India Current Affairs [Nation & States] MCQs
1. V.V. Giri National Labour Institute (VVGNLI) is located in which state?
[A] Maharashtra
[B] Uttar Pradesh
[C] Uttarakhand
[D] Odisha
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Correct Answer: B [Uttar Pradesh]
Notes:
V.V. Giri National Labour Institute (VVGNLI) is an autonomous civil service training institute under the Union Labour Ministry.
It is responsible for research in the field of labour. VVGNLI recently entered a strategic alliance with the ASSOCHAM to promote professional and organizational development in areas related to jobs and labour.
2. Which institution has released ‘Ethical Guidelines for AI in Healthcare and Biomedical Research’?
[A] IMA
[B] ICMR
[C] AIIMS
[D] NITI Aayog
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Correct Answer: B [ICMR]
Notes:
The ICMR released the Ethical Guidelines for AI in Healthcare and Biomedical Research to guide the effective and safe development, deployment and adoption of AI-based technologies.
Artificial intelligence has wide range of applications in the healthcare sector, like diagnosis, preventive treatments, clinical decision-making and more.
3. ‘CBuD App’ which was seen in the news, is associated with which field?
[A] Economy
[B] Excavation
[C] Entrepreneurship
[D] Education
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Correct Answer: B [Excavation]
Notes:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the ‘Call Before u Dig’ (CBuD) app, to facilitate coordination between excavation agencies and underground utility owners to prevent damage to utilities due to digging.
Uncoordinated digging and excavation lead to losses of about Rs 3,000 crore every year.
4. INS Tarmugli is being transferred to which country in line with India’s SAGAR Mission?
[A] Sri Lanka
[B] Maldives
[C] Nepal
[D] Bangladesh
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Correct Answer: B [Maldives]
Notes:
INS Tarmugli is being transferred to Maldives in line with India’s SAGAR Mission The vessel was commissioned on May 23, 2016 and was based at Visakhapatnam under the Eastern Naval Command.
It is an indigenously built highly manoeuvrable water jet fast attack craft. Built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Ltd of Kolkata, INS Tarmugli is the first follow-on water jet fast attack craft (WJFAC).
5. CSIR scientists has recently found rare-earth elements (REEs) in which state/UT?
[A] Chhattisgarh
[B] Assam
[C] Sikkim
[D] Andhra Pradesh
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Correct Answer: D [Andhra Pradesh]
Notes:
Scientists at the National Geophysical Research Institute (NGRI), a Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) facility, reported the presence of rare-earth elements (REEs) in Anantapur district in Andhra Pradesh.
These elements are key components in many electronic devices and whose industrial applications span sectors like imaging, aerospace, and defence.
6. Dogri language is prevalently spoken in which state/UT?
[A] West Bengal
[B] Assam
[C] Jammu and Kashmir
[D] Telangana
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Correct Answer: C [Jammu and Kashmir]
Notes:
Dogri is an Indo-Aryan language primarily spoken in the Jammu region of Jammu and Kashmir. Union Minister of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs, Kiren Rijiju released the first edition of the Dogri version of the Constitution of India at University of Jammu.
Dogri language was added in the 8th Schedule of the Constitution back in 2003.
7. What is the name of India’s first semi-high-speed regional rail services which is being implemented in NCR?
[A] Aham Metro
[B] Maha Rail
[C] RAPIDX
[D] Retro Metro
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Correct Answer: C [RAPIDX]
Notes:
The India’s first semi-high-speed regional rail services has been named ‘RAPIDX’ by the National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC). The RAPIDX trains will run on the Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) corridors, which would connect key urban nodes across the National Capital Region (NCR).
The project is implemented by NCRTC which is a a joint venture company of the Union government and states of Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh.
8. ‘Cumbum Panneer Thratchai’ grapes, which received G.I tag recently, is from which state/UT?
[A] Odisha
[B] Tamil Nadu
[C] Karnataka
[D] West Bengal
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Correct Answer: B [Tamil Nadu]
Notes:
Tamil Nadu’s Cumbum grapes, also known as Cumbum Panneer Thratchai, recently received GI tag. It constitutes 85 percent of the grapes grown in Tamil Nadu.
The Cumbum valley also called Kambam Valley, located at the Western Ghats in Tamil Nadu, is known as the ‘Grapes city of South India’.
9. In which year, the indirect discrimination was recognized in the equality jurisprudence by the Supreme Court?
[A] 1992
[B] 2002
[C] 2010
[D] 2018
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Correct Answer: D [2018]
Notes:
In 2018, Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud read down the law that criminalized homosexuality, citing the idea of indirect discrimination where seemingly neutral laws could disproportionately disadvantage a group.
This marked the first time that indirect discrimination was recognized in the equality jurisprudence by the Supreme Court.
10. Aragam, which is set to made as India’s Largest Book Village, is in which state/UT?
[A] Assam
[B] Jammu and Kashmir
[C] Kerala
[D] West Bengal
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Correct Answer: B [Jammu and Kashmir]
Notes:
Aragam village of North Kashmir’s Bandipora district is set to be converted into India’s largest book village to promote Kashmiri literature and culture.
The initiative is jointly implemented by Pune-based NGO ‘Sarhad’ and the Jammu and Kashmir Government.
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