Daily Current Affairs Quiz: December 28 2023

1. Who won the women’s singles title at the National Badminton Championships 2023?
(A) Asha Sinha
(B) Aditi Parekh
(C) Anmol Kharb
(D) Tanvi Sharma
(E) Deepthi Chapala

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Solution: Option C.)

Ans (C)
Anmol Kharb won the women’s singles title in the National Badminton Championship 2023 held in Guwahati.
Unseeded Chirag Sen won the men’s singles title by defeating fourth seed Tharun M Priya Devi Konzengbam and Shruti Mishra won the women’s doubles title.

2. Who won the title of Chennai Grand Masters 2023?
(A) Dommaraju Gukesh
(B) Vidit Gujarati
(C) Arjun Erigaceae
(D) R Praggnananda
(E) Nihal Sarin

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Solution: Option A.)

Ans (A)
Dommaraju Gukesh won the title of Chennai Grand Masters 2023. Arjun Erigaisi secured second place in this tournament.
Both Arjun and Gukesh scored 4.5 out of 7 in the competition.
Gukesh won this tournament on tie-break.
Before this, R Praggnanandhaa had qualified for the Candidates by finishing second in the FIDE World Cup 2023 held in Baku, Azerbaijan this year.

3. How many dollars has the World Bank recently provided assistance to Ukraine?
(A) 1.11 billion
(B) 1.50 billion
(C) 2.00 billion
(D) 1.34 billion
(E) 2.24 billion

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Solution: Option D.)

Ans (D)
The World Bank has recently provided assistance of $ 1.34 billion to Ukraine under public expenditure.
The financing includes a $1.086 billion loan from the World Bank, $190 million from Norway, $50 million from the United States, and $20 million from Switzerland.

4. In which state was the intra-district helicopter service inaugurated recently?
(A) Bihar
(B) Haryana
(C) Uttar Pradesh
(D) Punjab
(E) Madhya Pradesh

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Solution: Option C.)

Ans (C)
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath inaugurated the state’s first intra-district helicopter service from Bateshwar in Agra to Govardhan in Mathura.
The Chief Minister was in Bateshwar to celebrate the birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
Chief Minister Yogi laid the foundation stone and inaugurated various projects costing Rs 10451.43 lakh.

5. A special postal cover will be released on late Justice Madhava Reddy, who was the former Governor of which state?
(A) Telangana
(B) Maharashtra
(C) Kerala
(D) Bihar
(E) Tamil Nadu

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Solution: Option B.)

Ans (B)
Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar has released a special postal cover on December 27 to mark the 100th birth anniversary of late Justice Konda Madhav Reddy, Chief Justice of Andhra Pradesh and Mumbai High Courts and former Governor of Maharashtra.
The event, organized by Justice Konda Madhava Reddy Foundation, was presided over by Governor D Tamilisai Sundararajan.

6. Which state government has recently introduced Rs 5 lakh accident insurance for Gig Workers?
(A) Telangana
(B) Andhra Pradesh
(C) Rajasthan
(D) Maharashtra
(E) Uttar Pradesh

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Solution: Option A.)

Ans (A)
CM Revanth Reddy has announced to provide gig workers with insurance, and Rs 10 lakh health cover under the ‘Rajiv Arogyasri scheme’.
The state aims to provide social security to un-organized sectors and looks to draft effective laws by the next budget session.
Reddy also announces Rs 2 lakh aid for the family of a deceased food delivery worker.

7. Recently the Manipur health minister Dr. Sapam Ranjan Singh has launched the “SAANS” Campaign. Which disease does it want to eradicate?
(A) Tuberculosis
(B) Aids
(C) Pneumonia
(D) Anaemia
(E) Corona

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Solution: Option C.)

Ans (C)
Manipur’s State Health and Family Welfare Minister has inaugurated the Social Awareness and Action to Neutralise Pneumonia Successfully (SAANS) Campaign 2023-24.
The campaign was launched in Imphal with a focus on combating the preventable and treatable disease of pneumonia.
The launch of SAANS Campaign underlines Manipur’s commitment to public health initiatives and prevention of common diseases like pneumonia.
SAANS Campaign is rolled out in the States/ UTs every year to accelerate action against Childhood Pneumonia by generating awareness around protection, prevention, and treatment aspects of childhood pneumonia and enhancing early identification and care-seeking behaviors among parents and caregivers.

8. Bengaluru’s Slice-backed North East Small Finance Bank has appointed whom as interim MD and CEO?
(A) Satish Kumar Kalra
(B) Rajan Bajaj
(C) Ram Krishna Garg
(D) Gautam Barua
(E) Manjula Saikia Bhuyan

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Solution: Option A.)

Ans (A)
Bengaluru-based fintech Slice-backed North East Small Finance Bank (NESFB) has recently revealed the appointment of Satish Kumar Kalra as its interim managing director (MD) and chief executive officer (CEO).
NESFB announced that the appointment of Satish Kumar Kalra as the interim MD and CEO has received approval from both the bank’s board and the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).
Previously serving as the MD and CEO of Andhra Bank, Kalra played a pivotal role in driving significant growth, achieving a 13% compound annual growth rate in credit.

9. The recently launched book “Breaking the Mould: Reimagining India’s Economic Future” is authored by whom?
(A) Manmohan Singh
(B) Harsha Bhogle
(C) Raghuram Rajan
(D) Eswar Prasad
(E) Subramanian Swamy

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Solution: Option C.)

Ans (C)
Raghuram Rajan, in collaboration with economist Rohit Lamba, has released a groundbreaking book titled “Breaking the Mould: Reimagining India’s Economic Future”.
This latest addition to Rajan’s literary contributions marks a significant exploration into the potential and challenges of India’s economic trajectory.
Co-Author Rohit Lamba: Collaborating with Rohit Lamba, an assistant professor of economics at Pennsylvania State University and a visiting assistant professor of economics at New York University Abu Dhabi, Rajan brings a blend of experience and academic rigor to “Breaking the Mould”.

10. Sony Sports has roped in whom as brand ambassador for football?
(A) Akshay Kumar
(B) Virat Kohli
(C) Kartik Aaryan
(D) Sunil Chhetri
(E) Gurpreet Singh

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Solution: Option C.)

Ans (C)
Sony Sports has roped in Kartik Aaryan as brand ambassador for football.
SSN kicks off this partnership with the launch of the “Your Home of Football” campaign.
The primary objective is to bring football closer to a wider Indian audience and foster a passion for the sport across different generations.