41. Which former Prime Minister was conferred with Netaji Award 2022 by the Netaji Research Bureau?
[A] Donald Trump
[B] Shinzo Abe
[C] Barack Obama
[D] Theresa May
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Correct Answer: B [Shinzo Abe]
Notes:
Former Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe was conferred with the Netaji Award 2022 by the Netaji Research Bureau on the 125th birth anniversary of the freedom fighter, Netaji Subash Chandra Bose.
Consul general of Japan in Kolkata, Nakamura Yutaka, received the honour on behalf of former PM Shinzo Abe.
42. Which technology company unveiled ‘AI Research Super-Cluster (RSC)’?
[A] Microsoft
[B] Meta
[C] Google
[D] Foxconn
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Correct Answer: B [Meta]
Notes:
Facebook parent company Meta has announced that its new Artificial intelligence supercomputer will be the fastest in the world by the middle of next year.
Meta has introduced AI Research SuperCluster (RSC), which is among the fastest AI supercomputers running at present and will be the fastest in the world once fully built out in mid-2022.
43. What is the expansion of ‘VRR Auction’, conducted by the Reserve Bank of India?
[A] Variable Rate Repo auction
[B] Virtual Reality Repo auction
[C] Viable Rate Repo auction
[D] Vernacular Region Repo auction
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Correct Answer: A [Variable Rate Repo auction]
Notes:
‘VRR Auction’ stands for Variable rate repo auction. Repo is the rate at which RBI lends short term loans to Banks. A part of it is done at a fixed rate and some of it is a variable rate.
The Reserve Bank of India said it will conduct an overnight variable rate repo auction under liquidity adjustment facility (LAF) for an amount of Rs 75,000 crore. On January 20, the RBI conducted an overnight variable rate repo (VRR) auction of Rs 50,000 crore.
44. Which Union Ministry launched ‘MyCGHS’ Mobile Application?
[A] Ministry of Education
[B] Ministry of Health
[C] Ministry of Tourism
[D] Ministry of Culture
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Correct Answer: B [Ministry of Health]
Notes:
Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya launched the revamped ‘Central Government Health Scheme’ CGHS website and “MyCGHS” mobile application.
The website shall benefit over 40 lakh beneficiaries with real-time information. The site has been made Bilingual with Hindi and English. There is a direct link to the e-Sanjeevani Tele-consultation facility through the website. User friendly features for visually impaired persons were also added.
45. As per law suits filed across the USA, which company is alleged to have tracked the location data, without user permissions?
[A] Microsoft
[B] Google
[C] Facebook
[D] Huawei
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Correct Answer: B [Google]
Notes:
According to lawsuits by Washington, D.C., and three other states, Alphabet Inc.’s Google deceived consumers by recording their location even after users tried to turn off the company’s tracking on their smartphones and web browsers.
The suit alleges that Google tracks people’s movements using information from its search engine, Maps app, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth services. While Google said that it has built privacy features into our products and provided robust controls for location data.
46. Which state/UT has released India’s first citizen-driven state-level Bird Atlas?
[A] Kerala
[B] Karnataka
[C] Tamil Nadu
[D] Odisha
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Correct Answer: A [Kerala]
Notes:
The Kerala Bird Atlas released recently is said to be Asia’s largest bird atlas in terms of geographical extent, sampling efforts, and species coverage.
It is also the first-of-its-kind state-level bird atlas in India, and was conducted as a citizen-driven exercise with the participation of over 1000 volunteers. The Atlas has provided data about the distribution of various bird species across major habitats.
47. Which Union Ministry is associated with the ‘Draft policy on the Energy Storage System (ESS)’?
[A] Ministry of Power
[B] Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
[C] Ministry of Renewable Energy
[D] Ministry of Coal
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Correct Answer: A [Ministry of Power]
Notes:
Union Minister for Power R K Singh interacted with renewable energy developers, industry and various government representatives to discuss on the Draft policy on the energy storage system’.
The Minister also indicated that people may be free to set up standalone energy storage systems (ESS). The Government has planned to de-license the setting up of those systems, under the policy for ESS.
48. Which Ministry released the pictorial book titled ‘India’s Women Unsung Heroes of Freedom Struggle’?
[A] Ministry of Culture
[B] Ministry of External Affairs
[C] Ministry of Tourism
[D] Ministry of Defence
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Correct Answer: A [Ministry of Culture]
Notes:
Ministry of Culture released the pictorial book titled ‘India’s Women Unsung Heroes of Freedom Struggle’. This is launched as a part of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav celebrations.
The Ministry will release three pictorial books on 75 unsung heroes of the freedom struggle in partnership with Amar Chitra Katha. The first among them which was released, depicts 20 women leaders whose contributions remain unknown.
49. When is the ‘International Holocaust Remembrance Day’ observed?
[A] January 25
[B] January 27
[C] January 28
[D] January 30
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Correct Answer: B [January 27]
Notes:
The United Nations General Assembly designated January 27 as International Holocaust Remembrance Day or International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust.
It is the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau. It is an annual day of commemoration of six million Jewish Holocaust victims and millions of other victims of Nazism. On this day, the UN urges every member state to develop educational programs to help prevent future genocides.
50. ‘LockBit 2.0’ Group launched a cyber-attack on the Justice Ministry of which country?
[A] USA
[B] France
[C] Russia
[D] China
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Correct Answer: B [France]
Notes:
France’s Justice Ministry has been hit by cyber-attack from a group known as LockBit 2.0. The group locked the ministry’s files and asking for ransom from the Government.
The country has launched investigation on the attack. As per government sources, no criminal records have been affected.