Current Affairs 18 February 2023

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Current Affairs Quiz: 18 February 2023

February 18, 2023 Current Affairs MCQs

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1Q) Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of South India’s 1st Industrial Corridor Project is to be spread over 8500 Acre of land under the Chennai Bengaluru Industrial Corridor, In this context, the project includes which of the following nodes for the development of industrial townships?

(1) Krishnapatnam

(2) Tumakuru

(3) Ponneri

(4) Vellore

(A) Only 1 and 2

(B) Only 2 and 3

(C) Only 1, 2, and 3

(D) Only 1, 2, 3, and 4

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⇨ Chennai Bengaluru Industrial Corridor (CBIC) project includes the development of industrial townships at three nodes: Krishnapatnam (Andhra Pradesh), Tumakuru (Karnataka), and Ponneri (Tamil Nadu).

⇨ National Industrial Corridor Programme (NICP) started in 2007.

⇨ In 2016, the government approved the expansion of the scope of the existing DMIC-Project Implementation Trust Fund (PITF) and re-designated it as NICDIT.

⇨ NICP implementing agency is the National Industrial Corridor Development and Implementation Trust (NICDIT).

⇨ NICDIT is under the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Ministry of Commerce and Industry.

2Q) Recently published, Salman Rushdie’s new novel, "Victory-City" is related to which of the following kingdoms?

(A) The Vijayanagara Kingdom

(B) The Mughal Empire

(C) The Chola Empire

(D) The Satavahana Kingdom

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⇨ Salman Rushdie’s new novel, "Victory City" is related to the Vijayanagara Kingdom.

⇨ Victory City is framed as a fictional translation of an epic originally written in Sanskrit.

⇨ The narrator and protagonist are Pampa Kampana, partly inspired by the historical, fourteenth-century princess-poet Gangadevi, who is given (or cursed with) a 247-year lifespan. Through her magical powers, she wills into existence the empire Bisnaga, and its capital city of the same name, inspired largely by the historical fourteenth- to sixteenth-century Empire of Vijayanagara.

3Q) Which of the following organization is a report titled “Making India a Global Power House on Farm Machinery Industry”?

(A) National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER)

(B) National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS)

(C) National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS)

(D) National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (NIPFP)

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⇨ The National Council of Applied Economic Research’s (NCAER) latest report on “Making India a Global Power House on Farm Machinery Industry”.

⇨ The NCAER is one of India’s premier economic policy research think tanks.

⇨ NCAER has analyzed the non-tractor farm machinery industry from both demand and supply side perspectives, bringing out the challenges in the sector, and recommending measures & reforms by benchmarking global practices in their report.

⇨ The report, amongst other things, stresses that India needs a vision for the next 15 years to convert itself into a production and export hub for non-tractor farm machinery.

4Q) India’s national accreditation system under the Quality Council of India (QCI) has been ranked ________________ in the world in the recent Global Quality Infrastructure Index (GQII) 2021?

(A) 2nd

(B) 5th

(C) 7th

(D) 9th

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⇨ India’s national accreditation system under the Quality Council of India (QCI) has been ranked 5th in the world in the recent Global Quality Infrastructure Index (GQII) 2021.

⇨ The GQII ranks the 184 economies in the world on the basis of quality infrastructure (QI).

⇨ India’s overall QI system ranking continues to be in the Top 10 at the 10th position, with the standardization system (under BIS) at 9th and the metrology system (under NPL-CSIR) at the 21st position in the world.

⇨ In India, the National Physical Laboratory under the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (NPL-CSIR) is the national metrology institute, the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) is the national standards body, and the constituent national accreditation boards under the Quality Council of India support are the custodians of the national accreditation system.

⇨ The GQII rankings are published and presented post-facto for each year based on the data collected till the end of that year.

⇨ The 2021 rankings are based on data till the end of December 2021, collected and analyzed through 2022.

5Q) Recently, which of the following states have huge Lithium reserves found by the Geological Survey of India?

(A) Jammu and Kashmir

(B) Uttarakhand

(C) Arunachal Pradesh

(D) Assam

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⇨ India's Mines Ministry announced that 5.9 million tonnes of lithium reserves have been found for the first time in the country in Jammu and Kashmir.

⇨ Geological Survey of India for the first time established Lithium inferred resources (G3) of 5.9 million tonnes in the Salal-Haimana area of the Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir.

⇨ Lithium is a non-ferrous metal and is one of the key components in EV batteries.

⇨ Lithium-ion battery costs rose last year for the first time in the EV era, according to BloombergNEF.

⇨ As the world moves away from gasoline-fueled combustion engines, demand for lithium, nickel, cobalt and other metals that go into lithium-ion batteries is soaring.

6Q) The Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI) has withdrawn its February 6 appeal urging people to celebrate February 14 as ‘Cow Hug Day’. in this context which of the following statements are correct regarding The Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI)?

(1) AWBI is a non-statutory advisory body under the Union Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry, and Dairying.

