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Q.1. Who among the following has inaugurated Mega Dairy at Mandya in Karnataka recently?
Exp. Amit Shah inaugurated Mega Dairy at Mandya, Karnataka
Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah has inaugurated Mega Dairy at Mandya in Karnataka.
The mega-dairy inaugurated at a cost of Rs 260 crore would process 10 lakh liters of milk per day and will have the capacity to increase it up to 14 lakh liters per day.
Currently, there are 15,210 village-level cooperative dairies in Karnataka, in which about 26.22 lakh farmers deliver their milk daily and through 16 district-level dairies, Rs 28 crore is deposited into the accounts of 26 lakh farmers every day.
The Karnataka Milk Federation (KMF) will get all technical support and cooperation from Amul.
The National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) and the Ministry of Cooperation will establish a primary dairy in every panchayat of the country in the next three years.
Recent Inauguration by Amit Shah
Amit Shah launched the Prahari app of the Border Security Force
Amit Shah inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of 4 projects worth over Rs 6,600 cr in Faridabad
Amit Shah inaugurated Dairy Cooperative Conclave in Gangtok, Sikkim
Amit Shah inaugurated SP conference at Dergaon in Assam
Amit Shah lays foundation stone of new terminal building of Gwalior airport
Amit Shah launched first Hindi version of MBBS course books in Bhopal
Q.2. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has virtually flagged off Vande Bharat Express from Howrah Railway Station connecting Howrah to which station?
Exp. PM Modi flagged off West Bengal’s first Vande Bharata Express train
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has virtually flagged off Vande Bharat Express from Howrah Railway Station connecting Howrah to New Jalpaiguri.
It is the first Vande Bharat Express to operate in West Bengal and on the Eastern parts of the country. Also, it is the seventh Vande Bharat train by Indian Railways in the country.
Covering a distance of 564 km in 7.45 hours, this train will save three hours in travel time as compared to other trains on the route.
He also inaugurated the Joka-Taratala Stretch of the Joka-Esplanade Metro Project (Purple Line) of Kolkata Metro.
Recent Inauguration by PM Modi
PM Modi flagged off 6th Vande Bharat train in Nagpur, Maharashtra
PM Modi inaugurated 4th Vande Bharat Express in Himachal Pradesh
PM Modi participated in the historic programme marking ‘Veer Bal Diwas’ in Delhi
PM Modi launched projects worth Rs 75,000 cr in Maharashtra
Q.3. According to the Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation, India’s first underwater metro service, the East-West Metro Corridor project is expected to be completed by which date?
Exp. India’s first underwater metro to become operation by December 2023
According to the Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation, India’s first underwater metro service, the East-West Metro Corridor project is expected to be completed by December 2023.
The East-West corridor of the Kolkata Metro is 15 Km-long and spans from Salt Lake Stadium to Howrah.
This metro line between Salt Lake Sector-5 to Salt Lake Stadium has Karunamayi, Central Park, City Center, and Bengal Chemical metro stations.
It costs about ₹120 crore per kilometre to build the tunnel but the manufacturing cost of the tunnel underwater, which is deep in the Hooghly river costs increased to around 157 crores by per kilometre.
First metro in India, Kolkata Metro which started its operation 24 October 1984 between Dum Dam to Tollygunge. It was started with the help of the Soviet Union.
Largest metro rail in operation in India, Delhi Metro (390.14 km). It started operation on 24 December 2002.
Smallest Metro- Ahmedabad metro (6 km)
The metro rail systems in operation in India are in the cities of Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi, Gurugram, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Kanpur, Kolkata, Kochi, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, Noida, and Pune.
Q.4. Who has inaugurated the Rs 300 crore Angul-Balram rail line connecting Odisha’s Talcher Coalfield recently?
Exp. Pralhad Joshi inaugurated Rs 300 crore Angul-Balram rail line in Odisha
Coal Minister Pralhad Joshi inaugurated the Rs 300 crore Angul-Balram rail line connecting Odisha’s Talcher Coalfield.
