Daily Current Affairs Quiz: December 25, 2023

December 25, 2023

Consider the following statements:
1. Supreme Court has clarified that tribunals functioning under the strict parameters of their governing legislations can direct the government to make policy.
2. Tribunals are judicial or quasi-judicial institutions established by law.
3. The Income Tax Appellate Tribunal was established in 1961 as the first Tribunal in India.
4. Article 323-A relates to constitution of other tribunals for adjudication of certain subject matters including industrial disputes, taxation.
Which of the following statements is/are incorrect?

(A) 1, 2 & 3 only
(B) 1 & 3 only
(C) 1, 3 & 4 only
(D) 2, 3 & 4 only

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ANSWER: C

Consider the following statements:
1. Palna Scheme comes under the sub scheme ‘Samarthya’ of ‘Mission Shakti’.
2. National Creche Scheme has been reorganized and renamed into Palna Scheme.
3. Ministry of Education is the nodal ministry.
4. Government aims to establish 170,000 creches in Anganwadi centres across the country under Palna scheme.
Which of the following statements is/are correct?

(A) 1 & 2 only
(B) 1 & 3 only
(C) 2, 3 & 4 only
(D) 1, 2 & 4 only

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ANSWER: A

Consider the following statements:
1. Taraknath Das was an Indian revolutionary with a global outlook.
2. Nampdapha Flying Squirrel is an arboreal, nocturnal flying squirrel endemic to Tripura.
3. The 8th edition of Indian Ocean Naval Symposium (IONS) Conclave of Chiefs (CoC) was conducted by
Which of the following statements is/are incorrect?

(A) 1 & 2 only
(B) 2 & 3 only
(C) 1 & 3 only
(D) 1, 2 & 3

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ANSWER: B

Consider the following statements:
1. Taraknath Das became a member of Anushilan Samiti at a young age.
2. Nampdapha Flying Squirrel IUCN red list is - Endangered
3. ‘Indian Ocean Naval Symposium’ (IONS) was conceived by the Indian Navy in 2008.
Which of the following statements is/are correct?

(A) 1 & 2 only
(B) 2 & 3 only
(C) 1 & 3 only
(D) 1, 2 & 3

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ANSWER: C

The Namdapha flying squirrel has resurfaced in Arunachal Pradesh after going missing for 42 years.
It was last described in 1981 based on a single individual found in the 1,985 sq. km. Namdapha Tiger Reserve in Arunachal Pradesh’s Changlang district.

ABOUT NAMPDAPHA FLYING SQUIRREL

Scientific name- Biswamoyopterus biswasi
It is an arboreal, nocturnal flying squirrel endemic to Arunachal Pradesh.
It is one of the 43 known flying squirrel species in the world.
These squirrels glide between trees and cannot take flight like birds or bats.
These are herbivores thriving on fruits, nuts, seeds, fungi, flowers, and tree sap.
Protection status
- IUCN red list- Critically Endangered (CR)
- Wildlife Protection Act- Schedule II
It is among one of the 25 “most wanted lost” species targeted by the Global Wildlife Conservation’s “Search for Lost Species” initiative.

Consider the following statements:
1. Taraknath Das started the publication of an anti-British newspaper, ‘Free Hindusthan’ in India.
2. Nampdapha Flying squirrels glide between trees and cannot take flight like birds or bats.
3. ‘Indian Ocean Naval Symposium’ (IONS) is a voluntary initiative that seeks to increase maritime co-operation among navies of the littoral states of the Indian Ocean Region.
Which of the following statements is/are correct?

(A) 1 & 2 only
(B) 2 & 3 only
(C) 1 & 3 only
(D) 1, 2 & 3

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ANSWER: B

The 8th edition of Indian Ocean Naval Symposium (IONS) Conclave of Chiefs (CoC) was conducted by Royal Thai Navy at Bangkok, Thailand
Chiefs of Navies/ Senior Delegates from 27 Members/ Observer countries participated in the event.

ABOUT IONS

The ‘Indian Ocean Naval Symposium’ (IONS) is a voluntary initiative that seeks to increase maritime co-operation among navies of the littoral states of the Indian Ocean Region.
IONS was conceived by the Indian Navy in 2008.
The inaugural edition of IONS was held in Feb 2008 at New Delhi, with Indian Navy as the Chair for two years (2008 – 2010).
It aims at providing an open and inclusive platform for discussions on regionally relevant maritime issues.
Recently, Republic of Korea Navy was welcomed by the Conclave as the latest ‘Observer’, raising the collective strength of IONS to 34 (25 Members & 09 Observers).
India is also scheduled to take over as the Chair of IONS (2025-27) during 9th CoC planned to be conducted in India in end 2025.

Consider the following statements:
1. Ministry of Textiles launched “Paat-Mitro” - a mobile application for latest agronomic practices and Minimum Support Prices of Cotton.
2. The application is free of cost and available in 16 languages.
Which of the following statements is/ are correct?

