Daily Current Affairs December 14
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December 14 | Daily Current Affairs 2021
Important Days – Daily Current Affairs December 14
1. National Energy Conservation Day is observed on which date?
A) December 11
B) December 8
C) December 10
D) December 12
E) December 14
Answer: E) December 14
Banking and Finance – Daily Current Affairs December 14
2. Which bank launches bob World Wave, a wearable payment solution?
A) Kotak Mahindra Bank
B) IndusInd Bank
C) Punjab National Bank
D) HDFC Bank
E) Bank of Baroda
Answer: E) Bank of Baroda
- A bob World Wave wearable device will allow customers to monitor their Sp02, body temperature, heart rate and blood pressure.
- With bob World Wave, BOB is providing an exclusive 3-months free wellness package along with a personal health coach, doctor tele-consultation and interactive video coaching.
- The device will provide contactless payments of up to ₹5,000 in all NFC enabled PoS devices.
- BOB will also provide a dummy plastic card (with the same card number printed as that of the wearable device along with expiry date and CVV) to enable customers to do e-commerce transactions at ease.
Bank of Baroda:
Hq: Vadodara, Gujarat
MD and CEO: Sanjiv Chadha
Tagline: India’s International Bank
3. Which company launches fitness-focused credit card that offers welcome gift and access to gyms?
A) NeoBank
B) SBI Cards
C) Innoviti
D) LoanTap
E) Poonawalla Fincorp
Answer: B) SBI Cards
- SBI Card, in a bid to target fitness and health enthusiasts, launched a first of a kind credit card ‘SBI Card PULSE‘ that offers a host of fitness and health related benefits.
- The contactless card comes with annual membership fee of ₹1,499 and has been launched on Visa Signature platform.
- SBI Card PULSE provides the customers Noise ColorFit Pulse Smartwatch of worth ₹4,999 as a welcome gift on payment of the joining fee.
- Through the complimentary one-year Fitpass Pro membership, the SBI Card PULSE customers have access to curated network of 4,000 plus gyms and fitness studios across India and can also avail unlimited online fitness sessions of workouts including Yoga, Dance, Cardio, Pilates and more.
4. Which bank, Swift tie up to digitise trade banking?
A) Kotak Mahindra Bank
B) Axis Bank
C) Punjab National Bank
D) HDFC Bank
E) Bank of Baroda
Answer: B) Axis Bank
- Axis Bank is integrating different digitisation initiatives by government bodies and service providers to extend an end-to-end service to business clients.
- The bank’s B2B (business-to-business) digitisation efforts are being supported by Swift — a cooperative of global banks that acts as an intermediary between banks and sets standards.
- Besides digitising bank guarantees, Swift is helping the private lender digitise application forms for payment through Asian Clearing Union and other legal forms, which are required under the Foreign Exchange Management Act.
Axis Bank:
Hq: Mumbai, Maharashtra
CEO: Mr Amitabh Chaudhary
Tagline: Badhti Ka Naam Zindagi
5. Which bank partners with IndiGo to offer co-branded credit cards?
A) Kotak Mahindra Bank
B) Axis Bank
C) Punjab National Bank
D) HDFC Bank
E) Bank of Baroda
Answer: A) Kotak Mahindra Bank
Kotak Mahindra Bank:
Hq: Mumbai
MD and CEO: Udaykotak
Tagline: Let’s make money simple, Ab Kona KonaKotak
6. Which insurance company launches ‘#Care4Hockey’ campaign?
A) ICICI Lombard General Insurance
B) Bajaj Allianz General Insurance.
C) ICICI Prudential Life Insurance
D) Apollo Munich Health Insurance
E) SBI General Insurance
Answer: B) Bajaj Allianz General Insurance.
- The Company has associated with Rani Rampal, Indian Women’s Hockey Team Captain who is the face of this campaign.
- The thought behind this campaign is to elevate field Hockey’s recognition in our country and showcase how supporting a person to attain their goals can enable them to make a difference in the society.
Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance:
Hq: Pune, Maharashtra
MD & CEO: Tarun Chugh
Awards – Daily Current Affairs December 14
7. Who has been named as Time Magazine’s Person of the Year 2021?
A) Bill Gates
B) Larry Ellison
C) Mark Zuckerberg
D) Bernard Arnault
E) Elon Musk
Answer: E) Elon Musk
Science and Technology – Daily Current Affairs December 14
8. Which IIT, Indian Air Force join hands to find indigenous solutions towards various defense-related projects?
A) IIT Kanpur
B) IIT Madras
C) IIT Delhi
D) IIT Mumbai
E) IIT Bombay
Answer: C) IIT Delhi
International Affairs – Daily Current Affairs December 15
9. Which city becomes world’s first govt to become 100% paperless?
A) London
B) New York
C) New Delhi
D) Abu Dhabi
E) Dubai
Answer: E) Dubai
- Dubai has become the world’s first government to turn 100 per cent paperless, the Emirate’s Crown Prince, Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, has announced, pointing at savings of 1.3 billion Dirham (USD 350 million) and 14-million-man hours.
