1. Which airline introduced a new software for real-time reporting of in-flight incidents?
[A] IndiGo
[B] Air India
[C] Spice Jet
[D] Vistara
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Correct Answer: B [Air India]
Notes:
Tata group-owned Air India said it will use a UK-headquartered Ideagen’s enterprise cloud software application Coruson.
The safety data software application will help enhance the safety management system and facilitate real-time reporting of in-flight incidents.
2. Which Union Ministry is set to launch the virtual facility for e-adjudication of company law violations?
[A] Ministry of Finance
[B] Ministry of Corporate Affairs
[C] Ministry of External Affairs
[D] Ministry of Commerce and Industry
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Correct Answer: B [Ministry of Corporate Affairs]
Notes:
The Ministry of corporate affairs will roll out the facility for e-adjudication of company law violations entirely in the virtual mode before the end of this financial year.
The process of revamping the corporate filing system will also be completed by end of March. The ministry is also setting up a new national centre, the Centre for Processing Accelerated Corporate Exit, to act as a single window facility for companies that wish to voluntarily exit from business.
3. Which institution has been named as the world’s largest derivatives exchange in 2022?
[A] National Stock Exchange
[B] Bombay Stock Exchange
[C] NASDAQ
[D] Zhengzhow Commodity Exchange
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Correct Answer: A [National Stock Exchange]
Notes:
The National Stock Exchange of India (NSE) has emerged as the world’s largest derivatives exchange in 2022, in terms of the number of contracts traded.
This is the fourth consecutive year when the exchange earned the top spot, according to the Futures Industry Association (FIA). In addition, the exchange was ranked third in the equity segment by the number of trades in 2022.
4. Indian Institute of Democratic Leadership hosted India’s first Model G-20 Summit in which state?
[A] Karnataka
[B] Maharashtra
[C] Gujarat
[D] Sikkim
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Correct Answer: B [Maharashtra]
Notes:
India’s G-20 Sherpa Mr Amitabh Kant inaugurated India’s first Model G-20 Summit organised by Rambhau Mhalgi Prabodhini’s Indian Institute of Democratic Leadership.
The two-day Model G-20 Summit starting has been organised near Mumbai to take the idea of G-20 to the youth. Rambhau Mhalgi Prabodhini, the parent organisation of IIDL is also the Secretariat of the G-20 Civil Society engagement group – Civil-20.
5. Which company has started exports of aviation gasoline for the first time in India?
[A] Indian Oil Corporation
[B] Hindustan Petroleum
[C] Oil and Natural Gas Corporation
[D] Bharat Petroleum
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Correct Answer: A [Indian Oil Corporation]
Notes:
Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) has started exports of aviation gasoline, which is used to operate unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and small planes.
For the first time in the nation’s history, India is exporting fuel. The first consignment of 80 barrels of aviation gas named ‘AV gas 100 LL’ was shipped from the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) to Papua New Guinea.
6. Which is the first district to register 10,000 new MSMEs?
[A] Coimbatore
[B] Ernakulam
[C] Lucknow
[D] Surat
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Correct Answer: B [Ernakulam]
Notes:
Ernakulam in Kerala has been named as the first district to achieve registration of 10,000 new MSMEs.
This will help boost the contribution of MSMEs by generating new jobs and diversifying India’s GDP. The availability of highly skilled Human Resources and the good industrial infrastructure are among the key reasons for its excellent communication and networking systems.
7. A rare low-altitude basalt plateau in the Western Ghats has been discovered in which state?
[A] Goa
[B] Kerala
[C] Karnataka
[D] Maharashtra
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Correct Answer: D [Maharashtra]
Notes:
Scientists at the Agharkar Research Institute (ARI) in Pune have found a rare low-altitude basalt plateau in the Western Ghats.
This new plateau found by ARI team in Thane, Maharashtra could hold clues to how plant species globally survive climate change.
8. On January 30, India paid homage to Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi on his which death anniversary?
[A] 70
[B] 75
[C] 80
[D] 85
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Correct Answer: B [75]
Notes:
Martyrs’ Day, also known as Shaheed Diwas, is observed in India on January 30 to commemorate the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi
The nation paid homage to Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi on his 75th death anniversary. Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated on this day in 1948.
9. Which state has mandated one-year work experience for recruitment in state government departments?
[A] Odisha
[B] Goa
[C] Gujarat
[D] Uttarakhand
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Correct Answer: B [Goa]
Notes:
Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant announced that one-year work experience would be made compulsory for recruitment in state government departments.
The practice would help the government in getting skilled manpower. The Chief Minister also launched ‘Har Ghar Dhyan’ organized by the Directorate of Art and Culture in collaboration with Art of Living.
10. What is the disinvestment target of the Finance ministry for the year 2023-24?
[A] Rs 98000 crore
[B] Rs 82000 crore
[C] Rs 65000 crore
[D] Rs 51000 crore
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Correct Answer: D [Rs 51000 crore]
Notes:
For the next fiscal year 2023-24, the Union Budget has pegged disinvestment revenue at Rs 51,000 crore.
The government has also scaled down the disinvestment target for the current fiscal to Rs 50,000 crore, from Rs 65,000 crore budgeted last year. The Government expects divestment processes initiated in the current fiscal to be closed by the next fiscal year, including IDBI, Shipping Corporation of India and NMDC Steel.