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1) 35 year old Leftist student Gabriel Boric to become Chile’s Youngest President.
A) He will become one of the youngest political leaders in the world.
B) With these elections being the most polarised in Chile’s history Boric won with 56% of votes.
C) Elections were preceded by nationwide protests starting in 2019.
2) UAE announces to end Censorship of films released in cinemas.
A) House of Gucci according to IGN middle East received numerous cuts due to sexual content.
B) Censoring move is important as the country is trying to diversify its economy by reducing its dependence on oil and attracting Foreign investment.
C) Country also announced to adapt Four and a half workday week in an attempt to align with typical western work weeks.
3) Government of India and ADB signed a 350 million dollar loan to improve access to Urban services in India.
A) It will be done by accelerating policy actions and reforms to enhance service delivery.
B) ADB will provide knowledge and advisory support to the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs in program implementation.
C) Programme is in line with government national flagship programmes that promote cities as engines of economic growth.
4) Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies (KUFOS) chosen to join NASA-ISRO research programme.
A) NASA and ISRO have been collaboratively developing space borne synthetic aperture radar (NISAR).
B) NISAR will provide time series data for ecosystem applications.
C) NISAR is to be launched in 2023.
5) Competition Commission of India approves acquisition of AIR INDIA by TATA sons.
A) Tata Sons subsidiary Talace emerged as highest bidder for AIR INDIA under disinvestment process of Government.
B) CCI is a statutory body working under the Ministry of Corporate Affairs.
C) AIR INDIA is currently wholly owned by the Government.
6) Chief Minister of Odisha to inaugurate State’s Longest bridge T-setu over Mahanadi.
A) It is a 3.4 km long bridge built in Cuttack district.
B) Bridge will improve agriculture, business and tourism activities in the area.
C) Famous dam Hirakud is built over Mahanadi River.
7) Experiment MicroAge set to be launched to the ISS on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.
A) The rocket is to be launched from Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
B) Human cells will be launched in space as a part of an experiment.
C) Experiments will be conducted to study the aging phenomenon as it is known for a long time that astronauts in space tend to lose muscle rapidly.
8) The World Economic Forum decides to adjourn the annual meeting in Davos over Omicron fear.
A) The High powered meeting consisting of leading figures from business, politics and diplomacy is rescheduled to January 2022.
B) WEF is an international non governmental and lobbying organisation.
C) WEF is funded by 1000 member companies as well as public subsidies.
9) More than 2000 pets and stray dogs in Amravati district are affected by Canine Parvovirus.
A) Parvovirus is a highly contagious viral disease and is life threatening for dogs.
B) It spreads through direct contact with infected dogs.
C) Symptoms include Vomiting, Bloody Diarrhoea, Dehydration etc.
10) SECI awards a contract for setting up 100MW (AC) with a 40 MW/120 MWH Battery Energy storage System(BESS) project.
A) It is being set up at Rajnandgaon, Chattisgarh.
B) Project is one of the largest grid connected BESS projects in the country.
C) Contract has been awarded to Tata Power Solar Systems Ltd.
