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1) To empower and educate girls and women National Commission for Women(NCW) has recently launched ______________ phase of the Digital Shakti Campaign
(a) 1st Phase
(b) 2nd Phase
(c) 3rd Phase
(d) 4th Phase
(e) 5th Phase
2) To Promote Overseas Mobility India has launched First Virtual Global Skill Summit which was Co-Chaired by ______________
(a) Shri Manoj Joshi
(b) Shri Piyush Goyal
(c) Shri Dharmendra Pradhan
(d) Both A and B
(e) Both B and C
3) Secretary for chemicals and petrochemicals has recently inaugurated the 4th Edition of the Indian Chemicals Council Sustainability Conclave inaugurated in which city?
(a) Hyderabad
(b) Bangalore
(c) Kochi
(d) New Delhi
(e) Ahmadabad
4) To promote the sheep farming sector Integrated Sheep Development Scheme (ISDS) was recently launched in which State or Union Territory?
(a) Jammu and Kashmir
(b) Ladakh
(c) Himachal Pradesh
(d) Rajasthan
(e) Kerala
5) The state government of Assam has recently tied up with which Institution to train professionals to work in their districts.
(a) IIM Kozhikode
(b) IIM Indore
(c) IIM Bangalore
(d) IIM Ahmedabad
(e) IIM Visakhapatnam
6) Which Indian Organisation has recently introduceda Regulatory Framework to Facilitate Online Bond Platform Providers?
(a) Reserve Bank of India
(b) Securities and Exchange Board of India
(c) NITI Aayog
(d) Bombay Stock Exchange
(e) National Stock Exchange
7) Karnataka Vikas Grameena Bank (KVGB) has recently made MoU with which Insurance for bancassurance?
(a) Life Insurance Corporation of India
(b) PNB MetLife India Insurance Co Ltd
(c) Aegon Life Insurance
(d) Max Life Insurance Company
(e) HDFC Life Insurance Company
8) The market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has tweaked____________code to facilitate disinvestment in Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs)
(a) Shutdown
(b) Overcome
(c) Takeover
(d) Get Start
(e) Start Over
9) As per the Finance News, Which bank has signeda €150 million solar loan agreement with Germany’s KfW Development Bank?
(a) State Bank of India
(b) Punjab National Bank
(c) HDFC Bank
(d) ICICI Bank
(e) Axis Bank
10) IFSCA signs MoU with the Reserve Bank of India in the field of regulation, and supervision of regulated entities. What does the “A” stand for in IFSCA?
(a) Agency
(b) Administration
(c) Access
(d) Association
(e)Authority
11) Which Public Sector Unit has recently Signed anMoU with five companies for Defence establishments and Export Markets?
(a) Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)
(b) Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL)
(c) Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL)
(d) Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL)
(e) Armoured Vehicles Nigam Limited (AVANI)
12) President of IFCCI Sumeet AnandConferred with the Legion d’Honneur award from which country?
(a) Germany
(b) United Stated
(c) United Kingdom
(d) UAE
(e) France
13) Which Indian paddler becomes the first Indian to be chosen to the International Table Tennis Federation’s Athletes’ Commission (ITTF)?
(a)Achanta Sharath Kamal
(b)Sathiyan Gnanasekaran
(c)Harmeet Desai
(d)Anthony Amalraj
(e)Sanil Shetty
14) India’s junior women’s pistol team bags Gold medal in Asian Airgun Championship 2022 takes place in which country?
(a) Egypt
(b) South Korea
(c) Israel
(d) Thailand
(e) Vietnam
15) Charles de Gaulle Airport is in news recently. That is located in which place?
(a) New York
(b) London
(c) Dubai
(d) Paris
(e) Tokyo
16) Sunderbans National Park is located in the Indian state of ________.
a) Madhya Pradesh
b) Telangana
c) Chhattisgarh
d) West Bengal
e) Maharashtra
17) Jewar airport is located in which state?
a) Uttar Pradesh
b) West Bengal
c) Manipur
d) Bihar
e) Odisha
18) What does ‘L’ in LEI code denotes?
a) Loan
b) Land
c) Liquidity
d) Legal
e) Leverage
19) The river Narmada originates in which Indian state?
a) Madhya Pradesh
b) Uttar Pradesh
c) Gujarat
d) Odisha
e) Karnataka
20) Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) set up, owned and operated bynon-bank entities are called _____________ ATMs.
a) White label
b) Grey label
c) Brown label
d) Blue label
e) Pink label
Answers :
1) Answer: D
The fourth phase of the National Commission for Women’s (NCW) Digital Shakti Campaign to empower and educate girls and women online has begun.
The goal of Digital Shakti 4.0 is to empower women with the digital skills and knowledge they need to confront any inappropriate or illegal online behaviour.
Together with Meta and the CyberPeace Foundation, NCW started the campaign.
This new stage will prove to be significant in establishing safe online environments for women.
