Daily Current Affairs Quiz : December 02,2021

Answer: C

• National Pollution Day is being observed on 2^nd December, 2021

About National Pollution Control Day

• The day is observed in the memory of people who lost their lives in the Bhopal gas disaster.
• The industrial accident occurred in 1984 when the gas Methyl Isocyanate leaked on the night of December 2–3 and killed thousands.

Objectives of the day

• Spread awareness of managing and controlling industrial disasters
• Prevent the pollution produced by industrial processes or human negligence
• Make people and industries aware of the importance of pollution control acts

Answer: B

• Recently, Shri Rajeev Chandrasekhar, Minister of State for Skill Development & Entrepreneurship and Ministry of Electronics & IT, launched two projects—
• Revival of Namda craft of Kashmir as a special pilot project under Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) 3.0 and
• Upskilling of artisans and weavers of Kashmir under Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL), component of PMKVY.

About the projects

• The objective of these projects is to boost and preserve the traditional Namda craft of Kashmir and upskill the local weavers and artisans to enhance their productivity through RPL assessment and certification.
• The Namda project will benefit 2,250 people of 30 Namda Clusters from 6 districts of Kashmir (Srinagar, Baramulla, Ganderbal, Bandipora, Budgam and Anantnag) and RPL initiative targets to upskill 10,900 artisans and weavers of Jammu and Kashmir.

What is Namda craft?

• Namda craft is a rug made of sheep wool through felting technique instead of normal weaving process.

Significance of the initiative

• Due to low availability of raw material, lack of skilled manpower and marketing techniques, the export of this craft has declined almost 100 percent between 1998 and 2008.
• Therefore, through this special project under PMKVY, the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) has designed short-term training curriculum to preserve this endangered craft.

More on the project

• The project will be implemented in 25 batches in 3 cycles of training.
• Each training program will be of approximately three and half months, which results in the cycles being completed in approximately 14 – 16 months.
• The Namda project will be an industry-based training program with beneficiaries involved in Namda Crafts Production who will contribute towards preserving and reviving the rich heritage associated with Namda craft in Kashmir. This will also improve the access of existing artisans of Namda crafts cluster in Kashmir and will improve their prospects of employability.

Answer: C

• Recently, the Department of Telecommunications operating under the Ministry of Communications and International Telecommunication Union ITU commenced the India-ITU Joint Cyber-drill 2021.This Cyber-drill is intended for Indian entities especially Critical Network Infrastructure operators.

About India-ITU Joint Cyber-drill 2021

• The cyber drill was conducted for the Critical Network Infrastructure operators of India.
• The Critical Network Infrastructure are the systems, assets and networks that are essential to ensure the security of a country.

Aim of the drill

• It aims to improve the cyber security readiness of India. Also, it aims to improve the protection and incident response capability of the country.
• During the cyber drill, the cyber-attacks and information security incidents were simulated. And the participants were trained to defend and respond against such incidents. Thus, the drill helped to test the cyber capabilities of an organization.

Answer: A

• Border Security Force celebrated its 57th Raising Day on December 1, 2021.

About BSF

• The Border Security Force (BSF) is India’s border guarding organisation on its border with Pakistan and Bangladesh.
• It is one of the five Central Armed Police Forces of India, and was raised in the wake of the 1965 War on 1 December 1965, “for ensuring the security of the borders of India and for matters connected there with”.
• The moto of BSF is ‘Duty unto Death’.

ANSWER: D

• Recently, Lionel Messi won the men’s Ballon d’Or award for a record seventh time.

About the Ballon d’Or Award

• The Ballon d’Or is one of the oldest and most prestigious individual awards in football that is presented annually by the French news magazine France Football.
• The prize has been awarded every year since 1956. Between 2010 and 2015, the award was temporarily merged with the FIFA World Player of the Year after an agreement with FIFA and was known as FIFA Ballon d’Or.
• The award reverted to Ballon d’Or in 2016 and FIFA also went back to its own separate award. The recipients of FIFA Ballon d’Or are considered as winners of both awards.

Which player has won the Ballon d’Or award most number times?

• Lionel Messi has now won the Ballon d’Or award a record seven times, six while he was playing for Barcelona and first time while playing for Paris Saint-Germain.
• Cristiano Ronaldo follows closely with five Ballon d’Or awards, one while he was playing for Manchester United and four with Real Madrid.
• Besides them, three footballers have won the award three times each- Michel Platini of Juventus, Johan Cruyff of Barcelona and Ajax and Marco van Basten of Milan.
• Two Spanish football clubs, Barcelona and Real Madrid lead the ranking for employing the greatest number of Ballon d’Or award winners, with 12 and 11 wins respectively.

Answer: B

• Kerala tourism recently launched a project by the name STREET

About STREET Project

• The STREET is an acronym for Sustainable, Tangible, Responsible, Experiential, Ethnic, Tourism hubs.

Launched by

• In a pioneering initiative to take tourism deep into the state’s interiors and rural hinterland, Kerala Tourism will launch the ‘STREET’ project in select spots in seven districts, which would help visitors experience the diversity of offerings in these locales.

First phase of the project

• In the first phase, the project would be implemented in Kadalundi in Kozhikode, Thrithala and Pattithara in Palakkad, Pinarayi and Ancharakkandi in Kannur, Maravanthuruthu and Manchira in Kottayam, Valiyaparamba in Kasaragod, Kanthalloor in Idukki and Chekadi in Wayanad.

Project inspired from

• The project, conceived by the Responsible Tourism Mission, is inspired by the ‘Tourism for Inclusive Growth’ slogan of The United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO).

Themes under the project

• Green Street, cultural street, village life experience street, experiential tourism street, agri-tourism street, water street and art street are the themes that have been planned as part of the project.

Answer: C

• Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur, inaugurated a state-level artificial limb transplant camp in Shimla.

About the camp

• The Chief Minsiter said that steps would be taken to start this facility at the Indira Gandhi Medical College and Hospital, Shimla, for which training would be provided to doctors and the staff.
• The camp was organised by the State Social Justice and Empowerment Department with the help of the Bhagwan Mahaveer Viklang Sahayata Samiti.