Daily Current Affairs December 13

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December 13 | Daily Current Affairs 2021

Important Days – Daily Current Affairs December 13

1. UNICEF Day is observed on which date?
A) December 11
B) December 8
C) December 10
D) December 5
E) December 12
Answer: A) December 11

UNICEF Day 2021: Theme

• The theme for this year is to help children recover from interruptions and learning losses experienced through pandemics in the last two years.

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Sports – Daily Current Affairs December 13

2. Which country opener David Warner adjudged the men’s and ICC Player of the Month of November?
A) Zimbabwe
B) USA
C) India
D) Russia
E) Australia
Answer: E) Australia

• Explosive Australia opener David Warner and West Indies all-rounder Hayley Matthews were adjudged the men’s and women’s ICC Players of the Month of November after their superlative performances.

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3. Who won The Abu Dhabi Grand Prix?
A) Sergio Pérez
B) Charles Leclerc
C) Max Verstappen
D) Valtteri Bottas
E) Lewis Hamilton
Answer: C) Max Verstappen

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Ranking – Daily Current Affairs December 13

4. What is the rank of India in World Talent Ranking Report 2021?
A) 59
B) 62
C) 53
D) 54
E) 56
Answer: E) 56

Released by: International Institute for Management Development (IMD) World Competitive Centre.

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5. What is the rank of India in 2021 Global Health Security Index?
A) 59
B) 62
C) 53
D) 54
E) 66
Answer: E) 66

Released by : The John Hopkins Centre for Health Security at Johns Hopkins University and Nuclear Threat Initiative.

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Banking and Finance – Daily Current Affairs December 13

6. Which company announced the launch of its ‘Tokenisation Solution’ to enable businesses to meet RBI norms on online card data storage?
A) NeoBank
B) PhonePe
C) Innoviti
D) Worldline
E) Poonawalla Fincorp
Answer: D) Worldline

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Awards – Daily Current Affairs December 13

7. India’s Harnaaz Sandhu crowned Miss Universe 2021. She was related to which state/UT?
A) Assam
B) Chandigarh
C) Delhi
D) Ladakh
E) J & K
Answer: B) Chandigarh

• Actor-model Harnaaz Sandhu made history as she was crowned Miss Universe 2021 — beating contestants from 79 countries — 21 years after India last brought home the title.
• Only two Indians before Sandhu have won the title of Miss Universe – actors Sushmita Sen in 1994 and Lara Dutta in 2000.
• The 70th edition of the event was held in Eilat, the resort town in Israel, where the 21-year-old bagged the coveted title.

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8. Which country former tennis player Conchita Martinez was named as the WTA Coach of the Year?
A) Zimbabwe
B) USA
C) Spain
D) Russia
E) Australia
Answer: C) Spain

• Spanish former tennis player Conchita Martinez was named as the WTA Coach of the Year, becoming the fourth recipient of the Women’s Tennis Association’s annual award.
• Martinez is the current coach of World no.3 Garbine Muguruza.
• The partnership between the pair helped Muguruza reach five WTA finals, winning the titles at the Dubai Championships, Chicago Classic and Billie Jean King Trophy in the 2021 season.

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Science and Technology – Daily Current Affairs December 13

9. Which IIT has developed a portable testing device that can detect the soil health in just 90 seconds through a mobile application using merely five grams of the soil as sample?
A) IIT Kanpur
B) IIT Mandi
C) IIT Kharagpur
D) IIT Delhi
E) IIT Madras
Answer: A) IIT Kanpur

• The Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, has developed a portable testing device that can detect the soil health in just 90 seconds through a mobile application using merely five grams of the soil as sample.
• This first-of-its-kind invention is based on near Infrared spectroscopy technology that provides real-time soil analysis report on smartphones with an embedded mobile application, named Bhu Parikshak, available on Google Play Store, the IIT-Kanpur said in a statement issued here.

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National Affairs – Daily Current Affairs December 13

10. Which state/UT launched the ”Dilli Ki Yogshala” programme that aims to help the city residents practise yoga regularly under the guidance of trained teachers?
A) Assam
B) Chandigarh
C) Delhi
D) Ladakh
E) J & K
Answer: C) Delhi

• ”People in groups of 25 can give a missed call on this number and the Delhi government will provide them teachers.
• They will require to identify a place like a park or a community hall to practise Yoga,” Kejriwal said at a programme of the Delhi Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research University (DPSRU).
• The ”Dilli Ki Yogshala” programme will begin from January with 400 teachers trained by the DPSRU and at least 20,000 people are expected to start practising yoga under their supervision, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader said.
• The Delhi government conceptualised free yoga classes for the city residents earlier this year and also allocated Rs 25 crore for it in the 2021-22 budget.
• Kejriwal hoped that like other initiatives of his government such as free water and electricity and mohalla clinics, the ”Dilli Ki Yogshala” programme will also be adopted by other states.

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11. Who inaugurates first phase of Kashi Vishwanath Dham in Varanasi?
A) Ram Nath Kovind
B) Narendra Modi
C) Smriti Irani
D) Nirmala Sitharaman
E) Subhas Sarkar
Answer: B) Narendra Modi

• Whenever an Aurangzeb has arisen in India, a Shivaji has also emerged as the soil of this country is different from the rest of the world, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said after he inaugurated the first phase of the Kashi Vishwanath Dham here.
• Addressing the gathering, Modi lauded the civilisational heritage of Varanasi, and said many sultanates rose and collapsed but Benaras remained.

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12. Who launched a National Helpline Against Atrocities in New Delhi?
A) Ram Nath Kovind
B) Narendra Modi
C) Smriti Irani
D) Nirmala Sitharaman
E) Virendra Kumar
Answer: E) Virendra Kumar

• Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Dr. Virendra Kumar launched a National Helpline Against Atrocities in New Delhi.
• The Helpline is now available round the clock on toll-free number 14566 across the country.
• The service is available in Hindi, English, and the regional language of the State and Union Territories.
• It will ensure proper implementation of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989.
• It can be accessed by making a voice call either from a mobile or landline number of any Telecom Operator across the country.

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13. Which organisation and Bhabha Atomic Research Centre collaborate for green hydrogen production?
A) NHAI
B) BHEL
C) BPCL
D) BEL
E) Indian Oil
Answer: C) BPCL

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14. The country has successfully test-fired a long-range Supersonic Missile Assisted Torpedo (SMART) off the coast of Balasore in ___?
A) Karnataka
B) West Bengal
C) Tamil Nadu
D) Arunachal Pradesh
E) Odisha
Answer: E) Odisha

• The country has successfully test-fired a long-range Supersonic Missile Assisted Torpedo (SMART) off the coast of Balasore in Odisha.
• The SMART system will help India enhance its anti-submarine warfare capability.
• On December 11, the DRDO and the Indian Air Force (IAF) had flight-tested the indigenously made helicopter-launched SANT (Stand-off Anti-tank) missile from Pokhran ranges.
• The missile is equipped with a state-of-the-art MMW seeker, which provides high precision strike capability from a safe distance.

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15. Who inaugurates Digital Platform for Management of complaints- ‘LokpalOnline’?
A) Ram Nath Kovind
B) Narendra Modi
C) Smriti Irani
D) Pinaki Chandra Ghose
E) Virendra Kumar
Answer: D) Pinaki Chandra Ghose

• Chairperson, Lokpal of India, Justice Pinaki Chandra Ghose inaugurated’ a digital Platform for Management of Complaints called ‘LokpalOnline’ here that can be accessed by all citizens of the country and complaints can be filed from anywhere, anytime at http://lokpalonline.gov.in.

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