1. Which Indian organisation carried out the maiden flight test of ‘Autonomous flying wing technology demonstrator’?
[A] DRDO
[B] NSIL
[C] Dhruva Airspace
[D] Pixxel Space
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Correct Answer: A [DRDO]
Notes:
Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) carried out the maiden flight test of the ‘autonomous flying wing technology demonstrator’ in Karnataka.
The test, carried out from the Aeronautical Test Range in Chitradurga, Karnataka is being seen as an important milestone towards developing unmanned aircraft technology in India.
2. Who is the Attorney General of India, as of 2022?
[A] KK Venugopal
[B] Mukul Rohatgi
[C] Tushar Mehta
[D] Kapil Sibal
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Correct Answer: A [KK Venugopal]
Notes:The Union government extended the tenure of Attorney General KK Venugopal by three months, as per the notification issued by the Union Law Ministry.
Venugopal, 91, was initially appointed as Attorney General on July 1, 2017, as the 15th person to serve as Attorney General for India. Mukul Rohatgi was the Attorney General from June 2014 to June 2017.
3. Which is the statutory authority under GST law to check the unfair profiteering activities?
[A] GST Council
[B] National Anti-profiteering Authority
[C] NITI Aayog
[D] Controller General of Accounts
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Correct Answer: B [National Anti-profiteering Authority]
Notes:
The National Anti-profiteering Authority (NAA) is the statutory mechanism under GST law to check unfair profiteering activities by the registered suppliers.
The GST watchdog has held cosmetics and personal care company L’oreal guilty of not passing on the rate reduction benefits to consumers to the tune of ₹186 crore. NAA has directed L’oreal to deposit the sum along with 18% interest in the consumer welfare fund.
4. Which Indian cricketer created a world record for scoring the most runs in an over in Test cricket?
[A] Virat Kohli
[B] Jasprit Bumrah
[C] Rohit Sharma
[D] Ravindra Jadeja
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Correct Answer: B [Jasprit Bumrah]
Notes:
Jasprit Bumrah created a world record for scoring the most runs in an over in Test cricket. He smashed two sixes and four fours to score 35 runs in an over.
He achieved the feat during the 5th Test between India and England in the over bowled by England speedster Stuart Broad. He had conceded 6 sixes in an over to Yuvraj Singh in the T20 format in 2007.
5. Which Union Ministry released the ‘Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Rules, 2022’?
[A] Ministry of External Affairs
[B] Ministry of Home Affairs
[C] Ministry of Finance
[D] Ministry of Commerce and Industry
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Correct Answer: B [Ministry of Home Affairs]
Notes:
The Central government has made seven amendments to existing rules of the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA) rules 2011.
According to the notification by Ministry of Home Affairs, the Ministry can suspend the FCRA registration initially for 180 days, on inspection of accounts and on receiving any adverse input against the functioning of an association.
6. The Environment Ministry directed to constitute a ‘Project screening committee’ in each state/UT with how many members?
[A] Three
[B] Five
[C] Seven
[D] Nine
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Correct Answer: B [Five]
Notes:
The Union Environment Ministry directed to constitute a ‘Project screening committee’ in each state/UT with five members.
According to the Forest (Conservation) Rules, 2022, will meet at least twice every month and will advise the state governments on projects in a time bound manner, the rules state. The Committee is to be formed for an initial review of proposals involving diversion of forest land.
7. Which institution recently released compendium of Ayush practices to manage COVID-19?
[A] AIIMS
[B] Ministry of AYUSH
[C] NITI Aayog
[D] WHO
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Correct Answer: C [NITI Aayog]
Notes:
Indian Government’s think tank NITI Aayog released compendium of Ayush practices to manage COVID-19.
The compendium provides information focused on practices adopted by various states and UTs of India for strengthening the country’s fight against COVID-19.
8. Which country has developed ‘CoVarScan’ rapid test that can accurately detect all current variants of SARS-CoV-2?
[A] India
[B] USA
[C] China
[D] Israel
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Correct Answer: B [USA]
Notes:
Scientists in the US have developed a rapid Covid-19 test that can accurately detect all current variants of SARS-CoV-2 within hours named CoVarScan.
Scientists typically use whole genome sequencing, to determine which variant of Covid-19 a patient has been infected with and it is time-consuming and expensive.
9. Which bank has partnered with Government of Haryana for distribution of mobile phones through e-UPI?
[A] State Bank of India
[B] Canara Bank
[C] Indian Bank
[D] Axis Bank
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Correct Answer: C [Indian Bank]
Notes:
Indian Bank has signed a pact with the Government of Haryana towards distribution of mobile phones to consumers through e-Unified Payment Interface (UPI) system.
Under the agreement, the bank would provide e-upi coupons to beneficiaries. The coupons can be redeemed without any credit or debit card and the customers can avail a mobile phone from a designated vendor.
10. What is ‘ARYABHAT-1’ which was seen in the news recently?
[A] Ballistic Missile
[B] Earth Observation Satellite
[C] Prototype of Analog chipset
[D] Super Computer
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Correct Answer: C [Prototype of Analog chipset]
Notes:
Researchers at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) have developed a design framework to build next-generation analog computing chipsets.
The prototype is named ARYABHAT-1 (Analog Reconfigurable Technology And Bias-scalable Hardware for AI Tasks). Its chipset can be reconfigured and programmed so that the same analog modules can be ported across different generations of design and across different applications.