Current Affairs Questions and Answers (25)
Total Questions : 20
1.
'Amrit Brikshya Andolan' app was released in which state/UT?
2. Which state/UT inaugurated the "Unmesha" and "Utkarsh" festivals?
3. Which Union Ministry recently unveiled a brand-new category of visas called the "Ayush Visa"?
4. Which Indian state is doing an all-state caste-based survey?
5. Which Union Ministry has appointed a group to review its anti-discrimination policies for institutes of higher learning?
6. According to the Supreme Court, who or what authority has the authority to revoke Article 370?
7. Government e-marketplace (GeM) recorded its highest-ever Gross Merchandise Value in FY 2022–2023 of?
8. What is the entire face value of online gaming subject to Goods and Services Tax (GST)?
9. What position does Rajiv Gauba, who has been in the headlines, hold in India?
10. Which Indian state saw the first Himalayan vulture breeding in captivity?
11. What organization has developed a consensus definition of "Water Neutrality"?
12. What organization publishes the "Rice Price Index"?
13. '75 Endemic Birds of India' was published by which organization?
14. Which state/UT is the Kuttikkanam Palace, which was mentioned in the news, situated?
15. In what location is the ISRO Telemetry, Tracking and Command Network (ISTRAC)?
16. What is the BharatNet project's budget?
17. With the goal of fostering cooperation in standardization and conformity assessment, which institution signed MoUs with 35 other institutions?
18. Which Indian badminton player came in second place in the Australian Open?
19. The 'State of Elementary Education in Rural India' report was published by which Union Ministry?
20. How many days would it take to conclude mediation proceedings under the Mediation Bill, 2023?
The Amrit Brikshya Andolan online portal/mobile application and the Wood-based Industry (WBI) registration web page, together with the Amrit Brikshya Andolan theme song, were both
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unveiled by Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.
The goal of the campaign is for people from all walks of life to plant 1 crore commercially viable saplings throughout the State.
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2. Which state/UT inaugurated the "Unmesha" and "Utkarsh" festivals?
Droupadi Murmu, the President of India, will be in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, to launch the 'Unmesha' International Literature Festival and the 'Utkarsh' Festival of Folk and Tribal P
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erforming Arts, respectively.
The Ministry of Culture collaborated with the Sahitya Akademi and the Sangeet Natak Akademi to put on these events.
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3. Which Union Ministry recently unveiled a brand-new category of visas called the "Ayush Visa"?
The "Ayush Visa" is a brand-new category of visa that the Ministry of Home Affairs recently created to serve the needs of foreign citizens traveling to India for medical treatment,
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including therapeutic care, wellness, and yoga.
The Ayush Visa was created to meet the need for a specific visa program for travelers from other countries who want to receive treatment using Ayush or Indian medicine.
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4. Which Indian state is doing an all-state caste-based survey?
A day after the Patna High Court granted the State government's request to continue, Bihar's caste-based survey was once again conducted.
All of the petitions brought up in opposi
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tion to the Bihar government's proposal to carry out a caste-based survey have been dismissed by the Patna High Court. The survey is being carried out at a cost of 500 crore, as authorized by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's Cabinet.
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5. Which Union Ministry has appointed a group to review its anti-discrimination policies for institutes of higher learning?
The Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe, Other Backward Classes, Persons with Disabilities, and Other Minorities in Higher Educational Institutions Anti-Discrimination Regulations and
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Guidelines Review Committee has been established by the Union Education Ministry.
The University Grants Commission (UGC) took this action in response to a Supreme Court directive, in which the high court urged the government to detail the affirmative measures it had taken to ensure that caste discrimination was prohibited on campuses.
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6. According to the Supreme Court, who or what authority has the authority to revoke Article 370?
The President of India still has the authority to revoke Article 370, according to the Supreme Court, even though the Constituent Assembly was dissolved in 1957.
The President had
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the authority to notify the Article inoperative or change it under Clause (3) of Article 370. However, a clause had made it obligatory for the Jammu and Kashmir Constituent Assembly to recommend such a step.
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7. Government e-marketplace (GeM) recorded its highest-ever Gross Merchandise Value in FY 2022–2023 of?
Government e-marketplace (GeM) recorded its highest-ever Gross Merchandise Value of 2,01,113 crore in Financial Year 2022–23.
According to the Economic Survey 2021–22, prices
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for 10 out of 22 commodities were found to be 9.5% lower on GeM when compared to other online marketplaces.
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8. What is the entire face value of online gaming subject to Goods and Services Tax (GST)?
The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council voted to maintain its earlier decision to impose a 28% tax on the full-face value of bets placed on online gaming, casinos, and horse tradi
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ng at its recent 51st meeting.
The council announced that beginning on October 1 there would be a 28% GST.
