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1 .

Padma Awardee Dr Tehemton E Udwadia "Father of laparoscopic surgery" when did passes Away?

A)

6th January 2023

B)

7th January 2023

C)

8 January 2023

D)

9th January 2023

Correct Answer : 7th January 2023

Dr Tehemton E Udwadia, best known as the father of laparoscopic surgery in India, passed away after a long illness around 11.15am on Saturday (7th January 2023), At the age of 88.

He was born on 15th July 1934 in the Bombay Presidency, British India (now Mumbai, Maharashtra, India).

About Dr Tehemton E Udwadia :

* Tehemton E Udwadia pursued medicine and started his career as a research fellow at the King Edward Memorial Hospital and Seth Gordhandas Sunderdas Medical College in 1958 and stayed till 1962.

* In 1993, he found the Indian Association of Gastrointestinal Endo-Surgeons and he served as its President from 1993 to 1998.

* He was the 1st surgeon in India to introduce laparoscopy in surgery in 1972, and the 1st to perform laparoscopic surgery in the developing world in 1990.

* He is the author of two books, Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy and Laparoscopic Surgery in Developing Countries, and more than 90 articles in peer-reviewed journals have been published.

* He also authored and published the book “More than Just Surgery: Life Lessons Bey: Life Lessons Beyond the OT” (published by Penguin Ebury Press) in 2021.

Awards :

* In 2000, Dr Tehemton E Udwadia received the SAGES Millennium Award from the Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons.

* In the same year (2000), he was awarded the Dr B. C. Roy Award, the highest Indian award in the field of Medicine, from the Medical Council of India.

* In 2004, he has conferred the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Indian Association of Gastrointestinal Endo-Surgeons.

* He was honoured with the Padma Shri, India’s 4th highest civilian award, in 2006 and Padma Bhushan, India’s 3rd-highest civilian award, in 2017, for Medicine...

Source : Times of India

Published On : January 10, 2023

2 .

On which day is World Hindi Day celebrated every year?

A)

January 8th

B)

January 9th

C)

January 10th

D)

January 11th

Correct Answer : January 10th

World Hindi Day is celebrated on January 10 every year to promote awareness about the language across the world.

It is also the day when Hindi, India’s national language, was spoken for the first time in the United Nations General Assembly.

It was on this day in 1975 that the first World Hindi Conference was held in Nagpur. Since then, such conferences are organised in different parts of the world every year.

This year, the 12th World Hindi Conference will be organised in Fiji by the Foreign Ministry in collaboration with the Fiji government from February 15 to February 17 2023.

The location for the 2023 event was decided during the 11th World Hindi Conference held in Mauritius last year.

Theme of World Hindi Conference 2023 : The theme this year is "Hindi – Traditional Knowledge to Artificial Intelligence"..

Source : Money Control

Published On : January 10, 2023

3 .

Facebook-parent Meta appoints (9th January 2023) who as director of global business group in India?

A)

Vikas Purohit

B)

Rajiv Kumar

C)

Anil Chandulal Shah

D)

Sundar Srinivasan

Correct Answer : Vikas Purohit

Facebook's parent firm Meta on Monday (9th January 2023) announced the appointment of Vikas Purohit as the Director of Global Business Group for its India operations.

He will lead the strategy and delivery of the vertical aimed at the country's largest advertisers and agency partners. He will report to Arun Srinivas, Director and Head of Ads Business for Meta in India.

Purohit will spearhead the company's strategic relationship with the country's leading brands and agencies to drive Meta's revenue growth across key channels in India, the company said in a statement.

Purohit will also partner with the media and creative ecosystems for accelerating the adoption of digital tools by the largest advertisers and agencies.

"India's largest businesses and agencies are playing a crucial role in the country's expanding digital economy and are building innovative business models that are inspiring marketers globally," said Srinivas.

Before joining Meta, he was the CEO of the e-commerce division of the Tata Group, Tata CLiQ. Purohit resigned in October 2022, after a six-year stint.

He has over 20 years of experience in senior business, sales, and marketing roles at companies including Amazon, Reliance Brands Limited, Aditya Birla Group, and Tommy Hilfiger.

To recall, earlier in November, Meta had appointed Sandhya Devanathan as its India Head. She succeeded Ajit Mohan, who joined Snap to lead its Asia Pacific business..

Source : ABP Live

Published On : January 10, 2023

4 .

The DPIIT, Ministry of Commerce and Industry is organising Startup India Innovation Week from __________.

A)

10th January 2023 to 16th January 2023

B)

12th January 2023 to 18th January 2023

C)

14th January 2023 to 20th January 2023

D)

16th January 2023 to 22nd January 2023

Correct Answer : 10th January 2023 to 16th January 2023

Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Ministry of Commerce and Industry is organizing Startup India Innovation Week from 10th January 2023 to 16th January 2023 to celebrate the Indian Startup Ecosystem as well as National Startup Day (16th January 2023).

