Daily Current Affairs Quiz: December 30 2023

Solution: Option A.)

Ans (A)
Ayodhya’s main railway station has been renamed as “Ayodhya Dham” Junction ahead of its inauguration by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The renaming was done by the general secretary of Indian Railway Conference Association.
The refurbished Ayodhya Dham station has murals of Lord Ram.
Ayodhya Dham station will have modern facilities to meet the demands of tourists.
The design of the station combines modern solutions with Indian temple architecture aesthetics.
In 2021, Uttar Pradesh government renamed Faizabad railway junction as Ayodhya Cantt.

Solution: Option A.)

Ans (A)
Punjab National Bank (PNB) plans to raise about Rs 7500-crore equity capital in 2024-25.
The capital will be raised through Qualified Institutions Placement (QIP)/Follow on Public Offer (FPO) or any other permitted mode or a combination of such modes, PNB said in a filing with the stock exchanges.
The country’s second largest public sector bank had Board approval to raise capital worth Rs 12,000 crore in 2023-24.

Solution: Option C.)

Ans (C)
Olympic gold medalist and two-time pole vault World Champion, Katie Moon, has been named the International Event Ambassador for Mumbai Marathon 2024.
Moon has also won gold medals at World Athletics Championships and a top slot in Diamond League in 2023.
Mumbai Marathon, classified as a World Athletics Gold Label Race and one of the world’s top 10 marathons, will be held on January 21, 2024.

Solution: Option C.)

Ans (C)
BP Gopalika, the current home secretary and an IAS officer from the 1989 batch, is set to become the new chief secretary of Bengal following the end of incumbent HK Dwivedi’s tenure on December 31.
He worked in the transport, personnel & administrative reforms departments and home department.
He will oversee the Lok Sabha elections in his new role as the administrative head of the state.

5. Life Insurance Corporation of India has appointed whom as the new Chief Risk Officer?
(A) Pawan Agrawal
(B) R Doraiswamy
(C) Sunil Agrawal
(D) S Sunder Krishnan
(E) P Kumaresan

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Solution: Option D.)

Ans (D)
Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) announces S Sunder Krishnan as the new Chief Risk Officer (CRO).
Krishnan, a chartered accountant, brings 18 years of experience from leadership roles at Reliance Nippon Life Insurance.
He takes over the role from Pratap Chandra Paikray, as confirmed in a regulatory filing by LIC.

Solution: Option A.)

Ans (A)
IPS officer Rajeev Kumar has been appointed as the new Director General of Police for West Bengal, succeeding Manoj Malaviya who retired recently.
Kumar previously served as the chief of Kolkata Police, Bidhannagar Police, and also led the CID and STF.
In 2019, CM Banerjee held a protest when a Central Bureau of Investigation team sought to question Kumar over an alleged chit-fund scam.

Solution: Option B.)

Ans (B)
Operation Prosperity Guardian is a US-led multinational military operation formed in response to attacks on Red Sea shipping routes, amid the 2023 Israel-Hamas war.
It aims to counter Houthi threats and end their blockade of Israel, with an emphasis on protecting international maritime commerce.
The coalition comprises over 20 members, including ten anonymous participants.

Solution: Option A.)

Ans (A)
India and Russia have signed a four-year protocol (2024-28) aimed at advancing economic cooperation, energy trade, connectivity, military-technical cooperation, and people-to-people exchanges.
External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar’s visit involved talks on various issues including the Indo-Pacific region, Ukraine, and the Israel-Gaza conflict.
This visit led to the above development.

Solution: Option C.)

Ans (C)
The Indian National Congress celebrated its 139th Foundation Day today, marking its inception on December 28, 1885 – an important event in Indian political history.
It began as a party that simply wanted to influence British policy in India, then transformed to be at the helm of India’s nationalist movement.
The party played an immense role to unshackle India from the British Colonial Raj.

Solution: Option B.)

Ans (B)
Vijayakanth, DMDK founder and Tamil cinema veteran, fondly known as Captain, has passed away due to pneumonia.
He was a successful actor earning the ‘Captain’ title after his 100th film ‘Captain Prabhakaran’ became a hit.
Transitioning to politics, he successfully led DMDK, allying with AIADMK in 2011, and secured the position of Leader of the Opposition.