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1) Which company became the 1st Indian Private Dairy to launch a heat index insurance plan for farmers?
(a) Mathruka
(b) MooMark
(c) Mukunda
(d) Ramanula
(e) Virukh
2) Which IIT research park has partnered with Reserve Bank Innovation Hub (RBIH) to introduce voice-banking solutions to eliminate language barriers across India?
(a) IIT Ropar
(b) IIT Kanpur
(c) IISc Bengaluru
(d) IIT Bombay
(e) IIT Madras
3) Which insurance company has launched an exclusive term insurance plan for Type 2 diabetic and pre-diabetic individuals called ‘Life Diabetic Term Plan Sub 8 HbA1c’?
(a) Max Life Insurance
(b) Shriram Life Insurance
(c) SBI Life Insurance
(d) Edelweiss Tokio Life Insurance
(e) Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance
4) National Electricity Plan (NEP) (Volume-1 Generation) has been notified by Central Electricity Authority for the period from 2022 to _______.
(a) 2040
(b) 2032
(c) 2027
(d) 2030
(e) 2035
5) The Union Cabinet approved the establishment of a Regional Office of the Universal Postal Union (UPU) in___________.
(a) Hyderabad
(b) Chennai
(c) New Delhi
(d) Mumbai
(e) Bangalore
6) Which country has recently announced plans for a $17 billion regional transportation project intended to facilitate the flow of goods from Asia to Europe?
(a) Saudi Arabia
(b) Iraq
(c) Russia
(d) Iran
(e) USA
7) Recently, which country has joined the Centralized Laboratory Network (CLN) to test vaccines which can be used during pandemic, epidemic disease outbreak?
(a) Argentina
(b) France
(c) Spain
(d) Germany
(e) India
8) Which state government has launched a 15-day registration campaign for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in all 75 districts across the state?
(a) Uttar Pradesh
(b) Madhya Pradesh
(c) Assam
(d) Manipur
(e) Mizoram
9) The Uttar Pradesh (UP) government launched a 15-day registration campaign for Micro, 9) Who has taken charge as the new Chairman and Managing Director of Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL)?
(a) Amarendu Prakash
(b) Uttam Mehta
(c) Vetsa Ramakrishna Gupta
(d) Divya Singh
(e) Madan Sinha
10) P Upadhyay assumed charge as Director General of Naval Armament (DGONA). Whom did he replace?
(a) KSC lyer
(b) Vishal Kapoor
(c) Megha Pathak
(d) Shivani Mehta
(e) Bhushan Akshikar
11) Recep Tayyip Erdogan was re-elected as the President of Turkey for the _______consecutive time.
(a) 5th
(b) 2nd
(c) 4th
(d) 3rd
(e) 6th
12) Who has been appointed as the ‘Smile Ambassador’ for the Maharashtra government’s oral hygiene campaign titled ‘Swachh Mukh Abhiyaan?
(a) Virat Kohli
(b) Sourav Ganguly
(c) Sachin Tendulkar
(d) MS Dhoni
(e) Shubman Gill
13) Gurdeep Singh has been given additional charge of the CMD of North Eastern Electric Power Corporation Limited (NEEPCO) for 3 months. He is the Chairman & Managing Director (CMD) of which organisation?
(a) BHEL
(b) SAIL
(c) NTPC
(d) BEL
(e) GAIL
14) The Indian Navy achieved a unique feat after an MH-60 ‘Romeo’ multi-mission helicopter landed on the indigenously-built aircraft carrier_________.
(a) INS Kamorta
(b) INS Shivalik
(c) INS Vikrant
(d) INS Arihant
(e) INS Viraat
15) An international team of scientists recently discoveredan alien planet 13 times bigger than Jupiter. Who led the international team of scientists?