The 14-km-long Angul-Balram rail link is the first phase of a total 68-km inner corridor connecting Angul with Putugadia, Jarapada, and Tentuloi, which will cater to coal mines of Talcher coalfields.
The project was constructed by Mahanadi Coal Railway Ltd, a joint venture entity of MCL, IRCON International Ltd, and IDCO, an industrial infrastructure development agency of the Odisha government.
The internal corridor is being implemented by Mahanadi Coal Railway Ltd (MCRL) in two phases.
In phase two, the Balram-Putugadia-Jarapada-Tentuloi rail link would be completed.
The project is likely to enable Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd (MCL) to increase its daily dispatch of coal by around 40,000 tonnes.
Recent Inauguration by Union Ministers
Dharmendra Pradhan inaugurated ‘Baji Rout National Football Tournament in Dhenkanal in Odisha.
(a) Ministry of Health and Family Welfare / स्वास्थ्य और परिवार कल्याण मंत्रालय
(b) Ministry of Environment and Forests / पर्यावरण और वन मंत्रालय
(c) Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs / आवास और शहरी मामलों के मंत्रालय
(d) Ministry of New and Renewable Energy / नवीन और नवीकरणीय ऊर्जा मंत्रालय
(e) Ministry of Rural Development / ग्रामीण विकास मंत्रालय
Answer & Explanation
Ans.5.(e)
Exp. Ministry of Rural Development launched Prajjwala Challenge
Rural Development Ministry has launched Prajjwala Challenge inviting ideas, solutions, and actions to transform the rural economy.
It was launched under Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana – National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM).
It is one of the platforms where ideas are invited from individuals, Social Enterprises, Start Up, Private Sector, Community Based organizations, Incubation centres, and Investors having the potential to transform the rural economy.
Focus areas under challenge are Inclusive Growth, Value Chain Interventions, and Enhanced Women Entrepreneurship.
The top 5 ideas will be rewarded with Rs 2 Lakh each.
Q.6. Non-banking financial company Shriram Finance Ltd. has secured a $100 million loan from which of the following organizations?
Exp. Asian Development Bank provides $100 million loans to Shriram Finance Limited
Non-banking financial company Shriram Finance Ltd. has secured long-term funding of $100 million from Asian Development Bank (ADB) to finance its purchase of new and used vehicles across India.
The loan amount will be used by Shriram Finance to provide loans to customers to buy new or used BS VI-compliant vehicles and electric vehicles”, besides providing financial support to women entrepreneurs and under-developed states.
Shriram Finance Limited is the largest retail NBFC in India. It was formed after the merger of mainly Shriram City Union Finance and Shriram Transport Finance.
Headquarters – Chennai
MD & CEO – Y S Chakravarti
About Asian Development Bank (ADB)
Founded – 19 December 1966
Headquarters – Mandaluyong, Metro Manila, Philippines
President – Masatsugu Asakawa
Vice President – Ashok Lavasa
Director of ADB for India – Takeo Konishi
Executive Director – Sameer Kumar Khare
Member Counrtries – 68 (Nuie)
Recent Loan approved by ADB
Asian Development Bank provides $100 million loans to Shriram Finance Limited
ADB approved $125 million loan to improve Urban Services in Tamil Nadu
ADB approved USD 350 million loan to Maharashtra for road connectivity
ADB approved USD 96 million loan to HP for safe drinking water project
ADB approves $112 million loan to establish Assam Skill University.
ADB approves $150 million loan for urban poor housing project in Tamil Nadu.
Q.7. The government has increased interest rates on various small savings schemes for the fourth quarter of the current Financial Year starting from 1st January 2023. The interest rate on Kisan Vikas Patra has increased to how much percent from 7 percent?
सरकारने 1 जनवरी 2023 सेशुरूहोनेवालेचालूवित्तवर्षकीचौथीतिमाहीकेलिएविभिन्नछोटीबचतयोजनाओंपरब्याजदरोंमेंवृद्धिकीहै।किसानविकासपत्रपरब्याजदर 7 प्रतिशतसेबढ़करकितनेप्रतिशतहोगईहै?
