DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS – JANUARY 19, 2022

Q.) What is the venue of first World Deaf T20 Cricket Championship?

[a] Kerala

[b] Jakarta

[c] Dublin

[d] Johannesburg

[e] Glasgow
 World’s First Deaf T20 Cricket
Championship
All India Sports Council of the Deaf has got approval from the
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International Committee of Sports for the Deaf (ICSD) to host the first
World Deaf T20 Cricket Championship in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
from January 10 to 20, 2023.
• A minimum 8 countries are expected to take part in the
championship.
• AISCD is the only Indian national sports federation for the deaf,
while the ICSD is the only governing body for the deaf sports and
Deaflympics, sanctioned by the International Olympic Committee.
• International Committee of Sports for the Deaf (ICSD) HQ -
Maryland, USA
Q.) Which state is running the Project Parvarish?

[a] Kerala

[b] Assam

[c] Uttar Pradesh

[d] Rajasthan

[e] Madhya Pradesh

 Project Parvarish

Project Parvarish - a mission to combat ANS - B

malnourishment among children aged six
months to 5 years - has earned the SKOCH
Award for southern Assam’s Cachar district.
• Instituted in 2003, SKOCH Award recognises
people, projects and institutions that go the
extra mile to make India a better nation.
• The programme was launched during the
“nutrition month” in 2020 in Assam.
Q.) What is the limit of transactions per customers in the Aadhar enabled Payments
Systems?

[a] Five

[b] Ten

[c] Seven

[d] Eight

[e] Four
 Aadhar enabled Payments
Systems
National Payments Corporation of India has introduced limits for ANS - A
cash withdrawals and mini statements for Aadhaar enabled
Payments Systems (AePS).
• These guidelines need to be implemented by January 15, 2022.
• According to the guidelines, banks will offer a maximum limit of
five approved cash withdrawal transactions per customer per
terminal per day. Post five transactions, issuer banks can either
decline the request or charge a fee.
• Further, a minimum of five mini statement transactions per
customer per month.
 Aadhar enabled Payments
Systems
• Two-factor authentication has been made mandatory for ANS - A

business correspondents, agents and merchants for login

for at least one time in a day. The authentication will also
include Aadhar-Based Biometric Authentication.
• In case of a change in business correspondent, two-factor
authentication is mandatory.
• Cash withdrawal from micro ATMs of AePS has a limit of
Rs 10,000 per transaction.
• A total of 9.6 crore transactions worth Rs 25,860.92 crore
took place through AePS in December 2021.
 Aadhar enabled Payments
Systems
What is AePS?
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• Making financial transactions like cash deposit, withdrawal,
balance enquiry/mini-statement, KYC update, Aadhar to Aadhar
Fund Transfer by using Aadhar is AePS.
• For this, a micro ATM is used.
• Banks appoint a Business Correspondent (BC) to carry out these
transactions for the people in the remotest areas. The BC is given
a micro ATM.
• The micro ATM does Aadhar-Based Biometric Authentication
including finger scanning, and iris detection to carry out the
transaction.
Q.) How many countries have joined the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear
weapons?

[a] 191

[b] 160

[c] 101

[d] 89

[e] 90
 Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of
Nuclear weapons
Five of the world’s nuclear powered countries have pledged
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to prevent the proliferation of nuclear arms and nuclear war.
• Five countries are China, France, Russia, the UK and the
US.
• Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT)
is a landmark international treaty to prevent the spread of
nuclear weapons and weapons technology, to promote
cooperation in the peaceful uses of nuclear energy and to
further the goal of achieving nuclear disarmament and
general and complete disarmament.
 Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of
Nuclear weapons
• Opened for signature in 1968, the Treaty entered into ANS - A

force in 1970.
• A total of 191 States have joined the Treaty, including
the five nuclear-weapon States.
• Nuclear weapon states in the NPT – USA, UK, France,
Russia, and China
• Nuclear Countries not in NPT – India, Pakistan, Israel,
North Korea
Nuclear Countries
Q.) Which state has won the Village of the Year at the 5th edition of the International Craft
Awards?

[a] Kerala

[b] Uttarakhand

[c] Himachal Pradesh

[d] Uttar Pradesh

[e] Rajasthan
 International Craft Awards

5th edition of the International Craft Awards were announced.

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• Craft Icon of the Year - Chandramali Liyanage, Sri Lanka
• Village of the Year - Kerala Arts and Crafts Village, India
• Lifetime Achievement for contribution to the Sustainable
Development of Craft Sector and Social Incl - Malaysian Prison
Department, Malaysia
• Master Artisan of the Year (Female) - Amita Sachdeva, India
• Master Artisan of the Year (Male) - Mubarik Khatri, India
 International Craft Awards

About the International Craft Awards: ANS - A

• International Craft Awards were launched in
2017 to honour Masters, Artists, Designers,
Individuals, Institutions, Councils,
Organizations, and Governments from around
the globe for their contribution to the
sustainable development of handicrafts.
• ICA is organized by Craft Village (National
Entity), a social organization, based out of
New Delhi (India).
Q.) Who has been appointed as the Vice President of Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank?

[a] Raghuram Rajan

[b] Urjit Patel

[c] Gita Gopinath

[d] Ajay Tyagi

[e] G.R. Chintala

 Asian Infrastructure Investment
Bank
Urjit Patel has been appointed as the Vice President of Asian Infrastructure ANS - B

Investment Bank.
• Patel has served as the 24th Governor of RBI.
• AIIB President – Jin Liqun (China)
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