Current Affairs Questions and Answers (26)
Total Questions : 20
1.
Which state gave tribal students a 32% enrollment quota?
2. Who was chosen by the Supreme Court to lead the all-female body charged with overseeing relief in Manipur?
3. Which Operating System will the Indian Defense Ministry be using in place of Microsoft?
4. Which state/UT is connected to the woodcraft known as Rajouri Chikri, which was featured in the news?
5. Which archaeological site in India has a 'Crystal quartz weighing unit' been discovered?
6. What will the National Institute of Industrial Engineering (NITIE) now be called?
7. The 'National Conference on Nalanda Buddhism' is being held in which city?
8. What is the repo rate for August 2023, given the announcement made by the Monetary Policy Committee recently?
9. When did "One District One Product" begin working with that Union Ministry?
10. What was India's wholesale inflation rate in July 2023?
11. Which plan has anomalies that the Indian Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has identified?
12. What is the name of the frigate that the Indian President just dedicated as part of Project 17A in 2023?
13. What is the name of the recently introduced PPP-based initiative to add 10,000 e-buses to the city bus fleet?
14. How much money is being spent overall on the "Digital India program" expansion?
15. The "G20-Digital Innovation Alliance (DIA) Summit" is being held in which Indian city?
16. From which state did Matangini Hazra, a female freedom warrior who was featured in the press, hail?
17. What is the estimated budget for the freshly introduced Vishwakarma Yojana scheme?
18. Which field was connected to the recently deceased Bindeshwar Pathak?
19. What is "NBRI Namoh 108," the product of CSIR-NBRI development?
20. Who has been given the inaugural "Udyog Ratna" award, which Maharashtra instituted?
The Chhattisgarh state cabinet agreed that the current 58% reservation mechanism will be used to finish admissions rather than the previous 50% roster.
The state government's 2012
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order to enforce a 58% reservation in government employment appointments and admissions to educational institutions was declared unconstitutional by a high court judgement, but the Supreme Court issued an order staying that decision.
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2. Who was chosen by the Supreme Court to lead the all-female body charged with overseeing relief in Manipur?
An all-female committee made up of three former judges from the High Court would be appointed by the Supreme Court to monitor relief in Manipur, the Chief Justice of India (CJI) D.
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Y. Chandrachud stated in open court.
Justice Gita Mittal, a former Chief Justice of the Jammu & Kashmir High Court, will serve as the committee's chair.
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3. Which Operating System will the Indian Defense Ministry be using in place of Microsoft?
The Indian Defense Ministry has chosen Maya as the new operating system (OS) for all of its computers that can access the Internet.
Maya, which Indian government agencies created
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within six months, was created to stop malware attacks by online criminals. Known as Chakravyuh, the new OS will be supported by this security program.
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4. Which state/UT is connected to the woodcraft known as Rajouri Chikri, which was featured in the news?
The rice variety Mushqbudji and the Rajouri Chikri woodcraft are two items from the Rajouri and Anantnag districts of Jammu & Kashmir that have been awarded the coveted Geographica
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l Indication (GI) labels.
Chikri wood, which has a honey-toned look and a smooth, refined texture, is found in the hilly areas of the province of Jammu.
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5. Which archaeological site in India has a 'Crystal quartz weighing unit' been discovered?
Archaeologists have found a crystal quartz weighing unit from the Sangam era while digging at the Keeladi site in Tamil Nadu, 12 km southeast of Madurai.
This discovery, which lie
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s 175 cm below the surface, is the first of its kind since the Keeladi excavations began in 2014. The interestingly shaped crystal item has a nearly spherical shape.
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6. What will the National Institute of Industrial Engineering (NITIE) now be called?
After both Houses of Parliament approved the IIM (Amendment) Bill 2023, the National Institute of Industrial Engineering (NITIE) would be renamed to the Indian Institute of Managem
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ent, Mumbai (IIM Mumbai).
NITIE is now the second IIM in Maharashtra after IIM Nagpur, making it the 21st IIM in all of India.
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7. The 'National Conference on Nalanda Buddhism' is being held in which city?
The National Conference on Nalanda Buddhism was held in Leh, Ladakh, at the Indian Himalayan Council of Nalanda Buddhist Tradition (IHCNBT)'s invitation.
The conference focuses on
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three main areas: first, investigating the roots of Nalanda Buddhism through the paths of the Nalanda Masters; second, exploring the background and tenets of the four major traditions—Nyingma, Sakya, Kagyud, and Geluk; and third, discussing the difficulties and solutions that Nalanda Buddhism has encountered in the twenty-first century.
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8. What is the repo rate for August 2023, given the announcement made by the Monetary Policy Committee recently?
In the most recent meeting of the monetary policy committee, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) decided to maintain the policy rate at 6.5%.
Shaktikanta Das, the governor of the Rese
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rve Bank of India, increased the forecast for CPI inflation in FY24 to 5.4% but kept the GDP growth estimates at 6.5%.
