Daily Current Affairs Quiz: December 18 2023

Ans (B)
KPIT Technologies has unveiled Sodium-ion (Na) battery technology, which aims to reduce costs by 25-30% compared to lithium-ion batteries used in EVs.
The Na-battery boasts 80% capacity retention, offers faster charging, and is applicable in vehicles and grid storage.
The firm seeks to decrease India’s dependence on battery imports, promoting sustainability and strategic partnerships.
The most common rechargeable batteries are lead acid, NiCd, NiMH and Li-ion.
KPIT Technologies ने सोडियम-आयन (Na) बैटरी तकनीक का अनावरण किया है, जिसका उद्देश्य ईवी में उपयोग की जाने वाली लिथियम-

Ans (A)
Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan has topped a UK list of the ‘Top 50 Asian Celebrities in the World’.
Alia Bhatt bagged the second spot, while Priyanka Chopra was in the third spot.
Alia Bhatt made her Hollywood debut with Heart Of The Stone.
The list was published by the UK’s weekly Eastern Eye.
Recognitions of shahrukh khan –
In 2005 Khan was presented the Padma Shri, one of India’s highest civilian awards.
By 2023 he had won eight Filmfare Awards in the Best Actor category, in addition to awards in various other categories.
Time magazine listed him as one of the 100 most influential people of 2023.

Ans (B)
The 8th Brahmaputra Valley Film Festival (BVFF) started with an enthralling ceremony, shows cinematic and cultural celebrations in Northeast India.
Festival Director, Tanushree Hazarika emphasized the festival’s aim to elevate unheard voices, empower filmmakers, and extend geographic reach, fostering diversity in storytelling.
Brahmaputra Valley Film Festival (BVFF) is an initiative for filmmakers and film lovers from within and outside the region to come together and celebrate different aspects of movie making.
Every year, BVFF screens a variety of feature films, documentaries and short films.

Ans (D)
Indian tennis legends Vijay Amritraj and Leander Paes became the first Asian men to be inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame.
It has made India the 28th nation to be represented in the prestigious institution.
Leander Paes, an 18-time Grand Slam champion in doubles and mixed doubles is honored in the Player category.
Vijay Amritraj is honored in the Contributor category.
‘Vijay Amritraj’ was a legendary Indian lawn tennis player.
He played his first Grand Prix event in 1970.
He was appointed a United Nations ambassador for peace in 2001.
He founded “the Vijay Amritraj Foundation” in 2006.
He was honored with the Padma Shri award in 1983.

Ans (C)
Manish Narwal claimed Gold medal in Men’s 10m Air Pistol SH1 event.
Rudransh Khandelwal claimed the Silver medal in the same category.
Manish attained a score that surpassed his Gold-medal winning score of 239.7 in the same category which he had achieved at the Lima 2023 World Shooting Para Sport Championships.

Ans (B)
Barracuda, said to be India’s fastest solar-electric boat, was launched at Aroor in Alappuzha District of Kerala.
Named after the swift, long fish, Barracuda was designed by Navalt and can be deployed as a workboat to ferry up to 12 passengers and cargo.
The 14-metre-long, 4.4-metre-wide vessel can attain a top speed of 12.5 knots and has a range of seven hours on a single charge.

Ans (A)
Kasthuri Rajamani from Tamil Nadu muscled her way to Gold in the elite 67kg event of the Khelo India Para Games powerlifting competition in New Delhi.
Parul Gohil of Gujarat won Silver and Sumandeep from Punjab won Bronze.
In the 73 kg category, Reshma Mogil from Gujarat won Gold with a lift of 72 kg.
The silver was won by Sahista of Delhi, bronze medal went to Maya from Rajasthan, at 57 kg.

Ans (A)
Recently, INS Tarmugli, a Fast Attack Craft has been commissioned into the Navy at a ceremony held at Naval Dockyard, Visakhapatnam.
It is the first Follow-on Water Jet Fast Attack Craft (WJFAC), is an improved version of WJFAC, earlier constructed by GRSE.
It would be deployed for coastal patrol and surveillance operations along the East Coast of India.
It is named after a picturesque island in the Andaman group.
It is built by M/s Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Ltd (GRSE).
It is conceived, designed and built indigenously.

Ans (B)
Rijul Maini, a medical student from Michigan (US), won the title of Miss India USA 2023 in the annual competition held in New Jersey.
Sneha Nambiar of Massachusetts was declared Mrs. India USA.
Saloni Rammohan of Pennsylvania was given the title of Miss Teen India USA.
This year marks the 41st anniversary of the competition which is the longest running Indian competition outside India.