24,December, 2018 Current Affairs - Daily Current Affairs
24,December, 2018 Current Affairs - Daily
Current Affairs
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How many Indian news firms selected for
Google News Initiative Funding?
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Answer: Option B
Explanation:
Google has
selected 87 news organisations from 23 countries for funding under its Global
News Initiative (GNI). Of these 87 organisations selected, 10 are from India.
The funding aims at helping the organisations in building video capabilities
and experiment with new formats for video journalism. The news firms selected
from India are Factly, Asianet News Media and Entertainment, NDTV, India
Today, Bharatiya Digital Party, Nyooz and Video Volunteers. Google will aid
these organisations in expanding newsroom video operations and trying out new
ways of reporting news through video from reaching younger audiences online
to exploring live and fact-checking formats.
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2.
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Which state launched a KALIA scheme and
announced a Rs10,000 crore scheme for the overall development of farmers?
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Answer: Option A
Explanation:
Odisha CM Naveen
Patnaik announced a Rs10,000 crore scheme for the overall development of
farmers. Named Krushak Assistance for Livelihood and Income Augmentation
(KALIA), the scheme will provide farmers with ₹10,000 a year at the rate of
Rs5,000 each for Kharif and Rabi season. Additionally, crop loans of up to
Rs50,000 will be interest-free under the scheme.
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3.
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Indian Railways bagged __________ awards
at the 'National Energy Conservation Awards (NECA) 2018' held in New Delhi.
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Answer: Option A
Explanation:
Indian Railways
bagged 17 awards at the 'National Energy Conservation Awards (NECA) 2018'
held in New Delhi. Under 'transport' category, Indian Railways obtained 10
awards for the subsector railway station. Vidisha railway station in Madhya
Pradesh won the first prize. Under 'building' category, Indian Railways got
three awards for subsector Railway hospitals. Railway hospitals of Izzatnagar
division won the first prize. Under 'institution' category, Indian Railways
bagged four awards for subsector state PWD, CPWD and PHED. Passenger
reservation system complex building of Secunderabad division won the first
prize. The awards are given by the Bureau of Energy Efficiency under the
Ministry of Power to various institutions for adopting energy efficiency
measures.
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4.
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15th Global SME Business Summit was held
in __________.
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Answer: Option B
Explanation:
The 15th edition
of a two day Global SME Business Summit was organised by the Ministry of MSME
and Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) in association with Government
e-marketplace in New Delhi. The theme of the event was 'Building Partnerships
through Global Value Chains'. The agenda of the summit was to bring together
renowned speakers with unbounded experience and expertise, a global audience,
and various national and international SME stakeholders to integrate Indian
MSMEs into the Global Value Chains (GVCs).
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5.
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Name the Indian cyclist who becomes the
fastest Asian to cycle the globe?
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Answer: Option C
Explanation:
The 20-year old
Indian woman Vedangi Kulkarni becomes the fastest Asian to cycle the globe.
She had completed 29,000 kilometres' distance required to qualify as
bicycling across the globe. Vedangi spent 159 days peddling up to 300
kilometers a day in 14 countries. Starting off from Perth in July, she will
now be flying back to the Australian city to complete the record by cycling a
15-kilometre distance to reach the same place from where she started. Vedangi
hails from Pune.
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6.
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Which country launched its first
communication satellite of the Hongyun project?
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Answer: Option C
Explanation:
China launched
its first communication satellite, from a Long March 11 carrier rocket, to
provide broadband internet services worldwide to rival Google and other
firms. It is the first in the Hongyun project planned by China Aerospace
Science and Industry Corp (CASIC). It weighs 247 kilogrammes and works in a
sun-synchronous orbit about 1,100 kilometres above earth. Powered by solar
arrays, the satellite would verify basic designs of Hongyun satellite and
demonstrating low-orbit broadband communications technologies with a life
span of more than 1 year.
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7.
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How many IT companies has shortlisted by
the Reserve Bank of India to set up a wide-based digital Public Credit
Registry (PCR) for capturing details of all borrowers and wilful defaulters?
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Answer: Option D
Explanation:
The Reserve Bank
of India has shortlisted six major IT companies, including TCS, Wipro and IBM
India, to set up a wide-based digital Public Credit Registry (PCR) for
capturing details of all borrowers and wilful defaulters. The proposed PCR
will also include data from entities like market regulator Sebi, the
corporate affairs ministry, Goods and Service Tax Network (GSTN) and the
Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) to enable banks and financial
institutions to get a 360-degree profile of the existing as well as
prospective borrowers on a real-time basis.
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8.
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Who received South Indian Education
Society (SIES) recently?
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Answer: Option A
Explanation:
Former Prime
Minister Dr Manmohan Singh received South Indian Education Society (SIES) Sri
Chandrasekharendra Saraswati National Eminence Award as part of the Kanchi
Mahaswami festival.He was awarded for his contribution to the field of public
leadership. Professor Dr Manjul Bhargava, Niti Aayog member Dr V K Saraswat
and Swami Chidanand Saraswati were awarded for their work in the fields of
community leadership, science and technology and social thinkers,
respectively.
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9.
