✅RESERVE BANK OF INDIA:-

◾️Reserve Bank of India act was passed in.
♦️ Ans : 1934.

◾️Reserve Bank of India was established on.
♦️ Ans : April 1st,1935.

◾️The head quarters of RBI was initially established in.
♦️ Ans : Kolkata

◾️The headquarters of RBI was permanently shifted to Mumbai in.
♦️ Ans : 1937.

◾️RBI was setup on the recommendation of.
♦️Ans : Hilton Young Commission (1926).

◾️Hilton Young Commission was also known as.
♦️Ans : Royal Commission.

◾️The Bank known as Banker's Bank.
♦️ Ans : RBI.

◾️The apex bank of India.
♦️ Ans : RBI.

◾️The Central bank of India.
♦️ Ans : RBI

◾️The regulator of loans.
♦️ Ans : RBI

◾️The bank which is often referred as Mint Street.
♦️ Ans : RBI

◾️The Banking Ombudsman Scheme has been formulated by.
♦️ Ans : RBI

◾️The credit controller of India.
♦️ Ans : RBI

◾️The bank which represents India in- the IMF.
♦️ Ans : RBI.

◾️RBI was nationalised on.
♦️ Ans : January 1, 1949

◾️Headquarters of RBI in Kerala.
♦️ Ans : Thiruvananthapuram.

◾️The animal embossed on the emblem of Reserve Bank of India
♦️ Ans : Tiger

◾️The tree embossed on the emblem of Reserve Bank of India.
♦️ Ans : Palm Tree

◾️First Governor of RBI.
♦️ Ans : Sir Osborne Smith

◾️First Indian to become the Governor of RBI
♦️ Ans : C.D. Deshmukh

❇️ 10 December, 2023

🙌🏻 International Human Rights Day (75th)
अंतर्राष्ट्रीय मानवाधिकार दिवस

Theme23 : "Freedom, Equality and Justice for All"

🔷 This day the United Nations (UN) adopted Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948 and ever since then on this date we observe Human Rights Day across the world. Human Rights Day outline the FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS of all human beings that need to be protected universally.

💠 President of United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) - Václav Bálek

🔶UN Human Rights Body Launches Iran Human Rights Probe

🔶Nobel Peace Prize 2023: Narges Mohammadi fought oppression, championed women's rights, promoted human freedom.

🔶US President Biden Nominated Julie Turner As North Korea Human Rights Envoy

🔶A H R L : Asian Human Right Commission

🔷International Year of Human Rights Learning : 2009

🔳National Human Rights Commission (NHRC)
▪️Formed : 12 October 1993
▪️HQ : New Delhi
▪️Chairperson - Arun Kumar Mishra

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❇️ 11 December

🏔 International Mountain Day
अंतर्राष्ट्रीय पर्वतीय दिवस

Theme23 : "Restoring Mountain Ecosystems"

🏜 The day is an ode to the fascinating landscapes in the world.

🏜From the snow-covered Himalayas to the lush green mountains, every mountain is special in its own way and is home to various animals and plants.

🔶 First time IMD was celebrated on 11 December 2003.

🔶 Dashrath Manji - Mountain Man

🔶 “The Living Mountain: A Fable for Our Times” - Amitav Ghosh

🟢 NEWS

🔷Leh In Ladakh All Set To Host First-Ever Mountain Bicycle World Cup

🔶Swathi Mountains: A Compact Weapon Locating Radar

🔷Shalini Singh Becomes The First Female NCC Cadet To Complete Mountaineering Course

🔶20th Edition Of Kathmandu International Mountain Film Festival

🔷Skalzang Rigzin: First Indian Mountaineer To Ascend Mount Annapurna Peak

♦️ First & youngest Indian tribal women in the World, who scaled six mountain peaks in six continents - Malavath Poorna

✍ Credit : Arvιnd Kυмar ✪

✅ Daily The Hindu Vocabulary | 11.12.2023


1. RATIFY (VERB): (पुष्टि करना): confirm 
Synonyms: approve, sanction 
Antonyms: reject 
Example Sentence:Both countries were due to ratify the treaty by the end of the year. 


2. NEFARIOUS (ADJECTIVE): (कुटिल): wicked 
Synonyms: evil, sinful 
Antonyms: good 
Example Sentence: The nefarious activities of the organized-crime syndicates. 


3. HEGEMONY (NOUN): (नायकत्व): leadership 
Synonyms: dominance, dominion 
Antonyms: self-government 
Example Sentence: Germany was united under Prussian hegemony after 1871. 


4. ENORMITY (NOUN): (दुष्टता): wickedness 
Synonyms: baseness, blackness 
Antonyms: goodness 
Example Sentence: The enormities of war are way too high as expected. 


