Daily GK Update - 13 January 2024 Current Affairs

                Current Affairs

                                          National Affairs

Joint Exercise ‘Sahyog Kaijin’ Between Indian and Japanese Coast Guards

• The Indian and Japanese Coast Guards have recently conducted a successful joint exercise named ‘Sahyog Kaijin’ off the coast of Chennai.
• The exercise involved the Indian Coast Guard Ship (ICGS) Shaurya and the Japan Coast Guard Ship (JCGS) Yashima, along with other support vessels and aircraft​​​.

                                       International Affairs

North Korea has opened its Borders for Tourists.

• North Korea has opened its border for the first time since the pandemic.

Argentinian Inflation crosses the level of 200%.

• The inflation level is touching the level of hyperinflation and is about to touch the level of 213%.

                                               Economy

Government Approves 1-Year Extension For RBI Deputy Governor Michael Patra.

• The Indian government has recently announced the extension of the tenure of Michael Debabrata Patra as the Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) for an additional year.

                                    Awards and Honours

Savita Kanswal Posthumously Honored With the Tenzing Norgay Award.

• President Draupadi Murmu posthumously conferred the prestigious Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award upon Savita Kanswal.
• The award, presented to her father Radheshyam Kanswal, is a testament to Savita’s exceptional achievements in mountaineering.

1. What is the meaning of "Sahyog Kaijin" in the context of the joint exercise?

a) "Sea Friendship"   

b) "Ocean Teamwork"

c) "Coastal Cooperation"     

d) "Island Exploration"

Answer- "Sea Friendship"

2. For what achievement was Savita Kanswal posthumously awarded the Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award?

a) Deep-sea diving   

b) Whitewater rafting  

c) Mountaineering      

d) Polar exploration

Answer- Mountaineering

3. In which country has inflation recently reached near hyperinflation levels?

a) Brazil            

b) India     

c) Argentina       

d) Japan

Answer- Argentina

4. Which Indian Coast Guard Ship participated in the joint exercise Sahyog Kaijin with the Japanese Coast Guard?

a) INS Vikrant       

b) ICGS Samudra       

c) ICGS Shaurya        

d) ICGS Vigor

Answer- ICGS Shaurya

5. In which of the following fields, the Tenzing Norgay Award is given?

a) Adventure

b) Cricket

c) Tennis

d) Wushu

Answer- Adventure

                                        Daily Vocabulary

Word and its meaning

Synonym

Antonym

Phenomenal

Extraordinary, exceptional, or remarkable.

Outstanding, remarkable, extraordinary.

Ordinary, mediocre, unremarkable.

Primordial

Existing from the beginning of time; ancient.

Original, primitive, ancient.

Modern, recent, contemporary.

Discordant

Disagreeing or incongruent; lacking harmony.

Dissonant, conflicting, inconsistent.

Harmonious, concordant, consistent.

Dismal

Depressing, gloomy, or bleak.

Dreary, bleak, depressing.

Bright, cheerful, optimistic.

Statesmanlike

Behaving in a manner characteristic of a statesman; exhibiting wisdom and diplomacy.

Diplomatic, wise, sagacious.

Injudicious, tactless, imprudent.