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- In July 2023, Union Minister for Women and Child Development, Smriti Irani launched a special scheme under the aegis of the ________ (scheme/Fund) to provide infrastructural and financial support for pregnant minor victims.
1) Nirbhaya Fund
2) Sambal Scheme
3) Beti Bachao Beti Padhao Scheme
4) Child Protection Scheme
5) Vatsalya FundAnswer-1) Nirbhaya Fund
Explanation:
Union Minister for Women and Child Development, Smriti Irani launched a special scheme under the aegis of the Nirbhaya fund, aimed at ensuring both infrastructural and financial support for pregnant minor victims who have no means to fend for themselves.
• The “scheme for critical care and support for accessing justice to rape/gang rape survivors or minor girls who get pregnant” aims to provide essential assistance to these vulnerable individuals under Ministry of Women and Child Development (MWCD).
i. The budget of the proposal is Rs 74.10 crore. The allocated funds will also be used to establish dedicated shelters for these victims.
ii. The scheme aims to provide an integrated support system under one roof, leveraging the administrative structure of Mission Vatsalya in collaboration with state governments and Child Care Institutions (CCIs). - In July 2023, Union Minister of Ports, Shipping & Waterways, Sarbananda Sonowal launched a campaign to transform 75 historic Lighthouses across India into Tourism Spots from __________ (city).
1) Mumbai, Maharashtra
2) Dwaraka, Gujarat
3) Panaji, Goa
4) Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh
5) Puri, OdishaAnswer-2) Dwaraka, Gujarat
Explanation:
On 1st July 2023, Sarbananda Sonowal, Union Minister of Ports, Shipping & Waterways, launched a campaign to transform 75 historic Lighthouses across India into Tourism Spots from Dwaraka, Gujarat.
• He inaugurated the 1st three renovated lighthouses in Dwarka, Gopnath and Veraval in Gujarat.
• This inauguration marks the beginning of the campaign. - Name the organisation/apex body of GoI that has recently (in July ‘23) signed an MoU with Ras Al Khaimah Economic Zone (RAKEZ) to promote growth and development within the food and agriculture sectors of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and India.
1) Food Corporation of India
2) Indian Council of Agricultural Research
3) Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority
4) Indian Chamber of Food and Agriculture
5) Indian Agriculture Research InstituteAnswer-4) Indian Chamber of Food and Agriculture
Explanation:
Ras Al Khaimah Economic Zone (RAKEZ) and the Indian Chamber of Food and Agriculture (ICFA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to promote growth and development within the food and agriculture sectors of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and India.
i. The MoU aims to create opportunities for knowledge exchange, trade promotion, investment, and research and development collaboration.
ii. It emphasises the commitment to strengthen relationships with international organisations like ICFA and recognising India’s role as a strategic trade and investment partner for the UAE. - Which country’s port department has recently (in June ‘23) signed a bilateral Tracked Packet agreement with India Post to introduce International Tracked Packet Service (ITPS)?
1) Brazil
2) Australia
3) Canada
4) Mexico
5) GermanyAnswer-3) Canada
Explanation:
According to the Gazette of India notified by the Department of Post, Ministry of Communication, dated June 28, 2023, India Post & Canada Post have signed a bilateral Tracked Packet agreement to introduce International Tracked Packet Service (ITPS) between two countries to facilitate e-commerce exports.
i. The service commenced operation with effect from July 01, 2023.
ii. India Post already provides ITPS service with 38 partner countries and Canada will be the 39th. - Which of the following points is/are “correct” with respect to the HDFC Bank Ltd, as of July 2023?
A) HDFC Investments and HDFC Holdings have been amalgamated with and into HDFC Limited on July 1, 2023,
B) HDFC Limited merged with HDFC Bank Limited, with this HDFC Bank is set to become the world’s fourth most valuable bank based on market capitalization and emerge as the second biggest company in India.
C) Deepak Parekh, the esteemed chairman of Housing Development Finance Corporation (HDFC), has announced his retirement as HDFC prepares to merge with HDFC Bank.
1) Only A
2) Only A & B
3) Only B & C
4) Only A & C
5) All A, B & CAnswer-5) All A, B & C
Explanation:
In a significant development, the merger between Housing Development Finance Corporation (HDFC) Ltd and HDFC Bank Ltd has successfully obtained final board approval . With a valuation of around USD 40 billion, this unprecedented merger creates a financial services powerhouse.
i. Composite Scheme of Amalgamation for merger:
• HDFC Investments Limited and HDFC Holdings Limited merged with HDFC Limited.
