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Q.1. Which country has signed 4 MoUs with India in areas of culture, wildlife, and health recently?
Exp. India signed MoU with Cambodia in the areas of culture, wildlife, health
Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar and Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen have exchanged 4 MoUs signed in areas of culture, wildlife and health.
These included one in the field of health and medicine between the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare of India and the Ministry of Health, Cambodia.
The second MoU was signed regarding the reintroduction of tigers in Cambodia.
The Third MoU was signed between IIT Jodhpur and the Institute of Technology Cambodia in the field of Research, Development and Application of Technology for Digital Documentation of Cultural Heritage.
The Fourth MoU was signed on Financing Agreement on Conservation and Preservation of Wat Raja Bo Pagoda Paintings in Siem Reap, Cambodia.
About Cambodia
Capital- Phnom Penh
Currency- Cambodian riel
Prime Minister – Hun Sen (since 1985)
Recent MoUs signed by India with other countries
Maldives signed an MoU with India for Hanimaadhoo International Airport Development Projects
India signed an agreement with Armenia to export missiles, rockets & ammunition
India signed an MoU with Iran for smooth movement of seafarers
India & UAE signed an MoU to establish Cultural Council Forum
India signed an MoU with Maldives for cooperation in disaster management
India signed an MoU with UAE for cooperation in education sector
India and Madagascar signed an MoU on training of diplomats
India signed an agreement with Egypt to further defence cooperation
Q.2. Who has announced new projects of 1.6 lakh crores rupees in the North-East India region recently?
Exp. Nitin Gadkari announced new projects of Rs1.6 lakh cr in North-East
Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari has announced new projects of 1.6 lakh crores rupees in the North-East India region.
These projects include Roads, Ropeways, and major Bridges across the river Brahmaputra and other water bodies, and multi-modal logistics parks had been also proposed at Udaipur in Tripura and Silchar in Assam.
The union minister approved a slew of new road projects, valued at ₹68,000 crore, in four Northeastern states to make international standard surface connectivity.
New projects worth ₹50,000 crore for Assam, ₹9,000 crore for Meghalaya, ₹5,000 crore for Nagaland and ₹4,000 crore for Sikkim were approved. Our aim is to change the entire scenario of road transport in NE by 2024.
Northeast states – Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Tripura, and Sikkim.
Guwahati is called the Gateway to the North East.
Q.3. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has flagged off the 5th Vande Bharat Express train recently. The 5th Vande Bharat Express train will run between Chennai and ________?
Exp. PM flags off south India’s first Vande Bharat Express train
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has flagged off the Chennai-Mysuru Vande Bharat Express at Kranthiveera Sangolli Rayanna (KSR) Railway Station in Bengaluru.
This is the fifth Vande Bharat Express in the country and the first such train in south India.
It will enhance connectivity between the industrial hub of Chennai and the Tech and Startup hub of Bengaluru and the famous tourist city of Mysuru.
PM Modi also flagged Bharat Gaurav Kashi Darshan Train at the KSR railway station.
Karnataka is the first state to take up this train under the Bharat Gaurav scheme in which the Government of Karnataka and the Ministry of Railways are working together to send pilgrims from Karnataka to Kashi.
The pilgrims will be provided comfortable stay and guidance for visiting Kashi, Ayodhya and Prayagraj.
The Vande Bharat Express is part of the 75 such trains expected to be running all across India by the end of 2023.
Vande Bharat has a maximum commercial speed of 160 km/h.
Recent Inauguration by PM Modi
PM Modi inaugurated AIIMS in Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh
Exp. PM Modi unveiled 108-feet tall statue at Bengaluru
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has unveiled a 108-feet tall bronze statue of Sri Nadaprabhu Kempegowda in Bengaluru.
The ‘Statue of Prosperity’ was built to commemorate the contribution of Nadaprabhu Kempegowda, the founder of Bengaluru.
Conceptualized and sculpted by Ram V Sutar of the Statue of Unity fame, 98 tonnes of bronze and 120 tonnes of steel have gone into making this statue.
Earlier, PM Modi flagged off Chennai-Mysuru Vande Bharat Express at Kranthiveera Sangolli Rayanna (KSR) Railway Station in Bengaluru.
He also flagged Bharat Gaurav Kashi Darshan Train at KSR railway station in Bengaluru
Q.5. The Food Safety and Standard Association of India (FSSAI) has awarded which Railway Station a 4-star ‘Eat Right Station’ certification for providing ‘” high-quality, nutritious food to passengers” recently?
(d) Guwahati Railway Station / गुवाहाटी रेलवे स्टेशन
(e) Lucknow Railway Station / लखनऊ रेलवे स्टेशन
Answer & Explanation
Ans.5.(a)
Exp. Bhopal Railway Station gets 4-star ‘Eat Right Station’ certificate
The Food Safety and Standard Association of India (FSSAI) has awarded Bhopal Railway Station a 4-star ‘Eat Right Station’ certification for providing ‘” high-quality, nutritious food to passengers”.
