Daily Current Affairs Quiz : November 9, 2022
November 9, 2022 November 9, 2022
1. Which Union Ministry conducted the ‘Mother Tongue Survey of India (MTSI)’?
[A] Ministry of Education
[B] Ministry of Home Affairs
[C] Ministry of Culture
[D] Ministry of External Affairs
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Correct Answer: B [Ministry of Home Affairs]
Notes:
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has completed the Mother Tongue Survey of India (MTSI) with field videography of 576 languages.
MHA Mother Tongue Survey of 576 languages a web-archive at the National Informatics Centre (NIC), to preserve the original flavour of every Mother Tongue. As per analysis of 2011 linguistic census data in 2018, over 19,500 languages or dialects are spoken in India as mother tongues.
2. What is the theme of India’s G20 Presidency in 2022?
[A] Jan Bhagidari
[B] Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam
[C] LiFE (Lifestyle for Environment)
[D] Bharat Mata
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Correct Answer: B [Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam]
Notes:
The Indian Prime Minister launched the logo, theme and website for the Indian G-20 Presidency. The G20 Logo draws inspiration from the colours of India’s national flag. The Earth reflects India’s pro-planet approach to life and below the G20 logo is ‘Bharat’.
The logo has various components from an open competition held through myGov portal. The theme of India’s G20 Presidency is “Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam” or “One Earth One Family One Future”. It is drawn from the ancient Sanskrit text of the Maha Upanishad.
3. ‘National Florence Nightingale Awards’ are awarded in recognition for meritorious services rendered in which field?
[A] Economics
[B] Art and Culture
[C] Nursing
[D] Science and Technology
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Correct Answer: C [Nursing]
Notes:
The President of India Droupadi Murmu presented the National Florence Nightingale Awards for the year 2021 to the Nursing professionals.
The National Florence Nightingale Awards were instituted in the year 1973 by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, as a mark of recognition for the meritorious services rendered by the nurses and nursing professionals to the society.
4. India recently held ‘Week of the Young Researchers 2022’ program with which country?
[A] USA
[B] Germany
[C] France
[D] UK
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Correct Answer: B [Germany]
Notes:
The Indo-German Week of the Young Researchers 2022 was jointly organised by the Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB) India, and German Research Foundation (DFG).
30 promising young researchers from India and Germany will discuss and interact closely on contemporary matters in chemical sciences. The main goal of the conclave is to promote collaboration among early and mid-career researchers and scientists.
5. Which Union Ministry has notified the ‘National Bioenergy Programme’?
[A] Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
[B] Ministry of Power
[C] Ministry of Commerce and Industry
[D] Ministry of MSME
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Correct Answer: A [Ministry of New and Renewable Energy]
Notes:
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), Government of India has notified the National Bioenergy Programme.
The Ministry has continued the National Bio-energy Programme for the period from FY 2021-22 to 2025-26. The Programme has been recommended for implementation in two phases and the Phase-I of the Programme has been approved with a budget outlay of Rs. 858 crore. It consists of three sub-schemes: Waste to Energy Programme, Biomass Programme and Biogas Programme.
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