Daily Current Affairs December 23

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December 23 | Daily Current Affairs 2021

Important Days – Daily Current Affairs December 23

1. National Farmer’s Day is observed on which date?
A) December 20
B) December 19
C) December 22
D) December 12
E) December 23
Answer: E) December 23

• The day was chosen to honour the birth anniversary of the fifth Prime Minister of India, Choudhary Charan Singh.
• Chaudhary Charan Singh, the Kisan Leader, served the country for a very short period, from July 28, 1979, to January 14, 1980.
• Chaudhary Charan Singh followed the famous slogan – “JAI JAWAN JAI KISAN“, which was given to the farmers by Lal Bahadur Shastri, the second Prime Minister of India.

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Sports – Daily Current Affairs December 23

2. What is the name of mascot in the first ever ‘Kerala Olympic Games’, slated to be held in February 2022?
A) Suguraj
B) Paramaraj
C) Jeyaraj
D) Nagaraj
E) Neeraj
Answer: E) Neeraj

• State Education Minister V Sivankutty unveiled the mascot .
• The Kerala Olympic Association (KOA) is organising the ‘Kerala Olympics Games’ from February 15 to 24, 2022.

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3. The National Dope Testing Laboratory (NDTL) has regained the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) accreditation. What is the headquarters of National Dope Testing Laboratory?
A) Mumbai, Maharashtra
B) Hyderabad, Telangana
C) Bangalore, Karnataka
D) Chennai, Tamil Nadu
E) New Delhi, Delhi
Answer: E) New Delhi, Delhi

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Ranking – Daily Current Affairs December 23

4. Which country ranks third among world’s biggest doping violators in WADA’s latest report?
A) UK
B) Bangladesh
C) India
D) USA
E) Philippines
Answer: C) India

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Banking and Finance – Daily Current Affairs December 23

5. Reserve Bank of India imposed penalty of ____ each on two payment system operators, One Mobikwik and Spice Money, for non-compliance of norms?
A) Rs 2 crore
B) Rs 3 crore
C) Rs 4 crore
D) Rs 5 crore
E) Rs 1 crore
Answer: E) Rs 1 crore

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6. Government of India & European Investment Bank sign finance contract for first tranche loan of _____ for Agra Metro Rail project?
A) Euro 150 million
B) Euro 250 million
C) Euro 350 million
D) Euro 450 million
E) Euro 650 million
Answer: B) Euro 250 million

• EIB had approved a total loan of Euro 450 million to fund the Agra Metro Rail Project.

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Books and Authors – Daily Current Affairs December 23

7. Who releases book Spices Statistics at Glance 2021?
A) Bharati Pravin Pawar
B) Ashwini Vaishnaw
C) Narendra Singh Tomar
D) Kiren Rijiju
E) Nitin Gadkari
Answer: C) Narendra Singh Tomar

• Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Shri. Narendra Singh Tomar released the book ‘Spices Statistics at a Glance 2021’on 21st December 2021.
• The book is a compendium of all the spices statistics like, area, production, productivity, export, import, price and value of output of various spices produced in the country.
• The book is published by the Directorate of Arecanut and Spices Development (DASD), Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, the nodal agency for collection and compilation of area and production estimates of spices at National level.
• The book highlights the growth achieved in spices sector during the last seven years from 2014-15 to 2020-21 in the country.

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Appointments – Daily Current Affairs December 23

8. Justice Sanjaya Kumar Mishra appointed acting chief justice of HC of which state?
A) Assam
B) Uttarakhand
C) Tripura
D) Madhya Pradesh
E) Tamil Nadu
Answer: B) Uttarakhand

• Justice Sanjaya Kumar Mishra was appointed as the acting chief justice of the Uttarakhand High Court.
• A notification issued by the Department of Justice in the Law Ministry said Justice Mishra, the senior-most judge of the Uttarakhand HC, will be the acting chief justice with effect from December 24 consequent upon the retirement of Chief Justice Raghvendra Singh Chauhan.
• Justice Chauhan demits office on the eve of turning 62 — the retirement age for high court judges.

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9. H O Suri is appointed as new managing director and Chief Executive Officer of which insurance company?
A) Cholamandalam MS General Insurance
B) HDFC Life Insurance.
C) Bajaj Allianz General Insurance
D) Apollo Munich Health Insurance
E) IFFCO-TOKIO General Insurance
Answer: E) IFFCO-TOKIO General Insurance

• Private sector IFFCO-TOKIO General Insurance said it has appointed H O Suri as new managing director and Chief Executive Officer.
• Prior to this, Suri was director of marketing and Chief Investment Officer, the general insurance company said in a statement.
• He started his professional journey in the year 1982 with Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative Limited (IFFCO), the world’s largest fertiliser manufacturer in the Cooperative Sector, and has a professional qualification of chartered accountant, it said.
• The appointment is effective October 1, 2021, it said.

