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 📖 Exam Related Current Affairs with Static Gk : 12 December 2021 

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1) Defence Research and Development Organisation's (DRDO) successfully tested extended range Pinaka (Pinaka-ER) Multi Barrel Rocket Launcher System at Rajasthan's Pokhran Range.

▪️Defence Research and Development Organisation( DRDO) :- 

➠ Founded - 1958

➠ HeadQuarter  - New Delhi

➠ Chairman - G. Satheesh Reddy

➠ Recent News - Smart Anti-Airfield Weapon (SAAW)

2) Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel inaugurated the Institute of Driving and Traffic Research Chhattisgarh at village Leopard in Atal Nagar, Nava Raipur.

▪️Chhattisgarh :- 

CM - Bhupesh Baghel

Governor - Anusuiya Uikey

Bhorumdeo Temple

Udanti-Sitanadi Tiger Reserve 

Achanakmar Tiger Reserve 

Indravati Tiger Reserve

3) In an attempt to realise the vision fofarmer welfare and empowerment, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurates the Saryu Nahar National Project in Balrampur, Uttar Pradesh.

▪️Uttar Pradesh :- 

Chief Minister -  Yogi Adityanath

Governor - Smt. Anandiben Patel

➨Chandraprabha Wildlife Sanctuary

➨Dudhwa National Park

➨National Chambal Sanctuary

➨Govind Vallabh Pant Sagar Lake

➨Kashi Vishwanath Temple

4) NITI Aayog will be establishing 1,000 Atal Tinkering Laboratories in Jammu and Kashmir of which 187 will be established by the end of this financial year.

➙The ATL is an initiative to boost cognitive development in children where they are given avenues to experiment and widen their understanding of phenomena on scientific ideas.

▪️Jammu and Kashmir :-

➨L. Governor of J&K - Manoj Sinha 

➨Rajparian  Wildlife Sanctuary

➨Hirapora  Wildlife Sanctuary

➨Gulmarg  Wildlife Sanctuary

➨Dachigam National Park

➨Salim Ali National Park

5) ETS, the world's largest, nonprofit educational assessment, measurement, research and learning organization, announced the formation of the Business School Advisory Council (BSAC) in India.

6) Acclaimed Indian architect Balkrishna Doshi has won the Royal Gold Medal 2022, one of the world's highest honours for architecture.

➨With a career spanning 70 years, and over 100 built projects, 94-year-old Doshi influenced the direction of architecture in India and its adjacent regions through both his practice and his teaching.

7) Uttar Pradesh's Haiderpur wetland has been added to the list of Indian wetlands of international importance. With this addition, India is now a land of 47 Ramsar sites.

8) Ropesh Goyal from IIT-Kanpur won the 'Young Geospatial Scientist' award in recognition of his unique contribution to developing the Indian Geoid Model and computation software.

➨ Member of Space Commission, Government of India, and former ISRO Chairman AS Kiran Kumar presented the award to Goyal.

9) India will launch its much-awaited human spaceflight mission in 2023. 

➨ Named Gaganyaan, the first human space mission to launch from Indian soil was initially set for August 2022, to mark 75 years of India's independence but the coronavirus-induced pandemic forced a delay in its timeline.

10) S Bindyarani Devi won silver at the women's 55kg category in the Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships.

➨ Devi lifted a total of 198kg (84+114) to finish second behind Nigeria's Adijat Olarinoye who had an effort of 203kg (90+113) in the Commonwealth Championships.

11) India's teenage weightlifting sensation Jeremy Lalrinnunga won the gold medal in the men's 67kg category at the Commonwealth Championships, in Tashken.

➨ The 2018 Youth Olympics gold medallist has lifted the total weight of 305kg with 141kg in Snatch and 164kg in Clean and Jerk.

12) Madhya Pradesh state government implemented a police commissionerate system in Bhopal and Indore.

▪️Madhya Pradesh 

➨CM - Shivraj Singh Chouhan

➨Governor -  Mangubhai Chhaganbhai

➨Bhimbetka Caves

➨Buddhist Monument at Sanchi

➨Khajuraho Temple

13) Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik virtually laid the foundation for a global scale Technical Ammonium Nitrate (TAN) manufacturing complex at Gopalpur in Ganjam.

▪️Odisha CM - Naveen Patnaik

➨ Governor - Ganeshi Lal

➨ Similipal Tiger Reserve

➨ Satkosia Tiger Reserve

➨ Bhitarkanika Mangroves 

➨ Nalabana Bird Sanctuary

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Q.1. Scientist from which IIT institute Ropesh Goyal has won the "Young Geospatial Scientist" award?

Ans. IIT Kanpur

Q.2. SBI and who has signed an agreement to support the children of war veterans, ex-servicemen and war widows?

Ans. Kendriya Sainik Board

Q.3. With how many languages ​​the Bhasha Sangam mobile app has been launched?

Ans. 22 Languages

Q.4. Which company's executive director Dr. Suresh Jadhav, who played a role in the development of the Kovidshield vaccine, has passed away?

Ans. Serum Institute

Q.5. Who has given observer status to International Solar Alliance?

Ans. United Nations General Assembly

Q.6. Which post-World War II Chancellor Olaf Scholz has been elected by the Parliament of Germany?

Ans. Ninth

Q.7. Which space agency has launched a new X-ray mission from Kennedy Space Center Florida?

Ans. NASA

Q.8. Madhya Pradesh government has implemented police commissionerate system in Bhopal and in which city?

Ans. Indore

Q.9. When is the World Children's Fund Day celebrated?

Ans. 11 December

Q.10. NITI Aayog has launched 'e-Sawaari India Electric Bus Alliance' in partnership with?

Ans. CESL and WRI India

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1. Which canal project was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday?

Ans : Saryu Canal Project

2. By the end of next year, private space company Skyroute Aerospace will launch India's first private rocket, what is the name of the rocket?

Ans : Vikram-1

3. Which Norwegian chess master has won the World Chess Championship for the fifth time?

Ans : Magnus Carlsen

4. Which famous Indian architect has won the prestigious British Royal Medal “Royal Gold Medal 2022”?

Ans : Balkrishna Doshi

5. Which organization has granted observer status to the India-led World Solar Alliance?

Ans : United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).

6. Who has topped the list of 100 most powerful women in the world released by Forbes?

Ans : Mackenzie Scott

7. Which campaign has been launched by National Commission for Women?

Ans : She is a Changemaker

8. In which two districts Madhya Pradesh state government has announced to implement the commissionerate system?

Ans : Bhopal and Indore

9. Neeli Bendapudi has become the first woman president of which university?

Ans : Pennsylvania State University

10. Re-hub project has been started by which state government?

Ans : Assam

11. Which Australian off-spinner has completed 400 wickets in his career in Test cricket?

Ans : Nathan Lyon

12. How many new cases of corona have been reported in the country in the last 24 hours?

Ans : 7,774 Cases (306 Deaths)

13. Today (December 12) is being celebrated as which day all over the world?

Ans : World Hymn Day, International Neutrality Day, International Universal Health Coverage Day and Worldwide Candlelight Day (The Compassionate Friend).