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Q.1. PM Narendra Modi and PM of which country have jointly unveiled Unit-I of the Maitree Super Thermal Power Project?
पीएमनरेंद्रमोदीऔरकिसदेशकेपीएमनेसंयुक्तरूपसेमैत्रीसुपरथर्मलपावरप्रोजेक्टकीयूनिट– I काअनावरणकियाहै?
(a) China / चीन
(b) Nepal / नेपाल
(c) Bhutan / भूटान
(d) Pakistan / पाकिस्तान
(e) Bangladesh / बांग्लादेश
Answer & Explanation
Ans.1.(e)
Exp. Unit-I of Maitree Super Thermal Power Project unveiled
PM Narendra Modi and Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina has jointly unveiled Unit-I of the Maitree Super Thermal Power Project.
The project is being constructed under India’s concessional financing scheme. It will add 1320 MW to Bangladesh’s National Grid.
Seven agreements, including on water resources, railways, science and technology, and space technology were exchanged following the talks.
This includes an MoU between Prasar Bharati and Bangladesh Television on cooperation in the field of broadcasting.
About Bangladesh
Capital– Dhaka
Currency– Taka
President– Mohammad Abdul Hamid
Prime Minister– Sheikh Hasina
Q.2. The Centre has announced the constitution of a national-level committee for drafting of the national cooperation policy. Who will be the chairman of the committee?
Exp. Centre announced constitution of a national level committee
The Centre has announced the constitution of a national-level committee for drafting of the national cooperation policy.
The committee under the Chairmanship of former Union Minister, Suresh Prabhu consists of 47 members from all parts of the country.
The new policy is being formulated to realize the vision of Sahakar Se Samriddhi under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The new policy document is being formulated with a view to fulfilling the mandate given to the new Ministry of Cooperation, which includes realizing the vision of Sahakar se Samriddhi, strengthening the cooperative movement in the country, and deepening its reach up to the grassroots.
It also includes promoting cooperative-based economic development models and creating an appropriate policy, legal and institutional framework to help cooperatives realize their potential.
Recent Committees
SC appointed a high-level committee to investigate PM’s security breach in Punjab: Indu Malhotra
Centre constituted Ken-Betwa link Project Authority, and 20-member National Steering Committee: Pankaj Kumar
Ministry of Information and Broadcasting constituted AVGC Promotion Task Force:Apoorva Chandra
Exp. CJI inaugurated NALSA Centre for Citizen Services
The National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) Centre for Citizen Services has inaugurated by Chief Justice of India Uday Umesh Lalit.
Objective – To provide free legal services to the weaker sections of the society
The space at Jaisalmer House which was provided to NALSA would be utilized for the establishment of Legal Assistance Centre for Citizens, Legal Assistance Centre for NRIs, Training Centre, and Digital Command Centre for providing futuristic legal services across the country.
The NALSA office which was earlier placed at Jamnagar House was shifted to the Additional Building Complex of the Supreme Court of India on 9th November 2021.
NALSA or National Legal Services Authority of India was formed on 9 November 1995 under the authority of the Legal Services Authorities Act 1987.
Q.4. PM Narendra Modi has announced a new initiative PM-SHRI Yojana. What is the full form of PM-SHRI?
Exp. Tamil Nadu Government launched Pudhumai Penn Scheme for girl students
Tamil Nadu CM M K Stalin has launched the ‘Pudhumai Penn’ (modern woman) scheme for the state’s girl students.
Under this scheme, all girl students, who studied from Classes 6 to 12 in government schools, will get Rs 1,000 per month to pursue higher education. The money will be directly transferred to the bank accounts of students.
Objective – Reduce child marriages and make women independent
The scheme aims to benefit six lakh girls every year and Rs 698 crore has been allocated in the budget for its implementation.
The government has also launched 26 Schools of Excellence and 15 Model Schools.
About Tamil Nadu
Capital – Chennai
Chief Minister – M K Stalin
Governor – R N Ravi
Recent Scheme of Tamil Nadu
Illam Thedi Kalvi Scheme
Smart Black Board Scheme
Meendum Manjappai scheme
Naan Muthalvan- Ulagai Vellum Ilaiya Tamilagam skill development scheme for students
Breakfast scheme for primary school students
Ennum Ezhuthum scheme
Q.6. Which state has become the first state in the country to set up a bio-village?
