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1) Which of the following word was named the word of the year by the Oxford Dictionariesvia an online vote?
(a)VAX
(b)Youthquake
(c) Toxic
(d) Climate Emergency
(e) Goblin Mode
2) President of India Smt. Droupadi Murmu lays the foundation stone for the PRASHAD project and UNESCO World Heritage Site in which among the following state?
(a) Andhra Pradesh
(b) Gujarat
(c) Uttarakhand
(d)Telangana
(e) Karnataka
3) Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina inaugurated the first Metro rail service in ________.
(a)Sylhet
(b) Barishal
(c)Dhaka
(d)Cumilla
(e)Rangpur
4) As per International news, India hands over the 720 MW Mangdechhu Hydroelectric Project to which country?
(a) Nepal
(b) Bhutan
(c) Bangladesh
(d) Sri Lanka
(e) Myanmar
5) To access state-run libraries and to promote reading, which among the following state has launched the ‘Friends of Library’ program?
(a) Karnataka
(b) Bihar
(c) Tamil Nadu
(d) Kerala
(e) Uttar Pradesh
6) Which state government launches E-Sushrut Hospital Management Info System in medical colleges to provide better treatment facilities to patients?
(a) Madhya Pradesh
(b) Himachal Pradesh
(c) Assam
(d) Meghalaya
(e) Uttar Pradesh
7) ‘Dhanu Yatra’ is considered to be the world’s largest open-air theatre festival begins in which state?
(a) Odisha
(b) Bihar
(c) Jharkhand
(d) Chhattisgarh
(e) Sikkim
8) As per the report by the RBI, Indian Banks’ Gross non-performing assets (GNPA) decline to _____________% in September 2022 from 9% in 2017-18
(a) 3
(b) 4
(c) 5
(d) 6
(e) 7
9) Which Public Sector Bank in India has recently launched ‘MSME Prerana’ flagship program in Rajasthan?
(a) Bank of Baroda
(b) Bank of Maharashtra
(c) Canara Bank
(d) Indian Bank
(e) Indian Overseas Bank
10) Which IIT in India won the Wharton-QS Reimagine Education Awards held in Philadelphia, USA?
(a) IIT Bombay
(b) IIT Madras
(c) IIT Delhi
(d) IIT Kharagpur
(e) IIT Guwahati
11) Indian-origin science teacher in Australia named _________ has recently won the Prime Minister’s prize in Australia
(a) Veena Nair
(b) Bhumi Pednekar
(c) Manju Pillai
(d) Anu Joseph
(e) Thesni Khan
12) Who among the following was honoured with Atal Samman Award at Vigyan Bhawan New Delhi?
(a) Sushel Sharma
(b) Promod Kumar Shukala
(c) Ranjeev Ranjan
(d)Prabhu Chandra Mishra
(e) Dharan Singh Bedi
13) As per a US-based research organization, India Ranks ____________ among Countries at Highest Risk for Mass Killing
(a) 5th
(b) 8th
(c) 10th
(d) 12th
(e) 15th
14) SIPRI released a list of the top 100 global arms companies, As per the report how many Indian companies find a place in the list of the top 100 arms-producing companies?
(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) 4
(e) 5
15) Which International organisation named WAPCOS among the Top Consulting Services Firms in Water and other Infrastructure Sectors?
(a)Asian Development Bank
(b) Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
(c) New Development Bank
(d) World Bank
(e) Bank for International Settlements
16) Reserve Bank of India approves the re-appointment of Baskar Babu Ramachandran as MD & CEO of which Small Finance Bank?
(a)Equitas Small Finance Bank Ltd
(b)ESAF Small Finance Bank Ltd
(c) Suryoday Small Finance Bank Ltd
(d)Ujjivan Small Finance Bank Ltd
(e) Jana Small Finance Bank Ltd
17) Ministry of Power signs MoU with which Indian state-owned organisation for Implementation of Early Warning System for Vulnerable Hydro Projects?
(a)Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited
(b) Defence Research and Development Organisation
(c)Bharat Dynamics Limited
(d)Bharat Electronics Limited
(e) Bharat Earth Movers Limited
18) Farhaan Behardien of South Africa announces retirement. He belongs to which sport?
(a) Foot Ball
(b) Basket Ball
(c) Hockey
(d) Cyclist
(e) Cricket
19) Where is the Raja Bhoj International Airport located?
(a) Mumbai
(b)Patna
(c)Raipur
(d)Kanyakumari
(e)Bhopal
20) Kathak is the traditional dance of which of the following state?
(a)Uttar Pradesh
(b)Arunachal Pradesh
(c) Kerala
(d)Orissa
(e) West Bengal
Answers :
1) Answer: E
Oxford Dictionaries declared that goblin mode has been selected by online vote as its word of the year.
