December Current Affairs 2020 Weekly Test -3

Answer-2) Emerging Pathways for Building a Resilient Post COVID-19 Mountain Economy, Adaptation, Innovation & Acceleration
Explanation:
The 9th Sustainable Mountain Development Summit (SMDS IX) organized by Integrated Mountain Initiative (IMI) and hosted by Sustainable Development Forum Uttaranchal (SDFU), Dehradun took place virtually in Dehradun from December 11-14, 2020. The Summit was held on occasion of the United Nations (UN) International Mountain Day 2020. Theme for 2020 SMDS IX – ‘Emerging Pathways for Building a Resilient Post COVID-19 Mountain Economy, Adaptation, Innovation & Acceleration’.

Answer-5) India, Iran, Uzbekistan
Explanation:
On December 14, 2020, The First Trilateral Working Group (TWG) meeting was held virtually between India, Iran & Uzbekistan to discuss the joint use of Chabahar port in Iran to increase regional connectivity within the 3 countries. The meeting was jointly chaired by Sanjeev Ranjan, Secretary (Shipping), Government of India, D. Dehkanov, Deputy Minister of Transport of the Republic of Uzbekistan and Shahram Adamnejad, Deputy Transport Minister of Islamic Republic of Iran.

Answer-1) Edelweiss General Insurance Company Limited
Explanation:
On December 14, 2020 Edelweiss General Insurance Company Limited launched a first of its kind, Open Application Programming Interface(API) Gateway to enable full digital collaboration with its business partners. The authorised partners of Edelweiss General Insurance, with this gateway can integrate the available and new products and services in a speed manner with the technology platform of the company.

Answer-4) Canara Bank
Explanation:
On December 12, 2020 Canara Bank launched ‘FX 4 U’, a new technology(tech) product. This product helps the users of its Internet Banking(IB) to handle forex transactions. This facility enables all the eligible individual customers to undertake remittance facilities as per the Foreign Exchange Management Act(FEMA), 1999. Once the letter of credit (LC) module is activated, the corporate customers can make and submit LC applications with documents through IB.

Answer-4) Uday Kotak
Explanation:
On December 14, 2020 Reserve Bank of India(RBI) approved the reappointment of Uday Kotak as Managing Director(MD) and Chief Executive Officer(CEO) of Kotak Mahindra Bank(KMB) for a period of 3 years effective from 1st January 2021. Uday Kotak is the founder and promoter of KMB. He had served for the past 17 years as the head of KMB. He is currently serving as the president of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) for 2020-21.

Answer-4) Dhordo, Gujarat
Explanation:
On December 15, 2020, Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi undertook a visit to Dhordo in Kutch, Gujarat where he virtually laid the Foundation Stone of several development projects in the State viz. world’s largest hybrid renewable energy (RE) park, a desalination plant and a fully automated milk processing and packing plant. First-of-its-kind world’s largest hybrid RE park, spanning over 72,600 hectares (ha) of waste land with 30,000 megawatt (MW) capacity at near the India-Pakistan border in Kutch, Gujarat. This park will use both wind and solar energy.

Answer-5) Ladakh
Explanation:
On December 15, 2020, Ladakh Buddhist Association (LBA) celebrated the ‘Losar’ festival to mark the beginning of Ladakhi New Year. ‘Losar’ is celebrated in the 11th month of the Tibetan calendar. ‘Tarchen’ – a religious and traditional flag was hoisted to mark the beginning of the new year. ‘Losar’ started as a tradition during the rule of the 9th King of Tibet, King Jamyang Namgyal in the early 17th century.

Answer-4) BPCL SBI Card OCTANE
Explanation:
On December 15, 2020 SBI Cards and Payment Services Limited (SBI Card) and Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd(BPCL) jointly launched ‘BPCL SBI Card OCTANE’, a premium co-branded credit card. The card is designed to offer maximum savings to the affluent customer segment that spends a significant amount on fuel. The cardholder can avail the benefit of the card from more than 17,000 BPCL fuel stations across India. For Fuel spends there is no minimum transaction.

