1. Who chaired India’s ‘First National Conference of Chief Secretaries’ in 2022?
[A] Union Home Minister
[B] Prime Minister
[C] Union Finance Minister
[D] Union Defence Minister
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Correct Answer: B [Prime Minister]
Notes:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi chairs the country’s ‘first national conference of chief secretaries’ in Dharamsala in the month of June 2022.
The conference will be a major step towards further strengthening partnership between Centre and the state governments. Three themes have been identified for deliberations including Implementation of the National Education Policy; Urban governance; crop diversification and achieving self-sufficiency in oilseeds, pulses and other agri-commodities.
2. Which country has announced to develop a ‘Way Finding Application’ for the United Nations (UN) buildings?
[A] USA
[B] Russia
[C] India
[D] UAE
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Correct Answer: C [India]
Notes:
India’s Union Cabinet has approved the proposal on the agreement between the Government of India and the United Nations on a ‘Way Finding Application’ to be used in the United Nations Office at Geneva (UNOG).
The Office is housed at the historic Palais des Nations. In view of the complexity of buildings and huge participation, India announced to develop the ‘Way Finding Application’ to UN on the occasion of its 75th anniversary in 2020. The estimated outlay for development and maintenance of the App is USD 2 Million.
3. As per recent notification, the 5G spectrum will be auctioned for how many years?
[A] 5
[B] 10
[C] 20
[D] 25
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Correct Answer: C [20]
Notes:
The Union Cabinet has approved a proposal of the Department of Telecommunications for the auction of 72 GHz of spectrum for a 20-year-period.
It will make way for providing 5G services to public and enterprises. 5G services is said to be about 10 times faster than 4G.The Cabinet also decided to enable the development of ‘Private Captive Networks’ to promote innovation in industry 4.0 applications.
4. Which countries are the members of the recently formed ‘I2U2 Grouping’?
[A] India, Iraq, USA and UK
[B] India, Israel, USA and UK
[C] India, Israel, USA and UAE
[D] India, Iraq, USA and UAE
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Correct Answer: C [India, Israel, USA and UAE]
Notes:
The leaders of the West Asian QUAD – India, Israel, the US and UAE will meet for the first ever virtual summit. The meeting has been called by the White House and will be addressed by the US President Joe Biden.
US President Joe Biden is also making a visit to West Asia – Israel and Saudi Arabia. The White House has given a new acronym to identify the new grouping as I2U2: India, Israel and UAE and the US. Recently, UAE and Israel had signed a Free Trade Agreement (FTA), while India and the UAE too have signed a Free Trade Agreement (FTA).
5. Which is the location of the BIMSTEC Technology Transfer Centre?
[A] New Delhi
[B] Dhaka
[C] Colombo
[D] Jakarta
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Correct Answer: C [Colombo]
Notes:
The Union Cabinet has approved a memorandum of association (MoA) by India for the establishment of BIMSTEC Technology Transfer Centre in Colombo.
The MoA was signed by the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation member countries at the 5th BIMSTEC Summit held in Colombo, Sri Lanka in March 2022.
