Current Affairs Quiz - October, 2022
31. Which country has been elected as the President of International Solar Alliance (ISA) in 2022?
[A] France
[B] India
[C] Bangladesh
[D] UAE
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Correct Answer: B [India]
Notes:
India has been elected as the President of International Solar Alliance (ISA) in 2022 while France has been re-elected as Co-President of the bloc.
Union Power and New and Renewable Energy Minister R K Singh has been re-elected as the President of International Solar Alliance. The four – day International Solar Alliance began under India’s chairship.
32. How many Digital Banking Units (DBU) have been inaugurated across the country by the Prime Minister?
[A] 50
[B] 75
[C] 100
[D] 250
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Correct Answer: B [75]
Notes:
The Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicated 75 Digital Banking Units (DBU) across 75 districts, to expand the benefits of digital banking across the country.
11 Public Sector Banks, 12 Private Sector Banks and one Small Finance Bank are participating in the initiative. They will provide banking services including cash deposit and withdrawal throughout the day digitally.
33. Durgavati Tiger Reserve, which was notified recently, is located in which state/UT?
[A] West Bengal
[B] Madhya Pradesh
[C] Maharashtra
[D] Andhra Pradesh
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Correct Answer: B [Madhya Pradesh]
Notes:
Madhya Pradesh Wildlife Board approved a new reserve for tigers of Panna Tiger Reserve (PTR), which is to be called Durgavati Tiger Reserve.
One-fourth of the 2,339 square kilometres new tiger reserve will get submerged due to the linking of the Ken-Betwa Rivers. A green corridor linking PTR with Durgavati will be developed for the natural movement of the tiger to the new reserve.
34. Deesa, where the foundation stone for a new air base has been recently laid, is located in which state?
[A] Sikkim
[B] Gujarat
[C] Maharashtra
[D] Punjab
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Correct Answer: B [Gujarat]
Notes:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone for a new air base at Deesa in Banaskantha district of north Gujarat near the India-Pakistan border.
Deesa is a greenfield air base spread over an area of over 4500 acres, which is expected to be ready by December 2023. According to reports, after its completion, the air base will reduce the long pending strategic gap of 355 kilometers between the Air Force stations in Bhuj and Uttarlai.
35. The Swadesh Darshan Scheme is an initiative of which Union Ministry?
[A] Ministry of External Affairs
[B] Ministry of Culture
[C] Ministry of Tourism
[D] Ministry of Home Affairs
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Correct Answer: C [Ministry of Tourism]
Notes:
The Swadesh Darshan Scheme was launched by the Ministry of Tourism in 2014-15 for the integrated development of theme-based tourist circuits.
The government recently revamped the scheme as Swadesh Darshan 2.0 (SD2.0) to develop sustainable and responsible destinations with tourist and destination centric approach. 15 states with two or three destinations each have been identified and Tourism Ministry will provide financial support to strengthen tourist infrastructure.
36. Asia’s largest Compressed Bio Gas (CBG) plant has been recently inaugurated in which state/UT?
[A] Rajasthan
[B] Punjab
[C] Bihar
[D] Chhattisgarh
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Correct Answer: B [Punjab]
Notes:
Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri inaugurated Asia’s largest Compressed Bio Gas (CBG) plant in Lehragaga, Sangrur, Punjab.
The CBG Plant at Sangrur was inaugurated with an FDI investment of Rs. 220 crores by Verbio AG, one of the top bioenergy companies in Germany. It is spread out across around 20 acres and currently produces about 6 Tons Per Day (TPD) of CBG.
37. What is the tenure of the ‘One Health Joint Plan of Action’ which was launched recently?
[A] 3 years
[B] 4 years
[C] 5 years
[D] 10 years
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Correct Answer: C [5 years]
Notes:
A new One Health Joint Plan of Action was launched by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the World Health Organization (WHO), and the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH).
The five-year plan (2022-2026) focuses on supporting and expanding capacities in six areas: One Health capacities for health systems, emerging and re-emerging zoonotic epidemics, endemic zoonotic, neglected tropical and vector-borne diseases, food safety risks, antimicrobial resistance and the environment.
38. India’s first ‘Migration Monitoring System’ has been inaugurated in which city?
[A] New Delhi
[B] Mumbai
[C] Gandhi Nagar
[D] Guwahati
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Correct Answer: B [Mumbai]
Notes:
India’s first ‘Migration Monitoring System’ has been inaugurated in Mumbai. The system has been developed by the Department of Women and Child Development.
It is aimed at providing updated information on migrant pregnant women, lactating mothers and children instantly on a single system. The website-based Migration Tracking System (MTS) will track the movements of vulnerable seasonal migrant beneficiaries through unique identification numbers.
39. Who has been appointed as the Chairman of Quality Council of India (QCI)?
[A] Jay Shah
[B] Jaxay Shah
[C] Ranjan Gogoi
[D] A K Sikri
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Correct Answer: B [Jaxay Shah]
Notes:
Jaxay Shah, former Chairman of CREDAI has been appointed as the Chairman of Quality Council of India (QCI) for a period of three years.
The incumbent Chairman succeeds Adil Zainulbhai, the former McKinsey India Chief who served as the Chairman of QCI for a period of eight years.
40. ‘Great Indian Bustard’ is the state bird of which Indian state/ UT?
[A] Punjab
[B] Rajasthan
[C] Uttarakhand
[D] Haryana
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Correct Answer: B [Rajasthan]
Notes:
The ‘Great Indian Bustard’ (GIB), which is the State bird of Rajasthan, is also considered India’s most critically endangered bird. GIB is protected under the Wildlife Protection Act.
Its population of about 150 in Rajasthan accounts for 95% of its total world population. Recently, some birds are spotted in Pakistan and the environmentalists suspect of migration of the birds. The was added to the world list of protected species of the ‘Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals’.
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