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1) Which among the following country has officially Recognised E-sports As a Part of the Multisports Event?
(a) India
(b) Nepal
(c) Bhutan
(d) Sri Lanka
(e) Myanmar
2) Under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme, Indian Railways is planning to renovate ___________ small stations in upcoming years
(a) 500
(b) 1000
(c) 1500
(d) 2000
(e) 2500
3) Dharmadam in which state has become the first complete library constituency in India?
(a) Karnataka
(b) Punjab
(c) Tamil Nadu
(d) Kerala
(e) Andhra Pradesh
4) To promote a diverse life the ___________Edition of the North East Festival begins at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi
(a) 1st
(b) 5th
(c) 10th
(d) 15th
(e) 25th
5) Which Ministry approves the NOC for the name change of the ‘Telia Afghan’ village to ‘Telia Shukla’ and Gorakhpur district to ‘Chauri-Chaura’ in Uttar Pradesh?
(a)Ministry of Home Affairs
(b) Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs
(c) Ministry of External Affairs
(d) Ministry of Culture and Tourism
(e) Ministry of Rural Development
6) Which state’s chief minister launched the SBI Foundation and HESCO Project to promote equitable economic and ecological development?
(a) Uttar Pradesh
(b) Maharashtra
(c) Uttarakhand
(d)Telangana
(e) Andhra Pradesh
7) Nowshera Folk Festival is a famous festival organised by the Tourism Department of which State or Union Territory?
(a) Ladakh
(b) Jammu & Kashmir
(c) Nagaland
(d) Assam
(e) Manipur
8) Which organisation expands committees on information systems and cyber security under Navin Kumar Singh to strengthen cyber security frameworks?
(a)Finance Ministry
(b) Reserve Bank of India
(c) Securities and Exchange Board of India
(d) Competition Commission of India
(e) Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India
9) Which General Insurance Company in India has recently launched‘ Respect Senior Care Rider’ for senior citizens?
(a) Bajaj Allianz General Insurance
(b) IFFCO Tokio General Insurance
(c) TATA AIG General Insurance
(d) Future Generali India Insurance Company Limited
(e) Kotak Mahindra General Insrance
10) Punjab ranks 2nd in average monthly income per agricultural household. Which state tops in this report?
(a) Uttar Pradesh
(b) Uttarakhand
(c) Andhra Pradesh
(d) Manipur
(e) Meghalaya
11) Who among the following has been recently appointed as Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of the Railway Board?
(a) Vinay Kumar Sharma
(b)Anil Kumar Lahoti
(c) Rajeev Ranjan
(d) Shrush Kumar Shukla
(e) Ramesh Krishna
12) The First award instituted by the K.R. Gouri Amma Foundation was awarded to noted Cuban rights activist named _______________
(a)Hugo Chávez
(b)Ernesto Guevara
(c) Raúl Castro
(d) Oliver Stone
(e)Aleida Guevara
13) As per recent news, the Government of India and which among the following state signed a peace accord with the Naga armed group?
(a) Nagaland
(b) Manipur
(c) Mizoram
(d) Assam
(e) Arunachal Pradesh
14) Which Indian State-owned organisation and Tecnimont sign an agreement to investigate the possibility of developing green methanol production?
(a)National Thermal Power Corporation Limited
(b)National Power Training Institute
(c) National Hydroelectric Power Corporation
(d) Steel Authority of India
(e) Gas Authority of India Ltd
15) Which among the following IIT and European universities are made a partnership for building sensors to check Indian water quality?
(a)IIT Bombay
(b)IIT Guwahati
(c) IIT Delhi
(d) Both A and B
(e) Both B and C
16) Cricket Australia renames the Test Player of the Year award in honour of which famous Australian Cricketer?
(a) Michael Clarke
(b)Shane Warne
(c) Brett Lee
(d) Adam Gilchrist
(e) Andrew Symonds
17) A New Book Titled “Forks in the Road: My Days at RBI and Beyond,” Authored by whom?
(a)Saumya Saxena
(b) Mithilesh Tiwari
(c) Vikram Sampath
(d) Faisal Farooqui
(e)C Rangarajan
18) Where is the headquarter of the Bank Of India?
(a)Chennai
(b) Mumbai
(c) Hyderabad
(d) New Delhi.
(e) Kolkata.
19) Where is the Swami Vivekananda Airport is located?
(a)Mumbai.
(b) Patna.
(c) Raipur.
(d) Kanyakumari.
(e) None of these.
20) In which of the following state Kudremukh National Park is located?
(a)Kerala
(b) Karnataka
(c) Andhra Pradesh
(d) Tamilnadu
(e) Maharashtra
Answers :
1) Answer: A
The Indian government has officially recognized e-sports in the country.
