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- Name the organisation that recently (in Oct ‘22) signed an MoU with the Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (DA&FW) to boost International Year of Millets 2023.
1) National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India Limited
2) ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute
3) National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development
4) ICAR- National Academy of Agricultural Research Management
5) ICAR-Indian Institute of Rice ResearchAnswer-1) National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India Limited
Explanation:
The Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (DA&FW) signed an MoU with the National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India Limited (NAFED) in New Delhi (Delhi).
i. Under this MoU, both entities will raise awareness and promote Millet based products, on the sidelines of International Year of Millets (IYOM)-2023 celebrations proposed by the Government of India to the United Nations (UN).
ii. DA&FW works under the aegis of the Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare (MoA&FW). - In October 2022, Pullampara Panchayat became the first fully digital literate panchayat in India.
Pullampara Panchayat belongs to which state?
1) Andhra Pradesh
2) Kerala
3) Karnataka
4) Tamil Nadu
5) TelanganaAnswer-2) Kerala
Explanation:
The Pullampara Panchayat in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala has become the first fully digital literate panchayat in India.
i. This was achieved through the ‘DigiPullampara’ project, under which around 3,300 residents between the age group of 14 and 65 were given digital education.
ii. This was a year-long grass root level project, launched in August 2021 for providing training to the residents of Pullampara using android mobile phones.
iii. The project was initiated by a five-member core team led by panchayat president P.V. Rajesh and its members are district women welfare officer Sajina Sathar, MGNREGS district engineer Dinesh Pappen, KAS trainee Sanob S. and technical education department employee Shamnad. - Union Minister of Home Affairs, Amit Shah recently (in Oct ‘22) announced Scheduled Tribe (ST) status for the Pahari community in __________.
1) Assam
2) Uttarakhand
3) Himachal Pradesh
4) Uttar Pradesh
5) Jammu and KashmirAnswer-5) Jammu and Kashmir
Explanation:
Union Home Minister Amit Shah announced Scheduled Tribe (ST) status for the Pahari community in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) at a rally in Rajouri, J&K.
i. The community will get ST reservation benefits after the completion of the administrative process.
ii. The Pahari community is a linguistic group that constitutes Hindus, Muslims and Sikhs and is spread around 10 to 11 percent of the population in J&K.
iii. They are mostly concentrated in the mountainous regions of Poonch-Rajouri, Mirpur; Pir Panjal valley and also in some parts of Kashmir Valley including Baramulla, Kupwara and Uri. - Which country’s central bank recently (in Oct ‘22) signed an MoU with the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) to launch India’s Rupay Debit Card?
1) Sri Lanka
2) Maldives
3) Bhutan
4) Oman
5) NepalAnswer-4) Oman
Explanation:
The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) and the Central Bank of Oman (CBO) have inked a significant MoU to launch the Rupay debit card in Oman, ushering in a new era of financial connectivity.
i. The proposal comes after India and Oman agreed to expand the Indian digital payment ecosystem to the Gulf region.
ii. The MoU will set the stage for Indian RuPay cards and the UPI platform in Oman to facilitate seamless digital remittances, which will benefit Indian workers and professionals.
iii. According to the Indian Embassy in Oman, there are about 624,000 Indians in Oman, of which about 4,83,901 are workers and professionals as of May 2021. - Name the personality from India who recently (in Oct ‘22) won the FIH Rising Star of the Year 2021-22 award under women’s category.
1) Neha Goyal
2) Sushila Chanu
3) Mumtaz Khan
4) Gurjit Kaur
5) Nikki PradhanAnswer-3) Mumtaz Khan
Explanation:
The Fédération Internationale de Hockey (FIH), conferred India’s Mumtaz Khan (Lucknow), with the FIH Rising Star of the Year 2021-22 award in the women’s category by scoring 8 goals in 6 matches.
i. Timothee Clement of France was conferred with Rising Star of the Year 2021-22 award in men’s category.
About Fédération Internationale de Hockey(FIH):
President – Narinder Dhruv Batra
Headquarters – Lausanne, Switzerland - Who recently (in Oct ‘22) won the 2022 United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Nansen Refugee Award?
