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- Which of the following points are correct with respect to the 9th edition of Down To Earth’s annual ‘State of India’s Environment Report 2022’ released by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change?
A) India has slipped three spots to 120 from 117 in 2021 on the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) adopted as a part of the 2030 agenda in 2015.
B) Kerala ranked 1st followed by Tamil Nadu & Himachal Pradesh in the 2nd position under State/UT-wise preparedness category to meet SDGs by 2030.
C) As per report, India is now behind all south Asian nations except Pakistan, which stands at 129.
1) Only A
2) Only A & C
3) Only A & B
4) Only B & C
5) All A, B & CAnswer-5) All A, B & C
Explanation:
India has slipped three spots to 120 from 117 in 2021 on the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) adopted as a part of the 2030 agenda in 2015.
i. Kerala ranked 1st followed by Tamil Nadu & Himachal Pradesh (HP) in the 2nd position under State/UT-wise preparedness category to meet SDGs by 2030.
• Jharkhand and Bihar are the least prepared to meet the SDGs by the target year 2030. Among the Union Territories (UTs), Chandigarh was ranked 1st, followed by Delhi, Lakshadweep and Puducherry in the 2nd place and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands on the 3rd.
ii. As per report, India is now behind all south Asian nations except Pakistan, which stands at 129. The south Asian countries ahead of India are Bhutan ranked 75, Sri Lanka (87), Nepal (96) and Bangladesh (109). - As per Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, _______ became top performing state in India in terms of Per Capita Net State Domestic Product at Current Prices (as of March’22).
1) Telangana
2) Maharashtra
3) Tamil Nadu
4) Karnataka
5) KeralaAnswer-1) Telangana
Explanation:
Telangana became the top performing state in India with a population over one crore in terms of growth rate of Per Capita Net State Domestic Product at Current Prices by Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI). It succeeded other states like Maharashtra, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.
i. The Gross State Domestic Price (GSDP) of Telangana increased from Rs 359434 crores in 2011-12 to Rs 1,154,860 crores in 2021-22.
• It recorded GSDP growth by 31.12 per cent from 2011-12. It is one of the highest growth rates for any state in the country.
About Telangana:
Chief Minister- K Chandrashekar Rao
Rivers- Bhima River,Tungabhadra river - Which of the following points are Incorrect with respect to the Knight Frank’s 16th Edition of The Wealth Report 2022 released in March 2022?
1) The number of ultra-high-net-worth-individuals (UHNWIs) globally increased by 9.3 percent in 2021 to 6,10,569, from 5,58,828 in 2020.
2) India ranked 4th in billionaire population globally while China Tops with most billionaires.
3) Amongst the Indian cities, Bengaluru witnessed the highest growth in the number of UHNWIs followed by Delhi.
4) The declining countries in UHNWI population are Malaysia, Vietnam.
5) In India, the UHNWI population is expected to grow by 39 percent between 2021 and 2026.Answer-2) India ranked 4th in billionaire population globally while China Tops with most billionaires.
Explanation:
India ranked 3rd in billionaire population globally while United States (US) Tops with most billionaires.
i. The number of ultra-high-net-worth-individuals (UHNWIs) globally increased by 9.3 percent in 2021 to 6,10,569, from 5,58,828 in 2020.
ii. Amongst the Indian cities, Bengaluru witnessed the highest growth in the number of UHNWIs followed by Delhi.
iii. The declining countries in UHNWI population are Malaysia, Vietnam.
iv. In India, the UHNWI population is expected to grow by 39 percent between 2021 and 2026 - Name the bank that recently (in March’22) launched Corporate Liquidity Management Solution (C-LMS) & Government Liquidity Management Solution (G-LMS) for institutional customers.
1) IDBI Bank
2) ICICI Bank
3) HDFC Bank
4) YES Bank
5) Axis BankAnswer-1) IDBI Bank
Explanation:
IDBI Bank launched Corporate Liquidity Management Solution (C-LMS) and Government Liquidity Management Solution (G-LMS) to meet the liquidity management needs of institutional customers.
i. LMS helps in consolidating funds and managing the liquidity seamlessly within the organisation.
ii. C-LMS and G-LMS provide real-time, web-based and formula driven liquidity management solutions to the customers of the bank.
About IDBI Bank:
Headquarters- Mumbai, Maharashtra
MD & CEO- Rakesh Sharma - Which Bank recently (in March’22) signed a co-lending agreement with Edelweiss Housing Finance Limited (EHFL) to offer property loan to MSME?
