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Current Affairs Questions on 1st, 2nd December 2016:
UNESCO includes ---- in Intangible Cultural Heritage list on 1st December 2016?
A. Kabaddi
B. Yoga
C. Rowing
D. Aayurved
Answer: B
Explanation: Yoga now joins UNESCO’s list of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity after an Indian proposal in this regard was unanimously supported by all the 24 members of the Intergovernmental Committee of the body at its session in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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Govt recently approves Inclusion of how many new Castes in Central OBC List?
A. 21
B. 15
C. 8
D. 18
Answer: B
Explanation: Government on 30th November approved inclusion of 15 new castes and modification in 13 other castes in the Central list of Other Backward Classes (OBCs). The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved the proposal.
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India will acquire 145 M777 ultralight howitzer guns from which country?
A. France
B. USA
C. China
D. England
Answer: B
Explanation: India and the US have inked a nearly Rs. 5,000 crore deal for 145 M777 ultra-light howitzers, which will be mostly deployed near the borders with China. These guns are called ‘Ultra Light Howitzers’ because at 4.2 tons, they weigh only a third of normal 155 mm howitzers.
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Who becomes new King of Thailand on 1st December 2016?
A. Vajiralongkorn
B. King Bhumibol
C. Sirindhorn
D. Dipangkorn Rasmijoti
Answer: A
Explanation: Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn, 64, became Thailand's new king on Thursday after he accepted an invitation from parliament to succeed his father, King Bhumibol Adulyadej, who died in October.
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What is the name of rising cyclone in the Bay of Bengal that is barreling towards Tamil Nadu coast as on 1 December 2016?
A. WADA
B. Al-neeno
C. Nada
D. Pherry
Answer: C
Explanation: ‘Nada’ is the name of the cyclone that emerged from a depression formed over the southwest Bay of Bengal during November 2016. It is on its way to the Tamil Nadu coast and is expected to make a landfall on 2 December 2016.
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