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1 .

The first G-20 meeting will be held in ______ on 31st January 2023.

A)

Goa

B)

Kerala

C)

Lakshadweep

D)

Puducherry

Correct Answer : Puducherry

Puducherry Lieutenant governor Dr. Tamilisai Soundararajan said that the first G-20 meeting will be held in Puducherry on January 31, 2023.

* At a function held in beach road Gandhi Tidal, Lieutenant governor Dr. Tamilisai Soundararajan released the G 20 logo for the meeting.

* Speaking at the event Dr. Tamisai thanked Prime minister Narendra Modi for giving an opportunity to host the G 20 Meetings to all the states.

* She released stickers, posters, and badges and also inaugurated a Selfie booth in the presence of Chief Minister Rengasamy.

* While addressing the occasion chief minister Rengasamy said that representatives from various countries will be participating in the meeting and important decisions will be taken..

Source : AIR

Published On : January 6, 2023

2 .

Who inaugurated (5th Jan 2023) "National Genome Editing & Training Centre" at National Agri-food Biotechnology Institute (NABI) Mohali, Punjab?

A)

Rajnath Singh

B)

Ashwini Vaishnaw

C)

Jitendra Singh

D)

Dharmendra Pradhan

Correct Answer : Jitendra Singh

Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh on Thursday (5th Jan 2023) inaugurated “National Genome Editing and Training Centre (NGETC)” at National Agri-food Biotechnology Institute (NABI) Mohali in Punjab.

* He also inaugurated a 4-day International Conference on Food and Nutritional Security 2023.

* Genome editing is a crucial tool to cause site-specific gene mutation changes so that important crop traits can be developed.

* These mutations have the potential to mimic nature-like mutations and could be target specific in the genome.

* NGETC will cater to the regional needs to adapt different genome editing methods.

* Dr Singh said that Agri-tech StartUp has an exclusive potential in India. He said, “the StartUp movement has picked up momentum in India and led to creation of over 80,000 StartUps whose number was only about 350 before 2014.”

* The Minister said, “this quantum jump in the number of StartUps must equally and proportionally reflect in Agri and Bio-tech as well because this area is yet to be fully explored and taken advantage of by Indian entrepreneurs and youth.”

* The 4-day conference will brainstorm how genome editing could enhance the country’s food and nutritional security under the changing climate in the country.

* The conference will work as a stage for fostering new research collaborations between laboratories in different countries.

* Advanced biotechnology tools such as genome editing using CRISPR-Cas9 has potential to achieve these goals in a sustainable manner.

* NABI, under the Department of Biotechnology, is a national institute with a mandate focusing on research activities at the interface of Agriculture, Food and nutritional biotechnology. NABI can expand the genome editing of crops, including Banana, Rice, Wheat, Tomato, Maize and Millets..

Source : The Indian Wire

Published On : January 6, 2023

3 .

Who Inaugurated Octave festival 2023 at Thanjavur on 3rd Jan 2023?

A)

M. K. Stalin

B)

R N Ravi

C)

M. K. Alagiri

D)

Tamilisai Soundararajan

Correct Answer : R N Ravi

Octave 2023 is a festival being held under the aegis of the South Zone Culture Centre, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu to showcase the indigenous art and culture of Northeast India.

* Octave 2023 was inaugurated by Tamil Nadu Governor R N Ravi on 3rd Jan 2023.

* The Governor of Tamil Nadu said that the perspective of the nation towards the Northeast has changed with the passage of time and the state have involved in the growth stories of India. The Northeast is moving towards development and advancement and is bubbling with capacities and aspirations.

* Inaugurated by Tamil Nadu Governor R N Ravi under the sponsorship of the South Zone Culture Centre (SZCC)

* Participating states : Assam, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, Tripura, Manipur, and Arunachal Pradesh

* Eminent personalities in attendance : Principal Secretary of Tourism and Culture B Chandra Mohan, Principal Secretary to Governor Anandrao V Patil, Director of SZCC K K Gopalkrishnan, Chairman of Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan N Ravi, Director of BVB K N Ramaswamy

* Governor's remarks : people of Northeast are talented, innocent, emotional, energetic, enthusiastic; Northeast culture, art, and spirituality have contributed to nation's development; encouraged festival participants to visit Tamil Nadu and Chennai (spiritual and artistic capital)

* Festival dates : January 3-6, 2023

* Cultural programme will be staged on all days from 6.30 pm to 9.30 pm. Craft fair and food festival will be held from 5 pm to 9.30 pm..