1) Kim Campbell (Canada)
2) Khaleda Zia (Bangladesh)
3) Edith Cresson (France)
4) Angela Merkel (Germany)
5) Mary Robinson (Ireland)Answer-4) Angela Merkel (Germany)
Explanation:
Former German chancellor Dr. Angela Merkel won the 2022 United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Nansen Refugee Award for providing asylum to more than 1.2 million refugees and asylum seekers in 2015 and 2016 during the Syrian crisis.
i. The year 2022 marked a century (100 years) since Fridtj of Nansen was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1922.
About UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award:
i. It is the annual award established in 1954, named after the Norwegian explorer, scientist, diplomat and humanitarian Fridtjof Nansen. - In October 2022, B D Mishra took additional charge as the Governor of which state?
1) Meghalaya
2) Nagaland
3) Arunachal Pradesh
4) Tripura
5) MizoramAnswer-1) Meghalaya
Explanation:
Former Brigadier of Indian Army B D Mishra took additional charge as the Governor of Meghalaya at a function at the Durbar Hall of Raj Bhavan in Shillong. He will succeed Satya Pal Malik whose tenure ends on October 3, 2022.
i. The oath for the same was administered by Acting Chief Justice of Meghalaya Justice Hamarsan Singh Thangkhiew.
ii. He has been serving as the Arunachal Pradesh governor since 2017. - In which state, scientists from the National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources (NBFGR) and the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) recently (in Oct ‘22) discovered ‘Pangasius Icaria’, a new catfish species?
1) Telangana
2) Andhra Pradesh
3) Kerala
4) Tamil Nadu
5) KarnatakaAnswer-4) Tamil Nadu
Explanation:
Scientists at the National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources (NBFGR) and Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) have discovered a new catfish species of the genus Pangasius, named Pangasius Icaria from mettur dam, Salem, Tamil Nadu (TN).
i. It was discovered by a group of scientists from NBFGR led by Kuldeep K. Lal, director of the Fish Genetics Resources Centre under ICAR.
ii. The fish is known among the local people as Aie Keluthi in Tamil and as Eyegirlu in Karnataka.
iii. A total of 22 species of Pangasius are known from the river basins of South East and South Asia. - Which country will host the 2029 Asian Winter Games at Trojena mountain resort under the Neom project?
1) South Korea
2) Kazakhstan
3) Japan
4) China
5) Saudi ArabiaAnswer-5) Saudi Arabia
Explanation:
The 41st Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) General Assembly has chosen Saudi Arabia to host the 2029 Asian Winter Game at a planned mountain resort, Trojena under the country’s USD 500 billion Neom futuristic megacity project.
i. Trojena, a part of the Neom project, will be the 1st West Asian city to host the Asian Winter Games. It is a region described as an area of about 60 square kilometres at altitudes ranging from 1,500 to 2,600 meters.
ii. Saudi Arabia also will host the Asian Games in 2034 in Riyadh (Saudi Arabia), while a campaign to host the 2030 Football (soccer’s) World Cup is expected with an unusual 3-continent bid including Egypt and Greece. - When was UNESCO’s World Teachers’ Day (WTD) 2022 observed across the globe with the theme of “The Transformation of Education begins with Teachers”?
1) 2nd October 2022
2) 3rd October 2022
3) 5th October 2022
4) 1st October 2022
5) 4th October 2022Answer-3) 5th October 2022
Explanation:
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)’s World Teachers’ Day (WTD) 2022 was observed across the globe on 5th October 2022 with the theme of “The Transformation of Education begins with Teachers”.
i. UNESCO presented this theme to respect the Teacher’s determined and diligent efforts in the crucial stages of the Covid-19 pandemic.
ii. The 1st World Teachers’ Day was observed on 5th October 1994.
iii. On 5th October 2022, to celebrate World Teachers’ Day the webinar by the Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization (SEAMEO) was conducted with the theme ‘the Transformation of Education Begins with Teachers’ in Bangkok, Thailand.
- Name the organisation that recently (in Oct ‘22) signed an MoU with the Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (DA&FW) to boost International Year of Millets 2023.
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