Answer-2) SBI General Insurance Company Limited
Explanation:
On December 15, 2020 SBI General Insurance Company Limited has partnered with IntrCity RailYatri to provide domestic travel Insurance to bus customers who travel through IntrCity RailYatri. Under this partnership, the travel premium charges to the domestic bus travellers have been waived off, i.e., every IntrCity SmartBus traveler can avail complementary travel cover of Rs. 5 Lakhs along with the travel ticket.

Answer-3) 131st
Explanation:
According to the “Human Development Report 2020 – The next frontier: Human Development and the Anthropocene” released by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), India (score of 0.645) was ranked 131 in the list of 189 countries based on Human Development Index (HDI). Norway topped the list with a score of 0.957, the second place was grabbed by 2 countries – Ireland (0.955) and Switzerland (0.955). The report provides HDI ranks for the year 2019. India slipped two spots to 131, it ranked 129 in 2019 HDI.

Answer-1) Odisha, India
Explanation:
After the stupendous success of Odisha Men’s Hockey World Cup in 2018 and the scale at which it was hosted, International Hockey Federation (FIH), had announced last year that the 2023 FIH Men’s Hockey World Cup will be hosted in Odisha, for a second consecutive time, at two venues, Bhubaneswar and Rourkela.

Answer-2) DakPay
Explanation:
As part of ongoing efforts to provide Digital Financial inclusion across India, the DoP and India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) have virtually unveiled a new digital payment app DakPay. Its launch was announced by Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad while its logo was launched by IPPB. It allows users to create Unified Payments Interface (UPI) ID and link multiple accounts across banks through Aadhaar Enabled Payment System (AEPS).

Answer-2) Arunachal Pradesh
Explanation:
Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) chaired by PM Narendra Modi approved the revised cost estimate of the North Eastern Region Power System Improvement Project (NERPSIP) for six states at an estimated cost of Rs 6,700 crore. The 6 states are Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, and Tripura. Arunachal Pradesh is the only North-Eastern State that does not get covered under this project.

Answer-4) Nehru Zoological Park, Telangana
Explanation:
The Nehru Zoological Park (NZP) in Hyderabad, Telangana has become the first in India to acquire ISO (International Organization for Standardization) 9001:2015 Quality Management Standards Certification from Accreditation Service for Certifying Bodies (ASCB) United Kingdom (UK) as the zoo passed the extensive documentation of every activity.

Answer-4) Asia Pacific Vaccine Access Facility (APVAX)
Explanation:
On December 11, 2020 The Asian Development Bank (ADB) launched a $9 billion vaccine initiative, the Asia Pacific Vaccine Access Facility (APVAX). This facility will help its developing member economies to procure and deliver an effective and safe coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine. APVAX uses 2 complementary components to support the vaccine access to developing Asia namely: Rapid Response Component, Project Investment Component.

Answer-3) World Bank
Explanation:
On December 15, 2020 the World Bank has approved 4 India projects worth over $800 million. The projects will support a range of development initiatives that supports the efforts of India to rebuild itself by creating sustainable and resilient economy.
4 Projects Include:
$400 million Second Accelerating India’s COVID-19 Social Protection Response Program
$100 million Chhattisgarh Inclusive Rural and Accelerated Agriculture Growth Project (CHIRAAG)
$68 million Nagaland: Enhancing Classroom Teaching and Resources Project
$250 million Second Dam Improvement and Rehabilitation Project (DRIP-2)

Answer-2) Visa
Explanation:
On December 16, 2020 YES bank partnered with Visa as a payment processor to enhance salaried and YES FIRST account holders’ payment experience. The bank has also introduced a new line of vertical Debit cards under the E-series across Mastercard and VISA cards. This launch enables customers to avail VISA-branded YES bank debit cards along with Mastercard and RuPay branded debit cards.

Answer-3) Shashi Shekhar Vempati
Explanation:
On 16th December 2020, Shashi Shekhar Vempati, CEO of Prasar Bharati was elected as the Vice President of Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union(ABU), one of the World’s largest broadcasting associations. He will be serving for a three-year term, which starts on 1st January 2021. The election was conducted during the 57th ABU General Assembly and Associated Meeting which was conducted as a virtual event due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

Answer-1) Vidyut Mohan
Explanation:
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) announced 7 recipients for the “Young Champions of the Earth” 2020 Prize, Indian Entrepreneur Vidyut Mohan featured in the list for his Social Enterprise “Takachar”. The prize is given to global change-makers who use innovative ideas and ambitious action to solve the world’s most important environmental challenges.

