11. Which milestone has been achieved by India’s agricultural products export in the year 2021-22?
[A] USD 10 billion
[B] USD 20 billion
[C] USD 50 billion
[D] USD 100 billion
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Correct Answer: C [USD 50 billion]
Notes:
India’s agricultural products export touched a new milestone by crossing USD 50 billion in the year 2021-22.
This is also the highest level ever achieved for agriculture exports from India. The agricultural exports have grown by 19.92% during 2021-22 to touch USD 50.21 billion. As per the data, the highest ever exports have been achieved for staples like rice (USD 9.65 billion), wheat (USD 2.19 billion), sugar (USD 4.6 billion).
12. ‘Khanjar’ is a Joint Special Forces Exercise held between India and which country?
[A] Oman
[B] Singapore
[C] Kyrgyzstan
[D] Nepal
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Correct Answer: C [Kyrgyzstan]
Notes:
India and Kyrgyzstan carried out a two-week-long Joint Special Forces Exercise, in reflection of growing defence ties between the two countries.
The exercise at Bakloh in Himachal Pradesh concluded recently. Combat shooting, sniping, survival in mountains, hostage rescue drills and unarmed combat were practised during the exercise.
13. ‘Mission School of Excellence project’ is implemented by which Indian state?
[A] Gujarat
[B] Odisha
[C] West Bengal
[D] Chhattisgarh
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Correct Answer: A [Gujarat]
Notes:
World Bank and Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) approved a loan of Rs 7500 Cr for the Gujarat government’s Mission School of Excellence project.
Under the Mission School of Excellence project, the state government will spend Rs 10,000 crore in the next five years, to be spent on building new classrooms, smart classrooms, new computer labs and tinkering labs in government and grant-in-aid schools across the state.
14. As per the recent study of CEEW, which state had the highest number of forest fire incidences in the last two decades?
[A] Rajasthan
[B] Mizoram
[C] West Bengal
[D] Arunachal Pradesh
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Correct Answer: B [Mizoram]
Notes:
According to a study released by the Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW), the frequency and intensity of forest fires have increased in the past two decades.
The study, ‘Managing Forest Fires in a Changing Climate’, found that there has been a ten-fold increase in forest fires in the past two decades. More than 62 per cent of Indian states are prone to high-intensity forest fires. Mizoram had the highest number of forest fires in the last two decades, with more than 95 per cent of its districts being forest fire hotspots.
15. Which country is the world’s largest producer and exporter of Palm Oil?
[A] India
[B] China
[C] Indonesia
[D] UAE
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Correct Answer: C [Indonesia]
Notes:
Indonesia is the world’s largest producer and exporter of Palm Oil. At present, the country is facing a palm oil crisis, due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Indonesia requires its exporters to set aside 30 per cent of palm oil products for domestic use, up from the previous 20 per cent, to tackle the shortage. Massive price spikes for food and energy caused by Ukraine War will push over 40 million people into extreme poverty. India, the world’s biggest buyer of edible oil, relies on Indonesia for over half of its palm oil imports.
16. CCEA approved distribution of fortified rice across Government Schemes by which year?
[A] 2023
[B] 2024
[C] 2025
[D] 2030
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Correct Answer: B [2024]
Notes:
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved supply of fortified rice across various schemes by 2024 in a phased manner.
The schemes include the Targeted Public Distribution System (TPDS) under the National Food Security Act (NFSA), Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS), Pradhan Mantri Poshan Shakti Nirman-PM POSHAN [erstwhile Mid-Day Meal Scheme (MDM)] and Other Welfare Schemes (OWS) of Government of India in all States and Union Territories (UTs).
17. Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports released USD 72,124 to which institution, for Elimination of Doping in Sport?
[A] World Bank
[B] International Olympics Association
[C] UNESCO
[D] UNICEF
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Correct Answer: C [UNESCO]
Notes:
Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports released USD 72,124 to UNESCO Fund for Elimination of Doping in Sport.
For the first time in 2021, Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports made contribution of USD 28172 towards the UNESCO Fund. Copenhagen Declaration on Anti-Doping in Sport was agreed to by the Government of India in 2003. India is a signatory to the ‘UNESCO Anti-Doping Convention’.
18. What is the real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth projection for 2022-23, as per RBI’s Monetary Policy April 2022?
[A] 9.5 per cent
[B] 8.1 per cent
[C] 7.2 per cent
[D] 6.9 per cent
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Correct Answer: C [7.2 per cent]
Notes:
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) maintained an accommodative stance and cut the real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth projection for the 2022-23 to 7.2 per cent, against the earlier projection of 7.8 per cent.
The inflation forecast has also been hiked from 4.5 per cent to 5.7 per cent for the FY 2022-23. The reasons are excessive volatility in global crude oil prices and extreme uncertainty over the evolving geopolitical tensions.
19. Which is the first country to recognise the legal rights of individual wild animals?
[A] South Africa
[B] Ecuador
[C] Chile
[D] Australia
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Correct Answer: B [Ecuador]
Notes:
Ecuador, located in South America, has made history by becoming the first country to recognise the legal rights of individual wild animals.
The ruling by the top court in the country is believed to be the first time a court has applied the rights of nature to an animal, a woolly monkey named Estrellita. The laws recognise the legal rights of ecosystems to exist and regenerate.
20. ‘Nadabet Seema Darshan project’ was inaugurated in which Indian state?
[A] Uttar Pradesh
[B] Assam
[C] Punjab
[D] Gujarat
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Correct Answer: D [Gujarat]
Notes:
As part of the Seema Darshan project, Union Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurated an Indo-Pakistan border viewing point in Nadabet in Gujarat.
Located in the Rann of Kutch region, this place is also known as the ‘Wagah of Gujarat’. Civilians get access to view the fenced international border with Pakistan at ‘Zero Point’, which is guarded round the clock by the Border Security Force (BSF).