Daily Current Affairs MCQs : 10 December 2023 - Humanities/Arts MCQ

Indian social activist Nikhil Dey has been honoured as the '2023 International Anti-Corruption Champion' by the US government. This recognition underscores his decades-long commitment to empowering peasants and workers and his role in exposing corruption in the delivery of government services. Nikhil Dey is the co-founder of the Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan (MKSS), a Rajasthan-based organization leading transparency and anti-corruption movements in India. He is the first Indian to receive this prestigious award.

A high-level delegation from Uttar Pradesh is set to participate in the World Economic Forum meeting in Switzerland, scheduled from January 15 to 19. The delegation aims to showcase the state’s strides towards becoming a trillion-dollar economy and transforming metropolitan towns into focal points across various sectors.

Indian Tobacco Company Ltd (ITC) has become the world's third most valuable tobacco company, with a market capitalization of $68.6 billion, surpassing British American Tobacco (BAT) in a significant market shift.

The line of credit was announced during the recent visit of Kenya's President Dr William Samoei Ruto to India, aiming to support the modernization of Kenya's agricultural sector.

The National Automated Fingerprint Identification System (NAFIS), the system mentioned, assigns a unique 10-digit National Fingerprint Number (NFN) to each person arrested for a crime, linking different crimes to the same identifier in the CCTNS database.

The Union Cabinet approved the establishment of The Sarakka Central Tribal University with a budget of Rs 889 crore, and it will be located in Telangana. This initiative fulfils the commitment of the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014, supporting the establishment of tribal universities in both Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.

The Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill, passed in 2023, increased the total number of legislative assembly seats in Jammu and Kashmir from the original count of 107 by 7, bringing the new total to 114. Out of these, 7 seats would be designated for members from the scheduled caste, and 9 seats would be allocated for legislators from scheduled tribes.

The 91st Interpol General Assembly, led by the Indian delegation comprising the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and National Investigation Agency (NIA), emphasized denying safe havens to crime. It took place in Vienna, Austria.

The World Soil Day was formally established on December 5, 2014, by the UN General Assembly, recognizing the late King of Thailand's commitment to sustainable soil management. The theme for 2023 is “Soil and Water, a Source of Life.”

The primary focus of COP28 is the implementation of the Paris Agreement adopted in 2015. This agreement aims to limit global warming well below 2 degrees Celsius, preferably to 1.5 degrees Celsius, compared to pre-industrial levels. Discussions will revolve around assessing progress towards achieving these goals, reviewing national climate action plans, and enhancing ambition for future commitments.