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1) Coimbatore Smart City Mission has taken the initiative of cleaning the waste accumulated over decades and earning from it. The Government land worth of how many crores to become garbage-free under Smart City Mission in Coimbatore?
(a) 1500
(b) 1000
(c) 900
(d) 2000
(e) 2500
2) For how many railway stations PM Modi to lay foundation stone for redevelopment across the country?
(a) 505
(b) 504
(c) 506
(d) 508
(e) 509
3) The central government allocates over Rs 1,39, 500 crore to extend Bharat Net in how many villages?
(a) 650000
(b) 640000
(c) 630000
(d) 620000
(e) 600000
4) The National Health Authority NHA extends Digital Health Incentives Scheme till 31 Dec 2023. How many crores does the scheme offer?
(a) 3
(b) 4
(c) 5
(d) 2
(e) 6
5) Which IIT has organized the Digital India RISC-V Symposium?
(a) Madras
(b) Delhi
(c) Kanpur
(d) Kharagpur
(e) Bombay
6) Arjun Ram Meghwal inaugurates the _______ edition of the Inter-Ministry Bar & Bench Badminton Championship.
(a) 1st
(b) 2nd
(c) 3rd
(d) 4th
(e) 5th
7) The India-Japan partnership is a defining partnership for the future of Asia, Indo-Pacific & the world conference held in which city?
(a) New Delhi
(b) Osaka
(c) Chennai
(d) Tokyo
(e) Kyoto
8) Adichanallurarchaeological site located in which district of Tamil Nadu?
(a) Villupuram
(b) Salem
(c) Dindigual
(d) Thootukudi
(e) Trichy
9) Where will Amit Shah launch the digital portal of the Central Registrar of Cooperative Societies (CRCS) office?
(a) Kolkata
(b) Pune
(c) Mumbai
(d) Gandhinagar
(e) Chennai
10) In which state, Garampani wildlife sanctuary located?
(a) Assam
(b) Sikkim
(c) Bihar
(d) Punjab
(e) Karnataka
11) For how many years did Home Secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla get an extension?
(a) 2
(b) 3
(c) 1
(d) 4
(e) 5
12) National Security and Defence Services think tank is set to organise the Military Heritage Guided Tour. The first leg of this tour will commence in which state?
(a) Assam
(b) Sikkim
(c) Bihar
(d) Punjab
(e) Karnataka
13) ISRO is all set for the Lunar Orbit Injection of the Chandrayaan 3 spacecraft. How much distance did it cover around the moon?
(a) 1/3rd
(b) 2/3rd
(c) 1/4th
(d) 2/5th
(e) 1/8th
14) Bureau of Indian Standards signs an MoU with how many institutions for fostering collaboration in standardization and conformity assessment?
(a) 32
(b) 33
(c) 34
(d) 35
(e) 36
15) Aditi Swami is recently in news, is related to which sport?
(a) Archery
(b) Badminton
(c) Tennis
(d) Shooting
(e) Judo
16) SAI launches short movie series ‘Halla Bol’ on a journey of Asian Games-bound athletes. Where is the headquarters of SAI?
(a) Delhi
(b) Sikkim
(c) Bihar
(d) Punjab
(e) Karnataka
17) Which country named the atomic bomb “The Little Boy” that was dropped on August 6?
(a) USA
(b) Japan
(c) UK
(d) India
(e) Canada
18) When was the first National Handloom Day celebrated that was inaugurated by PM Narendra Modi?
(a) 2014
(b) 2015
(c) 2016
(d) 2018
(e) 2012
19) Union Defence Minister Shri Rajnath Singh inaugurates the _____Durand Cup in Kokrajhar, Assam
(a) 125
(b) 130
(c) 132
(d) 131
(e) 128
20) Tadoba National Park is located in which state?
(a) Assam
(b) Bihar
(c) Chandigarh
(d) Maharashtra
(e) Kerala
Answers :
1) Answer: D
Under the waste-to-wealth concept given by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Coimbatore Smart City Mission has taken the initiative of cleaning the waste accumulated over decades and earning from it. Smart City Mission officials say valuable government land worth about 2,000 crore rupees will also become garbage-free.So far, garbage has been removed from 50 acres of land and the rest of the land will also be garbage free soon. This land worth about two thousand crore rupees will be used for IT Parks, industries, and other developmental projects. In Coimbatore, 1100 tonnes of garbage is produced daily. To prevent the accumulation of garbage in the future, garbage collection vehicles are also being monitored through GPS.
2) Answer: D
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay the foundation stone for the redevelopment of 508 railway stations across the country through video conferencing. The stations will be redeveloped under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme at a cost of over 24 thousand 470 crore rupees. Master Plans are being prepared for the development of these stations as City Centres, with proper integration of both sides of the city. This integrated approach is driven by the holistic vision of the overall urban development of the city, centred around the railway station. 508 stations are spread across 27 states and union territories. This includes 55 stations each in Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan, 49 in Bihar, 44 in Maharashtra, 37 in West Bengal, 34 in Madhya Pradesh, 32 in Assam, and 25 in Odisha among others.
