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1) Which of the following points are ‘correct’ regarding India’s G20 Presidency?
I) PM Modi revealed India’s logo, theme, and website for the G20 presidency.
II) The theme of the G20 India 2023 is “VasudhaivaKutumbakam: One Earth, One Family, One Future”
III) The logo’s seven petals represent the seven seas and the confluence of the seven continents during the G20 India 2023 summit.
a) I Only
b) II Only
c) I & III Only
d) III Only
e) All the above
2) Recently, Which country has become India’s top oil supplier in October 2022 surpassing traditional sellers Saudi Arabia?
a) USA
b) UK
c) Russia
d) Japan
e) China
3) Recently, which of the following state government launched the first Handicraft Policy2022?
a) Sikkim
b) Rajasthan
c) Manipur
d) Nagaland
e) Karnataka
4) United Arab Emirates-based bank Emirates NBD announced an additional ____________ investment in its India operations and added two more branches in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, and Gurugram, Haryana.
a) USD 100 Million
b) USD 150 Million
c) USD 200 Million
d) USD 225 Million
e) USD 250 Million
5) The Defence Research & Development Organization (DRDO) has launched the Hull Module of the Submersible Platform for Acoustic Characterization & Evaluation (SPACE) at the facility at Naval Physical Oceanographic Laboratory (NPOL) ________.
a) Kochi, Kerala
b) Mumbai, Maharashtra
c) Chandipur, Odisha
d) Chennai, TamilNadu
e) None of the above
6) Which of the following state has recently flagged off a free pilgrimage scheme under the “Mukhyamantri Devdarshan Yatra Yojana”?
a) Goa
b) Sikkim
c) Nagaland
d) Rajasthan
e) Maharashtra
7) Which of the following state’s Rail Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd (HRIDC), signed an agreement with the Railway Energy Management Company Limited (REMCL) for the development of renewable energy projects?
a) Nagaland
b) Manipur
c) Haryana
d) Punjab
e) Westbengal
8) Who has been appointed as Chairperson of the 22nd Law Commission of India?
a) Rituraj Awasthi
b) DP Verma
c) Anand Paliwal
d) BS Chauhari
e) None of the above
9) Recently,In which of the following city the first Vedic clock installed?
a) Chennai
b) Ujjain
c) Mumbai
d) Pune
e) Banglore
10) In which state has recently launched a Technology Transfer Scheme to reimburse tech licence costs to startups?
a) Kerala
b) Telangana
c) Andhra Pradesh
d) Karnataka
e) New Delhi
11) Which Organisation has recently signed an MOU with the Bureau of Energy Efficiency(BEE) to promote Energy Efficiency Finance for MSMEs?
a) SIDBI
b) RBI
c) NABARD
d) IRDAI
e) None of the above
12) Which of the following personalities has recently been inducted into the International Cricket Council(ICC) Hall of fame?
a) Shivnarine Chanderpaul(West Indies)
b) Charlotte Edwards(England)
c) Abdul Qadir(Pakistan)
d) A & B only
e) All the above
13) Recently, Who won the gold medal in singles at BWF Para-Badminton World Championships in Tokyo?
a) Manisha Ramadass
b) Pramod Bhagat
c) Nitesh Kumar
d) A & B Only
e) Manoj Sarkar
14) Who wrote the book “Winning the Inner battle”?
a) Shane Watson
b) Chris Lynch
c) Chetan Bhagat
d) Jumpha Lahiri
e) None of the above
15) On which of the following day UN’s Science day for Peace and Development 2022 was observed?
a) 11th November
b) 10th November
c) 9th November
d) 12th November
e) None of the above
16) Pin Valley national park is located in which state?
a) Himachal Pradesh
b) Arunachal Pradesh
c) Maharashtra
d) Gujarat
e) Chhattisgarh
17) National Financial Switch is the largest network of _______ in India.
a) Core Banking Solutions
b) Mutual Funds
c) Insurance products
d) Automated Teller Machines
e) Electronic Fund Transfer
18) When was the SARFAESI act enacted?
