Daily Current Affairs Quiz : October 11, 2022
October 11, 2022 October 11, 2022
1. Modhera, which was declared as India’s first 24×7 solar-powered village, is located in which state/UT?
[A] Himachal Pradesh
[B] Rajasthan
[C] Gujarat
[D] Maharashtra
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Correct Answer: C [Gujarat]
Notes:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared Modhera, a village in Mehsana district of Gujarat, as India’s first solar-powered village.
Modhera, is also associated with the Sun Temple. According to the Gujarat government, over 1000 solar panels have been installed on village houses, generating electricity for the villagers. They will be provided with solar electricity at zero cost.
2. Which institution launched the ‘Education 4.0 India Report’?
[A] IMF
[B] WEF
[C] World Bank
[D] UNICEF
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Correct Answer: B [WEF]
Notes:
As part of its Education 4.0 India initiative, the World Economic Forum has launched a new ‘Education 4.0 India Report’.
The report deliberates on how digital and other technologies can address learning gaps and make education accessible to all. The report is the result of collaboration between the World Economic Forum, UNICEF and YuWaah.
3. Tele-MANAS Initiative, which was launched recently, is associated with which field?
[A] Child health
[B] Mental health
[C] Communicable Diseases
[D] Science and Technology
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Correct Answer: B [Mental health]
Notes:
Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare launched the mental health service called Tele Mental Health Assistance and Networking Across States (Tele-MANAS) initiative.
Tele MANAS will be the digital arm of the National Mental Health Programme. The nodal centre for the program will be National Institute of Mental Health and Neuroscience (NIMHANS) with technological support from IIT-Bombay.
4. Asola Bhatti Wildlife Sanctuary, where leopards were spotted, is located in which state/UT?
[A] Assam
[B] New Delhi
[C] West Bengal
[D] Jharkhand
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Correct Answer: B [New Delhi]
Notes:
As per a year-long study, presence of eight leopards in the Asola Bhatti Wildlife Sanctuary has been confirmed. This is seen as an indicator of its thriving ecosystem.
The sanctuary did not record any leopard sighting for many decades after 1940. In 2019, the Delhi forest department reported fresh sightings of leopard pug marks and scats in the sanctuary. The study has also shed light on the presence of mammals such as striped hyena, jungle cat, golden jackal, Indian hare, Indian boar, black buck and hog deer among others.
5. The Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences 2022 was awarded to three scientists for their research in which field?
[A] Behavioural Economics
[B] Global Poverty
[C] Banks and Financial Crises
[D] Quantitative Methods
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Correct Answer: C [Banks and Financial Crises]
Notes:
The Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences was awarded to Ben S Bernanke, the former chair of the US Federal Reserve, Douglas W Diamond and Philip H Dybvig of USA for research into banks and financial crises.
As per the committee, ‘the laureates have provided a foundation for our modern understanding of why banks are needed, why they’re vulnerable, and what to do about it’.
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