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Q.1. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has launched the Navy’s updated indigenous programme Swavalamban 2.0 in which city?
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has launched the Navy’s updated indigenous programme Swavalamban 2.0 in New Delhi.
During the event, also released the fifth Positive Indigenisation list of 98 items at the event. It shows the major step in the Indigenisation process of the Armed forces.
These 98 items in this list are a big step in the self-reliance of the Defence sector.
He also launched 76 challenges for the industry under 10th Defence India Start-up Challenges & DISC 10 PRIME of Innovations for Defence.
Q.2. Which state government has recently issued a notification for providing 35 percent reservation for women in recruitment, barring the forest department?
Exp. Madhya Pradesh announces 35 % reservation for women in govt jobs
The Madhya Pradesh government has issued a notification for providing 35 percent reservation for women in recruitment, barring the forest department.
The government has introduced an amendment to the Madhya Pradesh Civil Services (Special Provision for Appointment of Women) Rules, 1997 to provide 35 percent reservation for women in the state.
Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan recently announced that 35 percent of vacancies in police and other government jobs will be filled by women.
Madhya Pradesh was the first state to introduce 50 percent reservation for women in elections to panchayats and urban bodies.
About Madhya Pradesh
Capital – Bhopal
Chief Minister – Shivraj Singh Chauhan
Governor – Mangubhai C. Patel
Q.3. The Union cabinet, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved a proposal for an amendment to the Central Universities Act, 2009 to establish a Central Tribal University in which state?
Exp. PM Modi announces to establish Central Tribal University in Telangana
The Union cabinet, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved a proposal for an amendment to the Central Universities Act, 2009 to establish a Central Tribal University in Telangana.
The cabinet approved the introduction of the Central Universities (Amendment) Bill, 2023, which further amends the Central Universities Act, 2009.
This was done with the aim of establishing the Sammakka Sarakka Central Tribal University in the Mulugu district of Telangana as stipulated in the Thirteenth Schedule to the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014.
The new tribal university will be named after Telangana’s tribal deities Sammakka and Sarakka. A budget of Rs. 889.07 crore would be allocated towards the establishment of this institution.
By offering educational and research facilities in tribal art, culture, and traditional knowledge systems for the benefit of the state’s tribal population, the new university shall not only expand access to and improve the standard of higher education in the state, but also foster avenues for higher education and expand knowledge.
Q.4. Which state government has announced 10 percent reservation for the Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) in the judicial services and state-run law colleges and universities?
Exp. Bihar govt announces 10% reservation for EWS in judicial services
Bihar government has announced 10 percent reservation for the Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) in the judicial services and state-run law colleges and universities.
The announcement came just a day after the government released the first set of data from state’s caste survey.
The cabinet approved amendments in the guidelines of the State Judicial Services, 1951, allowing 10 percent reservation for EWS category in judicial services and also in state-run law institutes and universities.
According to the data, Extremely Backward Communities (EBCs) account for 36.01% of the population, while Backward Classes comprise an additional 27.12%.
About Bihar
Capital – Patna
Chief Minister – Nitish Kumar
Governor – Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar
Q.5. As per the recent monetary policy committee announcement, what is the repo rate as of October 2023?
Exp. RBI revealed its fourth bi-monthly Monetary Policy
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has revealed its fourth bi-monthly monetary policy. The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), led by RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das.
RBI Monetary Policy Committee has kept the key policy repo rate unchanged at 6.5%. This is the fourth meeting on the trot that the MPC decided to maintain the status quo on the repo rate.
Currently, Repo rate is at 6.5 percent, Reverse Repo at 3.35 percent and Bank rate is at 6.75 percent.
The MPC last raised this rate by 25 bps to 6.50% at its meeting in February 2023. Announcing the bi-monthly monetary policy, RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das said the transmission of 250 bps repo rate cut is still incomplete.
The Real GDP growth projection for FY24 remains unchanged at 6.5%. Similarly, inflation for FY24 is projected at 5.4%, unchanged from earlier.
Preventing food and fuel price shocks are a non-negotiable necessity, the Governor said.