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9. When did "One District One Product" begin working with that Union Ministry?
The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Ministry of Commerce and Industry, launched the One District One Product (ODOP) program in New Delhi, kicking o
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ff a partnership with the Ministry of Rural Development.
At the SARAS Ajeevika Store, the Rural Development Ministry and DPIIT jointly unveiled the "One District One Product" wall.
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10. What was India's wholesale inflation rate in July 2023?
July was the fourth consecutive month of negative wholesale price-based inflation, coming in at (-)1.36%.
This is because fuel prices have decreased, notwithstanding the increase
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in the price of food items. Since April, the inflation rate based on the wholesale price index (WPI) has been negative; in June, it was (-)4.12%. July of the previous year saw 14.07%.
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11. Which plan has anomalies that the Indian Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has identified?
The Indian Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has discovered anomalies in the project awarding processes carried out by organizations carrying out central government-funded road
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projects.
The cost of construction has increased to Rs 251 crore per km from the initially sanctioned Rs 18.2 crore per km due to NHAI's decision to choose an elevated roadway on the Haryana segment of the expressway. The NHAI is constructing the concerned expressway as part of the Bharatmala scheme.
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12. What is the name of the frigate that the Indian President just dedicated as part of Project 17A in 2023?
Vindhyagiri, a Project 17A frigate, was officially launched by President Droupadi Murmu at Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Limited in Kolkata.
Taking its name from a range
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of mountains in Karnataka, this ship is the sixth in the Project 17A frigate class. Construction on seven Project 17A Frigates is underway at Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL) and GRSE.
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13. What is the name of the recently introduced PPP-based initiative to add 10,000 e-buses to the city bus fleet?
A bus program called "PM-eBus Sewa" has been approved by the Cabinet to add 10,000 e-buses to the city bus fleet using a PPP model.
The proposed project is estimated to cost Rs. 5
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7,613 crore, of which the Central government will contribute Rs. 20,000 crore. For ten years, the Scheme will subsidize bus operations. Cities without a formal bus service will be given preference under this program.
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14. How much money is being spent overall on the "Digital India program" expansion?
On July 1st, 2015, the "Digital India programme" was introduced to facilitate the provision of digital services to the populace. The entire cost comes to ₹14,903 crores.
Recentl
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y, the Digital India program's extension was approved by the Union Cabinet. This would allow for the reskilling and upskilling of 6.25 lakh IT professionals through the FutureSkills Prime Program, the information security education and awareness phase (ISEA) Program to train 2.65 lakh people, and the addition of 540 new services through the UMANG app and platform.
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15. The "G20-Digital Innovation Alliance (DIA) Summit" is being held in which Indian city?
Rajeev Chandrasekhar, Union Minister of State for Electronics and IT, Entrepreneurship, and Skill Development and Innovation, opened the G20-Digital Innovation Alliance Summit in B
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engaluru.
The G20 Digital Innovation Alliance (G20-DIA) project was introduced under MeitY Startup Hub as part of India's G20 Presidency.
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16. From which state did Matangini Hazra, a female freedom warrior who was featured in the press, hail?
President Droupadi Murmu honored female liberation fighters who gave their lives in defense of their country, such as Matangini Hazra and Kanaklata Barua, in her speech to the nati
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on on the eve of Independence Day.
West Bengali Matangini actively took part in the Salt Satyagraha and other acts of civil disobedience in Mahatma Gandhi's movement. When she was hit by British bullets, Matangini Hazra was 73 years old, but Kanaklata Barua was just 17 years old.
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17. What is the estimated budget for the freshly introduced Vishwakarma Yojana scheme?
The Prime Minister unveiled the Vishwakarma Yojana scheme for artisans, which will provide up to ₹15,000 crore in funding to support young people's skill development.
On Vishwak
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arma Jayanti in September, the program will be introduced. It is Vishwakarma Jayanti on September 17, 2023.
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18. Which field was connected to the recently deceased Bindeshwar Pathak?
Bindeshwar Pathak, a social worker, founder of Sulabh International, and winner of the Padma Bhushan, departed at the age of eighty.
Sulabh International, an Indian social service
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organization that uses education to advance human rights, environmental sanitation, waste management, and reforms, was founded by Pathak. He was given credit for introducing India to the ground-breaking Sulabh Complex public restroom system.
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19. What is "NBRI Namoh 108," the product of CSIR-NBRI development?
Jitendra Singh, the Union Minister of State (IC) for Science and Technology, revealed the unique 108-petalled form of Lotus flower.
The Lucknow-based CSIR-National Botanical Resea
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rch Institute (NBRI) is the creator of the lotus known as "NBRI Namoh 108."
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20. Who has been given the inaugural "Udyog Ratna" award, which Maharashtra instituted?
Indian veteran industrialist and former Tata Sons chairman Ratan Tata was most recently given the Maharashtra-instituted "Udyog Ratna" honor.
Ratan Tata received the first-ever "U
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dyog Ratna" award in the state for his exceptional contributions to the industrial sector.
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