Current Affairs Questions and Answers (22)
Total Questions : 20
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Which Union Ministry is responsible for the "National IPR Policy"?
2. The "National Conference On Rural WASH Partners' Forum" was held in which city?
3. Which Indian state is scheduled to open the largest office building ever built?
4. Which state is the Gyanvapi mosque, which was featured in the news?
5. Which Union Ministry introduces an online reporting tool for e-cigarette ban violations?
6. What organization has requested that Indian languages be used as a teaching tool in schools?
7. Which airline received conditional permission from the aviation industry regulator DGCA to resume flights?
8. With funding from, ONDC opens a learning center for retailers named the ONDC Academy.
9. The 'Manual For Disaster Management' was published by which Union Ministry?
10. What Union Ministry will officially introduce the "Ayushman Bhav" program?
11. What is the name of the ransomware virus that circulates online and about which CERT-In has issued a warning?
12. Which river has the Hindon River as a tributary?
13. What Union Ministry will officially introduce the JJM Digital Academy?
14. Which Union Ministry is related to the "Market Access Initiatives (MAI) Scheme)"?
15. Which organization notified the 'Depositor Education and Awareness' (DEA) Fund?
16. The Draft Telecommunication Consumers Education and Protection Fund was published by which organization?
17. Which state/UT is home to Byculla Railway Station, the oldest railway station in India?
18. Which nation is set to launch an innovation platform with India?
19. Which Indian state may become a "Water Deficit Desert" as a result of climate change?
20. Which state/UT does Phangnon Konyak, a member of parliament who was featured in the news, represent?
A variety of intellectual property rights are covered by the Intellectual Property Rights Policy Management (IPRPM) framework, including: (i) Patents, (ii) Trademarks, (iii) Indust
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rial Designs, (iv) Copyrights, (v) Geographical Indications, (vi) Semiconductor Integrated Circuit Layout Design, (vii) Trade Secret, and (viii) Plant Varieties.
All of these intellectual property rights are consolidated under this extensive framework, also known as the National IPR Policy 2016.
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2. The "National Conference On Rural WASH Partners' Forum" was held in which city?
A two-day National Conference on Rural Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Partners' Forum (RWPF) was launched by the Union Minister for Jal Shakti.
'Accelerating Progress towards a Sw
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achh Sujal Bharat' is the conference's topic. The event was planned in New Delhi.
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3. Which Indian state is scheduled to open the largest office building ever built?
The Surat Diamond Bourse, hailed as the largest office space in a single project globally, will be opened by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
With the aim of furthering expansion and
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development, the Surat Diamond Bourse (SDB) has been carefully constructed to relocate and extend the diamond trading business from Mumbai to Surat, the key centre for diamond cutting and polishing.
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4. Which state is the Gyanvapi mosque, which was featured in the news?
In Varanasi, Aurangzeb constructed the Gyanvapi Mosque in 1669. A Varanasi court recently ordered the Archaeological Survey of India to carry out a "scientific investigation/survey
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/excavation" of the Gyanvapi mosque grounds.
They were entrusted by the court to determine whether the present building was erected on an earlier Hindu temple.
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5. Which Union Ministry introduces an online reporting tool for e-cigarette ban violations?
To make it easier to report violations of the Prohibition of Electronic Cigarettes (Production, Manufacture, Import, Export, Transport, Sale, Distribution, Storage and Advertisemen
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t) Act (PECA), the Union Health Ministry has developed an online portal (www.violation-reporting.in).
E-cigarettes are still being offered on e-commerce platforms, especially to those who are less than 18 years old, despite the ban that the Union government enforced in 2019.
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6. What organization has requested that Indian languages be used as a teaching tool in schools?
In addition to the currently available alternatives, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) encouraged its associated institutions to take into consideration offering Indi
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an languages listed in Schedule 8 of the Constitution as a medium of instruction from pre-primary classes through Class 12.
The change is a result of the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 being put into practice, which calls for using mother tongues, regional languages, or Indian languages as the primary language of instruction until at least Grade 5, and preferably Grade 8 and beyond.
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7. Which airline received conditional permission from the aviation industry regulator DGCA to resume flights?
Go First has been given conditional permission to resume operations with 15 aircraft, or 114 daily flights, by the civil aviation authority, the DGCA.
The airline was instructed b
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y the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) to ensure compliance with all relevant regulatory requirements, maintain the airworthiness of the operational aircraft, and subject each aircraft to a successful handling flight prior to deployment for flight operations.
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8. With funding from, ONDC opens a learning center for retailers named the ONDC Academy.
The government-backed e-commerce system known as the Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC) has introduced the ONDC Academy, a library of online training resources for retailers.