Railway stations are awarded the certificate after an FSSAI-empaneled third-party audit agency rates them on a scale of 1 to 5 for food storage and hygiene practices.
Chandigarh Railway station was the fifth Indian railway station to receive a 5-star ‘Eat Right Station’ certification in September 2021.
The other railway stations with this certification include Anand Vihar Terminal Railway Station; (Delhi), Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus; (Mumbai), Mumbai Central Railway Station; (Mumbai), and Vadodara Railway Station.
Q.6. Who has launched the Green Energy Open Access portal to increase the purchase of renewable energy in the country?
Exp. R K Singh launched the Green Energy Open Access Portal
Union Power Minister RK Singh has launched the Green Energy Open Access portal to increase the purchase of renewable energy in the country.
The portal will allow electricity consumers having sanctioned load of 100 kW or above to get supply of renewables.
Under the new system, any consumer with a sanctioned load of 100 kW or more can get renewable energy through open access portal from any renewable energy generating plant set up by himself or by any developer.
Recent Inauguration by Union Ministers
Dharmendra Pradhan inaugurated ‘Baji Rout National Football Tournament in Dhenkanal in Odisha.
Virendra Kumar has inaugurated the SHILP SAMAGAM-2022in New Delhi.
Kishan Reddy inaugurated the sixth edition of Ganga Utsav 2022in New Delhi.
Rajnath Singh launched ‘Maa Bharati Ke Sapoot’website
Q.10. Who has been awarded the prestigious Order of Merit by Britain’s King Charles III in recognition of his distinguished service to science?
ब्रिटेनकेराजाचार्ल्स III द्वाराविज्ञानकेलिएउनकीविशिष्टसेवाकेलिएप्रतिष्ठितऑर्डरऑफमेरिटसेकिसेसम्मानितकियागयाहै?
(a) Thomas A. Steitz / थॉमस ए. स्टीट्ज
(b) Venki Ramakrishnan / वेंकी रामकृष्णन
(c) Amartya Sen / अमर्त्य सेन
(d) Abhijit Banerjee / अभिजीत बनर्जी
(e) Esther Duflo / एस्तेर डुफ्लो
Answer & Explanation
Ans.10.(b)
Exp. Nobel laureate Venki Ramakrishnan awarded UK’s royal Order of Merit
Indian-origin Nobel laureate Professor Venki Ramakrishnan has been awarded the prestigious Order of Merit by Britain’s King Charles III in recognition of his distinguished service to science.
He received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2009 for his work on ribosomal structure and was knighted by the Queen in 2012.
He was President of the UK’s Royal Society from November 2015 until November 2020.
The Order of Merit is an exclusive mark of honour conferred by the British sovereign.
The Order of Merit, founded in 1902 by King Edward VII, is conferred on individuals of exceptional distinction in the armed forces, science, arts, and literature, or for the promotion of culture based on the personal choice of the monarch.
Recent Awards
Chevalier Award by French government – Aruna Sairam
Ezhuthachan Award 2022 by Kerala govt. – Noted Malayalam writer Sethu
First Kerala Jyothi – M T Vasudevan Nair
SKOCH Award 2022 – West Bengal’s Lakshmir Bhandar scheme
Friends of Liberation War award – Former US Senator Edward M Kennedy by Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina
Best International Film at Saturn Awards 2022 – RRR
Q.11. Indian boxers Lovlina Borgohain, Parveen Hooda, Saweety, and Alfiya Pathan have won gold medals at the Asian Boxing Championships 2022. This championship was held in which country?
Exp. Asian Boxing Championships 2022: Lovlina, Parveen, Saweety and Alfiya won gold
Indian boxers Lovlina Borgohain, Parveen Hooda, Saweety, and Alfiya Pathan have won gold medals at the Asian Boxing Championships 2022 in Amman, Jordan.
Alfiya Khan bagged a gold in the 81 plus weight category at the Asian Boxing Championship in Amman, Jordan.
Indian boxer Lovlina Borgohain won the gold medal at the Asian Boxing Championship in the 75kg category.
She won the gold medal after beating Uzbekistan’s Ruzmetova Sokhiba.
22-year-old Parveen Hooda also clinched the gold medal in the 63 kg category by defeating Japan’s Kito Mai.
Saweety defeated Gulsaya Yerzhan of Kazakhstan 5-0 by unanimous decision, to win gold.
Minakshi concluded her maiden Asian Championships campaign by clinching a silver medal in the flyweight division
Q.12. England won the T20 World Cup 2022 trophy by defeating Pakistan by 5 wickets at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) Australia. England won which edition of the T20 World Cup in 2022?
