Daily Current Affairs December 29

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December 29 | Daily Current Affairs 2021

Ranking – Daily Current Affairs December 29

1. Which state stood first in the implementation of the Shyama Prasad Mukherji Rurban Mission?
A) Karnataka
B) Mizoram
C) Telangana
D) Uttar Pradesh
E) Haryana
Answer: C) Telangana

• Telangana stood first in the implementation of the Shyama Prasad Mukherji Rurban Mission (SPMRM) that was launched four years ago to stimulate local economic development, enhance basic services and create well planned clusters.
• Sangareddy and Kamareddy districts stood in the first two positions among the 300 clusters across the country where the programme was being implemented.
• Tamil Nadu and Gujarat took the second and third positions respectively.
• In Telangana, in as many as 17 clusters (12 non-tribal and five tribal), the programme was being implemented at an estimated cost of ₹1,885.12 crore.

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Banking and Finance – Daily Current Affairs December 29

2. RBI extends restrictions on PMC Bank for how many months?
A) 7
B) 5
C) 4
D) 3
E) 2
Answer: D) 3

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3. Which bank has partnered with the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) to launch a tailor-made offering for firms/corporates?
A) Kotak Mahindra Bank
B) IndusInd Bank
C) Karnataka Bank
D) Central Bank of India
E) Union Bank of India
Answer: D) Central Bank of India

• Central Bank of India (CBoI), said that it has partnered with the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) to launch a tailor-made offering for firms/corporates – ‘Central Bank of India RuPay Business Platinum Debit Card’.
• This card offers an ATM withdrawal limit of Rs 1 lakh along with a purchase of up to Rs 3 lakh at POS or E-Commerce, to its users.
• They can also withdraw up to Rs 0.75 lakh at ATMs abroad and perform purchases globally worth up to INR 3 lakh at POS and international online merchants.

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Appointments – Daily Current Affairs December 29

4. Who was given additional charge of the post of Director General Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB)?
A) Sakthi Arora
B) Ashok Arora
C) Sathish Arora
D) Sanjay Arora
E) Sanjiv Arora
Answer: D) Sanjay Arora

• Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) chief Sanjay Arora was given additional charge of the post of Director General Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB).
• The Ministry of Home Affairs issued an office memorandum directing to refer to the subject and to convey the approval of the competent authority that consequent upon the superannuation of Kumar Rajesh Chandra as Director-General of the SSB in December this year.

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5. Baldev Prakash is appointed MD & CEO of which bank?
A) Punjab National Bank
B) Bank of China
C) DBS Bank
D) Jammu & Kashmir Bank
E) Citibank
Answer: D) Jammu & Kashmir Bank

• The board of directors in the meeting held on December 28 has appointed Baldev Prakash as Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer of the bank for a period of three years, J&K Bank said in a regulatory filing.
• The board also appointed R K Chhibber as an additional director on the board of the bank to be effective from the date Baldev Prakash takes charge as MD&CEO of the bank, it said further.

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International Affairs – Daily Current Affairs December 29

6. Which country launches world’s first dual-mode vehicle?
A) Japan
B) South Korea
C) India
D) UK
E) Nepal
Answer: A) Japan

• The world’s first dual-mode vehicle that equally runs on railway track and road, has started commercial operations in Japan’s Tokushima Prefecture.
• The vehicle has a capacity of carrying up to 21 passengers and its road and railway modes can be switched in only about 15 seconds, reports said.
• The mini bus-shaped vehicle runs on normal rubber tires on the road.
• But it turned itself into a train when steel wheels descend from its underbelly onto the track.
• It runs at a speed of 60 kph on the rail track while it can go as fast as 100kph on main roads.
• At the launching ceremony, Tokushima Gov. Kamon Iizumi said he wants to “send dreams and hopes to the world” with this innovation.