Answer-3) Network
Explanation:
Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has set up ‘NETRA’ (NEtwork for space object TRacking and Analysis) – a dedicated Space Situational Awareness (SSA) Control Centre at ISTRAC (ISRO Telemetry, Tracking and Command Network) Campus at Peenya, Bengaluru. The main objective of NETRA is to protect Indian Space Assets from Space debris close approaches and collisions. Only America, Russia and Europe have similar SSA capabilities to track space objects and share collision warnings.

Answer-3) Cross Border Payments
Explanation:
After the commencement of Test Phase of First Cohort under the Regulatory Sandbox (RS) by Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on November 17, 2020, now the apex bank has announced the opening of the Second Cohort on the theme of “Cross Border Payments”. The theme of the first cohort was “Retail Payments” while for third Cohort, the theme will be “MSME Lending”. This program allows the collaboration of banks, fintech and technology companies to conduct real-time experimental projects under the supervision of the RBI team.

Answer-1) MasterCard
Explanation:
On December 17, 2020 IndusInd Bank in partnership with Mastercard launched its 1st metal credit card, ‘IndusInd Bank Pioneer Heritage Credit Card’. This Contactless Credit Card is designed to meet the needs of High-Net-Worth-Individuals (HNWIs), especially of the affluent Indian professionals and entrepreneurs. It offers a complimentary personal air accident cover of Rs 2.5 crores and insurance cover for a sum up to the credit limit on the card.

Answer-3) Rs. 28000 Cr
Explanation:
On December 17, 2020, a Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) meeting was held under the Chairmanship of Union Minister Rajnath Singh, Ministry of Defence (MoD) in New Delhi where 7 Capital Acquisition proposals regarding military hardware worth Rs. 28,000 Crore were approved. The Government has sanctioned Rs 10,994-crore project for the development of six AEW&C or AWACS Block-2 aircraft for IAF. The DAC also approved the procurement of 11 next-generation Offshore Patrol Vessels for Indian Navy (NGOPVs) worth over Rs 9,000 crore.

Answer-1) Telecommunication
Explanation:
On December 17, 2020 India’s communication satellite CMS-01 was successfully launched by Indian Space Research Organization’s (ISRO) PSLV-C50 (Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle) from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) SHAR, Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh. It will provide Telecom services in the Extended-C band of the Frequency spectrum. The Extended-C band coverage includes Indian mainland, Andaman-Nicobar & Lakshadweep islands. It has a mission life of 7 years and will replace GSAT-12 (Geostationary Satellite) satellite launched in 2011.

Answer-3) Yogasana
Explanation:
On 17th December, 2020 Ministry of AYUSH and Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports jointly announced the formal recognition of Yogasana as a Competitive sport in India. The ministries also plan to conduct ‘National Individual Yogasana Sports Championship’ in February 2021. Yogasana will be included in Khelo India and other University games making its way for National games.

Answer-2) 18th December
Explanation:
The UN’s International Migrants Day is annually observed across the globe on 18th December with an aim to ensure effective and full protection of human rights of the migrants and to spread the information on the human rights and fundamental freedoms of all migrants. The theme of 2020 International Migrants Day is “Reimagining Human Mobility”, which highlights that migration should be a choice and not a necessity.

Answer-4) Union Bank of India
Explanation:
On December 18, 2020, Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) signed a Joint Communique with Ministry of Tribal Affairs (MoTA) and also inked 5 Memorandum of Understandings (MoUs) with TRIFED, ICAR, NSFDC, NAFED and NCDC for the implementation of Pradhan Mantri Formalisation of Micro food processing Enterprises (PM-FME) Scheme. MoFPI signed an agreement with Union Bank of India as nodal bank for PM FME scheme. Union Bank of India would help in transferring the subsidy recevied from Centre and states into loan accounts.

Answer-2) France
Explanation:
On December 17, 2020, the 20th Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) Council of Ministers (COM) Meeting 2020 hosted virtually by United Arab Emirates (UAE) where Indian side was represented by Vellamvelly Muraleedharan, Minister of State (MoS) Ministry of External Affairs (MEA). It should be noted that the UAE is the chair of IORA for a period 2019-2021 on the theme “Promoting a Shared Destiny and Path to Prosperity in the Indian Ocean”. France became the 23rd member of the IORA. Sri Lanka will be the Vice Chair of IORA for the period 2021-23.

