31. As per the civic report on vector-borne diseases, which state/UT recorded over 720 Dengue cases and first death, this season?
[A] Karnataka
[B] Maharashtra
[C] New Delhi
[D] Gujarat
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Correct Answer: C [New Delhi]
Notes:
As per a civic report on vector-borne diseases, Delhi recorded over 720 Dengue cases and first death, this season so far.
This is also the highest case count since 2018 for the same period. Over 240 cases have been recorded in one week. A woman from south Delhi has died due to dengue, which is the first fatality due to the disease reported in the capital this year.
32. Ministry of Culture is organising the Abhidhamma Day, along with which state?
[A] Bihar
[B] Uttar Pradesh
[C] Sikkim
[D] Meghalaya
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Correct Answer: B [Uttar Pradesh]
Notes:
The Union Ministry of Culture, International Buddhist Confederation in association with the Government of Uttar Pradesh is organising the Abhidhamma Day on the auspicious occasion of Ashwin Poornima.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is also participating in an event marking Abhidhamma Day at Mahaparinirvana Temple. Eminent monks from Sri Lanka, Thailand, Myanmar, South Korea, Nepal, Bhutan, Cambodia and ambassadors of several nations will take part in occasion.
33. Which country is reported to have conducted a hypersonic weapon test using ‘Fractional orbital bombardment system (FOBS)?
[A] USA
[B] Russia
[C] China
[D] Israel
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Correct Answer: C [China]
Notes:
As per media reports, China’s military conducted two hypersonic weapons tests recently. China first tested a rocket using ‘Factional orbital bombardment system (FOBS), to launch a hypersonic glide vehicle capable of carrying nuclear weapons.
China is also reported to have conducted a second hypersonic test in August. However, the Foreign Ministry of China cited the test as a routine spacecraft test to verify the technology of the spacecraft’s reusability.
34. Which country has declared state of Emergency over Crime wave?
[A] Afghanistan
[B] Sudan
[C] Ecuador
[D] Venezuela
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Correct Answer: C [Ecuador]
Notes:
Ecuador President Guillermo Lasso announced a 60-day nationwide state of emergency in response to a wave of violent crime.
The President announced that Police and the armed forces were being mobilised. As per official figures, the number of murders in the first eight months of this year are twice those in the same period last year. Some weeks ago, a prison fight in the port city of Guayaquil made 119 inmates dead.
35. Which country is set to host its own Internet Governance Forum named ‘IIGF’?
[A] Italy
[B] Indonesia
[C] India
[D] Ireland
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Correct Answer: C [India]
Notes:
The Internet Governance Forum (IGF) is a multi-stakeholder platform, which brings representatives together from various groups, to discuss public policy issues related to the Internet.
The Indian Government along with National Internet Exchange of India and other Stakeholders has decided to host its own Internet Governance Forum in November this year. The India Internet Governance Forum (IIGF) will recognize every citizen as a stakeholder and enable them to participate in policy dialogue and decision making.
36. NABARD entered into a MoU with which state for facilitation of Rs 13,200 crore infrastructure projects over 3 years?
[A] Telangana
[B] Assam
[C] Kerala
[D] Gujarat
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Correct Answer: B [Assam]
Notes:
Nabard has recently entered into a MoU with the Assam government for facilitation of Rs 13,200 crore infrastructure projects in the state over a period of three years.
NABARD has also sanctioned Rs 608 crore for different infrastructure projects in rural areas in Assam. The infrastructure projects include rural roads, rural bridges, flood protection projects and soil conservation projects under the Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF) – XXVII.
37. Which fruit is being used by Punjab farmers to prepare Bio Enzymes for improving plant health?
[A] Mango
[B] Kinnow
[C] Banana
[D] Grapes
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Correct Answer: B [Kinnow]
Notes:
The Kinnow is a high yield mandarin hybrid cultivated extensively in the Punjab region of India and Pakistan.
Around 100 farmers in Punjab, especially in the kinnow belt, have started making Bio Enzymes from this Kinnow fruit. It is usually considered as a waste by farmers. But this fallen fruit can improve soil, water, air and depleting ground water. It also helps prevent excess usage of chemical sprays of fungicides and bacterial diseases on crops, especially vegetables and cereals.
38. A micro-snail species named Georissa mawsmaiensis has been discovered in which Indian state/UT?
[A] Assam
[B] Sikkim
[C] Meghalaya
[D] Arunachal Pradesh
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Correct Answer: C [Meghalaya]
Notes:
A micro-snail species named Georissa mawsmaiensis has been discovered in Mawsmai, a limestone cave in Meghalaya.
Before 170 years, Georissa saritta, a member of the same genus, was collected and described from the Musmai valley near Cherrapunjee. The researchers involved in the discovery are from the Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE), Bengaluru.
39. Nuri, is the first homegrown rocket, launched recently by which country?
[A] South Korea
[B] UAE
[C] Singapore
[D] Malaysia
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Correct Answer: A [South Korea]
Notes:
South Korea has launched its first homegrown rocket. It is named as the Korean Satellite Launch Vehicle II, also known as Nuri.
The vehicle took off from Goheung, about 500km (310 miles) south of Seoul. Though it completed its full flight sequence, the vehicle failed in its goal of putting a dummy satellite in orbit. South Korea plans to carry out four more launches of the Nuri until 2027 to increase reliability.
40. The United Nations has recently set up a special trust fund for which country, to tackle economic crisis?
[A] Iran
[B] Venezuela
[C] Afghanistan
[D] Sri Lanka
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Correct Answer: C [Afghanistan]
Notes:
The United Nations has recently set up a special trust fund for Afghanistan, amidst its economic crisis.
The primary aim of the trust fund is to inject liquidity into Afghan households. As per the UN Development Programme’s (UNDP), Germany had pledged 50 million euros ($58m) to the fund. International Monetary Fund announced that Afghanistan’s economy is set to contract up to 30 percent this year.