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- In which city, the Ministry of Science & Technology recently (in Aug ‘22) launch India’s 1st indigenously developed hydrogen fuel cell bus?
1) Pune, Maharashtra
2) Noida, Uttar Pradesh
3) Chennai, Tamil Nadu
4) Surat, Gujarat
5) Bengaluru, Karnataka
Answer & Explanation
Answer-1) Pune, Maharashtra
Explanation:
Union Minister of State (MoS-Independent Charge) Dr Jitendra Singh, Ministry of Science & Technology (MoST) launched India’s first indigenously developed Hydrogen Fuel Cell Bus in Pune (Maharashtra).
i. It is co-developed by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)-National Chemical Laboratory (NCL), Central Electrochemical Research Institute (CSIR-CECRI), and KPIT Technologies Limited, an Indian multinational corporation headquartered in Pune, Maharashtra.
ii. This development is inspired by the National Green Hydrogen Mission.
- In August 2022, the Government of India (GoI) was awarded the Geographical Indication (GI) tag status to ‘Mithila Makhana’.
The ‘Mithila Makhana’ is the GI-tag of which state?
1) Odisha
2) Jharkhand
3) Bihar
4) Uttar Pradesh
5) West Bengal
Answer & Explanation
Answer-3) Bihar
Explanation:
The Government of India (GoI) has awarded Mithila Makhana from Bihar a Geographical Indication (GI) tag, which would enable farmers to get the maximum price for their premium produce.
i. This decision is anticipated to benefit over five lakh farmers in the Mithila region of Bihar.
ii. The GI has been registered under the name of Mithilanchal Makhana Utpadak Sangh, facilitated by Bihar Agricultural University.
iii. This is the fifth product from Bihar which is awarded the GI Tag including Bhagalpur’s Jardalu Mango, Katarni Dhaan (rice), Nawada’s Magahi Paan, and Muzaffarpur’s Shahi Litchi.
- In August 2022, Punjab & Haryana government agreed to name the Chandigarh International Airport after which of the following freedom fighters?
1) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
2) Udham Singh
3) Bhagat Singh
4) Bhai Parmanand
5) Lala Lajpat Rai
Answer & Explanation
Answer-3) Bhagat Singh
Explanation:
Punjab and Haryana agreed to name the Chandigarh International Airport after freedom fighter Shaheed Bhagat Singh for its collective contribution of both states.
i. The Rs 485-crore airport project is a joint venture of the Airports Authority of India (AAI) and the governments of Punjab and Haryana.
ii. Punjab and Haryana have 24.5% share each while the AAI has 51% share.
- What is the target year that the Government of India (GoI) has set for the eradication of visceral leishmaniasis (VL), popularly known as Kala-azar?
1) 2027
2) 2023
3) 2024
4) 2025
5) 2026
Answer & Explanation
Answer-2) 2023
Explanation:
The Government of India (GoI) has set a target to completely eliminate Kala-azar, also known as Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) by the year 2023. Kala-azar is a neglected tropical disease (NTD) transmitted by the bite of phlebotomine sandflies and is the deadliest parasitic killer after malaria.
i. The written reply in Lok Sabha by the Ministry of State (MoS) for Health and Family Welfare Dr Bharati Pravin Pawar mentioned that 625 blocks out of 633 Kala-azar endemic blocks have achieved the elimination target in 2021.
- Which ministry recently (in Aug ‘22) launched the ‘Badhe Chalo’ Campaign under Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav to create a youth-centric activation for greater outreach of Amrit Mahotsav?
1) Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
2) Ministry of Tourism
3) Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
4) Ministry of Home Affairs
5) Ministry of Culture
Answer & Explanation
Answer-5) Ministry of Culture
Explanation:
The Ministry of Culture (MoC) launched the ‘Badhe Chalo’ movement under Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav to create a youth-centric activation for greater outreach of Amrit Mahotsav.
i. The campaign was held across 10 cities every day from 5th August to 11th August 2022 and the Grand Finale of the event culminated on 12th August 2022.
ii. The movement witnessed 7 days of Power-packed performances across 70 cities. Badhe Chalo featured Flash Dances across 75 cities, at prime locations all over India.