Answer-3) April 1, 2021
Explanation:
On December 18, 2020, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has amended the Master Direction (MD) on “Know Your Customer (KYC)”, dated February 25, 2016, by extending the applicability of centralized KYC registry to legal entities (LEs), from individual accounts w.e.f. April 1, 2021. Since 2017, banks, non-banks, and other entities regulated by RBI have been uploading the KYC data of individual accounts opened on or after 1 January 2017 on to the centralized KYC registry (CKYCR).

Answer-5) RuPay
Explanation:
On December 16 2020 National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has introduced RuPay Contactless (Offline) feature, that also provides reloadable wallets within RuPay Card, for daily transit payments. NPCI has also introduced RuPay Contactless (Offline) feature for retail payments on pilot basis. All these additional features will expand the total transaction experience for Rupay cardholders and also transform the overall card payment ecosystem.

Answer-1) Karnataka
Explanation:
On 17th December, 2020 Dominic Raab visited Bengaluru to meet the Chief Minister of Karnataka, B. S. Yediyurappa. They signed multiple Memorandum of Understandings (MoUs) with the state. Karnataka State Higher Education Council (KSHEC) & British Council signed an 1st-its-kind, 3-years MoU to increase bilateral cooperation in higher education sector. o aid mobility of students & faculty exchange across Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in Karnataka and UK. To enhance research & support internationalisation of HEIs.

Answer-1) 111
Explanation:
According to the ‘Human Freedom Index 2020: A Global Measurement of Personal, Civil, and Economic Freedom’ – 6th Annual Report released by Cato Institute of United States & Fraser Institute in Canada, India (overall score of 6.43) ranked 111 in the list of 162 countries. New Zealand (score – 8.87) topped the index followed by Switzerland (score – 8.82) & Hong Kong (score – 8.74). It was prepared by Ian Vásquez and Fred McMahon. India was ranked 94 on the HFI 2019.

Answer-3) Astra MK-I Missile
Explanation:
On December 18, 2020, Union Minister for Defence, Rajnath Singh handed over 3 New Indigenous Systems – Border Surveillance System (BOSS), Indian Maritime Situational Awareness System (IMSAS) & ASTRA MK-I Missile all developed by Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) to the Chiefs of 3 Armed Forces – Indian Navy, Indian Air Force (IAF) & Indian Army at a function held in DRDO Bhawan, New Delhi.
ASTRA Mk-I is a Beyond Visual Range (BVR) Missile capable of being launched from Sukhoi-30, Light Combat Aircraft (LCA), Mig-29 & Mig-29K. It is the 1st Air-to-Air missile developed by India.

Answer-3) Shri P.S. Sreedharan Pillai
Explanation:
On 18th December 2020, M Venkaiah Naidu, Vice President of India virtually released the book titled “Oh, Mizoram”, a collection of poems written by P S Sreedharan Pillai, the Governor of Mizoram. The book is published by Indus Scrolls Press.

Answer-2) Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
Explanation:
On December 17, 2020, Uttar Pradesh (UP) launched India, South Asia’s 1st blockchain-enabled Peer to Peer (P2P) Trading Platform for Rooftop Solar Power Producers in Lucknow, UP. The Pilot project will be implemented by India Smart Grid Forum (ISGF), Power Ledger (Australia based Blockchain technology partner) & Abajyon Consulting. The platform will also be used to set prices, track energy trading in real time & enable settlement of surplus solar energy transactions.

Answer-2) ICICI Bank
Explanation:
On December 19, 2020, IIFL (formerly India Infoline Limited) Home Finance Ltd, the subsidiary of IIFL Finance has joined hands with ICICI (Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation of India) Bank for sourcing and servicing arrangement to provide affordable housing and MSME (Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises) loans.

Answer-5) Asian Development Bank
Explanation:
On December 19, 2020 The Asian Development Bank (ADB) approved a $231 million (Rs 1, 701 core) loan to construct the Lower Kopili Hydroelectric Power (LKHEP) plant in Central Assam, India. This loan is the 3rd and largest tranche of the $300 million (about Rs 2,200 crore) Assam Power Sector Investment Program that was approved by ADB in 2014. This will finance the community-based disaster recovery efforts and resource management.

