ONE LINERS DECEMBER 2017

ONE LINERS DECEMBER 2017

1 DECEMBER 2017
2 DECEMBER 2017

National

• The first time air-to-air refuelling has been carried out on the - Embraer platform
• Indo-Spanish Techno-Commercial agreement signed to implement - RRTS project
• The third Indo-UK joint Army training exercise ‘Ajeya Warrior’ will be conducted in – Rajasthan
• President inaugurates 18th Hornbill festival 2017 at Naga Heritage Village, - Kisama
• Cyclonic storm OCKHI threatens - Kerala coast

International

• Mid-point Review Meeting of Asia and Pacific Decade for Persons with Disabilities will held in – Beijing
• Two earthquakes hit in quick succession: USGS at- Eastern Iran
• India has signed MoU, for cooperation in Agriculture and Phytosanitary issues with - Italy

Person In News

• He has become the first Indian-American to hold press gaggle with reporters on board US Presidential chopper Air Force One - Raj Shah
• The veteran Malayalam film and theatre actor, has passed away at Vazhakulam in Kerala recently - Thodupuzha Vasanthi
• Freedom fighter passes away at age of 89- Saraswati Tripathy

Sports

• She has wins Gold at World Weightlifting Championship - Mariam Chanu
• Indian archers produced an impressive performance, grabbing three gold, four silver and two bronze medals at the - Asian Championships
• Country to host the 7th International Military Sports Council (CISM) Military World Games 2019 - China

General Knowledge

• Every year World AIDS Day is observed across the World – 1^st December

3 DECEMBER 2017

National

• On the occasion of World AIDS Day, on 1 December 2017, launched the National Strategic Plan 2017-24 and Mission - SAMPARK 
• President Ram Nath Kovind inaugurated the 18th edition of the Hornbill Festival at the Naga Heritage Village in – Kisama
• The Minister of State for Home Affairs Shri Kiren Rijiju will inaugurate 7th edition of three day ‘Kathakar: International Storytellers in - New Delhi

International

• India has been awarded with the Certificate of Commendation for its exemplary enforcement action in its regional and global effort at – Geneva
• Country to host ministerial meeting of UNSC on 15th Dec - Japan

Person In News

• Former Chief Justice of India passed away – J S Anand
• He is appointed Chairman of Ordnance Factory Board – S K Chourasia
• Freedom fighter passed away at age of 89 - Saraswati Tripathy

Sports

• She has resigned as national observer for Indian boxing – Mary Kom
• Player to complete 5,000 runs in test cricket – Virat Kohli

General Knowledge

• India has been one of the earliest members of the IMO, having ratified its convention and joined it as a member-state in the year – 1959
• Amchang Wildlife Sanctuary (AWS) is located in which state/UT – Assam

4 DECEMBER 2017

National

• Under the bio design programme, XIth Annual MedTech Summit was organised in - New Delhi
• State Assembly to unanimously passes Kapu Reservation Bill – Andhra Pradesh
• State govt. to set up World’s first IT Campus for differently abled persons - Telangana

International

• The word has been announced as Cambridge Dictionary's Word of the Year 2017 –
  Populism
• Country President calls on Iraq to dismantle all militias - France

Person in News

• She is appointed UNEP Goodwill Ambassador – Dia Mirza
• He is appointed as the new as CEO & MD of Infosys – Salil S Parekh
• He has won wins 2017 DSC Prize for South Asian Literature - Anuk Arudpragasam

Sports

• He has won gold in Asian Luge Championships – Shiva Keshavan
• Hockey World League Final: India lose by 2-3 in their 2nd Pool B match against - England

General knowledge

• Port serves as Iran's only oceanic port, and consists of two separate ports - Chabahar Port
• The Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act is an Act to prevent the infliction of unnecessary pain or suffering on animals was enacted in – 1960
• International Day of Persons with Disabilities is observed on – 3^rd December

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5 DECEMBER 2017

National

• This state got the Award for Best State in Promoting Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities - Chhattisgarh
• This district got the Award for the Best District in Providing Rehabilitation Service to the Persons with Disabilities – Madurai
• This NGO got the Award for the Best Braille Press during the presentation of National Awards for The Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities – National Association for the Blind, Mumbai
• This Day every year is celebrated in India as National Agricultural Education Day since 2015 – December 3
• This state plans to connect all districts in the state with air services - Rajasthan

International

• The two countries conducting the largest-ever joint drill exercise codenamed “Vigilante Ace” – US and South Korea
• This country announced to pull out from the UN’s Global Compact on Migration – United States
• The scientists of this university have developed a software that can identify persons from their DNA in minutes – Columbia University, US

Person in News

• The revision sheet of this person’s foundational work on evolutionary biology – Charles Robert Darwin

Sports

• The country of origin of Getachew Besha who won the Pune International Marathon 2017 – Ethiopia
• This cricketer from Mumbai will lead the Indian team in the ICC U-19 Cricket World Cup 2018 in New Zealand – Prithvi Shaw

