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- The Survey of Villages Abadi and Mapping with Improvised Technology in Village Areas (SVAMITVA) scheme marked its _______ anniversary on 24th April, 2022.
1) 2nd
2) 4th
3) 1st
4) 3rd
5) 5thAnswer-1) 2nd
Explanation:
Survey of Villages Abadi and Mapping with Improvised Technology in Village Areas – SVAMITVA scheme marked its 2nd year anniversary on 24th April 2022.
i. The scheme was launched by the Prime Minister(PM) Narendra Modi on 24th April 2020 on the occasion of National Panchayati Raj Day 2020.
ii. PM Modi hailed the SVAMITVA scheme as a mantra for development & improving trust in the villages with the help of modern technology. - Which company recently (as of May’ 22) became the largest Fast Moving Consumer Goods Company (FMCG) in India by surpassing Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL)?
1) Patanjali Ayurved
2) Britannia Industries
3) Dabur
4) Adani Wilmar Ltd
5) ITC LimitedAnswer- 4) Adani Wilmar Ltd
Explanation:
Adani Wilmar Limited (AWL) became the largest Fast Moving Consumer Goods Company (FMCG) in India beating Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL), after the announcement of its Quarter Four results for the Financial year 2022 (Q4FY2022).
i. AWL has reported the total operational revenue of Rs 54,214 crore in the Financial Year 2022 whereas HUL reported the revenue of Rs 51,468 crore in the Financial Year (FY) 2021-22. - Name the scientist from NASA who recently (in May ’22) received the World Food Prize 2022 for her research in climate change and food production.
1) Rattan Lal
2) David Nabarro
3) Lawrence Haddad
4) Cynthia Rosenzweig
5) Howarth BouisAnswer-4) Cynthia Rosenzweig
Explanation:
The Des Moines-based World Food Prize Foundation has conferred the World Food Prize 2022 to National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) Cynthia Rosenzweig, an American agronomist and climatologist, in recognition of her modelling of the climate crisis’ impact on food production.
i. The 2022 World Food Prize Laureate was announced by Barbara Stinson, President of the World Food Prize Foundation during a ceremony hosted by the United States(US) Department of State.
ii. According to the World Food Prize Foundation, the World Food Prize is a prestigious International award conceived as the “Nobel Prize for Food and Agriculture” and it was founded by Nobel Peace Prize Laureate(1970), Norman E Borlaug in 1986. - Who recently (in May’22) received the Woman Transforming India Award at the Indo-American Chamber of Commerce(IACC)’s 6th Entrepreneur & Leadership Awards 2022?
1) Bina Modi
2) Vani Kola
3) Suchi Mukherjee
4) Radhika Agarwal
5) Aditi GuptaAnswer-1) Bina Modi
Explanation:
Dr Bina Modi, Chairperson of Modi Enterprises has been honoured with the Woman Transforming India Award at the Indo-American Chamber of Commerce(IACC)’s 6th Entrepreneur & Leadership Awards 2022.
i. Jyotiraditya Scindia, Union Minister, Ministry of Civil Aviation(MCA) presented the award to Dr Bina Modi.
ii. She is the President and Managing Director of Godfrey Phillips India Ltd and Chairperson and Managing Director of Indofil Industries Limited. - In May 2022, Russia launched a secret military spacecraft into orbit around Earth by using a _____ launch vehicle.
1) Ariane 6 rocket
2) Delta IV rocket
3) Angara 1.2 rocket
4) Falcon 9 rocket
5) Proton-M rocketAnswer-3) Angara 1.2 rocket
Explanation:
Russia has launched a secret military spacecraft into orbit around the Earth using Russia’s new Angara 1.2 rocket,a light launch vehicle. The launch took place at the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in the town of Mirny in the north-western Russian region of Arkhangelsk Oblast.
New Russia’s Military Spacecraft
i. Likely a top secret radar military satellite system for use in the war in Ukraine.
ii. For launching this military spacecraft, Russia used for the first time the Angara 1.2 rocket. - In which state a new plant species, Peperomia Albertiae were recently (in May ’22) discovered?
