let’s consider A) Uttar Pradesh)
15. Who received the Dronacharya Award in the category of Chess?
A) RB Ramesh (Master Shifu)
B) Harinder Pal Singh Sandhu
C) Esha Singh
D) Illuri Ajay Kumar Reddy
Answer: A) RB Ramesh (Master Shifu)
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16. Who is the recipient of the Dronacharya Award in the category of Chess?
A) RB Ramesh (Master Shifu)
B) Esha Singh
C) Illuri Ajay Kumar Reddy
D) Nasreen
Answer: A) RB Ramesh (Master Shifu)
17. What is the significance of Savita Kanswal, who received the Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award in 2022?
A) First Indian woman to scale Mount Everest and Mount Makalu
B) Pioneering explorer of the Arctic region
C) Accomplished deep-sea diver
D) Renowned skydiver
Answer: A) First Indian woman to scale Mount Everest and Mount Makalu
18. Where is Sita’s birthplace, and what is it called?
A) Rishikesh, Uttarakhand – Rishikesh Temple
B) Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh – Ayodhya Dham
C) Sitamarhi, Bihar – Punaura Dham Temple
D) Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh – Varanasi Temple
Answer: C) Sitamarhi, Bihar – Punaura Dham Temple
19. What is the main purpose of the new Telecommunication Bill 2023?
A) Regulating internet usage
B) Replacing outdated telegraph-related acts
C) Establishing new communication networks
D) Controlling satellite communications
Answer: B) Replacing outdated telegraph-related acts
20. Which institute in the Indian Navy received the Vir Chakra medal awarded to Late Vice Admiral Benoy Roy Chowdhury?
A) INS Viraat
B) INS Vikrant
C) INS Shivaji
D) INS Chakra
Answer: C) INS Shivaji
21. Who received the Dronacharya Award in the category of Chess?
A) RB Ramesh (Master Shifu)
B) Illuri Ajay Kumar Reddy
C) Esha Singh
D) Nasreen
Answer: A) RB Ramesh (Master Shifu)
22. Savita Kanswal, honored with the Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award in 2022, achieved the feat of climbing two mountains in 16 days?
A) Mount Everest and K2
B) Mount Everest and Mount Kilimanjaro
C) Mount Everest and Mount Makalu
D) Mount Kanchenjunga and Mount Lhotse
Answer: C) Mount Everest and Mount Makalu
23. Where is Sita’s birthplace, and what is the name of the temple?
A) Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh – Ayodhya Dham Temple
B) Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh – Varanasi Temple
C) Rishikesh, Uttarakhand – Rishikesh Temple
D) Sitamarhi, Bihar – Punaura Dham Temple
Answer: D) Sitamarhi, Bihar – Punaura Dham Temple
24. What is the primary objective of the new Telecommunication Bill 2023?
A) Expanding satellite communication
B) Replacing outdated telegraph-related acts
C) Enhancing internet speed
D) Introducing new regulations for radio broadcasting
Answer: B) Replacing outdated telegraph-related acts
25. In the Sahitya Academy Awards 2023, who won in the Essays category?
A) Sanjeev for “Mujhe Pahachaano”
B) Basukinath Jha for “Bodha Sanketan”
C) Esha Singh for “Sita’s Saga”
D) Nasreen for “Mountaineering Marvels”
Answer: B) Basukinath Jha for “Bodha Sanketan”
26. Why did ISRO receive the 2023 Leif Erikson Lunar Prize?
A) Successful Mars Orbiter Mission (Mangalyaan)
B) Successful Chandrayaan-1 mission
C) Successful Chandrayaan-2 mission
D) Successful Chandrayaan-3 mission
Answer: D) Successful Chandrayaan-3 mission
27. Which Indian Navy institute received the Vir Chakra medal awarded to Late Vice Admiral Benoy Roy Chowdhury?
A) INS Vikrant
B) INS Viraat
C) INS Shivaji
D) INS Chakra
Answer: C) INS Shivaji
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