(a) Jagadesh Kumar
(b) T.G.Sitharam
(c) Purnima Devi
(d) Rajiv Kumar
(e) Abhijit Chakraborty
16) SpaceX has launched Falcon 9 rocket topped with the ___ Starlink spacecraft lifted off from California’s Vandenberg Space Force Base, United States of America (USA).
(a) 43
(b) 36
(c) 52
(d) 27
(e) 69
17) The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras will set up its first International campus in which of the following country?
(a) Tanzania
(b) Uzbekistan
(c) China
(d) Türkiye
(e) Tajikistan
18) Which of the following state is set to host the Khelo India Games 2023?
(a) Andhra Pradesh
(b) Telangana
(c) Madhya Pradesh
(d) Tamil Nadu
(e) Gujarat
19) Who among the following has won the 2023 Monaco Grand Prix?
(a) Pierre Gasly
(b) Carlos Sainz
(c) Max Verstappen
(d) Lewis Hamilton
(e) Sergio Pérez
20) What is the theme of World Environment Day 2023 that has been celebrated every year on 5 June?
(a) Beat Air Pollution
(b) Time for Nature
(c) Only One Earth
(d) Ecosystem Restoration
(e) Beat Plastic Pollution
Answers :
1) Answer: B
Dairy technology provider Stellapps’ fintech arm mooPay Private Limited, in partnership with IBISA Network, HDFC ERGO and Gramcover, has launched a unique heat Index-based insurance plan for farmers.
Key Highlights :
The cover provides financial compensation to farmers of mooMark, the dairy supply chain arm of Stellapps, to offset income loss due to a fall in milk productivity during heat waves in summer.
The cover guarantees insurance benefits for farmers if, over 60 days starting from May 1, 2023 temperatures exceed the specified limits for a predetermined number of days, with region-specific parameters.
The claim settlement process is simple and hassle-free.
The insurer takes the data of temperature trends for the insured period from a pre-agreed public database and compensates the claimant as per the prescribed benefits slab.
Each insured cattle is eligible for a cover of a maximum of ₹2,000.
Currently, the insurance cover extends to one cattle per household.
In the first phase, mooMark is offering this insurance as a part of its loyalty programme.
This policy covers around 7,000 farmers, in 5 districts, across 4 States for a total sum assured of over ₹1.3 crore.
Farmers are informed about this plan through village-level collection centres and Stellapps’ smartFarms app.
2) Answer: E
Reserve Bank Innovation Hub (RBIH) has joined hands with the Indian Institute of Technology Madras Research Park (IITMRP) and IIT Madras Incubation Cell (IITMIC) to introduce voice-banking solutions to eliminate language barriers across India.
The initiative of RBI and IIT Madras aims at conducting basic banking transactions through voice-controls in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and English, in the initial stage.
Voice-banking will assist the illiterate and the visually impaired in their banking needs.
State Bank of India (SBI), Axis Bank, Kotak Mahindra and IDFC First conducted a codefest on voice-banking called ‘Vaulter Voice’ at the IIT Madras Research Park.
From the registrations received, IITMRP has shortlisted 9 teams to work on a 6-hour codefest for solutions.
President of IIT Madras Research Park, Ashok Jhunjhunwala, stated that a pilot project should be available in 12 to 18 months.
CEO of RBIH : Rajesh Bansal
3) Answer: E
Bajaj Allianz Life, one of India’s leading private life insurers, has launched an exclusive term insurance plan for Type 2 diabetic and pre-diabetic individuals called Bajaj Allianz Life Diabetic Term Plan Sub 8 HbA1c.
This is the first of-its-kind protection plan in the Indian life insurance industry designed especially for Type 2 diabetic & pre-diabetic individuals.
Key Highlights :
According to the insurer, India is referred to as ‘diabetes capital of the world’ with the diabetic population in the country expected to hit an alarming mark of 69.9 million by 2025 and 80 million by 2030.
It offers life insurance coverage by factoring in the nuances of the health condition of those having diabetes.