a) 2005
b) 2000
c) 2006
d) 2002
e) 2004
19) Which of the following describes the first public offering of new securities or the offering for sale of existing securities by an unlisted company?
a) Treasure Bills
b) Follow – on Public offering
c) Offer of Sale
d) Initial Public Offering
e) Commercial Paper
20) Where is the headquarters of the United Nations Conference onTrade and Development (UNCTAD)?
a) Berlin, Germany
b) Vienna, Austria
c) Rome, Italy
d) Geneva, Switzerland
e) Washington, USA
Answers :
1) Answer: E
India’s logo, theme, and website for the G20 presidency have been presented by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and they represent the nation’s message and overriding priorities to the rest of the globe.
The planet is perched atop a lotus in the G20 logo, which was designed using India’snational flag’s four colors.The logo’s seven petals represent the seven seas and the confluence of the sevencontinents during the G20 India 2023 summit.
The theme of the G20 India 2023 is VasudhaivaKutumbakam: One Earth, One Family, One Futurewhich is derived from how the earth symbolizes India’s pro-planet philosophy of life.
Next month, India will assume the presidency of the G20, marking a major stride in the development of the nation’s foreign policy and the prime minister’s goal of undertaking leadership roles in the world arena.
India has a special chance to contribute to the global agenda on urgent issues of international significance during the G20 leadership.
2) Answer: C
According to data from energy cargo tracker Vortexa, Russia has become India’s top oil supplier in October 2022, surpassing traditional sellers Saudi Arabia and Iraq.
Russia now makes up for 22% of India’s total crude imports, ahead of Iraq’s 20.5% andSaudi Arabia’s 16%.
Russia supplied 935,556 barrels per day (BPD) of crude oil to India in October 2022 evenas it made up for just 0.2% of all oil imported by India in the year until March 31, 2022.
Iraq slipped to the No.2 slot with 888,079 BPD of supplies in October 2022 followed by SaudiArabia at 746,947 BPD.
India imported 68,600 bpd of Russian oil in March, and the import increased to 266,617 bpd in the following month and peaked at 942,694 bpd in June.
In June 2022 Iraq was India’s top supplier with 1.04 million bpd of oil & in that monthRussia became India’s second biggest supplier.
3) Answer: B
The Rajasthan government has launched its first Handicraft Policy 2022 to boost investment in the cultural heritage of Rajasthan.
To provide better marketing arrangements for the upliftment of handicrafts, to revivetraditional and extinct arts as well as to create new employment opportunities.
The prime objective of the Rajasthan Handicrafts Policy-2022 is to set up the essentialinfrastructure in the state for the sector.
The policy focuses on empowering handicrafts for the growth of the state by ensuringparticipation and generating new employment opportunities.
It is expected to generate more than 50,000 new jobs in the next 5 years.
In the year 2020-21, Handicrafts worth Rs 6205.32 crore were exported from Rajasthan.
4) Answer: A
United Arab Emirates-based bank Emirates NBD announced an additional USD 100 million investment in its India operations and added two more branches in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, and Gurugram, Haryana
The lender, having the largest presence in the Middle East region, has so far invested USD300 million in the last 5 years of its operations in India in three tranches, its group head for international and group strategy.
The bank does not have a captive development center in India but has contracted an IT services vendor here to help drive its global operations.
India and the UAE have had long-standing strategic and economic ties over the years,which have further been catalyzed by the recently executed Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA).
Indians constitute the largest expatriate community in UAE and a third of EmiratesNBD’s customer base are Indian expatriates.
The bank’s 60-second zero-fee digital funds transfer service to India, DirectRemit, hasfacilitated 2.5 million remittances to India worth nearly USD 2 billion in 2022.
5) Answer: A
The Defence Research & Development Organization (DRDO) has launched the Hull Module of the Submersible Platform for Acoustic Characterization & Evaluation (SPACE) facility at Naval Physical & Oceanographic Laboratory (NPOL) Kochi, Kerala.
