Daily Current Affairs January 10

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January 10| Daily Current Affairs 2023

Important Days – Daily Current Affairs January 10

1. World Hindi Day is observed on____________?
A) January 9th
B) January 10th
C) January 11th
D) January 12th
E) None of these
Answer: C) January 11th

• DAY : World Hindi Day
• DATE : 10 January
• OTHERS : To mark the occasion when Hindi was first spoken at the UNGA in 1949. With nearly 600 million speakers worldwide, Hindi is the third most widely spoken language in the world after Mandarin Chinese and English.

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2. Startup India Innovation Week will be organized from from _______to________?
A) 11th to 17th of January
B) 10th to 16th of January
C) 12th to 18th of January
D) 13th to 20th of January
E) None of these
Answer: B) 10th to 16th of January

• Startup India Innovation Week will be organized from 10th to 16th of January to celebrate the Indian Startup Ecosystem and National Startup Day.
• The innovation week is intended to foster a spirit of entrepreneurship and innovation in the country.
• The Commerce and Industry Ministry said, knowledge sharing sessions for entrepreneurs, aspiring entrepreneurs, officials, incubators, corporates and investors will be organized during the Startup India Innovation Week.
• The Ministry said, as a part of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav celebrations, various startup-related events are being organized in more than 75 places across the country.

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3. Road Transport and Highways Ministry will observe Road Safety Week from _______to________?
A) 11th to 17th of January
B) 10th to 16th of January
C) 12th to 18th of January
D) 13th to 20th of January
E) None of these
Answer: A) 11th to 17th of January

• Ministry of Road Transport and Highways will observe the Road Safety Week from 11th to 17th of January across the country to propagate the cause of safer roads for all under the Swachhata Pakhwada.
• The Ministry said, during the Week, various activities will be organised throughout the Country to create awareness among the general public and to give an opportunity to all stakeholders to contribute to the cause of road safety.
• This includes various awareness campaigns related to causes of road accidents and measures to prevent them.

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Sports – Daily Current Affairs January 10

4. ICC announced whom as Women’s Player of Month for Dec 2022?
A) Ashleigh Gardner
B) Devika Vaidya
C) Harleen Deol
D) Deepti Sharma
E) None of these
Answer: A) Ashleigh Gardner

• Ashleigh Gardner, all-rounder and star Australian cricketer, has rounded off an outstanding year by winning the Women’s Player of the Month award for December 2022.
• Following her outstanding individual performances in the series against India last month, Gardner left behind England’s Charlie Dean and New Zealand’s Suzie Bates for the prized title.
• During the five-match series against India, the 25-year-old took seven wickets, which tied for the highest. She also scored 115 runs at an above-average pace while taking seven wickets.
• It came as little surprise when Gardner was chosen Player of the Series for her achievements in India, and she added to her joy by receiving the monthly ICC award.

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Banking and Finance – Daily Current Affairs January 10

5. Bank of Baroda increased MCLR to _______ basis points?
A) 35 basis points
B) 45 basis points
C) 55 basis points
D) 65 basis points
E) None of these
Answer: A) 35 basis points

• Public sector lender Bank of Baroda (BoB) announced an increase in its marginal cost of funds-based lending rate (MCLR) by up to 35 basis points (bps) across tenors with effect from January 12.
• MCLR is the minimum interest rate below which a bank cannot lend, except in certain cases.
• According to the announcement, the benchmark MCLR for one year has been updated by 20 basis points from 8.3 per cent to 8.5 per cent.
• The overnight MCLR has been hiked by 35 bps from 7.5 per cent to 7.85 per cent.
• The MCLR for a tenor of one month has been raised from 7.95 per cent to 8.15 per cent.
• For three months and six months, the MCLR has been changed from 8.05 per cent and 8.15 per cent to 8.25 per cent and 8.35 per cent respectively.

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6. Who amended rules for Alternative Investment Funds?
A) RBI
B) SBI
C) IRDAI
D) SEBI
E) None of these
Answer: D) SEBI

• Capital markets regulator Sebi has amended the rules governing Alternative Investment Funds (AIFs), Registrars to an Issue and Share Transfer Agents.
• Under the new rules, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) said Category I AIFS may engage in hedging, including credit default swaps.
• Further, Category II and Category III AIFs may buy or sell credit default instruments.
• The sponsor or manager of the Category I and Category I AIF transacting in credit default swaps will have to appoint a custodian registered with the Sebi, according to a notification.
• AIFs, in market parlance, refers to a privately-pooled investment vehicle which collects funds from investors whether Indian or foreign for investing these funds in the country.
• Broadly, AIF rules govern venture capital funds, private equity funds, SME funds, hedge funds among others.