Source : ABP Live

Published On : January 6, 2023

4 .

India will deploy a platoon of women peacekeepers to UN Mission in which country?

A)

Somalia

B)

Sudan

C)

Kenya

D)

Ethiopia

Correct Answer : Sudan

India deploys a women-only platoon of peacekeepers to the UN Mission in Abyei on the border of Sudan and South Sudan as part of the Indian Battalion in the United Nations Interim Security Force, Abyei (UNISFA).

The Indian contingent, which consists of two officers and 25 other ranks, will work as a platoon in an engagement and specialise in community outreach in addition to carrying out numerous security-related duties.

India is among the largest troop-contributing countries to UN peacekeeping. This time India is deploying the largest single unit of female Blue Helmets in a UN mission since 2007.

The action indicates India’s intention to substantially increase the proportion of women in peacekeeping contingents..

Source : New On Air

Published On : January 6, 2023

5 .

With whom has the International Hockey Federation tied up as a Global World Cup partner?

A)

JSW Group

B)

GMR Group

C)

Essar Group

D)

Aditya Birla Group

Correct Answer : JSW Group

The International Hockey Federation (FIH) has signed a partnership with the JSW Group for the upcoming FIH Odisha Hockey Men’s World Cup 2023 Bhubaneswar-Rourkela, which will kick-off later this month.

The group supports and promotes Olympics in India and has created an Olympic Training Institute in the Inspire Institute of Sport as well as has Olympic training centres across the country.

Parth Jindal, founder of the conglomerate, said, “Hockey is a sport that is in the heart of every Indian and to see it happening in the very state that has revived the game in our country, Odisha, makes it all the more special. To have the opportunity to be associated with the Hockey World Cup in India is a matter of great pride for us. I am certain the tournament will set the benchmark for future Hockey world cups and will be truly world class".

FIH’S CEO Thierry Weil said, “We’re thrilled to welcome them as a global partner for the upcoming FIH Hockey Men’s World Cup, which promises to have a resounding success both in India, a country passionate about the sport, and across the world. On behalf of FIH, I’d like to extend our sincerest thanks to JSW. We look forward to a great collaboration!"

The 15th edition of FIH’s flagship event for men will be played from 13 January to 29 January 2023 in Odisha, India.

The year 2021 saw a comeback for sports sponsorships and media deals, as compared to 2020, following a lull after the pandemic.

The year helped India achieve a billion-dollar scale with a 62% growth over 2020, found a report by GroupM ESP, the entertainment, esports and sports division of GroupM India.

The company said in its sports sponsorship report for India 2021, that the country’s performance at the Tokyo Olympics has been a morale booster for budding sports talent in the country and 2022 will bring new opportunities in multi-sport events..

Source : Mint

Published On : January 6, 2023

6 .

Who inaugurated the Palm leaf Manuscript Museum with modern audio-visual technology at the renovated Central Archives, Fort area in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala?

A)

Narendra Modi

B)

M. V. Govindan

C)

Kodiyeri Balakrishnan

D)

Pinarayi Vijayan

Correct Answer : Pinarayi Vijayan

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has inaugurated the Palm leaf Manuscript Museum with modern audio-visual technology at the renovated Central Archives, Fort area in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala on on Thursday (5th Jan 2023).

Set up by the Archives Department, the â‚¹3-crore museum has eight theme-based galleries where select manuscripts from one of the biggest palm-leaf collections in the country will be displayed.

As many as 187 old and rare manuscripts stored at Central Archives and the department’s regional offices in Ernakulam and Kozhikode will be housed in the 6,000-sq ft museum, arranged by the State government’s nodal agency for museums Keralam–Museum of History and Heritage, in the over 300-year-old heritage structure in the heart of the city.

The manuscripts in ancient scripts such as Vattezhuthu, Kolezhuthu, Malayanma, and ancient Tamil and Malayalam take visitors through the social, political, cultural, and economic history of Kerala..

Source : The Hindu

Published On : January 6, 2023

7 .

Who has been elected (5th January 2023) as the 16th Speaker of the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly?

A)

Kuldeep Singh Pathania

B)

Pasang Dorjee Sona

C)

Girish Gautam

D)

Ritu Khanduri Bhushan

Correct Answer : Kuldeep Singh Pathania

Senior Congress leader Kuldeep Singh Pathania, a five-time MLA, has been unanimously elected as the 16th Speaker of the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly, January 5, 2023.

