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1 .

Who has been appointed as the new chairman and CEO of the railway board from January 1, 2023?

A)

Pankaj Singh

B)

Anil Kumar Lahoti

C)

V.K. Tripathi

D)

Ashwani Sharan

Correct Answer : Anil Kumar Lahoti

Anil Kumar Lahoti has been named as the Railway Board's Chief Executive Officer and Chairman. The former General Manager of Central Railway was appointed as a Member (Infrastructure) of the board a week ago and will succeed Vinay Kumar Tripathi as Chairman on January 1, 2023.

Lahoti was named general manager of Central Railway in July 2021, having previously held various critical posts in both zonal railways and the Delhi Railway Board.

Published On : December 27, 2022

2 .

In which state "Khelo India Youth Games 2022" will be held?

A)

Goa

B)

Gujarat

C)

Haryana

D)

Madhya Pradesh

Correct Answer : Madhya Pradesh

The Fifth Khelo India Youth Games -2022 will be held in Madhya Pradesh. The games will be held from 31st January to 11th February 2023.

This was announced by Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Anurag Singh Thakur at an event in New Delhi in presence of Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan.

Talking to reporters after the event, Mr Thakur said, the Khelo India Youth Games will be held at eight locations. He said, more than 8 thousand 500 athletes and sportspersons are expected to participate in the sporting event.

Mr Thakur said, Khelo India Youth Games was stared in 2016 and provided a very effective platform to the youth of the country to showcase their performance and talents in sports.

Mr Thakur said that Madhya Pradesh is now showing its excellence in every sector and State Chief Minister has improved the infrastructure of sports and built up a big infrastructure of shooting and water sports.

Speaking to reporters Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Minister Anurag Singh Thakur for providing the opportunity to organise the Khelo India Youth Games in his State.

Mr Chouhan assured that the State government will leave no stone unturned in organising the event in most spectacular way. He said, the games will be held at different places of the State including at Bhopal, Indore, Gwalior, Ujjain and Jabalpur.

On the occasion, Madhya Pradesh Minister of Sports and Youth Welfare Yashodhara Raje Scindia and Union Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports Nisith Pramanik were also present.

The upcoming edition of the Khelo India Youth Games will feature a total of 27 disciplines. Water sports being included for the first time in the history of the games..

Source : AIR

Published On : December 27, 2022

3 .

Who was appointed as the Chairman of the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) on 26th Dec 2022?

A)

Ashok Nair

B)

Chandu Kumar

C)

Santosh Kumar Yadav

D)

Harshdeep Singh

Correct Answer : Santosh Kumar Yadav

The government on Monday(26th Dec 2022) appointed senior bureaucrat Santosh Kumar Yadav as the Chairman of the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI).

In an order, the Department of personnel & Training (DoPT) said, “Yadav, a 1995-batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer, has been appointed as NHAI Chairman.”

Yadav is currently holding the post of Additional Secretary in the Department of School Education and Literacy, Ministry of Education.

In the same order, the DoPT said, “Subhasish Panda, a 1997-batch IAS officer of the Himachal Pradesh cadre, has been appointed as Vice-Chairman of the Delhi Development Authority (DDA).”

Ganji Kamala V Rao has been named as Chief Executive Officer, Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

Rao, a 1990-batch IAS officer of the Kerala cadre, is currently holding the post of the Managing Director of the India Tourism Development Corporation Ltd.

Hitesh Kumar S Makwana has been named as Additional Secretary in the Union Ministry of Home Affairs.

Rajneesh, a 1997-batch IAS officer of the Himachal Pradesh cadre, will be Additional Secretary and Development Commissioner of the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, the order said..

Source : Tribune India

Published On : December 27, 2022

4 .

Who has signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Tecnimont Private Limited?

A)

NHPC

B)

GAIL

C)

NTPC

D)

Coal India

Correct Answer : NTPC

NTPC, India's largest power generation company, has signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Tecnimont Private Limited, Indian Subsidiary of Maire Tecnimont Group, Italy.

The objective of the MOU is to jointly evaluate and explore the possibility to develop commercial scale Green Methanol Production facility at NTPC project in India.

The Green Methanol Project involves capturing carbon from NTPC power plants and converting it into a green fuel. Green Methanol has a wide range of applications, including serving as a base material for the chemical industry, storing renewable electricity, and even as a transportation fuel. It is also considered as a substitute fuel for maritime fuel applications.

C.K Mondal, Director (Commercial), NTPC commented that this project along with NTPCs under execution Pilot scale Green Methanol project aligns with NTPC's commitment to sustainability and renewable energy, and will significantly contribute to India's energy transition..

Source : PIB

Published On : December 27, 2022

5 .

Food Safety and Standard Authority of India (FSSAI) has given Bulandshahr Jail a five-star rating and an 'Eat Right Campus' tag in which state?

A)

Gujarat

B)

Bihar

C)

Madhya Pradesh

D)

Uttar Pradesh

Correct Answer : Uttar Pradesh

The Bulandshahr prison of Uttar Pradesh was awarded a five-star rating and the tag 'Eat Right Campus' by the Food Safety and Standard Authority of India (FSSAI), informed a press release.

The FSSAI team inspected the kitchen's food quality, storage and hygiene on stringent measures, based on which the Bulandshahr prison was given a five-star rating, the 'Eat Right Campus' tag in addition to the remark of 'Excellent' by the FSSAI.

As per the release, the jail officers and the prisoners worked extensively for beautification, cleanliness and food safety. The staff also used clean aprons, full-sleeve gloves and caps for preparing food.

