1. Which Indian city hosts the ‘Fourth Bangladesh Film Festival’ in 2022?
[A] Guwahati
[B] Kolkata
[C] Kohima
[D] Imphal
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Correct Answer: B [Kolkata]
Notes:
The fourth edition of the Bangladesh Film Festival is being hosted in Kolkata. 37 films and documentaries from Bangladesh will be screened at the five-day event.
This will be the fourth year, that the Bangladesh Film Festival is being organised in Kolkata. The Cultural Events like book fairs and film festivals strengthen the bond between India and Bangladesh as well as West Bengal and Bangladesh.
2. What is the TB incidence of India (per 1 lakh population) for the year 2021, as per the Global TB Report 2022?
[A] 101
[B] 210
[C] 510
[D] 1200
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Correct Answer: B [210]
Notes:
The World Health Organisation (WHO) released the Global TB Report 2022, which notes the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on the diagnosis, treatment and burden of disease for TB.
India’s TB incidence for the year 2021 is 210 per 100,000 population, compared to the baseline year of 2015. There has been an 18% decline which is 7 percentage points better than the global average of 11%. India is placed at 36th position in terms of TB incidence rates.
3. 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).
4. What is the position of India in the ISSF World Championships 2022 medal tally?
[A] First
[B] Second
[C] Fifth
[D] Tenth
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Correct Answer: B [Second]
Notes:
Indian shooters ended the ISSF World Championships campaign with the best-ever record of 38 medals, which placed India second in the tally after China.
The rifle/pistol competitions were held at Egyptian capital Cairo while shotgun competitions were held at Osijek, Croatia. In the previous world championships in Changwon, Korea in 2018, Indian squad finished with 27 medals. India also bagged three 2024 Paris Olympic quotas, this time.
5. Which city is the host of the ‘India Chem 2022’ Conference?
[A] Bengaluru
[B] New Delhi
[C] Hyderabad
[D] Bengaluru
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Correct Answer: B [New Delhi]
Notes:
Union Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya inaugurated the India Chem 2022 at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi with the theme ‘Vision 2030: Chemicals and Petrochemicals Build India’.
The 12th edition of INDIA CHEM was organised in association with the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI). India’s export of chemicals for 2021-22 has hit a record at USD 29,296 Million.
6. Ranjangaon, where the greenfield Electronics Manufacturing Cluster (EMC) is to be set up, is in which state?
[A] Tamil Nadu
[B] Maharashtra
[C] Gujarat
[D] Madhya Pradesh
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Correct Answer: B [Maharashtra]
Notes:
The Ministry of Electronics and IT has approved the greenfield Electronics Manufacturing Cluster (EMC) to be set up in Ranjangaon Phase III, near Pune in Maharashtra.
The project cost of the Cluster is Rs 492.85 crores. There are EMCs in Noida, Tirupati, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, where multi-national companies and Indian start-ups have set up their units.
7. Yotta D1, North India’s first hyper-scale data centre, has been inaugurated in which state?
[A] Gujarat
[B] Punjab
[C] Uttar Pradesh
[D] New Delhi
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Correct Answer: C [Uttar Pradesh]
Notes:
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath inaugurated North India’s first hyper-scale data centre ‘Yotta D1’.
It was built at the cost of Rs 5,000 crore and spread over an area of 3,00,000 square feet. MoUs worth Rs 39,000 crore were also signed between the state Government and Hiranandani Group to be spent on projects. This data centre park will have a total of 6 data centres.
8. The ‘Citizenship Act’ under which citizenship is to be granted to minorities from three countries, was enacted in which year?
[A] 1947
[B] 1955
[C] 1962
[D] 1972
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Correct Answer: B [1955]
Notes:
The Indian Government has decided to grant Indian citizenship to Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis and Christians coming from Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan and currently living in two districts of Gujarat under the Citizenship Act, 1955.
The move to grant citizenship comes under the Citizenship Act, 1955 and not the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019 (CAA).
9. Who is the head of the panel set up to strengthen the assessment and accreditation of higher educational institutions?
[A] K Radhakrishnan
[B] Kasturi Rangan
[C] Amitabh Kant
[D] V K Paul
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Correct Answer: A [K Radhakrishnan]
Notes:
The Central Government has set up a high-level panel to strengthen the assessment and accreditation of higher educational institutions.
The committee has been formed under the chairmanship of K Radhakrishnan, chairperson, Board of Governors, IIT Kanpur. He is also the chairperson of IIT Council Standing Committee.
10. Which state hosted the ‘Tokhü Emong Bird Count (TEBC)’ event?
[A] Uttarakhand
[B] Nagaland
[C] Assam
[D] Arunachal Pradesh
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Correct Answer: B [Nagaland]
Notes:
Nagaland is hosting the first edition of the Tokhü Emong Bird Count (TEBC), a documentation event to list birds in the state.
This event is being organised in collaboration with the Wokha Forest Division, Nagaland Forest Management Project (NFMP) and Bird Count India. The event is being held during the Tokhü Emong post-harvest festival of the Lotha Nagas to spread awareness about Nagaland’s bird diversity.