Daily Current Affairs Quiz : December 30, 2021
December 30, 2021 December 30, 2021
1. Which country has developed the world’s first ‘AI Prosecutor’?
[A] USA
[B] China
[C] Russia
[D] India
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Correct Answer: B [China]
Notes:
Chinese scientists have developed the world’s first machine that can charge people with crime using artificial intelligence.
As per the scientists, the AI “prosecutor” can charge people with over 97 per cent accuracy and it works on verbal description. The researchers also announced that it can also identify “dissent” against the state.
2. ‘Graded Response Action Plan’ (GRAP) is to be implemented by which state, to tackle Covid-19?
[A] Odisha
[B] New Delhi
[C] Telangana
[D] Maharashtra
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Correct Answer: B [New Delhi]
Notes:
Delhi is set to implement the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP), to tackle Covid-19. It is a colour-coded action plan with yellow at lowest level of alert and red at the highest level.
Under the plan, the level of restrictions in markets, industries, offices and public transport will be determined based on factors like Covid-19 test positivity rate, new cases, and occupancy of oxygen beds in hospitals.
3. “India Out” campaign is associated with which country?
[A] Sri Lanka
[B] Myanmar
[C] Maldives
[D] Nepal
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Correct Answer: C [Maldives]
Notes:
“India Out” campaign was led by former Maldives President Abdulla Yameen. Recently, political parties in the Maldives have opposed the campaign. “India Out” slogan has been witnessed on social media over the past three years.
The “India Out” campaign centres around the allegations that India is seeking to establish a military presence in the Maldives through ongoing security cooperation.
4. Psyche mission, which was seen in the news, is being developed by which country?
[A] USA
[B] UK
[C] Russia
[D] Israel
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Correct Answer: A [USA]
Notes:
NASA is working on the Psyche mission, which is to be launched in the year 2022. The target of the mission is a metal-rich asteroid, also called Psyche, in the main belt between Mars and Jupiter.
This place has never been visited by any other spacecraft. The spacecraft would arrive at the asteroid belt in 2026. From radar data, it has been observed that the asteroid is shaped like a potato and it spins on its side.
5. ‘Renukaji Dam project’, seen in the news, is to come up in which Indian state?
[A] Maharashtra
[B] Himachal Pradesh
[C] Gujarat
[D] Bihar
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Correct Answer: B [Himachal Pradesh]
Notes:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation of the Rs 6,700-crore Renukaji Dam project from Himachal Pradesh’s Mandi.
Once completed, the project on the Giri river is expected to generate 200 million units of energy in a 40 MW surface power house. The storage capacity of the dam would be 498 million cubic meters which would fulfil about 40 per cent of drinking water requirement of Delhi.
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