General Knowledge

• These three Indian Naval Ships played a crucial role in destroying Karachi Harbour of Pakistan during Operation Trident launched on December 4, 1971 – INS NIpat, INS Nirghat, INS Veer
• This Operation of Indian Navy saw the first use of anti-ship missiles in the Arabian Sea region in 1971 – Operation Trident
• In this year, the Ministry of Social Justice started the National Awards for The Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities – 1969
• In these years Indian U-19 cricket team has won the ICC World Cup – 2000, 2008, 2012
• These two U-19 teams are the joint-most successful team in the history of the U-19 Cricket World Cup – India and Australia
• The full form of UDAN which seeks to connect unserved and under-served airports in different parts of the country – Ude Desh ka Har Nagrik
• In this year the New York Declaration for Refugees and Migrants was adopted by the UN General Assembly (UNGA) – 2016 (September)

6 DECEMBER 2017

National

• State Govt. to pass bill providing death sentencefor rape of girls aged 12 or less – Madhya Pradesh
• UP govt. has asked to include this district in the NCR – Shamli
• 6th International Tourism Mart" (ITM) will begin in - Guwahati, Assam
• The President of India, , presented the Pt Ramnarayan Sharma National Ayurved Award for the years 2008-2014 at - Rashtrapati Bhavan

International

• Exercise taking place in Abu Dhabi to increase combat efficiency, gain more field expertise, between UK US, UAE and France – Flag 4
• He is leading the Indian delegation at the International conference on climate change in Nepal - V K Saraswat

Person In News

• Veteran Actor passed away recently at the of 79 – Shahshi Kapoor
• Only Indian on Fortune’s Businessperson of the Year Top 20 List -  Aditya Puri
• First Sikh Woman Elected as Mayor in the US - Preet Didbal

Sports

• She has won bronze medal at Indoor Archery World Cup in Bangkok– Deepika Kumari
• He has been named as the India's Captain for 2018 U-19 World Cup - Prithvi Shaw

General Knowledge

• Every year Indian Navy Day (IND) is celebrated on – 4^th December
• Rollapadu Wildlife Sanctuary (RWS) is located in - Andhra Pradesh

7 DECEMBER 2017

National

• India successfully test-fires surface-to-air - Akash missile
• Operation launched to rescue Ockhi cyclone affected people – Synergy
• Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare inaugurated the 22nd conference of Asian Harmonisation Working Party(AHWP) at - New Delhi

International

• The 3rd edition of the Dialogue between the NITI Aayog and the Development Research Council of China, the DRC- NITI Aayog Dialogue was held in  - Beijing
• Country has been banned by IOC from Next Winter Games – Russia
• Country has introduced New Virtual Currency Named Petro - Venezuela

Person In News

• She is Honored as UN Environment Global Goodwill Ambassador - Ellie Goulding
• Indian-American Senator Harris Tops Global Thinkers List - Kamala Harris
• The newly appointed President of National Restaurant Association of India - Rahul Singh

Sports

• The country has won first ever South Asian Regional Badminton Championship - India
• The 36th National Rowing Championship was declared open by - Lieutenant General Michael Mathews

General Knowledge

• The first Winter Olympics, was held in Chamonix, France in – 1924
• Every year world soil day is observed on - 5 December

8 DECEMBER 2017

National

• The Minimum Import Price (MIP) fixed by Union Commerce Ministry for imports of peppers – Rs 500/kg
• This State Government has signed an MoU with Hewlett Packard (HP) to provide tele-medicine facilities in remote areas – Uttarakhand
• This State government will launch ‘Guru-Shishya’ programme in all districts of the state – Rajasthan
• The monetary amount given to recipients of Param Veer Chakra (PVC) gallantry award has been raised from Rs. 10,000 per month to – Rs. 20,000 per month
• Monetary allowance attached to ‘Jangi Inam’ (a pre-independence Gallantry Award) has been raised from Rs 500 per month to – Rs. 1000 per month.

International

• India has signed MoU with this country for enhanced cooperation in the health sector – Cuba
• This city has been recognized by the US President Donald Trump as the capital of Israel - Jerusalem
• The Avior Airlines of this country has been banned from European Union skies by the European Aviation Safety Agency – Venezuela
• Times Magazine has named the Person of the Year for 2017 – Silence Breakers

Person in News

• The chairman of 3-member committee set up by National Commission on Minorities (NCM) to study the case of recognizing Hindus as minorities in 8 states – George Kurien (Vice-chairman, NCM)
• The noted South Indian music director, has passed away in Hyderabad on December 6, 2017 – Adithyan
• This Indian cricketer launched UNICEF-ICC’s adolescent campaign “Power of Sports to Shape the Future of Adolescents - Yuvraj Singh

Sports

• This Indian wrestler has resigned as the National Sports Observer over conflict of Interest issue – Sushil Kumar
• This Indian weightlifter broke the national record in +105 kg category at the just-concluded World Weightlifting Championship in Anaheim (US) – Gurdeep Singh

General Knowledge

• Armed Forces Flag Day is observed on 7 December every year since – 1949
• This Act of 1995 of United States (US) provides for the setting up of US embassy in Jerusalem by recognizing it as capital of Israel – Jerusalem Embassy Act
• Until this year, 13 countries had their embassies at Jerusalem – 1980
• Jains were recognized as minorities by the Centre in this year – 2014
• Top three states in the production of pepper in 2016-17 (estimated) – Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu
• The headquarters of the Spices Board of India set up in 1987 is at – Kochi, Kerala

