Current Affairs - 2022

To whom was the first electric boat built for the Kochi Water Metro project commissioned?

Kochi Metro Rail Limited (KMRL)

Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL)

Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Ltd(MMRCL)

Gujarat Metro Rail Corporation (GMRC) Limited

Correct Answer : KMRL

The Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) on Friday(31st Dec 2021) handed over the first of the 23 battery-powered electric boats being constructed for the water metro project under the Kochi Metro Rail Limited (KMRL).

In an event at the shipyard here, the first boat was handed over to the KMRL in the presence of its MD Loknath Behra and his wife Madhumita Behra.

CSL Chairman and Managing Director Madhu S Nair, KMRL Directors K R Kumar, D K Sinha, CSL Directors Bjoy Bhaskar, V J Jose, Water Metro General Manager Shaji Janardhanan and others were present during the event.

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Which state/UT had the highest percentage of women electors in the 2024 Lok Sabha Elections?

Kerala

Tamil Nadu

Puducherry

Andhra Pradesh

Correct Answer : Puducherry

* Puducherry led the nation with 53.03% women electors in the 2024 Lok Sabha Elections, making it the state/UT with the highest percentage of women electors.

* This significant milestone highlights the territory's efforts towards promoting inclusivity and gender equality in the electoral process.

* The achievement is particularly notable, considering the overall increase in female electors and their participation in the elections.

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Which country's parliament impeached Acting President Han Duck-soo on December 27, 2024?

Laos

Japan

Thailand

South Korea

Correct Answer : South Korea

* South Korea's parliament impeached Acting President Han Duck-soo on December 27, 2024, amid growing dissatisfaction over his refusal to appoint three judges to the Constitutional Court.

* This event followed the impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol on December 14, 2024, after he briefly imposed martial law.

* The impeachment of Han marked a historic moment as it was the first time an acting president in South Korea was impeached.

* The political crisis significantly impacted the country, contributing to economic instability, with the Korean won reaching its lowest value in nearly 16 years.