Current Affairs Questions and Answers (36)
Total Questions : 20
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Which state or territory celebrates the yearly religious celebration known as the "Banni festival," as reported in the news?
2. Which city played home to the India Mobile Congress's seventh edition?
3. Which Indian state has the highest cancer incidence rate in the nation, according to a recent study?
4. Which state is connected to the Hostile Activity Watch Kernel (HAWK) system?
5. Which Indian business received approval from iPhone manufacturer Wistron to purchase its India unit?
6. Which main crop is expected to see a fall in production according to the preliminary advance forecasts for the major kharif crops for 2023–2024?
7. Which business introduced gigabit broadband service via satellite for the first time in India?
8. What will be the focus of the 2023 "Vigilance Awareness Week"?
9. Recently started "Operation Sesha" seeks to stop the illicit trafficking in?
10. Which occupation was Saleemul Huq, who recently passed away, connected to?
11. Which organization requires "penny drop" authentication in order to withdraw NPS funds?
12. Which state or territory initiated the "Abua Awas Yojna"?
13. In which state or union territory is the first lavender farm built in India?
14. Which platform did the prime minister introduce on National Unity Day?
15. Which organization is in charge of India's long-range air defense system project, Project Kusha?
16. Which organization was in charge of creating the "Vision India@2047" plan?
17. Which organization oversees India's cooperative banks?
18. Which Indian city has been included in the Literature category of the "UNESCO Creative Cities Network"?
19. Which organization carries out the "Household Inflation Expectations Survey"?
20. The "Impact of Disaster on Agriculture and Food Security" was published by which organization?
In the Kurnool area of Andhra Pradesh, there was a traditional stick combat event known locally as the Banni festival, which resulted in at least three fatalities and over ninety i
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njuries.
On the eve of Vijayadasami, people celebrate the Banni festival, which commemorates the triumph of Goddess Parvati and Lord Mala Malleswara Swamy against Mani and Mallasura.
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2. Which city played home to the India Mobile Congress's seventh edition?
The 7th India Mobile Congress was officially opened by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Bharat Mandapam, Pragati Maidan, New Delhi.
Under the theme "Global Digital Innovation," Rel
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iance Jio Infocomm unveiled JioSpaceFiber, India's first giga fiber service based on satellite technology that will provide high-speed internet connectivity to previously unreachable areas of the country.
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3. Which Indian state has the highest cancer incidence rate in the nation, according to a recent study?
Despite being the second least populous State in the nation, Mizoram has India's highest cancer incidence rate.
According to the most recent data from an 18-year trend analysis, M
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izoram has consistently seen an increase in cancer incidence and mortality. Among males, stomach cancer is now the leading cause of cancer-related fatalities, while lung cancer is the leading cause of deaths among women.
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4. Which state is connected to the Hostile Activity Watch Kernel (HAWK) system?
Karnataka and the Wildlife Trust of India have introduced the HAWK system, or Hostile Activity Watch Kernel.
It is specialized software for managing wildlife-related crimes. Up to
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now, 35,000 cases of crimes against wildlife and forest crimes have been uploaded. Forest and animal violations will be included in the system.
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5. Which Indian business received approval from iPhone manufacturer Wistron to purchase its India unit?
Taiwan-based Wistron said that the Tata Group had been granted approval by its board to purchase its India division, Wistron InfoComm Manufacturing.
In Bengaluru and Hosur, Wistro
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n assembles Apple Inc.'s iPhone devices and their component parts. Tata Electronics plans to pay $125 million for the Wistron subsidiary and then officially take over the company's operations.
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6. Which main crop is expected to see a fall in production according to the preliminary advance forecasts for the major kharif crops for 2023–2024?
India is expected to produce 1,063.13 lakh metric tons (LMT) of rice, according to the Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare (MoA&W)'s preliminary advance projections of the
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main kharif crops for the 2023–24 season.
When compared to the 1,105.12 LMT reported during the same season the previous year, this indicates a reduction of 3.7 percent.
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7. Which business introduced gigabit broadband service via satellite for the first time in India?
Dependency Jio Infocomm Limited unveiled JioSpaceFiber, the country's first gigabit broadband service via satellite.
The objective is to bring high-speed internet access to unders
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erved or unreachable distant areas of India.
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8. What will be the focus of the 2023 "Vigilance Awareness Week"?
The Central Vigilance Commission and all national institutions are commemorating Vigilance Awareness Week, 2023, which runs from October 30 to November 5, inclusive. Say no to corr
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uption and pledge to the nation is this year's theme.
Vigilance understanding Week is a yearly outreach initiative aimed at raising public understanding of the value of ethics and integrity in public life.
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9. Recently started "Operation Sesha" seeks to stop the illicit trafficking in?
Phase IV of "Operation Sesha," which aims to stop the unlawful traffic in timber, especially Red Sanders, is launched by the Union Finance Minister.
At the first-ever Global Confe
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rence on Cooperation in Enforcement Matters (GCCEM) in New Delhi, she introduced this. Over forty custom organizations were represented by delegates during the event.
