Daily Current Affairs Quiz 4th December 2023

“Notes: Notes:two indian cities, gwalior and kozhikode, have recently become part of the unesco creative cities network. madhya pradesh’s gwalior made the cut in the ‘music’ category, while kerala’s kozhikode has earned its place in the list in the ‘literature’ category. globally, 55 cities joined the unesco creative cities network on world cities day, which was observed on october 31.”

Notes: The reserve bank of india announced the launch of the inflation expectations survey of households and consumer confidence survey which will provide key inputs for the bi-monthly monetary policy scheduled for december 2023 the surveys are conducted in 19 cities including bhopal bhubanes

Notes: According to a report from the food and agriculture organization fao the frequency of extreme disaster events has increased over the past five decadesin the 1970s the world experienced approximately 100 disaster events per year however in the last two decades this number has risen to around 400 disasters annually on a global scale

Notes: Noteslionel messi won the eighth ballon d’or of his career while aitana bonmati took the women’s prize36-year-old messi won his first ballon dor in 2009 and is now three count ahead of his old rival cristiano

Notes: In 2022 indian farmers incurred an implicit tax of 169 billion as a result of export bans duties or permits imposed on various commodities including wheat and rice in an effort to stabilize prices for consumers as a

“Notes: Notes:the vigilance awareness week, 2023 is being observed by the central vigilance commission and all institutions across the country from 30th october till 5th november. this year the theme is – say no to corruption, commit to the nation. every year vigilance awareness week is observed as an outreach measure to create greater awareness about the importance of integrity and ethics in public life.”

“Notes: Notes:union finance minister launches phase iv of ‘operation sesha’ to curb the illegal trade of timber, including red sanders. she launched this during the inaugural session of the first ever global conference on cooperation in enforcement matters (gccem) in new delhi. delegates representing over 40 custom organisations participated in the event.”

“Notes: Notes:professor saleemul huq, a prominent advocate for climate justice and the director of the international centre for climate change and development (icccad) in dhaka, passed away at the age of 71. he was an esteemed expert in the fields of climate change, environment, and development. professor huq dedicated his work to establishing connections between climate change mitigation, adaptation, and sustainable development, with a focus on developing countries, especially the least developed nations (ldcs).”

“Notes: Notes:the pension fund regulatory and development authority (pfrda) has made ‘penny drop’ verification mandatory for the withdrawal of funds by subscribers of the national pension system (nps), atal pension yojana and nps lite as well as modifications in bank account details. under the process, central recordkeeping agencies (cra) check the active status of the savings bank account and match the name in the bank account number with the name in the pran or according to the documents submitted.”

“Notes: Notes:the jharkhand cabinet, last week, approved the ‘abua awas yojna’ (aay), a housing scheme for the poor, which will provide eight lakhs pucca houses to the homeless in the state, and has a total budget of rs 16,320 crore. the scheme will be implemented in three phases, with a target of 2 lakh houses in the current financial year; 3.5 lakh houses in fy 2024-25 and 2.5 lakh houses in fy 2025-26.”