4) Answer: B
National Electricity Plan (NEP) (Volume-1 Generation) has been notified by Central Electricity Authority for the period 2022-32.
The plan document released through e-gazette includes a review of last five years (2017-22), a detailed plan for the next five years (2022-27) and prospective plan for next five years (2027-32).
As per 20th Electric Power Survey (EPS) demand f or electricity all India peak demand and electrical energy requirement are estimated to be 277.2 GW and 1907.8 BU for 2026-27 and 366.4 GW and 2473.8 BU for 2031-32 respectively.
Energy requirement and peak demand include adoption of electric vehicles, installation of solar roof tops, production of green hydrogen, impact of Saubhagya scheme etc.
Based on the generation planning done under the scope of preparation of National Power Plan for 2022-27, there is a possibility of installing 6,09,591 MW capacity for 2026-27.
This includes 2,73,038 conventional capacity and 3,36,553 MW of renewable energy-based capacity as well as BESS (Battery Energy Storage System) capacity of 8,680 MW/ 34,720 Mega Watt-hour (MWh).
Potentially 9,00,422 MW capacity is estimated to be installed by the year 2031-32.
5) Answer: C
The Union Cabinet approved the establishment of a Regional Office of the Universal Postal Union (UPU) in New Delhi.
India has signed an agreement with Universal Postal Union to undertake UPU’s development cooperation and technical assistance activities in the region.
The approval to set up the regional office of the UPU will enable India to play an active role in various organizations in the postal sector to promote developing countries (South-South) and triangular cooperation.
India will provide a Field Project Expert, staff and office set-up for UPU’s regional office.
This initiative will help in expanding India’s diplomatic footprint and help in strengthening ties with other countries.
It will help in enhancing India’s presence at the global postal forums.
This regional office will prepare and implement Projects on capacity building and training, improving efficiency and quality of postal services, enhancement of Postal technology, etc. for the region.
6) Answer: B
Iraq’s prime minister Mr Mohammed Shia al-Sudani announced plans for a $17 billion regional transportation project intended to facilitate the flow of goods from Asia to Europe.
The planned Development Road project would facilitate the movement of goods from the Gulf to Europe by way of the Grand Faw Port in Basra, in southern Iraq, which would be connected to Turkey, then to Europe, through a network of railways and highways.
The Development Road project will link the Grand Faw Port in Iraq’s oil-rich south to Turkey, with plans for high-speed trains, local industry connections, and potentially oil and gas pipelines.
The planned project, which would involve the construction of about 1,200 km (about 745 miles) of railways and highways, will be “an economic lifeline and a promising opportunity for the convergence of interests, history, and cultures.
The project is expected to be completed by 2029.
7) Answer: E
India has joined the Centralized Laboratory Network (CLN) which currently has 15 partner facilities in 13 countries that works to test vaccines which can be used during pandemic, epidemic disease outbreak.
CLN is a part of the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) and the Network is the largest global group which has standardised methods and materials for testing.
CEPI-funded network aims to identify the most promising vaccine candidates rapidly and accurately against emerging infectious diseases and the expanded network is working at supporting sustainable regional outbreak preparedness infrastructure also.
The new members of the CLN now are Indian Council of Medical Research-National Institute of Virology (ICMR-NIV), Institut Pasteur de Dakar (IPD) (Senegal), KAVI Institute of Clinical Research (KAVI ICR) & University of Nairobi Institute of Tropical and Infectious Diseases (UNITID) (Kenya), Synexa Life Sciences (South Africa) and Uganda Virus Research Institute (UVRI) (Uganda).
8) Answer: A
Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in all 75 districts across UP.
The registration campaign will be organized across the state from 15 June, 2023.
Aim :
To cover around 14 lakh such MSMEs that are not yet registered with the MSME Udyam portal, and providing them with all the benefits of the schemes of the state government.
More than 90 lakh MSMEs are active in the state but only 14 lakh are registered.