It defines the term as a type of behaviour that is unapologetically self-indulgent, lazy, slovenly, or greedy, typically in a way that rejects social norms or expectations.
The word of the year is intended to reflect the ethos, mood, or preoccupations of the past twelve months.
For the first time this year’s winning phrase was chosen by public vote, from among three finalists selected by Oxford Languages lexicographers: goblin mode, metaverse, and the hashtag IStandWith.
Merriam-Webster announced that its word of the year is gaslighting psychological manipulation intended to make a person question the validity of their thoughts.
In 2021 the Oxford word of the year was vaxxed and Merriam-Webster’s was “vaccine”.
2) Answer: D
The President of India Smt. Droupadi Murmu laid the foundation stone for the project ‘Development of Pilgrimage Facilities at Bhadrachalam Group of Temples’ at Sri Seetha Ramachandra Swamivari Devasthanam, Bhadrachalam in the Bhadradri Kothagudem District of the state of Telangana.
She also laid the foundation stone for another project called ‘Development of Pilgrimage and Heritage Infrastructure of UNESCO World Heritage Site at Rudreshwara (Ramappa) Temple’ at Mulugu in the state.
Both these projects have been approved under the PRASHAD (National Mission on Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual Heritage Augmentation Drive) Scheme of the Ministry of Tourism, Government of India.
The President appreciated the Ministry of Tourism for boosting spiritual and cultural tourism by developing pilgrimage sites under the ‘PRASHAD’ scheme.
Launched in the year 2014-15, the scheme aims to provide integrated infrastructure development to pilgrimage and heritage tourism destinations in the country.
The project ‘Development of Pilgrimage Facilities at Bhadrachalam Group of Temples, Telangana’ has been approved by the Ministry of Tourism at an estimated cost of Rs 41.38 Crores.
3) Answer: C
Bangladesh Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina inaugurated the country’s first metro rail service in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
The PM opened the 11.73-km part of the Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) Line-6 of the metro rail project from Diabari to Agargaon.
The government-owned company Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited (DMTCL) is implementing the metro rail project.
This is part of the ambitious Bangladesh project of Mass Rapid Transit to be completed by 2030.
She also released a commemorative banknote of Taka 50 to mark the metro’s opening.
Key Highlights:
Mariam Afiza became the first operator of the metro & PM Sheikh Hasina became the first passenger to travel on the metro rail.
It is built with financial and technical support from Japan.
The metro rail network after completion in 2030 will cover a total length of 129 kilometers out of which 61 kilometers will be underground.
4) Answer: B
The India-assisted 720 Megawatts (MW) Mangdechhu Hydroelectric Power Project (HEPP) has been handed to Druk Green Power Corporation (DGPC) in Bhutan.
The handover was held in Thimphu, in a ceremony that was witnessed by Bhutan’s Minister of Economic Affairs Lyonpo Loknath Sharma, and India’s Ambassador to Bhutan, Sudhakar Dalela.
With the handing over of the project, India and Bhutan have completed 4 mega hydroelectric power projects.
About Mangdechhu Hydroelectric Power Project:
The Project was jointly inaugurated by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi and his Bhutanese counterpart Lotay Tshering in 2019.
The commissioning of the project has increased Bhutan’s Electrical Power Generation Capacity by 44% and it is now at 2,326 Mega Watts.
5) Answer: C
The school education minister of Tamil Nadu (TN) Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi, has launched the “Friends of Library” program, through which books would be directly supplied to those who are unable to access state-run libraries.
About the Friends of Library program:
The project will be helpful to people with differently-abled persons, senior citizens, children, and hospital in-patients among others who cannot come to a library will benefit from the initiative.
Volunteers will hand over the books to such people from the libraries.
The program will involve 2,500 libraries in its initial phase, including 31 district libraries.
A knowledge-based society was to be promoted as a result of this program.
6) Answer: E
Uttar Pradesh (UP) Deputy chief minister Shri Brijesh Pathak and Mayankeshwar Sharan Singh launched E-Sushrut Hospital Management Information System (HMIS) in 22 state medical colleges.
The initiative was launched by the state medical education department in collaboration with the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (CDAC).
About E-Sushrut HMIS software:
With this software patient registration, admission, discharge, ambulance, food, medicines, and details of doctors will be done online.
Through this system, the availability of doctors in the hospital can also be easily ascertained and patients will be able to pay the fee through online and net banking.
It will ensure that all work related to the treatment of patients can be done easily and transparently.
7) Answer: A
The ‘Dhanu Yatra’ festival, considered to be the world’s largest open-air theatre, began after a gap of two years, in Bargarh in Odisha.
