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Daily Current Affairs : 31-12-2021
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1. The Uttar Pradesh government has announced to change the name of Jhansi railway station to what?
Ans : Veerangana Laxmibai Railway Station
2. Who has been appointed as the new Chief Secretary of the state of Uttar Pradesh?
Ans : Durgashankar Mishra
3. Which IIT has topped for the third time in a row in the Atal Innovation Rankings 2021 released by the Union Ministry of Education and All India Council for Technical Education?
Ans : IIT Madras
4. Famous composer of Malayalam films has passed away at the age of 58. What was his name?
Ans : Kaithaparam Vishwanath
5. Sanjay Arora, Director General of Indo-Tibetan Border Police Force (ITBP) has been given additional charge of which department?
Ans : Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB)
6. According to a report by the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP), which leader has topped the list of the world's most corrupt leader in the year 2021?
Ans : President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko.
7. How many thousand crore rupees projects were laid by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his visit to Uttarakhand yesterday?
Ans : Rs 14127 Crore
8. Which New Zealand player has announced his retirement from all formats after Bangladesh Test series and after playing ODI series against Netherlands and Australia?
Ans : Ross Taylor
9. In which state the controversial law AFSPA has been extended for the next six months (June 2022)?
Ans : Nagaland
10. Which Bollywood filmmaker has passed away?
Ans : Vijay Galani
11. Who has been chosen as the Person of the Year by PETA India?
Ans : Alia Bhatt
12. How many new cases of corona have been reported in the country in the last 24 hours?
Ans : 16,764 Cases (220 Deaths)
13. Today (31st December) is being celebrated as which day across the world?
Ans : New Years Eve, National Champagne Day, Make Up Your Mind Day, Universal Hour of Peace, Leap Second Time Adjustment Day and No Interruption Day (last work day of the year).
