DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS – DECEMBER 13, 2021

Q.) How much is the proposed outlay of Residential Education for Students in High Schools
in Targeted Areas (SRESHTA) scheme?

[a] Rs 300 crores

[b] Rs 900 crore

[c] Rs 1000 crore

[d] Rs 800 crore

[e] Rs 500 crore

 SRESHTA Scheme
Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment is set to launch the Residential
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Education for Students in High Schools in Targeted Areas (SRESHTA) scheme
for the upliftment and development of scheduled castes students.
• Purpose - This will help in reducing the dropout of students from classes 9
to 12.
• Tenure – 2021 to 2026
• Estimated budget – Rs 300 crores
• The scheme will focus on the socio-economics upliftment and overall
development of the Scheduled Caste students by providing quality
residential education to meritorious Scheduled Caste students in reputed
private schools, having residential facility.
Q.) When was the DigiYatra Policy operationalized?

[a] 2019

[b] 2013

[c] 2015

[d] 2017

[e] 2018
 DigiYatra Policy
Airports at Varanasi, Pune, Kolkata and Vijayawada will be the first to
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roll-out the facial recognition technology-based biometric boarding
system, and the service will go live from March 2022.
• Airports Authority of India has engaged NEC Corporation Private
Limited for implementing the technology as part of the DigiYatra
policy, which seeks to promote paperless air travel and a seamless
journey from entering an airport till boarding a plane.
• The policy was introduced in 2018 but was implemented in 2019.
Q.) Which state has received $135 million loan from International Bank for Reconstruction
and Development for upgrading its rural power distribution network?

[a] West Bengal

[b] Tripura

[c] Tamil Nadu

[d] Maharashtra

[e] Assam
 IBRD Loan

West Bengal has received a $135 million loan from International Bank for ANS - A

Reconstruction and Development (IBRD – a part of World Bank Group) to

upgrade its rural power distribution network.
Q.) What is the IFFCO’s rank in the 10th Annual World Cooperative Monitor 2021 report?

[a] 1st

[b] 10th

[c] 7th

[d] 3rd

[e] 5th
 10th Annual World Cooperative Monitor
2021

10th Annual World Cooperative Monitor 2021 report has been launched ANS - A

by International Cooperative Alliance (based in Brussels, Belgium).

• Total - 300 cooperatives
• Parameter - The ranking is based on the ratio of turnover over the
gross domestic product (GDP) per capita.
• Results are divided into two categories –
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2021
• IFFCO has recently introduced world’s first nano urea for farmers across ANS - A
the world. IFFCO MD & CEO is DR. U. S. Awasthi.
Q.) Which bank has launched the ‘Mahila Mitra Plus’ facility?

[a] State Bank of India

[b] Equitas Small Finance Bank

[c] Oriental Bank of Commerce

[d] Federal Bank

[e] Punjab National Bank

 ‘Mahila Mitra Plus’ Facility

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product for women named ‘Mahila Mitra Plus’.

• The savings scheme provides a curated set of features, designed to make
financial planning and investments easy for women.
Q.) Which organization has signed an MoU with the Ministry of Skill Development and
Entrepreneurship to train 6000 individuals over a total period of three years in the rapidly
growing Fintech industry?

[a] Flipkart

[b] Google Pay

[c] Amazon Pay

[d] Paytm

[e] PhonePe
 Training of Youth in Fintech
Paytm has signed an MoU with the Ministry of Skill Development and
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Entrepreneurship to train 6000 individuals over a total period of three years in
the rapidly growing Fintech industry.
• The selected individuals will undertake a six-month programme, designed
by Paytm, in consultation with the Directorate General of Training (DGT).
Q.) What is OECD’s forecast for India for FY23?

[a] 7.7%

[b] 8.1%

[c] 6.7%

[d] 9.3%

[e] 7.1%
 OECD’S Forecast
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has
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reduced India’s GDP forecast for FY22 to 9.4% from 9.7% earlier.
• FY23 GDP growth rate - 8.1%
• FY24 GDP growth rate - 5.5%
Q.) Who has been appointed as UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador for Cultural and Creative
Industries?

[a] Amina J. Mohammed

[b] Naomi Kawase

[c] Maria Luiza Ribeiro Viotti

[d] Ana Maria Menéndez

[e] Volker Türk

 UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador for Cultural
and Creative Industries

UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay, has appointed Japanese film

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director Naomi Kawase as UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador for Cultural and
Creative Industries.
Q.) Who has been appointed as the next Deputy Managing Director of IMF?

[a] Gita Gopinath

[b] Liu Zhenmin

[c] Vladimir Ivanovich Voronkov

[d] Movses Abelian

[e] Melissa Fleming

 Deputy Managing Director of IMF
Gita Gopinath has been named as IMF’s Deputy Managing Director (FDMD).
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She will assume office in January 2022.
• Gopinath’s term as the Chief Economist of IMF was about to end in January
2022.
• She is the first Indian woman to be appointed as this post.
• IMF’s first ever Deputy Managing Director is Geoffrey W.S. Okamoto. He will
retire in 2022.
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