1) Nellore, Andhra Pradesh
2) Idukki, Kerala
3) Madurai, Tamil Nadu
4) Dibrugarh, Assam
5) Khammam, TelanganaAnswer- 2) Idukki, Kerala
Explanation:
Researchers at the Postgraduate and research department of Botany at St Albert’s college in Kochi, Kerala have discovered a new plant species, Peperomia Albertiae, in Idukki district of Kerala.
i. The new species belongs to the genus of Peperomia and it is an epiphytic plants belonging to Peperaceae family which comprises both pepper and betel plants.
ii. The study report on the new species was published in the March edition of the Kew Bulletin Official Journal of the Royal Botanic Gardens, England and Arjun Thomas and J Jameson were the authors of the study report. - Who recently (in May ’22) released a book titled “INDO-PAK WAR 1971-Reminiscences of Air Warriors” at the 37th Air Chief Marshal PC Lal Memorial Lecture in New Delhi, Delhi?
1) Ram Nath Kovind
2) Narendra Modi
3) Amit Shah
4) Rajnath Singh
5) Subrahmanyam JaishankarAnswer-4) Rajnath Singh
Explanation:
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh released a book titled ‘INDO-PAK WAR 1971- Reminiscences of Air Warriors’ at the 37th Air Chief Marshal PC Lal Memorial Lecture organised by the Air Force Association in New Delhi, Delhi. The book was edited by Air Marshal Jagjeet Singh and Group Captain Shailendra Mohan.
i. Air Chief Marshal Pratap Chandra Lal (PC Lal), served as the Vice Chief of the Air Staff during the 1965 war and had served as the 7thChief of the Air Staff during the 1971 war and the government of India honoured him with the Padma Bhushan in 1965 & the Padma Vibhushan in 1972 for civil service. - When was the International No Diet Day (INDD) 2022 observed across the globe?
1) 5th May 2022
2) 3rd May 2022
3) 7th May 2022
4) 4th May 2022
5) 6th May 2022Answer- 5) 6th May 2022
Explanation:
International No Diet Day (INDD) 2022 was observed across the globe on 6th May 2022 to celebrate body acceptance, including fat acceptance and body shape diversity. The day also promotes a healthy lifestyle with a focus on health at any size.
i. International No Diet Day was created by Mary Evans Young, Director of the British anti-diet movement “Diet Breakers”, in 1992 and the 1st INDD was observed in the United Kingdom(UK) in 1992.
ii. Symbol: a light blue ribbon is the symbol of the INDD. - In May 2022, _______ became India’s 1st state to introduce a scheme named “Jivhala” to offer loans to prisoners.
1) Tamil Nadu
2) Maharashtra
3) Andhra Pradesh
4) Uttar Pradesh
5) Madhya PradeshAnswer-2) Maharashtra
Explanation:
The Maharashtra Department of Prisons initiated India’s 1st-of-its-kind loan scheme namely ‘Jivhala’ for inmates serving sentences in jails across the state for more than 3 years. It is offered by Maharashtra State Cooperative Bank.
i. Its pilot was launched by Maharashtra’s Home Minister Dilip Walse Patil at Yerawada Central Prison in Pune (Maharashtra), and will gradually be extended to nearly 60 prisons across the state. Jivhala means affection in Marathi.
ii. The Maharashtra State Co-operative Bank will provide in the initial phase, a loan of Rs 50,000 will be given at a 7% interest rate. - Name the state government that recently (in May ’22) launched a ‘Shaili’ app for diagnosing and controlling lifestyle diseases among people.
1) Telangana
2) Andhra Pradesh
3) Kerala
4) Tamil Nadu
5) KarnatakaAnswer-3) Kerala
Explanation:
The government of Kerala is set to launch an Android App ‘Shaili’, aimed at diagnosing and controlling lifestyle diseases among the people in the state of Kerala.
i. The app has been set up as part of the population-based screening project launched by the Kerala State Health Department under the ‘Nava Kerala Karma plan’ and Under the health-screening project, the Accredited Social Health Activist (ASHA) workers have been tasked with collecting information from persons over the age of 30 in their respective areas about any lifestyle diseases or risk factors they may have.
- The Survey of Villages Abadi and Mapping with Improvised Technology in Village Areas (SVAMITVA) scheme marked its _______ anniversary on 24th April, 2022.
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