DAILY GK: 01 JAN 2022

                                 DAILY GK: 01 JAN 2022

1.       GOVT APPROVED 19TH TRANCHE OF ELECTORAL BONDS

·         Ahead of assembly elections in five states such as Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh and Goa, the government has approved the issuance of the 19th tranche of electoral bonds, which will be open for sale from January 1 to 10, 2022.

·         In the 19th tranche of sale, the State Bank of India (SBI), has been authorised to issue and encash electoral bonds through its 29 specialised branches.

·         Electoral Bonds are the alternative financial instrument that could be used for making donations to political parties, it was formed as part of efforts to bring transparency in political funding.

·         Electoral Bonds can be purchased by a person who is a citizen of India or entities incorporated or established in India.

·         Any party registered under section 29A of the Representation of the Peoples Act, 1951 and has secured at least 1 percent of the votes polled in recent General/Assembly elections (i.e. election of Lok Sabha or legislative assembly) are eligible to receive electoral bonds.

·         There is no limit on the number of bonds an individual or company can purchase.

·         An electoral bond will be valid for 15 days.

 

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DAILY GK: 30 , 31 DEC 2021

 DAILY GK: 30 , 31 DEC 2021

1.       INDIAN ARMY ESTABLISHED QUANTUM LAB AT MCTE, MHOW IN INDORE, MP

·         The Indian Army has established the Quantum Lab at the Military College of Telecommunication Engineering(MCTE), in Military Headquarters Of War(Mhow), Indore, Madhya Pradesh(MP).

·         The Quantum Lab was established with the support of the National Security Council Secretariat (NSCS) to spearhead research and training in this key developing field.

·         Indian Army has also established an Artificial Intelligence (AI) Centre at the MCTE, Mhow with more than 140 deployments in forward areas and active support of industry and academia.

·        Quantum TechnologyThe researches undertaken by the Indian Army in the field of Quantum Technology will advance into next generation communication and transform the current system of cryptography in the Indian Armed Forces to Post Quantum Cryptography (PQC).

 

2.       RBI’S REPORT ON BANKING IN INDIA 2020-21

·         The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) released the ‘Report on Trend and Progress of Banking in India 2020-21’, which presents the performance of the banking sector, including co-operative banks, and non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) during FY21 and FY22 (till December 2021).

·         The gross non-performing assets (GNPA) ratio of SCBs (Scheduled Commercial Banks) declined from 8.2% at end of March 2020 to 6.9% at end-September 2021.

·         The share of RSA (Restructured Advances) has increased to 1.8 percent at end September 2021 (from 0.8 percent as at end-March 2021 due to the restructuring scheme 2.0 for retail loans and MSMEs which does not entail an asset classification downgrade.

·         The increased in deposit insurance from Rs 1 lakh to Rs 5 lakh augmented the share of co-operative depositors’ coverage from 42.7 percent (at end March 2019) to 69.4 percent (at end-March 2021).

 

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DAILY GK: 28 , 29 DEC 2021

 DAILY GK: 28 , 29 DEC 2021

 

1.       GGI 2020-21: GUJARAT TOPS THE INDEX

·         Union Minister of Home Affairs and Minister of Cooperation, Amit Shah released the Good Governance Index 2020-21 (GGI 2021) which was a biannual exercise prepared by Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG).

·         Gujarat has topped the composite ranking in the GGI covering 10 sectors 58 indicator index followed by Maharashtra and Goa.

·         Among UT’ Delhi Top the Index

 

2.       DEFENCE MINISTER LAYS FOUNDATION STONE FOR DTTC & BRAHMOS MANUFACTURING CENTRE

·         The Union Defence Minister, Rajnath Singh laid the foundation stone for Defence Technology & Test Centre (DTTC) and BrahMos Manufacturing Centre. 

·         The 2 defence manufacturing houses will be established by DRDO in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh (UP).

·         The BrahMos Manufacturing Centre will be set up by BrahMos Aerospace in Lucknow & will produce the new BrahMos-NG (Next Generation) variant 

·         BrahMos is a joint venture between India’s DRDO and Russia’s NPOM.

