Daily Top-10 Current Affairs MCQs/News (Dec 23 2023) for CSS

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6. N. Korea`s N-reactor appears to be operational: IAEA

A second reactor at North Korea`s Yongbyon nuclear facility appears to be operational, according to the UN atomic agency.
Yongbyon is North Korea`s main nuclear complex and home to its first nuclear reactor, with a five megawatt capacity, and has been the only known source of plutonium for its weapons programme

7. France grounds plane carrying 300 Indians over `human trafficking

A Nicaragua-bound plane carrying more than 300 Indian passengers has been grounded in France over suspected `human trafficking`, authorities said on Friday.
The plane had taken off from the United Arab Emirates and was detained after an anonymous tipoff

8. Japan eases arms export rules, to send Patriot missiles to US

Japan loosened arms export controls on Friday to enable it to sell domestically made Patriot missiles to the United States, which is seeking to stock up after sending the weapon systems to Ukraine.
Washington has supplied Kyiv with the highly-effective Patriot air defence systems as part of the massive Western military aid effort to help President Volodymyr Zelensky`s country fight back against Russia`s invasion

9. China shuts thousands of accounts over `rumours`

Chinese police have shut down 34,000 online accounts and punished more than 6,300 people for allegedly spreading rumours as part of a crackdown launched in April, state media reported on Friday.
Police `severely cracked down on illegal and criminal activities such as fabricating false information about police, epidemics, dangers and disasters,` state broadcaster CCTV said on Friday

December 23, 2023: Sports Current Affairs MCQs News

10. Hope leads West Indies to T20 series win over England

Shai Hope`s unbeaten 43 led West Indies to a four wicket victory over England and secured a 3-2 Twenty20 series win in a tense encounter.
England were bowled out for 132 in the decider and while West Indies never got into their rhythm, Hope held their reply together and then won the game with a powerful six over extra-cover off the second ball of the final over