1. Which Indian Armed Force launched the ‘Him Drone-a-thon’ programme?
[A] Indian Air Force
[B] Indian Navy
[C] Indian Army
[D] Indian Coast Guard
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Correct Answer: C [Indian Army]
Notes:
The Indian Army has launched the ‘Him Drone-a-thon’ programme in association with the Drone Federation of India.
The programme is connects all stake holders including industry, academia, software developers and drone product manufacturers. The Indian Army’s support to India’s drone ecosystem is based on the principle of ‘good available indigenously’ is better than the ‘best available globally’.
2. What is the new name of the ‘New Delhi International Arbitration Centre’?
[A] Bharat International Arbitration Centre
[B] India International Arbitration Centre
[C] Pradhan Mantri Arbitration Centre
[D] Atmanirbhar Arbitration Centre
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Correct Answer: B [India International Arbitration Centre]
Notes:
The Central government moved the ‘The New Delhi International Arbitration Centre (Amendment) Bill, 2022’ in the Lok Sabha.
Law Minister Kiren Rijuu moved the Bill to amend the New Delhi International Arbitration Centre Act, 2019. It seeks to rename the centre to ‘India International Arbitration Centre’, to give it a wider country-level scope instead of a city-level scope.
3. V Pranav, who was seen in the news, is associated with which sports?
[A] Shooting
[B] Chess
[C] Weight Lifting
[D] Athletics
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Correct Answer: B [Chess]
Notes:
A Chennai-based chess player V Pranav became India’s 75th Grandmaster by winning a tournament in Romania.
The 15-year-old player won the Limpedea Open in Baia Mare, Romania to secure his third and final GM norm and attain the Grandmaster title. He also finished the tournament with 7 points from nine rounds. Pranav is the 27th Grandmaster from the state of Tamil Nadu.
4. The world’s highest railway bridge is located in which Indian state/UT?
[A] Sikkim
[B] Jammu and Kashmir
[C] Arunachal Pradesh
[D] Assam
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Correct Answer: B [Jammu and Kashmir]
Notes:
The Chenab Bridge is the world’s highest railway bridge, which is located in Jammu and Kashmir. The steel arch of the world’s highest railway bridge was completed last year, while the overarch deck is set to be completed.
Another milestone at the world’s highest railway bridge will be achieved when the overarch deck of the Chenab Railway Bridge is completed with a golden joint.
5. Which state introduced the Constitution (Amendment) Bill, 2022 for insertion of a new article 3A?
[A] Telangana
[B] Andhra Pradesh
[C] Jharkhand
[D] Kerala
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Correct Answer: B [Andhra Pradesh]
Notes:
A Rajya Sabha M.P of YSRCP introduced the Constitution (Amendment) Bill, 2022 for insertion of new article 3A.
It seeks to provide state legislatures with explicit legislative competence to establish one or more capitals within their territory. The state government had plans to develop three capitals for Andhra Pradesh.