·         Flight range of around 300 km.

 

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DAILY GK: 26, 27 DEC 2021

 DAILY GK: 26, 27  DEC 2021

1.       GOI DECLARES SOYA MEAL AS AN ESSENTIAL COMMODITY

·         The Central Government has notified the order under the Essential Commodities Act to declare ‘Soya Meal’ as an Essential Commodities up to 30th June 2022 by amending the Schedule of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955, to cool down the domestic prices of Soya Meal.

·         The decision would empower the Union Government and all States/Union Territories to regulate production, distribution etc. of Soya Meal and to smoothen the sale and availability of it in the market.

·         The Centre has also imposed stock holding limits on soya meal, which is used as a raw material in the poultry feed industry, till June 30, 2022, to curb hoarding and control price rise.

·         Soya meal processors, millers and plant owners could hold a maximum stock of 90 days of production and they are required to declare the storage location.

·         Government-registered trading companies, traders and private chaupals are allowed hold a maximum stock of 160 tonnes with a defined and declared storage location.

 

2.       CII DX AWARD FOR ‘MOST INNOVATIVE BEST PRACTICE’ 2021

·         ‘Most Innovative Best Practice’ at the coveted Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) Digital Transformation Award 2021 or CII DX Award 2021 is received by HDFC Bank.

·         HDFC’s is recognized for efforts in world class financial inclusion in Village Level Executive (VLE) centres along with Government of India’s Common Service Centres (CSC).

 

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DAILY GK QUIZ : 30 , 31 DEC 2021

 DAILY GK QUIZ : 30 , 31 DEC 2021

[Q] Which country has become the newest member of the BRICS New Development Bank?

(a) Egypt

(b) Tanzania

(c) Nigeria

(d) Sri Lanka

[ANS] a

 

[Q] Which station has been renamed as Veerangana Laxmibai Railway Station?

(a) Jhansi

(b) Gwalior

(c) Itarsi

(d) Bina

[ANS] a

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DAILY GK QUIZ: 27 - 29 DEC 2021

 DAILY GK QUIZ: 27 - 29 DEC 2021

[Q] Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has extended the card-on-file (CoF) tokenisation deadline to ____________.

(a) 30 June 2022

(b) 31 December 2022

(c) 31 March 2023

(d) 31 December 2023

(e) 31 December 2024

[ANS] a

 

[Q] Name the indigenously-developed High-speed Expendable Aerial Target (HEAT) whose flight testing has been successfully conducted by DRDO recently.

(a) AARAMBH

(b) ADVITIYA

(c) AMBAR

(d) ABHYAS

(e) AGNI

[ANS] d

 

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DAILY GK QUIZ: 23 - 26 DEC 2021

 DAILY GK QUIZ: 23 - 26 DEC 2021

[Q] Name the organization that was recently deployed 1st Squadron of the ‘S-400 missile system’ in the Punjab sector?

(a) ISRO

(b) Indian Air Force

(c) HAL

(d) Indian Army

(e) DRDO

[ANS] b

 

[Q] Indian Army will receive a new range of landmines called ‘Nipun, Vibhav, Vishal, Prachand & Uluk’ to boost China, Pakistan borders. The landmines are developed by which organization?

(a) BEL

(b) Indian Air Force

(c) ISRO

(d) DRDO

(e) HAL

[ANS] d

 

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DAILY GK: 25 DEC

 DAILY GK: 25 DEC

1.             WADA REPORT: INDIA RANKED 3RD AMONG DOPE VIOLATORS

·               Russia Tops World Anti Doping Agency(WADA) has published its latest Report titled “2019 Anti-Doping Rule Violations (ADRVs) Report”.

·               India ranked 3rd among dope violators in the world with 152 (17 per cent of the world total) ADRVs.

·               Bodybuilding(57), Weightlifting(25), and Athletics(20) has recorded the more number of dope offenders in India.

·               Russia tops the list with 167 ADRVs, followed by Italy with 157 ADRVs.

