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1) World Braille Day is observed every year on which among the following day in January?
(a) January 01
(b)January 02
(c)January 03
(d)January 04
(e)January 05
2) As per the proposal by the Government of India, which International Organisation has declared 2023 as the International Year of Millets (IYM)?
(a)Food and Agriculture Organization
(b) United Nations General Assembly
(c) United Nations Environment Programme
(d) United Nations Development Programme
(e) World Health Organization
3) United Nations Security Council (UNSC) adopts first-ever resolution on which among the following countryon demanding an end to violence and the release of political prisoners?
(a) Bhutan
(b) Myanmar
(c) Nepal
(d) Pakistan
(e) Ukraine
4) Which among the following state Chief Minister has recently granted Industry Status to the Tourism Sector of their respective state?
(a)Telangana
(b) Himachal Pradesh
(c) Arunachal Pradesh
(d) Manipur
(e) Assam
5) Which state government signs Rs 2,275 crore agreements with Asian Development Bank (ADB) to improve the power distribution network?
(a) Meghalaya
(b) Tripura
(c) Maharashtra
(d) Andhra Pradesh
(e) Nagaland
6) Asian Development Bank (ADB) has recently granted__________- to Shriram Finance for vehicle loans to women entrepreneurs
(a)$25 million
(b)$50 million
(c)$75 million
(d) $100 million
(e)$125 million
7) Which among the following Life Insurance Companies has recently Introduced Emerging Opportunities Fund with Unit Linked Insurance Plans (Ulips)?
(a) Tata AIA Life Insurance Company
(b) Bharti AXA Life Insurance Company
(c) Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance
(d) Aviva Life Insurance Company
(e) Aditya Birla Sun Life Insurance
8) Coffee exports from India rose up by nearly 2% to 400,000 tonnes in 2022 and reaches Asia’s __________ largest producer and exporter
(a) 1st
(b) 2nd
(c) 3rd
(d) 4th
(e) 5th
9) As per the report by the government of India, ‘SMART’ program was launched to boost Research &Development in which field?
(a) Automobile
(b) Shipping
(c) Sports
(d) MSME
(e) Ayurveda
10) Women workers participating in the MGNREGS have touched a ten-year high in the ongoing financial year with ___________% of women workers
(a)56.8%
(b) 57.8%
(c)59.8%
(d)58.8%
(e)60.8%
11) As per recent news, Central government offices are expected to go fully digital by the end of _____________
(a)February 2023
(b)March 2023
(c)April 2023
(d)October 2023
(e)December 2023
12) As per the data released by the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy, India’s unemployment rate rose to the highest in 16 months at __________ percent in December
(a) 7.30%
(b) 8.30%
(c)9.30%
(d)10.30%
(e)11.30%
13) Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva sworn in as the __________ president of Brazil following the 2022 Brazilian general election
(a) 36th
(b) 37th
(c) 38th
(d) 39th
(e) 40th
14) Tata Sons chairman Mr. N Chandrasekaran to head which state government advisory council?
(a) Kerala
(b) Karnataka
(c)Maharashtra
(d) Himachal Pradesh
(e) Uttarakhand
15) Defence Ministry begins Process to Buy 100 More K-9 Vajra self-propelled Howitzers that was built by which company?
(a)Larsen & Toubro
(b)Mahindra Defence Systems
(c) Tata Advanced System Limited
(d) Defence Research and Development Organisation
(e) Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited
16) Which among the following app has won Google Play’s Best of 2022 Award?
(a)Last Pass
(b)Riafy Technologies
(c)Textra
(d) Pocket Casts
(e)1Weather
17) Magnus Carlsen wins all three-world chess championships. He belongs to which country?
(a) United States
(b) Brazil
(c) Sweden
(d) Spain
(e) Norway
18) RK Krishnakumar passed away. He was the former director of which group?
(a) TATA Group
(b) Adani Group
(c) Ambani Group
(d) Birla Group
(e)Hinduja Group
19) Where does Kitam Birds Sanctuary located at?
(a) Nagaland
(b) Sikkim
(c)Gujarat
(d)Kerala
(e) None of these
20) The Head Quarters of International Labour organization located in___________
(a)Rome Italy
(b)Newyork USA
(c) Geneva Switzerland
(d) Bern Switzerland
(e)None of these
Answers :
1) Answer: D
World Braille Day 2023 is observed on the 4th of January 2023.
