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1.
Which Agricultural University developed the 'PBW RS1' wheat variety to control obesity and diabetes?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
The Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) in Ludhiana, known for its role in the Green Revolution, developed a new variety of wheat called PBW RS1. This wheat variety has a high amylose starch content, which is known to reduce the risks of type-2 diabetes and cardiovascular diseases.
Category : Miscellaneous
2.
Carlos Alcaraz, who won his first Wimbledon title, belongs to which country?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz defeated seven-time champion Novak Djokovic to claim his first Wimbledon title.
Category : Sports
3.
Nomadic Elephant is a military exercise of India with which country?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
The 15th edition of the joint military exercise between India and Mongolia. As per the Ministry of Defence (MoD) release, an Indian Army contingent, comprising 43 personnel, left for Mongolia to take part in a joint military exercise 'Nomadic Elephant 2023'.
Category : Defence
4.
In which city was a new diarrhoea-causing parasite found during a study?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
A three-year surveillance study from March 2017 to February 2020 in Kolkata found an amoeba pathogen that previously did not cause any amoebiasis (a form of diarrhoea) in humans has now become pathogenic.
Category : National
5.
In which month of 2023 did textile and apparel exports contract by 11.3% year-on-year (y-o-y)?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Textile and apparel exports shrank 11.3% in June compared with the year-earlier period, even as several textile mills in the South suspended production on account of tepid demand.
Category : Miscellaneous
6.
What does the word 'D' stand for in 'Sagar Sampark' DGNSS?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Today, to further the digital initiative in the maritime sector, the Union Minister of Ports, Shipping, and Waterways, Shri Sarbananda Sonowal, inaugurated the indigenous Differential Global Navigation Satellite System (DGNSS) 'SAGAR SAMPARK' in the presence of Shri Shripad Y.
Category : Miscellaneous
7.
Switzerland, the U.K., and which country will experience the largest relative surge in cooling needs if the increase in global mean temperature rises to 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Switzerland, the U.K., and Norway will experience the largest relative surge in cooling needs if the increase in global mean temperature passes 1.5 degrees Celsius and rises to 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, according to a modelling study published in Nature Sustainability.
Category : Miscellaneous
8.
Freedom fighter Sankaraiah to get an honorary doctorate from Madurai Kamaraj University of which state?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin announced that Madurai Kamaraj University will confer an honorary doctorate on freedom fighter and Communist leader N. Sankaraiah, who turned 102.
Category : State
9.
Which High Court ruled that 'Caste will have no role to play in the appointment of temple priests'?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
The Madras High Court on Monday said in an order that "pedigree based on caste" will have no role to play in the appointment of temple priests, and that the only criteria for such appointments would be how well-versed a person is in religious texts and rituals.
Category : Miscellaneous
10.
Keerthana Pandian, who made headlines, belongs to which game?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Keerthana Pandian defeated fellow Indian Anupama Ramachandran in the final to emerge as the IBSF World under-21 women’s snooker champion.
Category : Sports
11.
Where was the regional conference on Drugs Smuggling & National Security held?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Union home minister Amit Shah on Monday chaired a regional conference on 'Drugs Trafficking and National Security' in New Delhi.
Category : National
12.
Which state Government launched 'Vishwakarma Shramik Kalyan Yojana'?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Rajasthan Minister of Industry and Commerce, Shakuntala Rawat, launched the 'Vishwakarma Kamgar Kalyan Yojana'. The scheme was announced by Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot in the budget presented for the year 2023-24.
Category : State
13.
Which IIT will set up an offshore campus in Abu Dhabi?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
IIT Delhi will set up its campus in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE), while IIT Madras will set up its campus in Zanzibar, Tanzania. Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan tweeted to congratulate IIT Delhi for signing the MoU.
Category : Miscellaneous
14.
Which state Governor released Debashish Chatterjee's book 'Krishna - The 7th Sense'?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Kerala Governor Arif Mohammad Khan released the Malayalam translation of 'Krishna - The 7th Sense' written by IIM-Kozhikode director Debashish Chatterjee.
Category : State
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