5. APEX (NOUN): (चरम सीमा): climax 
Synonyms: culmination, apotheosis 
Antonyms: nadir 
Example Sentence:The apex of his career was in 1966 when he hosted aloft the World Cup. 


6. ABOLITION (NOUN): (उन्मूलन): scrapping 
Synonyms: ending, stopping 
Antonyms: retention 
Example Sentence: He was responsible for the abolition of the death penalty. 


7. CONCOMITANT (ADJECTIVE): (संगत करने वाला): attendant 
Synonyms: accompanying, associated 
Antonyms: unrelated 
Example Sentence: She loved travel, with all its concomitant worries. 


8. INTRANSIGENT (ADJECTIVE): (सैद्धांतिक): uncompromising 
Synonyms: inflexible, unbending 
Antonyms: compliant 
Example Sentence: Her father had tried persuasion, but she was intransigent. 


9. ORATORICAL (ADJECTIVE): (भाषण -संबंधी): rhetorical 
Synonyms: grandiloquent, magniloquent 
Antonyms: plain-spoken 
Example Sentence: He has plenty oratorical skills. 


10. SHUN (VERB): (किनारा करना): avoid 
Synonyms: evade eschew 
Antonyms: accept 
Example Sentence: He shunned fashionable society. 

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🕊 Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar (Father of Indian Constitution)
- Birth: April 14, 1891 (Mhow, Madhya Pradesh)
- Death: December 6, 1956 (New Delhi) (Mahaparinirvan Day)
- Father: Ramji Maloji Sakpal
- Mother: Bhimabai
- Wife: Ramabai

🔷Other Information
- Architect of the Indian Constitution
- Bharat Ratna Dr. Ambedkar Award given by Adityanath
- Renowned educator, author, journalist
- Polyglot in 11 languages and economist
- Embraced Buddhism in 1956 (Conversion to Buddhism)
- Inspirational figure for the Dalit Buddhist Movement

🔷Political Positions
- First Law/Justice Minister: 1947-51
- Labour Minister: 1942-46
- Member of the Bombay State Legislative Assembly: 1926-1936
- Member of the Bombay Legislative Assembly: 1942-47
- Member of the Bombay Legislative Council: 1952-56

🔷Educational Achievements
- Mumbai University (B.A.)
- Columbia University (M.A., Ph.D., LL.D.)
- London School of Economics (M.Sc., D.Sc.)
- Gray's Inn (Barrister-at-Law)

🔷Notable Books
- "Pakistan and the Partition of India" (1940)
- "Annihilation of Caste" (1936)
- "Who Were the Shudras?" (1946)
- "Thoughts on Linguistic States" (1955)
- The Cabinet Mission and the Untouchables (1946)

🟢NEWS
- Statue: 125 feet in Hyderabad
- Statue: Statue of Knowledge, 70 feet in Latur (Maharashtra)
- Supreme Court premises: 7 feet statue

❇️ 12 December

🕊 International Day of Neutrality
तटस्थता का अंतर्राष्ट्रीय दिवस

🕊 Neutrality is a legal status of a country that arises when it abstains all participation of war between other countries and maintains an attitude of impartiality towards the belligerent countries.

🔹According to the resolution the day aims at promoting neutrality among states so as to strengthen peace and security and also to develop mutual and beneficial relations among countries of the world.

🕊First observed on December 12, 2017

🔸The day was first introduced in Turkmenistan after the UN permanently declared it as a neutral state since 12 December 1995.

🕊 Article 51
Promotion of international peace and security The State shall endeavour to
(a) promote international peace and security
(b) maintain just and honourable relations between nations

🇺🇳 UNITED NATIONS (UN)
▪️Founded - 24 Oct 1945
▪️HQ - New York
▪️S.G - Antonio Guterres
▪️MC - 193

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✅ Daily The Hindu Vocabulary | 12.12.2023


1. PROTRUDE (VERB): (बाहर निकलना): stick out
Synonyms: jut, project
Antonyms: sunken
Example Sentence:It was something like a fin protruded from the water.


2. SHAMBOLIC (ADJECTIVE): (अव्यवस्थात्मक): chaotic
Synonyms: disorganized muddled
Antonyms: efficient
Example Sentence:The department's shambolic accounting led to company’s downfall.


3. ALACRITY (NOUN): (उत्सुकता): eagerness
Synonyms: willingness, readiness
Antonyms: apathy
Example Sentence:She accepted the invitation with pure alacrity.


4. ABJECT (ADJECTIVE): (बिना गर्व या गरिमा के): obsequious
Synonyms: grovelling, crawling
Antonyms: proud
Example Sentence:An abject apology came from his end today.


5. STIFLE (VERB): (दबाव बनाना): constrain
Synonyms: hinder, hamper
Antonyms: encourage
Example Sentence:High taxes were stifling private enterprise.