On World Braille Day 2023, Create awareness about the word Braille because many have not aware of its importance of Braille.
On World Braille Day 2023, Give a Braille-written gift to a person who is blind or partially sighted.
This present might be a book, a toy, or educational materials.
History:
After its inventor, “Braille,” the term was given. When Louis Braille was a young child, he inadvertently injured himself in the eye with his father’s awl, which caused him to lose his vision.
He spent time at the Royal Institute for Blind Youth in France starting at the age of 10 when he developed and improved the raised-dot technique that eventually became known as Braille.
Braille finished his work by creating a code based on cells with six dots that allowed a fingertip to quickly go from one cell to the next while still feeling the full unit with one touch.
2) Answer: B
The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) declared 2023 as the International Year of Millets (IYM), a proposal sponsored by the Government of India (GoI) to promote these “Nutri-cereals.”
The declaration will be helpful to the Government of India in articulating its goal of making IYM 2023 a “People’s Movement” as well as presenting India as the “Global Hub for Millets,” as India produces one-fifth of the world’s millets.
About Millets :
Millets are a highly varied group of small-seeded grasses that are often referred to as “Nutri-cereals”.
Millets’ were among the first crops to be domesticated in India with several evidence of their consumption during the Indus valley civilization.
In India, millets are primarily a Kharif crop, requiring less water and agricultural inputs than other similar staples.
The main millet-growing states in India are Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, and Madhya Pradesh.
3) Answer: B
The United Nations Security Council (UNSC ) has adopted its first-ever resolution on Myanmar in 74 years to demand an end to violence and urge the military junta to release all political prisoners, including ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
Myanmar has been in crisis since the army took power from Suu Kyi’s elected government on Feb. 1, 2021, detaining her and other officials.
Key Highlights :
The 15-member council has long been split on how to deal with the Myanmar crisis with China and Russia arguing against strong action.
The remaining 12 members voted in favour.
The resolution urges the junta to immediately release all arbitrarily detained prisoners, including Suu Kyi and ex-president Win Myint.
It also demands an immediate end to all forms of violence and asks for all parties to respect human rights, fundamental freedoms, and the rule of law.
4) Answer: E
The Assam Cabinet, chaired by Assam Chief Minister (CM) M Shri HimantaBiswaSarma, approved the application for the provision of Industrial status to the tourist sector in Assam.
The newly-implemented policy aims for sustainable and environmentally friendly investment besides capital formation and the creation of gainful employment.
Key Highlights:
Restaurants, cafeterias, health clubs, spas, and wellness centres among others are now eligible for subsidies under the industrial strategy as a result of the tourism industry being given industry status.
This action will further support and stimulate private investment in the aforementioned tourism-related industries.
The ministry also stated that the region’s overall development might be aided by the development of the infrastructure through Public Private Partnership (PPP) models.
5) Answer: B
Tripura government has signed an agreement for an Asian Development Bank (ADB)-assisted project of Rs 2,275 crore (US $275 million) for the Improvement of Tripura’s Power Distribution Strengthening and Generation Efficiency.
The Project agreement was signed between Brijesh Pandey, Secretary of the Power Department on behalf of the Government of Tripura, and NilayaMitash, Officer-in-Charge of ADB’s India Resident Mission.
This was the highest investment package in the power sector of Tripura so far, and also the biggest single project in the history of Tripura in any infrastructure sector.
The project will be implemented in the next 3 years.
The ADB project will support the state government’s efforts to strengthen its power sector by replacing inefficient power plants and strengthening the distribution system.
6) Answer: D
Multilateral funding agency Asian Development Bank (ADB) has sanctioned USD 100 million (about `830 crore) to Shriram Finance Limited (SFL), a part of Shriram Group to provide vehicle loans to women entrepreneurs.
The USD 100 million External Commercial Borrowing (ECB) is a 5-year loan and is under SFL’s Social Finance framework to provide credit towards the purchase of new and used vehicles throughout India.
The loan can be used for vehicle finance for commercial purposes for BS VI-compliant vehicles and electric vehicles, specifically, finance women entrepreneurs, catering to under-developed states of the country.
It will empower and promote the social and economic status of underserved communities.
