1. Which Indian company has partnered with Japanese chipmaker Renesas Electronics to develop semiconductor solutions?
[A] Tata Motors
[B] NXP Semiconductors
[C] Broadcom Inc
[D] ASM Technologies
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Correct Answer: A [Tata Motors]
Notes:
Tata Motors and Japanese chipmaker Renesas Electronics Corp have formed a strategic partnership to design, develop and manufacture semiconductor solutions.
Renesas will also work with Tejas Networks, another Tata Group firm, on wireless network technologies, including 5G, as part of the partnership. The primary market for the products will be India, with plans to expand to global markets.
2. Who has sworn in as the new Chief Minister of Maharashtra, after the resignation of Uddhav Thakarey?
[A] Devendra Fadnavis
[B] Eknath Shinde
[C] Sunil Prabhu
[D] Sharad Pawar
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Correct Answer: B [Eknath Shinde]
Notes:
Shiv Sena rebel leader Eknath Shinde sworn in as Maharashtra CM while BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis sworn in as the Deputy Chief Minister.
Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari administered the oath of office and secrecy to the leaders. This was preceded by the resignation of the former CM Uddhav Thakarey amidst an internal party rebellion.
3. The Union Cabinet approved the categorization of which institution as an ‘International Organization’, in July 2022?
[A] International Solar Alliance
[B] BIMSTEC
[C] Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure
[D] One Sun One World One Grid
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Correct Answer: C [Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure]
Notes:The Union Cabinet approved the categorization of Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI) as an ‘International Organization’.
The cabinet also approved signing of the Headquarters Agreement (HQA) with CDRI, for grant of exemptions and privileges under Section-3 of the United Nations (Privileges & Immunities) Act, 1947.
4. Where is India’s largest floating Solar Power Project operationalised recently?
[A] Telangana
[B] Rajasthan
[C] Odisha
[D] Gujarat
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Correct Answer: A [Telangana]
Notes:
India’s largest floating Solar Power Project is made fully operational at Ramagundam, Telangana. NTPC declared Commercial Operation of the final part capacity out of 100 MW Ramagundam Floating Solar PV Project at Ramagundam, Telangana
With the operationalisation the project, the total commercial operation of Floating Solar Capacity in Southern Region rose to 217 MW. Earlier, NTPC declared operation of Floating Solar at Kayamkulam (Kerala) and at Simhadri (Andhra Pradesh).
5. Which institution has released a report titled ‘Harnessing Green Hydrogen’?
[A] Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
[B] NITI Aayog
[C] FICCI
[D] IRENA
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Correct Answer: B [NITI Aayog]
Notes:
The NITI Aayog released its report titled ‘Harnessing Green Hydrogen — Opportunities for Deep Decarbonisation in India’.
It has recommended tax breaks like reduction or exemption of GST and custom duties on green hydrogen production. It has also proposed setting up green hydrogen corridors and offering grants to start-ups working on green hydrogen solutions.
6. Which Indian state has launched a new scheme named ‘Naari Ko Naman’?
[A] Uttar Pradesh
[B] Himachal Pradesh
[C] Punjab
[D] Odisha
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Correct Answer: B [Himachal Pradesh]
Notes:
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur launched the ‘Naari Ko Naman’ scheme. It aims to 50 per cent concession on bus fares to women for travel within the state.
The state government also announced to sanction 25 new posts of women drivers in the ‘Ride With Pride’ government taxi service – an initiative to ferry women passengers and senior citizens.
7. Which Union Ministry released ‘SDG National Indicator Framework (NIF) Progress Report, 2022’?
[A] Ministry of Finance
[B] Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation
[C] Ministry of Home Affairs
[D] Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
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Correct Answer: B [Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation]
Notes:
India has been celebrating 29th June as “Statistics Day”. This year, the theme was ‘Data for Sustainable Development’.
The Ministry released ‘Sustainable Development Goals-National Indicator Framework (NIF) Progress Report, 2022’. Along with the report, the updated NIF 2022 and Data Snapshot on SDGs NIF Report 2022 and “Youth in India 2022” publication were also released. Prof. P.C. Mahalanobis National Award in Official Statistics, 2022 was also awarded.
8. Which Indian has been awarded the Ayurveda Ratna Award by the UK Parliament?
[A] Tanuja Nesari
[B] Abhimanyu Kumar
[C] Rajesh Bhushan
[D] Sanjay Jain
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Correct Answer: A [Tanuja Nesari]
Notes:
Tanuja Nesari, Director of All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA) was awarded with the Ayurveda Ratna Award by the UK Parliament.
The UK’s All-Party Parliamentary Group on Indian Traditional Sciences (ITSappg) conferred the award recognising her contribution to prmoting the growth of Ayurveda in India and abroad.
9. ‘Alluri Sitarama Raju’ was a freedom fighter from which present day state?
[A] Tamil Nadu
[B] Kerala
[C] Andhra Pradesh
[D] Karnataka
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Correct Answer: C [Andhra Pradesh]
Notes:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled a 30-ft bronze statue of legendary freedom fighter Alluri Sitarama Raju on his 125th birth anniversary.
The 15-tonne statue was carved out at a cost of Rs 3 crore and installed by the Kshatriya Seva Samiti in Bhimavaram, Andhra Pradesh. The leader was known for the ‘Rampa Rebellion’ or ‘Manyam Uprising’, in the Rampachodavaram forest area, which was undertaken against the mighty British forces.
10. Which institution has announced to introduce a mandatory course on caste awareness?
[A] IIT Madras
[B] IIT Bombay
[C] IIM Ahmadabad
[D] IIM Kozhikode
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Correct Answer: B [IIT Bombay]
Notes:
The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Bombay has planned to introduce a mandatory course on caste awareness.
As per the surveys conducted by the SC/ST Cell of the institution, it was proposed to provide more sensitisation events and a mandatory academic course on caste and racial discrimination. Earlier, a mandatory gender sensitisation course was launched last year.