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 📖 Exam Related Current Affairs with Static Gk : 20 December 2021 

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1) Shuttler Kidambi Srikanth became the first Indian man to win a silver medal at the BWF World Championships.

➨ Singapore's Loh Kean Yew defeated Kidambi in the summit clash 21-15, 22-20. The final lasted for 43 minutes.

2) With the aim to improve connectivity and boost economic development across Uttar Pradesh, Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of Ganga Expressway in Shahjahanpur.

▪️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

3) The Centre has accorded ‘in-principle’ approval for the site at Jaitapur in Maharashtra’s Ratnagiri district for setting up six nuclear power reactors of 1,650MW each in technical cooperation with France, which will make it the largest nuclear power generating site with a total capacity of 9,900 MW.

▪️Maharashtra :- 

CM - Uddhav Thackeray

Governor - Bhagat Singh Koshiyari

Trimbakeshwar Temple 

Bhimashankar Temple 

Grishneshwar Temple

4) Goa Liberation Day is observed on December 19 every year to mark the day Indian armed forces freed the coastal state from Portuguese rule in 1961.

5) The Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM) released the report on the State of Foundational Literacy and Numeracy in India. 

➨ It highlights the importance of early education years in the overall development of a child. 

➨ It further highlights the role of well-planned early interventions like the National Education Policy (2020) and the NIPUN Bharat guidelines, leading to long-term improved learning outcomes.

6) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh launched Rashtriya Ekta Geet composed by the National Cadet Core cadets in 22 languages during the grand finale of "Vijay Shrankhla aur Sanskrityon ka Mahasangam campaign".

7) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has established a Centre of Excellence in Land Survey at the National Institute of Defence Estates Management (NIDEM), which aims to prepare Government officials in the latest survey methods like Drone surveys and Satellite imagery-based surveys.

▪️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

8) Aditya Birla Group’s chairman, Kumar Mangalam Birla received the Global Entrepreneur of the Year Award- Business Transformation from The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE) based out of Silicon Valley.

9) India’s Hansini Mathan Rajan defeated Syria’s Hend Zaza, the youngest athlete of this year’s Tokyo Olympics, to win the girls singles event at the 2021 ITTF Hopes and Challenge table tennis tournament in Amman.

10) In a major development, Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren launched SAHAY (Sports Action toward Harnessing Aspiration of Youth) scheme aimed at nurturing young sporting talents in Naxal affected districts.

▪️Jharkhand :-

Baidyanath Temple

Parasnath wildlife sanctuary   

Dalma wildlife sanctuary    Palamau wildlife sanctuary

Koderma wildlife sanctuary   

Udhwa Lake Bird sanctuary   

Palkot wildlife sanctuary   

Mahuadanr wildlife sanctuary  

11) India successfully tested the new generation nuclear-capable ballistic missile 'Agni P' from Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Island off the Odisha coast.

➨The 'Agni P' is a two-stage canisterised solid propellant ballistic missile with dual redundant navigation and guidance system.

12) Indian wicket-keeper batsman Rishabh Pant has been appointed as the brand ambassador of the Uttarakhand state.

▪️Uttarakhand CM :- Pushkar Singh Dhami

Governor :-  Gurmit Singh

👉Asan Conservation Reserve

👉Country's first moss garden 

👉Country's first Pollinator Park 

👉Integrated Model Agriculture Village Scheme

👉Rajaji Tiger Reserve  🐅

👉Jim Corbett National Park

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1. The Prime Minister, Narendra Modi has recalled the great valour and sacrifice by the Muktijoddhas, Biranganas and bravehearts of the Indian Armed Forces on the 50th Vijay Diwas.

प्रधानमंत्री नरेन्द्र मोदी ने 50वें विजय दिवस के अवसर मुक्तिजोद्धाओं, बीरांगनाओं और भारतीय सशस्त्र बलों के जांबाजों के अदम्य शौर्य तथा बलिदान को याद किया।

2. UNESCO inscribed ‘Durga Puja in Kolkata’ on the Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

यूनेस्को ने 'कोलकाता में दुर्गा पूजा' को मानवता की अमूर्त सांस्कृतिक विरासत की प्रतिनिधि सूची में शामिल किया।

3. Ministry of Corporate Affairs and Financial Intelligence Unit-India signed MoU for data exchange between the two organisations.

कारपोरेट कार्य मंत्रालय और फाइनेंशियल इंटेलिजेंस यूनिट-इंडिया ने दोनों संगठनों के बीच डाटा के आदान प्रदान के लिए एमओयू किया।

4. NTPC has awarded a project of “Standalone Fuel-Cell based Micro-grid with hydrogen production using electrolyser in NTPC Guest House at Simhadri (near Visakhapatnam)”.