Answer-2) Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS)
Explanation:
On December 18, 2020, a virtual Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between Indian Navy (IN) and Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS) under the administrative control of the Ministry of Earth Sciences, Government of India on sharing of ocean services, data, and expertise in the field of operational oceanography.

Answer-2) Ratan Tata
Explanation:
The Associated Chambers of Commerce & Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) Foundation Day 2020 was commemorated on December 12, 2020. To mark this occasion, the chamber organized a 5-day virtual event “ASSOCHAM Foundation Week 2020” from 15th to 19th December 2020 on the theme “India’s resilience: Aatmanirbhar roadmap towards a US$5 trillion economy”. During the occasion, Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi delivered the keynote address via video conferencing and also presented “ASSOCHAM Enterprise of the Century Award” to Ratan Tata, who received the award on behalf of the TATA Group.

Answer-2) 63
Explanation:
The World Bank (WB) has released the updated the Ease of Doing Business(EODB) 2018 & EODB 2020 reports after correcting the data irregularities submitted by 4 countries – China, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Saudi Arabia & Azerbaijan. India Ranked 63 in the 17th edition of WB report ‘Ease of Doing Business 2020-Comparing Business Regulation in 190 Economies’ report remains unchanged.

Answer-1) Hyderabad
Explanation:
On December 19-20, 2020, Union Minister Rajnath Singh, Ministry of Defence (MoD) visited Defence Research and Development Organisation’s (DRDO’s) Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Missile Complex in Hyderabad, Telangana. He was accompanied by Union Minister of State (MoS) Gangapuram Kishan Reddy, Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) and G Satheesh Reddy, DRDO Chairman. With this, India becomes the 3rd country to have such a large facility in terms of size and operating capability after the USA (United States of America) and Russia. Rajnath Singh inaugurated India’s first advanced Hypersonic Wind Tunnel (HWT) test facility.

Answer-4) Varma kalai
Explanation:
Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports has approved the inclusion of 4 Indigenous Games – Gatka, Kalaripayattu, Thang-Ta and Mallakhamba as part of 4th Edition Khelo India Youth Games (KIYG) in 2021 set to take place at Panchkula, Haryana. The inclusion will help in preservation, promotion and popularization of these games. Along with the 4 games, Yogasana will also be a part of the Khelo India Youth Games 2021.

Answer-3) Krishna-Godavari River Basin
Explanation:
Reliance Industries Limited (RIL), BP (formerly known as The British Petroleum Company plc) have commenced Gas production from Asia’s Deepest Gas Field ‘R-cluster’ situated in the KG-D6 block, Krishna-Godavari basin of the Bay of Bengal (eastern coast of India). The gas reserve is located at a water depth of greater than 2, 000 meters, making it the deepest offshore gas field in Asia. ‘R-cluster’ is the 1st operational project of the 3 deep-water gas projects that RIL & BP are developing together in the KG-D6 block. The other two projects are Satellites Cluster & MJ Field.

Answer-5) Central Bank of India
Explanation:
On December 21, 2020, the occasion of Central Bank of India’s 110th foundation day, the bank in association with National Payments Corporation of India(NPCI) launched ‘RuPay Select’, a unique variant of contactless debit card. It is the bank’s one-of-its-kind health & wellness focused card. On this occasion, the Central Bank of India also launched FASTAG (for electronic toll collection) in association with OSTA. Cardholders can avail complimentary membership and concessional access to golf courses, gyms, spas and restaurants.

Answer-4) Baroda Military Salary Package
Explanation:
On December 21, 2020 Bank of Baroda(BoB) to offer special customized banking services through ‘Baroda Military Salary Package’ has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Indian Navy and Indian Coast Guard and renewed its existing MoU with the Indian Army. This package was also presented to the Indian Air Force. The bank has covered all 4 Armed Forces under the Ministry of Defence. A similar package was also introduced to Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) by the bank.

Answer-2) –7.3%
Explanation:
On December 22, 2020 The ‘2020-21 Mid-Year Review of the Indian Economy’ of National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER) has forecasted that India’s Gross Domestic Product(GDP) in FY21 will contract by 7.3%(-7.3%) from -12.6% estimated in September 2020 with anticipation that the economy will register marginal growth in the December quarter.

