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- The Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change (MoEFCC) recently (in Oct ‘22) formed a ________ member Task Force to monitor the introduction of Cheetahs in Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh.
1) 8
2) 4
3) 9
4) 12
5) 6Answer-3) 9
Explanation:
The Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has formed a nine-member Task Force to monitor the introduction of Cheetahs in Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh and other suitably specified locations.
i. The National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) would assist and facilitate the operations of the Cheetah Task Force.
ii. The Task Force will be in force for two years and may establish a subcommittee to visit the Cheetah introduction area on a regular basis as they deem necessary. - In October 2022, the Department of Food and Public Distribution (DFPD) extended the Ethanol Subsidy Scheme, under the Ethanol Blended with Petrol (EBP) Programme, to ________ from 30th September, 2022.
1) 30th November 2022
2) 31st March 2023
3) 30th April 2023
4) 31st January 2023
5) 31st December 2022Answer-2) 31st March 2023
Explanation:
The deadline for loan disbursement under the “Scheme for extending financial assistance to sugar mills for enhancement and augmentation of ethanol production capacity” under the Ethanol Blended with Petrol (EBP) Programme has been extended up to March 31, 2023 by the Department of Food and Public Distribution (DFPD), Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution (MoCA,F&PD).
i. The government extended the window for disbursing loans under the scheme by six months in April 2022; which expired on September 30, 2022. - The United Nations (UN)’s International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) adopted a new carbon emissions goal to achieve net zero from planes by ___________.
1) 2035
2) 2025
3) 2050
4) 2030
5) 2040Answer-3) 2050
Explanation:
The United Nations (UN)’s International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) adopted a long term aspirational goal of making carbon emissions from air travel net zero by 2050 in response to growing pressure for airlines to reduce their pollution in Montreal, Canada. - Which company recently (in Oct ‘22) partnered with the NASSCOM Foundation to empower women graduates through the ‘Women Empowerment Through Technology’ Project?
1) Discover Financial Services
2) American Express
3) MasterCard
4) Capital One
5) Visa IncAnswer-2) American Express
Explanation:
The NASSCOM (National Association of Software and Service Companies) Foundation partnered with American Express to train and upskill 700 women graduates through an employment-linked training project named ‘Women Empowerment Through Technology’.
i. ‘Women Empowerment Through Technology’ project focuses on training 700 women on various technical courses including cloud and data analytics, blockchain, Machine Learning (ML) and Artificial Intelligence (AI).
ii. Under the project, both American Express and Nasscom Foundation work with two training partners – FUEL (Friends Union for Energizing Lives) and RCED (Regional Centre for Entrepreneurship) to provide technical skill development and entrepreneurship training to women.
About NASSCOM Foundation:
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) –Nidhi Bhasin
Founded- 1988
Headquarters- New Delhi, Delhi - Name the personality who recently (in Oct ‘22) became the 1st European woman to take over command of the International Space Station (ISS).
1) Samantha Cristoforetti (Italy)
2) Claudie Haigneré (Russia)
3) Sally Ride (Germany)
4) Peggy Whitson (France)
5) Sarah Kendrew (Switzerland)Answer-1) Samantha Cristoforetti (Italy)
Explanation:
Italy’s Samantha Cristoforetti, European Space Agency (ESA) Astronaut became the 1st European woman to take over command of the International Space Station (ISS).
i. A 45-year-old Samantha Cristoforetti took over from the outgoing commander Cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev becoming the 5th European commander of the ISS after Frank De Winne, Alexander Gerst, Luca Parmitano and Thomas Pesquet.
ii. American biochemist and astronaut Peggy Whitson was the first female commander of the ISS. - Which company recently (in Oct ‘22) won the National Tourism Award 2018-19 for ‘Best Standalone Convention Centre’?
