Current Affairs - Current Affairs
1.
Who has launched the FloodHub platform that will display when and where floods may occur?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Google, an American technology giant, has launched a platform that displays flood forecasts, namely 'FloodHub'.
Category : Miscellaneous
2.
Which organisation released the 'State of the Global Climate in 2022' report?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
The World Meteorological Organization released the provisional State of the Global Climate in 2022 report.
Category : Miscellaneous
3.
Where has India participated in the 'World Travel Market 2022?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
India's tourism ministry participated on the first day of the World Travel Market (WTM) 2022 in London.
Category : International
4.
What was introduced in the 103rd Constitutional Amendment, which was seen in the news recently?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
The Supreme Court pronounced the judgement on a batch of pleas challenging the validity of the amendment. A five-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice Uday Umesh Lalit upheld the 10 percent quota for EWS in a 3:2 split verdict.
Category : Miscellaneous
5.
Who among the following will be felicitated with this year's Uttarakhand Gaurav Samman?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Uttarakhand government has chosen NSA Ajit Doval and late Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat poet Prasoon Joshi among five distinguished people for the "Uttarakhand Gaurav Samman" this year.
Category : Awards and Honours
6.
Which state has started a lesson on Fatima Sheikh, India's first female Muslim teacher?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
The Andhra Pradesh government has included a text on the contribution of Fatima Sheikh, India's first Muslim teacher, in the textbooks.
Category : State
7.
The Chief Minister of which state launched the 'CM Dashboard' portal which will contain real-time data of all departments and decisions taken on major schemes?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar launched the 'CM Dashboard' portal which will contain real-time data of all departments and details of decisions taken on major schemes.
Category : State
8.
Who has become the chairman of the National Monuments Authority?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Kishor Kumar Basa, vice-chancellor of Maharaja Sriram Chandra Bhanja Deo University Baripada, has been appointed as the new chairman of the National Monuments Authority (NMA).
Category : Persons
9.
Where have two books written on the achievements and legacy of Prime Minister Modi been released?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Two books on the achievements and legacy of Prime Minister Narendra Modi were released by the Minister of State for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Rajiv Chandrashekhar in Dubai.
Category : International
10.
Who has become the President of the 'Asian Hockey Federation'?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Asian Hockey Federation (AHF) chief executive Tayyab Ikram has been elected as the new president of the International Hockey Federation (FIH), seeing off the challenge of Marc Coudron.
Category : Sports
11.
Pramod Bhagat has won a gold medal by defeating whom at the men's singles BWF Parabadminton World Championships in Tokyo?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Pramod Bhagat defeated compatriot Nitesh Kumar 21-19 21-19 in 53 minutes to clinch the gold medal in the men's singles SL3 event.
Category : Sports
12.
Which country is the host of the 27th Conference of the Parties (COP) to the UNFCCC?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
The 27th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, is being held in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt in November 2022.
Category : International
13.
'Janjatiya Gaurav Diwas' is observed on the birth anniversary of which leader?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
The Government of India has declared 15th November as the 'Janjatiya Gaurav Divas' which also coincides with the 146th Birth Anniversary of Bhagwan Birsa Munda.
Category : National
14.
President of which country will be the chief guest at the '17th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas' conference?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Guyana President Mohamed Irfaan Ali will be the chief guest at the 17th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Convention. It will be held from January 8 to 10 in Indore.
Category : International
15.
Which is the only Indian company in the top-100 rank of Forbes' World's Best Employers rankings in 2022?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
As per the 'Forbes' World's Best Employers rankings 2022', Reliance Industries is India's best employer and the world's 20th best firm to work with.
Category : Miscellaneous
16.
Which team has won the 'Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2022' for the first time?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Mumbai defeated Himachal Pradesh to win the 2022 edition of the 'Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2022'.
Category : State
17.
Where will the world's first 'Vedic clock' be installed?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Madhya Pradesh education minister Mohan Yadav laid the foundation stone of the world's first Vedic Clock at the 300-year-old Jiwaji Observatory in Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh.
Category : National
18.
When has the Ministry of Education announced the celebration of 'Tribal Pride Day'?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Last year, the Government declared 15th November as 'Janjatiya Gaurav Divas' dedicated to the memory of brave tribal freedom fighters.
Category : Important Days
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