DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS – DECEMBER 27, 2021

Q.) What is the national average score in the ‘State of Foundational Literacy and Numeracy
in India’ report?

[a] 19.91

[b] 70.13

[c] 67.13

[d] 54.32

[e] 48.38
 ‘State of Foundational Literacy
and Numeracy in India’
Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM), chaired by ANS - E

Bibek Debroy, has released the ‘State of Foundational Literacy and

Numeracy in India’ report.
• The report has been prepared by Institute for Competitiveness.
• The report assesses the level of foundational learning among
children below the age of 10 across India.
• The Index includes 5 pillars comprising of 41 indicators.
o 5 Pillars - Educational Infrastructure, Access to Education, Basic
Health, Leaning Outcomes and Governance
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and Numeracy in India’
• In line with India’s commitment towards SDG 2030, the Index on ANS - E

Foundational Literacy and Numeracy has included the Zero Hunger,

Good health and Well-being and Access to Education as significant
goals to be achieved.
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and Numeracy in India’
• Results – ANS - E
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and Numeracy in India’
Highlights of the Report: ANS - E
• States have performed particularly worse in the Governance pillar
because over half of the states have a score that is below the
national average, i.e., 28.05, the lowest across all pillars.
• In Access to Education pillar, the performance of Large States
such as Rajasthan (25.67), Gujarat (22.28), and Bihar (18.23) is
noticeably below average.
• Whereas the North-eastern states have the highest scores as a
result of their superior performance.
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and Numeracy in India’
• In the access to education pillar, Andhra Pradesh has ANS - E

outperformed Kerala.
• There is a huge gap between scores of Kerala (67.95) and the
rest of the states of India. This vast variation is observed in
the Learning outcomes and Educational Infrastructure.
• Only 17 states and 4 union territories have scored above the
national average of 48.38 on Index of Foundational Literacy
and Numeracy.
Q.) How many problem areas are addressed in the "Sprint04: Market-Tech" hackathon?

[a] Eight

[b] Five

[c] Nine

[d] Ten

[e] Four
 "Sprint04: Market-Tech"
Hackathon
IFSCA has launched the "Sprint04: Market-Tech" hackathon at the end ANS - B

of the Infinity Forum 2021.

• This hackathon is one of its kind being backed by a Regulator.
• Sprint04; Market-Tech is hosted by IFSCA and GIFT city in
collaboration with NSE.
• Partners - Zerodha, PWC, ChainFlux, Talent-Sprint, iCreate, IIM-B
(NSRCEL), and Invest-India.
• The hackathon aims to promote financial technologies in the Capital
Market Segment across 5 segments, which are as follows: -
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Hackathon
(a)Solutions for promoting Retail Capital Market Products at GIFT IFSC, ANS - B
(b)Solutions for encouraging participation of banks, institutional
investors, and retail investors in green finance products at GIFT-IFSC,
(c)A solution based on Distributed Ledger Technology for tokenization
and fractional ownership of physical assets,
(d)Innovative Solutions on Web 3.0 focusing on capital markets
(e)An innovative solution in the form of a decentralized exchange/trading
platform may be designed for unlisted bonds issued in India or
overseas.
Q.) Recently, Joumou soup has been added to the UNESCO List of Intangible Cultural
Heritage. Which country does this soup belong to?

[a] Haiti

[b] Barbados

[c] Cambodia

[d] Paraguay

[e] Bolivia
 UNESCO List of Intangible
Cultural Heritage
The freedom soup of Haiti, also known as Joumou soup, has been ANS - A

added to the UNESCO List of Intangible Cultural Heritage.

• The squash-based soup became a symbol of things long forbidden
to slaves under French domination until Haiti gained
independence on Jan.1, 1804, as the first nation created by
insurgent Black slaves.
Q.) Which of the following category has been added for the first time in the Raksha Mantri
Awards for Excellence 2021?

[a] Implementation of 'e-Chhawani' Project

[b] Digital Accomplishments

[c] Innovation in Public Services

[d] Land and Record management

[e] Swachh Chhawani Swasth Chhawani

 Raksha Mantri Awards for
Excellence 2021
Ministry of Defence has awarded the Raksha ANS - A

Mantri Awards for Excellence 2021 on the

occasion of 96th Raising Day of Directorate
General Defence Estates in New Delhi.
• The awards are given in following categories:-
V. Improvement in Cantonment General
I. Swachh Chhawani Swasth Chhawani
Hospital
II. Digital Accomplishments
VI. Implementation of 'e-Chhawani' Project
III. Innovation in Public Services
(new category added in this year)
IV. Land and Record management
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Excellence 2021
• The Raksha Mantri also inaugurated the Centre of Excellence in ANS - A

the field of survey technology for capacity building.

• The CoE has been set up by National Institute of Defence Estates
Management (NIDEM), the Central Training Institute to provide
professional training to the officers and employees of the Defence
Estates department.
• The Centre will focus on new techniques of survey i.e., Drone
Surveying and Simultaneous Localisation and Mapping (SLAM)
technologies.
Q.) Which state has launched the SAHAY scheme?

[a] Madhya Pradesh

[b] Punjab

[c] Jharkhand

[d] Rajasthan

[e] Uttar Pradesh

 SAHAY scheme

Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren has launched the Sports Action toward ANS - C

Harnessing Aspiration of Youth (SAHAY) scheme in the Maoist-affected

areas.
• The scheme aims at nurturing young sporting talents.
Q.) What is the nuclear power capacity target of India by 2031?

[a] 10,001 MW

[b] 12,340 MW

[c] 15,670 MW

[d] 22,480 MW

[e] 20,000 MW
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India
Minister of State in the Department of Space and Department of Atomic ANS - D

Energy, Jitendra Singh, has informed the Rajya Sabha, that the present
installed nuclear power capacity in India is 6,780 MW and the share of
nuclear power in the total electricity generation is about 3.1% in 2020-
21.
• India is aiming to increase its present nuclear power capacity of
6,780 MW to 22,480 MW by 2031.
Q.) Recently, Union Minister for Rural Development and Panchayati Raj, Shri Giriraj Singh,
launched MIS (Management Information System) portal for rankings of States/UTs in Land
Acquisition Projects. What is the total marks in the ranking?

[a] 140

[b] 200

[c] 500

[d] 100

[e] 150
 Vikas Portal

Union Minister for Rural Development and Panchayati Raj, Shri Giriraj ANS - A

Singh, launched MIS (Management Information System) portal for

rankings of States/UTs in Land Acquisition Projects under the Right
to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition,
Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act (RFCTLARR), 2013.
• The portal has been named as ‘Vikas Portal’.
• The portal will provide all the information related to the acquisition
of land for developmental projects. On the basis of the progress
made in the developmental projects, states and UTs will be ranked.
• The portal has been developed by Department of Land Resources.
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• Minute Facts related to the ranking: - ANS - A

o Land acquisition done after 1st Jan, 2014, under the RFCTLARR Act,
will be counted for ranking.
o Each State/UT will get marks out of a total of 140 marks.
o Negative marks for delaying implementation of development projects.
o States/UTs will share data on the portal and it will prepare rankings for
the states/ UTs, with no interference from Department of Land
Resources in the ranking process.
o The top 3 States and top 3 districts will be awarded.
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