31. Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has recently developed a new Indian Standard for which product?
[A] Khadi Footwear
[B] Clay cooling cabinet
[C] Cow-dung based Paint
[D] Musical Instrument
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Correct Answer: B [Clay cooling cabinet]
Notes:
The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), has developed an Indian Standard for ‘non-electric cooling cabinet made of clay’.
Named as ‘Mitticool refrigerator’, it was developed by a Gujarat-based innovator with an eco-friendly technology. BIS standard specifies the construction and performance requirements of a cooling cabinet made out of clay, which operates on the principle of evaporative cooling without electricity.
32. Which organisation released the report ‘Making the right to social security a reality for domestic workers ‘?
[A] UNICEF
[B] UN Women
[C] ILO
[D] World Bank
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Correct Answer: C [ILO]
Notes:
The International Labour Organisation (ILO) released the ‘Making the right to social security a reality for domestic workers’ report.
As per the report, only six per cent of domestic workers worldwide have access to comprehensive social protection. 76.2 per cent of domestic workers (57.7 million people) are women, who are more vulnerable.
33. ‘Operation Friendship Border 2022’, which was seen in the news recently, is associated with which bloc?
[A] G-20
[B] European Union
[C] SCO
[D] BIMSTEC
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Correct Answer: C [SCO]
Notes:
The 8th meeting of the heads of the border services of the member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization was held in New Delhi under the chairmanship of India.
The members approved the plan for the preparation and conduct of the Joint Border Operation Friendship Border 2022. They also approved the work plan of the group of experts of the Border Services of the SCO member states for 2023.
34. Who has been appointed as the Chairperson of the Press Council of India?
[A] Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai
[B] Justice Ajay Kumar Sikri
[C] Justice Sadasivan
[D] Justice Y Chandrachud
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Correct Answer: A [Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai]
Notes:
Former Supreme Court Judge Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai has been nominated as Chairperson of the Press Council of India.
She replaced the retired Justice CK Prasad who vacated office in November 2021. Justice Desai has also served as the chairman of the Delimitation Commission on Jammu and Kashmir, Public prosecutor for the state of Maharashtra and as a Judge on the Bombay High Court.
35. As per the Ministry for Environment, Forest and Climate Change notification, use of ‘single-use plastic’ is banned with effect from which date?
[A] April 1 2022
[B] July 1 2022
[C] January 1 2023
[D] April 1 2023
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Correct Answer: B [July 1 2022]
Notes:
The Ministry for Environment, Forest and Climate Change has defined a list of items that will be banned from next month. The announcement of ban was made last year.
As per the notification, the manufacture, import, stocking, distribution, sale and use of following single-use plastic, including polystyrene and expanded polystyrene, commodities shall be prohibited with effect from the 1st July, 2022.
36. Theri Desert, that was recently in news, is situated in which state?
[A] Rajasthan
[B] Gujarat
[C] Tamil Nadu
[D] Himachal Pradesh
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Correct Answer: C [Tamil Nadu]
Notes:
Theri Desert in located in Tamil Nadu. It derives its name from Tamil term “theri”, which means red dunes. Red sand dunes in this desert have sediments dating back to the Quaternary period that commenced some 2.6 million years ago.
37. The UNESCO World Heritage Site Hampi is located the banks of which river?
[A] Tungabhadra River
[B] Hemavati River
[C] Kali River
[D] Kabini River
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Correct Answer: A [Tungabhadra River]
Notes:
Hampi, located at the banks of the Tungabhadra River, is an ancient village in Karnataka’s Vijayanagara district. This UNESCO World Heritage Site was the capital of the Vijayanagar Empire in the 14th century.
38. Which of the following is part of China’s Tianwen-1 mission?
[A] Yutu-2 rover
[B] Tianhe
[C] Zhurong rover
[D] Yinghuo-1 orbiter
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Correct Answer: C [Zhurong rover]
Notes:
China’s first independent interplanetary mission Tianwen-1 successfully landed Zhurong rover on the Martian surface. This made China the third country after the US and USSR to land on Mars. It was launched aboard a Long March 5 rocket in 2020
39. Bharat-NCAP is the initiative of which union ministry?
[A] Ministry of Corporate Affairs
[B] Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
[C] Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises
[D] Ministry of Road Transport and Highways
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Correct Answer: D [Ministry of Road Transport and Highways]
Notes:
A draft notification was approved by the Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways recently for the introduction of Bharat New Car Assessment Program (Bharat-NCAP). Under this initiative, cars will be given star ratings based on their performance in crash tests.
40. 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.