* Startup India Innovation Week 2023 will include Knowledge Sharing Sessions for entrepreneurs, aspiring entrepreneurs, and other enablers, involving relevant stakeholders from the startup ecosystem such as Government officials, incubators, corporates and investors.

* Furthermore, as a part of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav celebrations, various startup related events are being organized in more than 75 places across the country to foster a spirit of entrepreneurship and innovation by involving the startup community across length and breadth of the country.

* These events include dedicated workshops for women entrepreneurs, training of incubators, mentorship workshops, stakeholder round tables, conferences, capacity building workshops, startup pitching sessions, amongst others.

* Furthermore, to commemorate National Startup Day on 16th January 2023, DPIIT is organizing the felicitation ceremony for the winners of National Startup Awards 2022, a flagship initiative under Startup India.

* The ceremony will recognize and reward the excellence exhibited by startups and ecosystem enablers across different sectors, sub-sectors, and categories.

* Startup India Innovation Week 2023 aims : To engage startup ecosystem stakeholders across the nation during 10th January-16th January 2023 and spur the spirit of entrepreneurship and innovation in India..

Source : PIB

Published On : January 10, 2023

5 .

Which University won 'Overall Championship' at youth festival held in Tirupati on 7th January 2023?

A)

University of Madras

B)

University of Calicut

C)

Mahatma Gandhi University

D)

University of Kerala

Correct Answer : University of Kerala

University of Kerala bagged the ‘Overall Championship’ at Padma Tarang, the 36th Inter University South Zone Youth Festival that concluded on a colourful note at Sri Padmavati Mahila Viswa Vidyalayam (SPMVV) in Tirupati on Saturday (7th January 2023). Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, came the runners-up.

Championships were awarded in each of the five categories :

Music : MGU Kottayam

Dance : Sri Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit

Fine arts : Yogi Vemana University

Theatre : University of Kerala

Literary events : University of Kerala

About the Sri Padmavati Mahila Viswa Vidyalayam (SPMVV) : The SPMVV is hosting the event for the third time in collaboration with the Association of Indian Universities (AIU). In all, there will be 27 competitive events during the five-day festival. Of the eighteen universities that deputed student contingents to the event, Kerala ranked first with seven varsities...

Source : The Hindu

Published On : January 10, 2023

6 .

Who launched Aspirational Block Programme Aimed at Spurring Development Parameters on 7th January 2023?

A)

Amit Shah

B)

Narendra Mod

C)

Droupadi Murmu

D)

Yogi Adityanath

Correct Answer : Narendra Mod

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday (7th January 2023) launched the government’s Aspirational Block Programme (ABP), which is aimed at improving performance of blocks lagging on various development parameters.

* The Aspirational Blocks Programme is on the lines of the Aspirational District Programme that was launched in 2018 and covers 112 districts across the country.

About Aspirational Block Programme (ABP) :

* The Centre had announced its intention to launch this initiative in the Union Budget 2022-23.

* The programme will cover 500 districts across 31 states and Union Territories initially.

* Over half of these blocks are in 6 states—Uttar Pradesh (68 blocks), Bihar (61), Madhya Pradesh (42), Jharkhand (34), Odisha (29) and West Bengal (29).

* However, states can add more blocks to the programme later.

Ranking of these Blocks :

* NITI Aayog in partnership with the states will release a quarterly ranking of these blocks based on their performance on development indicators covering sectors such as health, education and nutrition among others.

About Aspirational Districts Programme (ADP) :

* Launched in January 2018, the ‘Transformation of Aspirational Districts’ initiative aims to remove this heterogeneity through a mass movement to quickly and effectively transform these districts.

* The broad contours of the program are Convergence (of Central & State Schemes), Collaboration (of Central, State level ‘Prabhari’ Officers & District Collectors), and Competition among districts driven by a spirit of mass Movement.

* With States as the main drivers, this program will focus on the strength of each district, identify low-hanging fruits for immediate improvement, measure progress, and rank districts.

Features of the ADP :

* It has transformed into a Jan Andolan.

* The ADP is different in trying to monitor the improvement of these districts through real-time data tracking.

* The programme seeks to develop convergence between selected existing central and state government programmes.

* District performance in the public domain and experience building of the district bureaucracy is another notable feature.

* The programme is targeted, not towards any single group of beneficiaries, but rather towards the population of the district as a whole.

Selection of districts :

* A total of 117 Aspirational districts have been identified by NITI Aayog based upon composite indicators.

* The objective of the program is to monitor the real-time progress of aspirational districts based on 49 indicators (81 data points) from the 5 identified thematic areas..

Source : Indian Express

Published On : January 10, 2023

7 .

What's the name of the first Kashmiri Jhanpith awardee who died on 9th Jan 2023?

A)

Girish Karnad

B)

Ali Sardar Jafri

C)

Rehman Rahi

D)

Gopinath Mohanty

Correct Answer : Rehman Rahi

Professor "Rehman Rahi", renowned poet and Kashmir's first Jnanpith awardee took his last breath in the early hours on Monday (9th January 2023) at his residence in the Nowshera area of Kashmir. At the time of his death, the globally acclaimed poet was 98 years old.