- Name the organisation that recently (in Aug ‘22) joined the RBI’s Account Aggregator (AA) framework to ease access to financial information.
1) Small Industries Development Bank of India
2) National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development
3) Reserve Bank of India
4) Securities and Exchange Board of India
5) Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India
Answer & Explanation
Answer-4) Securities and Exchange Board of India
Explanation:
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) joined the Account Aggregator (AA) framework that will give a boost to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)-regulated Financial-Data Sharing System.
i. This will allow customers to share information about their mutual fund and stock holdings with financial service providers.
ii. AA is a type of RBI regulated entity (with an NBFC-AA license) that helps an interested individual to securely and digitally access and share information from one financial institution they have an account with to any other regulated financial institution in the AA network.
- Which organisation is set to launch the upgraded version of the Integrated Grievance Redressal System (IGMS) as’ Bima Bharosa’?
1) Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India
2) Securities and Exchange Board of India
3) Reserve Bank of India
4) National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development
5) Small Industries Development Bank of India
Answer & Explanation
Answer-1) Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India
Explanation:
The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) is set to launch the upgraded version of Integrated Grievance Redressal System (IGMS), as ‘Bima Bharosa’, an updated version of the grievance redressal mechanism.
i. The aim of this new version is to file complaints with more efficient options of customers that can be filed in up to 13 regional languages.
ii. Bima Bharosa will be in a time- bound manner for customers and messages will be sent to the petitioner’s mobile or e-mail ID after the complaint registration.
- Name the personality who was recently (in Aug ‘22) appointed as the Managing Director (MD) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Paytm for five years.
1) Bipin Preet Singh
2) Ravi Chandra Adusumalli
3) Madhur Deora
4) Vijay Shekhar Sharma
5) Sameer Nigam
Answer & Explanation
Answer-4) Vijay Shekhar Sharma
Explanation:
Paytm has reappointed Vijay Shekhar Sharma as the Managing Director (MD) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for another five years with a significant majority voting of 99.67 percent by the shareholders.
i. He will be designated as Managing Director (MD) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the company and his remuneration is fixed for the next 3 years without any annual increment.
ii. The voting happened at the 22nd Annual General Meeting (AGM) of One 97 Communications Limited (OCL), which owns the Paytm brand, held virtually.
iii. This was the first AGM for OCL after it became a publicly listed company in the year 2021.
- Name the personality who recently (in Aug ‘22) became the first Indian to play in the Union of European Football Association (UEFA) Women’s Championship League.
1) Sanju Yadav
2) Sasmita Malik
3) Manisha Kalyan
4) Aditi Chauhan
5) Bala Devi
Answer & Explanation
Answer-3) Manisha Kalyan
Explanation:
Indian Football striker Manisha Kalyan from Hoshiarpur, Punjab, has become the first Indian to play in the Union of European Football Association (UEFA) Women’s Championship League by making her debut for Apollon Ladies FC in the European Club competition in Engomi, Cyprus.
i. Manisha Kalyan, the 4th Indian woman footballer to sign for an overseas club.
- When was World Senior Citizens Day 2022 celebrated across the globe?
1) 22nd August 2022
2) 20th August 2022
3) 18th August 2022
4) 21st August 2022
5) 19th August 2022
Answer & Explanation
Answer-4) 21st August 2022
Explanation:
World Senior Citizens Day 2022 was celebrated across the globe on 21st August 2022 to acknowledge the contributions of elderly people in human society and honour them.
i. The day also recognises the senior citizens’ contributions in advancing the world by working as professionals and entrepreneurs throughout the course of their life.
- In which city, the Ministry of Science & Technology recently (in Aug ‘22) launch India’s 1st indigenously developed hydrogen fuel cell bus?
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