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- In May 2023, the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways (MoPSW) secured the _________ position among 66 ministries in the ‘Data Governance Quality Index (DGQI) assessment for the Third Quarter (Q3) of FY23’.
1) 3rd
2) 5th
3) 2nd
4) 4th
5) 1st
Answer & Explanation
Answer-3) 2nd
Explanation:
The Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways (MoPSW) has secured the second position among 66 ministries with a score of 4.7 (out of 5) in the highly influential ‘Data Governance Quality Index (DGQI) assessment for 2022-2023 Q3 (Third Quarter of FY23)’.
• DGQI Assessment for FY23 was conducted by Development Monitoring and Evaluation Office (DMEO), an attached office of NITI Aayog.
• The MoPSW’s 2nd position highlights its commitment to excellence in data governance.
i. Data Governance Quality Index (DGQI) is prepared by Development Monitoring and Evaluation Office (DMEO), an attached office of NITI Aayog, to enable a comprehensive self-assessment of data preparedness levels with a scorecard of DGQI for the government agencies at the central and state level.
- Which of the following organisations has recently (in May ‘23) collaborated with All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Delhi to ensure patient safety and quality control?
1) World Health Organization -South East Asian Regional Office
2) Duke-NUS
3) Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research
4) Both 1 & 2
5) Both 1 & 3
Answer & Explanation
Answer-4) Both 1 & 2
Explanation:
All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Delhi has collaborated with World Health Organization -South East Asian Regional Office (WHO-SEARO) and Duke-NUS to ensure patient safety and quality control.
i. Under the collaboration, AIIMS will follow the learning curriculum proposed by WHO in collaboration with the Duke-NUS (Institute of Patient Safety & Quality (IPSQ)).
ii. In May 2023, a meeting was held between AIIMS Director, Dr M Srinivas, and WHO and SEARO representatives to advance patient safety and quality of patient care at AIIMS to the level of the global standard of zero avoidable harm.
- Which company has recently (in May ‘23) launched a meta-commerce platform for Small Businesses & Consumers ahead of Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC) Platform?
1) Freecharge
2) PayNearby
3) PhonePe
4) CRED
5) Razorpay Software
Answer & Explanation
Answer-2) PayNearby
Explanation:
PayNearby, India’s leading branchless banking and digital network, launched “PayNearby Mall”, a meta-commerce platform to enable the availability of goods and services, in an assisted mode at the last mile.
i. This will soon be integrated with the Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC) platform.
ii. With this initiative, PayNearby aims to upgrade every retailer in its million+ active network to ensure they can benefit from the ongoing e-commerce revolution, including the ONDC platform.
Note- Anand Kumar Bajaj is the Founder and current MD & CEO of PayNearby.
- Name the personality who has recently (in May ‘23) received the first Astronomical Society of India (ASI) Govind Swarup Lifetime Achievement Award 2022.
1) Thanu Padmanabhan
2) Durgesh Tripathi
3) Ajit Kembhavi
4) G C Anupama
5) Jayant Vishnu Narlikar
Answer & Explanation
Answer-5) Jayant Vishnu Narlikar
Explanation:
Professor Jayant Vishnu Narlikar, an eminent astrophysicist and past president of the Astronomical Society of India (ASI) was awarded the first ASI Govind Swarup Lifetime Achievement Award 2022 for his outstanding contributions to the field of Astronomy and Astrophysics in India.
i. In 2022, ASI celebrated its golden jubilee and instituted the Govind Swarup Lifetime Achievement award for the year 2022, which was named after Professor Govind Swarup (1929-2020), who is widely recognised as the pioneer of Indian radio astronomy.
ii. Professor Jayant Vishnu Narlikar is the founding director of Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA) Pune, Maharashtra.
- Who has recently (in May ‘23) won the 2023 Swansea University Dylan Thomas Prize, for his debut book ‘God’s Children Are Little Broken Things’?
1) Dima Alzayat (Syria)
2) Patricia Lockwood (United States)
3) Arinze Ifeakandu (Nigeria)
4) Raven Leilani (Kenya)
5) Bryan Washington (United States)
Answer & Explanation
Answer-3) Arinze Ifeakandu (Nigeria)
Explanation:
Nigerian writer Arinze Ifeakandu, 28 years old was announced as the winner of the 2023 Swansea University Dylan Thomas Prize, for his debut book ‘God’s Children Are Little Broken Things’, a stunning short fiction collection in English language.
i. Dylan Thomas Prize is one of the United Kingdom’s (UK) most prestigious literary prizes, one of the world’s largest literary prizes for young writers, which is named after the Swansea-born writer, Dylan Thomas, and celebrates his 39 years of creativity and productivity.
- Who was recently (in May ‘23) appointed as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Twitter?
