Current affairs 21th December 2018 : Daily GK update

Q.1 Who has been awarded the UN Human Rights Prize for 2018?
Ans. Asma Jahangir
Q.2 Which organisation released the ‘Strategy for New India @75’?
Ans. NITI Aayog
Q.3 Which state government has launched ‘Shiksha Setu’ app to ensure better connectivity with college students?
Ans.Haryana
Q.4 Name of the player who become the youngest crorepati in IPL after being bought by RCB for ₹1.5 crore in IPL auction 2019?
Ans. Prayas Ray Barman
Q.5 The President’s rule was imposed on which Indian state on December 20, 2018?
Ans. Jammu and Kashmir
Q.6 Where did the high-level meeting between Indian and Indonesian Coast Guard conclude on 17th December 2018?
Ans. New Delhi
Q.7 In recently by which ministry “Sangeet kala Sangam” was organised?
Ans. Human Resource Development.
Q.8 Who was appointed as the new Chairman of Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) with effect from January 1, 2019?
Ans. Pranab Kumar Das
Q.9 India,Nepal and which country plans to form a joint task force that would allow free movement of wildlife across political boundaries and check smuggling of wildlife across the Kanchenjunga Landscape?
Ans. Bhutan.
Q.10 Who is the author of the book ‘Changing India’ that was released on December 19, 2018?
Ans. Manmohan Singh