 

2.             HARJINDER SINGH APPOINTED INDIA’S ‘CHEF DE MISSION’ FOR 2022 WINTER OLYMPICS

·               The Indian Olympic Association  (IOA)  appointed Harjinder Singh as the ‘Chef de Mission’ of the Indian contingent for the upcoming Winter Olympics 2022 that will be held from 4-20th February in Beijing, China.

·               The first edition of the Winter Games was held in 1924 at Chamonix, France.

 

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DAILY GK: 23 , 24 DEC

 DAILY GK: 23 , 24 DEC

1.             RBI EMPANELED CSB BANK AS AGENCY BANK TO UNDERTAKE GOVERNMENT BUSINESSES

·               RBI announced empanelment of CSB Bank, a private sector lender as an ‘Agency Bank’ to undertake general banking business of central and state governments.

·               An agent bank is a bank that performs services in some capacity on behalf of the government. An agent bank, also known as agency bank, can offer a wide variety of services for businesses looking to expand internationally.

 

2.             HDFC LIFE WINS THE ‘BEST GOVERNED COMPANY LISTED SEGMENT

·               HDFC Life, one of India’s leading life insurance companies has won the ‘Best Governed Company Listed Segment: Large Category’ at the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) National Awards for Excellence in Corporate Governance.

·               The awardees were selected through a comprehensive six-step evaluation process with various compliance and governance parameters followed by the evaluation based on principles of good corporate governance.

 

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DAILY GK: 21 , 22 DEC

 DAILY GK: 21 , 22 DEC

1.              ‘DURGA PUJA IN KOLKATA’ INSCRIBED ON UNESCO’S REPRESENTATIVE LIST OF ICH OF HUMANITY

·               The Intergovernmental Committee (IGC) of UNESCO’s (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) 2003 Convention on Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) has inscribed ‘Durga Puja in Kolkata’ on the Representative List of ICH of Humanity 

·               With the inscription of Durga Puja in Kolkata, India now have 14 ICH elements on the prestigious UNESCO Representative List of ICH of Humanity.

·               Before Durga Puja, the two latest inscriptions in the ICH list from India are Kumbh Mela (inscribed 2017) and Yoga (inscribed 2016).

·               UNESCO’s List of Intangible Cultural Heritage was established by UNESCO to ensure better protection of important intangible cultural heritages worldwide and the awareness of their significance. This list is published by the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage.

 

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DAILY GK: 19, 20 DEC

 DAILY GK: 19, 20 DEC

1.             PM MODI LAYS FOUNDATION STONE OF GANGA EXPRESSWAY IN UP

·               Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of the longest highway in India, the Ganga Expressway in Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh (UP) to offer fast-paced connectivity in India.

·               The six-lane 594 km long expressway will be built at a cost of about Rs 36200 crore will connect the western and eastern regions of UP.

·               A 3.5 km long airstrip was also planned to be built in Shahjahanpur for assisting emergency landing and take-off of Air Force planes.

·               An industrial corridor will also be built along the expressway for the socio-economic development of the region.

 

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DAILY GK QUIZ: 21 , 22 DEC 2021

 DAILY GK QUIZ: 21 , 22 DEC 2021

[Q] In December 2021, the _____ Meeting of the India-Central Asia Dialogue 2021 was held in New Delhi under the chairmanship of _____________.

(a) 3rd; Narendra Modi

(b) 2nd; S Jaishankar

(c) 4th; Narendra Modi

(d) 3rd; S Jaishankar

(e) 4th; Raj Nath Singh

[ANS] d

 

[Q] Which Small Finance Bank (SFB) became the Banking Partner of the Maharashtra Government in December 2021?

(a) AU SFB

(b) Capital SFB

(c) Ujjivan SFB

(d) Equitas SFB

(e) Utkarsh SFB

[ANS] d

 

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DAILY GK QUIZ : 18 , 19 , 20 DEC 2021

 DAILY GK QUIZ : 18 , 19 , 20 DEC 2021

[Q] In December 2021, HAL secured an order for manufacturing – ‘ABHYAS’, High-Speed Expendable Aerial Target (HEAT) System from which organization?