The vibrant Dhanu Yatra is associated with the culture of Odisha.
The Festival is being held from December 27, 2022, to Jan 6, 2023.
Several artists from 130 cultural troupes from across the country are scheduled to perform during the festival.
About the ‘Dhanu Yatra’ festival:
Dhanu Yatra, the 11-day-long annual extravaganza places Bargarh on the Cultural Map of India.
The festival marks the victory of good over evil, came into existence in Bargarh in 1947-48 as part of the celebration of the country’s Independence, and is held annually.
Dhanu yatra was held last time from December 31, 2019, to January 10, 2020.
8) Answer: C
The Gross non-performing assets (GNPA) ratio of Scheduled Commercial banks (SCBs) has declined sequentially to 5% as of September 2022 from the peak levels of around 9% in 2017-18 led by lower fresh slippages.
The reduction in NPAs was mainly contributed by written-off loans in the case of PSBs (public sector banks), while the upgradation of loans was the primary driver for asset quality improvement for PVBs (private banks), the central bank stated in its report on Trend and Progress of Banking in India for 2021-2022.
Key Highlights:
As of March 2022, gross NPAs were at 5.8%, lower than 7.3% in 2021.
Over the same period, the net NPA ratio improved to 1.7% from 2.4%.
The share of large borrowers accounts, those with a total exposure of ₹5 crores and above comprised 47.8% of the total advances in 2021-22 compared with 48.4% in 2020-21.
Correspondingly, their share in total NPAs also declined to 63.4% from 66.4%.
9) Answer: D
Indian Bank, one of the leading public sector banks in the country, has launched its flagship business mentoring program for Micro Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSME) entrepreneurs – ‘MSME Prerana’ in Rajasthan.
“MSME Prerana”, is a first-of-its-kind initiative for the MSME sector in the country by any bank.
Aim:
To empower MSME Entrepreneurs through skill development and capacity building training in their local languages, assisting them in acquiring necessary financial and managerial skills, capacity to handle the crisis in business, and understanding of dynamics of credit rating and risk management.
Indian Bank has already conducted this online program in 7 languages across 10 states.
10) Answer: B
The Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT) Madras has won the Wharton-QS Reimagine Education Awards at the recently concluded ceremony held at the Wharton Campus, Philadelphia, USA.
The institute has been awarded and its BS in Data Science and Applications is awarded the silver in the best online program category.
While, the National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning (NPTEL), a joint initiative of IITs and IISc, run by IIT Madras, won the gold in the lifelong learning category.
NPTEL aims to enhance the quality of engineering education in India by developing an educational ecosystem and providing free online courses, and video lectures.
Andrew Thangaraj, NPTEL, course coordinator, at IIT Madras, said, “NPTEL has become a pillar of the open education community.
Its more than 4,000 certification courses enable quality and equitable access to a wide variety of learners from different social, economic, and demographic backgrounds who can benefit from these courses to up-skill and re-skill.
The Wharton-QS Reimagine Education Awards recognize outstanding achievements of educators, institutions, and organizations that drive innovation and excellence in education.
11) Answer: A
An Indian-origin teacher in Australia has received the 2022 Prime Minister’s Prize for Excellence in Science Teaching in secondary schools.
Melbourne-based Veena Nair, who is ViewBank College’s Head of Technology and STEAM project leader, has been awarded for demonstrating the practical application of STEAM to students, and how they can use their skills to make a real impact in the world.
As a leading educator in STEAM, Nair has more than 20 years of experience in teaching science-based subjects across India, the United Arab Emirates, and now Australia.
Through her work, she has increased the number of students who receive first-round offers to study engineering and technology subjects at university, especially young women and students from diverse backgrounds.
12) Answer: D
Shri Prabhu Chandra Mishra received an honourable Atal Samman Award (Atal Anveshi Shikhar Samman) during this event for his excellence in the field of science & research.
On the birth anniversary of former Prime Minister of the country Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee, many personalities who played an important role in various fields were honoured at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi during the 9th Atal Samman Samaroh.
On this occasion, famous MP and actor Manoj Tiwari, Shri Santosh Tandon former National Vice President of BJP and patron of the ceremony Shyam Jaju, MLA Ajay Mahawar, Vice Chairman of the ceremony Neeraj Gupta and many other luminaries were present.
About His Work:
His area of work is StemCell & Regenerative Medicine in infertility especially when IVF also fails.
The diseases like a premature ovarian failure, thin endometrium, Asherman syndrome Etc.., have shown satisfactory results with the body’s cells.
PRP & bone marrow-derived StemCells Research has shown promising hope for these patients/ couples who are struggling for their children.