9 DECEMBER 2017

National

• The new method of waste management introduced in Alappuzha – Aerobic Bin
• Fair in India has been recognised by UNESCO as an "intangible cultural heritage of humanity" – Kumbh Mela
• Govt. is aiming 24X7 power for all by March – 2019
• International Conference on Sports Medicine & Sports Sciences inaugurated in – New Delhi

International

• Country to establish robot station on Moon– China
•  Country to host the 46th Congress of the International Hockey Federation (FIH-2018) – India
• Shahzad suspended for doping violation belong to - Afghanistan

Person In News

• Swiggy appointed new CEO of New Supply Business – Vishal Bhatia
• France's biggest rock star passed away at the age of 74 - Johnny Hallyday
• Sixteen-year-old from Syria was awarded the International Children's Peace Prize - Mohamad Al Jounde

Sports

• Bug eyed cartoons are unveiled as the mascots for the – Tokyo Olympics
• Player to gain second position in Test rankings – Virat Kohli
• He has won his 5th Ballon d'Or award as best player - Cristiano Ronaldo

General Knowledge

• The  city known as the "Venetian Capital" of Kerala – Alappuzha

10 DECEMBER 2017

National

• The President of India, Ram Nath Kovind, presented the President’s Colour to the Submarine Arm of the Indian Navy in – Vishakhapatnam
• IAF Mountaineering Team leaves for Mt Vinson to complete- Mission Seven Mountains
• All tax payers are supposed to link Aadhar with PAN latest by – 31- Mar – 2018
• National Conference on E-Courts Project held in - New Delhi
• Giriraj Singh Launches Public Procurement Portal for MSEs - MSME Sambandh

International

• India signed MoU for technical cooperation in the implementation of transport projects with – Germany
• country to host 7th International Ground Water Conference (IGWC-2017) on ground water Vision 2030 - India

Person In News

• He has appointed as the Performance Director for women’s boxing - Raffaele Bergamasco
• He has been appointed as the new Ambassador of India to Turkmenistan - Azar A.H.Khan
• She has been chosen for the 27th edition of Vyas Samman-2017 – Mamta Kalia

Sports

• India won five medals at the 10th Asian Airgun Shooting Championships in - Japan
• She has become the first Indian to win gold at the World Para Swimming Championship 2017 - Kanchanmala Pande

General Knowledge

• India ranks at the position to own SSBN (ship, submersible, ballistic, nuclear) submarine – Sixth
• Mountain Carstenz Pyramid is situated in – Indonesia
• Procurement policy for MSME was launched in – 2012 

11 DECEMBER 2017

National

• Assam govt. hopes to build this as country's cleanest pilgrimage site – Kamakhya
• The Centre has sanctioned Rs. 75 crore for setting up a Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) bottling plant in - Meghalaya
• The ASEAN India Connectivity Summit (AICS) will begin in - New Delhi
• It is  Named Second-Best UNESCO World Heritage Site – Taj Mahal

Banking

• Direct taxes collection surges between April-Nov 2017 to - 14.4%
• India forex reserves jump by $1.2 bn to - $404.14 bn

International

• Country to open three new consular offices in India soon – UAE
• UN rejects U.S. recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of - Israel
• The foreign ministers meet in Cairo over Jerusalem issue - Arab

Person in News

• He is appointed as President Para Sports Foundation - Sarvesh Tiwari
• She has bagged the award for Best Actress (Critics) – Vidhya Balan
• He has won the Best Actor Award (Critics) – Rajkumar Rao

Sports

• He will lead Indian team at ODI World Cup for the Blind – Ajay Kumar reddy
• The country will reach 121 points and edge South Africa on decimal points if they take a 1-0 lead in the series - India

General Knowledge

• The Darrah National Park (DNP) is located in – Rajasthan
• Every year 10 December is observed as the- Human Rights Day

12 DECEMBER 2017

National

• This railway station has become India’s first energy efficient ‘A1 Category’ station – Kacheguda
• The total cost of the Khelo India programme to be launched for the period 2017-18 to 2019-20 is – Rs 1756 crore
• The amount of annual scholarship which an athlete will get for 8 years under a new Pan India Scholarship Scheme to be launched soon – Rs 5 lakh
• This India’s largest non-insurer company will execute health insurance for about 1 crore poor families across Maharashtra and Rajasthan – New India Assurance Company Ltd (NIACL)

International

• The researchers at this university have developed an underwater robot ‘MantaDroid’ for underwater mapping and surveillance – National University of Singapore
• The name of hydrogel developed by researchers at University of Southern California (USC) to treat eye injuries – PNIPAM [poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)]

Sports

• Union Sports Ministry intends to celebrate this year as Year of Sports – 2018
• This country won the Bronze of the Hockey World League final played at Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneshwar – India
• This place is hosting the 10th Asian Airgun Championship - Wako City, Japan
• The total number of medals won by Indian divers at the Indonesia Open Aquatic Championship in Jakarta – 5 (1G, 3S and 2B)

Person in News

• This renowned agricultural scientist was conferred with the Yerarignar Award by Vice President of India M Venkaih Naidu – Prof MS Swaminathan
• This Hindi literary critic has been chosen for the Vyas Samman for the year 2017 – Mamta Kalia

