1. Buddhadeb Guha, who recently passed away, was associated with which profession?
[A] Sportsperson
[B] Writer
[C] Politician
[D] Business-person
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Correct Answer: B [Writer]
Notes:
- Noted Bengali writer Buddhadeb Guha, who authored several popular books including Madhukari, recently passed away.
- The writer passed away at the age of 85. He had won several awards including the Ananda Purashkar and Sharat Puraskar.
- The author of Bengali literature, has written notable books, including ‘Koel’, ‘Kojagar’, ‘Madhukari’, ‘Jangalmahal’, ‘Charibeti’ etc.
- He is also the creator of two popular fictional characters in Bengali literature named ‘Rivu and Rijuda’.
2. What is the GST Revenue collected in the month of August, as per the recent data from Finance Ministry?
[A] Rs 88000 cr
[B] Rs 98000 cr
[C] Rs 1,12,000 cr
[D] Rs 1,34,000 cr
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Correct Answer: C [Rs 1,12,000 cr]
Notes:
- As per the recent data from the Finance Ministry, GST revenue touched Rs 1,12,020 crore
- The revenue remained above Rs 1 trillion-mark for the second straight month in August.
- This is 30 per cent higher than the collection in the year-ago period, but lower than Rs 1.16 trillion collected in July 2021.
- During August, the revenues from domestic transactions were 27 per cent higher than the revenues from these sources during the same month last year.
3. Which Indian city has prepared a Draft Regional Plan-2041 (DRP-2041)?
[A] Mumbai
[B] New Delhi
[C] Chennai
[D] Kochi
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Correct Answer: B [New Delhi]
Notes:
- New Delhi is preparing the ambitious Draft Regional Plan-2041 (DRP-2041), which aims to evolve it into a “future ready” and economically prosperous area with citizen-centric infrastructure.
- The NCRPB covers entire Delhi, eight districts of Uttar Pradesh, 14 districts of Haryana and two districts of Rajasthan.
- The regional plan says that population in National Capital Region (NCR) is expected to grow to around 7 crore by 2031 and to about 11 crore by 2041
- The draft plan envisages on making multilevel parking complexes, peripheral parking, Superfast trains and heli-taxi services, Trauma centres on highways and Helipads for high-rise buildings.
4. Dr Firdausi Qadri and Muhammad Amjad Saqib, who were seen in the news recently, are the recipients of which award?
[A] Booker Prize
[B] Ramon Magsaysay award
[C] Pulitzer Award
[D] Abel Prize
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Correct Answer: B [Ramon Magsaysay award]
Notes:
- Dr Firdausi Qadri, a vaccine scientist from Bangladesh and Muhammad Amjad Saqib, the microfinance pioneer from Pakistan are among the five recipients of this year’s Ramon Magsaysay Award.
- Established in 1957, the award is Asia’s highest honour and regarded as the Asian version of the Nobel Prize.
- The other winners are Filipino fisher and community environmentalist Roberto Ballon, American Steven Muncy for humanitarian work and refugee assistance and Indonesian torchbearer for investigative journalism, Watchdoc.
- The award is given every year to individuals or organisations in Asia who provide significant service to the society.
5. The C.1.2 variant of the Coronavirus disease, was first reported in which country?
[A] China
[B] South Africa
[C] India
[D] USA
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Correct Answer: B [South Africa]
Notes:
- The C.1.2 variant of the Coronavirus disease was first reported from South Africa.
- The variant has now spread to at least six countries, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO).
- As per the Indian Government, India has no cases of the new C.1.2 coronavirus disease (Covid-19) variant detected so far.
- The public health body of the United Nations (UN) announced that it was monitoring the new C.1.2 virus strain.
6. What is the name of the India – Kazakhstan joint military excercise, which is held in Kazakhstan?
[A] INDKAZ – 21
[B] KAZIND – 21
[C] EX EAGLE – 21
[D] EX DRAGON – 21
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Correct Answer: B [KAZIND – 21]
Notes:
- KAZIND-21 is the India – Kazakhstan joint military exercise, which is held in Kazakhstan.
- This year’s KAZIND is the 5th annual bilateral joint exercise between the two armies.
- India is represented by a contingent of 90 soldiers and Kazakhstan is represented by 120 troops.
- This exercise comprises 48 hours joint validation exercise, under which the troops would be subjected to challenges of actual operations.
7. Where was the National Conference on Women and Child Development held recently?
[A] Kerala
[B] Uttar Pradesh
[C] Gujarat
[D] Haryana
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Correct Answer: C [Gujarat]
Notes:
- The National Conference on Women and Child Development was held at Kevadia, Gujarat, which was chaired by the Union Minister for Women and Child Development Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani.
- The meeting was attended by the Minister of State for WCD, Ministers and Principal Secretaries from various States related to women and child development.
- This conference served as a platform to discuss implementation of various schemes like Mission Poshan 2, Mission Vatsalya, and Mission Shakti.
8. Jezero Crater is a part of which planet?
[A] Venus
[B] Mercury
[C] Mars
[D] Jupiter
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Correct Answer: C [Mars]
Notes:
- NASA’s Mars rover have successfully collected its first rock sample for return to Earth.
- The rock sample, which is about the thickness of a pencil, could have slipped deeper into the tube during a series of planned vibrations.
- Perseverance arrived in February at Mars’ Jezero Crater, in search of rocks to find evidence of ancient life.
- The crater is believed to be the home of a lakebed and river delta, billions of years ago.
- NASA plans to launch more spacecraft to retrieve the samples collected by Perseverance.
9. Which Indian state has launched the e-ILP platform for Inner Line Permit (ILP) system in the state?
[A] Assam
[B] Manipur
[C] Arunachal Pradesh
[D] Sikkim
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Correct Answer: B [Manipur]
Notes:
- Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh virtually launched the e-ILP platform for effective regulation of the Inner Line Permit (ILP) system in the state.
- The e-ILP platform aims to regulate the entry, exit and tracking of visitors who are overstaying beyond the permitted duration.
- The ILP system came into effect in Manipur on January 1, 2020.
- ILP is a document that Indian citizens from other states are required to possess in order to enter states like Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Nagaland and Manipur.
- It aims to protect the local populations from large-scale migration.
10. Corbevax is a vaccine candidate of which pharma company?
[A] Johnson and Johnson
[B] Pfizer
[C] Biological E
[D] Ranbaxy
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Correct Answer: C [Biological E]
Notes:
- Corbevax is the COVID 19 vaccine candidate, produced by Hyderabad based pharma company Biological E.
- Recently, the company has received the nod from Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) for conducting two clinical trials of the vaccine.
- The company has also received approval from DGCI to conduct phase 2 and 3 trials on children aged 5 – 18.
- The company has received assistance form Government of India under the Mission COVID Suraksha for development of this vaccine.
