CURRENT AFFAIRS 23 AND 24 DEC(2024-12-25)

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With which one of the following gulf countries India recently signed a MoU on defence cooperation?

Which one of the following statements are correct?
1. Both tiger and lion in India are living in rain forest and deciduous forest.
2. Lion in India is naturally found in all types of vegetation such as rain forest, grassland, pine forest and mangroves.

Which one of the following is an enigmatic, invisible substance supplying five-sixths of the matter of the universe?

Which of the following statements are correct?
1. India will be the first country in the world to have a space programme capable of docking in space after SpaDeX mission.
2. During the SpaDeX mission, two satellites will be launched into orbit around the earth, where they will demonstrate technologies to dock and undock while in motion.

Which of the following statements are correct?
1. At COP29, developed countries committed $3 trillion per year from diverse sources by 2035 against the demand by developing countries for $1.3 trillion.  
2. COP29 has finalised the rules for carbon trading.

Operation sankalp is

Which of the following statements are correct?
1. Fixed deposits are considered a potential for higher returns with greater risk.
2. Mutual funds offer the potential for low returns with low risk.

Cephalopods are a broad class of species that includes 
1. Cuttlefish
2. Octopus
3. Squid

How many of the following pairs are correct?
Critical minerals    -    Used in
1. Bismuth               -    Pharmaceuticals
2. Lithium                -    EV batteries
3. Tellurium              -    Solar power

India and the four-nation European Free Trade Association (EFTA) signed the pact, officially dubbed as TEPA (Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement). Which of the following countries are its members?
1. Iceland
2. Liechtenstein
3. Norway
4. Switzerland
5. Ukraine