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    1. Name the organisation that has recently (in Nov ’22) signed an MOU with Aerosense Technologies Private Limited to design and develop drones and soft-kill aerial anti-drone systems.
      1) Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
      2) Bharat Dynamics Limited
      3) Electronics Corporation of India Limited
      4) Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited
      5) Bharat Electronics Limited
      Answer-5) Bharat Electronics Limited
      Explanation:
      Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL), a Defence public sector undertaking (PSU) has signed an MoU with Aerosense Technologies Private Limited for cooperation in the development and marketing of drones and soft kill aerial anti-drone.
      i. This MoU aims at leveraging the complementary strengths and capabilities of both the companies.

    2. In November 2022, the Ministry of Rural Development signed an MoU with the Veddis Foundation to set up Effective Governance Systems under which scheme/program?
      1) Mission Antyodaya
      2) Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana
      3) Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana – National Rural Livelihood Mission
      4) Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Gramin)
      5) Shyama Prasad Mukherji Rurban Mission
      Answer-3) Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana – National Rural Livelihood Mission
      Explanation:
      The Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD) has signed an MoU with Gurugram (Haryana)-based Veddis Foundation to support the setting up of effective governance systems under the Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana – National Rural Livelihood Mission (DAY-NRLM).
      i. The time period for this collaboration is 3 years, and is non-financial in nature.
      ii. Veddis Foundation will establish a Project Management Unit (PMU) in the Rural Livelihood (RL) Division of MoRD for the next 5 years. It has already established PMUs in the SRLMs of Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Manipur, and Rajasthan.

    3. As per the Moody’s Investors Service India’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth forecast for 2022 was reduced to ________ from 7.7% in September 2022.
      1) 7.4%
      2) 7%
      3) 7.5%
      4) 7.2%
      5) 7.1%
      Answer-2) 7%
      Explanation:
      Moody’s Investors Service reduced India’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth forecast for 2022 to 7% from 7.7% in September 2022 in its Global Macro Outlook 2023-24.
      i. Moody’s has also lowered its growth projection for 2023 from 5.2% to 4.8%, with a recovery to 6.4% anticipated in 2024.
      ii. According to the UBS India Report, GDP growth in India would drop to 5.5% in FY24, down from 6.9% in the current fiscal year 2022-23 (FY23).

    4. In which city, India’s 1st National Repository for Life Science Data, the Indian Biological Data Center, was set up by the Union Minister of State, Jitendra Singh in November 2022?
      1) Bengaluru, Karnataka
      2) Ahmedabad, Gujarat
      3) Chennai, Tamil Nadu
      4) Faridabad, Haryana
      5) Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
      Answer-4) Faridabad, Haryana
      Explanation:
      The Union Minister of State (Independent Charge), Dr Jitendra Singh, Ministry of Earth Science (MoES) dedicated the nation Indian Biological Data Center (IBDC) at the Regional Centre of Biotechnology (RCB), Faridabad, Haryana.
      i. It is India’s first national repository for life science data which is supported by the Department of Biotechnology (DBT).
      ii. IBC’s Disaster Recovery site is set up at National Informatics Centre (NIC), Bhubaneshwar (Odisha).

    5. Which insurance company recently (in Nov’ 22) launched 14 new insurance solutions products?
      1) Bharti AXA General Insurance Co. Ltd.
      2) ICICI Lombard General Insurance Co. Ltd.
      3) Cholamandalam General Insurance Co. Ltd
      4) Bajaj Allianz General Insurance Co. Ltd.
      5) Kotak Mahindra General Insurance Co. Ltd.
      Answer-2) ICICI Lombard General Insurance Co. Ltd.
      Explanation:
      ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company Private Limited has launched 14 new products for Insurance solutions across Health, Motor and Corporate segments.
      i. The new offerings come under the recently launched ‘Use and File’ framework from Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) and new types of risks emerging in all circumstances including pandemic, climate change or data privacy.

    6. Which aerospace startup recently (in Nov ‘22) received its first flight termination system (FTS) from the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)?
      1) Skyroot Aerospace
      2) Bellatrix Aerospace
      3) Pixxel
      4) Agnikul Cosmos
      5) Dhruva Space
      Answer-4) Agnikul Cosmos
      Explanation:
      Agnikul Cosmos Pvt. Ltd, an aerospace startup based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu received its first flight termination system (FTS) from the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), with the support of the Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre (IN-SPACe).
      i. This also marks the first time that a system that has been used for ISRO’s vehicles is being supplied for supporting a private launch vehicle built in India.

    7. Which state will host the Khelo India National University Games in 2023–24?
      1) Uttar Pradesh
      2) Odisha
      3) Karnataka
      4) Assam
      5) Gujarat
      Answer-1) Uttar Pradesh
      Explanation:
      The government of Uttar Pradesh (UP) is set to host the Khelo India National University Games in 2023-24 in 4 four cities – Lucknow, Gorakhpur, Varanasi and Noida. This is the first time for UP to host the National University Games. The games will see the participation of athletes aged below 26 years.
      i. Around 4,500 athletes, representing 150 universities across India are expected to participate across 20 disciplines, including rowing, basketball, judo, kabaddi, wrestling, swimming, boxing.

    8. What is the theme of World Usability Day (WUD) 2022 that was observed across the globe on 10th November 2022?
      1) Make Life Easy
      2) Design for Good or Evil
      3) Our Health
      4) Design for the Future We Want
      5) Human centered AI
      Answer-3) Our Health
      Explanation:
      World Usability Day (WUD), also known as Make Things Easier Day 2022 was observed across the globe on 10th November 2022 (annually observed on 2nd Thursday in November) to promote the values of usability, usability engineering, user-centred design, universal usability, and every user’s responsibility to ask for better things.
      i. The Theme of World Usability Day 2022 is ’Our Health’.
      ii. The 1st World Usability Day was observed on 10th November 2005.

    9. The National Education Day 2022 was observed across India on 11th November 2022 to celebrate the birth anniversary of whom?
      1) Lal Bahadur Shastri
      2) K. Kamaraj
      3) Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
      4) Rajendra Prasad
      5) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
      Answer-5) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
      Explanation:
      National Education Day is annually observed across India on 11th November to celebrate the birth anniversary of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, the first education minister of independent India.
      i. 11th November 2022 marks the 134th birth anniversary of Bharat Ratna (1992) Awardee Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, he was born on 11th November 1888 in Mecca, Saudi Arabia.
      ii. The first-ever National Education Day was observed on 11th November 2008.

    10. Name the state government that recently (in November 222) approved four schemes to promote the education and skill development of students and youths and 34 other agendas.
      1) Rajasthan
      2) Jharkhand
      3) Gujarat
      4) Madhya Pradesh
      5) Karnataka
      Answer-2) Jharkhand
      Explanation:
      The Jharkhand Cabinet chaired by Chief Minister (CM) Hemant Soren approved four schemes to promote the education and skill development of students and youths and 34 other agendas.
      i. These four schemes will be officially launched by President Droupadi Murmu on 15th November 2022, Jharkhand’s Foundation day
      ii. This includes Higher and Technical Education department’s Mukhya Mantri Shiksha Prothsahan Yojana (MMSPY), Eklavya Prasikshan Yojana (EPY) and Guruji Student Credit Card Yojana (GSCCY), and Labour department’s Mukhya Mantri Sarathi Yojana (MMSY).