Current Affairs Quiz: Day 63

Answer   – B                

Answer   – C   

Answer   – C       

Answer   – B    

• The Aspirational Blocks Programme is on the lines of the Aspirational District Programme that was launched in 2018 and covers 112 districts across the country
• The programme will cover 500 districts across 31 states and Union Territories initially.
• Over half of these blocks are in 6 states—Uttar Pradesh (68 blocks), Bihar (61), Madhya Pradesh (42), Jharkhand (34), Odisha (29) and West Bengal (29).
• It was launched in 2018 and aims to transform districts that have shown relatively lesser progress in key social areas.
• Parameters for Ranking: The ranking is based on the incremental progress made across 49 Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) under 5 broad socio-economic themes

1.Health & Nutrition (30%)

2.Education (30%)

3.Agriculture & Water Resources (20%)

4.Financial Inclusion & Skill Development (10%)

5.Infrastructure (10%)

Answer   – C  

The cost of the project, the first of its kind in the country, will be around Rs 1,600 crore.

• The ropeway will have a network of 14.69 km, starting from Taradevi, the entry point to the city. It will have 15 boarding and de-boarding stations close to the circular road.
• The stations will be built along the circular road so that people have easy access to cable cars.
• The ropeway will lead to decongestion of the city roads. It will have the capacity of ferrying around 7,000 passengers in an hour to various parts of the city.
• It will be like “Metro on ropes.”

Answer   – b      

Answer   – A     

Answer   – C       

Answer   – d 

• US Food and Drug Administration has granted approval to Alzheimer’s drug lecanemab (marketed as Leqembi) that has shown to slow cognitive decline in patients in early stages of the illness.
• Lecanemab aims to slow the progression of disease by removing clumps of beta-amyloid —considered one of the main causes of Alzheimer’s disease — from the brain.
• What is Alzheimer’s?
• Alzheimer’s disease is a progressive neurologic disorder that causes the brain to shrink (atrophy) and brain cells to die.
• It is the most common cause of dementia — a continuous decline in thinking, behavioral and social skills .

It is celebrated every year (on January 10th) to promote the use of Hindi Language around the world.

• It is also the day when Hindi was spoken for the first time in UNGA (in 1949).
• It was on this day in 1975 that the first World Hindi Conference was held in Nagpur.
• It is different from National Hindi Day which is celebrated every year on September 14 to mark adaptation of Hindi (written in Devanagari script) as official language by Constituent Assembly on September 14, 1949.

Answer   – a      

Answer   – c

Answer   – b     

26th National Youth Festival

• The Union Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, in collaboration with the Government of Karnataka, is organizing the 26th National Youth Festival from January 12th to 16th in Hubballi-Dharwad, Karnataka.

Answer   – a          

PayRup: India’s Fastest Payment App PayRup Launched

India’s fastest payment app PayRup was launched in India on 9th January 2023. PayRup is built with the finest technology of web 3.0. PayRup provides an advanced digital payment experience with an outstanding user experience. PayRup users can pay utility bills and landline bills, recharge their mobile, broadband, DTH, and purchase gift cards.

• PayRup services are planned to expand across various financial instruments.
• These instruments include multiple payment services such as school fees, pay rent, and other payment collection services.
• PayRup has announced ticketing and booking services for flights, buses, and hotels along with other USPs.

Answer   – c     

Answer   – C