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1 .

When will Bharat Drone Mahotsav 2022 be inaugurated?

A)

May 27th

B)

May 28th

C)

May 29th

D)

May 30th

Correct Answer : May 27th

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate India's biggest Drone Festival-Bharat Drone Mahotsav 2022 at 10 AM on 27th May 2022 at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi.

The Prime Minister will interact with Kisan drone pilots. He will witness open-air drone demonstrations and interact with startups in the drone exhibition centre.

During this two-day Bharat Drone Mahotsav, over 1600 delegates will participate.

Several industry leaders, government officials, foreign diplomats, representatives from Public Sector Units, private companies and drone startups will participate in the Mahotsav and deliberate upon India’s Civil Aviation sector.

More than 70 exhibitors will display drones at the exhibition. Mahotsav will also witness virtual awards presentation ceremony of drone pilot certificates, product launches, flying demonstrations, display of a Made in India Drone Taxi prototype among others..

Source : News On Air

Published On : May 26, 2022

2 .

Who has signed an MoU with Rashtriya Raksha University (RRU) to develop first-of-its-kind simulation-based training center 'Wargame Research and Development Centre' in New Delhi?

A)

Indian Air Force

B)

Indian Navy

C)

Border Security Force

D)

Army Training Command

Correct Answer : Army Training Command

* The Army Training Command has signed an MoU with Rashtriya Raksha University (RRU) to develop first-of-its-kind simulation-based training centre ‘Wargame Research and Development Centre’ in New Delhi.

* A prototype name ‘WARDEC’ has been gove to this project and use artificial intelligence (AI) to design virtual reality wargames.

* The centre will be used by the Army to train its soldiers and test their strategies through “metaverse-enabled gameplay”.

Source : Indian Express

Published On : May 26, 2022

3 .

Which government has decided to adopt the Electric Vehicle Policy 2022 to promote electric vehicles?

A)

Mizoram

B)

Tripura

C)

Assam

D)

West Bengal

Correct Answer : Tripura

* Tripura government has decided to adopt the Electric Vehicle Policy 2022 to promote electric vehicles.

* Aim : To convert 10% of state’s vehicles to electric mode in 5 years.

* Electric vehicles would reduce air pollution and would be helpful in promoting eco-friendly tourism.

* If it is implemented, then Tripura would become the 15th state and third in the Northeast region after Assam and Meghalaya to adopt the electric vehicle policy.

Source : Indian Express

Published On : May 26, 2022

4 .

Inter-State Council reconstituted under the chairmanship of___________.

A)

Devendra Fadnavis

B)

Narendra Modi

C)

Yogi Adityanath

D)

Ram Nath Kovind

Correct Answer : Narendra Modi

* The Inter-State Council has been reconstituted under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, which works to promote and support cooperative federalism in the country.

* The council comprises chief ministers of all states and six Union ministers as members.

* It will also have 10 Union ministers as permanent invitees.

* The government has also reconstituted the standing committee of the Inter-State Council with Union HM Amit Shah as head..

Source : The Print

Published On : May 26, 2022

5 .

Who is the first Indian Representative to Chair a WTO Committee in 10 years?

A)

Dinesh Bhatia

B)

Piyush Srivastava

C)

Anwar Hussain Shaik

D)

Gaurav Ahluwalia

Correct Answer : Anwar Hussain Shaik

After a gap of 10 years, an Indian government officer -- Anwar Hussain Shaik -- has been made the chair of the World Trade Organisation(WTO's) committee on Technical Barriers on Trade, an official said. He will take this role from Elisa Maria Olmeda de Alejandro from Mexico. "Our officer posted in PMI (Permanent Mission of India) Geneva has been made the chair of this TBT committee. Last time an Indian was a chair was10 years back," the official said. The Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Agreement aims to ensure that technical regulations, standards and conformity assessment procedures are non-discriminatory and do not create unnecessary obstacles to trade.

Source : Zee News

Published On : May 25, 2022

6 .

Which government launches integrated agri-development scheme in May 2022?

A)

Tamil Nadu

B)

Kerala

C)

Uttar Pradesh

D)

Andhra Pradesh

Correct Answer : Tamil Nadu

* Tamil Nadu CM, "MK Stalin" has launched the ‘Kalaignarin All Villages Integrated Agricultural Development Programme’.

* The programme has been proposed in all the 15,525 village panchayats through a convergence of Union and State government schemes.

* Aim : To bring 11.75 lakh hectares of land under net area cultivated in the next 10 years and increase the double-cropping area to 20 lakh hectares.

Source : New Indian Express

Published On : May 25, 2022

7 .

Which year was Google Lens launched on the desktop through Google Chrome?

A)

2021

B)

2020

C)

2019

D)

2022

Correct Answer : 2021

Google lens, the powerful image recognition software, was launched on the desktop through the Google Chrome browser in 2021. It had been available on mobile for long. It can be accessed on the desktop by right-clicking on an image and then selecting the ‘Search Image with Google Lens’. The feature is becoming less difficult to use now within the Chrome browser on the desktop.

Published On : May 25, 2022

8 .

India has been ranked at which position on the WEF Travel and Tourism Development Index 2021?

A)

54th

B)

58th

C)

67th

D)

75th

Correct Answer : 54th

India has been ranked at the 54th position with a score of 4.2 on WEF’s Travel and Tourism Development Index 2021. India was ranked at the 46th position in the 2019 Index. Despite the fall in position, India still remained on the top within South Asia. Japan was ranked at the top position in the Index, followed by the United States, Spain, France, and Germany.

Published On : May 25, 2022

9 .

Who has been re-elected as the Director-General of the World Health Organisation?

A)

Roberta Metsola

B)

AntÃ³nio Guterres

C)

Ursula von der Leyen

D)

Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus

Correct Answer : Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus

Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus was re-elected as WHO Director-General for a second five-year term on May 24, 2022 by WHO Member states during the 75th World Health Assembly. He was the sole candidate for the post of WHO Chief. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus had become the first African to take over as the WHO Chief in 2017. He formerly served as the Foreign Minister of Ethiopia from 2012-2016 and as the health Minister from 2005-2012.

Published On : May 25, 2022

10 .

Which 1st indian state will launch the drone at Healthcare 2022?

A)

Jharkhand

B)

Uttarakhand

C)

Rajasthan

D)

Himachal Pradesh

Correct Answer : Uttarakhand

Commercial utilisation of drones to bring quality healthcare to Indians in the remotest areas seems to be a reality now. Redcliffe Labs, a unit of Redcliffe Lifetech in the U.S., has come up with its first commercial drone flight in the country’s healthcare sector. The company has recently opened its commercial drone corridor between Uttarkashi and Dehradun, Uttarakhand.

Dheeraj Jain, Founder, Redcliffe Labs informed that Uttarkashi to Dehradun by road is 144 km, 6-8 hours by road and 12 hours during a landslide. “But using drone technology this distance was covered in 88 minutes with one battery swap in between," he said.

The project was a part of Redcliffe and Skye Air tie-up and in the past three months they have done 40 successful trials in North India.

Redcliffe Lab, delivered 5 kilograms payload in temperature-controlled boxes from Gyansu, Uttarkashi to Vivek Vihar, Dehradun, which is 60 kilometres aerial distance.

The company said it “will be operating two flights daily for both routine and specialized tests sample collection from June 10, 2022.

Source : Mint

Published On : May 25, 2022