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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS 14 December 2022
Bengaluru Will Host The 1st G20 Finance Track Meeting
- The 1st Meeting Under The Finance Track Agenda Of The G-20 Meeting Will Take Place In Bengaluru From 13th To 15th December 2022.
- It Will Be Hosted Jointly By The Union Finance Ministry And The RBI.
- 20 Members Of The G-20 Finance And Central Bank Deputies Will Participate In The Meeting.
- The Finance Track Meeting Is Organised By The Finance Ministry On The Areas Of International Financial Architecture, Financial Inclusion And Sustainable Finance, Financing For Infrastructure, Climate Finance And Tax Matters.
- The 1st Finance Ministers- Central Bank Governors Meeting: 23-25 February 2023.
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Sri Aurobindo Ghosh’s 150th Birth Anniversary
- On 13th December 2022 PM Narendra Modi Participated In A Programme Commemorating Sri Aurobindo’s 150th Birth Anniversary.
- He Was A Revolutionary, Nationalist, Poet, Educationist, Yogi, and Philosopher.
- From 1902 To 1910, He Participated In The Struggle To Free India.
- He Was Born In Calcutta On 15th August 1872.
- He Studied At St. Paul’s School, London, And At King’s College, Cambridge.
- He Became A State Service Officer In 1893.
- He Worked In The Service Of The Maharaja In The Princely State Of Baroda And As A Professor At Baroda College.
- He Was Imprisoned In The Year 1908 (Alipore Bomb Case).
- In Pondicherry He Established A Community Of Spiritual Seekers, Which Took Shape In The Year 1926 As The Sri Aurobindo Ashram.
- Aurobindo Ghose Died On December 5, 1950.
- He Was Also Known As the Prophet Of Indian Nationalism.
- PM Modi Released A Commemorative Coin And Postage Stamp In Honour Of Sri Aurobindo At The Event Organised At Puducherry.
Indian Government Blocked Pakistan-based OTT App
- Pakistan-based OTT Platform Vidly TV And 4 Social Media Accounts Has Been Blocked By The Information And Broadcasting Ministry For Displaying Anti- India Content.
- Sevak: The Confessions Was Found To Be “Prejudicial To National Security, Sovereignty And Integrity Of India.
- The Web Series Portrayed Anti- India Narrative On Sensitive Topics Like Operation Bluestar, Demolition Of Babri Masjid, Murder Of Christian Missionary Graham Staines, the Malegaon Blast, the Samjhauta Express Blast, the 26/11 Mumbai Terror Attack, And Inter-state River Water Dispute.
Manu Bhaker Bags Gold Medal At National Shooting Championship
- In Shooting, Tokyo Olympian Manu Bhaker (Haryana) Bagged A Gold Medal In The 10 Metre Pistol Junior Women’s Event At The 65th Edition Of the National Shooting Championship In Bhopal Beating Telangana’s Esha Singh 17-13 In The Final (583 Points).
- Olympic Silver Medalist Vijay Kumar From Himachal Pradesh Bagged The National Title In The Men’s 25m Centre Fire Pistol With A Score Of 583.
- Haryana’s Anish Bhanwala And Indian Army’s Gurpreet Singh Followed Vijay Kumar On The Podium With 582 Points.
UAE Successfully Launches First-Ever Lunar Spacecraft
- On 11 December, SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket Carried Into Space The 1st Ever Arab-built Lunar Spacecraft.
- It Was Launched From The Cape Canaveral Space Force Station In Florida.
- Rashid Rover Was Built By Dubai’s Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC), In The United Arab Emirates (UAE).
- HAKUTO-R Lander, Engineered By Japanese Lunar Exploration Company Ispace.
- HAKUTO-R Will Also Become The 1st Commercial Spacecraft Ever To Make A Controlled Landing On The Moon (If The Landing Is Successful).
- Its Rover Weighs Just 10 Kg.
US Prints 1st Banknotes With Women’s Signatures
- The U.S. The Treasury Has Printed The 1st US Currency Notes With 2 Women’s Signatures.
- The New Currency Notes Of $1 And $5 Value Carry The Signature Of The Secretary Of Treasury (American Finance Minister) Janet Yellen And Lynn Malerba.
- The US The Currency Notes Are Printed By The Treasury Department’s Bureau Of Engraving And Printing And The Federal Reserve Decides How Much Currency Notes Will Be Printed.
- It Has Note Printing Facilities In Texas And Another In Washington.
- Janet Yellen Serving As The 78th US Secretary Of The Treasury Since January 26, 2021.
- She Previously Served As The 15th Chair Of The Federal Reserve.
- Lynn Malerba Is An American Tribal Leader Who Is The Lifetime Chief Of The Mohegan Tribe And The Treasurer Of The United States.
G20 Development Working Group Meeting In Mumbai
- G20 Development Working Group (DWG) Under India’s Presidency Began In Mumbai On 13-16 December.
- G20 Members, Guest Countries And Invited International Organisations Would Be Attending The Meeting.
- India’s G20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant Addressed The Delegates.
- This Development Working Group Is Part Of The G20’s Sherpa Track And Is One Of The 1st Working Groups To Be Created In 2010.
- The Indian Presidency Will Hold 2 Events – “Data For Development: Role Of G20 In Advancing The 2030 Agenda” And “Infusing New Life Into Green Development” – Before The Working Group Meeting.
- Review Of SDG Progress And G20’s Efforts To Achieve The SDG Targets, Climate Finance And Technology, Tech-enabled Development In Sectors Ranging From Agriculture To Education, Women’s Empowerment And Representation To Promote Socio-economic Development And Achievement Of SDGs.
International Mountain Day 2022: 11 December
- On December 11, It Is Celebrated Annually To Increase Public Awareness Of The Value Of Mountains To Both Life And Climate.
- The United Nations General Assembly Established International Mountain Day To Recognise The Importance Of Mountains.
- It Also Has An Impact On Mountain Tourism & Ecology.
- People Express A Desire To Visit The Mountains.
- Theme: Women Move Mountains.
- Women Play A Key Role In Mountains Environmental Protection And Social And Economic Development.
- The Day Came Into Existence In 2003.
REVIEW QUESTIONS
- G20 Sherpa Track Meeting Is Organised By _________.
- Union Finance Ministry
- Union External Affairs Ministry
- Ministry Of Home Affairs
- None Of The Above
ANSWER: B
- Which Country Will Host The 19th G20 Summit?
- India
- Brazil
- Italy
- Indonesia
ANSWER: B
- Shri Aurobindo Ghose Was Arrested For _______.
- Assembly Bomb Case
- Murder Of Saunders
- Alipore Bomb Case
- None Of The Above
ANSWER: C
- Who Is Known As The Prophet Of Indian Nationalism?
- Lala Lajpat Rai
- Aurobindo Ghose
- Bipin Chandra Pal
- None Of The Above
ANSWER: B
- Anurag Singh Thakur Is Not The Union Minister Of ___________.
- Ministry Of Education
- Minister of Sports, Youth Affairs
- Minister of Information and Broadcasting
- None Of The Above
ANSWER: A
- Manu Bhaker Bags ______ Medal In 65th National Shooting Championship.
- Gold
- Silver
- Bronze
- None Of The Above
ANSWER: A
- Manu Bhaker Belongs To _______ State.
- M.P
- Punjab
- Haryana
- None Of The Above
ANSWER: C
- Rashid Rover Was Recently Built By ________________.
- UAE
- Oman
- Syria
- None Of The Above
ANSWER: A
ANSWER: C
- International Mountain Day Is Observed On ___________.
- 12 December
- 11 December
- 10 December
- None Of The Above
ANSWER: B
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