It is a state-of-the-art testing and evaluation facility for sonar systems developed for use by the Indian navy onboard various platforms, including ships, submarines, and helicopters. This new facility has boosted the Government of India’s ‘AatmaNirbhar Bharat’ and‘Make in India’ initiatives.
SPACE is a one-of-a-kind facility in the world. The SPACE facility is based on the concept, design, and requirements projected by NPOLand has been constructed by Larsen & Turbo (L&T) Shipbuilding, Chennai.
This will be mainly utilized for evaluating sonar systems, allowing for quick deploymentand easy recovery of scientific packages such as sensors and transducers.
6) Answer: A
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in Goa formally launched a state-sponsored pilgrimage scheme for people announced before the Assembly polls held in February 2022.
Goa Chief Minister Shri Pramod Sawant flagged off a bus carrying passengers to thefamous Tirupati shrine in Andhra Pradesh under the MukhyamantriDevdarshan Yatra Yojana, which he had announced before the Assembly polls.
The two other destinations promised under the scheme are Velankanni in Tamil Nadu- apopular pilgrim centre, especially renowned for the Church of Mother Mary- and Shirdi, the famous shrine of Sai Baba located in neighbouring Maharashtra.
Under the scheme, people over the age of 50 years are eligible to apply.The pilgrimages under the scheme are free of cost. The Goa government takes care of meals and boarding of pilgrims during the tours”.
7) Answer: C
Haryana Rail Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd (HRIDC), a joint venture of the Haryana government (51%) and the Ministry of Railway (MOR) (49%) signed an agreement with the Railway Energy Management Company Limited (REMCL) for the development of renewable energy projects in Haryana.
The agreement was signed at the HRIDC office at Sector 44 Gurugram, Haryana.REMCL is a joint venture between the rail ministry and RITES Ltd.
Under the agreement, the two companies will collaborate to explore areas of renewableenergy projects (wind, solar and hybrid) related to net-zero carbon emission targets of the Indian Railways.
HRIDC would identify green energy projects in Haryana to obtain technical expertise inconsultancy, execution, and implementation through developers by REMC in their territories.
8) Answer: A
The Central Government appointed Shri Justice Rituraj Awasthi, Retired High Court Chief Justice of Karnataka as Chairperson of the 22nd Law Commission of India along with five members for the commission.
Centre also appointed former Kerala High Court judge Justice KT Sankaran, Prof.Anand Paliwal, Prof. DP Verma, Prof. (Dr) Raka Arya, and M Karunanithi as members of the Commission.
22nd Law Commission was formed in February 2020
The term of the 21st Law Commission ended on August 31, 2018, and was headed byformer SC judge Justice BS Chauhan.
9) Answer: B
The world’s first Vedic Clock will be installed in Ujjain the city of Lord Malakal, Madhya Pradesh.
Madhya Pradesh education minister Shri Mohan Yadav laid the foundation stone of the world’s first Vedic Clock at the 300-year-old Jiwaji Observatory in Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh.
The Jiwaji observatory was constructed by Maharaja Sawai Raja Jaisingh of Jaipur in1719.
The clock to be built at an estimated cost of Rs 1.62 crore aims to make people familiar withthe Vedic time calculation.
10) Answer: A
The Government of Kerala has launched a Technology Transfer Scheme to reimburse the expense incurred by the new startup ventures to procure technology licenses from government research institutions in India to commercialize and scale up their products.
In the Scheme implemented through Kerala Startup Mission (KSUM) & the governmentwill reimburse up to Rs 10 lakh to startups.
The scheme will help startups in Kerala to gain greater access to the know-how required forturning their ideas into marketable products.
11) Answer: A
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for MSMEs has been struck between the Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) and the government agency for energy efficiency, the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE), under the Ministry of Power.
The MoU will examine internet of things (IoT)-based solutions, greening MSMEs,capacity building of various stakeholders, etc., and encourage energy efficiency finance for MSMEs, according to BEE.
