Daily Current Affairs Quiz: December 24, 2024

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The Department of Consumer Affairs launched the ‘Jago Grahak Jago App,’ ‘Jagriti App,’ and ‘Jagriti Dashboard’ on National Consumers Day 2024 to protect consumers from deceptive dark patterns. Dark patterns are misleading designs that trick users into unintended actions, violating consumer rights; the term was coined by Harry Brignull in 2010. The ‘Jago Grahak Jago App,’ ‘Jagriti App,’ and ‘Jagriti Dashboard’ are part of a real-time intelligent system running on the Airawat AI Supercomputer under the National Supercomputing Mission. The ‘Jago Grahak Jago App’ alerts users about unsafe URLs during online activities. The ‘Jagriti App’ allows users to report URLs suspected of using illegal dark patterns, with complaints forwarded to the Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA). The ‘Jagriti Dashboard’ generates real-time reports on dark patterns to monitor and regulate e-commerce practices. This system helps the CCPA resolve disputes and protect consumer rights effectively.

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US President-elect Donald Trump has suggested that his administration may consider efforts to regain control of the Panama Canal. The Panama Canal is a 40-mile-long man-made waterway connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans across the Isthmus of Panama. Built by the United States, it was completed in August 1914 and is one of the world’s two most strategic artificial waterways, alongside the Suez Canal. The U.S. controlled the canal solely from 1914 to 1979, after which control transitioned to the Panama Canal Commission, and full control passed to Panama on December 31, 1999. The canal uses a sophisticated lock system to manage elevation differences between the two oceans, acting as water elevators to lift or lower ships. It has three sets of locks, serviced by artificial lakes and channels.

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India will host the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) Junior World Cup 2025 for Rifle, Pistol, and Shotgun events, marking the first time this event will be held in the country. This adds to India’s track record of hosting top ISSF events, including the 2023 Senior World Cup in Bhopal and the ISSF World Cup Final earlier this year. NRAI President Kalikesh Narayan Singh Deo credited India’s hosting success to strong support from the government and the Ministry of Sports. Over the past decade, India has hosted nine major ISSF championships, highlighting its role in promoting shooting sports globally. The year 2025 will also feature the inaugural Shooting League of India alongside regular national competitions.

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The Prime Minister has invited people to experience Rann Utsav, which runs until March 2025. Rann Utsav is an annual cultural festival organized by Gujarat Tourism in the Great Rann of Kutch, India’s largest salt desert. The festival showcases Kutch’s rich cultural and artistic heritage, drawing tourists from India and abroad. The Rann of Kutch is a vast salt marsh spanning the India-Pakistan border, mainly in Gujarat’s Kutch district, with a smaller part in Pakistan’s Sindh province.

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ISRO is set to launch 24 scientific experiments on the PSLV Orbital Experimental Module (POEM) satellite under the SpaDeX Mission. The Space Docking Experiment (SpaDeX) aims to develop autonomous space docking technology. The mission will use PSLV-C60 to demonstrate docking with two spacecraft: Chaser (SDX01) and Target (SDX02). This technology is vital for future lunar missions, the Bharatiya Antariksh Station (BAS), and advanced space programs. The spacecraft will separate, align into the same orbit, and achieve docking to demonstrate power transfer before undocking for further operations. The mission’s orbit is 470 km at a 55-degree inclination.