21. Which institution has developed a water management and policy centre known as ‘AquaMAP’?
[A] NITI Aayog
[B] IISc Bengaluru
[C] IIT Madras
[D] IIT Kozhikode
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Correct Answer: C [IIT Madras]
Notes:
The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras establishes a new inter-disciplinary water management and policy centre known as ‘AquaMAP’.
The centre is set to offer smart solutions for water problems by designing scalable models using several innovative technologies. These models will be implemented at various locations across the country.
22. Malkangiri, which topped the most improved aspirational districts in ‘Agriculture and Water Resources sector’, is in which state?
[A] West Bengal
[B] Odisha
[C] Telangana
[D] Punjab
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Correct Answer: B [Odisha]
Notes:
NITI Aayog has announced the five most improved aspirational districts in the Agriculture and Water Resources sector for December 2021.
Malkangiri in Odisha tops the list. It is followed by Chhatarpur in Madhya Pradesh and Baramulla in Jammu and Kashmir. This is as per the Delta Rankings published by NITI Aayog.
23. Which country has unravelled a USD 3.6bn crypto-currency theft linked to ‘Bitfinex Hack’?
[A] China
[B] USA
[C] UK
[D] Australia
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Correct Answer: B [USA]
Notes:
The US Justice Department has announced the unravelling of the country’s biggest-ever cryptocurrency theft case.
The officials have recovered USD 3.6 billion, which was linked to the hack of Bitfinex. It is a virtual currency exchange whose systems were breached by hackers nearly six years ago. A pair is accused of conspiring to launder 119,754 bitcoin stolen after the exchange was hacked.
24. Which Indian Armed Force has commenced RFID tagging of its ammunition inventory?
[A] Indian Navy
[B] Indian Air Force
[C] Indian Army
[D] Indian Coast Guard
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Correct Answer: C [Indian Army]
Notes:
The Indian Army has recently commenced Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tagging of its ammunition inventory.
This will lead to increased efficiency in technical activities and reduce inventory carrying costs. The first consignment of RFID tagged ammunition was despatched from Ammunition Factory Khadki to Central Ammunition Depot (CAD) Pulgaon.
25. What is ‘Proxima d’, which was seen in the news recently?
[A] New Vaccine
[B] New Exo-Planet
[C] New Star
[D] New Mineral
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Correct Answer: B [New Exo-Planet]
Notes:
A team of astronomers has discovered a new planet orbiting Proxima Centauri, the star closest to the Sun.
The planet named ‘Proxima d’, is the third detected in the system. It is among the lightest of the exo-planets discovered so far. The astronomers used the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope (ESO’s VLT) in Chile to spot this exo-planet.
26. What is the rank of India in the USGBC 2021 global list for sustainable spaces?
[A] First
[B] Third
[C] Fifth
[D] Seventh
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Correct Answer: B [Third]
Notes:
India is placed third in the globe on the US Green Building Council’s (USGBC) 2021 global list for sustainable spaces.
It is a ranking of the top 10 nations and areas outside of the United States for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) in 2021. India has 1,649 LEED certified buildings with a total area of 46.2 million gross square metres, with a 10% rise in LEED certified space since 2020.
27. Xinjiang region, which was seen in the news, is located in which country?
[A] Bangladesh
[B] China
[C] South Korea
[D] Japan
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Correct Answer: B [China]
Notes:
The International Labour Organization has condemned China for racial and religious discrimination in the Xinjiang region.
The report said that as a ILO member state, the Chinese government is firmly committed to provide decent work for all China’s ethnic minority groups including Uyghurs in Xinjiang.
28. ‘Srikrishna Setu Munger Ganga Bridge’ is located in which state?
[A] Uttar Pradesh
[B] Uttarakhand
[C] West Bengal
[D] Bihar
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Correct Answer: D [Bihar]
Notes:
Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and Union road transport and highways Minister Nitin Gadkari inaugurated the Munger Ganga Bridge.
It is named after the state’s first Chief Minster Sri Krishna. It is the third rail-cum-road bridge across the Ganges, at Munger in the Indian state of Bihar.
29. Which country has recorded the most deforestation ever in the Amazon rainforest in January 2022?
[A] Brazil
[B] Argentina
[C] Chile
[D] Bolivia
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Correct Answer: A [Brazil]
Notes:
Brazil recorded the most deforestation ever in the Amazon rainforest for the month of January, according to new government data.
Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon totalled 430 sq kilometres last month, five times higher than January 2021. This is according to preliminary satellite data from government space research agency.
30. ‘Indian National Women’s Day’ is observed every year to commemorate the birth anniversary of which personality?
[A] Savitribhai Phule
[B] Fatima Sheikh
[C] Sarojini Naidu
[D] Annie Besant
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Correct Answer: C [Sarojini Naidu]
Notes:
Indian National Women’s Day is observed every year on 13 February to commemorate the birth anniversary of Sarojini Naidu.
She was also called ‘Nightingale of India’ or ‘Bharat Kokila’. Sarojini Naidu was the first woman Governor of Uttar Pradesh and the first woman ever to be elected as the President of the Indian National Congress.