3) Answer: B
The government has allocated one lakh 39 thousand 579 crore rupees to extend Bharat Net in six lakh 40 thousand villages across the country. The Communications Ministry said that the extension project of the Bharat Net will be achieved in nearly two years. The Ministry said that the extension project has been decided after the success of a pilot project in 60 thousand Gram Panchayat villages across the country in eight months. The Ministry highlighted that the Bharat Net has reached 1.94 lakh villages during the pilot project and 5 lakh 67 thousand households have active Bharat Net connections so far and the extension program will also provide nearly two lakh 50 thousand jobs. Built under the Make in India initiative, Bharat Net is one of the world’s largest rural broadband connectivity programs, being implemented by Central PSUs including Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited.
4) Answer: B
The National Health Authority (NHA) has announced the extension of its Digital Health Incentives Scheme (DHIS) under the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission till the 31st of December this year. The Union Health Ministry said the scheme offers incentives of up to four crore rupees based on the number of digital health records created and linked to Ayushman Bharat Health Account numbers of the patients. The DHIS was launched in January 2023. The Ministry said, the scheme proved to be a significant catalyst in promoting the adoption of digital health technologies and practices in healthcare delivery across the country. As of date, one thousand 205 health facilities have registered under this scheme with 567 public and 638 private hospitals.
5) Answer: A
Union Minister for State for Entrepreneurship, Skill Development, Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar will be taking part in the ‘Digital India RISC-V’ Symposium, being organised by IIT Madras and IIT-M Pravartak Technologies Foundation in Chennai. The event showcasing ‘The future of Electronics in India through the RISC-V pathway’, will be attended by students, industry professionals, researchers and all those keen to gain insights about the growing RISC-V ecosystem in India. ‘RISC’ stands for ‘Reduced Instruction Set Computer’ and ‘V’ stands for the fifth generation. The RISC-V project began in 2010.
6) Answer: B
Ministry of Law and Justice organised the second edition of the Inter-Ministry Bar & Bench Badminton Championship at the Thyagaraj Sports Complex, New Delhi. The movement aims at propagating taking up any sport or fitness activity for at least 30 minutes a day in our daily lives. This includes any activity — like swimming, badminton, cycling or any basic fitness activity like climbing stairs or dancing — that eliminates a sedentary lifestyle.
7) Answer: D
Union Minister of State for Skill Development & Entrepreneurship and Electronics & IT Shri Rajeev Chandrasekhar virtually addressed the 1st India-Japan Skill Connect conference, held in Tokyo at the Indian Embassy. He emphasized the strong partnership between India and Japan, which has expanded beyond traditional areas like security, trade, and economics to include technology and talent. The conference was attended by various Japanese government ministers, officials, and representatives from Japanese companies, along with the Indian Ambassador Sibi George and a delegationfrom the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII). The minister said that today, the world is going through a deep-rooted and decisive structural, global and economic change.
8) Answer: D
Union Finance Minister Tmt. Nirmala Sitharaman visited Adichanallur, an ancient and historical Iron-age burial site located in Thoothukudi District Tamil Nadu, set along the banks of the Tamirabarani (Porunai) river and also laid the foundation stone for the ‘Iconic Site Museum’ at the Adichanallur site.This archaeological site was one of five declared to be developed as ‘Iconic Sites’ in the Union Budget 2020-21.
9) Answer: B
Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation, Shri Amit Shah will launch the digital portal of the Central Registrar of Cooperative Societies (CRCS) office in Pune. Showing firm belief in the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi’s vision of “Sahkar se Samridhi”, the Ministry of Cooperation has taken several initiatives to strengthen the cooperative movement in the country. In this direction, the office of the Central Registrar of Cooperative Societies is being computerized to promote ease of doing business in the cooperative sector.The new portal will also incorporate the recently passed amendments to the MSCS Act, 2002 and its rules. The portal will have the processing of applications/service requests in a time-bound manner through the electronic workflow.
10) Answer: A
Wildlife Sanctuaries are Garampani Wildlife Sanctuary, Laokhowa Wildlife Sanctuary, Bornadi Wildlife Sanctuary. The 132nd edition of the Durand Cup kicked off in Kokrajhar, Assam, Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh graced the opening ceremony, which marked the grand beginning of the annual football competition for the first time in the Assamese city. The tournament is organised by the Armed Forces and supported by the Government of Assam.
11) Answer: C
Union Home Secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla has been given a one-year extension till 22nd August 2024. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved his extension. His term was scheduled to end on the 22nd of August. Bhalla, a 1984-batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of the Assam-Meghalaya cadre, was appointed home secretary in August 2019. He was to retire in November 2020 after attaining 60 years of age. His tenure was first extended on October 17, 2020, till August 22, 2021.