Bulandshahr Jail is the second prison after Farrukhabad jail to get this tag from Uttar Pradesh.

The Director General of the prison, Anand Kumar, directed the staff to continuously work towards maintaining the hygiene, quality and cleanliness while preparing food..

Source : Business Standard

Published On : December 27, 2022

6 .

Who won the DSCI AISS Award for 'Best Security Practices in Government Sector'?

A)

UIDAI

B)

ISRO

C)

IRCTC

D)

NASSCOM

Correct Answer : UIDAI

The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has won a top data security award for government sector best practices.

The Data Security Council of India (DSCI) is a non-profit industry organization in India that was established by NASSCOM.

The DSCI recognized UIDAI for its critical contribution to protecting the 'Aadhaar' infrastructure, which offers inhabitants with digital identity-based welfare services.

Published On : December 26, 2022

7 .

Who has introduced various initiatives, including a right to repair portal and an NTH mobile app and opened new premises of the National Consumer Helpline centre?

A)

Smriti Irani

B)

Piyush Goyal

C)

Ashwini Vaishnaw

D)

Rajnath Singh

Correct Answer : Piyush Goyal

Food and Consumer Affairs Minister Piyush Goyal has recently launched a host of new initiatives, including the right to repair portal and an NTH mobile app and opened new premises of National Consumer Helpline centre in Delhi.

The Consumer Affairs Department and IIT (BHU), Varanasi has signed a memorandum of understanding and launched a capacity building programme of consumer commissions.

On the occasion of the National Consumer Day, the Minister of State for Food and Consumer Affairs Sadhvi Niranjan Jyothi; Consumer Affairs Secretary Rohit Kumar Singh; National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) President R K Agrawal were also present at the event along with Food and Consumer Affairs Minister Piyush Goyal.

On the 'right to repair' portal, manufacturers will share the manual of product details with customers so that they can either repair by self, by third parties, rather than depend on original manufacturers. Initially, mobile phones, electronic, consumer durables, automobile and farming equipment will be covered..

Source : Mint

Published On : December 26, 2022

8 .

The International Space Registry has named one star after whose name?

A)

Mahatma Gandhi

B)

Atal Bihari Vajpayi

C)

Sushma Swaraj

D)

Manohar Parrikar

Correct Answer : Atal Bihari Vajpayi

The Aurangabad unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) reportedly named a star after former Prime Minister "Atal Bihari Vajpayee" to mark his birth anniversary.

* Aurangabad BJP president Shirish Boralkar told ANI that the unit had named a star after the ‘Bharat Ratna’ recipient whose birth anniversary falls on December 25. As proof of the new name of the star, Boralkar posted a certificate from the International Space Registry.

* “The star with the coordinates 14 05 25.3 -60 28 51.9 has been registered in the International Space Registry on December 25, 2022. The star gets the name Atal Bihari Vajpayee ji. Registration Number - CX16408US.”

* The news agency said that the star is located 392.01 light years away from the Earth and is the closest star to the Sun..

Source : CNBC

Published On : December 26, 2022

9 .

Who has inaugurated the Sports Science Centre in Udupi, Karnataka on 24th Dec 2022?

A)

Jai Ram Thakur

B)

Jyotiraditya Scindia

C)

Anurag Singh Thakur

D)

Nirmala Sitharaman

Correct Answer : Anurag Singh Thakur

Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports, Anurag Singh Thakur inaugurated the Sports Science Centre in Udupi 24th Dec 2022.

* Speaking on the occasion, he said that the government is making efforts to transform India into a sporting soft power.

* It has increased the sports budget from 854 crores before 2014 to 3,100 crore rupees this year and spent 2700 crore rupees to enhance sporting infrastructure as against 630 crore rupees earlier.

* For Khelo India Games, the government is spending 3,136 crore rupees for a period of five years. These initiatives are yielding fruits as India went on to win seven medals in the Olympics, 19 in the Paralympics and the highest of 61 medals in the Commonwealth Games and India also won the Thomas cup.

* He said that the encouragement to sports in the country has provided confidence today that Indian sportspersons not just compete but compete to win medals..

Source : AIR

Published On : December 26, 2022

10 .

Which organization has recently received the Type Certification and RTPO Approvals from DGCA?

A)

Garuda Aerospace

B)

Air Pics

C)

Skylark drone

D)

Amarillo India

Correct Answer : Garuda Aerospace

Drone manufacturer Garuda Aerospace has received the Type Certification and RPTO (Remote Pilot Training Organisation) approvals from the Director General of Civil Aviation for the indigenously designed kisan drones, the company said on Sunday(25th Dec 2022).

DGCA Type certification is provided on the basis of the quality check and is issued after a rigorous testing process of the unmanned aerial vehicles.

The kisan drones are developed for agricultural purposes and with the Type Certification received for the GA-AG model, Garuda Kisan drones were eligible for Rs 10 lakh unsecured loans from the agri-infrastructure fund offered by the Centre, the company said in a statement.

According to DGCA, a remote pilot training organisation is an organisation authorised by the DGCA to impart remote pilot training to any individual seeking for a remote pilot certificate under Rule 34 of Drone Rules 2021.

"The elusive double certification by DGCA for Type and RPTO certification is a testament to our indigenous Made in India drone manufacturing capacities.We are powered and blessed with strong demands of manufacturing 5,000 drones in the next five months," Garuda Aerospace founder Agnishwar Jayaprakash said..

Source : Business Standard

Published On : December 26, 2022