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Q.1. Adani New Industries Limited has installed of country’s largest Wind Turbine Generator (WTG) in which of the following state?
Exp. Adani New Industries installed India’s largest wind turbine in Gujarat
Adani New Industries Limited has installed of country’s largest Wind Turbine Generator (WTG) in Mundra, Gujarat.
A wind turbine taller than the world’s tallest Statue of Unity with blades spanning wider than the wingspan of a jumbo jet has been installed at Mundra in Gujarat by Adani New Industries Ltd.
The turbine has been installed by Mundra Windtech Ltd (MWL), a wholly-owned subsidiary incorporated by Adani Enterprises Ltd (AEL).
Standing 200 metres tall, the wind turbine has the capacity to produce 5.2 MW of electricity and can power approximately 4,000 homes.
About Gujarat
Capital- Gandhinagar
Chief Minister- Bhupendra Rajnikant Patel
Governor- Acharya Devvrat
Q.2. Hyderabad-based Megha Engineering and Infrastructures Ltd (MEIL) has bagged a project to build which of the following country’s first greenfield oil refinery?
Exp. Hyderabad’s Megha Ltd to build Mongolia’s first greenfield oil refinery
Hyderabad-based Megha Engineering and Infrastructures Ltd (MEIL) has bagged a project to build Mongolia’s first greenfield oil refinery.
The project is aimed at reducing the East Asian country’s dependency on Russian oil imports.
The company would provide EPC (engineering, procurement and construction) services and EPC-3 (captive power plants) at a cost of $790 million using advanced technology.
The project is part of the development partnership administration initiative of India’s Ministry of External Affairs. The refinery would be built using a line of credit from the central government.
About Mongolia
Capital- Ulaanbaatar
Currency- Tögrög
President – Ukhnaagiin Khürelsükh
Prime Minister -Luvsannamsrain Oyun-Erdene
Q.3. Which of the following state has launched the “CM dashboard” to access the real-time data of all departments and decisions taken on major schemes?
Exp. Haryana CM launched ‘CM dashboard’ for live monitoring of departments
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar has launched the “CM dashboard” to access the real-time data of all departments and decisions taken on major schemes.
It will provide live monitoring of every department at the block, district, and panchayat levels.
This will enable tracking of methodology and analysis of reports, and also help the govt in comparing the old data with new data.
He has also launched a dedicated e-Upphar portal to auction gifts received by him.
About Haryana
Capital –Chandigarh
Chief Minister – Manohar Lal Khattar
Governor – Bandaru Dattatreya
Q.4. Who has inaugurated the ‘Baji Rout National Football Tournament’ in Dhenkanal in Odisha?
Exp. Switzerland created record for operating the longest passenger train
Switzerland has created a world record by operating the longest passenger train.
The world’s longest electric passenger train is designed to commemorate the 175th anniversary of the country’s first train system.
The 1910 metres (1.9 Km) long train has 100 coaches with a total of 4,550 seats. It covered nearly 25 km from Preda to Alvaneu in less than 45 minutes.
It passed through the mountainous landscape in the Swiss Alps.
The Swiss transport company, Rhaetian Railway (RhB), operated the train on the Bernina/Albula trail from Preda to Bergen. There are 100 contemporary and 25 four-car Capricorn EMUs.
During its journey, the train crossed 22 tunnels and 48 bridges.
The longest train ran through the UNESCO World Heritage Site for 24.9 km. As per International Rail Journal, the RhB took nearly eight months for the preparation of this gala spectacle. Weighing a colossal 2990 tons, the train managed to maintain an average speed of 30-35 km per hour.
About Switzerland
Capital – Bern
Currency -Swiss franc
Prime Minister- Ueli Maurer
President – Ignazio Cassis
Official languages – French, German, Italian, Romansh
Q.6. Which word has been chosen as the Collins Dictionary’s word of the year 2022?
Exp. Bank of India launched Special Deposit scheme
The Bank of India has launched a special fixed deposit scheme named Star Super Triple Seven Fixed Deposit.
