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Q.1. Who among the following Union Ministers has presented INSPIRE awards to 60 startups?
Exp. Union Minister Jitendra Singh presented ‘INSPIRE’ awards to 60 Start-Ups
Union minister Jitendra Singh has presented INSPIRE awards to 60 startups and financial support to 53,021 students.
The award is instituted by the Department of Science & Technology (DST), and these innovators will be extended complete incubation support for their entrepreneurship journey.
Objective – To help build a critical human resource pool for strengthening, expanding the science and technology system and increase the research & development base.
The scheme touched an unparalleled level of inclusivity by representing ideas and innovations of 702 districts of the country (96%) including 123 out of 124 aspirational districts, 51% representation from girls, 84% participation from schools located in rural areas of the country and 71% of the schools run by the State / UT Governments.
Of 6.53 lakh, a total of 53,021 students were identified for financial support of ₹10,000 each so that they could develop prototypes of the ideas which they submitted for the scheme.
During the year 2020-21, a total of 6.53 Lakh ideas and innovations were received from all States and UTs of the country.
Q.2. India’s 1st lithium-ion cell factory has inaugurated in which of the following state?
Exp. India’s 1st lithium-ion cell factory inaugurated in Andhra Pradesh
The Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology, Rajeev Chandrasekhar has launched the pre-production run of India’s first lithium cell manufacturing facility at Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh.
This state-of-the-art facility has been set up by Chennai-based Munoth Industries Limited with an outlay of Rs 165 crores.
The facility is located in one of the two Electronics Manufacturing Clusters set up in the temple town, by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2015.
The installed capacity of the plant at present is 270 Mwh and can produce 20,000 cells of 10Ah capacity daily. These cells are used in power banks and this capacity is around 60 percent of India’s present requirement.
Cells for other consumer electronics like mobile phones, hearable and wearable devices will also be produced.
Currently, India imports complete requirements of lithium-ion cells primarily from China, South Korea, Vietnam, and Hong Kong.
About Andhra Pradesh
Capital – Amaravati
Chief Minister – YS Jagan Mohan Reddy
Governor – Biswabhusan Harichandan
Q.3. Which Doordarshan series has been launched by US Agency for International Development (USAID) and UNICEF?
Exp. USAID and UNICEF launch series titled ‘Door Se Namaste’
The US Agency for International Development (USAID) and UNICEF has launched the Doordarshan and YouTube series titled ‘Door Se Namaste’ in New Delhi.
It is a fictional Hindi series developed in an educational format highlighting the challenges of a post-pandemic world and promoting the adoption of healthy behaviour and practices.
The programme will be telecast on every Sunday from 11 AM to 12 noon.
Q.4. Who has launched the National Logistics Policy (NLP) in New Delhi?
Exp. National Logistics Policy launched in New Delhi
PM Narendra Modi has launched the National Logistics Policy (NLP) in New Delhi.
National Logistics Policy is a comprehensive effort to address issues of high cost and inefficiency.
The policy is an endeavour to improve the competitiveness of Indian goods, enhancing economic growth and increasing employment opportunities.
To improve connectivity, the government has been doing systemic infrastructure development through schemes such as Sagarmala, Bharatmala, and Dedicated Freight Corridor.
The total capacity of Indian ports has increased significantly and the average turn-around time of container vessels has come down from 44 hours to 26 hours. Through waterways, we can do eco-friendly and cost-effective transportation.
India’s logistics cost as a proportion of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is believed to be around 13-14 percent. The government now aims to bring it down to single digits as soon as possible.
Some states such as Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Mizoram, Rajasthan, Telangana, and Uttar Pradesh have already formed their logistics policy. Logistics policies of 13 states are still in the draft stage
Q.5. Find out the correct statements.
(i) PM Narendra Modi has released wild Cheetahs, which had become extinct from India, in Kanha National Park.
(ii) Cheetahs which have been brought from Nigeria are being introduced in India under Project Cheetah.
(iii) Out of the eight Cheetahs, there are three female and five male.
(a) Only i & ii
(b) Only ii & iii
(c) Only iii & i
(d) Only i, ii & iii
(e) None of these
Answer & Explanation
Ans.5.(e)
Exp. PM Modi launched world’s first Cheetah Rehabilitation Project
PM Narendra Modi has released wild Cheetahs, which had become extinct from India, in Kuno National Park.
Cheetahs which have been brought from Namibia are being introduced in India under Project Cheetah, which is the world’s first inter-continental large wild carnivore translocation project.
Out of the eight Cheetahs, there are five female and three male.
The cheetahs are brought under Project Cheetah to reintroduce the big cat in India after they were officially declared extinct in 1952, and the last cheetah was killed in India in 1947.
Q.6. Which of the following has been nominated as the first-ever Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Tourism and Cultural Capital during the period 2022-2023?
