DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS – DECEMBER 22, 2021

Q.) Who heads SEBI’s ALeRTS committee?

[a] Madhabi Puri Buch

[b] Ajay Kumar

[c] Deepak Kumar

[d] AK Choudhary

[e] Anil Kumar Sharma

 SEBI’s ALeRTS Committee

SEBI has formed a new committee named ‘Advisory Committee for ANS - A
Leveraging Regulatory and Technology Solutions (ALeRTS)’, headed by
Madhabi Puri Buch (former whole time member of SEBI).
• Total members – 7
• Purpose – to enhance technological capabilities and explore
appropriate technology solutions for early detection of market
anomalies.
• The panel will also recommend improvements on the various on-going
technology projects and help SEBI design in-house technological
systems.
Q.) Who heads the IFSCA group to create a framework for transfer of stressed loans from
domestic lenders to permitted financial institutions in IFSC?

[a] Suraj Prakash Sharma

[b] Neeraj Mishra

[c] Gurdeep Singh

[d] Alkesh Uttam

[e] G. Padmanabhan
 IFSCA’s New Committee

International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA) has set up a ANS - E

committee, headed by Shri G. Padmanabhan (Former Executive

Director of RBI), to examine and recommend measures to create a
framework for transfer of stressed loans from domestic lenders to
permitted financial institutions in IFSC.
Q.) With which country has India signed the Treaty on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal
Matters?

[a] Poland

[b] Germany

[c] Denmark

[d] Sweden

[e] Finland
 Treaty on Mutual Legal Assistance
in Criminal Matters
Union Cabinet has approved the Treaty on Mutual Legal Assistance in ANS - A

Criminal Matters between India and Poland to enhance capability and

effectiveness of both countries.
• The MoU seeks to boost investigation and prosecution of crimes,
including crimes related to terrorism through mutual legal
assistance.
Q.) Which country hosted the 8th edition of the Indian Ocean Dialogue?

[a] France

[b] UAE

[c] India

[d] Bangladesh

[e] Sri Lanka

 8th edition of the Indian Ocean
Dialogue
India hosted the 8th edition of the Indian Ocean Dialogue under the ANS - C

theme ‘Post Pandemic Indian Ocean: Leveraging Digital Technologies

for Health, Education, Development and Trade in IORA Member States’.
• The Indian Ocean Dialogue was organized with the help of Indian
Council for World Affairs and the Indian Ocean Rim Association
(IORA) Secretariat.
• The last edition of the Indian Ocean Dialogue was hosted by UAE.
• Indian Ocean Dialogue is a Track 1.5 Dialogue.
 8th edition of the Indian Ocean
Dialogue
Track 1, 1.5, and 2 Dialogues:- ANS - C
• All these are types of diplomatic meetings conducted by govts and
non-govt officials.
• Track 1 is the most formal and high-weighted forum of discussion
that takes place between high-level political and military leaders.
• Track 1.5 dialogue involves conversations that include a mix of
government officials—who participate in an unofficial capacity—
and non-governmental experts, all sitting around the same table.
• Track 2 dialogue is the dialogue between unofficial representatives
on both sides, with no government participation.
Q.) How many Indian traditions / customs have been listed on the UNESCO ‘Representative
List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity’?

[a] 12

[b] 14

[c] 10

[d] 8

[e] 15
 UNESCO ‘Representative List of Intangible
Cultural Heritage of Humanity’

Durga Puja of Kolkata has been added to the ANS - B

UNESCO ‘Representative List of Intangible
Cultural Heritage of Humanity’.

Additional Facts:
• List of India’s intangible cultural heritage in UNESCO’s list: -
• Kumbh Mela
• Navroz
• Yoga
• Traditional brass and copper craft of utensil making among the
Thatheras (Hindu and Sikh artisan caste) of Jandiala Guru, Punjab
 UNESCO ‘Representative List of Intangible
Cultural Heritage of Humanity’

• Nata-Sankirtana from Manipur • Kutiyattam, Sanskrit ANS - B

• Buddhist Chanting in Ladakh theatre in Kerala

• Chhau dance (origin – Odisha; • Ram Leela
prevalent – West Bengal and Jharkhand) • Vedic chanting
• Kalbelia folk songs and dances of
Rajasthan
• Mudiyettu, ritual theatre and dance drama
of Kerala
• Ramman, religious festival and ritual
theatre of the Garhwal Himalayas
Q.) Which state has signed an MoU with Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and
Indian Council of Agriculture Research (ICAR) on Technical Cooperation Project for
strengthening capacities to support farmers to adopt sustainable agri-food systems?