- All internal, external transactions and procedures in the Government of Dubai are now 100 per cent digital and managed from a comprehensive digital government services platform.
National Affairs – Daily Current Affairs December 14
10. The Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying in partnership with Startup India launched the second edition of ‘Animal Husbandry Startup Grand Challenge’ at an event celebrating ‘National Milk Day’ in ____?
A) Maharashtra
B) Odisha
C) Gujarat
D) Punjab
E) Assam
Answer: C) Gujarat
- The Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying, in partnership with Startup India, launched the second edition of ‘Animal Husbandry Startup Grand Challenge’ at an event celebrating ‘National Milk Day’ in Anand, Gujarat to commemorate the birth centenary of Dr. Varghese Kurien.
11. Who addresses at foundation stone laying of MaaUmiya Dham Development Project in Gujarat?
A) Ram Nath Kovind
B) Narendra Modi
C) Bhupendra Yadav
D) Venkaiah Naidu
E) Mansukh Mandaviya
Answer: B) Narendra Modi
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said, the Maa Umiya Dham Development Project in Gujarat is a perfect example of the notion of ‘Sabka Prayas’ as this auspicious project will be fulfilled with the efforts of all.
- He was speaking at the foundation stone laying of Maa Umiya Dham Development Project involving Umiya Mata Dham temple and temple premises in Gujarat via video conferencing.
- He emphasized that the devotees should participate in the enterprise with a sense of spiritual purpose as well as a purpose of social service as serving the people is the biggest worship.
Prime Minister and also in-charge of Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Department of Atomic Energy, Department of Space, All important policy issues and All other portfolios not allocated to any Minister:
Minister: Narendra Modi
Constituency: Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
Gujarat:
Capital: Gandhinagar
CM: Bhupendra Patel
Governor: Acharya Dev Vrat
12. Askot wildlife sanctuary declared eco-sensitive zone. It is situated in which state?
A) Maharashtra
B) Odisha
C) Uttarakhand
D) Punjab
E) Assam
Answer: C) Uttarakhand
- Established to protect the endangered flagship species Musk Deer and its habitat, the picturesque Askot Wildlife Sanctuary in Uttarakhand’s Pithoragarh has been finally declared as an Eco-Sensitive Zone (ESZ).
- As a result, the sanctuary area is now limited from original area 599.93 square kilometers to only 454.65 square km giving a comparatively little area for the fauna to move around.
- Known as ‘Green Paradise on the Earth’, the Sanctuary which is situated some 54 km north of Pithoragarh in Kumaon region was established in 1986 primarily for preserving the musk deer and other rare Himalayan species and their natural habitats.
Uttarakhand:
Capital: Dehradun (Winter), Gairsain (Summer)
CM: Pushkar Singh Dhami
Governor: Gurmit Singh
13. Centre accepts plea, grants Mithila Makhana GI tag. It is situated in which state?
A) Maharashtra
B) Odisha
C) Bihar
D) Punjab
E) Assam
Answer: C) Bihar
- The Geographical Indications Registry (GIR) under the Central ministry of commerce has accepted the plea to rename Bihar Makhana as Mithila Makhana and also suggested further amendments in the brand logo to better reflect its origins apart from identifying and protecting the product’s Geographical Indications (GI) rights.
- The development has put an end to the controversy over the branding of the mithila region’s one of the most famous produces in makhana or fox nut.
14. The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and which state’s Health and Family Welfare Department have signed a Record of Discussions (RoD) for Prevention and Control of Non-Communicable Diseases in that project?
A) Maharashtra
B) Delhi
C) Bihar
D) Punjab
E) Tamil Nadu
Answer: E) Tamil Nadu
- The death rate related to NCDs accounts for 63 per cent of all deaths and the probability of death from NCDs between the ages of 30 to 70 is 23 per cent, according to UNICEF.
Japan International Cooperation Agency:
Abbreviation: JICA
Headquarters: Tokyo, Japan
President: Shinichi Kitaoka
Tamil Nadu:
Capital: Chennai
CM: Muthuvel Karunanidhi Stalin
Governor: RN Ravi
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