General Knowledge

• The community from which Kacheguda railway station derives its name is – Kachi community
• Bhamasha Swasthya Bima Yojana (BSBY) is being implemented in this state – Rajasthan
• In this year the National Food Security Act (NFSA) came into effect – 2013 (12 September)
• The first winner of Vyaas Samman given by KK Birla Foundation is – Ram Vilas Sharma

13 DECEMBER 2017

National

• Hon’ble Minister of Law & Justice and Electronics & Information Technology inaugurated the “NIC-CERT”, in – New Delhi
• Union Health Minister J P Nadda launches new initiative on Universal Health Coverage Day – Laqshya
• 15th RIC Foreign Minister Meet held in - New Delhi
• Logo and tagline contest for ‘National Nutrition Mission’ launched by - Ministry of Women & Child Development

International

• The country to lift ban on movie theatres after 35 years – Saudi Arabia
• He has directed NASA to send Americans to the Moon for the first time in decades – Donald trump
• One of the leading French baby milk maker orders recall over salmonella fears – Lactalis
• Russia has signed final contract for building of Egypt's first nuclear power plant in – Cairo
• The name of the defence pact with submarine drones launched by EU - PESCO

Sports

• He claims Youth Olympics Games spot with gold - Saurabh Chaudhary
• Country has clinched bronze at the Hockey World League (HWL-2017) tournament - India

Person in News

• An eminent scientist and educationsit, passed away after a massive heart attack recently – Lalji Singh
• He is leading the Indian delegation at the 11th Ministerial conference of the World Trade Organization - Suresh Prabhu
• Veteran journalist passed away due to old age-related health problems, at the age of 85 years - Sukharanjan Sengupta

General Knowledge

• Every year Universal Health Coverage Day is observed on – 12 December
• He known as the father of the DNA finger printing in India – Lalji Singh
• An act mandatory for hospitals to provide all information related to patients and their treatment, Clinical Establishment Act was Introduced in - 2010 

14 DECEMBER 2017

National

• Subhash Bhamre to dedicate two bridges to the nation of the state – Arunachal Pradesh
• Industrial production growth in October hit a three-month low of – 2.2%
• Petitions to go to Constitution bench against TN - Jallikattu law
• Rs 174 crore for border development to six states has been released by - The Home Ministry

International

• Second UNWTO/UNESCO World Conference on Tourism and Culture held at – Muscat
• Theme of the 3rd Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors of AIIB: Mobilizing Finance for Infrastructure: Innovation and Collaboration
• Award ceremony for the inaugural Diwali "Power of One" award on the occasion of the first anniversary of the US Postal Services was held at - Prestigious Trusteeship Council Chambers at the UN headquarters in New York

Person In News

• Indian head of the UN Women has been felicitated with the inaugural Diwali "Power of One" award - Lakshmi Puri
• Senior Congress leader passed away recently- Chaudhary Prem Singh

Sports

• Former football captain felicitated by Sports minister – Gurdev Singh Gill
• FIH hockey rankings: Indian men's team finish 2017 at - 6th place
• He has secured men’s quota place for the 2018 Youth Olympic Games (YOG) in Shooting, – Saurabh Chaudhary
• country’s team has clinched gold at the Hockey World League (HWL-2017) tournament - Australia

General Knowledge

• An Act to establish and enforce standards of weights and measures, regulate trade and commerce in weights, Legacy Metrology Act was introduced in India - 2009
• Jallikattu a sport involving bulls in it, is typically practised in the Indian state of – Tamil Nadu

15 DECEMBER 2017

National

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi commissioned India's first Scorpene class submarine, INS Kalvari, into the Indian Navy at this dockyard in Mumbai – Mazgaon Dockyard Ltd
• He was the Chief Guest of the National Energy Conservation Day celebrations held in New Delhi – President Ram Nath Kovind
• This State government has approved the draft of a bill to check land mafia and organised – Uttar Pradesh
• The police of this city in Uttar Pradesh are set to be called as Tourism Police - Mathura
• This State government decided to increase non-creamy layer limit for OBCs to Rs 8 lakh - Maharashtra

International

• The US Federal Reserve raised the interest rates, the third rate rise this year, by – 0.25%
• This multilateral bank has granted 1st loan to China to reduce dependence on coal – Asia Investment Infrastructure Bank (AIIB)
• This country has started World's Biggest Floating Solar Project - China

Sports

• This Indian Boxer has been named Asian Boxing Confederations youth boxer of year – Sachin Siwach
• First Batsman to score three double centuries in ODI’s – Rohit Sharma

Person In News

• He has been elected as chairman of television ratings agency Broadcast Audience Research Council (Barc) India – Nakul Chopra
• He has been as the Chairman and Managing Director of Air India – Pradeep Singh Kharola

General Knowledge

• Every year National Energy Conservation Day is observed on – 14th December
• The first state to enact a law to deal with organised crime in the state - Maharashtra
• The Second Administrative Reforms Commission was headed by - M Veerapa Moily