6. CUMBERSOME (ADJECTIVE): (दुष्कर): unwieldy
Synonyms: unmanageable, awkward
Antonyms: manageable
Example Sentence:Diving suits are usually cumbersome.


7. DECIPHER (VERB): (गूढ़लेख पढ़ना): decode
Synonyms: decrypt, break
Antonyms: encode
Example Sentence:Authorized government agencies can decipher encrypted telecommunications.


8. SCURRILOUS (ADJECTIVE): (अपमानजनक): abusive
Synonyms: vituperative, derogatory
Antonyms: praising
Example Sentence:It was a scurrilous attack on his integrity.


9 MUFFLE (VERB): (धीमा करना): deaden
Synonyms: dull, dampen
Antonyms: loud
Example Sentence:His voice was muffled due to the distance.


10. TRANSGRESS (VERB): (दुर्व्यवहार करना): misbehave
Synonyms: err lapse
Antonyms: obey
Example Sentence:She had transgressed an unwritten social law.

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❇️ 13 December

🎻 World Violin Day
विश्व वायलिन दिवस

🎼 The day recognizes the violin's cultural contributions and impact. The violin is a versatile instrument that can be used to play both delicate and passionate music.

🎼 It's also one of the most diverse instruments, appearing in almost every musical genre.

🟢Famous musical instruments and their exponents

🔷 Sitar:
- Ustad Vilayat Khan
- Pt Ravi Shankar
- Shujaat Hussain Khan
- Shahid Parvez Khan
- Anushka Shankar
- Nikhil Banerjee
- Mustaq Ali Khan
- Budhaditya Mukherjee

🔶 Sarod:
- Ustad Amjad Ali Khan
- Allaudin Khan
- Bahadur Khan
- Zarin S Sharma
- Sharan Rani
- Ustad Ali Akbar Khan

🔷 Violin:
- Lalgudi Jayaram
- VG Jog
- M Chandrasekharan
- NR Murlidharan
- MS Gopalakrishnan

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✅ Daily The Hindu Vocabulary | 13.12.2023


1. ARTICULATE (VERB): (साफ़ साफ़ बोलना): express 
Synonyms: voice, give voice to 
Antonyms: bottle up 
Example Sentence:They were unable to articulate their emotions. 


2. INFANTILE (ADJECTIVE): (बचकाना): childish 
Synonyms: babyish, immature 
Antonyms: mature 
Example Sentence:Everyone is fed up of his infantile jokes. 


3. DEMARCATE (VERB): (हदबंदी करना): separate 
Synonyms: divide, delimit 
Antonyms: join 
Example Sentence:Art was being demarcated from the more objective science. 


4. IMPUGN (VERB): (बहस करना): challenge 
Synonyms: question, dispute 
Antonyms: support 
Example Sentence:The father does not impugn her capacity as a good mother. 


5. OSTENSIBLY (ADVERB): (जाहिरा तौर पर): apparently 
Synonyms: seemingly, on the face of it 
Antonyms: genuinely 
Example Sentence: The party secretary resigned, ostensibly from ill health. 


6. INFURIATE (VERB): (क्रुद्ध करना): enrage 
Synonyms: incense, anger 
Antonyms: please 
Example Sentence: I was infuriated by your article. 


7. DEFER (VERB): (झुक जाना): yield 
Synonyms: submit, give way 
Antonyms: stand up to 
Example Sentence:I deferred to his supreme efficiency. 


8. STRICTURE (NOUN): (परिसीमन): constraint 
Synonyms: restriction, limitation 
Antonyms: freedom 
Example Sentence: The strictures imposed by the British Board of Film Censors. 


9. DISBURSE (VERB): (चुकाना): pay out 
Synonyms: lay out, spend 
Antonyms: claim 
Example Sentence:$67 million of the pledged aid had already been disbursed. 


10. ANIMOSITY (NOUN): (बैर): antipathy 
Synonyms: hostility, friction 
Antonyms: goodwill 
Example Sentence: He no longer felt any animosity towards her. 

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🟢 ELECTION IN FIVE STATES

🔶 Rajasthan:
- Formation: 30 March 1949
- Capital: Jaipur (Districts: 50)
- Legislature: Unicameral
- Literacy: 66.1%
- State Tree: Khejri
- Animals: Chinkara, Camel
- Former CM: Ashok Gehlot
- Current Governor: Kalraj Mishra

🔶 Madhya Pradesh:
- Formation: 01 November 1956
- Capital: Bhopal (Districts: 55)
- Legislature: Unicameral
- Literacy: 69.3%
- State Tree: Banyan
- Animals: Barasingha
- CM: Shivraj Singh Chouhan
- Current Governor: Shri Mangubhai Patel