RBI Repo Rate are as under –
Policy Repo Rate – 6.50%
Standing Deposit Facility (SDF) – 6.25%
Marginal Standing Facility (MSF) – 6.75%
Bank Rate – 6.75%
Reverse Repo Rate – 3.35%
Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) – 4.50%
Statutory Liquidity Ratio (SLR) – 18%
Q.6. Outlook Group has launched its highly anticipated retirement planning event “40After40” in association with which bank?
Exp. IDFC FIRST Bank and Outlook Group present “Outlook Money 40After40”
Outlook Group has launched its highly anticipated retirement planning event “40After40” in association with IDFC FIRST Bank.
The plan is to provide invaluable insights and expert guidance to individuals, helping them make informed decisions to secure a prosperous retirement.
It’s a one-stop shop for all conversations around timely retirement, panel discussions, chats, masterclasses, interactions with planners, product presentations, etc.
About IDFC First Bank
Founded – October 2015
Headquarters – Mumbai
MD & CEO – V. Vaidyanathan
Executive Director – Madhivanan Balakrishnan
Q.7. Who has been appointed as the Global Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of PayU?
Exp. Anirban Mukherjee appointed as Global CEO of PayU
Prosus-owned fintech major PayU India’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Anirban Mukherjee has been promoted to the role of global CEO of PayU.
He is replacing Laurent Le Moal, who will step back from the operational management of the day-to-day business but will remain with Prosus and PayU in an advisory capacity.
In his new role, Anirban will join the Prosus leadership team and report directly to Ervin Tu, Prosus and Naspers Interim CEO. He will be responsible for overall business operations of PayU.
This comes just two months after Netherlands-based investment firm Prosus announced that the fintech arm PayU is selling a part of its business.
Recent Appointment in Banking & Insurance Sector
Executive Director of RBI – Muneesh Kapur
CMD of General Insurance Corporation of India (GIC Re) – Ramaswamy N
MD & CEO of South Indian Bank – PR Seshadri
Part-time chairman of Dhanalakshmi Bank – KN Madhusudanan
Country head of Wholesale Banking at Yes Bank – Manish Jain (replace Ravi Thota)
Q.8. Who has received the Spinoza Prize, the highest distinction in Dutch science for her work in the field of climate change in the Netherlands?
Exp. Prof. Dr. Joyeeta Gupta receives Spinoza Prize for Climate Change
Indian-origin professor Dr Joyeeta Gupta has received the Spinoza Prize, the highest distinction in Dutch science for her work in the field of climate change at a ceremony in the Netherlands.
The prize was presented to her by the Netherlands’ minister for Education, Science, and Culture, Robert Dijkgraaf at The Hague.
The Dutch Research Council (NWO) prize is worth 1.5 million euros which Gupta intends to spend on scientific research and activities related to knowledge utilization.
Joyeeta Gupta is a Dutch environmental scientist who is professor of Environment and Development in the Global South at the University of Amsterdam.
Recent Awards
Sastra Ramanujan Prize 2023 – Mathematician Ruixiang Zhang Berkeley (USA)
Dadasaheb Phalke Award 2023 – Waheeda Rehman
Great Place To Work Certified in India from Sept 2023 to Sept 2024 period – SBI General Insurance
Best Trading Platform Global 2023 – Binomo Trading Paltform
Most Trusted Platform Global 2023 – Binomo Trading Paltform
Q.9. Ojas Pravin Deotale is now Nagpur’s first sportsperson to win an Asian Games medal after he created history by clinching a gold in the mixed team compound event at Hangzhou. He is related to which sport?
Exp. Ojas Deotale is Nagpur’s First Asian Games Gold Medalist
India’s first world champion in an individual archery event, Ojas Pravin Deotale, is now Nagpur’s first sportsperson to win an Asian Games medal after he created history by clinching a gold in the mixed team compound event at Hangzhou.
The 21-year-old city boy paired up with Jyothi Vennam Surekha and surprised archery powerhouse South Korea to win the first archery gold for India in the 19th edition of the Games.
In the gold-medal match of the mixed-team event, the Indian duo of Ojas and Jyothi defeated Korean duo of Chaewon So and Jaehoon Joo 159-158.
Indian archer Ojas Deotale, hailing from Nagpur, clinched the gold medal in the men’s individual compound archery event.
Q.10. India’s Jyothi Surekha Vennam has won the gold medal in the women’s individual compound event at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China. She is related to which sport?