16 DECEMBER 2017

National

• Online Portal launched for increasing awareness to build sustainable and energy efficient homes – Eco Niwas
• Inaugural India-Australia '2+2' Foreign Secretaries and Defence Secretaries Dialogue held at – New Delhi
• Nongkrem Dance Festival celebrated with pomp and gaiety in – Meghalaya
• 4th India-Australia-Japan Trilateral Dialogue was held in - New Delhi
• State has become the India’s first state to offer free e-mail address in Hindi to its residents – Rajasthan
• Protection units to ensure safety of Olive Ridley turtles are set up by forest dept. in - Odisha

International

• India signed a MoU for the cooperation in the field of water resources, Road and marine Sectors with – Morocco
• 11th WTO Ministerial Meeting was held in - Buenos Aires
• The country to become 163rd nation to accede to landmine ban treaty – Sri Lanka

Person In News

• Actor, Director passed away recently at the age of 54 – Neeraj Vora
• He has bagged the Mr. India title 2017 – Jitesh Singh Deo
• He is elected as the unopposed as the president of the Indian Olympic Association – Narinder Batra

Sports

• He has claimed his maiden European Tour victory in the Joburg Open, in South Africa – Shubhankar Sharma
• Shuttler has advanced to the knockout stage of the Women's Singles at Dubai Super Series Final badminton tournament– PV Sindhu

General knowledge

• The Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on Their Destruction, commonly referred to as the Mine Ban Treaty was introduced in – 1997
• The headquarters of the International Hockey Federation is located at – Switzerland

17 DECEMBER 2017

National

• A new scheme for infrastructure development in the northeastern states with 100 per cent funding by the central government - North East Special Infrastructure Development Scheme” (NESIDS)
• The Union Cabinet has approved the special package for employment generation in - leather and footwear sector
• The Union Cabinet has approved the establishment of International Training Centre for Operational Oceanography in – Hyderabad
• Prime Minister of India to dedicate to nation, 60 MW Tuitial Hydroelectric Power Project in – Mizoram
• The National Green Tribunal put a ban on the use, sale, purchase and storage of plastic bags and plastic items along river – Ganga
• Indian Movie fails to make the cut at Oscars - Newton

International

• India-signed MoU on agriculture and fisheries with – Colombia
• Country has become the world’s first country to end national radio broadcasts on FM network – Norway
• Strong earthquake with a magnitude of 6.5 hits - Indonesia

Sports

• Official emblems unveiled for - Beijing 2022 Winter Games
• He has become youngest to get US men's footballer of the year - Christian Pulisic

Person In News

• FIFA suspended the head of the Brazilian football federation - Marco Polo Del Nero
• World's Highest-Paid Athlete of All Time - Michael Jordan
• He has been elected the new chairman of the Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) India - Nakul Chopra

General Knowledge

• Every Year 16^th December in India is observed as the – Vijay Diwas
• An activity of conducting systematic oceanographic studies towards providing information services to various sectors viz. fisherman, disaster management, shipping etc. is called – Oceanography

18 DECEMBER 2017

National

• Service provider has been suspended by UIDAI for violating the different sections of the Aadhaar Act, 2016 – Airtel
• Indo-Bangla Friendship Park inaugurated in – Tripura
• World Conference on Vedas inaugurated by Vice president in – New Delhi
• Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan inaugurated eastern India’s first CNG stations for scooters in – Bhubaneswar
• Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu inaugurated the five-day event, the World Telugu Conference in – Hyderabad
• SC extends deadline for all mandatory Aadhaar linkages to - 31 March

International

• Country has declared as polio free by WHO – Gabon
• Moderate to heavy rains caused flooding and landslides in – Phillippines

Person In News

• He has Taken Charge as Director of National Institute of Nutrition - R Hemalatha
• He has been appointed as the new secretary general of the International Buddhist Confederation (IBC) - Buddhist monk Dhammapiya
• One of the famous English television presenter and actor - Keith Chegwin

Sports

• Total medals Indian Junior Girls claimed at Intl. Boxing in Ukraine – Eight
• Gold Medals won by India at Johannesburg Commonwealth Wrestling Championship – Ten

General Knowledge

• Every year 18^th December is observed as the - International Migrants Day
• Rajbari National Park (RNP) is located in  - Tripura

19 DECEMBER 2017

National

• Phasing out ceremony of MI 8 “PRATAP” helicopters was held in – Bangalore
• Home Minister Rajnath Singh flagged off 'Run For Laadli' half marathon in - New Delhi.
• State govt. has launched India’s first social audit law - Meghalaya

International

• The 8th edition of bilateral military exercise “EKUVERIN 2017” has started between India and – Maldives
• The word has been Named Word of the Year by Oxford Dictionaries - Youthquake

Person In news

• He has won the Chile's presidential election - Sebastian Pinera
• Winner of the of presidential vote in Honduras election - Juan Orlando Hernandez
• She is the newly appointed director of National Institute of Nutrition - R Hemalatha

Sports

• He has clinches gold at Commonwealth Wrestling Championships – Sushil Kumar
• She has won silver at Dubai World Badminton Superseries Finals – PV Sindhu
• He has won Silver medal in 48 Kg category at Wushu Sanda Asian Cup- Praveen
• She has won Bronze medal in 65 Kg category at Wushu Sanda Asian Cup – Pooja Kadian
• Player of the series of the India  Sri Lanka ODI series that concluded on 17^thDecember – Shikhar Dhawan

