Current Affairs 29 July 2023

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1Q) Rashid Rover belongs to which of the following country's Moon Mission?

(A) Israel

(B) Egypt

(C) UAE

(D) Singapore

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⇨ The Rashid Rover was built by Dubai’s Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC), in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and is being delivered by the HAKUTO-R lander, engineered by Japanese lunar exploration company ispace.

⇨ If the landing is successful, HAKUTO-R will also become the first commercial spacecraft ever to make a controlled landing on the moon.

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2Q) Recently, a 15-year-old boy in Kerala’s Alappuzha district died due to a rare infection caused by Naegleria fowleri, It is referred to which of the following organism?

(A) Bacteria

(B) Virus

(C) Protozoa

(D) Amoeba

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⇨ A 15-year-old boy in Kerala’s Alappuzha district has died due to a rare infection caused by Naegleria fowleri or “brain-eating amoeba” after a week of high fever and rapid deterioration in his vitals.

⇨ According to experts, Naegleria fowleri has existed for a long time in nature but cases of infection are extremely rare.

⇨ Naegleria fowleri, commonly known as “brain-eating amoeba,” is a single-cell organism found in warm freshwater environments such as lakes, hot springs, and even in poorly maintained swimming pools.

⇨ It is so small that it can only be seen with a microscope. Only one species of Naegleria, Naegleria fowleri, infects people.

⇨ In very rare instances, Naegleria fowleri has been found in swimming pools, splash pads, surf parks, or other recreational venues that are poorly maintained or don’t have enough chlorine in them.

⇨ The amoeba enters the body through the nose and travels to the brain, leading to a severe and usually fatal brain infection known as primary amebic meningoencephalitis (PAM).

⇨ It grows best at temperatures above 46 degrees Celsius.

⇨ Naegleria fowleri infection does not spread from person to person, nor does it manifest symptoms when contracted in other forms.

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3Q) Recently, SSLV injected which of the following satellites into a 450-km circular orbit?

(1) EOS-07

(2) Janus-1

(3) AzaadiSAT-2

(A) 1 and 2 Only

(B) 2 and 3 Only

(C) 1 and 3 Only

(D) 1, 2, and 3

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⇨ The SSLV injected the ISRO's EOS-07 satellite, US-based firm Antaris' Janus-1, and Chennai-based space start-up Space Kidz's AzaadiSAT-2 satellites into a 450-km circular orbit.

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4Q) Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM) adopted in which of the following year?

(A) 2000

(B) 2005

(C) 2008

(D) 2010

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⇨ International instruments to combat cluster bombs:

⇨ The CCM was adopted in Dublin on 30 May 2008 and signed in Oslo on 3 and 4 December 2008. It entered into force on 1 August 2010.

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5Q) The Reserve Bank of India introduced the Liberalised Remittance Scheme in which of the following year?

(A) 2000

(B) 2004

(C) 2010

(D) 2014

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⇨ The Reserve Bank of India introduced Liberalised Remittance Scheme in 2004.

⇨ The scheme allows resident individuals, including minors, to freely remit up to USD 2,50,000 per financial year for any permissible current or capital account transaction or a combination of both.

⇨ Corporations, partnership firms, Hindu Undivided Family (HUF), trusts, etc., are not eligible for the scheme.

⇨ This scheme is introduced with the aim of Simplifying the process of remitting money outside India and encouraging foreign investments by Indian individuals.

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6Q) Which of the below India and Pakistan disputed hydroelectric projects matched correctly with the source rivers?

(1) Kishenganga hydroelectric project - on the Beas River.

(2) Ratle hydroelectric project - on the Chenab River.

(A) 1 Only

(B) 2 Only

(C) Both 1 and 2

(D) Neither 1 Nor 2

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⇨ Kishenganga hydroelectric project - on the Kishanganga River, a tributary of the Jhelum River.

⇨ Ratle hydroelectric project - on the Chenab River.

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7Q) Which of the following river directly joins the Indus?

(A) Chenab

(B) Jhelum

(C) Ravi

(D) Sutlej

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⇨ Jhelum joins the Chenab near Jhang in Pakistan.

⇨ The Ravi joins the Chenab near Sarai Sidhu.

⇨ Chenab joins Satluj in Pakistan.

⇨ Thus, Satluj receives the collective drainage of the Ravi, Chenab, and Jhelum rivers.

⇨ Satluj joins the Indus a few kilometers above Mithankot.

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8Q) Which of the following article in the Indian constitution states that Every Indian citizen has a responsibility to uphold the Constitutional values and institutions, as well as the National Flag and the National Anthem?

(A) Article 23

(B) Article 29

(C) Article 44

(D) Article 51A

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⇨ Article 51A in the Indian constitution states that Every Indian citizen has a responsibility to uphold the Constitutional values and institutions, as well as the National Flag and the National Anthem.

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9Q) Taiwan is planning to open its third representative Taipei Economic and Cultural Centre (TECC) in which of the following city of India?

(A) Kolkata

(B) Vishakapatnam

(C) Hyderabad

(D) Mumbai

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⇨ Taiwan is planning to open its third representative Taipei Economic and Cultural Centre (TECC) in Mumbai, India.

⇨ In 1995, Taiwan established the first TECC in New Delhi, India. Later, Taiwan opened another TECC in Chennai in 2012.

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10Q) Similipal Tiger Reserve (STR) is located in which of the following state?

(A) Jharkhand

(B) Chhattisgarh

(C) Bihar

(D) Odisha

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⇨ Similipal National Park is a national park and tiger reserve located in the Indian state of Odisha covering 2,750 square kilometers.

⇨ The STR has been included as a part of the World Network of Biosphere Reserves by UNESCO in the year 2009.

⇨ The Similipal Tiger Reserve in Mayurbhanj district is the only landscape in the world that is home to melanistic tigers.

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