Current Affairs Quiz - December, 2021

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The first edition of the India Young Water Professional Programme was launched virtually, under National Hydrology Project and supported by the Australian Water Partnership.
It is a Central Scheme of Department of Water Resources, river development and Ganga rejuvenation. A total of 20 participants (10 men and 10 women) have been selected for the first edition of this Programme from central and state implementing agencies of the National Hydrology Project.

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Merriam-Webster is an American company which publishes reference, especially dictionaries and is one of the oldest dictionary publishers in the USA.
Merriam-Webster has chosen the word “vaccine” as the 2021 word of the year, since it was the word that was extremely high in its data every single day in 2021.

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National Cadet Corps (NCC)  is the youth wing of the Indian Armed Forces with its headquarters in New Delhi, India.
NCC is the largest uniformed youth organisation in the world. It recently observed its 73rd anniversary of its raising on November 28. NCC is open to school and college students on a voluntary basis as a ‘tri-services organisation’, comprising the army, the naval, and the air wings.

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According to data released by the Union finance ministry, the GST Revenue was at ₹1,31,526 crore for the second month in a row.
It is 25% higher than the GST revenues in the same month last year and 27% over the 2019 value. The highest ever GST collection of ₹1,41,384 crore was reported in April. This is the fifth consecutive month in which collections have crossed the ₹1 lakh crore benchmark.

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Nagaland’s iconic Hornbill Festival, called as the “festival of festivals”, will be held in its traditional format, starting on December 1. This year is the 22nd edition of the festival.
Last year, it was held virtually last year due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The 10-day cultural and tourism annually begins at the start of December and coincides with Nagaland’s statehood day.

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The Education Ministry has issued PRAGYATA Guidelines on Digital Education to all State governments as well as Schools directly under Central Government.
The guidelines include advices on various modes of digital education including online mode,  partially online mode and offline mode, which utilizes television and radio as a major medium of instruction of education.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will virtually inaugurate a thought leadership forum on fintech. The two-day event is hosted by International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA) in collaboration with GIFT City and Bloomberg.
Indonesia, South Africa and the U.K. are partner countries in the first edition of the forum. The event will bring together policymakers, business leaders and experts to find fintech solutions for inclusive growth.

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Indian athlete Anju Bobby George has been named as the Woman of the Year Award by World Athletics for encouraging young Indian girls to take up sports and fight for gender equality.
The athlete was 2003 Paris World Championships bronze medalist in long jump. She became the first Indian athlete ever to win a medal in a World Championships in Athletics. She serves as the Chairperson of TOPS (Target Olympic Podium Scheme) and is also the Executive member of Khelo India project.

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The World Migration Report is published every second year by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) of the UN.
As per the 2022 report, 30.7 million new displacements were triggered by disasters in 145 countries and territories. More people are being displaced by climate disasters than conflicts. Total internal displacement due to disaster, conflict and violence has increased to 40.5 million in 2020, from 31.5 million in 2019.

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Gita Gopinath, the India-born, first female chief economist of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), is set to take over as the first deputy managing director (FDMD).
She is set to take over the role from Geoffrey Okamoto. Two months ago, Gita Gopinath had announced that she would re-join Harvard University in January 2022 to retain her tenured facility post, after three years in IMF.