In each district, the Directorate of Industries will organize camps for the registration of MSMEs.
Additionally, the MSMEs themselves can also register by visiting the portal.
The registration of MSMEs will provide them an identity, which will be essential for their operation.
About MSME :
MSME term was introduced by the Government of India (GoI) in agreement with the Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises Development (MSMED) Act, 2006.
9) Answer: A
Amarendu Prakash has taken charge as the new Chairman and Managing Director of Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL).
He succeeds Soma Mondal, who retired from the post on April 30, 2023.
Prior to this appointment, he has been serving as the Director (in-charge at SAIL’s Bokaro Steel Plant (BSL), in Bokaro, Jharkhand.
10) Answer: A
P Upadhyay assumed charge as Director General of Naval Armament (DGONA) on June 1, 2023, and replaced KSC lyer, who superannuated on 31 May 2023.
About P Upadhyay :
He is an alumnus of the Naval Defence College of NDC-53.
He belongs to the 1987 batch of the Indian Naval Armament Service.
He joined the Naval Armament Organization of the Indian Navy in 1989.
In a span of 34 years, he has held various important assignments at NAD (Visakhapatnam), NAD (Karanja), NAD (Trombay), NAD (Alwaye).
He is specialized in Missile and Torpedo Maintenance besides having vast knowledge of the disposal of ammunition.
11) Answer: D
Recep Tayyip Erdogan was re-elected as the President of Turkey for the third consecutive time.
Erdogan received 52.14% of votes in the second round beating his challenger, Kemal Kilicdaroglu, who won 47.86%.
Ambassador Virander Paul will be representing India at the ceremony
In 2014 he became the country’s first popularly-elected president and was elected again in 2018 after securing new executive powers for the presidency in a 2017 referendum.
Previously, he served as prime minister of Turkey from 2003 to 2014 and as mayor of Istanbul from 1994 to 1998.
12) Answer: C
Cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar has been appointed as the ‘Smile Ambassador’ for the Maharashtra government’s oral hygiene campaign titled ‘Swachh Mukh Abhiyaan.
Chief Minister Shri Eknath Shinde and Deputy CM Shri Devendra Fadnavis signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for 5 years with Tendulkar for the major state-wide initiative.
Key Highlights :
The Swachh Mukh Abhiyaan is a national campaign undertaken by the Indian Dental Association to improve oral health and hygiene and educate people about its importance.
The campaign will lead the country to optimal healthcare and pave the way for a new model of oral hygiene.
It highlights a five-point oral hygiene agenda like brushing teeth twice daily, rinsing after every meal, eating healthy and nutritious food, avoiding smoking or chewing tobacco to prevent oral cancer, and going for dental check-up at least twice a year.
13) Answer: C
National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) Limited Chairman & Managing Director (CMD) Gurdeep Singh has been given additional charge of the CMD of North Eastern Electric Power Corporation Limited (NEEPCO) for a period of 3 months.
He was appointed following the retirement of the incumbent CMD P C Pankaj.
The decision was taken following the approval of the Union Minister of Power and New and Renewable Energy (NRE), RK Singh.
14) Answer: C
The Indian Navy achieved a unique feat after an MH-60 ‘Romeo’ multi-mission helicopter landed on the indigenously-built aircraft carrier INS Vikrant.
It is the world’s most advanced maritime helicopter and is the most capable naval helicopter available today designed to operate from frigates, destroyers, cruisers and aircraft carriers.
It is manufactured by US defence major Lockheed Martin.
It is an all-weather helicopter designed to support multiple missions with state-of-the-art avionics and sensors.
Main missions of the MH-60R Seahawk are Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) and Anti-Surface Warfare (ASuW)
This helicopter can detect and track submarines and surface ships and attack with torpedoes and missiles.