General Knowledge

• The headquarters of National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) is situated in – New Delhi
• The Lakh Bahosi Sanctuary (LBS) is located in – Uttar Pradesh

20 DECEMBER 2017

National

• Political party has won by majority in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh – BJP
• Construction activities will be be prohibited within 50 metres from the edge of river Ganga in hilly areas as it would now be treated as - No-Development Zone
• Skill Development Ministry signed MoU to impart skill training with – Maruti Suzuki

International

• Country’s Govt. has extended pilot student visa scheme to 23 more universities – UK
• Country has been described as leading global power by National Security Strategy of US – India
• Losar Festival being celebrated in – Ladakh
• The world’s longest wedding dress that has set the Guinness Record measures – 8095 metres
• Country to have the largest diaspora in the world as per the UN report- India

Sports

• Junior shuttler has won U-17 and U-19 singles titles at junior Nationals - Aakarshi Kashyap
• He has been Presented with the FIFA World Champions Badge – Real Madrid

 Person In News

• He has been honoured with Punjab Ratan award – Sonu Sood
• He has Won BBC's Sports Personality of the Year Award - Mo Farah
• He is Conferred with National Design Award - G. Satheesh Reddy

General Knowledge

• Gautam Budha Wildlife Sanctuary (GBWS) is located in - Bihar and Jharkhand 
• Every year 20 December is observed as the  - International Human Solidarity Day

21 DECEMBER 2017

National

• The Union Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution decided to withdraw stock holding and turnover limits on the dealers of this good- Sugar
• The year by which Union Ministry of Food Processing will set up all the sanctioned 42 Mega Food Parks in the country – 2019
• West Bengal government has decided to beautify this 187-year old ghat - Babughat
• The magnitude of relief package announced by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his visit to Ockhi cyclone affected states - Rs. 325 crore
• Rajya Sabha passed the Companies (Amendment) Bill, 2017, which seeks to amend the Companies Act of – 2013
• The Lok Sabha passed the Central Road Fund (Amendment) Bill, 2017 to amend the Central Road Fund Act of – 2000
• The name of the five-day exercise being conducted by Southern Command of Army in Rajasthan – Hamesha Vijayee

International

• This country has the maximum women pilots in the world – India

Person in News

• National Green Tribunal (NGT) Chairperson retired from the post after completing his five-year tenure - Justice Swatanter Kumar
• This person resigned as the Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh – Virbhadra Singh

Sports

• Former Brazilian World Cup champion announced his retirement from football - Kaka

General Knowledge

• This country is the second largest producer of sugar in the world – India
• This year saw the establishment of National Green Tribunal (NGT) – 2010 (October 18)
• The first chairperson of the National Green Tribunal (NGT)  was – Justice Lokeshwar Singh Panta
• The year in which Mega Food Park Scheme was started to set up modern infrastructure facilities for food processing – 2008
• The total number of waterways at present in the country are – 111 

22 DECEMBER 2017

National

• Coal India Board clears the way for – SHAKTI
• Govt. will be establishing India's First National Rail and Transportation University at – Vadodara\
• The 11th edition of the exercise, 'Naseem Al Bahr' or 'Sea Breeze', was held on December 17 off the coast of - Oman.
• resolution to ban liquor sale has been passed by Municipal Corporation of - Panvel

International

• Indian Signed MoU on cooperation in Health and Medicine with – Italy
• Apeda facilitates green chilli export from Varanasi to – Dubai
• The country will be providing Aid for the Project for Implementation of Advanced Traffic Information and Management System in Core Bengaluru – Japan

Person In News

• He has been appointed acting chairperson of National Green Tribunal (NGT) - U D Salvi
• She has been Crowned Miss India USA 2017 - Shree Saini

Sports

• From India they been named in the panel of umpires for Next year’s Hockey World Cup – Raghu Prasad and Javed Shaikh
• He has been awarded the best boxer trophy in the 2017 International Sven Lange Memorial Tournament - Bhavesh Kattamani

General Knowledge

• The third-largest city in the Western Indian State of Gujarat – Vadodara
• Naval exercise between India and Oman is a is a biennial feature since - 1993

23 DECEMBER 2017

National

• Centre imposes 30% Import Duty on Masoor (Lentils) and - Chana (Chickpeas)
• To attract domestic as well as overseas investments, NHAI created – NHIPC
• Indian Coast Guard Ship “Sujay”, was commissioned by Director General Indian Coast Guard Shri Rajendra Singh at  - Goa
• With a view to accelerate the deployment of rooftop solar power in the country, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has prepared a concept note - SRISTI.
• Union Cabinet approves new - Consumer Protection Bill

International

• South Africa's ruling party resolves to downgrade embassy in – Israel
• UNGA rejects US decision on – Jerusalem
• Country’s parliament has recently approved a law banning all exploration and production of oil and natural gas by 2040 - France

Person In News

• He has won Sahitya Akademi award 2017 in English- Mamang Dai
• He has won Sahitya Akademi award 2017 in Hindi - Ramesh Kuntal Megh
• Indian personality has won the Global icon award at the Zee Cine Awards 2018 – Priyanka Chopra

Sports

• She is named in the ICC Women’s ODI Team of the Year- Mithali Raj
• She is the alone women cricketer cricketer to find a place in the both the ODI and T20 Teams of the year – Ekta Bisht