[a] Andhra Pradesh

[b] Maharashtra

[c] Madhya Pradesh

[d] Tamil Nadu

[e] Telangana
 MoU For Sustainable Agri-food Systems

Andhra Pradesh government has signed an MoU with Food and ANS - A
Agriculture Organization (FAO) and Indian Council of Agriculture
Research (ICAR) on Technical Cooperation Project for strengthening
capacities to support farmers to adopt sustainable agri-food systems.
• The state govt has already established the Rythu Bharosa Kendras
(RBKs) to remove fake seeds, pesticides and fertilisers from
markets.
Q.) Recently, WhatsApp has launched its pilot program of adopting 500 villages for
empowering villagers with access to digital payments through ‘payments on WhatsApp’.
Which two states have been chosen by WhatsApp for the pilot program?

[a] Karnataka and Maharashtra

[b] Andhra Pradesh and Kerala

[c] Tamil Nadu and Telangana

[d] Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh

[e] West Bengal and Jharkhand

 Payments on WhatsApp

WhatsApp has launched its pilot program of adopting 500 villages ANS - A

across Karnataka and Maharashtra for empowering villagers with

access to digital payments through ‘payments on WhatsApp’.
• The announcement was made at Fuel For India 2021— Meta’s
(Facebook) annual event in India.
Q.) When did the Milan-2022 exercise start?

[a] 2015

[b] 2003

[c] 1978

[d] 1995

[e] 1999
 Milan-2022 Exercise

India has invited a total of 46 friendly foreign countries to participate in ANS - D

the multinational naval exercise Milan-2022 in Visakhapatnam, in

February.
• Theme of the exercise - Camaraderie, Cohesion And Collaboration
• The official website of Milan-2022 has also been launched.
• Initiated in 1995, Exercise Milan is a biennial multinational naval
exercise, conducted by India. Earlier, it was being held at Port Blair
but this time it has been shifted to Visakhapatnam.
Q.) When was NASA’s Parker Solar Probe launched?

[a] 2011

[b] 2013

[c] 2018

[d] 2019

[e] 2014
 NASA’s Parker Solar Probe

For the first time in history, NASA’s Parker Solar Probe has entered ANS - C

Sun’s upper atmosphere – the corona – and sampled particles and

magnetic fields there.
• Parker Solar Probe was launched in 2018 to explore the mysteries
of the Sun by traveling closer to it than any spacecraft before.
• A scientific paper describing the milestone was published in the
Physical Review Letters.
WELCOME TO GK FACTORY!!!
Bermuda Triangle,
aka Devil’s Triangle,
The Hoodoo Sea, The
Limbo of the Lost.

Location – Florida,
Bermuda, and Puerto
Rico

Area – 5 lakh sq.

miles
Infamous incidents:
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i) Christopher
Columbus
ii) 1945 US
Aircraft
iii) Ships wreck
Causes with Scientific
Explanations :

Compass failure – Due

to strong magnetic
influence

Storms causing
Aircrafts’
disappearance –
Presence of Hexagonal
clouds (which are
found on Saturn
planet).
Sinking of Ships –
Due to the
presence of ridges
and volcano
eruption beneath
the sea.

Volcanic eruptions
reduce density of
the sea, causing
ships to sink.
Dragon’s Triangle /
Pacific Bermuda
Triangle / Devil’s Sea /
Formosa Triangle

Near Japan
Same Scientific
phenomenon behind
ship and aircraft
accidents.
India’s Bermuda
Triangle

Found in Odisha

Caused accidents of
American Aircrafts
during WWII.

Reasons – Failure of
aircrafts’ machines due
to Uranium mines in
nearby Jharkhand

Location – Amarda
Airstrip, Chakulia,
Pairboda
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