Daily Current Affairs One Liner – 17 December 2024
- Where was India’s first diabetes biobank established?
Answer: Chennai - Which country won the Women’s Hockey Junior Asia Cup 2024?
Answer: India - What is the Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Scheme associated with?
Answer: Telangana - In which state is the Konda Reddi tribe primarily found?
Answer: Andhra Pradesh - Which Bangladesh player was recently banned from bowling?
Answer: Shakib Al Hasan - Who built INS Nirdeksha?
- Answer: Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers
- What is the purpose of INS ‘Nirdeshak’?
Answer: Hydrographic surveys - What does the e-NWR based Pledge Financing Scheme aim to protect?
Answer: Post-harvest finance of 1000 crore for farmers against electronic negotiable warehouse receipts (e-NWRs) - With which institution did the Indian Navy partner for logistics education?
Answer: Gati Shakti University - Who scored the fastest century in women’s Test cricket?
Answer: Nat Sciver-Brunt of England - What causes Multidrug-resistant Tuberculosis (MDR-TB)?
Answer: Resistance to rifampicin and isoniazid - Which article of the Indian Constitution mentions the Uniform Civil Code (UCC)?
Answer: Article 44 - How many words were inserted in the Preamble by the 44th Amendment?
Answer: Two (Secular and Socialist) - What defines the maritime boundary between India and Sri Lanka?
Answer: Palk Strait and Gulf of Mannar - Who appoints members of the Parliamentary Committees in India?
Answer: Speaker of the Lok Sabha - Under which organization is the MFN principle applied?
Answer: World Trade Organization (WTO) - What measures are taken when air quality reaches the “emergency” category?
Answer: Closure of brick kilns, trucks ban, and power plant shutdown - Where is the Gympie-Gympie, a ‘venomous’ plant primarily found?
Answer: Australasia, the Moluccas, and Indonesia - What is India’s rank in smartphone exports as of November 2024?
Answer: 3rd - Who controls the Golan Heights?
Answer: Israel - When was the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) signed?
Answer: 8 March 2018 - What does the Chennai-Vladivostok Maritime Corridor facilitate?
Answer: Trade between India and Russia - What type of wind is the Mistral?
Answer: Cold, dry wind - What is the maximum limit for collateral-free loans under KCC as of 2024?
Answer: Rs. 2 lakh - What is the origin of the Henderson Doctrine?
Answer: Henderson vs Henderson, 1843 - What does the Henderson Doctrine suggest?
Answer:All issues arising in the litigation out of the same subject matter must be addressed in a single suit - What do Santa Ana winds contribute to?
Answer: Wildfires in California - When do Santa Ana winds typically occur?
Answer: From October to January - Which department partnered with C-DOT for facial recognition drones?
Answer: Department of Telecommunications - What technique does Miyawaki Plantation involve?
Answer: Planting native trees within every square metre - Who pioneered the Miyawaki Plantation technique?
Answer: Akira Miyawaki