Esports will now be a part of the “multisports event” category in India under the Ministry of Youth Affairs and sports and a section related to “matters relating to online gaming” is added under MeitY as well.
Under the Cabinet Secretariat, the addition of “esports” was notified under the sub-heading Department of Sports under, the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports.
This is a prominent step towards regularizing an industry that brings in millions if not billions of dollars every year in terms of investments and expenditures.
The Government has made its intentions and willingness to boost the digital economy and gaming (now can be called esports) in India.
The Animation, Visual Effects, Gaming and Comics (AVGC) Promotion Task Force, which was established earlier this year after the Union Budget of 2022-23, has also submitted a report outlining the opportunities, challenges and recommended actions that the Government of India can take to promote and nurture the industry.
The government task force has recommended establishing incubators to accelerate the growth of startups in the AVGC industry and has asked the MIB to look into tax rebates, incentivizing foreign direct investments (FDI), and offering research and development opportunities to the industry
2) Answer: B
The Ministry of Railways, as part of its station redevelopment drive, has formulated a new scheme to modernise over 1,000 small stations over the coming years.
Under the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme, stations will be equipped with facilities inspired by the mega-upgradation of marquee stations such as New Delhi and Ahmedabad, albeit at a lower cost.
Key features of these proposed stations include provisions for rooftop plazas, longer platforms, ballastless tracks, and 5G connectivity.
The scheme will subsume all previous redevelopment projects where work is yet to begin.
OBJECTIVE:
The scheme aims at the preparation of Master Plans of the Railway stations and the implementation of the Master Plan in phases to enhance the facilities including and beyond the Minimum Essential Amenities and aiming for the creation of Roof Plazas and city centres at the station in the long run,” the Railway Board said in the policy document.
However, plans and consequent budgets will only be approved based on factors such as footfall and inputs from stakeholders.
Zonal railways have been given the responsibility of selecting stations, which will then be approved by a committee of senior railway officials.
3) Answer: D
Dharmadam, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s constituency has achieved the position of complete library constituency in India, the first in India.
Out of the total 138 wards in the constituency, there were no libraries in 63 wards. Dharmadam reached the achievement with the opening of libraries in these wardstoo.
Complete librarianisation was made possible with the support of all sections of the people of the constituency.
The People’s Mission for Social Development, a people’s organization, has taken up the work of establishing libraries and expanding the existing ones in Dharmadam constituency,” he wrote.
Mentioning that libraries and public spaces have a unique place in social progress, the Chief Minister said that this is why people have gone ahead with the activities of establishing libraries in every ward.
A mission was formed to consolidate operations.
The District Library Council and local self-governing bodies, which are part of the mission, became active participants in the activities
The meetings were held at ward and panchayat levels to implement the objective.
Committees were formed for this.
These people’s committees provided local leadership for the activities.
The building of libraries is an inspiration to the whole of Kerala through the people’s movement for social development.
4) Answer: C
The 10th Edition of the North East Festival 2022 began at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi, Delhi.
Aim:
To promote the diverse life, culture, traditions and tourism of the North East region.
Union Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) Shri Narayan Rane inaugurated the 4-day Festival.
Director General, Tourism, Government of India, Shri GK Vardhana Rao will grace the occasion.
The first 7 editions were organised from 2013 to 2019 respectively at Indira Gandhi National Centre for Arts (IGNCA), Janpath, New Delhi, Delhi.
The last 2 editions were held in Guwahati, Assam in a hybrid model, due to the spike in COVID cases in Delhi.
Since its inception in 2013, this festival has contributed a lot to promoting tourism in the North Eastern states.
5) Answer: A
The Union Home Ministry has given its consent to change the names of two places in Uttar Pradesh (UP) following recommendations from the UP government.
The ‘no-objection’ certificates were issued by the ministry for changing the name of the municipal council ‘Mundera Baazar’ in Gorakhpur district to ‘Chauri-Chaura’ and that of ‘Telia Afghan’ village in Deoria district to ‘Telia Shukla’.
It gives a ‘no-objection’ certificate to change the name of any place after taking consent from the Ministry of Railways, Department of Posts and the Survey of India.
For changing the name of a village, town or city, an executive order is needed.
Renaming a state requires an amendment of the Constitution with a simple majority in Parliament.
6) Answer: C
The Chief Minister (CM) of Uttarakhand Pushkar Singh Dhami launched the Climate Resilient Livelihoods for Disaster Prone Region of Uttarakhand project.
Aim:
To promote equitable economic and ecological development in 10 disaster-prone villages in the Joshimath Block of Chamoli District, Uttarakhand.
