DEC-25th

 📖 Exam Related Current Affairs with Static Gk : 25 December 2021 

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1) Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully conducted the flight test of indigenously developed High-speed Expendable Aerial Target (HEAT) Abhyas today from Integrated Test Range (ITR), Chandipur off the coast, Odisha.

▪️Defence Research and Development Organisation( DRDO) :- 

➠ Founded - 1958

➠ HeadQuarter  - New Delhi

➠ Chairman - G. Satheesh Reddy

2) The National Stock Exchange (NSE) has launched a new corporate governance initiative – 'NSE Prime', a framework that prescribes higher standards of corporate governance for listed companies than those required by regulations.

3) Veteran off-spinner Harbhajan Singh, who became the first Indian bowler to grab a Test hat-trick in a memorable international career, announced retirement from all forms of cricket.

4) Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated or laid the foundation stones of 27 development projects worth Rs 2,095 crore in his Varanasi parliamentary constituency ahead of the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections.

➨Modi also launched a portal and a logo dedicated to the Conformity Assessment Scheme of milk products.

5) Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla announced the launch of a mobile application which will enable the users to watch the live telecast of the House proceedings and view various parliamentary documents, including written questions-answers and reports of various committees.

6) The Karnataka legislative assembly passed a controversial anti-conversion bill amid a din and day-long debate by the opposition parties. The bill is aimed at curbing illegal religious conversions.

▪️Karnataka:- 

CM :- Basavaraj Bommai

Governor :- Thawarchand Gehlot

Formation :- 1 November 1956

Language :- Kannada

Port :- New Mangalore Port

7) Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Shri. Narendra Singh Tomar released the book ‘Spices Statistics at a Glance 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.

8) Union Minister of State for Electronics, Information Technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar launched seven new Internet exchange nodes in Uttar Pradesh.

➨ These nodes will be located at Meerut, Agra, Kanpur, Lucknow, Prayagraj, Varanasi & Gorakhpur.

▪️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

9) The Indian Olympic Association of India (IOA) appointed Ice Hockey Association of India’s general secretary, Harjinder Singh, as the Chef de Mission of the country’s contingent for the upcoming 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing.

☞ Indian Olympic Association :-

➨The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) is the body responsible for selecting athletes to represent India at the Olympic Games, Asian Games and other international athletic meets.

➨Created - 1927

➨President - Narinder Batra

➨Secretary General - Rajeev Mehta

10) Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare Dr Bharati Pravin Pawar inaugurated the National Oxygen Stewardship Program at AIIMS today to train Oxygen Stewards in each district across the country.

11) The British Council has approved 'Going Global Partnerships Exploratory Grants' for Digital University Kerala (DUK) for promoting disaster preparedness in partnership with the University of Southampton in the UK.

▪️Kerala :- 

➠Cherai Beach

➠Idukki Dam on Periyar River

➠Pamba River

➠Kumarakom National Park

➠Anamudi Shola National Park

➠Eravikulam National Park

➠Silent Valley National Park

12) Indian Army chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane inducted the first set of indigenously developed next-generation Armoured Engineer Reconnaissance Vehicle (AERV) and other equipment into the Corps of Engineers, at Bombay Engineering Group (BEG).

▪️Ministry of Defence :-  

➨Headquarters - New Delhi

➨Founded - 15 August 1947

➨ Chief of the Army Staff - General Manoj Mukund Naravane

➨ Chief of the Air Staff -  Air Chief Marshal Vivek Ram Chaudhari

➨Chief of the Navy Staff - Admiral R. Hari Kumar

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Q.1. Who has announced to deploy women commandos in 2 plus category security?

Ans. Central Government

Q.2. Which state government has announced 1% reservation for transgenders in police?

Ans. Government of Karnataka

Q.3. Which cabinet has approved the establishment of the first Teachers University?

Ans. Delhi Cabinet

Q.4. The Food and Drug Administration has approved Apravude injections to prevent which disease?

Ans. HIV

Q.5. Which Justice has been appointed as the Acting Chief Justice of Uttarakhand High Court?

Ans. Justice Sanjay Kumar Mishra

Q.6. Which bank has topped in digital transactions in 2020-21?

Ans. Bank of Baroda

Q.7. Mastercard and which company have announced a tokenization method?

Ans. Google

Q.8. In which country 66 million year old dinosaur embryo has been discovered?

Ans. China

Q.9. Which country has won the bronze medal in the Asian Men's Hockey Championship 2021 held in Dhaka, Bangladesh?

Ans. India

Q.10. Which day is celebrated all over India on 23rd December?

Ans. National Farmers Day

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1. Prime Minister Narendra Modi transferring a total amount of over 20 crore to more than 1 lakh beneficiaries under the Mukhya Mantri Kanya Sumangala Scheme.

