Daily Current Affairs Quiz : December 04,2021

Answer: A

• World Handicapped day also known as the International Day of Persons with disabilities (IDPWD) is observed every year on 3rd December globally.

More about World Handicap Day

• The day is marked and observed to support critical issues which are related to the inclusion of persons with disabilities.
• The IDPWD day was proclaimed in 1992 by the United Nations General Assembly.
• The theme for 2021 is “Leadership and participation of persons with disabilities toward an inclusive, accessible and sustainable post-COVID-19 world.”
• The day is celebrated to promote the rights and well-being of persons with disabilities in all spheres of society and development, and to increase awareness of the situation of persons with disabilities in every aspect of political, social, economic and cultural life.

Answer: B

• International Day for the Abolition of Slavery 2021 was observed on 2^nd

More about the day

• The day aims to highlight the importance of eradicating contemporary forms of slavery including trafficking in persons, sexual exploitation, child labour, forced marriage, etc.
• According to the United Nations, around 150 million children are subject to child labour across the world. More than 40 million people across the globe are victims of modern slavery.
• The day focuses on eradicating contemporary forms of slavery, including trafficking in persons, sexual exploitation, the worst forms of child labour, forced marriage, and the forced recruitment of children for use in armed conflict.
• The theme for International Day for the Abolition of Slavery 2021 is “ Ending Slavery’s Legacy of Racism: A Global Imperative for Justice ”. The theme reflects the global movement to end injustices whose roots lie in the slave trade.

Answer: C

Pharmaceutical company Zydus Cadila will supply 1 crore doses of ZyCoV-D the Centre by the end of December, 2021

About the Zydus Cadila vaccine

• India will initially introduce of Cadila Healthcare’s ZyCoV-D Covid-19 vaccine in seven states of India.
• The seven states are Bihar, Jharkhand, Maharashtra, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal.
• Recently, the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) has approved ZyCoV-D for restricted use in emergency situation in the age group 12 years and above.
• ZyCoV-D is the first DNA plasmid vaccine in the world for human use, developed indigenously by the company against the Covid-19 virus.
• It is also the first COVID-19 vaccine that is needle-free and administered using PharmaJet, a needle-free applicator to ensure painless intradermal vaccine delivery which also leads to a significant reduction in any kind of major side effects.

Answer: A

• NASA’s TESS reveals ‘lightest’ Exoplanet ever with a year lasting around 8 hours
• Astronomers have discovered an exoplanet named GJ 367b that orbits its star in just 7.7 hours and has just half the mass of Earth.

About GJ 367b

• Adding to the list of strangest exoplanets ever found, astronomers have discovered a new one which is the lightest and possibly the hottest one ever.
• Dubbed GJ 367b, the exoplanet is located 31 light-years away from our sun and orbits a small red dwarf star in just 7.7 hours, which means that one year on this planet is shorter than a full day here on Earth.
• Besides, the rocky planet also has several mind-bending features as it is just 70% the size of Earth and is nearly half as massive which makes it the lightest planet ever discovered.

Answer: B

• The Central government is set to launch the Residential Education for Students in High Schools in Targeted Areas (SRESHTA) scheme for the upliftment and development of scheduled castes (SC) students.

About SRESHTA

• The Centre is set to launch the Residential Education for Students in High Schools in Targeted Areas (SRESHTA) scheme recently for the upliftment and development of scheduled castes (SC) students.
• The announcement was made by Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Virendra Kumar recently.
• The scheme will focus on the socio-economics upliftment and overall development of the Scheduled Caste students by providing quality residential education to meritorious Scheduled Caste students in reputed private schools, having residential facility.

Answer: C

• UNESCO recently presented two Heritage Awards to the Nizamuddin Basti Project. The project was awarded for its conservation efforts. It was awarded with the Special Recognition for Sustainable Award and Award of Excellence.

About Delhi’s Nizamuddin Basti

What is Nizamuddin Basti Project?

• The project restored more than 20 historic monuments located around 14th century Sufi Saint Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya.
• The Nizamuddin area consists of Humayun Tomb and Batashewala Tomb and tomb of a 16th century poet Rahim (Khan I Khanan). These regions were segregated and damaged. They were also renewed by the Nizamuddin Basti Project.
• The project was started in 2007 by the Aga Kahn Trust for Culture, Archaeological Survey of India, Delhi Urban Heritage Foundation and the Delhi Municipal Corporation.

Objectives of Nizamuddin Basti Project

• The Nizamuddin Basti Project is an Urban Renewal Project. It successfully unified the segregated zones of the seven-century old settlement of the Nizamuddin Basti and its surrounding 70 acres.
• It integrated socio – economic development, conservation and environmental development objectives in these areas.
• It unified three major sites namely Sundar Nursery, Nizamuddin Basti and Humayun Tomb.