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When was the National Farmer's Day
observed?
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Answer: Option C
Explanation:
National
Farmer's Day (Kisan Diwas) 2018 was celebrated all over India on 23rd of
December. It is celebrated in the honour of the former Prime Minister of
India Chaudhary Charan Singh with the focus on the upliftment of the status
of farmers. In Lucknow, a program was organised by Yogi Adityanath, Chief
Minister of Uttar Pradesh. He also unveiled a statue of Sri Chaudhary Charan
Singh in Ghaziabad and announce the allocation of Rs. 325 crore for the
development of the city and rural areas.
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10.
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India successfully test-fired its
nuclear-capable long-range ballistic missile Agni-IV, with a strike range of;
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Answer: Option D
Explanation:
India
successfully test-fired its nuclear-capable long-range ballistic missile
Agni-IV, with a strike range of 4,000 km, as part of a user trial by the
Army. The strategic surface-to-surface Agni-IV missile was flight tested from
launch complex-4 of the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Dr Abdul Kalam Island,
earlier known as Wheeler Island. This was the 7th trial of Agni-IV missile.
The last trial conducted by the strategic force command (SFC) of the Indian
Army from the same base on January 2, 2018 was successful.
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11.
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Who amoung the following has been elected
as the president of the Archery Association of India?
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Answer: Option D
Explanation:
B P Rao has been
elected as the president of the Archery Association of India in the polls
held under a High Court-appointed administrator. Rao, who represented Archery
Association of Assam, beat Rupak Debroy of Tripura at the elections held at
the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi.A retired IAS officer of Assam
cadre, Rao earlier served as vice president of the archery association of the
northeastern state. He was also earlier associated with Sports Authority of
India in various capacities.
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12.
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Which state Assembly passes Anti-mob
Violence Bill recently?
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Answer: Option D
Explanation:
The Manipur
Assembly has passed a bill which recommends life imprisonment for those
involved in mob violence if it results in the death of a person. Chief
Minister N Biren Singh, who also holds charge of the Home department, moved
the 'The Manipur Protection from Mob Violence Bill, 2018' in the state
Assembly. The bill was passed by the Assembly unanimously. It recommends a
rigorous life imprisonment term if the crime results in the death of a
victim. The bill was introduced in the Assembly in the wake of incidents of
mob lynchings in the state.
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13.
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Which was named as new capital of Gitega?
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Answer: Option C
Explanation:
Burundi
confirmed the small central city of Gitega the country's new political
capital.
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14.
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Which team won the 2018 Club World Cup
and record fourth in total?
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Answer: Option A
Explanation:
Spain's Real
Madrid won the Club World Cup for a third consecutive year, and record fourth
in total, by beating Abu Dhabi side Al Ain in the final. Real now hold the
record for most victories in the competition, which was first held in 2000,
moving one clear of Spanish rivals Barcelona.
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15.
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Assamese singer Dipali Borthakur Passes
Away on Dec 24. She was popularly known as;
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Answer: Option B
Explanation:
Legendary
Assamese singer Dipali Borthakur popularly referred to as the
"Nightingale of Assam" passed away. She was 77. Borthakur had been
suffering from a motor neuron disease for the last four decades. For her
outstanding contributions to the field of arts, Borthakur was honored with
the Padma Shri award in 1998. The Silipi Bota conferred on her by the state
government in 2010 and the Aideu Handique Silpi Award in 2012 are among the
numerous accolades she received.
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16.
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Which country stood at 12th rank in the
"misperception index"?
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Answer: Option B
Explanation:
Indians placed
at 12th rank in the "misperception index" according to the MORI
Perils of Perception Survey 2018, done by Ipsos India, an independent market
research company. It behind several countries like Italy, Singapore, Hong
Kong, South Korea, Chile, and Argentina, among others. Thailand, Mexico,
Turkey, Malaysia, and Brazil were ranked first in five and performed poorer
than India. "misperception index" is based on questions which asked
to people and it revealed the wide chasm between what people perceived and
what was real.
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17.
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Nirmala Sitharaman inaugurated the Indian
Navy's Information Fusion Centre (IFC) in Which Indian City?
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Answer: Option A
Explanation:
Defence Minister
Nirmala Sitharaman inaugurated the Indian Navy's Information Fusion Centre
(IFC) in Gurugram that aims to collaborate with partner countries and
multi-national agencies to develop maritime awareness and share information
on vessels. The IFC has been established at the Navy's Information Management
and Analysis Centre (IMAC) at Gurugram which is the single point centre
interlinking all the coastal radar chains to generate a seamless real-time
picture of the nearly 7,500-km long coastline.
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18.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi releases a
100 rupees commemorative coin in the honour of;
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Answer: Option C
Explanation:
Prime Minister
Narendra Modi releases a 100 rupees commemorative coin in honour of former
Prime Minister and Bharat Ratna Atal Bihari Vajpayee. Atal Bihari Vajpayee's
birth anniversary, which falls on 25th December, is celebrated as 'Good
Governance Day'. He was conferred with the Bharat Ratna was in 2014. PM Modi
stated that the voice of Atal Ji was the voice of common people of India for
four decades.
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