41. What is the new statutory authority recently formed that will be headed by the Chief Minister of Delhi?
[A] National Capital Civil Service Authority
[B] National Civil Service Authority
[C] National Principal Secretary Authority
[D] National Home Authority
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Correct Answer: A [National Capital Civil Service Authority]
Notes:
The Central Government has recently introduced the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Ordinance, 2023 to create the National Capital Civil Service Authority (NCCSA).
It is a new statutory authority that will be headed by the Chief Minister of Delhi in addition to the Chief Secretary and the Principal Secretary of the Home department.
42. Bakhmut, which was seen in the news, is located in which country?
[A] Russia
[B] Ukraine
[C] France
[D] Germany
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Correct Answer: B [Ukraine]
Notes:
Bakhmut is a small mining town in eastern Ukraine. Russia has declared victory in its yearlong assault on Bakhmut.
The 16-square-mile city, which was home to some 70,000 people before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, is in the eastern industrial region known as the Donbas.
43. Rayyanah Barnawi, who was seen in the news, is associated with which field?
[A] Sports
[B] Astronomy
[C] Business
[D] Politics
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Correct Answer: B [Astronomy]
Notes:
Rayyanah Barnawi is the first Arab woman astronaut to go to space as part of Saudi Arabia’s maiden space mission.
She is part of a team which recently went to the International Space Station (ISS) in a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from the Kennedy Space Center, Florida.
44. ‘Shavuot’, which was seen in the news, is a festival associated with which religion?
[A] Islam
[B] Judaism
[C] Christianity
[D] Buddhism
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Correct Answer: B [Judaism]
Notes:
Shavuot is a key Jewish festival with historical and theological significance. It is also known as Feast of Weeks.
It is one of the three pilgrimage festivals, that occurs on the sixth day of the Hebrew month of Sivan. As per the Bible, Shavuot marked the wheat harvest in the Land of Israel.
45. Which country announced the ‘12-point development plan for the Pacific Island nations’?
[A] China
[B] Bangladesh
[C] India
[D] Myanmar
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Correct Answer: C [India]
Notes:
As part of the Act East Policy, the Indian government announced a 12-point development plan for the Pacific Island nations at the Forum for India-Pacific Islands Cooperation (FIPIC) summit held at Port Moresby, the capital of Papua New Guinea.
The 12- point development agenda is part of the Act East Policy of India. This plan focuses on areas like renewable energy, healthcare and cybersecurity.
46. India’s first National Centre of Excellence in Green Port & Shipping (NCoEGPS) was inaugurated in which state/UT?
[A] Goa
[B] Maharashtra
[C] Haryana
[D] Andhra Pradesh
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Correct Answer: C [Haryana]
Notes:
Green Tug Transition Programme was launched by the Indian Government to make the country a ‘Global Hub for Green Ship’ building by 2030.
India’s first National Centre of Excellence in Green Port & Shipping (NCoEGPS) in Gurugram, Haryana. As part of this initiative, Jawaharlal Nehru Port, VO Chidambaranar Port, Paradip Port, and Deendayal Port, Kandla, will procure two tugs each.
47. The Central Government recently released the biggest-ever bifurcation dues of Rs 10460 crores to which state?
[A] Uttarakhand
[B] Andhra Pradesh
[C] Odisha
[D] Chhattisgarh
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Correct Answer: B [Andhra Pradesh]
Notes:
The Central Government recently released the biggest-ever bifurcation dues for the Andhra Pradesh government, amounting to Rs.10,460 crore.
This is the largest compensation since the bifurcation in June 2014. The amount released to Andhra Pradesh till last year was only Rs 4,117.89 crore.
48. Which city hosted the ‘International Conference on Chemicals and Petrochemicals’?
[A] Gandhi Nagar
[B] Mumbai
[C] New Delhi
[D] Hyderabad
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Correct Answer: C [New Delhi]
Notes:
Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals is organizing the ‘International Conference on Chemicals and Petrochemicals’ for the global business community, in collaboration with Confederation of Indian Industry (CII).
The B20 conference was held in New Delhi to improve the safety and sustainable ecosystem for chemicals and petrochemicals industry across the four pillars of De-carbonization, Circular Economy, Biodiversity and Water Conservation.
49. What is ‘Meiogyne arunachalensis’ which was discovered recently?
[A] Snake
[B] Tree
[C] Fish
[D] Turtle
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Correct Answer: B [Tree]
Notes:
Meiogyne arunachalensis is a new species of tree discovered recently in Arunachal Pradesh. The tree, which belongs to Custard Apple Family was discovered in Namdapha National Park and East Siang.
This is the first record of Meiogyne genus from Northeast India and the eastern Himalayan biodiversity hotspot.
50. As per NASA’s spacecraft Juno, lightning in which planet is similar to that of the Earth?
[A] Mercury
[B] Jupiter
[C] Mars
[D] Venus
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Correct Answer: B [Jupiter]
Notes:
A new observation by NASA’s spacecraft Juno revealed that lightning in Jupiter is very similar to that of Earth.
Both the brownish ammonia clouds that cover the giant planet and the clouds that blanket Earth are made of water.