England won the T20 World Cup 2022 trophy by defeating Pakistan by 5 wickets at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) Australia.
Ben Stokes scored an unbeaten 52 off 49 balls to guide England to a 5-wicket win over Pakistan in the final match of the T20 World Cup 2022.
Sam Curran was named the player of the match (3 wickets for just 12 runs) and also the player of the tournament (12 wickets in six matches).
Champions England have received a staggering sum of $1.6 million while the Babar-led Pakistan side has been awarded $800,000 for finishing runners-up in Australia.
Semi-finalists Team India and New Zealand have received $400,000 each from the $5.6 million total prize pool at the T20 World Cup 2022.
The eighth edition of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup has played in 2022. Australia is the hosting country for the T20 World Cup.
England was the winner of the T20 World Cup 2010.
ICC’s Upcoming Event
ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022 (8th edition) – Australia
ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 (9th edition) – USA & West Indies
ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 (10th edition) – India & Sri Lanka
ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2028 (11th edition) – Australia & New Zealand
ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2030 (12th edition) – England, Ireland & Scotland
ICC Men’s Champions Trophy 2025 – Pakistan
ICC Men’s Champions Trophy 2029 – India
ICC Men’s 50 over World Cup 2023 (13th edition) – India
ICC Men’s 50 over World Cup 2027 (14th edition) – South Africa, Zimbabwe & Namibia
ICC Men’s 50 over World Cup 2031 (15th edition) – India & Bangladesh
ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 – Bangladesh
ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 – England
ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025 – India
ICC Women’s T20 Champions Trophy 2027 – Sri Lanka
Q.13. World Pneumonia Day is observed every year on which day?
विश्वनिमोनियादिवसहरसालकिसदिनमनायाजाताहै?
(a) 9 November / 9 नवंबर
(b) 10 November / 10 नवंबर
(c) 11November / 11 नवंबर
(d) 12 November / 12 नवंबर
(e) 13 November / 13 नवंबर
Answer & Explanation
Ans.13.(d)
Exp. 12 November – World Pneumonia Day
World Pneumonia Day is observed every year on 12 November.
Objective – To raise awareness about the complications and issues regarding the disease.
Theme 2022 – Championing the fight against pneumonia
World Pneumonia Day was created in 2009 by the Global Coalition Against Child Pneumonia.
Pneumonia is a severe respiratory illness that affects the lungs and aggravates the lungs’ air sacs. This occurs when the lungs get clogged with liquid or discharge, leading to shortness of breath.
Q.14. Public Service Broadcasting Day is celebrated every year on which day?
लोकसेवाप्रसारणदिवसप्रतिवर्षकिसदिनमनायाजाताहै?
(a) 9 November / 9 नवंबर
(b) 10 November / 10 नवंबर
(c) 11November / 11 नवंबर
(d) 12 November / 12 नवंबर
(e) 13 November / 13 नवंबर
Answer & Explanation
Ans.14.(d)
Exp. 12 November – Public Service Broadcasting Day
Public Service Broadcasting Day is celebrated on 12th November every year to commemorate the only visit of Mahatma Gandhi to All India Radio in Delhi in 1947.
The Father of the Nation addressed the displaced people, who had temporarily settled at Kurukshetra in Haryana after partition.
Q.15. World Kindness Day is celebrated every year on which day?
विश्वदयालुतादिवसहरसालकिसदिनमनायाजाताहै?
(a) 14 November / 14 नवंबर
(b) 10 November / 10 नवंबर
(c) 11November / 11 नवंबर
(d) 12 November / 12 नवंबर
(e) 13 November / 13 नवंबर
Answer & Explanation
Ans.15.(e)
Exp. 13 November – World Kindness Day
World Kindness Day is celebrated every year on November 13 to celebrate acts of kindness, compassion, and humanity.
The World Kindness Movement hosted the first conference in Tokyo, Japan with an aim to bring like-minded organizations together who believe kindness is an act of compassion and hence everyone should adopt it.
This initiative led to the beginning of World Kindness Day. In 1997, the World Kindness Movement hosted the first conference in Tokyo, Japan.
It was in 1998, that World Kindness Day became an annual observance.
Q.16. Padma Shri Awardee Shri RL Kashyap passed away recently. He was what?
Renowned mathematician and great scholar Padma Shri Awardee Shri RL Kashyap passed away.
RL Kashyap translated around twenty-five thousand Sanskrit mantras into English language.
Kashyap received many international awards for his immense contributions to the fields of science and technology. Kashyap also wrote more than 250 research papers.
RL Kashyap worked as a professor in the Department of Electrical and Computers for three decades at Purdue University in America.
He was awarded the Padma Shri in 2021 by the central government for his considerable service in the field of studying the Vedas.
