11. Which country has recently enacted a new penal code, which has triggered protests across the country?
[A] China
[B] Cuba
[C] New Zealand
[D] Brazil
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Correct Answer: B [Cuba]
Notes:
Cuba enacted a new penal code, which is a modified version of the country’s 1987 regulations. Several activists and human rights organisations warned that it could further limit free expression and trigger protests.
The code increases the minimum penalties and prison sentences on things like public disorder, resistance and insulting national symbols. It also establishes criminal categories for digital offenses and its penalty as two years in prison.
12. Which country launched its latest nuclear stealth bomber named ‘B-21’?
[A] Israel
[B] Russia
[C] USA
[D] Ukraine
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Correct Answer: C [USA]
Notes:
The US Air Force has unveiled its latest nuclear stealth bomber named ‘B-21’, which will gradually replace aircraft first flown in the Cold War.
The country’s first new bomber in 30 years could cost about USD 700m each and can carry nuclear and conventional weapons.
13. Which Union Ministry organised ‘Daakroom letter writing carnival’ in association with Department of Post?
[A] Ministry of Communication
[B] Ministry of Culture
[C] Ministry of Home Affairs
[D] Ministry of Women and Child Development
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Correct Answer: B [Ministry of Culture]
Notes:
Ministry of Culture in association with Department of Post launched ‘Daakroom’, the famous letter writing carnival.
The event was organised under the aegis of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav, at Raj Ghat, New Delhi. The event is supported by India Post, Ministry of Culture and Gandhi Smriti and Darshan Samiti, with the aim of reviving the art of letter writing in India.
14. Which disease is caused when a person is infected by ‘flavivirus’ and transmitted by Culex mosquitoes?
[A] Dengue
[B] Japanese Encephalitis
[C] Malaria
[D] Chikungunya
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Correct Answer: B [Japanese Encephalitis]
Notes:
Japanese Encephalitis is caused when a person is infected by flavivirus. The disease is transmitted from one person to another by Culex mosquitoes.
To prevent the rise of Japanese Encephalitis (JE) cases among children, the Karnataka government announced a program to vaccinate around 48 lakh children of age between 1-15 years.
15. Who approves the introduction of new design for President’s Standard and Colour and naval crest for Indian Navy?
[A] Naval Chief of India
[B] President of India
[C] Supreme Court of India
[D] Prime Minister of India
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Correct Answer: B [President of India]
Notes:
The Indian President approves new design of ‘President’s Standard and Colour’ and Indian Navy Crest.
These were unveiled in Visakhapatnam on the occasion of the Navy Day. The previous design of the President’s Standard and Colour for the Indian Navy was instituted on September 2017. The new design is based the new Naval Ensign which was adopted on September 2.
16. Which institution has announced to hold a hackathon, for innovative ideas, for the first time in 2022?
[A] Election Commission of India
[B] Supreme Court of India
[C] Central Bureau of Investigation
[D] Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India
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Correct Answer: B [Supreme Court of India]
Notes:
The Chief Justice of India, Justice Dr Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud has directed to organise a Hackathon event in the Supreme Court, for the first time in the history.
It is an initiative to identify innovative ideas for refining process of ‘filing to listing’ of cases. The event will be organised under the supervision and guidance of Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Supreme Court Judge.
17. Which word has been chosen as the word of the year 2022 by the Oxford English Dictionary?
[A] I Stand With
[B] Goblin Mode
[C] Gaslighting
[D] Moonlighting
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Correct Answer: B [Goblin Mode]
Notes:
The Oxford English Dictionary recently unveiled the word of the year 2022 as ‘Goblin mode’, which was selected by public votes.
According to Oxford University Press (OUP), it means ‘a type of behaviour which is unapologetically self-indulgent, lazy, slovenly, or greedy, typically in a way that rejects social norms or expectations.’ The term was first used in 2009 but went viral on social media earlier this year.
18. Jiang Zemin, who passed away recently, was the leader of which country?
[A] Indonesia
[B] China
[C] Japan
[D] South Korea
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Correct Answer: B [China]
Notes:
Chinese leader Jiang Zemin passed away recently at the age of 96. He was China’s first head of state to have visited India in 1996, and played a key role in signing a crucial agreement to reduce the tensions along their disputed border.
Jiang was the President of China and General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (CPC) from 1989 to 2002.
19. Which Asian country passed a new law to criminalise adultery?
[A] Pakistan
[B] Thailand
[C] Indonesia
[D] Bangladesh
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Correct Answer: C [Indonesia]
Notes:
Indonesian lawmakers unanimously passed a sweeping new criminal code that criminalizes sex outside marriage.
The new code, which also applies to foreign residents and tourists, bans cohabitation before marriage, apostasy, and provides punishments for insulting the president or expressing views counter to the national ideology.
20. Which institution set up a committee to prepare roadmap to introduce undergraduate and postgraduate courses in regional languages?
[A] AICTE
[B] UGC
[C] NITI Aayog
[D] NTA
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Correct Answer: B [UGC]
Notes:
University Grants Commission (UGC) has sought the translation of textbooks for undergraduate programmes in languages such as Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Gujarati, Odia, Bengali, Assamese, Punjabi, Hindi, and Urdu.
UGC also constituted an apex committee to prepare the roadmap to introduce undergraduate and postgraduate courses in regional languages in disciplines including commerce, humanities, and science.