On May 24, 2023 for the first time, the MiG-29K fighter aircraft undertook night landing on indigenously-built aircraft carrier INS Vikrant
15) Answer: E
An international team of scientists led by Professor Abhijit Chakraborty of the Physical Research Laboratory (PRL) in Ahmedabad, Gujarat has discovered an alien planet, which is 13 times bigger in size than Jupiter.
It has been identified as a planet and designated as TOI 4603b or HD 245134b.
It is the third exoplanet identified by PRL scientists.
The findings of the study were published in the journal Astronomy and Astrophysics Letters.
Key Highlights :
Scientists from India, Germany, Switzerland, and the United States have used PRL Advanced Radial-velocity Abu-sky Search spectrograph (PARAS) at Mt Abu’s Gurushikhar Observatory for determining the planet’s mass.
The newly-discovered planet has a mass of 14 g/cm3.
This planet is 731 light years away from Earth and orbits its star once every 7.24 days.
Its temperature is around 1396 degree Celsius.
16) Answer: C
SpaceX (Space Exploration Technologies Corporation) has launched Falcon 9 rocket topped with the 52 Starlink spacecraft lifted off from California’s Vandenberg Space Force Base, United States of America (USA).
It was the 14th launch and landing for this particular booster.
Key Highlights :
According to astrophysicist and satellite tracker Jonathan McDowell, SpaceX has now launched more than 4,500 Starlink satellites, more than 4,100 of which are currently active.
SpaceX already has permission to send 12,000 Starlink satellites to orbit, and it has applied for approval to launch another 30,000 on top of that.
17) Answer: A
The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras will set up its first International campus in Zanzibar, Tanzania.
The institute is planning to start classes by October 2023 with a batch of 50 undergraduate and 20 postgraduate students.
The establishment of IIT in Zanzibar is a significant step towards strengthening the ties between India and Africa.
The IIT campus in Tanzania will promote research and innovation in the African continent.
Key Highlights :
Zanzibar will be one of three campuses of IIT which will be located outside of India.
The other campuses will be set up in Abu Dhabi and Kuala Lumpur.
Each of these campuses is designed to serve its respective region, with Zanzibar serving the greater East African region.
In the first year, the institution will offer data science and artificial intelligence courses.
18) Answer: D
Tamil Nadu will be hosting Khelo India Games 2023.
Chief Minister MK Stalin, announced that the Union Government has approved the state government’s request to allow Tamil Nadu to host the games and added that the event will showcase.
Description Khelo India Youth Games, formerly Khelo India School Games, are the annual national-level multidisciplinary grassroot games in India .
On the completion of five years of Khelo India, the Prime Minister recognizes the significant contribution of the initiative in fostering and nurturing sporting talent, aiming to create an optimal environment for the growth of sports in India.
19) Answer: C
Max Verstappen won the Monaco GP, acing the challenging conditions as a rain shower hit the track in the closing stages.
With his title rival and teammate Sergio Perez only managin g to finish 16th, Verstappen has further extended his lead at the top of the standings.
Fernando Alonso held on to second place for Aston Martin.
Verstappen’s win, his fourth in six races this year, moved him 39 points clear of team-mate Sergio Perez in the championship.
20) Answer: E
On June 5th of this current year World Environment Day 2023 is observed all over the world.
World Environment Day is an international day dedicated to raising public awareness about various environmental challenges
The theme for World Environment Day 2023 is “Beat Plastic Pollution.”
In 1968, Sweden suggests to the UN to have a conference that is focused on the environment.
In 1972, First U.N Environmental Conference was held.
Maurice Strong finally lead the discussions about marine pollution, human overpopulation, and global warming
In 1974, The first World Environment Day was celebrated in Spokane, Washington. This year marks the 50th anniversary of World Environment Day.
In 2019, China Hosted World Environment Day, and China raised awareness of the 7 million people who die annually from air pollution with the slogan ‘Beat Air Pollution.’
World Environment Day 2023 is hosted by Côte d’Ivoire in partnership with the Netherlands.