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The ONDC, which was first financed by banks, was designed as a counterweight to major e-retail, fast-commerce, and ride-hailing companies. With cooperation from the National Stock Exchange, the repository is kept on a website for the ONDC as well as on YouTube.
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9. The 'Manual For Disaster Management' was published by which Union Ministry?
During the two-day national meeting of Rural WASH Partners Forum, the Union Minister for Jal Shakti, Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, published the Manual for Disaster Management Plan (DM
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P). The Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation created the Manual to include stakeholders at the national, state, district, and village levels in the safety, uninterrupted supply, and minimal loss of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) assets and services.
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10. What Union Ministry will officially introduce the "Ayushman Bhav" program?
The 'Ayushman Bhav' program, which will be launched by the Union Health Ministry, will ensure that all state-run health programs are implemented effectively and that all intended b
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eneficiaries, even those in the most remote locations, receive them.
The campaign strives to ensure that all eligible beneficiaries may access and take advantage of health plans by ensuring their full and extensive coverage. This effort includes events like Ayushman Apke Dwar 3.0, Ayushman Sabha, Ayushman Mela, and Ayushman Gram.
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11. What is the name of the ransomware virus that circulates online and about which CERT-In has issued a warning?
An alert was published by the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) regarding the "Akira" internet ransomware virus.
A double extortion strategy is used by this softwa
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re, which targets Windows and Linux-based systems, to extort money from users by stealing personal information and encrypting data.
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12. Which river has the Hindon River as a tributary?
In Uttar Pradesh, the Hindon River grew and overflowed its banks, causing water to invade homes. One of the tributaries of the Yamuna River is the Hindon River.
Yamuna river water
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reached record levels due to heavy rain in the upper catchment areas, which include Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and Haryana.
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13. What Union Ministry will officially introduce the JJM Digital Academy?
The Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation and Echo India signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish JJM Digital Academy during the two-day national conference he
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ld at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi.
Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, the Union Minister for Jal Shakti, opened the JJM Digital Academy's online platform on this occasion.
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14. Which Union Ministry is related to the "Market Access Initiatives (MAI) Scheme)"?
A 20% greater ceiling for this incentive has been added for existing exporters, and the Market Access Initiatives (MAI) Scheme has been amended to allow startups and new exporters
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to earn travel reimbursement for attending foreign events.
Despite these steps, India's exports of products fell significantly in June, falling 22% year over year to $32.97 billion, the worst drop in three years. The goal of the MAI Scheme is to offer financial support for initiatives promoting exports.
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15. Which organization notified the 'Depositor Education and Awareness' (DEA) Fund?
Banks have been given a total of 5,729 crore from the "Depositor Education and Awareness" (DEA) Fund as compensation for unclaimed deposits.
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announ
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ced the "Depositor Education and Awareness Fund Scheme, 2014," which outlines how the fund will be used, including promoting depositors' interests and other goals that the RBI has specified.
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16. The Draft Telecommunication Consumers Education and Protection Fund was published by which organization?
The proposed Telecommunication Consumers Education and Protection Fund (Sixth Amendment) Regulation, 2023 was recently revealed by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI),
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who is looking for feedback from interested parties.
The Telecommunication Consumers Education and Protection Fund Regulations, 2007, are being modified.
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17. Which state/UT is home to Byculla Railway Station, the oldest railway station in India?
The oldest railroad station in India is Byculla. India's oldest railway station, with a fascinating 169-year history, has been painstakingly restored in central Mumbai after five y
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ears of intensive repair work.
Due to this outstanding accomplishment, UNESCO awarded the station with the prestigious Asia Pacific cultural heritage award.
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18. Which nation is set to launch an innovation platform with India?
In order to improve partnerships between Switzerland and India, the Swiss Network in India is developing an Indo-Swiss Innovation Platform.
The platform is a development of the Al
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liance for Science and Innovation between Switzerland and India, which was created during the former president Ramnath Kovind's trip to Switzerland in September 2019.
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19. Which Indian state may become a "Water Deficit Desert" as a result of climate change?
A recent study from the Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) suggests that Punjab, India, may one day become a desert because of climate change.
The lack of necessary rain, a lack
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of crop diversity, and indiscriminate groundwater pumping are the causes. Currently, the state is renowned for its booming agricultural output.
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20. Which state/UT does Phangnon Konyak, a member of parliament who was featured in the news, represent?
Phangnon Konyak recently made history when she became the first woman from Nagaland to serve as chairperson of the Rajya Sabha.
She and three other women were the initial nominees
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made by House Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar for the panel of vice-chairpersons. Ms. Konyak was the second woman from the state to be elected to the Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha, or the state Assembly in 2022. She was the first woman from Nagaland to be elected to the Rajya Sabha.
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