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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS 14 January 2023
ICC Men’s & Women’s Player of the Month (December 2022)
- The International Cricket Council (ICC) Announced The ICC Player Of The Month Awards For December 2022, With England’s Batsman Harry Brook And Australia’s Ashley Gardner Winning The ICC Men’s And Women’s Player Of The Month Awards.
- 2 Other Contenders In The Race For The Men’s Player Of The Month Award For December 2022 Were Babar Azam And Australia’s Travis Head.
Month | Men’s Winner | Women’s Winner |
October | Virat Kohli | Nida Dar |
November | Jos Buttler | Sidra Amin |
December | Harry Brook | Ashley Gardner |
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Former Minister Sharad Yadav Passed Away Â
- RJD leader & Former Union Minister Sharad Yadav Passed Away On 12 January 2023.
- The 75-year-old Veteran Politician Died At Fortins Hospital In Gurugram.Â
- He Was Probably The 1st Politician In India To Be Elected As A Member Of The Lok Sabha From 3 States.
- His Last Rites Will Be Performed On January 14 In His Native Village Aankhmau Located In Babai Tehsil Of Hoshangabad, Madhya Pradesh.
- He Was The Union Cabinet Minister In The Ministry Of Textiles And Food Processing Industries In The Year 1989-90.
- He Launched The Loktantrik Janata Dal (LJD)
Uganda Declared The End Of Ebola Disease – WHO
- Uganda Declared The End Of The Ebola Disease Outbreak Caused By Sudan Ebolavirus On Jan 11, 2023 According To The World Health Organization (WHO).
- Uganda Has Managed To Bring The Outbreak To An End In Less Than 4 Months .
- Ebola Virus Disease:
- It Is A Rare, Severe & Fatal Disease In Humans.
- The Ebola Virus Was 1st Discovered In 1976 Near The Ebola River (Democratic Republic Of The Congo).
- It Was Known As Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever.
- In December 2013, The 1st Case Of The Disease Was Reported In Guinea.
- The Virus Is Transmitted From Wild Animals To People And Through Human-to-human Transmission (Zoonotic Nature) To Human Populations.
- The Arvebo Vaccine Has Been Used In Protecting People From The Zaire Ebolavirus Species.
Gangasagar Mela
- Every Year On The Day Of Makar Sankranti (14 January), Thousands Of Hindus Gather To Take A Holy Dip At The Confluence Of The River Ganges And Bay Of Bengal And Offer Prayers In The Kapil Muni Temple.
- It Is A Place Of Hindu Pilgrimage.
- Gangasagar Is A Village In The South 24 Parganas District (Kakdwip Subdivision) In West Bengal.
- Gangasagar Pilgrimage And Fair Is The Second Largest Congregation Of Mankind After The Kumbha Mela.
- Sagar Island Is An Island In The Ganges Delta Of The Bay Of Bengal.
IG Drones Develops India’s 1st 5g-enabled Drone
- IG Drones (Tech Startup Firm) Has Manufactured India’s 1st 5g-enabled Drone Capable Of Vertical Take-off And Landing.
- Skyhawk Is The Name Of This Drone.
- It Can Fly For About 5 Hours With AÂ Payload Of 10 Kg, As This Drone Is Also Equipped With Artificial Intelligence And Thermal Imaging.
- It Does Not Require Any Special Runway Or Track For Take-off Or Landing Due To The Facility Of Vertical Take-off And Landing (VTOL).
- It Is Controlled Through a combination Of NAVIC + GPS Navigational Satellites & Is IP67 Rated. Â
India To Send 3 Person To 6,000 Metre Below Sea Level
- India Will Send 3 Men In MATSYA 6000 Vehicle To 6000 Metres Below Sea Level To Search For Mineral Resources Under The Samudrayaan Mission.
- The Vehicle Is Being Designed And Developed By The National Institute Of Ocean Technology, Chennai.
- PM Narendra Modi Mentioned The Deep Ocean Mission In his Independence Day Address In 2021 And 2022.
- This Vehicle Can Bear 12 Hours Under Normal Operation And 96 Hours Under Emergency For Human Safety.
- Deep Ocean Mission:
- It Aims To Explore Deep Sea Marine Resources, Develop Deep Sea Technology For Sustainable Utilization Of Ocean Resources & Support The Blue Economy Initiatives Of Indian Government.
- This Mission Was Approved By The Ministry Of Earth Sciences In June 2021.
- Samudrayaan Mission
- It Aims To Develop A Self-propelled Manned Submersible To Carry 3 Humans To A Depth Of 6000 Meters In The Ocean With Scientific Sensors & Deep Sea Exploration Equipment.
- MATSYA 6000Â Will Be Sent For Deep Underwater Studies.
REVIEW QUESTIONS
- ICC Women’s Player of the Month (November 2022) Was Given To________.
- Sidra Amin
- Nida Dar
- Ashley Gardner
- None Of The Above
 ANSWER: A
- ICC Men’s Player of the Month (October 2022) Was Given To ____
- Harry Brook
- Jos Butler
- Virat Kohli
- None Of The Above
ANSWER: C
- Who Is The Current Chairman Of ICC ?
- Greg Barclay
- Wasim Khan
- Tavengwa Mukuhlani
- None Of The Above
ANSWER: A
- Sharad Yadav Was Born In ___________.
- Vidisha
- Hoshangabad
- Sagar
- None Of The Above
ANSWER: B
- Sharad Yadav Was The Union Cabinet Minister In _______.
- Ministry Of Railways
- Ministry Of Rural Development
- Ministry Of Textiles And Food Processing Industries
- None Of The Above
ANSWER: C
- Which African Country Declared End Of Ebola Disease?
- Mali
- Nigeria
- Uganda
- None Of The Above
ANSWER: C
- Where Is The HQ Of WHO ?
- New York
- Bern
- Geneva
- None Of The Above
ANSWER: C
- 1st 5g-enabled Drone Is Developed By ________.
- GARUDA
- IG Drone
- DRDO
- None Of The Above
ANSWER: B
- Samudrayaan Mission Involves _______ Vehicle.
- MATSYA 6000
- MATSYA 15000
- MATSYA 21000
- None Of The Above
ANSWER: A
- Who Is The Current Union Minister Of Earth Sciences? Â Â
- Virendra Kumar
- Jitendra Singh
- Giriraj Singh
- None Of The Above
ANSWER: B
- In India, Deep Ocean Mission Was Approved In ________
- 2021
- 2020
- 2019
- None Of The Above
ANSWER: A
- _______Is The 2nd Largest Congregation After The Kumbha Mela.
- Kshipra Puja
- Narmada Utsav
- Gangasagar
- None Of The Above
ANSWER: C
- Gangasagar Mela Is Organised In ________.
- Maharashtra
- Rajasthan
- West Bengal
- None Of The Above
ANSWER: C
- Gangasagar Is Celebrated In __________ Day. Â
- Janamashtami
- Makar Sankranti
- Shivratri
- None Of The Above
ANSWER: B
- Who Is The Current Director General Of WHO?
- Lee Jong-Wook
- Margaret Chan
- Tedros Adhanom
- None Of The Above
ANSWER: C
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