1. Which organization has released the World Development Report 2023?
[A] IMF
[B] World Bank
[C] ADB
[D] AIIB
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Correct Answer: B [World Bank]
Notes:
The World Bank has released the “World Development Report 2023: Migrants, Refugees, and Societies”.
According to this report, around 184 million people across the globe lack citizenship to the country in which they live. The report proposes a framework to maximize the development impacts of cross-border movements on both destination and origin countries.
2. Which term denotes the ‘extremely luminous and powerful active galactic nucleus’?
[A] Ultra- nucleus
[B] Quasar
[C] Ignition star
[D] Power-nucleus
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Correct Answer: B [Quasar]
Notes:
Quasars are short for “quasi-stellar radio sources”, and they were first discovered six decades ago. They are in supermassive black holes, at the centre of galaxies.
A quasar is an extremely luminous and powerful active galactic nucleus. According to a new study, the collision of two galaxies is likely to ignite a quasar.
3. ‘Mid-Infrared Instrument’s (MIRI) Medium Resolution Spectroscopy (MRS)’ is associated with which space agency?
[A] NASA
[B] ISRO
[C] JAXA
[D] CERN
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Correct Answer: A [NASA]
Notes:
A mode of the Mid-Infrared Instrument’s (MIRI) Medium Resolution Spectroscopy (MRS) faced some glitches recently.
This instrument, which is a part of NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, observes light in the mid-infrared region of the electromagnetic spectrum.
4. Which institution launched the Preparedness and Resilience for Emerging Threats (PRET) Initiative?
[A] UNICEF
[B] IMF
[C] WHO
[D] WEF
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Correct Answer: C [WHO]
Notes:
The World Health Organization (WHO) launched the Preparedness and Resilience for Emerging Threats (PRET) Initiative.
This initiative will ensure better preparedness against future outbreaks like the COVID-19 pandemic. The initiative was announced at the Global Meeting for Future Respiratory Pathogen Pandemics held in Geneva.
5. Which armed force is set to operationalize the Command Cyber Operations and Support Wings (CCOSW)?
[A] Indian Navy
[B] Indian Army
[C] Indian Coast Guard
[D] Indian Air Force
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Correct Answer: B [Indian Army]
Notes:
The Indian Army is set to operationalize the Command Cyber Operations and Support Wings (CCOSW) as part of its steps to modernize its online network.
The decision to set up the CCOSW was made during the Army Commanders Conference, the biannual event that took place in hybrid format.
6. Which state/UT launched the ‘Adarsha Colony initiative’?
[A] West Bengal
[B] Assam
[C] Odisha
[D] Jharkhand
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Correct Answer: C [Odisha]
Notes:
As part of the Adarsha Colony initiative, the Odisha government has sanctioned ₹22.5 crore for setting up India’s first resettlement colony for people affected by coastal erosion and climate change.
The colony will be set up for the people of Satbhaya in Kendrapada district. The fund will be utilities for the construction of houses, drinking water, electricity, roads and other facilities for the displaced people.
7. ‘Thrissur Pooram Festival’ is celebrated in which state/UT?
[A] Karnataka
[B] Kerala
[C] Tamil Nadu
[D] West Bengal
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Correct Answer: B [Kerala]
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The Thrissur Pooram Festival is a three-day festival that is famed for its parading of elephants, Panchavadyam.
It is held at the Vadakkunnathan Temple in Thrissur every year. It is an important temple festival in Kerala that dates back over 200 years.
8. ‘Infrastructure and Project Monitoring Division’ functions under the aegis of which Union Ministry?
[A] Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation
[B] Ministry of MSME
[C] Ministry of Commerce and Industry
[D] Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
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Correct Answer: A [Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation]
Notes:
Infrastructure and Project Monitoring Division is a government agency responsible for monitoring central sector infrastructure projects worth Rs.150 crore and above based on the information provided on the Online Computerised Monitoring System (OCMS).
The latest report by the IPMD revealed that the road transport and highways sector has the maximum number of delayed projects, followed by the railways and the petroleum industry.
9. Mahi Banswara Atomic Power Project is being constructed in which state/UT?
[A] Rajasthan
[B] Madhya Pradesh
[C] Punjab
[D] West Bengal
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Correct Answer: A [Rajasthan]
Notes:
The narrow-band signals known as geomagnetic Pc1 pearl oscillations are structured and have their amplitudes modulated. These signals are indications of low-frequency EMIC waves that result from wave-particle interactions in the Earth’s magnetosphere.
Researchers have observed significant increase in geomagnetic Pc1 pearl oscillations on the Earth’s surface in the recovery phase of the geomagnetic storms.
10. ‘Leptestheria chalukyae’, which was recently discovered in Karnataka, belongs to which species?
[A] Spider
[B] Turtle
[C] Shrimp
[D] Snake
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Correct Answer: C [Shrimp]
Notes:
Leptestheria chalukyae is a new species of spiny clam shrimp. It was discovered in Karnataka recently.
It was named after the Chalukyas, one of the medieval Indian dynasties, who ruled the region and had their capital in Badami. This species of shrimp measured up to 0.3 inches long, had a brown exterior and white-yellow interior coloring.