12) Answer: D
National Security and Defense Services think tank, the United Services Institution of India (USI), is organising a historic Military Heritage Guided Tour to illuminate the country’s rich military legacy among the citizens. The first leg of this tour is scheduled to commence on the 12th of August at Hussainiwala in Ferozepur district of Punjab. A website dedicated to the tour will be launched on the same day where interested persons can register themselves. Addressing media in New Delhi, the USI and its collaborators informed that the tour is open for all Indian and foreign individuals of all age groups.
13) Answer: B
The Indian Space Research Organisation has all set for the Lunar Orbit Injection of Chandrayaan 3 spacecraft. The spacecraft to the moon has covered about two-thirds of the distance to the moon. ISRO has executed a series of strategic moves, progressively increasing the spacecraft’s distance from Earth. Notably, on August 1, a crucial slingshot manoeuvre was successfully employed to propel the craft from Earth’s orbit towards the Moon.
14) Answer: D
Bureau of Indian Standards, the National Standards Body of India signed a Memorandum of Understandings (MoU) with 35 prestigious institutions across the country for fostering collaboration in standardization and conformity assessment. The institutions included some prominent NITs, Government and Private Engineering colleges from different states across the country. The MoU will pave the way for the partner institutions to participate in standardization activities by associating with the technical committees of the Bureau at the national and international levels, getting infrastructure support for relevant R&D Projects
15) Answer: A
Aditi Swami created history by becoming the first-ever Indian to clinch the individual World Title at the World Archery Championships final in Berlin. Less than two months after clinching the junior world title, 17-year-old Aditi, became the senior world champion when she defeated Andrea Becerra of Mexico, 149-147 in the summit clash of the compound women’s event. With the win, the Satara teenager became the first Indian world champion in an individual event at the Senior World Championships. Soon after Aditi Swami’s gold in the women’s event, India’s Ojas Deotale created history when he defeated Lukasz Przybylski of Poland 150-149 in a thrilling final to become the new world champion in Men’s compound event.
16) Answer: A
Sports Authority of India (SAI) under the Umbrella Campaign ‘Cheer4India’ has launched a short movie series ‘Halla Bol’ on the journey of Asian Games-bound athletes to motivate them for the Hangzhou Asian Games and spread awareness about the upcoming Asian Games. SAI said that a total of 12 short movies will be showcased in the coming weeks. SAI highlighted that the initiative will not only motivate the athletes heading to Asian Games but also youngsters of the country to take up sports. Youth Affairs and Sports Minister Anurag Singh Thakur said that the Indian contingent is gearing up for the 19th edition of the Asian Games.
17) Answer: A
Every year August 6 is celebrated as Hiroshima Day. Hiroshima Day 2023 is observed all over the world to promote peace politics. This day is observed to raise awareness of the bomb attack on Hiroshima.In 1945, the United States (US) deployed a nuclear bomb in the city of Hiroshima which is located in the country of Japan. This nuclear bomb wiped out 39 per cent of the civilians of Hiroshima. The US has named the atomic bomb named “The Little Boy” which was dropped on August 6. During the bomb attack, approximately 90,000 to 1,40,000 people were killed and thousands of people were injured.When the bomb was dropped, Japan was struck by a blinding light, and a giant-shaped cloud and almost 60,000 buildings crashed.
18) Answer: B
National Handloom Day is observed every year on August 7.On this day, the Government and other organizations raised awareness to honour the handloom weaving community.In 2015, the first National Handloom Day was celebrated which was inaugurated by PM Narendra Modi. On August 7, 1905, The Swadeshi movement was launched in Calcutta Town Hall. This movement focuses on reviving domestic production, encouraging handloom industries and the spirit of Swadeshi. A huge number of handloom weavers participated in this Swadeshi movement. While Delhi was hosting the special events on that day, many other countries like Varanasi, Jaipur, and Guwahati also organised many other special events.
19) Answer: C
The 132nd edition of the Durand Cup kicked off in Kokrajhar, Assam, Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh graced the opening ceremony, which marked the grand beginning of the annual football competition for the first time in the Assamese city. The tournament is organised by the Armed Forces and supported by the Government of Assam. The inaugural ceremony was followed by the opening match of the tournament between Bodoland FC and Rajasthan United FC. Kokrajhar will witness eight group matches and one quarter-final to be played on August 24, 2023.
20) Answer: D
About Maharashtra:
- Governor: Ramesh Bai
- Chief Minister: Eknath Shinde
- Capital: Mumbai
- National Park: Tadoba National Park, Navegaon National Park
- Wildlife Sanctuaries: Bhimashankar Wildlife Sanctuary, Karnala Bird Sanctuary, Nagzira Wildlife Sanctuary
- UNESCO Heritage Sites: Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus, The Victorian and Art Deco Ensemble of Mumbai, Ajanta Caves, Elephanta Caves, Ellora Caves