General Knowledge

• Every year 22^nd December is observed as the – National Mathematics Day
• Consumer Protection Act, an Act of the Parliament of India to protect the interests of consumers in India was introduced in – 1986

24 DECEMBER 2017

National

• Foundation Stone of International Exhibition-cum-Convention Centre laid in – New Delhi
• The scheme that has been launched to take Indian foreign policy to students across the country – SAMEEP
• Motor Vehicles Bill panel proposes - 'one nation, one permit, one tax' system
• India’s first and only design university “World University of Design (WUD)” is opened in – Haryana

International

• Cuban President to step down in April 2018 - Raul Castro
• UN Security Council slaps new sanctions on - North Korea
• Country has topped the list of Forbes’ best countries for business 2018 – United Kingdon
• South Sudan's government and rebel groups signed a ceasefire in - Addis Ababa
• The first country in the world, to ban all drilling for oil and natural gas by 2040 - France

Person In News

• He has took over the reins of National Cadet Corps as its Director General - Lt Gen B S Sahrawat
• He has been named as the Chief Minister of Gujarat – Vijay Rupani

Sports

• The player slams joint fastest hundred in T20 match- Rohit Sharma
• 11 Russians for life over alleged Sochi Games doping violations are banned by  - IOC

General Knowledge

• The National Cadet Corps is the Indian military cadet corps with its Headquarters at – New Delhi
• The Motor Vehicles Act, is an Act of the Parliament of India which regulates all aspects of road transport vehicles was introduced in - 1988

25 DECEMBER 2017

National

• The two-day Regional Conference on Good Governance and Replication of Best Practices concluded in – Guwahati
• India’s first AC local to enter service on the eve of Christmas in - Mumbai
• State to develop Guru Circuit connecting Religious destinations of Sikhs – Bihar
• state to host the 7th edition of the India International Coffee Festival (IICF-2018) - Karnataka

International

• The death toll due to a tropical storm that triggered floods and landslides in – Philippines
• World's largest amphibious aircraft makes maiden flight in - China

Person In News

• Indian Celebrity has once again topped the Forbes' annual list of the highest-earning entertainers in the country – Salman Khan
• He has been appointed as the new Ambassador of India to the Republic of Peru - M. Subbarayudu
• Bengali Singer Passed Away - Jatileswar Mukhopadhyay

Sports

• He has retained WBO Oriental and Asia Pacific Super Middleweight titles – Vijender Singh
• BCCI appointed him as a General Manager – Saba Karim

General Knowledge

• The Parvati Arga Bird Sanctuary (PABS) is located in – Uttar Pradesh
• The National Farmer’s Day (NFD), popularly known as Kisan Diwas, is celebrated every year in India on - December 23

26 DECEMBER 2017

National

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurated the Magenta line, a 12.64-km stretch linking south Delhi's Kalkaji and Noida's Botanical Garden, in – New Delhi
• 2nd edition of Iranshah Udvada Utsav (IUU-2017) has started in – Gujarat
• City hosted the 32nd Indian Engineering Congress (IEC-2017)- Chennai
• World University of Design: India’s first design university opened in - Haryana

International

• Country has banned UAE Emirates airline from landing their capital – Tunisia
• The host country has bagged the title at the SAFF U-15 Women's Championship – Bangladesh
• Central American country to move its embassy to Jerusalem: Guatemalan Prez

Sports

• Man of the Series of India Sri Lanka T-20 Series that concluded in Mumbai on 24 December 2017 – Jaydev Unadkat
• Winner of India Sri Lanka T-20 Series that concluded in Mumbai on 24 December 2017 – India
• The boxer has won gold medal in 49 kg Category at Galym Tournament -  Shyam Kumar

Person In News

• He is appointed as the new chief minister of Himachal Pradesh – Jairam Thakur
• Music composer passed away at the age of  86 - Dominic Frontiere

General Knowledge

• Every year Governance Day is observed on the – 25^th December
• Governance Day is celebrated to mark the birthday of former Prime Minister - Atal Bihari Vajpayee
• The world's fourth-largest oil reserves has - Iraq

27 DECEMBER 2017

National

• On Good Governance day, an online platform has been launched for central government employees by - Minister of State for Personnel Jitendra Singh
• PBD celebrations in 2018 will be themed - Ancient Route, New Journey: Diaspora in the Dynamic ASEAN INDIA Partnership
• State govt. has announced to launch new metro projects in - Uttar Pradesh
• Scientists have found eleventh wood scorpion species in – Tripura

International

• Country has announced to move its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem – Guatemala
• Country has launched the world’s largest amphibious aircraft “AG600” – China
• World’s Longest Glass Bridge Opens in – China
• Country’s Central EC rejects Alexei Navalny's bid to run against President Putin next year - Russia

Person In News

• Veteran Bengali Actor passed away recently at the age of 78 - Partha Mukhopadhyay
• He will head the Raigad development body, set up by Maharashtra govt. - Sambhaji Shahu Chhatrapati
• Book Launched on the writings of this journalist – Late Guari Lankesh

Sports

• Cricket team has moved to 2^nd Position in ICC T20I Rankings – India
• He has become PWL's Most Expensive Wrestler at Rs.55 lakh – Sushil Kumar

