Daily Current Affairs Quiz: December 15 2023

1. Who has won Gold medal in the elite 45-kg category paralifting at Khelo India National Para Games 2023?
(A) Yogesh Kathuniya
(B) Nehal Gupta
(C) Naveen Sivakumar
(D) Jaspreet Kaur
(E) Abhijeet Sakhuja

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Solution: Option D.)

Ans (D)
Haryana currently top the KIPG 2023 medal table with 23 gold, 29 silver and 10 bronze medals.
Jaspreet Kaur won Gold medal in the elite 45kg category paralifting.
Yogesh Kathuniya of Haryana bagged a Gold in the discus throw for F56 category.
Nehal Gupta of Uttar Pradesh clinched Gold medal in the men’s singles SL3 category by defeating Bihar’s Umesh Vikram Kumar.
Naveen Sivakumar of Tamil Nadu beat Chhattisgarh’s Abhijeet Sakhuja in men’s singles SL4 category to win Gold.

2. Which armed force has organised 15th Capacity Building Senior Officers’ Meet?
(A) Indian Coast Guard
(B) Indian Navy
(C) National Security Guard
(D) Indian Air Force
(E) Indian Armed Forces

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Solution: Option A.)

Ans (A)
The 15th Capacity Building Senior Officers’ Meeting 2023, hosted by Indian Coast Guard, aims to curate collaborative strategies against maritime piracy through mutual learning and sharing of experiences.
It brought together 19 international delegates from 15 countries, including key national stakeholders from India.
The meeting took place at Gandhinagar, Gujarat from December 11 to 15, 2023.

3. Recently, China has launched MisrSat-2 satellite into space jointly with which country?
(A) Japan
(B) USA
(C) Canada
(D) Egypt
(E) Russia

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Solution: Option D.)

Ans (D)
China, jointly with Egypt, launched a new MisrSat-2 satellite into space.
The satellite was tested and developed jointly at the China-funded Satellite Assembly, Integration, and Test Center (AITC) in Cairo.
The MisrSat-2 satellite was launched on the Long March-2C carrier rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center located in China’s Gobi Desert.

4. Who has become the first woman medical officer to be posted at the ‘operational post’ of Siachen Glacier?
(A) Fatima Wasim
(B) Shiva Chauhan
(C) Geetika Kaur
(D) Avani Chaturvedi
(E) Mohana Singh

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Ans (A)
Captain Fatima Wasim has become the first woman medical officer to be posted at the operational post of Siachen Glacier.
Fatima has been trained in Siachen Battle School.
Fatima Wasim has been posted at a post at an altitude of 15200 feet.
Recently, Captain Geetika Kaul of Snow Leopard Brigade had become the first woman medical officer to be deployed in Siachen.

5. Which country’s NGO has been honored with the ‘International Gender Equality Award’ 2023?
(A) Syria
(B) Israel
(C) Afghanistan
(D) Brazil
(E) India

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Solution: Option C.)

Ans (C)
Finland has honored an Afghan NGO with the ‘International Gender Equality Award’ 2023.
This NGO works to promote and protect women’s rights in Afghanistan.
Prime Minister of Finland Petteri Orpo also presented 300,000 euros along with the award.

6. Who has been awarded the ICC Women’s Player of the Month award for November 2023?
(A) Harmanpreet Kaur
(B) Nahida Akhtar
(C) Annabel Sutherland
(D) Deepti Sharma
(E) Darcie Brown

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Ans (B)
Bangladesh’s left-arm spinner Nahida Akhtar has been awarded the ICC Women’s Player of the Month Award for the month of November.
She has become the first Bangladeshi female player to win the award.
Australia’s World Cup-winning star Travis Head has been named the ICC Men’s Player of the Month for November 2023.

7. Who has become the fastest batsman to score 2,000 runs in T20I in terms of ball?
(A) Glenn Maxwell
(B) Virat Kohli
(C) Suryakumar Yadav
(D) David Miller
(E) Rohit Sharma

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Solution: Option C.)

Ans (C)
Indian T20 captain Suryakumar Yadav created a new record on the South African tour, becoming the fastest batsman to score 2000 runs in T20 International with the ball.
Also, Surya jointly achieved this milestone with star batsman Virat Kohli in 56 innings.
The Indian batter got to landmark in 1164 balls, bettering the record set by Australia’s Aaron Finch, who got to 2000 runs in 1283 balls.
The right-handed batter is also the joint-third fastest to 2000 T20I runs, only behind the Pakistan duo of Babar Azam and Mohammed Rizwan, who reached the figure in the 52nd innings.

8. How much US dollars will IMF provide to Sri Lanka to improve its economy?
(A) 100 million
(B) 337 million
(C) 248 million
(D) 510 million
(E) 633 million

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Solution: Option D.)

Ans (B)
Sri Lanka will get 337 million US dollars assistance from IMF to stabilize the economy.
The IMF Executive Board has completed the first review under the 48-month Extended Fund Facility with Sri Lanka.
China holds 52 percent of Sri Lanka’s total debt. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is a major financial agency of the United Nations.

9. “Close the Gender Gap” initiative has been launched by which organization?
(A) WISH Foundation
(B) ChildFund India
(C) Udaiti Foundation
(D) IABT Foundation
(E) Aditi Foundation

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Solution: Option C.)

Ans (C)
The Udaiti Foundation has launched “Close the Gender Gap (CGG)” Initiative to Lead a Shift in Gender Equality and Promote Inclusive Workplace Policies.
The CGG platform marked a historic milestone by compiling longitudinal company-wise data from 2000 companies based on market capitalization, offering an unparalleled perspective on gender representation and policies.

10. In December 2023, BCCI has recommended Arjuna Award which Indian Cricketer?
(A) Mohammed Shami
(B) Virat Kohli
(C) Suryakumar Yadav
(D) M S Dhoni
(E) Ravindra Jadeja

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Solution: Option A.)

Ans (A)
Pacer Mohammed Shami has been recommended for 2023 Arjuna Award by the country’s cricket board (BCCI).
The 33-year-old had a spectacular run in the ODI World Cup, where India finished second best losing to Australia in the final.
A special request was made by the BCCI to the Sports Ministry to include Shami’s name.
Arjuna award is the country’s second-highest sporting honour.