(A) 1 only
(B) 2 only
(C) Both 1 and 2
(D) Neither 1 nor 2

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ANSWER: D

To provide important information about MSP and agronomy to jute farmers, the Ministry of Textiles launched “Paat-Mitro” – a mobile application,
It has been developed by The Jute Corporation of India Limited (JCI).
The application is available in 6 languages.
The application can be freely downloaded from Google Play Store and all the functionalities are made available to the users free of cost.
In addition to, the latest agronomic practices and Minimum Support Prices (MSP); Jute Gradation Parameters, Farmer-centric schemes like ‘Jute-ICARE’, weather forecasts, JCI’s Purchase Centers’ locations, Procurement Policies are also made available in the app.
Farmers will also be able to track status of their payments for the raw jute sold to JCI under MSP Operation.
Latest technology feature like Chatbot is included for their queries through this mobile application “Paat-Mitro”.

Consider the following statements:
1. PM Development Initiative for North East Region (PM-DevINE) is a Central Sector scheme, with 100% Central funding.
2. The scheme is “aimed at rapid and holistic development” of the northeast region by “funding infrastructure and social development projects.
Which of the following statements is/ are correct?

(A) 1 only
(B) 2 only
(C) Both 1 and 2
(D) Neither 1 nor 2

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ANSWER: C

Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER) convened a meeting with the Chief Ministers of the States in the region for optimal implementation of Prime Minister’s Development Initiative for North East Region (PM-DevINE).

ABOUT PM -DEVINE

The scheme was announced in the 2022-23 Union Budget with an initial allocation of ₹1,500 crore.
The scheme is “aimed at rapid and holistic development” of the northeast region by “funding infrastructure and social development projects, based on felt needs of the States.”
It will strive to fill the gaps in various sectors and will not be a substitute for existing Central and State Schemes”.
It is a Central Sector scheme, with 100% Central funding.
Implemented by the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (MDoNER) through North Eastern Council or Central Ministries/agencies or State Government agencies.
The time frame defined for PM-DevINE scheme projects is 2023-24 for sanction and 2025-26 for completion.

Consider the following statements:
1. Satwik Sairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty are the winners of prestigious Khel Ratna honour this year.
2. Both of them excel in the sport of Chess and are among of the youngest grandmasters of India.
Which of the following statements is/ are incorrect?

(A) 1 only
(B) 2 only
(C) Both 1 and 2
(D) Neither 1 nor 2

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ANSWER: B

The Sports Ministry put its stamp on the nominations for the annual sports awards, confirming the prestigious Khel Ratna honour for badminton players Satwik Sairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty and the Arjuna award for 26 sports persons, including pacer Mohammed Shami.
The awards will be conferred on the athletes by President Droupadi Murmu at the Rashtrapati Bhavan on January 9.
Chirag and Satwik are Asian Games gold medallists, World Championships bronze winners and Commonwealth Games silver medallists.
Arjuna Award winners-
- The athletes selected for this year’s Arjuna award include hockey players Krishan Bahadur Pathak and Sushila Chanu, archers Ojas Pravin Deotale and Aditi Gopichand Swami, boxer Mohammad Hussamuddin, chess player R Vaishali, golfer Diksha Dagar, shooters Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar and Esha Singh, wrestlers Antim Panghal and Sunil Kumar, paddler Ayhika Mukherjee and para archer Sheetal Devi, among others.
Dronacharya Award (regular category) for outstanding coaches: Lalit Kumar (wrestling), RB Ramesh (chess), Mahaveer Prasad Saini (para athletics), Shivendra Singh (hockey), Ganesh Prabhakar Devrukhkar (mallakhamb).
The Dhyan Chand award in the life-time category will be conferred to three persons-
- Manjusha Kanwar (badminton), Vineet Kumar Sharma (hockey), Kavitha Selvaraj (kabaddi)
Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar is the recipient of the Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (MAKA) Trophy 2023, while Lovely Professional University, Punjab and Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra are the first and second runner-ups.

Consider the following statements:
1. Sukrita Paul Kumar has recently won the Rabindranath Tagore Literary Prize.
2. The prize is awarded annually by Sahitya Akademi.
Which of the following statements is/ are correct?

(A) 1 only
(B) 2 only
(C) Both 1 and 2
(D) Neither 1 nor 2

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ANSWER: A

The renowned Rabindranath Tagore Literary Prize has named poet-critic Sukrita Paul Kumar as its sixth recipient for her book, “Salt & Pepper: Selected Poems”.
At the award ceremony, Kumar received a cash prize of USD 5,000, a Tagore statue, and a certificate acknowledging her significant contribution to literature.
Also, the Rabindranath Tagore Literary Prize for social achievement was awarded to Nobel laureate Abhijit Banerjee for his contributions to societal welfare.

ABOUT THE PRIZE

Founded in 2018 by US-based publisher Peter Bundalo, the Rabindranath Tagore Literary Prize has established itself as a valuable platform for world peace, literature, art, education and human rights.
It also recognises works towards human rights and world peace with the Social Achievement Prize.