प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी ने मुख्यमंत्री कन्या सुमंगल योजना के तहत एक लाख से अधिक लाभार्थियों को 20 करोड़ रुपये से अधिक की धनराशि हस्तांतरित की।

2. Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of 202 supplementary nutrition manufacturing units when he visits Prayagraj.

प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी ने प्रयागराज (उत्तर प्रदेश) के दौरे पर 202 पूरक पोषण निर्माण इकाइयों की आधारशिला रखी।

3. Union Minister of State in the Ministry of Electronics and IT, Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Rajeev Chandrasekhar inaugurated newly constructed AadhaarSeva Kendra (ASK) facility at Varanasi , Gonda, Moradabad and Saharanpur, UP through video conferencing.

केंद्रीय इलेक्ट्रॉनिक्स और आईटी, कौशल विकास तथा उद्यमिता राज्य मंत्री राजीव चंद्रशेखर ने विडियो कांफ्रेंस के माध्यम से उत्तर प्रदेश के वाराणसी, गोण्डा, मुरादाबाद और सहारनपुर जिले के नवनिर्मित आधार सेवा केंद्र (एएसके) का उद्घाटन किया।

4. North Korean leader Kim Jong-un ranked the third most searched politician by internet users worldwide this year.

उत्तर कोरिया के नेता किम जोंग उन इस साल दुनिया भर में इंटरनेट उपयोगकर्ताओं द्वारा तीसरे सबसे अधिक सर्च किए जाने वाले राजनेता बन गए हैं।

5. Israel's central bank has launched a special edition of coin to honor the country's medical staff for their fight against the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.There are over two million of newly designed 5-new-shekel coins that will be available in the markets.

इज़रायल के संट्रेल बैंक ने कोविड के ख़िलाफ लड़ने वाले मेडिकल स्टॉफ के सम्मान में विशेष सिक्के जारी किए हैं। 20 करोड़ से ज्यादा नई डिजाइन के 5 नए शेकेल सिक्के जारी किए गए हैं, जो बाजारों में उपलब्ध होंगे।

6. Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Shri Nitin Gadkari today laid Foundation stone and Inaugurated 232 km of National Highways at a cost of Rs.4160 Crore in Jaunpur and Mirzapur in Uttar Pradesh.

केन्‍द्रीय सड़क परिवहन और राजमार्ग मंत्री नितिन गड़करी ने उत्तर प्रदेश के जौनपुर और मिर्जापुर में 4160 करोड़ रुपये की लागत से 232 किलोमीटर राष्ट्रीय राजमार्गों की आधारशिला रखी और उद्घाटन किया।

7. India’s biggest drone show was organised in Lucknow evening as part of Amrit Mahotsav series of events on 1857.

अमृत महोत्सव श्रृंखला के अंतर्गत 1857 के प्रथम स्‍वाधीनता संग्राम की घटनाओं पर लखनऊ में भारत के सबसे बड़े ड्रोन शो का आयोजन किया गया।

8. NITI Aayog signed a Statement of Intent with United Nations World Food Program (WFP).

नीति आयोग ने संयुक्त राष्ट्र खाद्य कार्यक्रम के साथ आशय घोषणा-पत्र पर हस्ताक्षर किये।

9. Prasar Bharati and Indian Council for Cultural Relations signed a Memorandum of Understanding for promoting Indian culture.

प्रसार भारती और भारतीय सांस्कृतिक संबंध परिषद ने भारतीय संस्कृति को बढ़ावा देने के लिए एक समझौता ज्ञापन पर हस्ताक्षर किए।

10. Recruitment for officers in Indian Coast Guard (ICG) became digital with the introduction of computer-based screening examination and automation of selection process by launching of a recruitment website https://joinindiancoastguard.cdac.in

भारतीय तटरक्षक में ऑफिसरों की भर्ती प्रक्रिया डिजिटल हो गई। इसके लिए वेबसाइट (https://joinindiancoastguard.cdac.in) लॉन्‍च की गई। इसमें कंप्‍यूटर आधारित स्‍क्रीनिंग परीक्षा तथा चयन प्रक्रिया के ऑटोमेशन को शामिल किया गया है।

11. Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has awarded a contract for setting up a 100 MW (AC) solar with 40 MW/120 MWh Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) project to be set up at Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh.

सोलर एनर्जी कॉरपोरेशन ऑफ इंडिया (एसईसीआई) ने छत्तीसगढ़ के राजनांदगांव में स्थापित होने वाली 40 मेगावाट/120 मेगावाट बैटरी ऊर्जा भंडारण प्रणाली (बीईएसएस) परियोजना के साथ 100 मेगावाट (एसी) सौर ऊर्जा परियोजना स्थापित करने का ठेका दिया है।