21. Which country has recently confirmed its first two cases of the Marburg virus?
[A] South Africa
[B] USA
[C] Ghana
[D] Australia
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Correct Answer: C [Ghana]
Notes:
Ghana has confirmed its first two cases of the deadly Marburg virus, an infectious disease in the same family as the virus which causes Ebola.
The two patients died and 98 people are under quarantine as suspected contact cases. No treatment yet exists for Marburg. The virus is transmitted to people from fruit bats and spreads between humans through the transmission of bodily fluids.
22. The Border Guards Bangladesh (BGB)- Border Security Force (BSF) Border Conference was recently hosted in which city?
[A] Dehradun
[B] Guwahati
[C] Dhaka
[D] Chattogram
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Correct Answer: C [Dhaka]
Notes:
The 52nd Border Guards Bangladesh (BGB)- Border Security Force (BSF) Director General level Border conference started in Bangladesh in Dhaka.
The Indian team led by Director General, BSF Pankaj Singh arrived in Dhaka for the conference. The two sides discussed on border management, smuggling of arms and ammunition, drugs, trafficking of women and children among others.
23. Some public sector banks have recently connected to the AA ecosystem. What is the expansion of AA?
[A] Amount Aggregator
[B] Account Aggregator
[C] Affiliate Aggregator
[D] Account Administrator
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Correct Answer: B [Account Aggregator]
Notes:
Public sector lender Punjab National Bank (PNB) has gone live on the account aggregator ecosystem as financial information user (FIU) as well as financial information provider (FIP).
Union Bank of India, Canara Bank and Indian Bank have also connected to the account aggregator system. Other banks including SBI, BOB and UCO Bank are in the testing phase and some others are in the development phase.
24. The 2022 Presidential Election is conducted to choose the ……….. President of India
[A] 12th
[B] 14th
[C] 15th
[D] 17th
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Correct Answer: C [15th]
Notes:
The 2022 Presidential Election is conducted to choose the 15th President of India are being held in India.
NDA candidate Droupadi Murmu and the opposition’s Yashwant Sinha are participating in the election. The President is elected by the members of the Electoral College, comprising elected members of both houses of Parliament and legislative assemblies of all states as well as the NCT of Delhi and the UT of Puducherry.
25. NTPC has partnered with which company for a new a joint venture company in Renewable Energy?
[A] SAIL
[B] GAIL
[C] ONGC
[D] IOC
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Correct Answer: D [IOC]
Notes:
NTPC and Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) have signed an agreement to set up a joint venture company for meeting the power requirements of projects of IOC refineries.
NTPC Green Energy (NGEL), a wholly owned subsidiary of NTPC, will form the JV Company for supplying RE-RTC power to Indian Oil Corporation.
26. Kinyang mabokoensis and Kinyang tchernovi are the names of which species discovered recently?
[A] Giant dwarf crocodiles
[B] Giant dwarf elephants
[C] Giant dwarf giraffes
[D] Giant dwarf Rhinos
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Correct Answer: A [Giant dwarf crocodiles]
Notes:
Researchers have discovered a new giant 18-million-year-old crocodile species that mysteriously disappeared.
Kinyang mabokoensis and Kinyang tchernovi are the names of the giant dwarf crocodiles, which inhabited east Africa. The species is similar to the dwarf crocodiles that may be found in central and western Africa at present.
27. India signed a MoU with which country for reintroduction of cheetah and wildlife conservation?
[A] Australia
[B] Namibia
[C] Kenya
[D] Ghana
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Correct Answer: B [Namibia]
Notes:
An MoU was signed by Union Environment Minister of India and Deputy Prime Minister of Namibia, in New Delhi.
It paves way for reintroduction of eight cheetahs in Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh. The MoU also covers cooperation on wildlife conservation and sustainable biodiversity utilisation. India will train Namibian candidates in wildlife management courses at the Wildlife Institute of India.
28. Which is the venue of the ‘13th Petersberg Climate Dialogue’ 2022?
[A] Paris
[B] Berlin
[C] Geneva
[D] Singapore
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Correct Answer: B [Berlin]
Notes:
The 13th Petersberg Climate Dialogue began recently in Berlin. The two-day ministerial meet is chaired by Germany and Egypt, the hosts of annual climate meet (COP-27).
The informal ministerial meet proposes to build consensus and provide political direction to resolve divergences in improving implementation of climate action, which is the core goal of COP-27.
29. Which country is under a severe threat of ‘Varroa mite plague’?
[A] Australia
[B] Egypt
[C] China
[D] Japan
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Correct Answer: A [Australia]
Notes:
Australian authorities have killed millions of honeybees recently in an effort to stop a catastrophic parasite plague from spreading to other parts of the country.
Honey sector, which is Australia’s multimillion-dollar business, is under severe threat from the outbreak of the varroa mite. Varroa mite or Varroa destructor is a parasitic bug that attacks and feeds on honeybees.
30. The World Bank has approved a loan of USD one billion to support which program in India?
[A] PM KISAN
[B] Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission
[C] Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission
[D] Mission Vatsalya
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Correct Answer: B [Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission]
Notes:
The World Bank has approved a loan of USD one billion to provide support to India’s flagship PM Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission (PM-ABHIM).
The loan includes two complementary loans of USD 500 million each namely for ‘Transforming India’s Public Health Systems for Pandemic Preparedness Program (PHSPP)’ and ‘India’s Enhanced Health Service Delivery Program (EHSDP)’.