About the Project:
The project aims to achieve this crucial balance by promoting diversified livelihoods, including horticulture, ecotourism, biofarming, agriculture, and environmental protection measures.
The project is receiving funding support from SBI General Insurance Company Limited and will be implemented over a period of 3 years, until May 2025.
7) Answer: B
The Directorate of Tourism Jammu & Kashmir (J&K), in collaboration with District Administration Rajouri, organised the ‘Nowshera Folk Festival’ in Rajouri’s Nowshera, J&K.
The event was inaugurated by Deputy Commissioner Rajouri, Vikas Kundal along with DDC Chairperson Naseem Liaquat Choudhury.
About 2500 people participated in the grand cultural event.
The event also appreciated the display of local art, handloom, and handicraft products along with a display of mannequins in Pahari and Gojri attire.
Additional Deputy Commissioner Nowshera Kartar Singh, Assistant Director Tourism Rajouri, Ambika Bali; BDO Nowshera, Khalil Rehman and SDPO Nowshera Adil Ahmed flagged off a ‘Heritage Tour Bus’ from Dak Bunglow Nowshera.
8) Answer: C
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has expanded two of its committees – the High Powered Steering Committee on Cyber Security (HPSC-CS) and Information Systems Security Committee (ISSC)
Aim:
To strengthen cyber security frameworks and cyber resilience requirements.
About HPSC-CS:
The committee on cyber security has been expanded to 8 members from 6 earlier.
Chair – Navin Kumar Singh, Director General (DG) at National Critical Information Infrastructure Protection Centre (NCIIPC).
New Members:
G Padmanabhan, ex-executive director, Reserve Bank of India
Sushil Kumar Nehra, Additional Director, Cyber Security Division, MeitY
9) Answer: A
Bajaj Allianz General Insurance, one of the leading private general insurers of India, has launched its unique health insurance rider ‘Respect Senior Care Rider’.
About ‘Respect Senior Care Rider’:
It is one of the first health insurance riders from the Company, which will offer 360-degree assistance for senior citizens.
The company collaborates with Strategic Partners to provide a seamless services experience for customers by providing them with a 24×7 direct connection in under 30 seconds with the medical support & emergency platform that will activate rapid response within 10 minutes.
Rider available in 3 plans. ie..
➢Plan 1 offers Planned and emergency Ambulance Services, Concierge Services such as Home Assistance/ Daily Care, and Cyber, Travel Legal Assistance.
➢Plan 2 offers services like Physiotherapy Service at home, Nursing Care at home and Tele-Consultation Services for Psychological Conditions.
➢Plan 3 provides a smartwatch with fall detection technology, which tracks and records key vitals like SP02, Body Temperature, Medicine Reminder, Heart Rate, SOS
10) Answer: E
Punjab ranks second in the country in average monthly income per agricultural household.
As per information, Meghalaya tops across the country with an average monthly income per agricultural household (Rs 29,348).
Punjab (Rs 26,701) is followed by Haryana (Rs 22,841), Arunachal Pradesh (Rs 19,225), Jammu and Kashmir (Rs 18,918), group of Union Territories (Rs 18,511), Mizoram (Rs 17,964), Kerala (Rs 17,915), group of northeastern states (Rs 16,863), Uttarakhand (Rs 13,552), Karnataka (Rs 13,441), Gujarat (Rs 12,631), Rajasthan (Rs 12,520), Sikkim (Rs 12,447) and Himachal Pradesh (Rs 12,153).
Punjab would come in first place, with Meghalaya having a significant proportion of horticulture and fruits, if we were to rank states based on their dependence on cash crops.
The prominent crops produced in Punjab include rice, wheat, maize, bajra, sugarcane, oilseeds, and cotton, but rice and wheat alone constitute 80 per cent of the total gross cropped area.
At present, sugarcane is cultivated on 1.25 lakh hectares in Punjab.
11) Answer: B
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has approved the appointment of Shri Anil Kumar Lahoti, Indian Railway Management Service (IRMS) as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Chairman of the Railway Board and will assume the charge from January 1, 2023.
He will be taking over the chairmanship from Shri Vinay Kumar Tripathi who is set to retire on 31st Dec 2022.
Note:
This is the first appointment of the Railway Board chief after the government notified the integrated railway service, Indian Railway Management Service (IRMS).
About Shri Anil Kumar Lahoti:
Lahoti belongs to the 1984 batch of Indian Railway Service of Engineers (IRSE) officers.
He joined the Central Railway and worked in various capacities over Nagpur, Jabalpur (Now on West Central Railway) and Bhusaval divisions and Central Railway headquarters from 1988 to 2001.