Tripura Government has set up India’s 1st Bio-Village at Daspara village of the state.
The concept of Bio Village 2.0 developed by the state government has been recognized as one of the best practices to attain sustainable development goals.
The bio-villages have been set up in Tripura by the Directorate of Bio-Technology under the Science and Technology department.
This concept has been designed to help mitigate the climate change effects.
State Government plans to set up at least 100 bio-villages.
About Tripura
Capital – Agartala
Chief Minister – Manik Sarkar
Governor – Satyadeo Narain Ary
Q.7. India and which country have signed an interim water-sharing agreement for the Kushiyara River?
Exp. India and Bangladesh signed water sharing pact
India and Bangladesh have signed an interim water-sharing agreement for the Kushiyara River.
It is the first such pact since the signing of the Ganga water treaty in 1996.
This pact will benefit people residing in southern Assam and the Sylhet division of Bangladesh.
Bangladesh has a total of 230 rivers, of which 54 flow through India.
There were 54 rivers that pass through the Indo-Bangladesh border, and have been linked to the livelihood of the people of the two countries for centuries.
Q.8. Which General Insurance has roped in Google Cloud to build an online platform for selling insurance?
किसजनरलइंश्योरेंसनेबीमाबेचनेकेलिएएकऑनलाइनप्लेटफॉर्मबनानेकेलिए Google क्लाउडसेसमझौताकियाहै?
(a) HDFC ERGO General Insurance / एचडीएफसी एर्गो जनरल इंश्योरेंस
(b) Bharti AXA General Insurance / भारती एक्सा जनरल इंश्योरेंस
(c) Cholamandalam MS General Insurance / चोलामंडलम एमएस जनरल इंश्योरेंस
(d) Go Digit General Insurance / गो डिजिट जनरल इंश्योरेंस
(e) Edelweiss General Insurance / एडलवाइस जनरल इंश्योरेंस
Answer & Explanation
Ans.8.(a)
Exp. HDFC ERGO to build online insurance platform on Google Cloud
HDFC ERGO General Insurance has roped in Google Cloud to build an online platform for selling insurance.
HDFC ERGO plans to completely migrate to the cloud by 2024.
Google Cloud will also assist the insurance provider with IT systems integration and building new applications.
Google will also provide them AI/ML technologies to build predictive insights and mitigate insurance fraud.
About HDFC ERGO General Insurance
Founded – 2002
Headquarters- Mumbai
MD & CEO- Ritesh Kumar
Recent MoUs
Mahindra Finance partnered with CRIF Solutions for quicker loan approvals
Universal Sompo partnered with Repco Home Finance to insure loans
HDFC Bank partnered with Tata Neu to launch two new credit cards
KreditBee partnered with Cashfree to offer EMI solutions
Mastercard partnered with BASIX to create an agri-tech platform for farmers
Q.9. Who has been appointed as India’s next high commissioner to Canada?
Exp. Barack Obama won Emmy award for his narration in Netflix documentary
The former President of the USA Barack Obama won Emmy Award for his narration in the Netflix documentary “Our Great National Parks”.
The five-part Netflix documentary produced by “Higher Ground” productions, Barack and Michelle Obama’s production company, features national parks from across the globe.
Obama already has two Grammys and is now halfway to an EGOT- the achievement of having won all four of the major American entertainment awards i.e. an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar, and a Tony. Only 17 people have an EGOT to date.
Barack Obama has previously received Grammy Awards for the audiobook readings of his memoirs “The Audacity of Hope” and “A Promised Land.” Michelle Obama received her own Grammy in 2020 for reading her audiobook.
Dwight D Eisenhower was the first US President to win Emmy Award. He was given a special Emmy Award in 1956. Barack Obama is the second President to win the honor.
Recent Awards
Liberty Medal 2022 – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy
1082 Police personnel awarded Police Medals onIndependence Day 2022
Miss India USA 2022 -Indian Origin Aarya Walvekar (Virginia)
First Indian psychologist on US Heritage Wall of Fame – Prof Ramadhar Singh
Q.11. The Hindustan Aeronautics Limited and Larsen & Toubro consortium have bagged an Rs 860 crore deal from New Space India Limited to build how many rockets?
