30,December, 2018 Current Affairs - Daily Current Affairs
30,December, 2018 Current
Affairs - Daily Current Affairs
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How many Central Public Sector
Enterprises are approved by the Union Cabinet recently?
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Answer: Option B
Explanation:
The Union
Cabinet approved the listing of 7 Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs)
on the stock exchanges via Initial Public Offering (IPO) or Follow-on Public
Offer (FPO). The companies that will go for IPOs include Telecommunication
Consultants (India) Ltd., RailTel Corporation India Ltd., National Seed
Corporation India Ltd., Tehri Hydro Development Corporation Limited, Water
& Power Consultancy Services (India) Limited and FCI Aravali Gypsum and
Minerals (India) Limited. Kudremukh Iron Ore Company Limited will go for an
FPO.
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2.
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Which district topped in the Second Delta
Ranking of the Aspirational Districts Programme, released by NITI Aayog?
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Answer: Option A
Explanation:
Niti Aayog CEO
Amitabh Kant released the Second Delta Ranking of the Aspirational Districts
Programme. The ranking shows the incremental progress achieved by 111
aspirational districts (out of 115) during June 1, 2018 to October 31, 2018,
across six key development sectors. Three aspirational districts from West
Bengal did not participate, while one district of Kerala could not take part
because of floods. The 6 developmental sectors are: Health and Nutrition,
Education, Agriculture and Water Resources, Financial Inclusion, Skill
Development, and Basic Infrastructure. The data has been received from
household surveys conducted by NITI Aayog's knowledge partners, namely, TATA
Trusts and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (IDInsight).
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Which of the following has recently
resumed its diplomatic service in Syria after six years of suspension?
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Answer: Option C
Explanation:
The United Arab
Emirates (UAE) has recently resumed its diplomatic service in Syria after six
years of suspension, signaling a thaw in the relations between the two
countries, as also with the Arab world. The diplomatic thaw comes after the
U.S. announced plans to pull its troops from Syria. This move will also
prevent the dangers of regional interference in Syrian affairs. Hence, this
marks the first official acknowledgment by regional adversaries of Syrian
President Bashar Assad that he has won the almost 8-year civil war to
dislodge him. Earlier, the UAE broke ties with Syria in February 2012 when
"Arab Spring"-inspired protests began against Assad's rule and
metastasized into a sectarian conflict that killed hundreds of thousands,
made millions of others refugees and laid waste to vast areas of the country.
Syria was also expelled from the 22-member Arab League in 2011. Arab
countries sanctioned Damascus and condemned its use of military force against
civilians.
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4.
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Where was the 12th Global Healthcare
Summit 2018 held?
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Answer: Option B
Explanation:
The 12th Global
Healthcare Summit (GHS) was inaugurated by President Ram Nath Kovind in
Mumbai, Maharashtra on 29th December. The summit is being organized by the
American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin, more commonly known as
AAPI. Mr. Kovind acknowledged the professionalism and excellent reputation of
doctors of Indian origin in the US.
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5.
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Union Cabinet approved Framework
Agreement between India and which country for Cooperation in the Exploration
and Uses of Outer Space for Peaceful Purposes?
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Answer: Option D
Explanation:
The Union
Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi approved Framework
Agreement between India and Sao Tome & Principe. The MOU was signed on
Cooperation in the Exploration and Uses of Outer Space for Peaceful Purposes.
The Framework Agreement was signed in New Delhi, on 7th September 2018.
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Which bank will issue the Seventh Phase
of Electoral Bonds to Sale from 1 Jan?
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Answer: Option C
Explanation:
The State Bank
of India (SBI), in the VII Phase of sale of Electoral Bonds, has been
authorised to issue and encash Electoral Bonds through its 29 Authorised
Branches w.e.f. January 01 - 10, 2019. Electoral bonds are alternatives to
cash donations made to political parties that were introduced in 2018 as part
of the government's efforts to bring transparency in political funding. These
are short-term bonds that are valid for 15 calendar days, where the holders
do not earn any interest (coupon rate). In the last six phases till November
2018, electoral bonds aggregated up to Rs 1,056.73 crore from purchases made
by citizens or entities.
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7.
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The unique Chapparam (Chariot) festival
2018 has started in which of the following state?
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Answer: Option C
Explanation:
The unique
Chapparam (Chariot) festival was celebrated with traditional rituals and
festivities in the famous Madurai Meenakshi temple, in Tamil Nadu. The fest
symbolizes the importance of preserving all kinds of food and fodder. The
festival is also an auspicious occasion when the God and Goddess measure out
food for all living beings. In it, both Goddess Meenakshi and her spouse Lord
Sundareswarar circumambulate the four main streets around the temple. Cooked
rice, which is distributed among devotees, are taken home and preserved
because it signifies prosperity for the whole year. Another specialty of the
festival is that the chariot of Goddess Meenakshi is pulled by lady devotees
alone.