Besides the ADB loan, SFL has also successfully raised $250 million from US Development Finance Corporation and $ 475 million through a 144A Bond from the international market in 2022.
7) Answer: A
Tata AIA Life Insurance has launched Emerging Opportunity Fund, and ULIP plans (Unit Linked Insurance Plans) which can spend money on mid-cap firms and rising market leaders with the potential to generate important future development.
The purposes for ULIP plans with the New Fund Offering (NFO) window will stay open until 31 December 2022.
Key Highlights :
Investments within the Fund might be made using Tata AIA’s ULIP choices like Fortune Pro, Wealth Pro, Fortune Maxima, and Wealth Maxima.
The Fund may also be hooked up to Tata AIA’s Param Rakshak Solutions.
The fund can make investments as much as 30% of the portfolio in fairness and fairness-associated devices falling outdoors the mid-cap range.
8) Answer: C
Coffee shipments from India, Asia’s third-largest producer and exporter, rose 1.66 percent to 4 lakh tonne in 2022 on the rise in instant coffee exports and re-exports, according to the Coffee Board.
Exports stood at 3.93 lakh tonnes in 2021.
In value terms, coffee export was higher at Rs 8,762.47 crore in 2022 as against Rs 6,984.67 crore in the previous year.
India ships both Robusta and Arabica varieties, besides instant coffee.
According to the Board’s latest data, the shipment of Robusta coffee declined marginally to 2,20,974 tonnes in 2022 from 2,20,997 tonnes in the previous year.
Similarly, export of Arabica fell 11.43 percent to 44,542 tonnes from 50,292 tonnes.
However, the export of instant coffee increased 16.73 percent to 35,810 tonnes in 2022 from 29,819 tonnes in the previous year.
9) Answer: E
A special government initiative aimed to boost scientific research in healthcare areas through Ayurveda colleges and hospitals was launched.
The Scope for Mainstreaming Ayurveda Research in Teaching Professionals (SMART) program was launched by the National Commission for Indian System of Medicine and the Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences, the two prominent institutions under the Ayush Ministry.
The program was launched on Monday by Vaidya Jayant Deopujari, Chairman, of NCISM, and Professor Rabinarayan Acharya, Director General, CCRAS in the presence of Prof. B S Prasad, President of the Board of Ayurveda, NCISM, and other senior officials.
The ‘SMART’ program will have a deep long-term rejuvenating impact on research in the field of Ayurveda and it will be a great service to the nation.
10) Answer: B
The proportion of women workers participating in the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) has touched a ten-year high in the ongoing financial year.
According to the latest statistics, 57.8% of the workers who used the scheme this year were women, their highest level of participation since 2012-13.
Out of the 15 States (Kerala, Bihar, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, Chhattisgarh, Telangana, Odisha, Jharkhand, Assam, Gujarat, and Uttar Pradesh) being surveyed, 14 States reported an upward trend in women’s participation except for Kerala.
The drop in Kerala is miniscule.
For the last five years, in Kerala and Tamil Nadu, women’s share in the MGNREGA workforce has been hovering between 85-90%.
The proportion of women workers in Bihar grew 3.7 percentage points this year, while UP saw a 3.3 percentage point hike.
Despite this, U.P. has participation in MGNREGS at around 37%.
11) Answer: A
As most Central government offices are expected to go fully digital by the end of February 2023, several security measures have been put in place to avoid any cybersecurity incidents such as the recent cyber and ransomware attack at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Delhi.
E-Office is designed and developed by National Informatics Centre, Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MEITY).
E-Office is a cloud-enabled software that can be deployed/hosted in any data centre or any cloud identified by the organization.
The NIC team shall help the organization set up the e-Office environment, master data preparation, and initial rollout.
About e-Office:
The e-Office aims to support Governance by ushering in more effective and transparent inter and Intra-Government processes.
The vision of the e-Office is to achieve a simplified, responsive, effective, and transparent working of all Government Offices.
12) Answer: B
India’s unemployment rate rose to 8.30 percent in December, the highest in 16 months, from 8.30 percent in the previous month, data from the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE).
The urban unemployment rate rose to 10.09 percent in December from 8.96 percent in the previous month, while the rural unemployment rate slipped to 7.44 percent from 7.55 percent, the data showed.
About CMIE:
The Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE) is an independent private limited entity that serves both as an economic think-tank as well as a business information company.
