Dear aspirants, welcome to the Hranker Current Affairs section. Here you can read the latest current affairs 2021 and get daily updates of the top current affairs for all competitive examinations like RBI grade B, SSC, IBPS, RRB etc. You can also check Today in History important historical facts of the day.
1. The Department of Social Justice and Empowerment launched the ‘Muskaan’ scheme to support marginalized persons for livelihood and enterprise.
A) In this scheme the government allocated Rs 365 crore for the financial year 2021-22 to 2025-26.
B) The focus of the scheme is on large scale rehabilitation, provision of medical facilities, counselling, basic documentation, education, skill development, economic linkages.
2. Andhra Pradesh Police destroyed two lakh kilograms of cannabis worth Rs 500 crore as part of Operation Parivartan in Visakhapatnam.
A) Operation Parivartan was launched last year between 31 October and November 2021 to February 2022.
B) A total of 1,363 cases were registered and 1,500 people arrested under this campaign, out of which 562 were from other states.
3. Debashish Mitra was elected as the President of ICAI (Institute of Chartered Accountants of India) for 2022-23.
A) The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, the second largest professional accounting body in the world owned by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government of India.
B) The headquarters of ICSI in New Delhi.
4. India signed a Memorandum of Understanding to hand over wheat to the World Food Program (WFP) of the United Nations in Kandahar, Afghanistan.
A) The World Food Program (WFP) is the world’s largest humanitarian organization focused on hunger and food security.
B) It was established in 1961 and is headquartered in Rome.
5. Australia announces the ‘Maitree’ Scholars Program to support Indian students in its universities.
A) To Support Indian students the Australian government will provide over 11 million dollars over four years for this scheme.
B) The discussion between Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne and India’s External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar was on the issues ranging from COVID-19 response to economic recovery, maritime security, supply chain resilience and cyber threats underlined that the two countries shared common interests and values.
6. President Joe Biden Releases 7 Billion dollars in Afghan Assets for Relief, 9/11 Victims.
A) When Taliban leader Mullah Omar refused to hand over al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, the US started the war in Afghanistan.
B) Afghanistan is a landlocked country located in Central and South Asia.
7. According to the Ministry of Commerce, the Indian Footwear and Leather Development Program (IFLDP) has been approved to continue till 2021-22 with an outlay of ₹1,700 crores.
A) Present Commerce Minister is Piyush Goyal.
B) The first commerce and industry minister of independent India was Syama Prasad Mookerjee.
8. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the “P3 (Pro-Planet People) Movement” to outline India’s climate change commitments at the World Economic Forum (WEF) Davos Agenda 2022.
A) The World Economic Forum (WEF) is an international non-governmental organization based in Geneva, Switzerland.
B) It was founded on 24 January 1971 by German engineer and economist Claus Schwab.
9. Recently the first of its kind ‘Climate Hazards and Vulnerability Atlas of India’ was released by the Union Ministry of Earth Sciences.
A) Dr Jitendra Singh is the Union Ministry of Earth Sciences.
B) Provides services to the Union Ministry of Earth Sciences for weather, climate, ocean and coastal states, hydrology, seismology and natural hazards.
10. Novak Djokovic has been deported from Australia after losing a last-ditch court bid to stay in the country.
A) His visa was revoked by the government for not taking the COVID-19 vaccine on grounds of “health and good order”, which he challenged, but the judges rejected his challenge.
B) Novak Djokovic is a Serbian professional tennis player.
C) Djokovic started his professional career in 2003 at the age of 20.