This special scheme is providing 7.25% rate of interest (7.75 percent for citizens) on a deposit for 777 days, for a limited period.
The bank has raised interest rate on its existing 555-days fixed deposit scheme to 6.30%. And, on other maturities from 180 days to less than 5 years, it has raised interest rates by 25 basis
points.
Another public sector lender, Bank of Baroda has also revised interest rates on “Baroda Advantage Fixed Deposits”.
The bank is now offering interest rates ranging from 5.75 percent to 7 percent on these fixed deposit schemes, depending on the maturities.
About Bank of India (BOI)
Founded- 7 September 1906
Founder- Ramnarain Ruia
Headquarters- Mumbai
MD & CEO – Atanu Kumar Das
Tagline – Relationship beyond Bankin
Q.8. Niva Bupa Health Insurance Company Limited (NBHICL) has partnered with which bank to provide best-in-class health insurance solutions to the bank’s customers?
Exp. Niva Bupa partnered with IDFC FIRST Bank partner for Bancassurance
Niva Bupa Health Insurance Company Limited (NBHICL) has partnered with IDFC FIRST Bank to provide best-in-class health insurance solutions to the bank’s customers.
The partnership will empower the two institutions to serve customers better and help them lead healthier lives.
IDFC FIRST Bank has a digital-first approach and serves customers through its state-of-the-art net banking platform and an intuitive, user-friendly, and contemporary mobile app, which complements its nationwide branches, ATMs, and loan centres.
About IDFC First Bank
Founded – October 2015
Headquarters – Mumbai
MD & CEO – V. Vaidyanathan
Q.9. Who has been elected as the new Prime Minister of Israel?
इज़राइलकेनएप्रधानमंत्रीकेरूपमेंकिसेचुनागयाहै?
(a) Yair Lapid / यायर लापिड
(b) Isaac Herzog / इसहाक हर्ज़ोग
(c) Naftali Bennett / नफ्ताली बेनेट
(d) Benjamin Netanyahu / बेंजामिन नेतन्याहू
(e) Yair Netanyahu / यार नेतन्याहू
Answer & Explanation
Ans.9.(d)
Exp. Benjamin Netanyahu elected as new PM of Israel
Benjamin Netanyahu has been elected as the new Prime Minister of Israel.
He will succeed Yair Lapid.
A coalition led by the former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has won 64 seats in the 120-seat Israeli parliament Knesset, allowing him to return to power.
His opponent, PM Yair Lapid’s coalition, won 51 seats.
Earlier, Netanyahu served as the prime minister of Israel from 1996 to 1999 & again from 2009 to 2021.
He was ousted from power in June 2021 on charges of bribery & fraud.
About Israel
Capital – Jerusalem
Currency – Sheqel
President – Isaac Herzog
Prime Minister – Benjamin Netanyahu
Newly Appointed Prime Minister & President
President of Brazil – Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva
Prime Minister of Sweden – Ulf Kristersson
President of Iraq – Abdul Latif Rashid
PM of United Kingdom – Rishi Sunak
President of Austria – Alexander Van der Bellen (2ndterm)
Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia – Mohammed bin Salman
First woman Prime Minister of Italy- Giorgia Meloni
President of Angola – Joao Lourenco (2nd term)
Prime Minister of Serbia – Ana Brnabic
New president of Kenya – William Ruto
Colombia’s first leftist President – Gustavo Petro
New PM of Kuwait – Sheikh Mohammad Sabah Al Salem
New PM of Sri Lanka – Dinesh Gunawardena
New President of Sri Lanka – Ranil Wickremesinghe
New President of Colombia – Gustavo Petro
New President of South Korea – Yoon Suk Yeol
New Prime Minister of Pakistan – Shehbaz Sharif
New Prime Minister of France – Elisabeth Borne
1st Woman President of Hungary – Katalin Novak
1st Woman President of Tanzania – Samia Suluhu Hassan
1st Woman President of Honduras Xiomara Castro
Hong Kong’s Next Leader -John Lee
Re-Elected as President of Serbia – Aleksandar Vučić
Hungary’s New Prime Minister - Viktor Orban
New Prime Minister of Kazakhstan - Alikhan Smailov
New President of Albania – Bajram Begaj
Q.10. Who has been appointed as new President of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI)?