Headquarters- Mumbai, India, Chairman- Mahesh Vyas.
13) Answer: D
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has been sworn in as the 39th president of Brazil in a ceremony held in the National Congress in Brasília, Brazil following the 2022 Brazilian general election
He was sworn in as President of Brazil for the 3rd time after defeating Jair Bolsonaro (Incumbent President of Brazil from 2019 to 2022).
Meanwhile, Geraldo Alckmin was sworn in as the 26th Vice President of Brazil.
Note :
Lula is the first Brazilian president to have been elected to a third term in office and the first to have defeated an incumbent president in an election.
14) Answer: C
The Maharashtra government has appointed Tata Sons Chairman Mr. N Chandrasekaran as the head of the new Economic Advisory Council of Maharashtra.
This was announced by the deputy chief minister Shri Devendra Fadnavis in the Maharashtra Legislative Council in Nagpur, Maharashtra.
The state government is forming an Economic Advisory Council to make Maharashtra a trillion-dollar economy.
It will function as a private research organization with a focus on issues related to agriculture, banking, engineering, and education.
The state government will also focus on certain ‘aspirational’ regions to increase the state’s human development index.
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has set a target of India becoming a $5 trillion economy by 2024-25
15) Answer: A
The Defence Ministry has started the process for the procurement of 100 more K9-Vajra tracked self-propelled howitzers which are built in India by Larsen & Toubro (L&T) using technology transferred from South Korean defense major Hanwha Defense.
The 100th gun was delivered to the Army in February 2021, the contract for which was signed in May 2017.
About K-9 Vajra :
The K9 Vajra is a 155 mm, 52-calibre tracked self-propelled howitzer (a short gun for firing shells on high trajectories at low velocities) transferred from South Korean defense major Hanwha Defense based on its K9 Thunder.
The K9 gun has been developed under the ‘Buy Global’ program of the Defence Procurement Procedure (DPP) where foreign companies are allowed to participate.
The K9 Vajra was mainly bought for use in deserts, but the India-China standoff prompted them to be deployed in the mountains as well.
16) Answer: B
The outgoing year gifted Riafy Technologies with a milestone achievement, as users chose the company’s novel app as their ‘favorite’, finding ‘Dance Workout for Weight Loss’ among Google Play’s Best of 2022 Awards.
The app provides original and customized ways to support people in maintaining their physical and mental fitness.
Riafy is being incubated under Kerala Startup Mission, the nodal agency of the government for entrepreneurship development and incubation activities in the State.
The app, available in 11 languages, is used by lakhs of users in 176 countries. With the ‘pandemic pounds’ phenomenon, several individuals suffered from acute weight problems and associated health issues, unable to access fitness regimes.
17) Answer: E
Norwegian chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen wins all three world chess championship titles and he has won all three world chess championship titles for the third time in his career.
He achieved this feat by winning both the World Rapid and World Blitz chess titles in Almaty.
No other player has ever won the Rapid and Blitz titles in the same year.
Carlsen won the World Classical Championship in November 2021 by defeating grandmaster Ian Nepomniachtchi.
According to the International Chess Federation, his 2882 rating in 2014 is the highest in the history of chess.
He has currently a 2859 rating in classic and a 2839 rating in rapid.
Carlsen became the youngest person to be ranked number one in the world in 2010.
Gambit, move, Stalemate, Check, Grandmaster, and Castling are some important terms related to Chess.
18) Answer: A
Tata Group veteran and former Tata Sons director RayarothKuttambally Krishna Kumar passed away at the age of 84 in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
About RK Krishnakumar:
Krishna Kumar was born in Thalassery, Kerala.
He joined Tata Administrative Services in 1963.
In 1965, he was transferred to Tata Global Beverages, then known as Tata Finlay, and worked through the re-branding of the company as Tata Tea, to become the vice president of South India Plantations in 1982.
In 1997, he was appointed as the head of the division of Indian Hotels Company (IHCL), which owns the Taj Group of hotels.
In 2002, he was appointed to the board of Tata Sons, the investment holding company of Tata Group.
19) Answer: B
Kitam Birds Sanctuary is situated between two villages of Sikkim named Sumbuk and Kitam
20) Answer: C
The International Labour Organisation has its headquarters in Geneva, Switzerlandz