By teaching them how to utilize technology effectively and to stay safe online, Digital Shakti has increased the engagement of women and girls online.
To help women across the country increase their level of understanding about the digital world, develop resilience, and combat cybercrime in the most efficient methods, Digital Shakti was started in June 2018.
Through this project, nearly 3 Lakh women in India have learned how to stay safe online, how to report and address issues, how to protect their personal information, and how to use technology to their advantage.
2) Answer: E
The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MoCI), Ministry of Education (MoE), and Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) organized the inaugural Virtual Global Skill Summit to promote the movement of skilled workers abroad.
The conference was co-chaired by Dharmendra Pradhan, Union Minister of Education, and Piyush Goyal, Union Minister of Commerce and Industry.
The Virtual Global Skill Summit (VGSS) focused on qualification benchmarking, capacity building, information exchange, and skill harmonization to enhance global mobility, employment, and readiness for the youth to join the global workforce.
The primary aim of the summit was to institutionalize a mechanism for the exchange of information on the skill requirements of countries and the skill availability in India.
This becomes a good opportunity to provide overseas employment opportunities to the Indian youth in countries facing a shortage of workforce
3) Answer: D
Arun Baroka, the secretary for chemicals and petrochemicals, officially inaugurated the fourth edition of theIndian Chemicals Council Sustainability Conclave in New Delhi.
“Boardrooms to Community-ESG, Carbon Neutrality, Operational Safety, Greener Solutions” is the theme of the two-day conference.
The Conclave seeks to advance sustainability in the management of chemicals throughout their full life cycle.
With the assistance of the Ministries of Chemicals and Fertilizers and Environment, Forestry, and Climate Change, it is being organized in collaboration with the United Nations Environment Program and the International Council of Chemical Associations.
4) Answer: A
The Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) administration has introduced an integrated sheep development scheme (ISDS) for promoting the sheep farming sector.
Various reforms & initiatives like ISDS were introduced for the modernization and promotion of the sheep farming sector and strengthening of commercial activities and output of the sector which provides the means of livelihood to about 12 lakh families in the UT.
Aim :
To promote the establishment of sheep and goat units in the union territory.
5) Answer: C
The Assam government inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore, Karnataka to train working professionals in Assam.
The agreement was signed by Chief Minister Sarma; Rishikesha T Krishnan, director of IIM-Bangalore, and the state’s pricipalsecetary Samir Sinha at the state capital Guwahati Assam.
The training program aims to prepare professionals with a postgraduate degree to work at the district level.
6) Answer: B
Market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has introduced a regulatory framework to facilitate providers of online bond platforms that are selling listed debt securities.
The move will also enhance the confidence among investors, particularly non-institutional investors, as the platforms would be provided by SEBI-regulated intermediaries.
Key Highlights :
To this effect, SEBI has amended NCS (Issue and Listing of Non-Convertible Securities) Regulations.
A person acting as an online bond platformprovider without a registration certificate before the date of this regulation coming into force can continue to do so for three months.
7) Answer: A
Karnataka Vikas Grameena Bank (KVGB), a Dharwad-headquartered regional rural bank and Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) of India have renewed their agreement through a memorandum of understanding for bancassurance (for selling life Insurance products through the branches of KVGB) tie-up.
The bank will market LIC’s products through its 639 branches in Dharwad, Gadag, Haveri, Belagavi, Bagalkot, Vijayapura, Uttara Kannada, Udupi, and Dakshina Kannada districts.
The bank is renewing the pact with LIC mainly to increase insurance penetration in rural areas and to provide a better deal to customers on service and premiums.
8) Answer: C
The market regulator SEBI has amended its Takeover Code to facilitate transactions involving a change in control of State-owned enterprises or Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs).
Through the latest changes, the earlier requirement of calculating 60 days volume weighted average market price (VWAMP) for determination of open offer price in case of disinvestment of PSU Companies, wherein it results in its change in control, has been dispensed with.
Separately, SEBI notified rules reducing the minimum holding requirement of real estate investment trust (REIT) units by sponsors to 15% from 25% at present, a move aimed at encouraging more companies to float REITs.
The REIT for at least three years from the date of listing of such units underthe initial offer on a post-issue basis
However, any holding of the sponsor and sponsor group exceeding the minimum holding would be held for at least one year from the date of listing of such units.
In another notification, the regulator has discontinued a separate regulatory framework for unlisted infrastructure investment trust (InvIT) & this would come into force from 1 January 2023.
9) Answer: A
The State Bank of India (SBI) has received an additional low-interest loan of €150 million (about ₹1,240 crores) from Germany’s Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KfW) Development Bank to finance solar projects in India.
The two banks signed the loan agreement under the Indo-German solar energy partnership.
Key Highlights :
The loan primarily funds innovative technologies, such as automated dry cleaning of solar modules to reduce water consumption.
This loan will further contribute to India’s “Panchamrit” goals announced during COP26.
This is the second loan SBI has received from the German development bank.