🔶 Chhatisgarh:
- Formation: 01 November 2000
- Capital: Raipur (Districts: 33)
- Legislature: Unicameral
- Literacy: 75.6%
- State Tree: Sal
- Animals: Wild Buffalo
- Former CM: Bhupesh Baghel
- Current Governor: Vishwa Bhusan Harichandan

🔶 Telangana:
- Formation: 02 June 2014
- Capital: Hyderabad (Districts: 33)
- Legislature: Bicameral
- Literacy: 66.54%
- State Bird: Palapitta (Indian Roller)
- Animals: Jinka (Deer)
- Former CM: K. Chandrashekar Rao
- Current Governor: Tamilisai Soundararajan

🔶 Mizoram:
- Formation: 20 February 1987
- Capital: Aizawl (Districts: 11)
- Legislature: Unicameral
- Literacy: 91.85%
- State Bird: Blyth's Tragopan (Hum)
- Animals: Serow (Saza)
- Former CM: Zoramthanga
- Current Governor: Haribabu Kambhampati

❇️14th December

🐵 International Monkey Day 
अंतर्राष्ट्रीय बंदर दिवस

🔷The first Monkey Day was observed in the year 2000

🔷Scientific Name of indian monkey - Macaca mulatta

🔷First Monkey Park in India - Karnataka, Shivamogga district

🔷Monkey is the symbol of fourth Tirthankara in Jainism - Abhinandananatha

🔷 First monkey in space was Albert II, who flew in the US-launched V-2 rocket by NASA

🔷 State animal of Tripura - Phayre's leaf monkey

🔷Monkeypox Disease Name Changed To Mpox By WHO

🔷New Arunachal Monkey Named After Sela Pass

✍ Credit : TK Gupta

🟢 FAMOUS BOOKS AND AUTHORS IN NEWS 2023:

1. Made in India: 75 Years of Business and Enterprise by Amitabh Kant.
2. Milk and Honey by Rupi Kaur.
3. Collective Spirit, Concrete Action by Shashi Shekhar Vempati.
4. Reflections by Narayanan Vaghul.
5. Crosscourt (Autobiography) by Jaidip Mukerjea.
6. Sachin@50 - Celebrating A Maestro by Boria Majumdar.
7. The Great Bank Robbery: NPAs, Scams and the Future of Regulation by Pattabhi Ram & Sabyasachee Dash.
8. Gandhi: Siyasat aur Sampradaiykta by Piyush Babele.
9. Courting India: England, Mughal India and the Origins of Empire by Nandini Das.
10. War & Women by Dr. MA Hasan.
11. Why can’t Elephants be Red? by Vani Tripathi Tikoo.
12. Phoolange by Lekhnath Chhetri.
13. Pyre by Perumal Murugan.
14. Azaad (Autobiography) by Ghulam Nabi Azad.
15. A Matter of the Heart: Education in India by Anurag Behar.
16. Snakes in the Ganga: Breaking India 2.0 by Shri Rajiv Malhotra and Vijaya Viswanathan.
17. Bipin: The Man Behind the Uniform by Rachna Biswat Rawat.
18. Ambedkar: A Life by Shashi Tharoor.
19. The World: A Family History of Humanity by Simon Sebag Montefiore.
20. Revolutionaries In India's Freedom Struggle by Sanjeev Sanyal.
21. India's Knowledge Supremacy: The New Dawn by Ashwin Fernandes.
22. The Light We Carry Overcoming In Uncertain Times by Michelle Obama.
23. Brave Hearts of Bharat, Vignettes from Indian History by Vikram Sampath.
24. Freedom at Midnight and City of Joy by Dominique Lapierre.
25. Forks in the Road My Days at RBI and Beyond by Chakravarthi Rangarajan.
26. The World: A Family History by Simon Sebag.
27. Winning the Inner Battle by Shane Watson.
28. Nuclearization of Asia by Rene Naba.
29. From Dependence to Self-Reliance by Bimal Jalan.
30. The Philosophy of Modern Song by Bob Dylan.
31. India’s Struggle for Independence – Gandhian Era by P. Jyothimani.

❇️ 16 December

⛳️ Vijay Diwas ( Victory Day)
विजय दिवस

🔶On this day, Indians remember the victory of the Indian military over Pakistan as well as for the separation of Bangladesh from Pakistan during the Indo-Pakistan war of 1971.

🔷Vijay Diwas history dates back from 1971 when an India-Pakistan war took place and lasted for about 13 days. The war that started from December 3 and came to an end on December 16.

🔶This is the period when Pakistan surrendered (at that time General AA Khan Niazi, was the chief of the Pakistan army) to the Indian Army and Bangladesh's Mukti Bahini.

🔷This day was since then observed as Vijay Diwas, the word Vijay indicates Victory.

🔶Bangladesh celebrates its Independence Day on December 16 every year, which is known as Bijoy Diwas in Bangladesh.

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