On the second day of the winter session of the 14th Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh in Dharamshala, three proposals were made to make Kuldeep Singh Pathania the Speaker of the Assembly. During this, Protem Speaker Chandra Kumar conducted the proceedings of the House.

Chief Minister Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu proposed the name of Kuldeep Singh Pathania whose approval was done by Leader of Opposition Jairam Thakur on behalf of the BJP Legislature Party.

Kuldeep Pathania was elected as MLA for the first time on the Congress ticket in 1985, then became the youngest legislator of the sixth Assembly. He registered to win as an Independent in 1993 and 2003 and on the Congress ticket in 2007 and 2022..

Source : AIR

Published On : January 6, 2023

8 .

Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw launch high-speed 5G telecom services in which state on 5th Jan 2023?

A)

Bihar

B)

Andhra Pradesh

C)

Odisha

D)

Madhya Pradesh

Correct Answer : Odisha

Union Communications, IT, and Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has launched high-speed fifth-generation (5G) telecom services in Odisha.

After launching the service the Minister said by August 2024, the entire Odisha will be covered with telecom towers, and fibre will reach every village.

Mr. Vaishnaw further said with the support from the government, it would emerge as a strong entity. He said Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government has earmarked 5,600 crore rupees to deploy 5,000 towers across 7,000 villages across Odisha.

Dharmendra Pradhan, Minister of Education and Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, said that 5G technology will prove to be a game changer in the education sector.

Mr. Pradhan further said that 5G backed by low-latency communication would facilitate multiple use cases such as in healthcare that includes remote surgery and telemedicine applications.

Incumbent telecom carriers - Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel have also showcased 5G-driven use cases at Bhubaneswar’s Shiksha O Anusandhan (SOA) University..

Source : AIR

Published On : January 6, 2023

9 .

Which company Signed MoU with IIT (Indian School of Mines) for Technical Support?

A)

MSTC Limited

B)

Hindustan Copper Ltd.

C)

Hindalco Industries

D)

Uranium Corporation of India

Correct Answer : Hindustan Copper Ltd.

Hindustan Copper Limited (HCL) and the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) (Indian School of Mines), Dhanbad, on Wednesday (4th Jan 2023) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for technical collaboration to increase the state-owned firm’s copper ore production.

This is the first technical collaboration between the two organisations. HCL is the only copper miner in India and owns all operating mining leases for copper ore in the country.

At present, majority of ore production comes through from underground, with an estimated 4 million tonne produced annually.

However, due to complex geological characteristics of the ore body and increased depth of mining, various geo-technical and ground water related issues along with technical/ operational problems are being faced during the process of production along with maintaining safety standards and dealing the emerging sustainability issues.

HCL plans to increase its ore production capacity threefold in the coming years wherein development activities in projects are either on-going in nature or already planned in most of its mines.

At present, the mined out ore is processed at the company’s ore beneficiation plants and metals in concentrate is sold in domestic and international markets.

IIT-ISM, Dhanbad, being an institute of national repute, particularly in the fields of mining of minerals and its beneficiation and Earth Sciences, will play a key role in solving the emerging geological, technical, environmental, sustainable and ore beneficiation issues for achieving the envisaged expansion programme of HCL.

The MoU will allow HCL to receive technical assistance, guidance and consultancy work from IIT-ISM for enhancing copper ore production through modifying mining methods with application of state-of-the-art technologies, improvement of productivity and safety in mines, environmental clearance issues, various hydrological & hydro-geological studies and in areas of unconventional exploration methods like Geophysical exploration, Remote Sensing etc. for depth exploration of copper ore..

Source : Mint

Published On : January 6, 2023

10 .

The Government has approved the investment for the 382 MW Sunni Dam Hydro Electric Project in which state?

A)

Uttarakhand

B)

Himachal Pradesh

C)

Uttar Pradesh

D)

Arunachal Pradesh

Correct Answer : Himachal Pradesh

The Government has approved the investment for the 382 Mega Watt Sunni Dam Hydro Electric Project in Himachal Pradesh (HP), with an estimated cost of over 2,614 crore rupees.

Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Singh Thakur said, the project will be built on the Sutlej river, which will have a capacity of 382 megawatts.

He said, it will be constructed by Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam limited in over 5 years. The Minister said, the project will generate direct and indirect employment for about 4,000 persons..

Source : AIR

Published On : January 5, 2023