Current Affairs 09 July 2023

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1Q) The seventh edition of the bilateral Japan-India Maritime Exercise 2023 (JIMEX 23) hosted by the Indian Navy, is being conducted at which of the following city?

(A) Mumbai

(B) Visakhapatnam

(C) Chennai

(D) Bhubaneswar

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⇨ The seventh edition of the bilateral Japan-India Maritime Exercise 2023 (JIMEX 23) hosted by the Indian Navy, is being conducted at Visakhapatnam from 05 -10 July 2023.

⇨ This edition marks the 11th anniversary of JIMEX, since its inception in 2012.

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2Q) Ol Chiki script is often in recent news, who among the following invented this script?

(A) Jaipal Singh Munda

(B) Komalika Bari

(C) Raghunath Murmu

(D) Naini Mamatha

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⇨ The Ol Chiki script was created in 1925 by Raghunath Murmu for the Santali language.

⇨ Recently, India’s Constitution has been translated into Ol Chiki script for the first time.

⇨ 92 Constitution Amendment Act of 2003 which came into force in 2004 added Santali to Schedule VIII to the Constitution of India, which lists the official languages of India along with the Bodo, Dogri, and Maithili languages.

⇨ Santhals are the largest scheduled tribe in the Jharkhand state of India and are also found in the states of Assam, Tripura, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, and West Bengal.

⇨ The Eighth Schedule to the Constitution consists of the following 22 languages:

⇨ Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Kashmiri, Konkani, Malayalam, Manipuri, Marathi, Nepali, Oriya, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu, Bodo, Santhali, Maithili and Dogri.

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3Q) Which of the following department launched the Industrial Park Rating System (IPRS)?

(A) Department of Commerce

(B) Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade

(C) Department of Economic Affairs

(D) Department of Investment and Public Asset Management

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⇨ Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) launched the Industrial Park Rating System (IPRS) and organized it with the support of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY).

⇨ The IPRS pilot framework developed in India in 2018 involved the evaluation of 177 industrial parks.

⇨ Industrial Park Rating System (IPRS) is an extension of the India Industrial Land Bank (IILB).

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4Q) Which of the following statements are correct regarding Swami Sahajanand Saraswati?

(1) Swami Sahajananda Saraswati founded the Bihar Provincial Kisan Sabha in 1929.

(2) Swami Saraswati organized the Bakasht Movement in Bihar from 1937–1938.

(3) He also led the successful struggle in the cotton mills at Ahmedabad.

(4) His autobiographical account, "Mera Jeevan Sangharsh".

(A) 1, 2, and 3 Only

(B) 2, 3, and 4 Only

(C) 1, 2, and 4 Only

(D) 1, 2, 3 and 4 Only

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⇨ Swami Sahajananda Saraswati founded the Bihar Provincial Kisan Sabha in 1929.

⇨ Saraswati organized the Bakasht Movement in Bihar from 1937–1938.

⇨ He also led the successful struggle in the Dalmia Sugar Mill at Bihta.

⇨ Ahmedabad Mill Strike marks Mahatma Gandhi's first fast unto death.

⇨ Swamiji established the Sitaram Ashram at Bihta.

⇨ His autobiographical account, "Mera Jeevan Sangharsh" (My Life’s Struggle).

⇨ All India Kisan Sabha at the Lucknow session of the Indian National Congress in April 1936, with Swami Sahajanand Saraswati elected as its first president.

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5Q) Recently, India became the 27th country to sign the Artemis Accords. In this context, It is related to which of the following?

(A) It is a set of principles to guide maritime cooperation among nations.

(B) It is a set of principles to guide nuclear exchange cooperation among nations.

(C) It is a set of principles to guide cultural cooperation among nations.

(D) It is a set of principles to guide space exploration cooperation among nations.

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⇨ India became the 27th country to sign the Artemis Accords.

⇨ The Artemis Accords establish a practical set of principles to guide space exploration cooperation among nations, including those participating in NASA’s Artemis program.

⇨ NASA, in coordination with the U.S. Department of State, established the Artemis Accords in 2020 together with seven other founding member nations.

⇨ The Artemis Accords reinforce and implement key obligations in the 1967 Outer Space Treaty.

⇨ It is an American-led effort to return humans to the moon by 2025, with the ultimate goal of expanding space exploration to Mars and beyond.

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6Q) Pangong Tso Lake is located in which of the following region?

(A) Jammu and Kashmir

(B) Ladakh

(C) Sikkim

(D) Arunachal Pradesh

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⇨ Pangong Tso or Pangong Lake is an endorheic lake spanning eastern Ladakh and West Tibet.

⇨ It is 134 km (83 mi) long and divided into five sub-lakes, called Pangong Tso, Tso Nyak, Rum Tso (twin lakes), and Nyak Tso.

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7Q) Which of the following statements are correctly matched?

(1) The Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) has published the report “Animal Discoveries – New Species and New Records 2023”.

(2) The Botanical Survey of India (BSI) has published the report “Plant Discoveries 2022”.

(A) Only 1

(B) Only 2

(C) Both 1 and 2

(D) Neither 1 Nor 2

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⇨ The Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) has published the report “Animal Discoveries – New Species and New Records 2023”.

⇨ The Botanical Survey of India (BSI) has published the report “Plant Discoveries 2022”.

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8Q) According to which of the following articles of the Constitution of India, the Council of Ministers headed by the CM assists and advises the Governor in the discharge of his duties?

(A) Article 161

(B) Article 162

(C) Article 163

(D) Article 164

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⇨ According to the Article 163 of the Constitution of India, the Council of Ministers headed by the CM assists and advises the Governor in the discharge of his duties.

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9Q) Which of the following statement is correct regarding Jal Jeevan Mission?

(1) Jal Jeevan Mission was launched on August 15, 2019.

(2) Jal Jeevan Mission is envisioned to provide safe and adequate drinking water through individual household tap connections by 2026 to all households in rural India.

(3) It will ensure that every house has a functional tap connection that provides 55 liters of water per person per day.

(4) It comes under Jal Shakti Ministry.

(A) Only 1 and 2

(B) Only 1, 2, and 3

(C) Only 1, 3, and 4

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

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⇨ Jal Jeevan Mission was launched on August 15, 2019.

⇨ Jal Jeevan Mission is envisioned to provide safe and adequate drinking water through individual household tap connections by 2024 to all households in rural India.

⇨ It will ensure that every house has a functional tap connection that provides 55 liters of water per person per day.

⇨ It comes under Jal Shakti Ministry.

⇨ Fund Sharing with center:

⇨ Himalayan and North-Eastern states/UTs - 10:90

⇨ Other states/UTs - 50:50

⇨ UTs without legislature - 0:100

⇨ Aspirational districts - 0:100

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10Q) Kannauj, a small town in which of the following state, is known as the “perfume city of India”?

(A) Maharashtra

(B) Gujarat

(C) Uttarakhand

(D) Uttar Pradesh

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⇨ Attar, also known as “itra” or “ittar”, has been in India for thousands of years.

⇨ Pure and natural attars are derived from different kinds of flowers (rose, kewra, chameli, bela, marigold, jasmine, lavende, and so on), from grasses such as vetiver, and herbs and spices (cardamom, cloves, saffron, juniper berry, jatamansi and the like) by the traditional approach of steam distillation in a copper vessel.

⇨ Traditionally, sandalwood oil is used as the base to make quality attars but it can make the product quite costly. This is why foodgrade oils are now used as the base to make attars more affordable.

⇨ Kannauj, a small town in Uttar Pradesh, is known as the “perfume city of India”.

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