Current affairs 29th December 2018 : Daily GK update

Q.1 The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill, 2018 was passed by which body on December 27, 2018?
Ans. Lok Sabha.
Q.2 Who has been conferred with the ‘Tansen Samman’ for 2018 by the Madhya Pradesh government?
Ans. Manju Mehta
Q.3 Where is the 12th Annual Indian Subcontinent Decision Sciences Institute (ISDSI) conference held from 27th to 30th December 2018?
Ans. Mumbai.
Q.4 Who was appointed the deputy managing director of Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Services Ltd?
Ans. Sathya Batra Das.
Q.5 Which Arab nation has resumed diplomatic services in its embassy in Syria after 6 years of suspension?
Ans. UAE
Q.6 Which union ministry is organizing the 7th National Photography Awards 2019?
Ans. Ministry of Information & Broadcasting.
Q.7 The 3rd ‘Dwijing Festival’ celebrations is held from 27th December 2018 to 7th January 2019, on the banks of which river in Chirang district of Assam?
Ans. Aie River
Q.8 Who released the book ‘Prince, Patron and Patriarch Maharaja Jagatjit Singh of Kapurthala’?
Ans. Amarinder Singh.
Q.9 Which Indian cricketer has surpassed Rahul Dravid’s Indian record of scoring most overseas runs in a calendar year?
Ans. Virat Kohli.
Q.10 Which entity has launched a ‘Survey on Retail Payment Habits of Individuals (SRPHi)’ in 6 cities, for which fieldwork was carried out by Sigma Research & Consulting Pvt Ltd?
Ans.Reserve Bank of India (RBI)