Daily Current Affairs Quiz 16th December 2023

“Notes: the apex predator mosasaur fossil discovered in japan’s wakayama prefecture has been named ‘wakayama soryu’ which means blue dragon. the nearly complete 72 million-year old fossil was discovered by researcher akihiro misaki in 2006 and has recently been detailed in a study published in the journal of systematic paleontology. the revelation of this massive sea monster, which had a crocodile-like head and paddle-shaped flippers, provides new insights into the prehistoric marine predators.”

Notes: The proposed scheme will boost the electronics and semiconductor industries with funding up to 10000 crore aimed at creating a global electronics hub

“Notes: the kerala government approached the supreme court against the centre’s decision to cap its net borrowing limit, saying it obstructs the state’s financial autonomy protected under the constitution. kerala has said linking debt ceiling to central government schemes and withholding due state funds severely affects its economy and population welfare.”

“Notes: the anand marriage act, which provides statutory recognition and registration provisions for sikh wedding rituals, has been implemented in jammu & kashmir. this fulfills a long-standing demand of the sikh community as separate rules have now been notified for anand marriage registration in j&k under this landmark act.”

Notes: Govind devagiri is the treasurer of shri ram janmabhoomi teerth trust overseeing preparations at the under-construction ram temple complex in ayodhya uttar pradesh ahead of its proposed inauguration which includes the installation of idols like that of

“Notes: myanmar has risen to become the world’s largest producer of opium in 2023, surpassing taliban-ruled afghanistan which had launched a major crackdown on poppy cultivation since early 2022. as per data by the un office on drugs and crime, myanmar produced an estimated 1,080 metric tonnes of opium this year used to produce heroin. meanwhile, afghanistan saw production levels fall by 95% to just 330 tonnes after the islamist taliban rulers banned poppy farming citing it un-islamic. the expansion of the illegal opiate economy in strife-torn myanmar is attributed to the growing instability and conflict in the country since the 2021 coup.”

Notes: Pabs stands for pathogen access and benefit sharing system it is mentioned in article 10 of the draft pandemic treaty which asks member countries to establish a multilateral system for access and benefit sharing under pabs the pabs standard material transfer agreement shall include a monetary obligation whereby

“Notes: Captain fatima wasim created history by becoming the first woman medical officer to be deployed at an operational post in the world’s highest battlefield, the siachen glacier. after rigorous training at the siachen battle school, she was inducted to a post at partapur sector at an altitude of 15,200 feet in the union territory of ladakh. her posting is seen as a major milestone for women empowerment in the armed forces.”

Notes: The indian technical and economic cooperation programme itec is a prominent capacity-building initiative by the ministry of external affairs of the government of india and is one of the longest-standing international capacity-building programs since 1964 itec has trained over 200000 officials from more than 160 countries in both civilian and defense

Notes: researchers from the berhampur university of odisha in new delhi discovered a new species of marine amphipod in chilika lake which was named demaorchestia alanensis after the renowned crustacean taxonomy expert professor alan my