31. Padma Bridge, which was seen in the news, is located in which neighbouring country of India?
[A] Sri Lanka
[B] Nepal
[C] Bangladesh
[D] Myanmar
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Correct Answer: C [Bangladesh]
Notes:
Bangladesh Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) recently clarified that the Padma Bridgeis not part of China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).
It is a multipurpose road-rail bridge across the Padma River, the main distributary of the Ganges. When completed it will be the largest bridge in Bangladesh and the first fixed river crossing for road traffic. BRI or the ‘One Belt, One Road’ initiative is a flagship programme of President Xi Jinping for trade and connectivity and India has raised concerns over the BRI projects.
32. Which is the venue of the ‘National Conference on Cyber Safety and National Security’?
[A] Pune
[B] Gandhi Nagar
[C] New Delhi
[D] Hyderabad
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Correct Answer: C [New Delhi]
Notes:
‘National Conference on Cyber Safety and National Security’ was held at New Delhi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah was its chief guest.
The Conference is being organised by the Home Ministry to create mass awareness for the prevention of cyber crimes in the country. The Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C) in coordination with the Culture Ministry organised functions at 75 places in different states and UTs on cyber hygiene, prevention of cyber crimes, cyber safety and national security
33. Sierra de Culebra mountain range, which was hit by massive wild fires, is located in which country?
[A] Argentina
[B] Australia
[C] Spain
[D] United Kingdom
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Correct Answer: C [Spain]
Notes:
Spain has been facing wildfires amid an unusual heat wave in the Western Europe region. In Spain’s northwest province of Zamora, over 30,000 hectares have been consumed. The fire in the north-western Sierra de Culebra mountain range has caused significant damage.
Germany has also been hit by wild fires and heat wave due to climate change.
34. The world’s largest fresh water fish named “Boramy” was found in__?
[A] Thailand
[B] Vietnam
[C] Cambodia
[D] Indonesia
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Correct Answer: C [Cambodia]
Notes:
A giant stingray christened Boramy was caught on the Mekong River in the northeastern Cambodia. It measured almost 3 meters from snout to tail. The previous record for the largest fresh water fish was held by Mekong giant catfish discovered in Thailand in 2005.
35. Which country was the last to join the BRICS group?
[A] Brazil
[B] Russia
[C] India
[D] South Africa
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Correct Answer: D [South Africa]
Notes:
South Africa was the last member country to join the BRICS in the year 2010. Other BRICS countries are Brazil, Russia, India and China. Together, these countries account for around 40 per cent of the global population and some 30 per cent of the global GDP.
36. Snake Island, which was seen in news recently, is part of which country’s territory?
[A] Russia
[B] Ukraine
[C] China
[D] South Korea
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Correct Answer: B [Ukraine]
Notes:
Ukraine’s Snake Island or Zmiinyi Island is situated in the Black Sea, close to the Danube Delta. This X-shaped island is less than 700 meters from end to end. A village named Bile was founded in 2007 to reaffirm the status of the island as being inhabited.
37. Why is Windrush Day celebrated in Britain?
[A] Successful invasion of West Indies
[B] Defeat of Irish Republican Army
[C] Coronation of British Monarch
[D] Arrival of immigrants to the British shores
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Correct Answer: D [Arrival of immigrants to the British shores]
Notes:
Windrush Day observed every year on June 22 to mark the arrival of Caribbean immigrants to the British shores in the year 1948. These immigrants and their descendants faced forced deportation and social issues since their arrival.
38. NDA Presidential election candidate Droupadi Murmu belongs to which tribe?
[A] Gond
[B] Santhal
[C] Bhil
[D] Munda
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Correct Answer: B [Santhal ]
Notes:
Santhal or Santal are India’s third largest scheduled tribe community after Gonds and Bhils. The Santhali population is mainly distributed in Jharkhand, Odisha and West Bengal. NDA Presidential election candidate Droupadi Murmu’s home district, Mayurbhanj, is one of the districts having dense concentration of the Santhali people. Droupadi Murmu belongs to Santhal tribe. Apart from her, Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren, Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) Girsh Chandra Murmu, who was the first Lt Governor of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, Union Jal Shakti Minister Biseswar Tudu also belong to Santhal community.
39. The high-resolution camera DRACO, is part of which NASA mission?
[A] DART
[B] Artemis
[C] DAVINCI+
[D] Voyager
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Correct Answer: A [DART]
Notes:
The Didymos Reconnaissance and Asteroid Camera for Optical navigation (DRACO) is the only instrument carried by NASA’s DART mission. It was designed based on the New Horizon Mission’s imager. In recent months, this high resolution camera captured some 150,000 images of various stars.
40. Which is the venue of the 2022 UN Ocean Conference?
[A] Portugal
[B] Spain
[C] Italy
[D] India
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Correct Answer: A [Portugal]
Notes:
United Nations Ocean Conference is set to be organized from June 27 to July 1 in Lisbon, Portugal. It will be co-hosted by the governments of Kenya and Portugal.
The aim of the conference is to promote science-based innovative solutions needed to ensure sustainable management of ocean. It seeks to promote green technology and innovative use of marine resources. The conference will discuss solutions to address threats to health, ecology, economy and governance of the ocean.