1) Prabhakar Kore Convention Centre (Bengaluru)
2) Hitex Exhibition Center (Hyderabad)
3) India Habitat Centre (New Delhi)
4) India Expo Centre & Mart (Greater Noida)
5) Auto Cluster Exhibition Centre (Pune)Answer-4) India Expo Centre & Mart (Greater Noida)
Explanation:
India Exposition Mart Ltd (IEML’s) India Expo Centre & Mart, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh has been awarded the National Tourism Award 2018-19 for ‘Best Standalone Convention Centre’ by the Ministry of Tourism, at the National Tourism Award 2022 ceremony held in Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi, Delhi.
i. The award was presented to Rakesh Kumar, Chairman of India Exposition Mart Limited (IEML), and Sudeep Sarcar, Chief Executive Officer of IEML by Jagdeep Dhankhar, Vice President and Ajay Bhatt, Minister of State for Tourism.
ii. India Expo Centre & Mart is a prominent Meetings, Incentives, Conferences & Exhibitions (MICE) destination in India and hosts over 200 exhibitions a year. - Who was recently (in Oct ‘22) appointed as the Brand Ambassador of the Omara Dates?
1) Ranbir Kapoor
2) Ajay Devgan
3) Salman Khan
4) Amitabh Bachchan
5) Vicky KaushalAnswer-4) Amitabh Bachchan
Explanation:
Omara Dates, a healthy snacks brand with a range of the finest gourmet Saudi dates has appointed Amitabh Bachchan as a Brand Ambassador.
i. The theme of this campaign is ‘Pyaar Bhi, Khayaal Bhi‘ which urges people to include care along with their gestures of love. - In October 2022, Chandrayaan-2 mapped the abundance of sodium on the Moon for the first time using the CLASS.
In CLASS, what does 1st ‘S’ stand for?
1) Surface
2) Satellite
3) Soft
4) Shuttle
5) SpaceCraftAnswer-3) Soft
Explanation:
According to a recent report published in ‘The Astrophysical Journal Letters’, Chandrayaan-2 mapped the abundance of sodium on the Moon for the first time using the Chandrayaan-2 Large Area Soft X-ray Spectrometer (CLASS).
i. According to the ISRO, these new discoveries will lead to study the surface-exosphere interactions on the moon, which will help in the creation of similar models for Mercury and other airless bodies in our solar system and beyond.
ii. Chandrayaan-2 Large Area Soft X-ray Spectrometer (CLASS):
• CLASS, built at ISRO’s U.R. Rao Satellite Centre in Bengaluru (Karnataka), offers clean signatures of the sodium line due to its high sensitivity and performance.
• The Chandrayaan-1 X-ray Fluorescence Spectrometer (C1XS) discovered sodium from its distinctive line in X-rays, opening the door to mapping the sodium on the Moon. - The 90th Anniversary of the Indian Air Force Day 2022 was observed across India on ________ with the theme of IAF: Transforming for the Future.
1) 6th October 2022
2) 8th October 2022
3) 5th October 2022
4) 7th October 2022
5) 9th October 2022Answer-2) 8th October 2022
Explanation:
The 90th Anniversary of the Indian Air Force Day 2022 was observed across India on 8th October 2022 with the theme of IAF: Transforming for the Future.
i. Indian Air Force Day marks the establishment of the Indian Air Force (IAF) on 8th October 1932, it was officially raised as the supporting force of the Royal Air Force (RAF) of the United Kingdom.
ii. The 1st aircraft came into being on April 1, 1933, with 6 RAF-trained officers and 19 Hawai Sepoys.
iii. Event 2022:
• The IAF decided to hold its annual Air Force Day parade and fly-past outside the Delhi National Capital Region (NCR) for the first time.
• Nearly 80 military aircraft and helicopters participated in the Air Force Day fly-past on October 8 at Sukhna Lake, Chandigarh. - Name the state government that was recently (in Oct ‘22) signed an MoU with the Government of Dubai for Economic Cooperation.
1) Karnataka
2) West Bengal
3) Haryana
4) Rajasthan
5) GujaratAnswer-3) Haryana
Explanation:
The Government of Haryana signed an MoU with the Government of Dubai, the governing authority of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), for cooperation in various economic activities.
i. The economic activities include investment promotion, land development, including real estate, industrial parks, Information Technology (IT) parks, multi-purpose towers, mixed use townships, innovation centres and other projects related to logistics in Haryana.
- The Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change (MoEFCC) recently (in Oct ‘22) formed a ________ member Task Force to monitor the introduction of Cheetahs in Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh.
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