Exp. Vishal Kapoor appointed as CEO of Energy Efficiency Services Ltd
Vishal Kapoor has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL).
He replaced Arun Kumar Mishra, who hold this position last year.
Kapoor takes charge after completing his tenure as the joint secretary at the Ministry of Power.
Kapoor worked with the India Railways in various capacities in design, operations, and maintenance of Rolling Stock of Indian Railways.
About Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL)
Founded – 2009
Headquarters – New Delhi
CEO -Vishal Kapoor
Under – Ministry of Power
Recent Appointment
Revenue Secretary – Sanjay Malhotra
CMD of India Trade Promotion Organization – Pradeep Kharola
Controller General of Accounts (CGA)- Bharati Das
New Chief Justice of the Rajasthan High Court – Justice Pankaj Mithal
New Chief Justice of the Karnataka High Court – Justice PB Varale
Q.12. Who has been selected for the Kerala government’s prestigious ‘Ezhuthachan Puraskaram 2022’ in recognition of his overall contribution to the Malayalam language and literature?
Exp. Noted Malayalam writer Sethu received Ezhuthachan Award 2022
Noted Malayalam fiction writer Sethu has been selected for the Kerala government’s prestigious ‘Ezhuthachan Puraskaram’ this year in recognition of his overall contribution to the Malayalam language and literature.
Sethu is also a recipient of the Kendra Sahitya Akademi Award and Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for both novel and short story.
The state government’s highest literary honour has been named after Thunchaththu Ramanujan Ezhuthachan, a 16th-century devotional poet, considered to be the father of the Malayalam language.
The honour carries a cash award of Rs 5,00,000 and a citation.
He has also served as the chairman of South Indian Bank, director of State Bank of Travancore and chairman of National Book Trust.
Recent Awards
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
National Digital Transformation Awards (DX 2022 Awards) – Karnataka Bank
European parliament’s Sakharov prize 2022 – Ukrainian people
Q.13. Carnatic vocalist Aruna Sairam has been conferred the Chevalier de l’Ordre National du Mérite, the Knight of the Order of the Merit, by which country’s government?
Exp. Aruna Sairam honoured with Chevalier Award by French govt
Carnatic vocalist Aruna Sairam has been conferred the Chevalier de l’Ordre National du Mérite, the Knight of the Order of the Merit, by the French government.
She has been selected for her singing talent and contribution to the development of Indo-France relations.
This award is a symbol of our country’s appreciation for your numerous contributions to the French and international art world.
Aruna Sairam has received many awards, including the Padma Shri from the Government of India and the Sangeetha Kalanidhi Award from the Music Academy
Recent Awards
National Intellectual Property award for 2021 & 2022 – IIT Madras
Karnataka Ratna award – Puneeth Rajkumar (posthumously)
Men’s nBallon d’Or 2022 – Real Madrid’s Karim Benzema
Sir Syed Excellence Award 2022 – American historian Barbara Metcalf
Booker Prize 2022 – Sri Lanka’s Shehan Karunatilaka (Seven Moons of Maali Almeida)
Q.14. All Souls’ Day is observed every year on which day?
ऑलसोल्सडेहरसालकिसदिनमनायाजाताहै?
(a) 1 November / 1 नवंबर
(b) 2 November / 2 नवंबर
(c) 3 November / 3 नवंबर
(d) 4 November / 4 नवंबर
(e) 5 November / 5 नवंबर
Answer & Explanation
Ans.14.(b)
Exp. 2 November – All Souls’ Day
All Souls’ Day is observed every year on 2 November.
Objective – To commemorate those members of the church who have found a spot in heaven.
The day is known by many different names all across the world. It is called the ‘Feast of All Souls’ and ‘Defuncts’ Day’ in countries like Hungary, France, Italy, and Ecuador.