(2) It is Established in 1962 under Section 4 of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, of 1960.

(3) The Board consists of 28 Members, and the term of office of Members is for a period of 3 years.

(4) Its Headquarters was located in Chennai.

(A) Only 1 and 2

(B) Only 2 and 3

(C) Only 1, 2, and 3

(D) Only 1, 2, 3, and 4

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⇨ AWBI is a statutory advisory body under the Union Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry, and Dairying.

⇨ It is Established in 1962 under Section 4 of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, of 1960.

⇨ The Board consists of 28 Members, and the term of office of Members is for a period of 3 years.

⇨ Its Headquarters was shifted to Ballabhgarh, Haryana from Chennai in 2018.

⇨ Ms. Rukmini Devi Arundel spearheaded the formation of the Board with headquarters in Chennai.

7Q) Which of the following ministries launched the "Digital Payments Utsav"?

(A) Ministry of Commerce and Industry

(B) Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA)

(C) Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MEITY)

(D) Ministry of Finance (MoF)

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⇨ The Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology, and Communications launched the "Digital Payments Utsav".

⇨ The "Digital Payments Utsav" is an extraordinary campaign that will showcase India's journey of digital transformation, with a series of events and initiatives to be held from 9th February to 9th October 2023.

⇨ The focus of the campaign will be on promoting digital payments in the country, especially in the cities of Lucknow, Pune, Hyderabad, and Bengaluru, as part of the G20 Digital Economy Working Group (DEWG) event.

⇨ Mission Bhashini – National Language Translation Mission and Digital Payments have come together to make UPI 123 Pay available in the local language. This will enable a common person to make payments in her local language interface through voice.

8Q) PM Narendra Modi inaugurates the 200th Jayanti celebrations of Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati, In this context which of the following statements are correct regarding Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati?

(1) Swami Dayananda Saraswati is known as the "Martin Luther of India".

(2) He established the Brahmo Samaj in 1875, leading a reform movement within orthodox Hinduism.

(3) His famous work is Satyarth Prakash (1875).

(4) He believed in the infallible authority of the Vedas and advocated the doctrine of Karma and Reincarnation.

(5) He Believed in one god policy and accept idol worship.

(A) Only 1 and 2

(B) Only 1, 2 and 3

(C) Only 1, 3, and 4

(D) Only 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5

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⇨ Swami Dayananda Saraswati is known as the "Martin Luther of India".

⇨ He established the Arya Samaj in 1875, leading a reform movement within orthodox Hinduism.

⇨ His magnum opus, Satyarth Prakash (1875), emphasized the “return to Vedic principles” that Dayanand Saraswati believed “had been lost” over time.

⇨ He believed in the infallible authority of the Vedas.

⇨ Dayananda advocated the doctrine of Karma and Reincarnation.

⇨ He was the first to give the call for Swaraj as "India for Indians" in 1876.

⇨ Maharishi Dayanand created the Shuddhi Movement to convert Hindus who had either freely or involuntarily converted to other religions.

⇨ In the 1880s, the Samaj started initiatives to encourage widow remarriage, opposed child marriage and emphasized the need of educating girls.

⇨ He translated the Vedas and wrote three books :

⇨ (i) Satyartha Prakash in Hindi.

⇨ (ii) Veda Bhasya Bhumika, an introduction to his Vedic commentary.

⇨ (iii) Veda Bhasya, a Vedic commentary in Sanskrit on the Yajurveda and the major part of the Rig-Veda.

9Q) Which of the following department organizes the "AMRITPEX-2023" - National Philatelic Exhibition?

(A) Department of Posts

(B) Department of Commerce

(C) Department of Agricultural Research and Education (DARE)

(D) Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (DSIR)

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⇨ "AMRITPEX-2023" is a National Philatelic Exhibition organized by the Department of Posts, the Ministry of Communications and its stakeholders, the Ministry of Culture, and the Philatelic Congress of India.

⇨ Its objective is to introduce India's History, Culture, Art and Heritage through stamps.

⇨ The National Philatelic Exhibition includes themes such as Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav and New India, Nari Shakti, Yuva Shakti, Nature and Wildlife, and India’s Culture and History, which mark the celebrations of the diversity of the country and its growing aatma nirbharta in all sectors.

⇨ This five-day Mahakumbh of Stamps (11th to 15th February 2023) in Hall 05, Pragati Maidan, New Delhi, is being organized as a part of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav Celebrations.

⇨ The exhibition displays more than 20,000 exhibits under 13 competitive categories and invitees.

⇨ A special section on Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav has also been included with encouraging participation by youth and budding philatelists.

⇨ The exhibition for the first time in India has a number of technological artifacts like Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality.

10Q) World Radio Day is celebrated annually on which of the following day?

(A) February 13th

(B) February 14th

(C) February 15th

(D) February 16th

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⇨ It is celebrated on 13th February, every year. The theme for this year is “Radio and Peace”.

⇨ UNESCO decided on "World Radio Day" during its 36th summit on November 3, 2011.

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