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7. Indian Overseas Bank revised interest rates up to _______ basis points?
A) 35 basis points
B) 45 basis points
C) 55 basis points
D) 65 basis points
E) None of these
Answer: B) 45 basis points

• Public sector Indian Overseas Bank has revised interest rates on rupee retail term deposits up to 45 basis points with immediate effect, the city-headquartered bank said.
• Accordingly, depositors of domestic, NRO (non-resident ordinary) and NRE (non-resident external) would receive interest rate up to 7.75 per cent by opening term deposits for a period of 444 days, Indian Overseas Bank said in a statement, here.
• Indian Overseas Bank said the interest rate on foreign currency deposits have also increased by up to 100 basis points with effect.
• Foreign currency non-resident banking depositors would receive interest rate up to 5 per cent by opening term deposits, the bank said.

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8. RBI imposed how much penalty on Shirpur Peoples’ Co-operative Bank in Maharashtra?
A) Rs 3 lakh
B) Rs 4 lakh
C) Rs 5 lakh
D) Rs 6 lakh
E) None of these
Answer: A) Rs 3 lakh

• The Reserve Bank of India (RBl) has imposed a monetary penalty of Rs 3 lakh on the Shirpur Peoples’ Co-operative Bank, Shirpur, in Maharashtra for contravention of or non-compliance with certain directions issued by the central bank.
• This penalty has been imposed in the exercise of powers vested in RBI under the provisions of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949, taking into account the failure of the bank to adhere to the aforesaid directions issued by the central bank.

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9. NRE/NRO accounts with international mobile numbers can now use UPI which was developed by__________?
A) NFS
B) NPCI
C) IMPS
D) AEPS
E) None of these
Answer: B) NPCI

• The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has instructed members of the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) ecosystem to allow non-resident account types such as non-resident external (NRE)/ non-resident ordinary (NRO) accounts having international mobile numbers to get onboarded and transact through UPI.
• This is subject to the fact that the member banks have to ensure such types of accounts are only allowed as per extant Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) regulations and adherence to the guidelines issued by the concerned regulatory departments of RBI from time to time.
• The UPI ecosystem members have to comply with NPCI’s directions by April 30, 2023.

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10. Who received in principle nod from RBI for online payment aggregator?
A) BharatPe
B) GooglePay
C) Paytm
D) All the above
E) None of these
Answer: A) BharatPe

• BharatPe Group has received in principle authorisation from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to operate as an online payment aggregator.
• The company shared that the in principle approval has been awarded to Resilient Payments Private Ltd , a 100 per cent owned subsidiary of Resilient Innovations Private Ltd (BharatPe).

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Science and Technology – Daily Current Affairs January 10

11. Who among the following inaugurated Indo-UK Workshop on ‘Earth Hazards’?
A) Jitendra Singh
B) Amit Shah
C) Rajnath Singh
D) Piyush Goyal
E) None of these
Answer: A) Jitendra Singh

• While inaugurating the 2-day Indo-UK Workshop on “Earth Hazards”, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology; Minister of State (Independent Charge) Earth Sciences; MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh stressed the need to devise mitigation strategies to minimize human consequences of natural disasters.
• Dr Jitendra Singh made these remarks at the Joint Indo-UK Academic Workshop in Delhi, where the UK Delegation was led by Ms Christina Scott, British Deputy High Commissioner to India at the British High Commission in New Delhi.

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Defence – Daily Current Affairs January 10

12. India successfully carried out test launch of ___________ missile?
A) Prithvi-II
B) Prithvi-III
C) Prithvi-IV
D) Prithvi-V
E) None of these
Answer: A) Prithvi-II

• India successfully carried out a test launch of tactical ballistic missile Prithvi-II from a test range off the Odisha coast.
• The defence ministry said the missile struck its target with ”high accuracy”.
• ”A successful training launch of a short-range ballistic missile, Prithvi-II, was carried out on January 10 from the Integrated Test Range, Chandipur off the coast of Odisha,’‘ it said.
• ”A well-established system, Prithvi-II missile has been an integral part of India’s nuclear deterrence.
• The missile struck its target with high accuracy,” the ministry said in a statement.
• It said the ”user training launch” successfully validated all operational and technical parameters of the missile.
• The Prithvi-II missile has a range of around 350 kilometres.