Exp. Swati Piramal conferred with top French civilian honour
Prominent Indian scientist & Vice Chairperson of Piramal Group Swati Piramal has been conferred with France’s top civilian honour ‘Knight of the Legion of Honour’
The highest French civilian award comes in recognition of Piramal’s outstanding achievements and contribution in the fields of business and industry, science, medicine, art and culture, both nationally and internationally.
In 2006, she was also awarded the Knight of the Order of Merit, France’s 2nd highest civilian honour.
Piramal is also the recipient of the Padma Shri.
Recent Awards
Lok Nayak Foundation Sahitya Puraskar – Tanikella Bharani
International Tourism award 2023 – West Bengal (for best destination for culture)
Emmy award for his narration in Netflix documentary – Barack Obama (Our Great National Parkss
Liberty Medal 2022 – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy
Exp. China and UAE to join hands on moon rover missions
The Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) of the UAE and the China National Space Agency (CNSA) have signed an MoU to work together on the UAE’s moon missions.
This agreement marks the first joint space project between the two countries.
Under the mission, the UAE will develop a rover named Rashid-2 & China will help it with the landing, data transmission, observation, and control.
About China
Capital –Beijing
Currency –Yuan
President –Xi Jinping
About United Arab Emirates (UAE)
Capital – Abu Dhabi
Currency – Dirham
President – Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Prime Minister – Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Q.10. Which statement is correct about SCO?
एससीओकेबारेमेंकौनसाकथनसहीहै?
(i) India will hold the presidency of the grouping for a year until September 2023.
(ii) Iran will also become a permanent member of SCO in 2023.
(iii)SCO group has total 10 members.
(iv) Headquarters of SCO is in Shanghai, China.
(a) Only i
(b) Only ii
(c) Only iii
(d) Only i & ii
(e) Only ii & iii
Answer & Explanation
Ans.10.(d)
Exp. India takes over SCO rotating presidency, to host SCO summit in 2023
The rotational presidency of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) was handed over to India in Samarkand, Uzbekistan
India will hold the presidency of the grouping for a year until September 2023.
The next meeting of the SCO Council of Heads of State will be held in 2023 in India.
Iran will also become a permanent member of SCO in 2023 under the presidency of India.
About Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO)
Founded – 2001
Headquarters – Beijing, China
Secretary General – Zhang Ming (China)
Member Countries – 9 (Iran, China, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan & Uzbekistan)
SCO Summit 2021 – Dushanbe, Tajikistan.
SCO Summit 2022 – Samarkand, Uzbekistan.
SCO Summit 2023 – India
The founding members (5) of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) were China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan. India and Pakistan officially joined this organization in 2017
Q.11. IndusInd Bank has re-appointed Sumant Kathpalia as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the bank for three years. What is the tagline of IndusInd Bank?
Exp. Sumant Kathpalia re-appointed as MD & CEO IndusInd Bank
Indusind Bank has re-appointed Sumant Kathpalia as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the bank for three years with effect from March 24, 2023.
Kathpalia was first appointed as MD & CEO of Indusind Bank in March 2020.
Prior to joining Indusind Bank, Kathpalia had stints with Citibank, Bank of America and ABN Amro.
IndusInd Bank
Founded – 1994
Founder – S.P. Hinduja
Headquarters – Mumbai, Maharashtra,
MD & CEO – Sumant Kathpalia
Tagline – We Make You Feel Richer
Recent Appointment
MD & CEO of CSB Bank – Pralay Mondal
MD of NaBFID – Rajkiran Rai
Chairman of Naryara Energy – Prasad K
CEO of American Express India – Sanjay Khanna
CMD of Shipping Corporation of India – Binesh Kumar Tyagi
MD & CEO of Tamilnad Mercantile Bank – Krishnan Sankarasubramaniam
Whole-time member of SEBI – Ananth Narayan Gopalakrishnan
MD of IDFC Limited – Mahendra Shah
Non-executive directors of RBL Bank – Gopal Jain & Sivakumar Gopalan
NDDB Chairman – Meenesh Shah (extend 6 months)
Q.12. Who has become India’s 76th Chess Grandmaster?
15-year -old Bengaluru teenager Pranav Anand became India’s 76th Grandmaster after he crossed the 2,500 Elo mark in the ongoing World Youth Chess Championship in Mamaia, Romania.
He defeated France’s Augustin Droin to claim the U-14 Open gold with 9 points from 11 rounds, a day after fulfilling the requirement to become India’s 76th Grandmaster.
Pranav cleared each of the 3 GM norms required for the title, besides scoring over 2,500 Elo points.
In July 2021, 12-year-old Abhimanyu Mishra of US became the world’s youngest chess Grandmaster.
GRAND MASTERS OF INDIA (Chess)
75th – V. Pranav (Tamil Nadu)
74th – Rahul Shrivastava P (Telangana)
73rd – Bharath Subramanian (Tamil Nadu)
72nd – Mitrabha Guha (West Bengal)
71st – Sankalp Gupta (Maharstra)
70th – Raja Ritwik (Telangana)
Q.13. Who has authored by book titled ‘Muskurate Chand Lamhe Aur Kuchh Khamoshiyan’?
