Current Affairs 10 July 2023

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July 10, 2023 Current Affairs MCQs

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1Q) Which of the following is the moon of Saturn?

(A) Phobos

(B) Enceladus

(C) Deimos

(D) Thalassa

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⇨ Recently, Scientists have discovered new evidence that the subsurface ocean of Saturn’s moon Enceladus contains a key building block for life.

⇨ The two moons of Mars are Phobos and Deimos.

⇨ Thalassa is the moon of Neptune.

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2Q) Recently, the Union cabinet introduced the "Deep Ocean Mission" and It will be implemented by which of the following ministry?

(A) Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC)

(B) Ministry of Science and Technology

(C) Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES)

(D) Ministry of Shipping

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⇨ The Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) will be the nodal Ministry implementing this "Deep Ocean Mission".

⇨ The estimated cost of the Mission will be "Rs. 4077 crores" for a period of 5 years to be implemented in a phase-wise manner.

⇨ The estimated cost for the first phase for the 3 years (2021-2024) would be "Rs.2823.4 crore".

⇨ Deep Ocean Mission with being a mission mode project to support the Blue Economy Initiatives of the Government of India.

⇨ The Deep Ocean Mission consists of the following six major components:

⇨ (1) Development of Technologies for Deep Sea Mining, and Manned Submersible

⇨ (2) Development of Ocean Climate Change Advisory Services

⇨ (3) Technological innovations for exploration and conservation of deep-sea biodiversity

⇨ (4) Deep Ocean Survey and Exploration

⇨ (5) Energy and freshwater from the Ocean

⇨ (6) Advanced Marine Station for Ocean Biology

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3Q) Under the aegis of which of the following ministry, does the International Buddhist Confederation (IBC) celebrate Ashadha Purnima at the National Museum?

(A) Ministry of External Affairs (MEA)

(B) Ministry of Culture

(C) Ministry of Information and Broadcasting

(D) Ministry of Tourism

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⇨ The International Buddhist Confederation (IBC), under the aegis of the Ministry of Culture, Government of India, will celebrate Ashadha Purnima on 3 July, 2023 as the Dharma Chakra Pravartana Divas at National Museum, Janpath, New Delhi.

⇨ It is the annual flagship event of IBC and the second most sacred day for Buddhists after the Buddha Purnima or the Vaishakha Purnima.

⇨ It was at Sarnath that Buddha gave his first sermon and set the wheel of dharma in motion.

⇨ The auspicious day of Ashadha Purnima which falls on the full moon day of the month of Ashadha as per the Indian lunar calendar is also known as Esala Poya in Sri Lanka and Asanha Bucha in Thailand.

⇨ The day marks Buddha's first teaching after attaining Enlightenment to the first five ascetic disciples (pañcavargiya) on the full-moon day of Ashadha at "Deer Park", Ṛiṣipatana Mrigadaya in the present day Sarnath, near Varanasi, India.

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4Q) Which of the following statement is correctly matched?

(1) CDSCO - It is India's national regulatory body for cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, and medical devices.

(2) DCGI - Responsible for approval of licenses of specified categories of drugs.

(A) 1 Only

(B) 2 Only

(C) Both 1 and 2

(D) Neither 1 nor 2

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⇨ CDSCO - It is India's national regulatory body for cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, and medical devices.

⇨ DCGI - Responsible for approval of licenses of specified categories of drugs.

⇨ Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) is the head of the department of the Central Drugs Standard Control Organization of the Government of India.

⇨ The government on 1st February 2023 appointed Dr. Rajeev Singh Raghuvanshi as Drug Controller General of India.

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5Q) Recently, Union Minister for Home and Cooperation launched the "Akshar River Cruise". This is Developed by the which of the following Municipal Corporations?

(A) Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation

(B) Kolkata Municipal Corporation

(C) Greater Chennai Corporation

(D) Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation

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⇨ "Akshar River Cruise" is developed by the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) and Sabarmati Riverfront Development Corporation Limited.

⇨ The cruise is the first passenger catamaran built in the country under Make in India at a cost of Rs 15 crore with twin engines where 165 passengers can travel safely for one-and-a-half hours.

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6Q) When an object travels at a horizontal speed of about _____________ km/hr or more, it goes into orbit once it is above the atmosphere.

(A) 25,000 km/hr

(B) 28,000 km/hr

(C) 32,000 km/hr

(D) 35,000 km/hr

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⇨ When an object travels at a horizontal speed of about 28,000 km/hr or more, it goes into orbit once it is above the atmosphere.

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7Q) "StartUps Intellectual Property Rights Protection (SIPP)" scheme launched in which of the following year?

(A) 2014

(B) 2016

(C) 2019

(D) 2021

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⇨ To protect and promote the Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) of Startups and to encourage innovation and creativity among them, the Government of India launched a Scheme for facilitating Start-Ups Intellectual Property Protection (SIPP) in 2016.

⇨ "National Intellectual Property Festival", organized by the CSIR at the National Physical Laboratory in New Delhi.

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8Q) Which of the following organization published the report named Burden of Disease Attributable to unsafe drinking water, sanitation, and Hygiene: 2019 Update?

(A) United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF)

(B) World Health Organisation (WHO)

(C) International Committee of the Red Cross

(D) International Organization for Standardization

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⇨ The World Health Organization (WHO) has recently published a new report "Burden of disease attributable to unsafe drinking water, sanitation, and hygiene: 2019 Update".

⇨ Unsafe drinking water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) was responsible for 395,000 deaths among children under the age of five in 2019 according to the report.

⇨ The report showed that half of the world’s population still does not have adequate access to drinking water, sanitation, and hygiene causing the death of at least 1.4 million people in 2019.

⇨ The report summarizes the estimates of the burden of disease attributable to unsafe drinking water, sanitation, and hygiene for the year 2019 for four health outcomes - diarrhoea, acute respiratory infections, soil-transmitted helminthiases, and undernutrition.

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9Q) Which of the following statement is correctly matched?

(1) The Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) was founded in 1916.

(2) The Botanical Survey of India (BSI) was founded in 1890.

(A) Only 1

(B) Only 1

(C) Both 1 and 2

(D) Neither 1 Nor 2

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⇨ The Zoological Survey of India (ZSI), founded on 1 July 1916 by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change of the Government of India as a premier Indian organization in zoological research and studies to promote the survey, exploration, and research of the fauna in the country.

⇨ Botanical Survey of India (BSI) located in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. It was founded on 13 February 1890 and is the Government of India Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change's organization for survey, research, and conservation of plant wealth of India, flora, and endangered species of India.

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10Q) Around 70% of construction work on the ambitious India–Myanmar–Thailand Trilateral Highway (IMT Highway) has been completed. In this context, It connects which of the following nodes?

(A) Moreh and Mae Sot

(B) Thoubal and Phuket

(C) Kakching and Mueang Chiang Rai

(D) Chandel and Nakhon Ratchasima

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⇨ Nearly 70% work of the India-Myanmar-Thailand Trilateral Highway is complete, says Gadkari.

⇨ The 1,400-km-long highway will connect Moreh in Manipur, India with Mae Sot in Thailand via Myanmar.

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