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1 .

Which state Higher Education Minister 'R Bindu' announced that girls students above the age of 18 years will get maternity leave of 60 days?

A)

Karnataka

B)

Kerala

C)

Telangana

D)

Andhra Pradesh

Correct Answer : Kerala

Higher Education Minister in Kerala R Bindu on Thursday (19th Jan 2023) announced that girl students above the age of 18 years would get maternity leave of 60 days.

"Girl students above 18 years of age can get a maximum of 60 days of maternity leave. The required attendance percentage for female students will be 73 per cent, including the menstrual leave, as against 75 per cent earlier.

The order has been issued in this regard," Higher Education Minister R Bindu said.

Earlier on Tuesday (17th Jan 2023), Bindu said that the government is considering granting menstrual leaves in all the state varsities as recently announced by the Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT).

The CUSAT on Saturday (January 14, 2023) announced to grant the of menstrual leaves to its female students.

"Considering the mental and physical difficulties faced by female students during menstruation, the Kerala government is planning to extend this to all universities under the State Higher Education Department"...

Source : India Times

Published On : January 20, 2023

2 .

Who has emerged as the youngest and the first queer woman of colour to take oath as the Oakland City Council member in the U.S. state of California?

A)

Arundhati Ghose

B)

Sudhi Choudhary

C)

Nidhi Choudhary

D)

Janani Ramachandran

Correct Answer : Janani Ramachandran

Janani Ramachandran, a 30-year-old Indian-American attorney, has emerged as the youngest and the first queer woman of colour to take oath as the Oakland City Council member in the US state of California.

Ramachandran took the ceremonial oath wearing a saree as the Oakland City Council member for District 4 in an inauguration ceremony held on January 10, 2023.

Ramachandran currently serves on the California Commission on Asian and Pacific Islander American Affairs and has previously served as a Commissioner at the City of Oakland Public Ethics Commission.

The Stanford University and University of California, Berkeley pass-out has worked in several legal non-profits.

As a first-time candidate in her 2021 run for State Assembly, she shocked political experts by advancing to the special election runoff, coming out on top amongst a field of previously elected officials...

Source : The Print

Published On : January 20, 2023

3 .

Which country President Nguyen Xuan Phuc announces resignation following corruption scandals?

A)

Vietnam

B)

Cambodia

C)

Indonesia

D)

Thailand

Correct Answer : Vietnam

In Vietnam, President Nguyen Xuan Phuc has announced his resignation amid the ongoing anti-corruption drive.

The anti-corruption drive has led to several ministers being fired in Vietnam. Earlier, two deputy prime ministers who served under President Phuc had quit.

Phuc, a former prime minister, held the post of president since 2021. The 69-year-old had served as prime minister of Vietnam from 2016 until April 2021, when he was elected president.

The president's resignation requires approval from the National Assembly, which will hold an extraordinary vote today, but it is expected to be a mere formality.

The Communist Party praised Phuc's leadership in a statement maintained that he was politically responsible for violations and the wrongdoing of numerous officials under him. The two former deputy prime ministers, two ministers and other officials are facing criminal charges in the country.

According to reports, the party's hard-line General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong appears to be consolidating his authority by ousting senior officials seen as more pro-Western and pro-business. Trong was given an unprecedented third term last year...

Source : AIR

Published On : January 20, 2023

4 .

David Crosby, the father of American folk-rock, when did passed away?

A)

18th January 2023

B)

17th January 2023

C)

16th January 2023

D)

15th January 2023

Correct Answer : 18th January 2023

David Crosby, the father of American folk-rock, has passed away (18th January 2023) at the age of 81.

He was influential musical pioneer of the 1960s and 1970s who created a distinctly American brand of folk-rock with the Byrds and later with Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young.

He was born David Van Cortlandt Crosby on August 14, 1941, in Los Angeles. His father was Oscar-winning cinematographer Floyd Crosby of “High Noon” fame. The family, including his mother, Aliph, and brother, Floyd Jr., later moved to Santa Barbara.

Born : 14 August 1941, Los Angeles, California, United States

Died : 18 January 2023

Published On : January 20, 2023

5 .

Padma Shri Awardee Prabhaben Sobhagchand Shah passed away on ________ at the age of 92.