Rahi wrote several beautiful poems and also translated the works of many renowned poets of other languages into Kashmiri.

In 2007, he received the highest literary award in the country, the Jnanpith award for his collection 'Siyah Rood Jaeren Manz' (In Black Drizzle).

Earlier, in the year 2000, the poet was also honored with the prestigious Padma Shri award.

Many noted personalities mourned the death of the poet with the Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir , Manoj Sinha terming it the “end of an era".

Rahi received Sahitya Akademi Award in 1961 for his collection of poems called 'Nawroz-i-Saba'. Dina Nath Naadim's influence was evident in his initial works and the poet also worked towards translating the works of Baba Farid into Kashmiri..

Source : Mint

Published On : January 10, 2023

8 .

First 'Global Partnership for Financial Inclusion' meeting of G20 begins in which city on 9th January 2023?

A)

Kolkata

B)

Mumbai

C)

Chennai

D)

Bangalore

Correct Answer : Kolkata

The first 'Global Partnership for Financial Inclusion' meeting of the G20 began in Kolkata on Monday (9th January 2023) in the auguste presence of guests and distinguished persons from around the Globe.

The meeting began with a round of discussions aimed at better opening of doors of digital transactions to marginal people for financial progress and productivity growth.

The Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee welcomed the guests and delegates and said that she is happy to host this G-20 meeting in the state.

Supporting the theme of this year's G-20 conference, 'Vasudhaiva Kutambakkam', the Chief Minister said she does not believe in political borders. Development of the world is not possible without the development of people as a whole. Her government is working with a human face for the development of people.

Special importance is being given to the development of women and also for the backward section of the society. She highlighted various steps taken by the government to increase e-governance and digital transactions. The Chief Minister also referred to the industrial potential of the state.

Two panel discussions were held as part of this discussion. 12 experts from International Financial Organisations participated in the discussion. Besides, an exhibition on innovative financial products has been put up as a part of the meet. A dinner party has been arranged for the guests and delegates on a cruise on the River Hooghly in the evening...

Source : AIR

Published On : January 10, 2023

9 .

In how many districts did Pradhan Mantri National Apprenticeship Mela, PMNAM is being conducted on 9th January 2023?

A)

234 Districts

B)

237 Districts

C)

242 Districts

D)

249 Districts

Correct Answer : 242 Districts

The Pradhan Mantri National Apprenticeship Mela (PMNAM) is being conducted in 242 districts of the country on Monday (9th January 2023).

The Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship in a statement said that several local businesses, companies, and organisations have been invited to be part of the mela and provide apprenticeship opportunities to India’s youth.

The candidates who are Class five to Class 12th pass outs and have skill training certificates, or ITI Diploma holders or graduates can apply in this apprenticeship mela.

Individuals can register for the mela on the website www.apprenticeshipindia.gov.in and find the nearest location of the mela.

The Ministry has advised the candidates to carry three copies of their resume, mark sheets and certificates, photo ID, and three passport-size photographs to the respective venues.

Apprenticeship Melas are hosted in the country on the 2nd Monday of every month, wherein selected individuals receive a monthly stipend in accordance with government criteria for gaining new skills.

The Government is striving to train one million youth per annum through apprenticeship training and to fulfill this mission, PMNAM is being used as a platform to increase the participation of establishments and students..

Source : AIR

Published On : January 10, 2023

10 .

Who sworn in as 1st female Sikh judge of USA on 6th January 2023?

A)

Sarwan Nehmat Singh

B)

Karnam Simrit Singh

C)

Khushpreet Singh

D)

Manpreet Monica Singh

Correct Answer : Manpreet Monica Singh

Indian-origin Manpreet Monica Singh has been sworn in as a Harris county judge, becoming the first female Sikh judge in the USA.

She was sworn in as a judge of the Harris County Civil Court at Law No. 4 in Texas on Friday (6th January 2023).

Ms Singh's father immigrated to the US in the early 1970s.

Ms Singh was born and raised in Houston and now lives in Bellaire with her husband and two children.

A trial lawyer for 20 years, she has been involved in numerous civil rights organizations at the local, state, and national levels.

"It means a lot to me because I represent H-town (a nickname of Houston) the most, so for it to be us, I'm happy for it," she said at the oath ceremony.

Indian-American Judge Ravi Sandill, the state's first South Asian judge, presided over the ceremony, which took place in a packed courtroom.

"It's a really big moment for the Sikh community," Mr Sandill said.

There are an estimated 500,000 Sikhs in the US, with 20,000 Sikhs living in the Houston area.

Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner said : "It was a proud day for the Sikh Community, but also a proud day for all people of Colour who see the Diversity of the City of Houston in the Diversity of the Court.".

Source : NDTV

Published On : January 9, 2023