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International Affairs – Daily Current Affairs January 10

13. Which country will participate as partner country in MP Global Investors Summit?
A) Canada
B) Japan
C) Germany
D) UAE
E) None of these
Answer: A) Canada

• Canada will be a partner country for the Global Investors Summit taking place in Madhya Pradesh on 11-12 January, said the Canadian High Commission.
• Senior officials Cameron MacKay, High Commissioner for Canada in India and Diedrah Kelly, Consul General of Canada in Mumbai will attend the inaugural event.
• Canada’s Minister Commercial Jennifer Daubeny will speak at a panel on ‘Advancing Countries Engagements with Madhya Pradesh – Navigating from Potential to Delivery’ on January 12.
• In addition, members of Canada’s Trade Commissioner Service will be present at the Canada booth in the international arena.
• The team will provide assistance to Indian businesses interested in partnering with Canadian companies.

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National Affairs – Daily Current Affairs January 10

14. Who among the following inaugurated Mega Fruit Plant Nursery in Chak Roi, R S Pura?
A) Manoj Sinha
B) Amit Shah
C) Rajnath Singh
D) Piyush Goyal
E) None of these
Answer: A) Manoj Sinha

• Jammu and Kashmir L-G Manoj Sinha said earlier there were smells of bombs in this area now there will be a smell of flowers after inaugurating Mega Fruit Plant Nursery in Jammu’s Chak Roi area of R S Pura.
• “Earlier there were smells of Bombs in this area now there will be a smell of flowers,” L-G Manoj Sinha said.
• After the inauguration, L-G Manoj Sinha said, “The Nursery will provide the best technologies as well as true-to-type quality planting material that will reshape the horticulture sector in the area”.
• Sinha further said this decade in the agriculture and horticulture sector belongs to J&K UT.

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15. Who issued guidelines for offline verification seeking entities?
A) UIDAI
B) ESIC
C) RTO
D) CPIS
E) None of these
Answer: A) UIDAI

• Aadhaar-issuing body UIDAI has issued a set of guidelines to Offline Verification Seeking Entities (OVSEs) with several usage hygiene protocols, stronger safety mechanisms at user level and ways to enhance residents’ trust while using Aadhaar voluntarily.
• Notably, entities have been told to perform verification of Aadhaar after explicit consent of a Aadhaar holder.
• Also, entities must maintain the log or record of the explicit consent received from residents for any future audit by Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) or any other legal agency.
• ”These entities need to be courteous to residents and assure them about the security and confidentiality of their Aadhaar while conducting offline verification,” UIDAI said in a statement.
• The authority has also asked OVSEs to verify Aadhaar via the QR Code present on all four forms of Aadhaar (Aadhaar letter, e-Aadhaar, m-Aadhaar and Aadhaar PVC card) instead of accepting Aadhaar in physical or electronic form as a proof of identity.

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16. ‘Jai Hind’ – The New Light & Sound Show at Red Fort will be inaugurated by whom?
A) Narendra Modi
B) Amit Shah
C) Rajnath Singh
D) Piyush Goyal
E) None of these
Answer: B) Amit Shah

• The much awaited Light and Sound Show at Red Fort will be inaugurated by the Home Minister Shri Amit Shah.
• The new avatar of Light andvSound Show at Red Fort titled ‘Jai Hind’ will be a dramatic presentation of the bravery and the history of India from the 17th century to the present day.
• The one-hour long Light and Sound Show ‘Jai Hind’ divided into three parts will bring to life key episodes from India’s history including the rise of the Marathas, the 1857 War of Independence, the rise of the Indian National Army and the INA trials, the fight for Independence and India’s continuing progress over the past 75 years by using all forms of performance art – projection mapping, live action films, light and immersive sound, actors, dancers and puppets.
• The 3-part show will be showcased at different monuments inside Red Fort starting with Naubatkhana to Deewan–e- Aam to Deewan-e-Khas.

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