13) Answer: B
India is ranked eighth among the countries that are at the highest risk for mass killing in 2022 and 2023, a US-based research organization.
India has seen a drop in rank from the second position in the earlier year.
There is a 7.4% – or approximately one in 14 – chance of a new mass killing beginning in India in 2022-2023,” the Early Warning Project, that identifies countries at risk of mass violence.
The Project is a joint initiative of the Simon-Skjodt Center for the Prevention of Genocide at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum and the Dickey Center for International Understanding at Dartmouth College.
“This assessment identifies the risk – the possibility – that a mass killing may take place,” the report states as its objective
A mass killing, as per the report, is 1,000 or more civilians deliberately killed by armed forces (whether government or non-state), over a year or less, because of their membership in a particular group.
Virtually all cases of genocide include mass killings, if they match this definition, the report said.
While Pakistan topped the list this year, Yemen ranked second, Myanmar third, Ethiopia fifth, Nigeria sixth, and Afghanistan seventh, among all 162 countries, the 2022-23 report.
14) Answer: B
Two Indian defence PSUs, Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL) and Bharat Electronics (BEL), figure in the list of the top 100 arms-producing companies released by Swedish think-tank Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
The government’s Make-in-India push in indigenous defence production seems to be bearing positive results as the two Indian Defence Public Sector Undertakings, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) and Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL), have improved upon their previous rankings among the arms-producing companies of the world.
HAL ranked 42nd and BEL bagged 63rd place with a total evaluation of $5.1 Billion in 2021.
The two companies saw an increase of 1.9 per cent in their total arms sales for 2021. Individually, HAL’s sales increased by 6.7 per cent while BEL’s 20 per cent.
They were ranked 43 and 69 in 2020.
The think tank attributed this raise in their rankings due to major orders placed by the Indian armed forces in the recent year.
The Ordnance Factory Board which had made the list in 2020, could not get a place this time because of restructuring in its organization.
15) Answer: A
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has named Water and Power Consultancy Services India Limited (WAPCOS) as the best Consulting Services Firm in the Water and Other Infrastructure Sectors in its annual Procurement Report 2022.
WAPCOS was named one of the top three Indian consultants involved in Consulting Services Contracts under ADB Loan, Grant, and Technical Assistance Projects in the Energy, Transportation, Water, and other Urban Infrastructure Sectors in another report on its Members’ Fact Sheet – 2022 released by the ADB.
WAPCOS is the only Indian public sector organization represented in the aforementioned categories.
About ADB:
Asian Development Bank, headquartered in Manila, Philippines, is a regional development bank serving Asia and the Asia-Pacific area.
It has 68 member countries and is led by Masatsugu Asakawa.
It also publishes the Asian Development Outlook report.
16) Answer: C
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has approved the re-appointment of Baskar Babu Ramachandran as Managing Director (MD) & Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Suryoday Small Finance Bank (SFB)
He was re-appointed for three years with effect from January 23, 2023, in terms of the provisions of Section 35B of the Banking Regulation Act, of 1949.
He was the MD & CEO of the Suryoday Small Finance Bank (SFB) since 23rd Jan 2017.
Before co-founding Suryoday Micro Finance Pvt Ltd, he held various positions with various companies including GE Capital Transportation Financial Services Ltd, and HDFC Bank Ltd.
17) Answer: B
The Ministry of Power signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO), Ministry of Defence for the Implementation of an Early Warning System (EWS) for Vulnerable Hydro Projects/Power Stations.
The MoU was signed by Shi Alok Kumar, Secretary, of the Ministry of Power, and Dr. Samir V Kamat, Secretary of, the Department of Defence (R&D) & Chairman, of DRDO.
The Ministry of Power has already signed MoUs with the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) – National Geophysical Research Institute (NGRI), Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology (WIHG) and National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC)- Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) for implementation of EWS.
18) Answer: E
South African cricketer Farhaan Behardien announced retirement, concluding an 18-year international cricketing career.
The 39-year-old has represented the Proteas in 59 ODIs and has 1074 runs and 14 wickets under his belt.
Behardien took to his official Twitter handle to announce his retirement.
Behardien also has 38 T20I caps for South Africa and has amassed 518 runs at an average of 32.37.
He also led the Proteas in the three-match T20I series against Sri Lanka in January 2017.
His last international game came way back in 2018, in South Africa’s 21-run win over Australia in a T20I at the Carrara stadium.
The batter remained not out for three off two deliveries.
19) Answer: E
Raja Bhoj Airport is the primary airport serving Bhopal in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India.
20) Answer: A
Kathak is the traditional dance of Uttar Pradesh.