The first loan of €150 million (~$150.66 million) was granted in 2017, to enable the construction of larger solar farms with an output between 50 and 250 MW and the infrastructure to connect them to the electricity grid.
10) Answer: E
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and the International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA) have inked a cooperative agreement for the regulation and supervision of regulated entities in their respective jurisdictions.
The sharing of information and technical cooperation is made easier by this MoU.
The agreement intends to improve the security, soundness, and stability of the respective financial ecosystems while assuring favourable business settings and economic growth.
The MoU creates opportunities for collaboration between the two regulators, increasing the security, soundness, and stability of their respective financial ecologies and fostering settings that are ideal for company development and economic progress, according to the release.
11) Answer: D
Navratna Defence PSU Bharat Electronics Ltd (BEL), signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with five companies involved in the defence industry, for cooperation in the development and marketing of drones and soft kill aerial anti-drone.
List of 5 Companies:
Aim:
To leverage the complementary strengths and capabilities of BEL and Aerosense Technologies Pvt Ltd
Mr. Manoj Kumar, Executive Director, BEL, and Mr. Raj Nair, Director, India & APAC, Profense LLC, exchanged the MoU signed between BEL and Profense LLC at Defexpo 2022, in the presence of Mr. Manoj Jain, Director (R&D), Mr.Rudhiramoorthy A, GM (BEL-Navi Mumbai).
12) Answer: E
In Mumbai, Mr. Sumeet Anand, the founder of IndSight Growth Partners and the president of the Indo-French Chamber of Commerce & Industry, received the Chevalier de la Legion d’Honneur (Knight of the Legion of Honour) from Mr. Emmanuel Lenain, the French Ambassador to India.
The highest civilian award given by France is in honor of Mr. Sumeet Anand’s excellent achievements in business and industry as well as in fostering links between France and India in the domains of education and business.
One of India’s top corporate strategy advisors, Sumeet Anand, has been instrumental in the growth of commerce and investment between India and France, particularly in Indo-French cross-investments.
He plays a significant role in establishing links between French and Indian businesses as well as industry leaders.
13) Answer: A
Achanta Sharath Kamal, a prominent Indian paddler, is the first Indian to be chosen by the International Table Tennis Federation’s Athletes’ Commission (ITTF).
Eight athletes, including four men and four women, were chosen for the Athletes’ Commission from Asia, Africa, the Americas, Europe, and Oceania. They will serve for four years, from 2022 to 2026.
Sharath Kamal got 187 votes, the second-highest number, behind Elizabeta Samara of Romania, who received 212 votes.
Elected Athletes: Elizabeta Samara (ROU), Achanta Sharath Kamal (IND), Daniely Rios (PUR), Omar Assar (EGY), Melissa Tapper (AUS), Stefan Fegerl (AUT), Jon Persson (SWE), and Liu Shiwen (CHN).
Elected Para-Athletes: IngelaLundback (SWE) and Kelly van Zon (NED).
Sarath has already been selected for Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award, the country’s highest sports recognition this year.
14) Answer: B
The junior women’s pistol team from India, which included Esha Singh, Shikha Narwal, and Olympian Manu Bhaker, took home the gold medal in the 15th Asian Airgun Championship in Daegu, South Korea.
They defeated the South Korean team of Yang Jiin, Kim Minseo, and Kim Juhee in 10 meters Air Pistol Women’s Junior Team event.
Esha Singh and Palak each brought home a silver and a gold medal, giving the Indian shooting team a total of 34 medals—22 gold, eight silver, and four bronze—to take the lead in the championship medals table.
15) Answer: D
Mehran Karimi Nasseri, the exiled Iranian, who lived for 18 years at Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris, passed away at the age of 76.
About Mehran Karimi Nasseri :
Mehran Karimi Nasseri was born in 1945 in Soleiman, Iran.
He was also known as Sir Alfred Mehran.
He was an Iranian refugee who lived in the departure lounge of Terminal 1 at Charles de Gaulle Airportfrom 26 August 1988 until July 2006.
He wrote an autobiography titled, The Terminal Man, which was published in 2004.
16) Answer: D
The Sundarbans National Park is a national park, tiger reserve and biosphere reserve in West Bengal, India. It is part of the Sundarbans on the Ganges Delta and adjacent to the Sundarban Reserve Forest in Bangladesh.
17) Answer: A
Noida International Airport, also known as Jewar Airport, is an international airport being constructed near Jewar in Gautam Buddha Nagar District, Uttar Pradesh in India.
18) Answer: D
The Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) is a reference code like a bar code used across markets and jurisdictions to uniquely identify a legally distinct entity that engages in a financial transaction.
19) Answer: A
The Narmada, the largest west-flowing river of the Peninsula, rises near the Amarkantak range of mountains in Madhya Pradesh.
20) Answer: A
ATMs set up, owned, and operated by non-banks are called white-label ATMs. They are authorized under the Payment and Settlement Systems Act, 2007, by the Reserve Bank of India.