1) Linda Yaccarino
2) Dick Costolo
3) Evan Williams
4) Bret Taylor
5) Patrick Pichette
Answer & Explanation
Answer-1) Linda Yaccarino
Explanation:
Elon Musk, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Tesla and SpaceX (Space Exploration Technologies Corporation), officially announced Linda Yaccarino, as the new CEO of Twitter, and she would succeed Elon Musk as the CEO of both Twitter and X Corp, a technology company.
i. Linda Yaccarino is the current head of New York (United States of America) headquartered NBC(National Broadcasting Company)Universal’s advertising sales and is set to begin her role as a CEO of Twitter in six weeks.
ii. Yaccarino is the first female Twitter CEO and also the first to come from a non-tech background.
- Name the personality who has recently (in May ‘23) became 1st Indian Global Ambassador of Gucci.
1) Priyanka Chopra
2) Deepika Padukone
3) Katrina Kaif
4) Alia Bhatt
5) Anushka Sharma
Answer & Explanation
Answer-4) Alia Bhatt
Explanation:
Alia Bhatt, a Bollywood actress, producer, and entrepreneur, has been announced as the 1st Indian global ambassador for Gucci, a high-end luxury fashion house based in Florence, Italy.
• She will make her 1st appearance as the brand ambassador at the Gucci Cruise 2024 show, to be staged in Seoul, South Korea, at Gyeongbokgung Palace, on 16th May 2023, which will mark the 25 years since the brand opened its first store.
• Recently, Alia Bhatt made her debut at the MET Gala 2023 on 1st May 2023.
Note: Gucci is part of the global luxury group Kering, which manages renowned Houses in fashion, leather goods, jewellery, and eyewear.
- Name the Lithuanian ambassador to India who has recently (in May ‘23) launched a comic titled “First Lithuanian Travelers in India”.
1) José María Ridao
2) Ahmed H.M. Gebreel
3) Meg Whitman
4) Diana Mickevičienė
5) Ugo Astuto
Answer & Explanation
Answer-4) Diana Mickevičienė
Explanation:
The embassy of Lithuania released a comic titled “First Lithuanian Travelers in India”, which was launched by Diana Mickevičienė, Lithuanian ambassador to India.
• The comic book, which has been translated into Hindi, has been released as a sign of friendship between the two nations.
• The book depicts some of the historical characters who came to India years ago and also reflects India-Lithuania relations.
i. At the launch of the book, Diana Mickeviciene highlighted the link between Lithuanian and Sanskrit linguistic kinship.
- What was the theme of World Migratory Bird Day 2023 that was observed across the globe on 13th May 2023?
1) Sing, Fly, Soar – Like a Bird!
2) Water: Sustaining Bird Life
3) Their Future is our Future
4) Birds Connect Our World
5) Impact of Light Pollution on Migratory Birds
Answer & Explanation
Answer-2) Water: Sustaining Bird Life
Explanation:
United Nations (UN)’s (backed campaign) World Migratory Bird Day (WMBD) is annually observed across the globe on 2 occasions (2 peak days each year), the 2nd Saturday in May and in October, to raise awareness about the importance of migratory birds and their conservation.
i. World Migratory Bird Day 2023 falls on 13th May 2023 and 14th October 2023.
ii. The Theme of World Migratory Bird Day 2023 is “Water: Sustaining Bird Life”. It was also the campaign slogan of WMBD 2023.
iii. Observance in India: The World Migratory Bird Day was observed as a part of the Mass Mobilization for Mission LiFE(Lifestyle for Environment), a campaign which is scheduled to run for one month till June 5, 2023. The campaign is organised across India in the run-up to World Environment Day 2023(5th June 2023).
- Which state has recently (in May’ 23) launched a common digital platform to improve the delivery of welfare schemes?
1) Gujarat
2) Uttarakhand
3) Himachal Pradesh
4) Madhya Pradesh
5) Maharashtra
Answer & Explanation
Answer-3) Himachal Pradesh
Explanation:
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister (CM) Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu launched the ‘Him data portal‘, a common digital platform to improve the delivery of welfare schemes by integrating real-time and accurate data of all government bodies to better serve the public.
• The launch was made at a conference organised by the Bharti Institute of Public Policy of the Indian School of Business (ISB) on governance and technology at Mohali, Punjab.
• The portal was developed in collaboration with the Department of Information Technology, Government of Himachal Pradesh.
i. Objective: The Him Data Portal aims to serve as a one-stop platform to provide easy access to more than 200 datasets with all State-specific information available at the highest accuracy including block and village-level information.
- In May 2023, the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways (MoPSW) secured the _________ position among 66 ministries in the ‘Data Governance Quality Index (DGQI) assessment for the Third Quarter (Q3) of FY23’.
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