(a) 7.1 percent
(b) 7.2 percent
(c) 7.3 percent
(d) 7.4 percent
(e) 7.5 percent
Answer & Explanation
Ans.7.(b)
Exp. Government hikes interest rates on small savings schemes
Government has increased interest rates on various small savings schemes for the fourth quarter of the current Financial Year starting from 1st January 2023.
The interest rate of five year National Saving Certificate has been increased to 7 percent from 6.8 percent.
The interest rate on the senior citizen saving scheme increased to 8 percent from 7.6 percent. The Monthly Income Account Saving has also been increased to 7.1 percent from 6.7 percent.
The interest rate on Kisan Vikas Patra will now be 7.2 percent and will mature in 120 months.
The interest rate of small savings deposit of one year time period has been increased to 6.6 percent from 5.5 percent.
However, the interest rate on the Public Provident Fund scheme, Sukanya Samriddhi Account Scheme, and Saving Deposit have been kept unchanged.
Q.8. Who has been appointed as the Chairman-Cum-Managing Director of the public sector enterprise MOIL Limited?
Exp. Ajit Kumar Saxena appointed as Chairman & MD of MOIL
Ajit Kumar Saxena has been appointed as the Chairman-Cum-Managing Director of the public sector enterprise MOIL Limited.
Prior to this assignment, Shri Saxena held the position of director (Operations) at RINL-Vishakhapatnam Steel Plant.
He started his career as a management trainee (Technical) in Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL) in 1986 and thereafter, held various positions during his long tenure in SAIL such as chief general manager, Mills, IISCO, Burnpur, and general manager, Bhilai Steel Plant, etc.
About MOIL
MOIL is one of the largest manganese ore producers of the country.
MOIL is a Schedule “A” Miniratna Category-I Company under the Union Ministry of Steel.
It was originally incorporated as Manganese Ore (India) Limited in 1962 and its name was changed to MOIL Limited during 2010-11.
The company operates 11 manganese ore mines in India. It has 7 mines located in the Nagpur and Bhandara districts of Maharashtra and four in the Balaghat district of Madhya Pradesh.
Recent Appointment
Acting Central Vigilance Commissioner – Praveen K Srivastava
Engineer-in-Chief of Army – LG Arvind Walia
Chairman of the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) – Santosh Kumar Yadav
CEO of the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) – Ganji Kamala Vardhana Rao
Chief advisor to the Gujarat CM – Hasmukh Adhia appointed as
Exp. N Chandrasekaran appointed as head of Maharashtra government advisory council
The Maharashtra government has appointed Tata Sons Chairman N Chandrasekaran as the head of the new Economic Advisory Council of Maharashtra.
This was announced by deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis in the state Legislative Council in Nagpur.
The Maharashtra government has set up the Economic Advisory Council, to make Maharashtra a trillion-dollar economy.
The new advisory council will function as a private research organization that will focus on issues related to agriculture, banking, engineering, and education, among others.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has set a target of India becoming a $5 trillion economy by 2024-25.
Recent Appointment
Captain of Indian team at the FIH men’s world cup 2023 – Harmanpreet Singh
CEO of Air India Express – Aloke Singh
Chairperson of New Delhi International Arbitration Centre (NDIAC) – Former SC Justice Hemant Gupta
Chairperson of the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) – Dinesh Kumar Shukla
CEO of the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games – Cindy Hook
First black president in Harvard University – Claudine Gay
Q.10. Who has been appointed as the Managing Director (MD) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) Limited?
Exp. Sundararaman Ramamurthy appointed as MD & CEO of BSE
Sundararaman Ramamurthy has been appointed as the Managing Director (MD) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) Limited
He has been appointed for a five-year term with effect from January 4.
In November, BSE received consent from regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) to appoint Ramamurthy as MD and CEO of the exchange.
The position has been vacant since July when the then MD and CEO Ashishkumar Chauhan resigned from the post to join the National Stock Exchange (NSE). He was appointed as MD and CEO of NSE, in late July.