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Awards – Daily Current Affairs December 23

10. Vayana Network and which bank bag ‘Most Effective Bank-Fintech Partnership’ at IBSi-Global Fintech Innovation Awards-2021?
A) Kotak Mahindra Bank
B) DBS Bank
C) Central Bank of India
D) Federal Bank
E) HDFC Bank
Answer: D) Federal Bank

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11. Which insurance company Wins the Best Governed Company Listed Segment Large Category at the 21st ICSI National Awards for Excellence in Corporate Governance?
A) Cholamandalam MS General Insurance
B) HDFC Life Insurance.
C) Bajaj Allianz General Insurance
D) Apollo Munich Health Insurance
E) IFFCO-TOKIO General Insurance
Answer: B) HDFC Life Insurance.

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International Affairs – Daily Current Affairs December 23

12. UAE commits _____ for investment and infrastructure creation in India?
A) $100 Billion
B) $500 Billion
C) $400 Billion
D) $300 Billion
E) $200 Billion
Answer: A) $100 Billion

• India’s Minister for Commerce and Industry, Piyush Goyal, discussed the opportunities with industry leaders to expand their global footprint by leveraging business platforms and infrastructure offered by the UAE.
• Dubai’s DP World presented the market expansion opportunities it offers to Indian businesses and exporters, the Ministry of Commerce and Industry said in a press release.

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National Affairs – Daily Current Affairs December 23

13. Which state virtually launched the distribution of livelihood assistance to the beneficiaries of Biju Swasthya Kalyan Yojana, an amount of worth Rs 960 crore will be provided under assistance?
A) Gujarat
B) Jharkhand
C) Odisha
D) Andhra Pradesh
E) Tamil Nadu
Answer: C) Odisha

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14. Who inaugurated and laid the foundation stone for 22 development projects worth Rs 870 crores in his Lok Sabha constituency Varanasi?
A) Bharati Pravin Pawar
B) Ashwini Vaishnaw
C) Narendra Modi
D) Kiren Rijiju
E) Nitin Gadkari
Answer: C) Narendra Modi

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15. Which organisation successfully conducted a second flight-test of indigenously developed conventional surface-to-surface missile ‘Pralay’ from Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Island off the coast of Odisha?
A) BEL
B) IOCL
C) DRDO
D) BDL
E) EEL
Answer: C) DRDO

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16. Which organisation & Industree Foundation signs MoU for improving livelihood of tribal artisans?
A) BEL
B) IOCL
C) DRDO
D) BDL
E) TRIFED
Answer: E) TRIFED

• The MoU, signed by Pravir Krishna, Managing Director, TRIFED, and Shrimati Neelam Chhiber, Co-founder, Industree Foundation, is aimed at improving the livelihood of tribal artisans and producers through strategic inputs, a release said here.
• Areas of the association outlined are Retail Marketing of tribal handicrafts and handloom products,– TRIFOOD Project, and Van Dhan Yojana.

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17. _____ launched a contemporary messaging application named, ASIGMA (Army Secure IndiGeneous Messaging Application)?
A) Indian Navy
B) Indian Army
C) Indian Air Force
D) Indian Coast Guard
E) BSF
Answer: B) Indian Army

• The Indian Army, launched a contemporary messaging application named, ASIGMA (Army Secure IndiGeneous Messaging Application) which is a new generation, state of the art, web-based application developed entirely in-house by team of officers of the Corps of Signals of the Army.
• The application is being deployed on the Army’s internal network as a replacement of Army Wide Area Network (AWAN) messaging application which has been in service for past 15 years.
• The application has been fielded on Army owned hardware and lends itself to lifetime support with future upgrades.

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18. Which state launched Chalo mobile application as well as Chalo smart cards?
A) Gujarat
B) Jharkhand
C) Odisha
D) Andhra Pradesh
E) Maharashtra
Answer: E) Maharashtra

• Bus travelling gets convenient in Mumbai! From ticket purchasing through e-wallet to live bus tracking, passengers can now enjoy smooth and convenient bus travel with Chalo smart cards and Chalo mobile application.
• On Tuesday, Tourism and Environment Minister of Maharashtra, Aaditya Thackeray launched Chalo mobile application as well as Chalo smart cards.
• This mobile app and smart card will facilitate digital, and advance purchase of BEST bus tickets.

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