एनटीपीसी ने सिम्हाद्री (विशाखापत्तनम के पास) के एनटीपीसी गेस्ट हाउस में इलेक्ट्रोलाइजर का उपयोग करके हाइड्रोजन उत्पादन के साथ ही "एकल ईंधन-सेल आधारित माइक्रो-ग्रिड" परियोजना की शुरुआत की है।

5. The headquarters of the Ministry of Environment bagged the second position in the Swachhata Ranking awarded by the New Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC) under the 'Swachh Bharat Abhiyan'.

पर्यावरण मंत्रालय के मुख्यालय ने 'स्वच्छ भारत अभियान' के तहत नई दिल्ली नगरपालिका परिषद (एनडीएमसी) के स्वच्छता रैंकिंग पुरस्कार में दूसरा स्थान हासिल किया है।

6. The Reserve Bank of India has imposed a penalty of Rs 1.8 crore on Punjab National Bank and of Rs 30 lakh on ICICI Bank for deficiencies in the regulatory compliance.

भारतीय रिजर्व बैंक ने नियामकीय अनुपालन में कमी को लेकर पंजाब नेशनल बैंक पर 1.8 करोड़ रुपये और आईसीआईसीआई बैंक पर 30 लाख रुपये का जुर्माना लगाया है।

7. India will host South Asian Football Federation's (SAFF) U-18 and U-19 Women's Championships next year.

भारत अगले साल दक्षिण एशिया फुटबॉल महासंघ (सैफ) की अंडर-18 और अंडर-19 महिला चैंपियनशिप की मेजबानी करेगा।

8. India's Ranjita Tekcham and Uvena Fernandes will be among the match officials for the AFC Women's Asian Cup to be held in Mumbai and Pune from January 20.

भारत की रंजीता थेकचाम और उवेना फर्नांडिस को 20 जनवरी से मुंबई और पुणे में होने वाले एएफसी महिला एशियाई कप के लिए मैच अधिकारी नियुक्त किया गया है।

9. The young adult daughter of imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny received the EU's top human rights prize on her father's behalf.

जेल में कैद रूसी विपक्षी नेता एलेक्सी नवलनी की बेटी ने अपने पिता की ओर से यूरोपीय संघ (ईयू) का शीर्ष मानवाधिकार पुरस्कार ग्रहण किया।

10. US President Joe Biden announced he’s nominating Caroline Kennedy, the daughter of President John F Kennedy who served as ambassador to Japan during the Obama administration, to serve as ambassador to Australia and Michelle Kwan, the renowned US Olympic figure skater, to serve as his chief envoy to Belize.

अमेरिका के राष्ट्रपति जो बाइडन ने घोषणा की कि वह पूर्व राष्ट्रपति बराक ओबामा प्रशासन के दौरान जापान में राजदूत के रूप में सेवा देने वालीं, दिवंगत राष्ट्रपति जॉन एफ कैनेडी की बेटी कैरोलिन कैनेडी को ऑस्ट्रेलिया में राजदूत के तौर पर और प्रसिद्ध अमेरिकी ओलंपिक स्केटर मिशेल क्वान को बेलीज में अपने मुख्य दूत के रूप में सेवा करने के लिए नामित कर रहे हैं।

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Q.1. The Chairman of Aditya Birla Group who has been honored with the Mola Global Entrepreneur of the Year Award?

Ans. Kumar Mangalam Birla

Q.2. Under which ministry Arvind Kumar has been inducted as the Director General of Software Technology Parks of India?

Ans. Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology.

Q.3. Which space agency's Parker Solar Probe has entered the Sun's upper atmosphere for the first time in history?

Ans. NASA

Q.4. Whatsapp has announced a digital payment festival for how many villages in India?

Ans. 500 Villages

Q.5. What is the rank of PM Narendra Modi in the list of top 20 most admired men in the world in the YouGov survey?

Ans. 8th Place

Q.6. Ajay Prakash Sahni has released the book written by S. S. Oberoi, former advisor of which ministry?

Ans. Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology.

Q.7. Which bank has been fined by the Reserve Bank of India for deficiencies in regulatory compliance?

Ans. ICICI Bank

Q.8. Who has approved the emergency use of Kovovax vaccine for children?

Ans. World Health Organization (WHO)

Q.9. Which e-commerce company has been fined Rs 200 crore by the Competition Commission of India?

Ans. Amazon

Q.10. India and which country have signed an agreement for cooperation in the field of information technology?

Ans. Vietnam