(a) Bharat Dynamics

(b) Boeing India

(c) Lockheed Martin India

(d) DRDO

(e) Bharat Electronics

[ANS] d

 

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DAILY GK QUIZ: 16 , 17 DEC 2021

 DAILY GK QUIZ: 16 , 17 DEC 2021

[Q] Where did NTPC plan to establish India’s 1st Hydrogen Microgrid Project?

(a) Rourkela, Odisha

(b) Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu

(c) Adilabad, Telangana

(d) Bidar, Karnataka

(e) Simhadri, Andhra Pradesh

[ANS] e

 

[Q] PM Narendra Modi Inaugurated the 1st phase of the Kashi Vishwanath Dham project in ____________ which connects the Kashi Vishwanath temple & _______ River.

(a) Varanasi; Ganga

(b) Ahmedabad; Narmada

(c) Haridwar; Ganga

(d) Varanasi; Yamuna

(e) Ahmedabad; Ravi

[ANS] a

 

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DAILY GK QUIZ: 14 , 15 DEC 2021

 DAILY GK QUIZ: 14 , 15 DEC 2021

[Q] ___________ of Uttar Pradesh was recognized as ________ Ramsar site in India.

(a) Mansar Lake; 48th

(b) Harike Wetland; 47th

(c) Bhoj Wetland; 46th

(d) Haiderpur Wetland; 47th

(e) Bhoj Wetland; 48th

[ANS] d

 

[Q] India was ranked ___________ on International Institute for Management Development (IMD) “2021 World Talent Ranking”, while ________ topped the list.

(a) 56th; Switzerland

(b) 58th; Norway

(c) 56th; Sweden

(d) 58th; Denmark

(e) 65th; Norway

[ANS] a

 

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DAILY GK: 17, 18 DEC 2021

 DAILY GK: 17, 18 DEC 2021

1.             UNION CABINET GIVES NOD TO RAISE WOMEN’S MARRIAGE AGE TO 21 FROM 18 YEARS

·               The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister (PM) of India, Narendra Modi has given its nod for proposal to bring uniformity in the marriageable age of men and women, thereby, increasing the legal age of marriage of women from 18 to 21 years.

·               In this regard, a Bill will be introduced to amend the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act (PCMA), 2006, Special Marriage Act, 1954 and personal laws such as the Hindu Marriage Act 1955 in the ongoing winter session of Parliament (November 29- December 23, 2021).

·               The legal age to get married for men is 21.

 

2.             HAL OBTAINS ADE-DRDO SUPPLY ORDER FOR ‘ABHYAS’ TARGET PLATFORM

·               Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has obtained an order for manufacturing, assembly, integration, testing and supply of High-Speed Expendable Aerial Target (HEAT) System, named ‘ABHYAS‘ from the Aeronautical Development Establishment (ADE) of Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).

·               HAL will be the Development-cum-Production Partner (DcPP) for supply of this target system along with private firms (50 percent of the volume).

·               The vehicle is a fully programmed autonomous flight

 

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DAILY GK: 16 DEC 2021

 DAILY GK: 16 DEC 2021

1.       ATMANIRBHAR BHARAT ROJGAR YOJANA (ABRY) REPORT

·         Central Government released the list of states with maximum number of beneficiaries to be assisted under Atmanirbhar Bharat Rojgar Yojana (ABRY)

·         The list has been topped by Maharashtra with 6,49,560 new employees in 17,524 Beneficiary Establishments (Estts.).

·         Maharashtra is followed by Tamil Nadu (5,35,615 New Employees) at 2nd position, and Gujarat (4,44,741 New Employees) at 3rd.

·         Amid COVID-19, the Central Government launched ABRY to incentivise employment generation in EPFO registered establishments for a period from October 1, 2020 to March 31, 2022.

·         Under the ABRY, the government is paying both employees’ and employers’ contributions of 24% of wages (12% of wages for each) in respect of establishments having 1,000 employees and employees’ contribution of 12% of wages to establishments employing more than 1,000 employees.

 

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