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Current Affairs December 2021
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Latest current affairs for the month of December 2021 are given below. Hope you like it.
NATIONAL CURRENT AFFAIRS AND EVENTS
| Who became the 24th Director General (DG) of the Indian Coast Guard? | VS Pathania |
| Name the Bollywood actress who has been named PETA India Person of the Year 2021? | Alia Bhatt |
| Name the Indian cricketer who has announced retirement from all forms of cricket? | Harbhajan Singh |
| Who became the fastest Indian on December 28, 2021 to reach 100 dismissals in Test cricket, breaking former skipper and wicketkeeper MS Dhoni's record? | Rishabh Pant |
| Which State has topped the NITI Aayog Health Index 2021 among the larger states? | Kerala |
| Which State has been ranked at the top of the NITI Aayog Health Index 2021 among the smaller states? | Mizoram |
| Which Union Territory has been ranked at the top of the NITI Aayog Health Index 2021? | Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu |
| Which State has topped the Good Governance Index 2021? | Gujarat |
| Which Union Territory has topped the Good Governance Index 2021? | Delhi |
| Who has been appointed as Deputy National Security Adviser of India? | Vikram Misri |
| On which day National Consumer Rights Day is observed? | 24 December |
| Which station has been renamed by Uttar Pradesh Government as Veerangana Laxmibai Railway Station? | Jhansi |
| Who has become the second Indian-born woman after Kalpana Chawla to fly to space in July 2021? | Sirisha Bandla |
| Who won the Sahitya Akademi Award 2021 in the English language category for the work - Things to Leave Behind? | Namita Gokhale |
| Who won the Sahitya Akademi Award 2021 in the Hindi language category for the work - Samrat Ashok? | Daya Prakash Sinha |
| The Union Government has decided to extend Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) in which State? | Nagaland |
| On which day India observes National Mathematics Day every year to celebrate the life and work of Srinivasa Ramanujan, a great Indian mathematician? | 22 December |
| Who has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to China? | Pradeep Kumar Rawat |
| Who became the first Indian male shuttler to win silver at the BWF World Championships on December 19, 2021? | Kidambi Srikanth |
| Which country has honoured Prime Minister Modi with the country's highest civilian award- Ngadag Pel gi Khorlo? | Bhutan |
| In which State, Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of the Ganga Expressway project? | Uttar Pradesh |
| On which day Vijay Diwas is observed annually in India to commemorate the victory over Pakistan in the 1971 war that led to the formation of Bangladesh? | 16 December |
| Uttarakhand Government appointed which cricketer as state brand ambassador on December 19, 2021? | Rishabh Pant |
| The Parliament on December 14, 2021 passed the Central Vigilance Commission (Amendment) Bill 2021 to extend the term of Enforcement Directorate (ED) Director to a maximum of ___ years. | 5 years |
| Which festival of West Bengal has been included in UNESCO's list of 'Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity'? | Durga Puja |
| On which day Goa Liberation Day is observed every year to mark the success of Operation Vijay of the Indian armed forces that led to the liberation of the state from Portuguese rule? | 19 December |
| In which city, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Kashi Vishwanath corridor? | Varanasi |
| Name the Indian Army Chief General who has been appointed as the Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee? | MM Naravane |
| On which day Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel's death anniversary was observed? | 15 December |
| The Union Cabinet has approved a proposal to raise the legal marriage age of women from 18 to how many years? | 21 years |
| What is the name of contemporary messaging application that was launched by Indian Army recently? | ASIGMA |
| Name the indigenously developed surface-to-surface missile which was successfully tested recently by DRDO? It has the ability to change its path mid-air and defeat interceptor missiles. | Pralay |
| India’s first green hydrogen-based microgrid project is being undertaken in which State? | Andhra Pradesh |
| Which institute has developed Bhu Parikshak device to detect soil health in 90 seconds? | IIT Kanpur |
| In which State, the first S-400 air defence missile system received from Russia have been deployed? | Punjab |
| Name the Indian Mathematician who has been awarded 2021 DST-ICTP-IMU Ramanujan Prize for Young Mathematicians from developing countries? She has become the fourth Indian mathematician and third woman to win the coveted award. | Neena Gupta |
| Name the veteran Indian journalist who died after a prolonged illness following a Covid infection? He worked in Doordarshan and NDTV India, and was also awarded Padma Shri for Journalism in 2008 by the Government of India. | Vinod Dua |
| Name the former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh who passed away on December 4, 2021? | K. Rosaiah |
| Name the Chief of Defence Staff who along with his wife and 11 others died after the Mi-17V5 helicopter crashed in the southern state of Tamil Nadu on December 8, 2021? | General Bipin Rawat |
| Name the legendary Indian long jumper who has been bestowed with the Woman of the Year award by World Athletics for grooming talent in India? | Anju Bobby George |
| With which company, Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship signed an MOU to train 6000 individuals for 3 years in the Fintech Industry? | Paytm |
INTERNATIONAL CURRENT AFFAIRS AND EVENTS
| Which is the first antiviral pill that has so far shown success in treating COVID-19? | Molnupiravir |
| Name the Nobel Peace Prize Laureate and South Africa's anti-apartheid hero who passed away on December 26, 2021? | Archbishop Desmond Tutu |
| Which country has decided to close all of its nuclear power plants by 2025? | Belgium |
| Name the former South African captain who announced his retirement from Test cricket on December 30, 2021? | Quinton de Kock |
| Which country has become the newest member of the BRICS New Development Bank? | Egypt |
| Name the New Zealand cricketer who announced his retirement from international cricket on December 30, 2021? | Ross Taylor |
| Name the Australian cricketer who has become the new world no.1 batsman in ICC Men's Test Batsmen Rankings 2021? | Marnus Labuschagne |
| Which country has banned its citizens from laughing, drinking and shopping for 11-days to observe Kim Jong Il's death anniversary? | North Korea |
| On which day, International Tea Day 2021 was observed? | 15 December |
| Who has been appointed as the new Global CEO of Chanel, a French luxury fashion house? | Leena Nair |
| Who has been crowned Miss Universe 2021 at the 70th Miss Universe Pageant held in Eilat, Israel on December 13, 2021? | Harnaaz Sandhu (India) |
| Who won the Formula One World Championship 2021? | Max Verstappen |
| Which city has become the first in the world to go 100 percent paperless? | Dubai |
| On which day, United Nations Human Rights Day was observed? | 10 December |
| Name the NASA spacecraft which has flown through the Sun's upper atmosphere for the first time in history – the corona? | Parker Solar Probe |
| Which city will host the 2022 Winter Olympic Games from February 4-20, 2022? | Beijing (China) |
| Name the Social Democratic Party member who sworn-in as the new Chancellor of Germany? | Olaf Scholz |
| On which day, World Soil Day was observed? | 5 December |
| Which word was chosen by Merriam Webster as the Word of the Year for 2021? | Vaccine |
| On which day, World AIDS Day was observed? | 1 December |