Answer-4) Council of Scientific and Industrial Research–National Geophysical Research Institute (CSIR-NGRI)
Explanation:
On December 21, 2020, a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) was signed between Central Ground Water Board (CGWB), Ministry of Jal Shakti and Council of Scientific and Industrial Research–National Geophysical Research Institute (CSIR-NGRI) headquartered in Hyderabad (Telangana) for use of advanced heliborne geophysical survey and other scientific studies in parts of Rajasthan, Gujarat and Haryana under the Aquifer Mapping Programme.

Answer-1) Tata Memorial Centre
Explanation:
India-Vietnam signed 7 MoUs (Memorandum of Understandings) and also set forth the Joint Vision for Peace, Prosperity and People to guide the future development of India – Vietnam Comprehensive Strategic Partnership. One of them was to promote exchanges in the areas of training and scientific research, health care services, collaboration in diagnosis and treatment for cancer patients, a MoU was inked between Tata Memorial Centre (TMC) and Vietnam National Cancer Hospital.

Answer-3) Narendra Modi
Explanation:
On December 21, 2020, United States (US) President, Donald Trump conferred the ‘Legion of Merit’ (Degree: Chief Commander) to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for Advancement of India-US strategic partnership & steadfast leadership and vision for India’s Emergence as a Global power. The Honor was also bestowed upon Scott Morrison, Prime Minister of Australia & Former Prime Minister of Japan, Shinzo Abe.

Answer-5) Madhya Pradesh
Explanation:
On December 21, 2020, Union Minister for Environment, Forest & Climate Change (MoEFCC), Prakash Javadekar released the ‘Status of Leopards in India, 2018’ report. The report states that India has recorded a 60% rise in Leopard population across the country and it now has 12, 852 Leopards. The states Madhya Pradesh (3, 421), Karnataka (1, 783) & Maharashtra (1, 690) recorded the most number of leopards.

Answer-4) Glasgow, United Kingdom
Explanation:
This summit also regarded as a “sprint to Glasgow” as the 26th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 26) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is scheduled to take place from 1–12 November 2021 in Glasgow, Scotland. It will be hosted by the UK in partnership with Italy.

Answer- 4) Bhasan Char Island
Explanation:
Amid concerns being raised about safety and consent of refugees, Bangladesh has begun moving Rohingya families from refugee camps near Ukhia in Cox’s Bazar district of Bangladesh to Bhasan Char – an island formed from a build-up of silt in the Bay of Bengal only 20 years ago.

Answer-5) Gland, Switzerland
Explanation:
The headquarters of International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) located at Gland, Switzerland.

Answer-1) Assam
Explanation:
A special team of experts set up by the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change will visit the Dehing Patkai Elephant Reserve, Assam on 15 or 16 December to investigate the recent incidents of elephants dying from Anthrax.

Answer-1) Montreal, Canada
Explanation:
The Headquarters of World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) located at Montreal, Canada.

Answer-5) Radhanagar Wildlife Sanctuary
Explanation:
Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray announced that 25 crore rupees will be provided in the first phase for the development of Dajipur Sanctuary, which is part of the Radhanagari Wildlife Sanctuary in Kolhapur district.

Answer-3) New Delhi
Explanation:
In a bid to popularise the sport of Squash, the Government of India has sanctioned the construction of six new courts at the Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium in New Delhi. The venue, which had hosted the inaugural Asian Games in 1951, is known for its hockey facility and now squash will be part of the complex.

Answer-1) Hawaii
Explanation:
Kīlauea is an active shield volcano in the Hawaiian Islands. Historically, Kīlauea is the most active of the five volcanoes that together form the island of Hawaii.

Answer-3) Bihar
Explanation:
Bodh Gaya is a village in the northeast Indian state of Bihar. Considered one of the most important Buddhist pilgrimage sites, it’s dominated by the ancient brick Mahabodhi Temple Complex, built to mark the site where the Buddha attained enlightenment beneath a sacred Bodhi Tree.

Answer-5) Hanoi
Explanation:
Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam, is known for its centuries-old architecture and a rich culture with Southeast Asian, Chinese and French influences.