Current Affairs Quiz - December, 2021

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India, Iran and Uzbekistan held a virtual second trilateral working group meeting on the joint use of Chabahar port.
Dr. Sanjeev Ranjan, secretary, Ministry of ports, shipping and waterways co-chaired the meet along with his counterparts. India is participating in the development of the first phase of the Shahid Behesti Terminal, Chabahar port in cooperation with Iran.

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India’s leading public sector bank “bob World Wave” has launched a solution for digital banking payments, named bob World Wave.
The bob World Wave is a wearable device, which will allow customers to monitor their Sp02, body temperature, heart rate and blood pressure. BoB has partnered with NPCI to offer the wearable payment solution.

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Former US President Barack Obama has retained his position at the most admired man in the world as per an international survey carried out by YouGov.
For this survey, 42,000 people from 38 countries were asked who they admired most. Bill Gates is in second spot among men while Chinese President Xi Jinping is on third place. India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi was listed as 8th most admired man. Among women, Michelle Obama bagged the top spot.

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The Union Cabinet led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved an incentive scheme worth Rs 1,300 crore for a period of one year, for the promotion of RuPay Debit Cards and low-value (up to Rs 2,000) BHIM-UPI transactions (person-to-merchants).
The scheme will enable the acquiring banks in building a robust digital payment ecosystem and promoting RuPay Debit card and BHIM-UPI digital transactions. The main aim is to further deepen digital payments in the country.

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Tokyo Paralympics champion Avani Lekhara won the ‘Best Female Debut’ award at the 2021 Paralympic Sport Awards.
Czech Republic’s Boccia player Adam Peska won the Male Debut accolade. Indian shooting Para sport athlete Avani Lekhara became the first-ever female Paralympic gold medallist from India. She also became the first Indian female to win two medals in the Paralympics.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently inaugurated the All India Mayors’ Conference at Varanasi via video conferencing.
As many as 120 mayors from various states of the country participated in the conference, which was conducted with the theme of ‘New Urban India’.

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Joumou soup of the Caribbean country Haiti has been recently placed in the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage List.
The traditional Haitian soup is seen as a symbol of the nation’s independence. The soup became a symbol of things not allowed to slaves under French domination until Haiti gained independence in 1804, as the first nation created by insurgent Black slaves.

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Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu inaugurated Rishihood University, at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi. Rajya Sabha MP, Founder and Chancellor of Rishihood University Suresh Prabhu was also present during the occasion.
The university has launched many initiatives to promote social impact such as the Center for Water, Center for Innovation in Governance, etc.

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Goa Liberation Day is observed on December 19 every year to mark the success of ‘Operation Vijay’ undertaken by Indian armed forces.
Operation Vijay liberated Goa from Portuguese rule. Goa was ruled by the Portuguese for nearly a decade more, after India attained independence. The Portuguese also ruled Daman, Diu, Dadra, Nagar Haveli and Anjediva Island.

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The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) of the Union Ministry of Commerce has launched a Logistics Interface Platform’s (ULIP) Hackathon named “LogiXtics”. The hackathon is aimed to inculcate ideas that enhance efficiency and reduce logistics cost in India
The event is organized by NITI Aayog and Atal Innovation Mission in association with National Industrial Corridor Development Corporation (NIDC) and NICDC Logistics Data Bank Services Limited.