Exp. Jyothi Vennam wins gold medal in women’s individual compound archery
India’s Jyothi Surekha Vennam won the gold medal in the women’s individual compound archery event at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China.
Jyothi defeated So Chaewon of South Korea 149-145 in the final to complete a hattrick of gold medals, having already won titles in the women’s and mixed team events.
India’s Jyothi Surekha Vennam won gold medal in the women’s individual compound archery event at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, on Saturday.
Jyothi defeated So Chaewon of South Korea 149-145 in the final to complete a hattrick of gold medals, having already won titles in the women’s and mixed team events.
Jyothi’s individual medal, India’s seventh in archery at this edition.
Q.11. Who has won the bronze medal in the women’s individual compound archery event at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China?
India’s Aditi Swami has won the bronze medal in the women’s individual compound archery event at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China.
Aditi, who is the reigning world champion, defeated Ratih Zilizati Fadhly of Indonesia 146-140 in the bronze medal playoff.
The 17-year-old from Maharashtra had lost 146-149 to Jyothi Surekha Vennam, 10 years senior to her, in an all-Indian semifinal.
This is Aditi’s second medal at her first-ever appearance at the continental event. The teenager, along with Jyothi and Parneet Kaur, defeated Chinese Taipei 230-229 to clinch the women’s team gold medal.
Q.12. Aman Sehrawat has won the bronze medal for India in which category of men’s freestyle wrestling in the Asian Games 2023?
Exp. Aman Sehrawat won bronze medal in men’s 57kg category
Aman Sehrawat secured a bronze medal for India in the men’s freestyle wrestling 57kg category at the Asian Games 2023.
Sehrawat beat local favorite Liu Minghu by 11-0.
Aman Sehrawat is the U-23 world champion. Aged 16, he became the first Indian wrestler to win a gold medal at the U-23 World Wrestling Championships in Pontevedra, Spain, last year.
He also won a silver medal at the U-20 World Wrestling Championships.
A year later, Aman has an Asian Games bronze medal to his name now. Aman started his Asian Games 2023 journey with a 6-1 win over Korean wrestler Kim Sung-gwon in the Round of 16. He then knocked out Iran’s Ebrahim Khari in the quarterfinals with a 19-8 victory.
Q.13. India’s H S Prannoy has clinched bronze after going down against China’s Li Shifeng in the men’s singles semifinal at the Asian Games in Hangzhou. He is related to which sport?
Exp. Prannoy wins bronze in men’s singles badminton
India’s H.S. Prannoy clinched bronze after going down against China’s Li Shifeng in the badminton men’s singles semifinal at the Asian Games in Hangzhou.
After going into the first game break trailing 10-11, World No.1 Shifeng cruised through the contest as he won 21-16. 21-9 in just over 45 minutes.
This is India’s third medal in the sport in the 19th edition of the Asiad. Syed Modi previously finished third in the 1982 edition of the Asian Games.
Q.14. Which of the following men’s cricket team has won the silver medal at the Asian Games in Hangzhou?
Exp. India won Asian Games cricket gold without having to bat
India was crowned Asian Games men’s cricket champions without needing to bat in an anti-climactic finish.
India was declared winners of the final under an Asian Games-specific rule where the higher-ranked team takes the honours if the match cannot be finished, in this case due to rain.
Afghanistan made 112-5 under the floodlights in Hangzhou before the wet weather arrived after 18.2 overs.
Despite the damp ending, it completed a golden double for India after they beat Sri Lanka by 19 runs to be crowned women’s champions last week.
Twenty20 cricket has been played at the Asian Games twice before, at Guangzhou 2010 and Incheon 2014, with Bangladesh and then Sri Lanka crowned men’s winners.
Afghanistan was runners-up both times, but India did not take part.
Q.15. The Indian men’s doubles badminton duo of ________________ made history by securing India’s first-ever gold medal in badminton at the Asian Games.