To persuade MSME businesses to make energy-saving improvements to their facilities andequipment to cut down on their energy use, increase their energy efficiency, lower theircarbon dioxide emissions, and boost their long-term profitability.
To achieve India’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) 2030 targets, SIDBI establishedpartnerships with numerous stakeholders to assist MSMEs in becoming more energy efficient in their operations.
SIDBI and Deutsche Gesellschaft für InternationaleZusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbHhave signed memorandums of understanding (MoUs) to operate a risk-sharing facility (RSF) that provides credit guarantees to loans from commercial banks or non-banking financial businesses (NBFCs).
12) Answer: E
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has named the most recent luminaries to be inducted into the coveted ICC Hall of Fame.
Shivnarine Chanderpaul of the West Indies, Charlotte Edwards of the EnglandWomen’s team, and Abdul Qadir of Pakistan were elected as the 107th, 108th, and 109thmembers of the International Cricket Council (ICC) Hall of Fame, respectively, following a voting process that included current members of the organization, media representatives, senior executives from the Federation of International Cricketers (FICA), and the ICC.
One of the most recognizable names in West Indies cricket history is ShivnarineChanderpaul.
He made his debut at the age of 19, and after developing an unconventional batting style, hesoon outperformed opposition bowlers.Charlotte Edwards developed into one of the most important players in the annals of women’scricket during a 20-year international playing career.
As a 16-year-old just beginning her international career, she made an immediate impressionby hitting an unbeaten 173 against Ireland at the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup in Pune, setting a new record.
13) Answer: D
At the BWF Para-Badminton World Championships in Tokyo, Pramod Bhagat and Manisha Ramadass won gold medals in the singles competition.
In an all-Indian SL3 final, defending Paralympic gold medalist Bhagat defeated fellowcountryman Nitesh Kumar 21-19, 21-19 in 53 minutes.
Bhagat has now won four gold medals at the World Championships in singlescompetition and six medals overall.
In the SL3-SL4 men’s doubles championship, Bhagat and Manoj Sarkar lost againstIndonesia’s HikmatRamdani and UkunRukaendi 21-14, 18-21, and 13-21.
In the SU5 final, Manisha Ramadass defeated Mamiko Toyoda of Japan 21-15, 21-15 in30 minutes.
In the six championships Bhagat has competed in, he has won a total of six gold, two silver,and three bronze medals in singles and doubles.
With two gold, two silver, and 12 bronze medals, India finished the competition.
In the men’s doubles SL3-SL4 competition, Bhagat and Manoj Sarkar had to settle for a silver medal.
14) Answer: A
Winning the Inner Battle, a new book Shane Watson wrote Bringing the best version of you to cricket.
This book will provide you with all of the information you will ever need to fully understandhow to bring your finest performance every time it is required.
Shane Watson is one of Australia’s best all-rounders, having played 298 times for hiscountry.
15) Answer: B
World Science Day for Peace and Development 2022 is observed on the 10th of November 2022.World Science Day for Peace and Development 2022 theme is “Basic Sciences forSustainable Development”
The first World Conference on Science was held in 1999 and was coordinated byUNESCO and the International Council for Science.The gathering was held in Hungary, where various delegations concurred on theimportance of educating the public about science.
It was agreed upon by everybody that science should have a special day or week.To establish a strong relationship between science and society, actions were initiated in2001.World Science Day for Peace and Development was first observed in 2002.
16) Answer: A
Pin Valley National Park is a National park of India located in the Spiti Valley in the Lahaul and Spiti district, in the state of Himachal Pradesh. It is located in far northern India.
17) Answer: D
National Financial Switch (NFS) is the largest network of shared automated teller machines (ATMs) in India.
18) Answer: D
The Sarfaesi Act of 2002 was brought in to guard financial institutions against loan defaulters.
19) Answer: D
An initial public offering (IPO) refers to the process of offering shares of a private corporation to the public in a new stock issuance for the first time.
20) Answer: D
UNCTAD is composed of 195 member states and works with nongovernmental organizations worldwide; its permanent secretariat is in Geneva, Switzerland.