A)

16th January 2023

B)

17th January 2023

C)

18th January 2023

D)

19th January 2023

Correct Answer : 18th January 2023

Social worker and Padma Shri awardee Prabhaben Shah of Union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman, and Diu passed away at the government hospital at Daman, on Wednesday (18th January 2023). She was 92.

She has organized canteens for the poor and coordinated the All India Women Council’s “Vatta Banks” to assist Gujarat flood victims.

In 2022, Prabhaben Sobhagchand Shah received the Padma Shri which is India’s 4th highest civilian award for social work in Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu.

Prabhaben Sobhagchand Shah was born on 20th February 1930 in Bardoli, Surat district, and settled in Daman in 1963.

She decided to be a social worker at the age of 12 and she established Gujarat medium school Bal Mandir. In 1963, she established the women’s association named Mahila Mandal and began to take part in various activities related to women and children who are deprived of education.

Prabhaben Sobhagchand Shah and her team of Mahila Mandal have created a credit organization to offer loans to women who wished to start a small business like papad manufacturing, tailoring, or running grocery stores. She was also elected to the defense committee in 1965 and 1971 during the Indo-China war and Bangladesh Partition.

She served on the Board of Directors of the Gujarat State Social Welfare Advisory Board in Ahmedabad from 1992 to 1994. In 1998, she served as a Dowry Prohibition officer and was later nominated to the District Legal Advisory Committee of the Daman and Diu in 2001..

Source : Indian Express

Published On : January 20, 2023

6 .

Narendra Modi on inaugurated and laid the foundation stones of development projects worth more than Rs 38,000 crore in which city on 19th January 2023?

A)

Lucknow

B)

Mumbai

C)

Ahmedabad

D)

Bengaluru

Correct Answer : Mumbai

Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday (19th January 2023) inaugurated and laid foundation stones of various development projects in Mumbai.

* These projects, which are worth more than Rs. 38,000 crore, belong to different sectors and aim to develop infrastructure, ease urban travel, and strengthen healthcare in the state.

* This was PM Modi’s first visit to Mumbai after Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde took office at June-end last year after replacing the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government.

* At a ceremony that was held at the MMRDA ground in BKC, PM Modi inaugurated and laid the foundation stones of a string of projects worth more than Rs 38,000 crore.

* These projects are aimed at developing infrastructure, easing urban travel, and strengthening healthcare in Mumbai.

* He laid the foundation stones for seven sewage treatment plants, a road concretization project, and the redevelopment of the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus.

* The PM inaugurated Mumbai Metro Rail Lines 2A and 7 built at a cost of around Rs 12,600 crore. They comprise a 35km-long elevated corridor stretching from Andheri to Dahisar in suburban Mumbai.

* PM Modi also inaugurated 20 ‘Aapla Davakhana’ (health clinics) named after Shiv Sena founder Bal Thackeray.

* In 2015, the 18.6 km-long Mumbai Metro Rail line 2A connects suburban Dahisar (East) with the 16.5 km-long DN Nagar (yellow line) while the metro line 7 joints Andheri (East) with Dahisar (East). The foundation stones of the lines were laid by PM Modi.

* The prime minister also launched Mumbai 1 mobile app and National Common Mobility Card (NCMC)....

Source : Outlook India

Published On : January 20, 2023

7 .

Who has been selected for appointment as Director in the National Health Authority on 19th Jan 2023?

A)

Ajai Aggarwal

B)

Sh. Rajat Agarwal

C)

Preeti Singh

D)

Praveen Sharma

Correct Answer : Praveen Sharma

The Union government on Thursday (19th Jan 2023) cleared the appointment of Praveen Sharma, a 2005 batch officer from Indian Defence Service of Engineers (IDSE) as director, Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission. The appointment of Sharma was cleared after the ministry of defence recommended the name of Sharma for central deputation.

According to the Department of Personnel & Training (DoPT) notification, the Union government has cleared the appointment of Sharma 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,” the government order said..

Source : Economic Times

Published On : January 20, 2023

8 .

A rare orange-colored bat was spotted in which National Park in Chhattisgarh on 16th Jan 2023?