12) Answer: E
Noted Cuban social worker and human rights advocate Aleida Guevara has been selected for the first award instituted by the K.R. Gouri Amma Foundation.
The jury, chaired by former Education Minister M.A. Baby and comprising Binoy Viswam, MP, and P.C. Beenakumari, managing trustee of the foundation, unanimously chose Dr Guevara for the award for her efforts to rehabilitate differently-abled children and provide debt relief to developing countries.
Dr. Aleida is also an active member of the Cuban Medical Mission which works to improve the health profile of children in Latin America.
The award comprising $3,000, a statuette and a citation will be given away by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan at a function to be held here on January 5.
13) Answer: B
The Union government and the Manipur government have signed a cessation of operations agreement with the Zeliangrong United Front (ZUF), a Manipur-based Naga armed group.
The banned group, active for a decade, has been demanding a separate State for the Zeliangrong Naga tribe.
The armed group has said in statements earlier that they are the followers of Rani Gaidinliu, a freedom fighter from Manipur, who was jailed by the British for 14 years.
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said in a statement that the agreement would be a significant boost to the peace process in Manipur.
It was signed by senior officers of the MHA, the Government of Manipur and the representatives of the ZUF in the presence of Chief Minister N. Biren Singh. Union Home Minister Amit Shah was not present at the signing of the agreement.
14) Answer: A
NTPC, India’s largest power generation company, has signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Tecnimont Private Limited, an Indian Subsidiary of Maire Tecnimont Group, Italy.
The objective of the MOU is to jointly evaluate and explore the possibility to develop a commercial-scale Green Methanol Production facility at the NTPC project in India.
The Green Methanol Project involves capturing carbon from NTPC power plants and converting it into green fuel.
Green Methanol has a wide range of applications, including serving as a base material for the chemical industry, storing renewable electricity, and even as a transportation fuel.
It is also considered a substitute fuel for maritime fuel applications.
C.K Mondal, Director (Commercial), NTPC commented that this project along with NTPCs under execution Pilot scale Green Methanol project aligns with NTPC’s commitment to sustainability and renewable energy, and will significantly contribute to India’s energy transition.
15) Answer: D
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati and IIT Bombay in collaboration with European universities are working towards building a low-cost technology to check the quality of potable and other water in India.
The LOTUS Indo-European project, an initiative of the Department of Science and Technology and the European Commission, is aimed at providing solutions for issues related to the quality of water supplied across Indian households.
About the LOTUS Indo-European project:
A core element of the LOTUS project is a novel water quality sensor that builds on previous work done at Ecole Polytechnique, Paris, France.
The sensor was further developed during the project by researchers at Université Gustave Eiffel in collaboration with IIT Guwahati and the SME EGM, Sophia Antipolis, France.
16) Answer: B
In memory of the late spin legend Shane Warne, Cricket Australia has renamed its top yearly award for finest performance in Test cricket.
The Allan Border Medal, given to the best performer of the year across all forms, will be the most prestigious award for men, followed by the Shane Warne Men’s Test Player of the Year award, which will be handed yearly at the Australian Cricket Awards.
When honours were given to the legendary leg-spinner who passed away on March 4, 2022, while on vacation at the island of Ko Samui, the trophy was renamed, the first day of the annual Boxing Day Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground against South Africa.
As one of Australia’s all-time greats, it is fitting we acknowledge Shane’s extraordinary contribution to test cricket by naming this award in his honour in perpetuity.
The announcement comes just ahead of Cricket Austria’s awards, including the Allan Border Medal for men and Belinda Clark Women’s award, which will be presented on January 30, 2023.
Warne played 145 tests between 1992-2007 and his 708 wickets were the record until he was passed by Sri Lankan off-spinner Muttiah Muralitharan.
The Australian Cricket Awards are held on an annual basis to celebrate the performances of Australian players across national and domestic cricket.
17) Answer: E
“Forks in the Road: My Days at RBI and Beyond” was authored by C Rangarajan.
It was released by Penguin Business (Penguin Group).
Dr C. Rangarajan is an Indian economist, former Member of Parliament, and the 19th Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).
It examines India’s transition from post-independence planning to the present.
The book is broken into three sections.
Part 1- ‘RBI and Planning Commission’, Part 2-‘Governor of RBI’ and Part 3- ‘Beyond RBI’.
18) Answer: B
Bank of India’s main office is Registered and it’sHead office is in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
19) Answer: C
It is the busiest airport in Central India and the busiest in Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The airport is located at Mana between Raipur at a distance of 15 km (9.3 mi) and 10 km (6.2 mi) from Naya Raipur.
20) Answer: B
Kudremukha is a mountain range and name of a peak located in Chikkamagaluru district, in Karnataka, India.