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National Affairs – Daily Current Affairs December 29

7. Which state launched the Jagananna Palavelluva- AP Amul project in Krishna district virtually?
A) Karnataka
B) Mizoram
C) Telangana
D) Andhra Pradesh
E) Jammu & Kashmir
Answer: D) Andhra Pradesh

• Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy launched the Jagananna Palavelluva- AP Amul project in Krishna district virtually.
• The Andhra Pradesh government’s latest initiative was floated to financially boost the dairy farmers of 264 villages in the Krishna district.
• As per the state government, Amul started working with the state in November 2020. Later it has spread to more than 500 villages in the state.
• So far, 1.67 crore litres of buffalo milk and 73,96,857 litres of cow milk have been collected from 1,79,248 farmers of 1,906 villages through 1,093 RBKs.
• An average of 75,000 litres of milk is collected daily from 30,640 farmers.
• The Andhra Pradesh Amul project is already successfully in YSR Kadapa, Prakasam, Chittoor, Guntur, and West Godavari districts.

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8. The government launched a pilot project to upskill over 4,000 cane and bamboo artisans from which state under the Recognition of Prior Learning component of the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana?
A) Karnataka
B) Nagaland
C) Telangana
D) Uttar Pradesh
E) Haryana
Answer: B) Nagaland

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9. Which navy ship participates in Beypore International Water Fest?
A) INS Sanjay
B) INS Sharda
C) INS Sarath
D) INS Vikram
E) INS Vijay
Answer: B) INS Sharda

• INS Sharda, an Offshore Patrol Vessel and INS Kabra, a Waterjet Fast Attack Craft visited Beypore port for participating in Beypore International Water Fest.
• The fest was organised by the Govt of Kerala wherein IN ships and aircraft participated on 26 and 27 Dec 21.
• The ships were deployed towards ongoing 75 years of Independence celebrations at the behest of Southern Naval Command.

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10. Which state govt collaborates with ISB to empower state’s forest economy?
A) Karnataka
B) Nagaland
C) Jharkhand
D) Uttar Pradesh
E) Haryana
Answer: C) Jharkhand

• Taking a significant step towards creating jobs and wealth through a model of sustainable development, the Jharkhand government has collaborated with the Indian School of Business (ISB) for a unique initiative to empower the state’s forest economy.
• In an event to mark the second anniversary of Hemant Soren-led government, the Department of Scheduled Tribe, Scheduled Caste, Minority and Backward Class Welfare along with the Department of Forests, Jharkhand, signed an MoU with the Bharti Institute of Public Policy ( BIPP) at Indian School of Business (ISB) to develop scalable and sustainable solutions focusing on forest-based industrial value chains, ISB said in a release here.

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11. Who inaugurates Heritage Conclave in Manipur?
A) Ram Nath Kovind
B) Narendra Modi
C) Arjun Munda
D) Rameswar Teli
E) Conrad K. Sangma
Answer: E) Conrad K. Sangma

• Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma inaugurated Mao Students Union (MSU) Makhel Heritage Conclave commemorating its 88th anniversary and conference under the theme, “Rekindling our Heritage” at Makhel in Manipur alongside Manipur Deputy Chief Minister Joykumar Singh Yumnam.

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12. Govt approves PLI Scheme for Textiles with an outlay of ______ over 5 year period?
A) 11,683 crore rupees
B) 12,683 crore rupees
C) 13,683 crore rupees
D) 14,683 crore rupees
E) 10,683 crore rupees
Answer: E) 10,683 crore rupees

• The decision has been taken to promote production of Man-Made Fibre Apparel, Man-Made Fabrics, and Products of Technical Textiles in the country.
• Ministry of Textiles will accept online applications under the PLI Scheme for Textiles from 1st January next year through PLI portal https://pli.texmin.gov.in/mainapp/Default.
• The application window will remain open from 1st to 31st January next year.

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AIM and which organisation releases 2nd edition of ‘Innovations for You’ and ‘The Ingenious Tinkerers’?
A) CII
B) CCI
C) ICAI
D) BEL
E) NITI Aayog
Answer: E) NITI Aayog

• Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) and NITI Aayog released the second edition of Innovations for You and The Ingenious Tinkerers.
• Innovations for You is a compendium of innovations focused on agriculture featuring 70 start-ups supported by Atal Incubation Centres of Atal Innovation Mission.

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