A)

Indravati National Park

B)

Kanger Valley National Park

C)

Gugamal National Park

D)

Mouling National Park

Correct Answer : Kanger Valley National Park

A rare orange-coloured bat, also known as ‘painted bat’ and characterised by bright orange and black wings, was on Monday (16th Jan 2023) spotted at a banana plantation in Parali Bodal village of Chhattisgarh’s "Kanger Valley National Park" in Bastar, officials said on Wednesday (18th Jan 2023).

The locals informed that the animal came to their farms in the morning. There were three bats and it was a very rare sight. They have clicked photos and sent them to the forest officials.

* Kanger Nation Park director Dhammshil Ganvir said the locals spotted the bat species very recently.

* The scientific name of the bat is ‘Kerivoula Picta’.

* The orange-colored bat is generally found in Bangladesh, Brunei, Burma, Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Vietnam.

* In India, the orange-colored bat was spotted in the Western Ghats, Kerala, Maharashtra, and Odisha, and now in Chhattisgarh.

* The orange-colored bat, scientifically known as ‘Kerivoula Picta’, has black wings, orange wings, and fingers.

* These are often found in unusual roosting sites such as suspended nests of weaver finches and sunbirds, banana leaves.

* These bats have been known to roost in Paris. It is an aerial hawker, catching insects and mid-flight birds.

What About Kanger Valley National Park : The Kanger Valley National Park is derived from the Kanger River. The Kanger Valley National Park is spread over 200 square kilometers. The park was established as a national park in 1982. Apart from flora and fauna, the National Park is home to three caves for their geological structures: Kutumbasar, Kailash, Dandak-Stellagmites, and Stalactites. The Kanger Valley National Park is also known for the presence of underground limestone caves with dripstone and floating. The Stalagmites and Stalactite formation is still increasing....

Source : Hindustan Times

Published On : January 20, 2023

9 .

Who becomes Maryland's first Indian-American Lieutenant Governor?

A)

Shri Thanedar

B)

Pramila Jayapal

C)

Aruna Miller

D)

Shashi Thanedar

Correct Answer : Aruna Miller

Hyderabad-born Aruna Miller has scripted history by becoming the first Indian-American politician to be sworn in as the Lieutenant Governor in the state of Maryland, adjoining the US capital.

Aruna, 58, a former delegate to the Maryland House, made history on Wednesday (18th January 2023) when the Democrat became the 10th Lieutenant Governor of the state.

The Lieutenant Governor is the state’s highest official following the Governor and assumes the role when the Governor is out of state or incapacitated.

Moore became Maryland’s 63rd governor, the state’s first and the country’s only current Black chief executive. The newly sworn-in Lt Governor took her oath on the Bhagwat Gita.

Miller’s swearing-in will break a barrier that no other immigrant or woman of colour has breached before her. She was part of a historic Democratic ticket that sailed to victory in November and also gives Maryland its first Black governor, its first Black attorney general and its first female comptroller.

Aruna’s Family : Aruna’s father, who migrated after the passage of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965 removed racial and national-origin quotas to allow a new generation of immigrants to enter the United States. She graduated from the Missouri University of Science and Technology with a degree in civil engineering in 1989, and worked for 25 years at the local Department of Transportation in Montgomery County. Miller has served two terms in the Maryland House of Delegates from 2010 to 2018...

Source : Hindustan Times

Published On : January 20, 2023

10 .

How many crores will Bharti Airtel invest to set up a hyperscale data center in Hyderabad?

A)

Rs 2,000 Crore

B)

Rs 3,200 Crore

C)

Rs 4,500 Crore

D)

Rs 5,000 Crore

Correct Answer : Rs 2,000 Crore

Telecom giant Bharti Airtel Group in association with the government of Telangana Wednesday (18th January 2023) announced an investment to the tune of Rs 2,000 crore to set up a large hyperscale data center in Hyderabad, IT and Industries minister KT Rama Rao said.

Through its Data Center arm — Nxtra Data Centers — the group will invest an amount of Rs 2000 crore as capital investment for the infrastructure which will further attract investments from their customers.

The facility will be a hyperscale data center with a capacity of 60 megawatts (MW) of IT load for the first phase. It will incorporate the latest technologies in cooling and security. The project is estimated to be established in the next 5-7 years..

Source : Indian Express

Published On : January 19, 2023