1. Which country’s President is mandated to bring out the National Security Strategy (NSS)?
[A] China
[B] Russia
[C] USA
[D] France
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Correct Answer: C [USA]
Notes:
The United States has recently launched its National Security Strategy (NSS). All U.S. Presidents are mandated by the ‘Goldwater-Nichols Department of Defense Reorganization Act of 1986’ to bring out their NSS.
The strategy aims to communicate the executive’s vision of national security to the legislative. Joe Biden’s administration also released the National Defense Strategy, the Nuclear Posture Review and the Missile Defense Review.
2. Which institution regulates the ‘KYC Registration Agencies (KRA)’?
[A] SEBI
[B] RBI
[C] IRDAI
[D] PFRDA
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Correct Answer: A [SEBI]
Notes:
BSE Technologies, a subsidiary of BSE launched KYC Registration Agency (KRA), which maintains KYC records of investors in an electronic form.
KRA is a SEBI-regulated intermediary that grants authorisation for investors’ Know Your Client (KYC), to the market participants. Under the guidelines, KRAs need to independently validate records of the clients whose KYC has been completed using Aadhaar as an Officially Valid Document (OVD).
3. When is the ‘Bharatiya Bhasha Divas’ to be observed in India?
[A] November 5
[B] November 20
[C] November 30
[D] December 11
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Correct Answer: D [December 11]
Notes:
The University Grants Commission (UGC) has instructed all higher educational institutions to observe a ‘Bharatiya Bhasha Divas’ on December 11 every year.
The Day aims to celebrate language harmony and promote Indian languages. The move came after recommendations of a committee constituted by the Ministry of Education last year to emphasise the importance of Indian languages.
4. What is the theme of the ‘India Water Week 2022’?
[A] Water Security for Sustainable Development and Equity
[B] Water Inclusion
[C] Sustainable Water Usage
[D] Water Sources and Security
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Correct Answer: A [Water Security for Sustainable Development and Equity]
Notes:
President Droupadi Murmu inaugurated the 7th edition of India Water Week at the India Expo Centre in Greater Noida.
The 7th India Water Week will be celebrated from 1-5 November with the theme of ‘Water Security for Sustainable Development and Equity’. The event will address the issues of sustainability of water resources development and management in line with the sustainable development goals.
5. Which city is the host of the ‘World Cities Day 2022’ celebrations?
[A] Tokyo
[B] Shanghai
[C] New Delhi
[D] Moscow
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Correct Answer: B [Shanghai]
Notes:
World Cities Day is celebrated on October 31 every year to highlight the need for international cooperation to promote global urbanisation.
A different city hosts the event each year and China’s Shanghai is hosting the event this year. ‘Better City, Better Life’ has been the general theme of World Cities Day since its inception. The sub-theme this year is ‘Act Local to Go Global.’
6. ‘Chenab White Water Rafting Festival’ was organised in which state/UT?
[A] Jammu and Kashmir
[B] Telangana
[C] Arunachal Pradesh
[D] Uttarakhand
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Correct Answer: A [Jammu and Kashmir]
Notes:
The Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir has organised ‘Chenab White Water Rafting Festival’ under ‘Back to Village Phase-4’.
More than 1,000 people especially the youth attended the event held in the Shibnote area of the Jammu and Kashmir. The festival has been started to promote adventure tourism round the year in Doda district.
7. What is the motto of the ‘International Open Access Week’ in 2022?
[A] Open for Climate Justice
[B] Open Access mandates
[C] Open Access Publishing
[D] Diamond Open Access
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Correct Answer: A [Open for Climate Justice]
Notes:
The International Open Access Week is celebrated around the world from 24 to 30 October. It is an annual initiative to promote open access (OA) in the academic and research world.
This year the motto is Open for Climate Justice and aims to raise awareness of how open access can be a means for climate justice. In India, CSIR-NIScPR is one of the largest Open Access publishers of India which publishes 15 Diamond Open Access scholarly journals. In 2022, the International Open Access Week, entered its fifteenth year of celebration.
8. 50 UN member countries issued a joint statement condemning which country’s persecution of minorities?
[A] China
[B] India
[C] Russia
[D] Israel
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Correct Answer: A [China]
Notes:
50 United Nations member countries issued a joint statement that condemned the Chinese government’s persecution of Uyghurs in Xinjiang.
The 50 signatories included the United States, Britain, Japan, France, Germany, Australia, among others. The statement was presented to UN member states by Canada at a meeting of the UN General Assembly’s Third Committee.
9. As per the Education Ministry’s Performance Grading Index (PGI), how many states attained Level -2 grading in 2020-21?
[A] None
[B] Two
[C] Four
[D] Seven
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Correct Answer: D [Seven]
Notes:
The Ministry of Education has released the Performance Grading Index (PGI) for States and Union Territories for 2020-21.
The index has evidence-based comprehensive analysis of school education systems across States and UTs. A total of seven States and UTs namely Kerala, Punjab, Chandigarh, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Rajasthan, and Andhra Pradesh have attained Level -2 grading in 2020-21. PGI 2020-21 classified the States and UTs into ten grades of which the highest achievable Grade is Level 1.
10. Which state topped the Employee Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) coverage per cent across the country?
[A] Delhi
[B] Tamil Nadu
[C] Gujarat
[D] Karnataka
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Correct Answer: A [Delhi]
Notes:
Delhi has topped the Employee Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) coverage with 61.5 per cent of their working population.
It is followed by Goa with 51.4 per cent and Haryana with 35.3 per cent, according to the vision document of EPFO. Maharashtra leads the chart with 11.9 million EPFO subscribers, followed by Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.