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9. What position does Rajiv Gauba, who has been in the headlines, hold in India?
Rajiv Gauba, the cabinet secretary with the longest tenure, just received a one-year contract extension.
The longest-serving cabinet secretary prior to Rajiv Gauba was BD Pande, w
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ho held the position from 1972 until 1977. The final day of Rajiv Gauba's term in office is August 30, 2024. His service has already been extended for an additional year three times.
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10. Which Indian state saw the first Himalayan vulture breeding in captivity?
At the Assam State Zoo in Guwahati, researchers have documented the first occurrence of captive breeding of the Himalayan vulture (Gyps himalayensis) in India.
The Himalayan vultu
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re, a resident of the high Himalayas and a winter visitor to the Indian plains, is listed as "Near Threatened" on the International Union for Conservation of Nature's (IUCN) Red List of endangered species.
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11. What organization has developed a consensus definition of "Water Neutrality"?
To encourage water conservation and effective use, the government's think tank NITI Aayog has devised a common concept and method for water neutrality in industries.
The overall f
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reshwater consumption, including direct and indirect water use in crucial supply chains, will be referred to as "water neutrality," and it will be required to be equal to or lower than the quantifiable water savings realized through methods to increase water use efficiency and conservation efforts.
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12. What organization publishes the "Rice Price Index"?
The price of rice increased by 2.8% in July, according to the UN food agency, reaching its highest point in over 12 years.
The Food and Agriculture Organization's All Rice Price I
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ndex shows that the rise was caused by high demand and export limitations enforced by India, which had an impact on prices in important exporting nations.
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13. '75 Endemic Birds of India' was published by which organization?
According to a recent release by the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI), 5% of the birds found in the nation are endemic, meaning they have never been seen elsewhere in the globe.
T
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he book, 75 Endemic Birds of India, was just published for the 108th anniversary of the ZSI. 1,353 different bird species can be found in India, which accounts for about 12.40% of the world's bird diversity. 78 (or 5%) of these 1,353 bird species are indigenous to the nation.
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14. Which state/UT is the Kuttikkanam Palace, which was mentioned in the news, situated?
The 130-year-old Kuttikkanam Palace, which served as the monarchs of former Travancore's summer palace, is about to be recognized as a historical monument.
Hill town Kuttikkanam i
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s about halfway between Wagamon and Thekkady. The renowned Kuttikkanam Palace, also known as Ammachi Kottaram, is about to be recognized as a historical monument by the State Archaeology department.
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15. In what location is the ISRO Telemetry, Tracking and Command Network (ISTRAC)?
The Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft was successfully placed into the moon's orbit by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) after completing the Lunar-Orbit Insertion (LOI).
The I
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SRO Telemetry, Tracking and Command Network (ISTRAC) in Bengaluru's Mission Operations Complex (MOX) served as the location for the LOI maneuver.
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16. What is the BharatNet project's budget?
BharatNet, a project to deliver last-mile connectivity to 6.4 lakh villages, received approval from the Union Cabinet for an outlay of 1.39 lakh crore.
One of the largest rural te
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lecom initiatives in the world, BharatNet provides last-mile broadband connectivity to all 2.5 lakh gram panchayats across the nation.
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17. With the goal of fostering cooperation in standardization and conformity assessment, which institution signed MoUs with 35 other institutions?
The National Standards Body of India, Bureau of Indian Standards, signed Memorandum of Understandings (MoUs) with 35 esteemed institutions across to promote cooperation in standard
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ization and conformity assessment.
Several well-known NITs and government and private engineering colleges from various states across the nation were among the institutes.
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18. Which Indian badminton player came in second place in the Australian Open?
India's HS Prannoy came in second place at the Australian Open Super 500 badminton competition after falling to China's Weng Hong Yang in a nail-biting three-game match in the men'
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s singles finals.
The 31-year-old Keralan player defeated Weng in a best-of-three match to win the Malaysia Masters in May.
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19. The 'State of Elementary Education in Rural India' report was published by which Union Ministry?
The first "State of Elementary Education in Rural India" report is released by the Union Minister of Education. Children from 6,229 rural homes in 20 states, ranging in age from 6
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to 16, were the main subject of the study.
According to the report, 82% of parents of boys and 78% of parents of girls in rural regions want their children to receive an education. Both groups want their children to graduate from high school.
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20. How many days would it take to conclude mediation proceedings under the Mediation Bill, 2023?
The Rajya Sabha just approved the Mediation Bill, 2023. It intends to reduce the duration of the mediation process to 180 days.
The bill reduces the time needed to wrap up mediati
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on sessions in half. Pre-litigation mediation has been made voluntary rather than required under the second important proposal of the Parliamentary committee agreed by the government.
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