Q.: Which Indian bowler has reached 904 rating points in the ICC Men’s Test Bowling Rankings in December 2024, equaling the highest rating ever achieved by an Indian bowler?
a) Anil Kumble
b) Harbhajan Singh
c) Jasprit Bumrah
d) Ravindra Jadeja
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Ans: c) Jasprit Bumrah
Jasprit Bumrah has reached 904 rating points in the ICC Men’s Test Bowling Rankings, equaling the highest rating ever achieved by an Indian bowler, previously held by Ravichandran Ashwin.
Q.: Who has been appointed as the Revenue Secretary in the Ministry of Finance?
a) Amit Agrawal
b) Vineet Joshi
c) Arunish Chawla
d) Neerja Sekhar
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Ans: c) Arunish Chawla
Arunish Chawla: 1992 batch Bihar cadre IAS officer appointed as the Revenue Secretary in the Ministry of Finance in December 2024.
Q.: Whose bravery and sacrifice is honored on Veer Baal Diwas annually on December 26?
a) Mahatma Gandhi’s children
b) Guru Gobind Singh Ji’s younger sons
c) Subhas Chandra Bose’s nephews
d) Jawaharlal Nehru’s grandchildren
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Ans: b) Guru Gobind Singh Ji’s younger sons
Veer Baal Diwas is observed annually on December 26. The day honors the bravery and sacrifice of Guru Gobind Singh Ji’s younger sons, Baba Zorawar Singh and Baba Fateh Singh.
Q.: Which former Prime Minister’s 100th birth anniversary was commemorated during the foundation stone laying ceremony of Ken-Betwa River Linking Project?
a) Jawaharlal Nehru
b) Indira Gandhi
c) Atal Bihari Vajpayee
d) Rajiv Gandhi
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Answer: c) Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Foundation Stone Laid: Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of the Ken-Betwa National River Linking Project on 25 December 2024 in Khajuraho, Madhya Pradesh on the occasion of 100th birth anniversary of Atal Bihari Vajpayee.