1) Standard Chartered Bank
2) ICICI Bank
3) Citibank
4) DBS Bank
5) HDFC BankAnswer-1) Standard Chartered Bank
Explanation:
Edelweiss Housing Finance Limited (EHFL) and Standard Chartered Bank signed a strategic co-lending agreement for extending property loans to Micro Small Medium Enterprises (MSMEs).
i. Under the partnership, EHFL will originate, process, service the loans and retain 20% of the loan on its books and remaining 80 % will be on the books of Standard Chartered Bank.
Edelweiss Housing Finance Limited (EHFL):
MD & CEO-Rajat Avasthi
Headquarters- Mumbai, Maharashtra - Who recently (in March’22) got appointed as the Managing Director (MD) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of LIC Mutual Fund Asset Management?
1) Amit Pandit
2) Ashok Paranjpe
3) Dinesh Pangtey
4) Thomas Panamthanath
5) TS RamakrishnanAnswer-5) TS Ramakrishnan
Explanation:
LIC (Life Insurance Corporation) Mutual Fund Asset Management Limited appointed TS Ramakrishnan as its Managing Director (MD) and Chief Executive Officer.
i. He will succeed Dinesh Pangtey, its former Whole time Director and CEO.
About LIC (Life Insurance Corporation) Mutual Fund Asset Management Limited : Nominee Director- Bishnu Charan Patnaik
Headquarters- Mumbai, Maharashtra - Which organisation recently (in March’22) launched the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s new Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite named “GOES-T” through the Atlas V 541 rocket?
1) ISRO
2) NASA
3) European Space Agency
4) JAXA
5) SpaceXAnswer-2) NASA
Explanation:
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has successfully launched the third in a series of ‘Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites (GOES)-R’ weather satellites namely GOES-T through United Launch Alliance Atlas V 541 rocket from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, United States (US).
i. It was launched for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
ii. The first two of the GOES-R series were launched in 2016 and 2018 viz. GOES-16 and GOES-17 respectively.
iii. Once GOES-T is positioned in a geostationary orbit 22,300 miles above Earth, it will be renamed GOES-18. - In Singapore Weightlifting Championship 2022, India secured ________ medals and _________ weightlifters was qualified for Commonwealth Games, Birmingham, 2022
1) 6 Medals; 4 Weightlifters
2) 8 Medals; 6 Weightlifters
3) 5 Medals; 3 Weightlifters
4) 8 Medals; 4 Weightlifters
5) 6 Medals; 3 WeightliftersAnswer-4) 8 Medals; 4 Weightlifters
Explanation:
The Singapore Weightlifting Championship – Feb 2022 held at Toa Payoh Sports Hall. Eight Indian weightlifters secured Gold, Silver and Bronze medals.
i. Apart from these 8 weightlifters, 4 more weightlifters have been qualified for Commonwealth Games (CWG) , Birmingham, 2022 namely – Jeremy Lalrinnunga (67kg), Achinta Sheuli (73kg), Ajay Singh (81kg) and Purnima Pandey (+87kg) by winning gold medals in their respective weight categories at the Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships 2021 in December. - The Polio National Immunization Day 2022 (NID) was organised across India on _________, 2022.
1) 27th February
2) 1st March
3) 28th February
4) 2nd March
5) 26th FebruaryAnswer-1) 27th February
Explanation:
The Polio National Immunization Day 2022 (NID) was organised across India on 27th February 2022.
i. Annually India conducts one nationwide NID and 2 Sub-National Immunization Day (SNIDs) for polio with an aim to maintain the population immunity against wild poliovirus and to sustain its polio-free status.
ii. On 26th February 2022, Dr Mansukh Mandaviya, Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare launched the National Polio Immunization Drive for 2022 and administered polio drops to children below five years of age. - Which state/UT government recently (in Feb’22) announced to set up a “Science Innovation Hub” in city school to promote scientific culture among students?
1) Delhi
2) Odisha
3) West Bengal
4) Kerala
5) ChandigarhAnswer-1) Delhi
Explanation:
The Delhi Government will come up with a ‘Science Innovation Hub’ at a school run by Delhi government at a cost of over Rs 5 crore in the next two-and-a-half years.
i. The Directorate of Education of the Delhi government has assigned the task of construction and development of the Hub to the DTTDC on a 30,000-square metre land in Kautilya Sarvodaya Co-education School at Chirag Enclave, Delhi.
ii. Aim – To promote a scientific culture and inculcate a scientific temper for nurturing talent in science and technology.
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