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Current Affairs - 2022
Violent clashes broke out in which nation over a sharp rise in fuel prices?
A)
Kazakhstan
B)
Uzbekistan
C)
Afghanistan
D)
Turkmenistan

Correct Answer :   Kazakhstan

A Russian-led alliance has sent peacekeeping troops to Kazakhstan to manage the ongoing unrest and restore order in the country after a request from Kazakhstan President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev. Over a dozen protesters and officers have been killed in the violent clashes between the protestors and the police and army in Kazakhstan. The protests had begun after a sharp rise in fuel prices on January 1, 2022. 

Published On : January 6, 2022
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Q .
Which IIT was awarded a patent by the Government of India on indigenously developed compact inverter?
A)
IIT Delhi
B)
IIT Mumbai
C)
IIT Patna
D)
IIT Varanasi

Correct Answer :   IIT Patna

Indian Institute of Technology-Patna (IIT Patna) has been awarded a patent by the Patent Office of the Government of India on an indigenously developed lightweight, compact and easy-to-port inverter. IIT Patna will have the copyright on the commercial use of this technology for 20 years.  

Published On : May 2, 2024
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Who has been appointed as the new director in DPIIT?
A)
Pratima Singh
B)
Aditi Sinha
C)
Rajiv Shekhar
D)
Ajay Kumar Sharma

Correct Answer :   Pratima Singh

Pratima Singh (IRS) has been selected for the appointment as Director in the Department of Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) on Wednesday (1st May 2024). According to an order issued from the Department of Personnel & Training (DoPT).

She has been selected for the appointment under the Central Staffing Scheme for a period of five years from the date of taking over charge of the post or until further orders, whichever event takes place earlier.

Singh is an Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer of 2009-batch. She was recommended for the Central deputation by the Department of Revenue. “She may kindly be relieved of her duties immediately with instructions to take up her new assignment in Department of Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade,” the order further reads.

Published On : May 2, 2024
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