Daily Current Affairs 21st December 2024

Q.1. Who is the 16th Finance Commission Chairman who called the rise in the Center’s use of cesses and surcharges a “complicated issue”?
Ans:- Arvind Panagariya
Q.2. Which year did India pass the Disaster Management Act?
Ans:- 2005
Q.3. Which organization created the largest and most comprehensive high-resolution 3D fetal brain atlas in the world, DHARINI?
Ans:- IIT Madras
Q.4. In January 2025, which state will conduct India’s first statewide skill census?
Ans:- Andhra Pradesh
Q.5. The Indian Railway Board Act was passed in which year, and the Railway Board has been operating without statutory authority ever since?
Ans:- 1905
Q.6. In the QS World University Rankings: Sustainability 2025, which Indian university came in at number one in India and 171st overall?
Ans:- IIT Delhi
Q.7. Which nation is working with India to improve trade and cooperation through the Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (CECA)?
Ans:- Australia
Q.8. For genetic diversity, which state did Zeenat, the tiger, relocate to?
Ans:- Odisha
Q.9. What provision of the Indian Constitution gives the Supreme Court the authority to decide whether to consider special leave petitions (SLPs)?
Ans:- Article 136
Q.10. In 2023, what proportion of the region’s estimated malaria cases came from India?
Ans:- 50%