31. Which country is the host of FIFA under-17 Women’s World Cup 2022?
[A] India
[B] Bangladesh
[C] China
[D] Japan
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Correct Answer: A [India]
Notes:
India is the host of FIFA under-17 Women’s World Cup 2022, whose schedule was released recently. India will play all its group stage matches of the World Cup at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar.
The quarterfinals will be held in Navi Mumbai and Goa on October 21 and 22. The Nehru Stadium in Goa and D.Y. Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai will host maximum matches.
32. Which institution released the ‘2022 Global Trends Report’?
[A] UNEP
[B] UNHCR
[C] WEF
[D] IMF
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Correct Answer: B [UNHCR]
Notes:
The UN refugee agency, UNHCR released the ‘2022 Global Trends Report’. As per the report, 100 million people have now been forced to flee their homes globally.
UNHCR also highlighted worldwide food insecurity, the climate crisis, war in Ukraine and other emergencies from Africa to Afghanistan as leading causes. As per the report, the number displaced by war, violence, persecution and human rights abuses stood at 89.3 million, by the end of 2021.
33. The country’s first-ever girl Panchayat- ‘Balika Panchayat’ was organised in which state?
[A] Madhya Pradesh
[B] Gujarat
[C] Uttarakhand
[D] Punjab
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Correct Answer: B [Gujarat]
Notes:
The first-ever girl Panchayat of India named ‘Balika Panchayat’ was organised in several villages of Gujarat’s Kutch district.
This is an initiative of the Women and Child Development Welfare department of the Gujarat Government under the ‘Beti Bachao Beti Padhao’ campaign. Balika Panchayat is managed by people in the 11-21 age group and aims to promote the social and political development of girl children.
34. Which bank has announced to lend USD 250 million to start-ups in India?
[A] DBS Bank
[B] HSBC India
[C] Citi Bank India
[D] Standard Chartered Bank
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Correct Answer: B [HSBC India]
Notes:
Foreign bank HSBC India announced that it will lend USD 250 million to high-growth, tech-led start-ups in India.
India is the third largest start-up ecosystem in the world. Recently there is a rise in the debt needs of the start-ups in India and a ‘funding winter’ is impacting equity funding to the sector. This issue is set to be addressed by the commercial banking vertical of HSBC India.
35. ‘Unmesh’ is an international literary festival, organised at which state/UT?
[A] Karnataka
[B] Kerala
[C] Himachal Pradesh
[D] Gujarat
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Correct Answer: C [Himachal Pradesh]
Notes:
Three-day international literary festival ‘Unmesh’ was organised at the state of Himachal Pradesh. The festival was inaugurated by Union Minister of State for Culture Arjun Ram Meghawal.
Over 425 writers, poets, translators, critics and personalities from 15 countries, representing over 60 languages, are participating in the event. The festival is being organised by the Union Ministry of Culture and the Sahitya Akademi with the support of the Himachal Pradesh Department of Art and Culture as part of the ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’.
36. Which Union Ministry organised the 12th edition of ‘Delhi Dialogue (DD)’ in 2022?
[A] Ministry of Home Affairs
[B] Ministry of External Affairs
[C] Ministry of MSME
[D] Ministry of Electronics and IT
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Correct Answer: B [Ministry of External Affairs]
Notes:
Union External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar addressed the Ministerial Session of the 12th edition of Delhi Dialogue in New Delhi, attended by other ASEAN Foreign Ministers. The theme this year of DD-XII is ‘Building Bridges in the Indo-Pacific’.
The dialogue followed the Special ASEAN-India Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (SAIFMM), hosted by India in New Delhi. The 24th ASEAN-India Senior Officials meeting also took place in New Delhi.
37. 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.
38. The ‘Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC)’ functions under the aegis of which Union Ministry?
[A] Ministry of Labour and Employment
[B] Ministry of Finance
[C] Ministry of Commerce and Industry
[D] Ministry of MSME
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Correct Answer: A [Ministry of Labour and Employment]
Notes:
The ‘Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC)’ functions under the aegis of Ministry of Labour and Employment.
ESIC has announced that its Employees’ State Insurance (ESI) Scheme will be implemented throughout the country by the end of 2022. The health insurance scheme is fully implemented in 443 districts and partially implemented in 153 districts. As many as 148 districts are not covered under the ESI Scheme at present.
39. Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Centre for Brain Research (CBR) in which state/UT?
[A] Karnataka
[B] Gujarat
[C] Telangana
[D] Kerala
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Correct Answer: A [Karnataka]
Notes:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Centre for Brain Research (CBR) at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) campus, Bengaluru.
The Centre has been set up at a cost of Rs 280 crore. It is developed as the first research facility which focuses on conducting vital research to provide evidence-based public health interventions to manage age-related brain disorders.
40. 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.