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The researchers from this country built a
Virtual Reality (VR) 3D model of cancer, recently.
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Answer: Option A
Explanation:
The scientists
at Cambridge University have built a Virtual Reality (VR) 3D model of cancer
that will help increase the understanding of cancer as well as in the search
for new treatment. Researchers from the Cancer Research UK (CRUK) Researchers
started with a one millimetre cubed piece of breast cancer tissue biopsy,
containing around 100,000 cells. They cut wafer thin slices, scanned and then
stained them with markers to show their molecular make-up and DNA
characteristics. The tumour was then rebuilt using virtual reality (VR),
which allows multiple users from anywhere, in the world to examine the
tumour. Although the human tissue sample was about the size of a pinhead,
using the VR headsets, it could be magnified to appear several metres across.
To explore the tumour in more detail, the VR system allows one to 'fly
through' the cells.
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The Union Cabinet approved the submission
of India's second Biennial Update Report (BUR) to __________.
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Answer: Option C
Explanation:
The Union
Cabinet approved the submission of India's second Biennial Update Report
(BUR) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
BUR has been prepared based on a range of studies conducted at the national
level. The scope of BUR is to provide an update to India's first BUR to
UNFCCC. The Five major components of Biennial Update Report (BUR) are
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Name the person who has been named as the
most admired man by Americans for the 11th year in a row according to a
gallup poll?
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Answer: Option B
Explanation:
Former President
of United States of America (USA), Barack Obama has been named as the most
admired man by Americans for the 11th year in a row according to a gallup
poll. Present President of USA, Donald trumps ranked 2nd for the fourth
consecutive year. Former First Lady of USA Michelle Obama was also voted as
the most admired women by American. Hillary Clinton missed the top of the
list for the list time in 17 years.
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11.
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Who won the Gold Medal by the Systems
Society of India (SSI) during the 42nd National Systems Conference?
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Answer: Option B
Explanation:
ISRO chairman
K.Sivan was presented the National Systems Gold Medal by the Systems Society
of India (SSI) during the 42nd National Systems Conference held in
Thiruvananthapuram. The medal acknowledges his outstanding contributions to
system science and engineering. B.N. Suresh, the Chancellor, Indian Institute
of Space Science and Technology (IIST), presented the medal at a function
held at the VSSC.
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Who laid the foundation stone of 11
projects for Yamuna rejuvenation?
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Answer: Option A
Explanation:
A total of 11
projects have been taken up under Namami Gange Programme by National Mission
for Clean Ganga to conserve the River Yamuna in Delhi. Most of the projects
are for the sewerage infrastructure and are at various stages of
implementation. These projects under Yamuna Action Plan (YAP) III are located
in three drainage zones namely Kondli, Rithala and Okhla in Delhi.
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13.
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Who was elected as the new President of
Madagascar, recently?
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Answer: Option A
Explanation:
Andry Rajoelina,
a former leader of Madagascar has won the country's presidential vote and in
the process defeated Marc Ravalomanana, who was another former President of
the country. Rajoelina won nearly 56% of the votes and had got 39% of the
vote during the first round of the election, whereas, Mr. Ravalomanana had
got 35%.The former president of the country, Henry Rajaonarimampianina was
eliminated in the first round of the election as he obtained just 9% of the
votes. Both Rajoelina and Ravalomanana are wealthy men and were barred from
the 2013 presidential race and had promised to boost the economy of the
country. Although, the elections had been beset by allegations of fraud.
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Which of the following short film won the
best short documentary award at Asia South East Short Film Festival?
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Answer: Option D
Explanation:
The short film
Finding Beauty in Garbage won the best short documentary award at Asia South
East Short Film Festival recently held at Phnom Penh in Cambodia. The short
documentary is based on issues surrounding mountains of garbage in Dibrugarh
town of Assam. The film has also been selected for a screening at the Short
and Sweet Film Festival to be held in Utah, U.S.
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Which ministry has recently brought a
booklet on cyber safety for school children?
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Answer: Option D
Explanation:
The Union
Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has brought out a booklet on cyber safety for
school children to inform them about different aspects of cyber safety. The
booklet, titled 'A Handbook for Students on cyber Safety', also deals with
the problems of cyber bullying, cyber grooming and email fraud. It advises
teenagers against accepting friend requests from unknown people on social
media. The booklet explains various kinds of cyber crimes like identity
theft, job fraud, email spoofing and how children can overcome them. The
information provided in the handbook is intended to create awareness among
citizens especially students about various cyber threats that can impact them
and ways to safeguard themselves against cyber crimes. The booklet also
provides details about various safeguards that can be adopted by children to
protect themselves from cyber grooming.
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