General Knowledge

• Every year to mark the contribution of overseas Indian community in the development of India this day is celebrated - Pravasi Bharatiya Divas
• The Betla National Park (BNP) is located in – Jharkand

28 DECEMBER 2017

National

• First organization in India to complete the challenging Seven Summits expedition – Indian Air Force
• The city in India all set to host Sunburn EDM festival – Pune
• The govt. of India and World Bank has signed a loan agreement of $318 million, that will Support Climate Resilient Agriculture technologies in – Tamil Nadu
• This space centre in India is about to develop new Remote Sensor Cameras – Space Application centre
• UP Government has launched a scheme to bright every poor house in the state -  Prakash Hai to Vikas Hai Scheme
• Wind energy solutions provider has commissioned its first operational offshore met station in the Arabian Sea - Suzlon Energy

International

• China has offered to extend its ambitious China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) to – Afghanistan
• A Chinese court is auctioning a skyscraper on the country’s largest e-commerce website with a sky-high starting price of - $84.2 million
• India will help to develop first oil refinery by 2018 in - Mongolia

Person In News

• "The Sound of Music" actress passed at the age of 68 years - Heather Menzies
• He is the first PM to Attend World Economic Forum in 20 years – Narendra Modi

Sports

• The one-off day-night Test, to be staged under experimental playing conditions is between South Africa and – Zimbabwe
• He outpaced his Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton to claim pole position, at Abu Dhabi Grand Prix - Valtteri Bottas

General Knowledge

• This is the tallest mountain in Antarctica, and one among the mountains of Seven Summits - Mount Vinson
• The Indian Scientist regarded as the father of India's space programme – Vikram Sarabhai

29 DECEMBER 2017

National

• Centenary Conference of Indian Economic Association is inaugurated in – Guntur, Andhra Pradesh
• This city will be hosting the Indian Science Congress for the year 2018 – Imphal
• Parliament passed a bill that provides for establishing the Indian Institute of Petroleum and Energy (IIPE) in – Visakhapatnam
• The Andhra Pradesh Fibre Grid project is inaugurated by - President Ram Nath Kovind
• Himachal Cabinet has reduced age limit for social security pension to - 70 years

International

• Country to host a world chess tournament for the first time – Saudi Arabia
• City to host the annual meeting of World Economic Forum (WEF) 2018 - Davos

Person In News

• She is named as the PETA 2017 Person of the Year – Anushka Sharma
• Veteran sports administrator passed away recently at the age of 75 -  Ashok Kumar Mattoo
• Indian writer has been felicitated in Sri Lanka for his contribution to children’s literature - Ramendra Kumar

Sports

• She has won women's 25m pistol gold at National Shooting C'ship – Anisa Sayyed

General Knowledge

• The Indian Institute of Spices Research (IISR) is located in – Kerala
• This is a government’s initiative to assist private investors or entities to set up projects of high economic worth - Viability Gap Funding 

30 DECEMBER 2017

National

• India has signed $40 Million Loan Agreement for UPPPTD Project with – World Bank
• This Gas company would initiate production of biomass-based ethanol – Indian Oil Corporation
• Srikanth Rangachari devises a new script named - 'Currency Script'
• The theme of the 25th National Children Science Congress (NCSC-2017) - Science and Innovation for Sustainable Development

International

• Country successfully test-fired supersonic interceptor missile – India
• As per, UNWTO World could see 1.8 billion tourists by - 2030

Person In News

• Former Zimbabwe army chief sworn in as vice president - Constantino Chiwenga
• He has been appointed joint secretary in Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Council (PMEAC) - Sumita Misra
• He has been chosen for the prestigious 2017 Harivarasanam award - K S Chitra

Sports

• He has won the World Rapid Chess Championship in Riyadh - Viswanathan Anand
• Association of Indian Football Coaches is launched in -  Mumbai

General Knowledge

• The Singhbhum Elephant Reserve (SER) is located in – Jharkhand
• Securities and exchange Board of India (SEBI) was first established in the year - 1988

31 DECEMBER 2017

National

• The organization is about to launch 31 satellites in single mission on Jan 10 – ISRO
• Director General of Police S P Vaid released 10 'commandments' under the theme -  Police for peaceful Jammu and Kashmir
• The Natural Gas company has placed orders for another 400-km of pipeline of the ambitious Pradhan Mantri Urja Ganga natural gas pipeline project that will take the fuel to eastern India – GAIL
• Union Territory celebrated 74th anniversary of First Flag hoisting day on 30^th December 2017 – Andaman and Nicobar Island

International

• 10 people killed in terrorist attack on church near Cairo in – Egypt
• The country formally notifies UNESCO of its withdrawal from organization – Israel

Person In News

• Prolific author of detective novels known for an alphabetically titled series that began in 1982 died recently - Sue Grafton
• He has been elected as the new president of Liberia - George Weah
• He is named as the President of African Conservation Group - Prince Harry

Sports

• He has won Men's 50m pistol national title recently – Jitu Rai
• He was named as the Globe Soccer’s Best Player for the year 2017 - Cristiano Ronaldo

General Knowledge

• The country is 6^th largest consumer of the petrol and diesel in the world – India
• President of this Country endorses key ordinance for formation of new govt. - Nepal

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