1. The ‘West Nile fever’ was first detected in 1937 in which country?
[A] India
[B] Uganda
[C] Syria
[D] Israel
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Correct Answer: B [Uganda]
Notes:
West Nile fever was first detected in 1937 in Uganda. The vector-borne infection is spread by the Culex species of mosquitoes. The fever was first detected in Kerala in 2011.
A 47-year-old man died due to West Nile fever in Kerala’s Thrissur district. It is the first fatality in the state caused by the disease in the last three years.
2. ‘Scholarship for PMCARES Children’ scheme was launched under which Ministry?
[A] Ministry of Women and Children
[B] Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
[C] Ministry of Law and Justice
[D] Ministry of Home Affairs
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Correct Answer: B [Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment]
Notes:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi released the ‘Scholarship for PMCARES Children’ under the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, as a central sector scheme.
Under the Scheme, Scholarship of Rs 20,000/- per child per annum will be provided, including monthly allowance of ₹1,000 and annual academic allowance of Rs. 8,000 to cover the entire school fees, cost of the books and uniform, shoes and other educational equipment.
3. The Centre has recently proposed a scheme worth Rs 1,000 crore to invite private companies to set up manufacturing zones in which sector?
[A] Automobiles
[B] Textile
[C] Semi-conductor Chips
[D] Renewable energy
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Correct Answer: D [Renewable energy]
Notes:
The Centre has recently proposed a scheme worth Rs 1,000 crore to invite private companies to set up manufacturing zones in power and renewable energy (RE) equipment.
The Ministries of power and new and renewable energy have jointly proposed a scheme for establishment of three manufacturing zones, in which two would be brownfield on already developed land and one greenfield manufacturing zone in a coastal area of the country.
4. Elavenil Valarivan, Shreya Agarwal and Ramita, seen in the news, are associated with which sports?
[A] Wrestling
[B] Shooting
[C] Fencing
[D] Sailing
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Correct Answer: B [Shooting]
Notes:
Indian women’s shooting team of Elavenil Valarivan, Shreya Agarwal and Ramita have bagged a gold medal for India in the 10m air rifle women’s team event at the ISSF World Cup 2022.
This was India’s first medal at the ongoing ISSF World Cup being held in Baku, capital of Azerbaijan.
5. What is the position of India in the Asia Cup hockey tournament 2022?
[A] First
[B] Second
[C] Third
[D] None of the above
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Correct Answer: C [Third]
Notes:
India beat Japan for the second time in the eight-team tournament to win bronze in the Asia Cup hockey in Jakarta.
South Korea beat Malaysia 2-1 in the final match to clinch the gold medal. South Korea won the Asia Cup for the fifth time, the most in the list. India and Pakistan have won the Asia cup title thrice.
6. Which country is the host of the ‘GLOBSEC 2022 Forum’?
[A] USA
[B] Slovakia
[C] Australia
[D] Japan
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Correct Answer: B [Slovakia]
Notes:
External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar is on a five day visit to Slovakia and the Czech Republic. He is set to attend the GLOBSEC 2022 Forum in Slovakia and speak on the topic ‘Taking Friendship to the Next Level: Allies in the Indo-Pacific Region’.
He is scheduled to meet Minister of European and International Affairs of Austria Alexander Schallenberg on the sidelines of the GLOBSEC 2022 Forum. The Czech Republic will be taking over the EU Presidency from next month.
7. When is the ‘World Bicycle Day’ celebrated every year?
[A] June 1
[B] June 3
[C] June 5
[D] June 7
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Correct Answer: B [June 3]
Notes:
World Bicycle Day is celebrated every year on June 3, to develop a culture of cycling for basic transportation, commutation, and strengthening physical and mental health.
Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports Anurag Thakur launched a nationwide ‘Fit India Freedom Rider Cycle Rally’ from Major Dhyan Chand Stadium, Delhi on the occasion of World Bicycle Day 2022.
8. Which Indian personality was honoured by the Geneva-based Martin Ennals Foundation?
[A] Father Stan Swamy
[B] Varavara Rao
[C] Sudha Bharadwaj
[D] Anand Teltumbde
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Correct Answer: A [Father Stan Swamy]
Notes:
The Martin Ennals Foundation has decided to posthumously pay homage to Father Stan Swamy. He was a Jesuit priest and tribal rights activist from Jharkhand who had been arrested in the Bhima Koregaon case. He worked closely with Adivasi communities to safeguard their land, forest and labour rights.
The Geneva-based foundation presents the award regarded as the Nobel Prize for human rights defenders every year. The recipients of this year’s awards include Daouda Diallo from Burkina Faso, Pham Doan Trang from Vietnam and Abdul-Hadi Al-Khawaja of Bahrain.
9. ‘Eublepharis pictus’, which was seen in the news, belongs to which species?
[A] Turtle
[B] Spider
[C] Gecko
[D] Snake
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Correct Answer: C [Gecko]
Notes:
The species, Eublepharis pictus, also known as the Painted Leopard Gecko, was originally found in Visakhapatnam in 2017.
The species, which was considered as East Indian Leopard Gecko (Eublepharis hardwickii), has now been identified as a member of a new species. It appears to be common in the forests of Andhra Pradesh and Odisha. The two species appear to be separated by the Brahmani River.
10. Housing Development Finance Corporation (HDFC) partnered with which technology company for digitisation of its lending business?
[A] Microsoft
[B] Wipro
[C] Infosys
[D] Accenture
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Correct Answer: D [Accenture]
Notes:
Housing Development Finance Corporation (HDFC) partnered with Accenture to digitally transform its lending business.
The collaboration includes a cloud-native lending platform with digital workflows for application, loan processing, credit underwriting and decision- making, disbursement and loan servicing. A machine learning-based decision engine is also used for risk mitigation.