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10. Which occupation was Saleemul Huq, who recently passed away, connected to?
At the age of 71, Professor Saleemul Huq, the head of the International Centre for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD) in Dhaka and a well-known proponent of climate justice, p
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assed suddenly.
He was a highly respected authority on development, the environment, and climate change. Professor Huq's work has been devoted to establishing links between sustainable development, adaptation, and mitigation of climate change, with a particular emphasis on developing nations, particularly the least developed countries (LDCs).
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11. Which organization requires "penny drop" authentication in order to withdraw NPS funds?
The National Pension System (NPS), Atal Pension Yojana, NPS Lite, and National Pension System (NPS) members must now obtain "penny drop" verification before withdrawing cash or cha
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nging bank account information, according to the Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA).
As part of the procedure, Central Recordkeeping Agencies (CRA) verify that the savings bank account is still active and compare the name on the account number to the name in the PRAN or the filed documentation.
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12. Which state or territory initiated the "Abua Awas Yojna"?
The "Abua Awas Yojna" (AAY), a housing plan for the impoverished that has a total budget of Rs 16,320 crore and will give eight lakhs pucca dwellings to the state's homeless, was a
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uthorized by the Jharkhand Cabinet last week.
The program would be carried out in three stages, with a goal of 3.5 lakh houses in FY 2024–25, 2.5 lakh houses in FY 2025–26, and 2 lakh houses in the present fiscal year.
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13. In which state or union territory is the first lavender farm built in India?
The Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir's Challa village will soon host India's first-ever lavender farm. The Department of Agriculture Production and Farmers Welfare owns the two
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hectares of land on which it is situated.
Lavender is a native of Europe. In 2018, as part of the CSIR-Aroma Mission, the Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine (IIIM) introduced it to the temperate parts of the Jammu division. This led to the start of India's purple revolution in Doda.
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14. Which platform did the prime minister introduce on National Unity Day?
Prime Minister Narendra Modi established the youth-focused Mera Yuva Bharat (MY Bharat) program and set the cornerstone for the Amrit Vatika and Amrit Mahotsav Memorial.
It was in
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troduced at a function that marked the end of the Amrit Kalash Yatra for the "Meri Maati Mera Desh" campaign at Kartavya Path in New Delhi.
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15. Which organization is in charge of India's long-range air defense system project, Project Kusha?
By 2028 or 2029, India plans to operationally implement its own long-range air defense system. At ranges of up to 350 kilometers, this indigenous system is intended to identify and
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eliminate a broad variety of threats, including as drones, stealth fighters, planes, cruise missiles, and precision-guided munitions.
Project Kusha is a large-scale initiative that falls within the Defense Research and Development Organization's (DRDO) jurisdiction. The Russian S-400 Triumf air defense system, which the Indian Air Force (IAF) just acquired, is comparable to the interception capabilities of the Long-Range Surface-to-Air Missile (LR-SAM) that is currently being developed.
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16. Which organization was in charge of creating the "Vision India@2047" plan?
According to NITI Aayog CEO BVR Subrahmanyam, a vision document to make India a developed nation is nearing completion, with a draft expected to be ready by December.
The ten sect
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oral thematic visions—which include infrastructure, welfare, commerce and industry, technology, and governance—were to be consolidated by NITI Aayog in July of this year. According to NITI Aayog's prediction, India's GDP per capita will reach $17,590 in 2047, and the country's economy will be valued at $30 trillion.
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17. Which organization oversees India's cooperative banks?
According to an announcement made by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), District Central Co-operative Banks are now able to liquidate their unprofitable branches without first requir
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ing permission from the central bank.
Nonetheless, authorization from the state's Registrar of Cooperative Societies will still be necessary. 2020 saw the inclusion of cooperative banks under the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) regulatory purview.
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18. Which Indian city has been included in the Literature category of the "UNESCO Creative Cities Network"?
Gwalior and Kozhikode, two Indian cities, have now joined the UNESCO Creative Cities Network.
Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, made the cut in the "Music" category, and Kozhikode, Kerala,
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got a spot in the "Literature" category. On October 31, World Cities Day, 55 cities around the world became part of the UNESCO Creative Cities Network.
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19. Which organization carries out the "Household Inflation Expectations Survey"?
The "Consumer Confidence Survey" and the "Inflation Expectations Survey of Households," which will be major contributors to the bi-monthly monetary policy set for December 2023, we
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re recently released by the Reserve Bank of India.
Nineteen cities are covered by the surveys, including Delhi, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Chandigarh, Chennai, and Bhopal.
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20. The "Impact of Disaster on Agriculture and Food Security" was published by which organization?
The frequency of catastrophic catastrophe events has significantly increased over the past 50 years, according to a research from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) titled
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"The Impact of Disaster on Agriculture and Food Security."
Globally, there were about 100 catastrophic incidents annually during the 1970s. But during the past 20 years, the number of disasters has increased to about 400 worldwide per year. This pattern draws attention to the increasing threats and difficulties that natural disasters bring to global agriculture and food security.
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