Daily Current Affairs December 11

Dear Champions, as you all know that a lot of competitive exams have been notified consequently. Candidates have to prepare themselves according to the level of competition and expectation of  the Recruitment board. Regarding that one of the most important topic is Daily Current Affairs December 11. Current Affairs in the form of contemporary events of national & international play a crucial role in almost every competitive exams like Banking, Insurance, SSC, UPSC, TNPSC, Railway etc.

Current affairs are the most dynamic yet scoring among all sections and need to be prepared from the right source. Here, we cafunsta team, providing  Daily GK Updates, Current Affairs Questions, and Monthly  current affairs pdf.

TO PURCHASE OUR BANKING AWARENESS (2021 Edition) – CLICK HERE

December 11 | Daily Current Affairs 2021

Important Days – Daily Current Affairs December 11

1. International Mountain Day is observed on which date?
A) December 11
B) December 8
C) December 10
D) December 5
E) December 9
Answer: A) December 11

International Mountain Day 2021: Theme

• Sustainable mountain tourism is the theme of this year’s International Mountain Day.
• Mountains are home to 15% of the world’s population and host about half of the world’s biodiversity hotspots.
• They provide fresh water for everyday life to half of humanity.
• Their conservation is a key factor for sustainable development.

---

Sports – Daily Current Affairs December 11

2. Divyansh Singh Panwar is related to which sports?
A) Hockey
B) Shooting
C) Cricket
D) Javelin throw
E) Baseball
Answer: B) Shooting

• In the 64th National shooting championship held in Bhopal, former world number one Divyansh Singh Panwar won both the senior and junior air rifle gold medals putting on an impressive show.
• After topping the qualification with 630.3 points, Divyansh beat Maharashtra’s Rudrankksh Patil by 0.7 points to clinch the gold.
• Hriday Hazarika beat Shahu Tushar Mane to bag the bronze medal.
• While Rudrankksh scored 249.3 points, Hazarika managed to finish third with a score of 228.2 points.

---

Banking and Finance – Daily Current Affairs December 11

3. Which insurance Company Ltd and Vasai Vikas Sahakari Bank Ltd have announced a strategic alliance to provide the bank’s customers access to a range of insurance solutions?
A) Cholamandalam MS General Insurance
B) Kotak Mahindra General Insurance.
C) Aditya Birla Sun Life Insurance
D) Apollo Munich Health Insurance
E) Pramerica Life Insurance
Answer: B) Kotak Mahindra General Insurance.

---

Appointments – Daily Current Affairs December 11

4. Catherine Russell is appointed as next head of _____?
A) FICCI
B) UNESCO
C) UNICEF
D) UNEP
E) UNDP
Answer: C) UNICEF

• Secretary-General Antonio Guterres announced the appointment of Catherine Russell, an assistant to US President Joe Biden, as the next head of the UN children’s agency UNICEF.

---

International Affairs – Daily Current Affairs December 11

5. 8th Foreign Office Consultations between India, which country held virtually?
A) Australia
B) Singapore
C) USA
D) Bangladesh
E) Slovenia
Answer: E) Slovenia

• The 8th Foreign Office Consultations between India and Slovenia were held virtually.
• Secretary (West) in the External Affairs Ministry, Reenat Sandhu and State Secretary of Slovenian Foreign Affairs Ministry, Dr. Stanislav Rascan reviewed India – Slovenia bilateral relations.
• Regional and global issues of mutual interest were also discussed.

---

National Affairs – Daily Current Affairs December 11

6. Who inaugurates Saryu canal project in UP’s Balrampur?
A) Ram Nath Kovind
B) Narendra Modi
C) Arjun Munda
D) Venkaiah Naidu
E) Ashwini Vaishnaw
Answer: B) Narendra Modi

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Saryu Canal National Project which will provide assured water for irrigation to over 14 lakh hectares of land and benefit about 29 lakh farmers, mainly in eastern Uttar Pradesh.
• The project has been completed at a cost of over Rs 9,800 crore, out of which more than Rs 4,600 crore was provisioned in the last four years.
• Uttar Pradesh Governor Anandiben Patel, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, Union Minister for Jal Shakti Gajendra Singh Shekhawat and Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya were among those present at the project inauguration programme.
• The Saryu canal project also involves interlinking of five rivers — Ghaghara, Saryu, Rapti, Banganga and Rohini — to ensure optimum usage of water resources of the region.
• The work on the project started in 1978 but due to lack of continuity of budgetary support, interdepartmental coordination and adequate monitoring, it got delayed and was not completed even after nearly four decades, according to an official statement.
• Consequently in 2016, the project was brought under Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana with the target to complete it in a time-bound manner.

---

7. Which organization has successfully tested the extended range Pinaka (Pinaka-ER) Multi Barrel Rocket Launcher System at Rajasthan’s Pokhran Range?
A) CII
B) DRDO
C) NTPC
D) NHAI
E) KVIC
Answer: B) DRDO

DRDO & Indian Air Force successfully flight-test indigenous Stand-Off Anti-Tank Missile:

• Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and Indian Air Force (IAF) flight-tested the indigenously designed and developed Helicopter launched Stand-off Anti-tank (SANT) Missile from Pokhran ranges on December 11, 2021.
• The missile is equipped with a state-of-the-art MMW seeker which provides high precision strike capability from a safe distance.
• The weapon can neutralise targets in a range up to 10 kms.
• The SANT missile has been designed and developed by Research Centre Imarat (RCI), Hyderabad in coordination with other DRDO labs and participation from industries.

---

8. Who inaugurates 7th India International Science Festival in Goa?
A) Ram Nath Kovind
B) Narendra Modi
C) Arjun Munda
D) Jitendra Singh
E) Ashwini Vaishnaw
Answer: D) Jitendra Singh

---

9. Haiderpur wetland in which state recognised as Ramsar Site?
A) Karnataka
B) Uttar Pradesh
C) Mizoram
D) Assam
E) Puducherry
Answer: B) Uttar Pradesh

• The Haiderpur Wetland abutting the Madhya Ganga barrage, about 10 km from Bijnor in western Uttar Pradesh, has been recognised under the 1971 Ramsar Convention on Wetlands, bringing the total number of such designated areas in the country to 47, Ministry of Environment and Forests posted.
• The aim of the Ramsar list is “to develop and maintain an international network of wetlands which are important for the conservation of global biological diversity and for sustaining human life through the maintenance of their ecosystem components, processes and benefits.”

---

10. Who inaugurated the River Cruise Services at the Marmugao Port in Goa?
A) Ram Nath Kovind
B) Narendra Modi
C) Arjun Munda
D) Jitendra Singh
E) Sarbananda Sonowal
Answer: E) Sarbananda Sonowal

• Union Minister for Ports Shipping and Waterways Shri Sarbananda Sonowal inaugurated the River Cruise Services at the Marmugao Port in Goa.
• He announced that Services will immediately begin on all the proposed routes with its FRP double deck boats to give the tourists a complete experience of Goan culture and history.

---

---

Over All Review

DOWNLOAD TODAY’S CURRENT AFFAIRS PDF – CLICK HERE

You Must Also Read Daily Current Affairs December 10