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1) The Indian athlete Anju Bobby George wins Woman of the year award from World Athletics.
A) George is a gold medallist in 2005 IAAF World Athletics Finals.
B) She was awarded Khel Ratna in 2003.
C) Anju is currently Chairperson of Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS).
2) MoRD and Flipkart sign a MoU for Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana -National Rural Livelihood Mission (DAY-NRLM).
A) It will help in empowering local business and SHGs by bringing them into e-commerce.
B) MoU is part of the Flipkart Samarth Program.
C) Flipkart Samarth program was launched in the year 2019.
3) MoEFCC states 1160 elephants killed in the country in 10 years upto 2020.
A) Karnataka and Odisha lost 133 elephants each to electrocution and Assam reported 129 deaths.
B) A Permanent Coordination Committee has been constituted between the Railways Ministry and MoEFCC.
C) Train Hits led to the death of 186 elephants.
4) Data tabled in Rajya Sabha states Uttar Pradesh records highest number of cases under UAPA, 1967.
A) UP recorded 361 UAPA arrests, Jammu and Kashmir 346 and Manipur 225 in 2020.
B) As per NCRB report, the total number of people under UAPA in 2019 are 1948 and 1321 in 2020.
5) India joins the G20 “Troika” to take over the G20 presidency next year.
A) TROIKA refers to top grouping within G20 that consists of Current, Previous and Incoming Presidencies-Indonesia, Italy and India.
B) Indonesia took over the G20 presidency in 2021.
C) India will work closely with Indonesia and Italy to ensure consistency and continuity of G20s agenda.
6) The Economic Intelligence Unit releases the Cost of Living Index 2021 report.
A) As per the reports Tel Aviv is ranked 1 in terms of Most Expensive Cities.
B) Index states Overall Goods and Services prices have increased by 3.5% in the world.
C) The Highest Price Rise was reported in Iranian City Tehran.
7) National Pollution Control Day observed on December 2.
A) Theme: Day is observed in remembrance of People who lost their lives in Bhopal Gas Tragedy.
B) As per WHO 140 million people breathe air 10 times hazardous than WHO safe levels.
