DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS – DECEMBER 6, 2021

Q.) Which of the following statements is / are not true about World Migration Report 2022?

[a] Around 281 million people migrated in the world in 2020, which is equanimous to 3.6% of
the global population.

[b] The report is published by the UNDP with Oxford Poverty and Human Development
Initiative

[c] In 2020, $702 billion worth of remittances were in circulation

[d] Climate change has displaced more people than conflicts, internally

[e] None of the Above

 World Migration Report 2022
International Organization for Migration (UN migration agency) has released ANS - B
the 11th edition of World Migration Report 2022.
ANS - B
World Migration Report 2022

ANS - B
Q.) Which of the following organizations has released the ‘The State of Food and
Agriculture’ (SOFA) 2021 report?

[a] FAO

[b] UNCTAD

[c] UNIDO

[d] IFAD

[e] WFP
 The State of Food and Agriculture

‘The State of Food and Agriculture’ (SOFA) 2021 report has been ANS - A
released by the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO).
• The report focussed on the need to make food supply chains more
resilient to shock and stresses to ensure availability and access to
food by people.
• Although, agri-food supply chain has shown an unexpected resilience
in the face of Covid-19 pandemic, actions are required to make it more
resilient, climate-friendly, affordable, and sustainable.
• Globally, some 3 billion people cannot afford a healthy diet, one that
protects against malnutrition in all its forms.
 The State of Food and Agriculture
• As per FAO, if a shock reduced the income of people in 143 countries by one-third,
a healthy diet would be beyond the financial reach of an additional 1 billion people. ANS - A
• The burden of this additional 1 bn people would fall mostly on middle-income
countries. In low-income countries, this shock would translate into a deficit in
availability of energy-sufficient diet for a large amount of population.
• Meaning of agri-food system – It includes production of agricultural products (food
crops + non-food products like livestock, fisheries, forestry and aquaculture),
production chain of synthetic meat, and food supply chain from producer to
consumers.
o Globally, these systems produce some 11 billion tonnes of food each year.
Q.) Which has become the first state in India to create cyber tehsils?

[a] Tamil Nadu

[b] Madhya Pradesh

[c] Uttar Pradesh

[d] Uttarakhand

[e] Gujarat
 Cyber Tehsils
Madhya Pradesh has approved the proposal to create cyber tehsils ANS - B
to make the process of obtaining land records or conversion of
undisputed land easy.
• Madhya Pradesh will be the first state in the country to do so.
• Tehsils are the units of a district, headed by a Tehsildar, who
maintains the land records and collects land revenue.
• Madhya Pradesh govt also launched 'Urja Saksharta Abhiyan' to
make citizens energy literate. Again, MP will become the first state
to run India's energy literacy campaign on a big scale.
Q.) When did the Department of Pension launched ‘Bhavishya’ online platform in all central
ministries and departments for processing pension cases?

[a] 2016

[b] 2017

[c] 2015

[d] 2020

[e] 2014
 ‘Bhavishya’ online platform
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions has launched a ANS - B
"unique" face recognition technology that would act as a proof of 'life
certificate' for pensioners.
• All pensioners are mandated to submit their life certificate annually to
continue receiving pension.
• The Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions has already
implemented a facility of giving the certificate digitally. The face recognition
would further ease the process for pensioners.
• In 2017, Department of Pension had launched the ‘Bhavishya’ online
platform in all central ministries and departments for processing pension
cases.
Q.) Which state has recently launched the Micro Finance Incentive and Relief Scheme, 2021
for rolling out the microfinance loan waiver scheme to give relief to 24 lakh women in the
state?

[a] Assam

[b] Meghalaya

[c] Tripura

[d] Jharkhand

[e] Odisha
 Micro Finance Incentive and Relief
Scheme, 2021

Assam government has launched the ‘Assam Micro Finance Incentive ANS - A
and Relief Scheme, 2021’ for rolling out the microfinance loan waiver
scheme to give relief to 24 lakh women in the state.
Q.) Who has been elected as the first woman president of the Indian Mountaineering
Foundation?

[a] Manjeet Kaur

[b] Simran Bundela

[c] Harshwanti Bisht

[d] Priya Raj

[e] Yashika Munraj

 Indian Mountaineering Foundation

ANS - C
Noted mountaineer from Uttarakhand Harshwanti Bisht has been
elected as the first woman president of the Indian Mountaineering
Foundation (IMF).
Q.) Which film received the Best film Award at the BRICS Film Festival 2021?

[a] Barakat

[b] The Sun above Me Never Sets

[c] Ana

[d] Both A and B

[e] Both B and C

 BRICS Film Festival 2021
6th edition BRICS Film Festival was held alongside the 52nd edition of the
ANS - D
International Film Festival of India (IFFI), for the first time.
• Awards were given at the BRICS Film Festival.
• Best film Award – South African Film Barakat by Director Amy Jephta
and Russian Film The Sun above Me Never Sets by Director Lyubov
Borisova
• Best Director Award – Brazilian Filmmaker Lúcia Murat for her
documentary film Ana
• Best Actor (Male) – Dhanush for his role in Asuran
• Best Actor (Female) – Brazilian actress Lara Boldorini for her film On
Wheels
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