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- In May 2024, the Indian Coast Guard(ICG) signed a Memorandum of Understanding(MoU) with ____________________ to ensure the supply of indigenous marine grade steel.
1) Jindal Steel & Power Limited
2) JSW Steel
3) Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited
4) Jindal Stainless Limited
5) Steel Authority of India LimitedAnswer-1) Jindal Steel & Power Limited
Explanation:
On 7th May 2024, Indian Coast Guard(ICG) signed a Memorandum of Understanding(MoU) with Jindal Steel & Power Limited (JSPL), a part of OP Jindal Group, to ensure the supply of indigenous marine grade steel to enhance the indigenous content in shipbuilding. - According to the report “Global Electricity Review 2024” by the international energy analytics agency Ember, in 2023, India surpassed Japan to become the world’s third-largest producer of __________ power, generating 113 Terawatt-hour
1) Hydro
2) Coal
3) Wind
4) Solar
5) ThermalAnswer-4) Solar
Explanation:
As per the report “Global Electricity Review 2024” by the international energy analytics agency Ember, in 2023, India surpassed Japan to become the world’s third-largest producer of solar power, generating 113 Terawatt-hour (TWh) compared to Japan’s 110 Terawatt-hour (TWh).
India’s solar generation increased 17 times from 0.5% in 2015 to reaching 5.8% in 2023.
China led global solar production in 2023, producing 584 Terawatt-hour (TWh), surpassing the combined output of the United States, Japan, Germany, and India.
India witnessed the world’s fourth-largest increase in solar generation in 2024, with a growth of 18 terawatt hours (TWh), following China (+156 TWh), the United States (+33 TWh), and Brazil (+22 TWh). - Which company has recently (in may ‘24) opened the world’s largest operational Direct Air Capture and Storage(DAC + S) plant named “Mammoth” in Iceland to extract carbon dioxide from the air and store it underground as rock?
1) Flywire
2) Climeworks AG
3) JERA Co. Inc
4) Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited
5) INOX Air ProductsAnswer-2) Climeworks AG
Explanation:
On 8th May 2024, Swiss startup Climeworks AG has opened the world’s largest operational Direct Air Capture and Storage(DAC + S) plant named “Mammoth” in Iceland. It will extract Carbon Dioxide(CO2) from the air and store it underground in the form of rock.
· The plant has the capacity to capture up to 36, 000 tons of CO2 per annum. - In May 2024, the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) issued guidelines that mandate the acquiring banks to verify merchant details for ________.
1) BHIM Aadhaar Pay
2) Aadhaar Enabled Payment System
3) Unified Payments Interface
4) Bharat Bill Payment System
5) Central Bank Digital CurrencyAnswer-1) BHIM Aadhaar Pay
Explanation:
The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has issued guidelines shifting the responsibility of verifying merchant details onto acquiring banks for Bharat Interface for Money (BHIM) Aadhaar Pay (BAP), where merchants receive digital payments through Aadhaar Authentication.
Acquiring banks are mandated to verify merchant details, whether directly onboarded or through partners. - In May 2024, Google has launched __________________, a secure and private digital purse for all Android users in India to store cards, passes, tickets, keys, or IDs.
1) Gemini
2) Lumiere
3) CSpace
4) Google Wallet
5) Google PocketAnswer-4) Google Wallet
Explanation:
Google has launched Google Wallet, a secure and private digital wallet for all Android users in India to store cards, passes, tickets, keys, or IDs.· It offers users a single, organised location for quick and easier access to digital documents integrated with QR code
· Google Wallet in India will not support payment-related features. Google Pay, Google’s mobile payment app, will continue to serve the payment needs of users in India. - Researchers from Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT) has recently (in may ‘24) discovered the new marine tardigrade species ‘Batillipes Chandrayaani’, named after the Chandrayaan-3.
The new species ‘Batillipes Chandrayaani’ was discovered in which Indian state?
1) Tamil Nadu
2) Kerala
3) Maharashtra
4) West Bengal
5) Andhra PradeshAnswer-1) Tamil Nadu
Explanation:
Researchers from the Department of Marine Biology, Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT) in Kochi, Kerala, have discovered a new species of marine tardigrade “Batillipes Chandrayaani”, named after the Chandrayaan-3, in the intertidal beach sediments at Mandapam Coast, Ramanathapuram, Tamil Nadu(TN).
· The paper on the discovery was published in the peer-reviewed scientific journal “Zootaxa”. - Name the new Green Lynx Spider that was recently (in may ‘24) identified by Daryapur-based arachnologist Atul Bodkhe from the Churu district of Rajasthan.
1) Brucethoa isro
2) Indopria Angulata
3) Peucetia chhaparajnirvin
4) Cigaritis Conjuncta
5) Pantoea TagoreiAnswer- 3) Peucetia chhaparajnirvin
Explanation:
Atul Bodkhe, Daryapur-based arachnologist has identified a new green lynx spider species named Peucetia chhaparajnirvin from Tal Chhapar Wildlife Sanctuary in Churu District, Rajasthan.
The new species was named “chhaparajnirvin “ after the Tal Chhapar where it was discovered by Nirmala Kumari and Vinod Kumari. - In May 2024, Urdu litterateur Shaikh Abdussalam Abdurrazzaq, known by his pen name Salam Bin Razzaq, Passed Away.
He won the 2004 Sahitya Akademi Award for _____________(Book).
1) Ondu Putada Kathe
2) Shahdaba
3) Naar Hatun Kazal Wanas
4) Shikasta Buton Ke Darmiyan
5) Rajdev Ki AmraiAnswer-4) Shikasta Buton Ke Darmiyan
Explanation:
Renowned Urdu litterateur and Sahitya Akademi Award winner(2004) Shaikh Abdussalam Abdurrazzaq known by his pen name Salam Bin Razzaq passed away at the age of 83. He was born in 1941 at Panvel, Raigad district, Maharashtra.
He won the Sahitya Akademi Award for his Urdu short stories collection, ‘Shikasta Buton Ke Darmiyan’, in 2004. - When was World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day 2024 observed across the globe with the theme “Keeping Humanity Alive”?
1) 21st March
2) 20th February
3) 1st March
4) 8th May
5) 8th AprilAnswer-4) 8th May
Explanation:
World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day is annually observed across the globe on 8th May to honour and thank the volunteers and staff of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement.
The day also celebrates the principles of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement.
The theme of World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day 2024 is “Keeping Humanity Alive”. - When was International Thalassaemia Day (World Thalassaemia Day) 2024 observed across the globe?
1) 10th February
2) 14th April
3) 25th April
4) 15th March
5) 8th MayAnswer-5) 8th May
Explanation:
International Thalassaemia Day(also known as World Thalassaemia Day) is annually observed across the globe on 8 May to raise awareness about Thalassaemia, an inherited blood disorder that causes your body to have less hemoglobin than normal.
The observance is led by the Thalassaemia International Federation (ΤΙF).
The theme of International Thalassaemia Day 2024 is “Empowering Lives, Embracing Progress: Equitable and Accessible Thalassaemia Treatment for All”.
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