Exp. Bangladesh cricketer Mushfiqur Rahim announced his retirement from T20Is
Bangladesh wicketkeeper and batter and former captain Mushfiqur Rahim has announced his retirement from T20 internationals.
He represented Bangladesh in 102 T20Is, scoring 1,500 runs at an average of 19.48.
He made his T201 debut in 2006 against Zimbabwe.
He has now become the second player from Bangladesh to retire from T20Is following Tamim Iqbal’s retirement in July 2022.
Recently retired cricketers –
Ben Stokes – One Day International Cricket – England
Dinesh Ramdin – International Cricket – West Indies
Tamim Iqbal – T20 International – Bangladesh
Lendl Simmons – International Cricket – West Indies
Eoin Morgan – International Cricket – England
Mohammad Hafeez – International Cricket – Pakistan
Ross Taylor – International Cricket – New Zealand
Tim Bresnam – All Form of Cricket – England
Danushka Gunathilaka – Test Cricket – Sri Lanka
Chris Morris – All Form of Cricket – South Africa
Suranga Lakmal – International Cricket – Sri Lanka
Kieron Pollard – International Cricket – West Indies
Hamish Bennett – All Form of Cricket – New Zealand
Rahul Sharma – International Cricket – India
Suresh Raina – International Cricket – India
Q.13. Who has won the 22nd Dubai Open chess tournament?
22वांदुबईओपनशतरंजटूर्नामेंटकिसनेजीताहै?
(a) R Praggnanandhaa / आर प्रज्ञानानंद:
(b) Aravindh Chithambaram / अरविंद चितंबरम
(c) Alexandr Predke / एलेक्ज़ेंडर प्रेडके
(d) Abhijeet Gupta / अभिजीत गुप्ता
(e) Jaykumar Sammed / जयकुमार सम्मेद
Answer & Explanation
Ans.13.(b)
Exp. Indian GM Aravindh Chithambaram won Dubai Open chess tournament
Indian Grandmaster Aravindh Chithambaram has won the 22nd Dubai Open chess tournament with 7.5 points from nine rounds.
Chithambaram defeated R Praggnanandhaa in the ninth and final round.
Seven Indians finished in the top 10 at the tournament with R Praggnanandhaa sharing the second spot with five others.
Five players finished on seven points and in joint second spot — Praggnanandhaa, top-seed Alexandr Predke, Indians Abhijeet Gupta, Jaykumar Sammed Shete and S P Sethuraman
Q.14. TV Sankaranarayan has passed away recently. He was a famous _____.
टीवीशंकरनारायणकाहालहीमेंनिधनहोगया।वहएकप्रसिद्ध _____ थे।
(a) Writer / लेखक
(b) Politician / राजनेता
(c) Actor / अभिनेता
(d) Musician / संगीतकार
(e) Historian / इतिहासकार
Answer & Explanation
Ans.14.(d)
Exp. Carnatic vocalist TV Sankaranarayanan passed away
Renowned Carnatic musician TV Sankaranarayan has passed away. He was 77.
He was the tourchbearer for Madurai Mani lyer style of Carnatic music.
He had shared several stages with Madurai Mani Iyer.
He won the Madras Music Academy’s Sangeeta Kalanidhi Award in 2003 and was honored with the Padma Bhushan in 2003.
He was the son of musicians Tiruvalangal Vembu Iyer and Gomati Ammal.
Q.15. Birju Sah has passed away recently. He was associated with which sport?
बिरजूसाहकाहालहीमेंनिधनहोगया।वहकिसखेलसेजुड़ेथे?
(a) Hockey / हॉकी
(b) Boxing / मुक्केबाजी
(c) Kabaddi / कबड्डी
(d) Football / फ़ुटबॉल
(e) Cricket / क्रिकेट
Answer & Explanation
Ans.15.(b)
Exp. Indian boxer Birju Sah passed away
Indian boxer Birju Sah has passed away recently, the first Indian boxer to win medals at both the Asian and Commonwealth Games.
He was 48.
He won bronze medals at both the Commonwealth & Asian Games in 1994.
Sah’s first significant international success came at 19 in the 1993 Asian Junior Championships in Bangkok, Thailand. He took bronze in the light flyweight (45-48kg) division.