Sundararaman Ramamurthy has over 20 years of work experience in the National Stock Exchange of India Limited (NSE) as a senior member of its team since its inception.
Recent Appointment in Banking Sector
MD & CEO of Suryoday Small Finance Bank – Baskar Babu Ramachandran (re-appointement)
MD & CEO of Equitas Small Finance Bank – P N Vasudevan
MD and CEO of SBI Funds – Shamsher Singh
First VP & COO of Federal Reserve Bank of New York – Sushmita Shukla
Director on RBI’s central board – Vivek Joshi
Q.11. Ajay Kumar Srivastava has been appointed as Managing Director and CEO of which of the following bank?
Exp. Ajay Kumar Srivastava appointed as MD and CEO of the Indian Overseas Bank
Ajay Kumar Srivastava has been appointed as Managing Director and CEO of Indian Overseas Bank.
Prior to taking up the new role, Srivastava was serving as an executive director in the bank.
He replaced Partha Pratim Sengupta whose tenure ended on 31 December 2022.
He started his banking career as a probationary officer in 1991 with Allahabad Bank where he worked in various capacities in different parts of the country.
Recent Appointment in Banking Sector
Chairman of Punjab National Bank (PNB) – AK Goel (reappointment)
Chairman of SBI – Dinesh Khara (reappointment)
MD & CEO of Bank of Maharashtra – A S Rajeev (reappointment)
Deputy Chairman of Mashreq Bank – Madhav Nair (reappointment)
Additional and Independent Director of Kotak Mahindra Bank – C S Rajan
Q.12. Who has won India’s first-ever Silver medal in the FIDE World Blitz Chess Championships in Almaty, Kazakhstan?
Exp. Hockey Madhya Pradesh clinched Khelo India Youth Games 2022 Men’s U-18 title
In hockey, Madhya Pradesh clinched the title by defeating Odisha 6-5 in the Khelo India Youth Games 2022 Men’s Under-18 qualifier title in Bhubaneswar.
Jamir Mohammad was the star of the final, scoring a hat-trick, while Ali Ahmed, Mohammad Zaid Khan, and Captain Ankit Pal scored one goal each for Madhya Pradesh.
Haryana claimed third place in the competition with a win against Jharkhand 2-0 in the 3rd and 4th place clash. Amandeep and Roshan scored goals for Haryana.
With this, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Haryana, and Jharkhand have qualified for the Khelo India Youth Games to be held in Madhya Pradesh next year.
Q.14. Which state has won the Khelo India Youth Games 2022 Women’s Under 18 Qualifiers after defeating Madhya Pradesh 2-0 in the final at Bhubaneswar?
Exp. Hockey Haryana Women’s U-18 team won Khelo India Youth Games 2022
Hockey Haryana's women's team has won the Khelo India Youth Games 2022 Women’s Under 18 Qualifiers after defeating Madhya Pradesh 2-0 in the final at Bhubaneswar.
In the final match, Pooja and Gurmail Kaur scored a goal each for Haryana to end the contest in their favour.
Odisha stepped up to claim third place after beating Hockey Jharkhand 2-1 in the 3rd and 4th place encounter.
Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha and Jharkhand have qualified for the Khelo India Youth Games to be held in Madhya Pradesh next year.
Q.15. Who has been nominated for the ICC Men's T20I Cricketer of the Year 2022?
Exp. Mandhana & Suryakumar nominated for the ICC T20 cricketer of the year award 2022
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced the shortlisted cricket players for its year-end awards.
Four players are shortlisted in the men’s and women's category for its various annual awards taking into account the performance of the players in the calendar year.
ICC Men’s Cricketer of the Year 2022 for overall performer(Tests, ODIs, and T20Is)
Babar Azam (Pakistan)
Ben Stokes (England)
Sikandar Raza (Zimbabwe)
Tim Southee (New Zealand)
ICC Women’s Cricketer of the Year 2022 for overall performer(Tests, ODIs, and T20Is)