• HDFC Limited merged with HDFC Bank Limited has became effective from July 1, 2023.
ii. After merging with mortgage lender HDFC, HDFC Bank is set to become the world’s fourth most valuable bank based on market capitalization and emerge as the second biggest company in India.
iii. Deepak Parekh, the esteemed chairman of Housing Development Finance Corporation (HDFC), has announced his retirement as HDFC prepares to merge with HDFC Bank, marking the end of his remarkable 45-year tenure. - Who has been recently (in July ‘23) named among the 2023 annual list of “Great Immigrants”?
1) Vivek Ramaswamy
2) Ajay Banga
3) Satya Nadella
4) Amartya Sen
5) Neeli BendapudiAnswer-2) Ajay Banga
Explanation:
Ajay Banga, Padma Shri awardee and the President of the World Bank, has been named among the 2023 annual list of “Great Immigrants”, that honours individuals who have strengthened the United States of America (USA) through their contributions.
• The list is curated by Carnegie Corporation of New York, the USA, a philanthropic organisation.
i. Ajay Banga, became the first-ever Indian American to lead the World Bank in June 2023 and he is the only honouree from India in 2023 list of ‘Great Immigrants.
ii. He was honoured with the Padma Shri in 2016 for his contributions in the fields of trade and industry. - Name the personality who has been recently (in June ‘23) awarded with the PEN Pinter Prize 2023.
1) Michael Rosen
2) Salman Rushdie
3) Malorie Blackman
4) Hanif Kureishi
5) Tsitsi DangarembgaAnswer-1) Michael Rosen
Explanation:
British children’s writer and performance poet, Michael Rosen (77 years old), has been awarded the PEN Pinter Prize 2023. He will receive the award in a ceremony co-hosted by the British Library on 11 October 2023.
i. Some of Rosen’s most well-known books include You Can’t Catch Me (1982), which won the Signal Poetry Award; You Wait Till I Am Older Than You (1996), Rover (2007), Fantastic Mr Dahl (2012, on Roald Dahl’s writing life).
ii. The PEN Pinter Prize was established in 2009 in memory of playwright Harold Pinter, who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2005. - In July 2023, who was appointed as the new National Cyber Security Coordinator (NCSC) by the National Cyber Coordination Centre (NCCC)?
1) Lt Gen KV Kumar
2) Lt Gen Milind Bhurke
3) Lt Gen Rajesh Pant
4) Lt Gen M U Nair
5) Lt Gen Gulshan RaiAnswer-4) Lt Gen M U Nair
Explanation:
On 3rd July 2023, Lt Gen M U Nair was appointed the new National Cyber Security Coordinator (NCSC) by the National Cyber Coordination Centre (NCCC), the cybersecurity and e-surveillance agency under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology in the government of India.
i. He is the third cyber security chief in India, succeeding Lt Gen (retd.) Dr Rajesh Pant and preceded by Gulshan Rai, who was the first chief. - Who has been recently (in July ‘23) appointed as the Additional Secretary of the Department of Military Affairs in the Ministry of Defence (MoD)?
1) Abhik Kar
2) Atul Anand
3) Anil Chauhan
4) Shantanu Kumar
5) Anil PuriAnswer-2) Atul Anand
Explanation:
On July 3, 2023, Vice Admiral Atul Anand was appointed as the Additional Secretary of the Department of Military Affairs in the Ministry of Defence (MoD).
i. He will succeed Lt Gen Anil Puri, who retired on February 28, 2023.
ii. He was commissioned into the executive branch of the Indian Navy on January 1, 1988. - Name the e-commerce mobile app that has recently (in July ‘23) launched by the Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana- National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM) to support the market products made by women of Self-help Groups (SHGs).
1) eKARIGAR
2) eALANKAR
3) eKASHIDA
4) eSEPHORA
5) eSARASAnswer-5) eSARAS
Explanation:
On 3rd July 2023, Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana- National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM), the flagship initiative of the Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD), launched the eSARAS, an e-commerce mobile application to support the marketing of products made by women of Self-help Groups (SHGs).
• The app was launched by Shailesh Kumar Singh, Secretary of MoRD in New Delhi, Delhi.
• He also inaugurated the eSaras Fulfilment Centre at the MoRD office at Janakpuri, New Delhi, Delhi.
i. The app is an online platform for buying handicrafts and handloom items made by rural women registered with SHG’s.
ii. The eSARAS fulfillment centre will be managed by the Foundation for Development of Rural Value Chains (FDRVC – a Not for Profit Company constituted jointly by MoRD and Tata Trust).
- In July 2023, Union Minister for Women and Child Development, Smriti Irani launched a special scheme under the aegis of the ________ (scheme/Fund) to provide infrastructural and financial support for pregnant minor victims.
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