भारतीयपुरुषयुगलबैडमिंटनजोड़ी __________ नेएशियाईखेलोंमेंबैडमिंटनमेंभारतकेलिएपहलास्वर्णपदकहासिलकरकेइतिहासरचदियाहै I
(a) Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty / सात्विकसाईराज रंकीरेड्डी और चिराग शेट्टी
(b) Lakshya Sen and Chirag Shetty / लक्ष्य सेन और चिराग शेट्टी
(c) Srikanth Kidambi and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy / श्रीकांत किदांबी और सात्विकसाईराज रंकीरेड्डी
(d) Prannoy HS and Chirag Shetty / प्रणय एचएस और चिराग शेट्टी
(e) None of above
Answer & Explanation
Ans.15.(a)
Exp. Satwiksairaj-Chirag duo win India’s first-ever gold medal in badminton
The Indian men’s doubles badminton duo of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty made history by securing India’s first-ever gold medal in badminton at the Asian Games.
The dynamic pair emerged victorious after defeating the formidable Korean duo with a scoreline of 21-18, 21-16 in a breathtaking final match.
With this victory, the dazzling duo of Satwik and Chirag brought India’s first medal in men’s doubles in 41 years since Leroy D’sa and Pradeep Gandhe won a bronze in the 1982 edition.
The two became the first Indians to win the Asian Championships in 58 years in March this year, extended their sensational run with a 21-18, 21-16 win over Choi and Kim, ranked 15th, to achieve their crowning glory.
India had won a silver and bronze in the 2018 edition at Jakarta, while bagging five bronze at the 1982 edition.
Q.16. How many gold medals were won by India in the 19th Asian Games?
19वेंएशियाईखेलोंमेंभारतनेकितनेस्वर्णपदकजीतेहैं?
(a) 27
(b) 38
(c) 41
(d) 107
(e) 28
Answer & Explanation
Ans.16.(e)
Exp. India won 107 medals at 19th Asian Games in China
More than 12,000 athletes from all 45 members of the Olympic Council of Asia competed in the 19th Asian Games, which took place in Hangzhou, People’s Republic of China from 23 September to 8 October.
A total of 481 events were contested, with competitions in nine sports – archery, artistic swimming, boxing, breaking, hockey, modern pentathlon, sailing, tennis and water polo – will serving as Olympic qualifiers, with Paris 2024 quotas on the line.
The Indian contingent bagged a record 107 medals – 28 gold, 38 silver, and 41 bronze – in Hangzhou, surpassing their previous best, set at 2018 Jakarta.
Rank
Country
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Total
1
China
201
111
71
383
2
Japan
52
67
69
188
3
South Korea
42
59
89
190
4
India
28
38
41
107
5
Uzbekistan
22
18
31
71
6
Chinese Taipei
19
20
28
67
7
Iran
13
21
20
54
8
Thailand
12
14
32
58
9
Bahrain
12
3
5
20
7
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
11
18
10
39
8
Kazakhstan
10
22
48
80
9
Hong Kong China
8
16
29
53
10
Indonesia
7
11
18
36
Sports
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Total
Shooting
7
9
6
22
Athletics
6
14
9
29
Archery
5
2
2
9
Squash
2
1
2
5
Cricket
2
0
0
2
Kabaddi
2
0
0
2
Badminton
1
1
1
3
Tennis
1
1
0
2
Equestrian
1
0
1
2
Hockey
1
0
1
2
Rowing
0
2
3
5
Chess
0
2
0
2
Wrestling
0
1
5
6
Boxing
0
1
4
5
Sailing
0
1
2
3
Bridge
0
1
0
1
Golf
0
1
0
1
Wushu
0
1
0
1
Roller skating
0
0
2
2
Canoe
0
0
1
1
Sepaktakraw
0
0
1
1
Table tennis
0
0
1
1
TOTAL
28
38
41
107
Q.17. World Post Day is celebrated every year on October 9. What is the theme of World Post Day
World Post Day is celebrated every year on October 9.
The purpose of World Post Day is to bring awareness to the Post’s role in the everyday lives of people and businesses, as well as its contribution to global social and economic development.
Theme 2023 – Together for trust: Collaborating for a safe and connected future
The event was declared by the 1969 Universal Postal Congress in Tokyo as a means to mark the anniversary of the Universal Postal Union’s (UPU) creation in 1874.
The Universal Postal Union (UPU) paved the way for efficient postal services and it became an agency of the United Nations in 1948. This day was first celebrated in Japan in 1969.
