Current Affairs

Question 1

Autosomal DNA technique recently in news is related to

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determining ancestry with a high accuracy.

Question 2

The term ‘Log4shell’ sometimes mentioned in the news recently is related to

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Cyber security

A new vulnerability named Log4Shell is being touted as one of the worst cybersecurity flaws to have been discovered. it could allow hackers to control java-based web servers and launch what are called ‘remote code execution’ (RCE) attacks. In simple words, the vulnerability could allow a hacker to take control of a system.

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What is Space Sustainability Rating (SSR) certification system?

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1. It has been developed to reduce space debris.

2. It has been launched by the World Economic Forum.

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Australian scientists and artists are developing a black box of the planet to hold the world accountable for their actions, which has been named

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the Earth’s Black Box.

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What is WePOWER India Partnership Forum

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WePOWER India Partnership Forum was held recently to boost the South Asia Women in Power Sector Professional Network (WePOWER) in India. WePOWER is a network of 28 energy sector utilities and organizations. It also promotes normative change for women and girls in Science Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) education.
The event was organized by the World Bank (WB) and Asian Development Bank (ADB) in association with the India Smart Grid Forum (ISGF).

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The European Space Agency (ESA) council has approved a manifesto named “” to accelerate the use of space in Europe.

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Matosinhos Manifesto

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was the main Pandya port, located near the confluence of Thampraparani with the Bay of Bengal. It was famous for pearl fishery. The first century CE work Periplus of Erythrean sea refers to it. Multiple classical works of Sangam literature like Akananuru and kalithogai speak of this port city`s reputation.

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Korkai

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It is released by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative.
It tracks deprivation across three dimensions and 10 indicators: health (child mortality, nutrition), education (years of schooling, enrollment), and living standards (water, sanitation, electricity, cooking fuel, floor, assets).

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Multi dimensional poverty index

Question 9

National board of wildlife is chaired by

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The Prime Minister

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a speculative, ‘third’ Eurasian continent, wedged between Europe, Africa, and Asia

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Balkanatolia

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The….. is an intergovernmental higher education reform process that includes 49 European countries and a number of European organisations, including European University Association (EUA). Its main purpose is to enhance the quality and recognition of European higher education systems and to improve the conditions for exchange and collaboration within Europe, as well as internationally.

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Bologna Process

Question 12

These hereditary communities of Muslim musicians reside in Western Rajasthan’s Barmer district and the adjoining areas across the Indo-Pak border. The folk art practiced by them has seen patronage of Bhatis and Sindhi Sipahis. The American Institute of Indian Studies has recently taken a research project to conserve their culture and tradition which was severely hit by the Covid pandemic.

Identify the community from the passage given above.

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Manganiyar

Question 13

Global Methane Assessment: Benefits and Costs of Mitigating Methane Emissions” was published by

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The United Nations Environment Programme in association with the Climate and Clean Air Coalition

Question 14

Recently, the government has banned Streptomycin and Tetracycline for use in agriculture as they are related to

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(a) antimicrobial resistance TB

Question 15

Green Grids Initiative – One Sun One World One Grid initiative is launched by India in partnership with….. at United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) COP-26 summit.

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the United Kingdom

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The ‘Memory of the World Programme’ sometimes mentioned in the news, refers to

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“A. a UNESCO initiative that lists documentary heritage.

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The term ‘Kathi Kuni’ recently seen in the news is related to

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An environment friendly architecture from Himachal Pradesh

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The term ….. refers to a retail distribution center or outlet that caters exclusively to online shopping.

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‘dark store’

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….is a constellation of Missile Early Warning Satellites established by Russia between 2015 and 2020. It carries a secure emergency communications payload to be used in case of a nuclear war.

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Tundra satellite system

Question 20

What is common to the aquatic plant species vallisneria, najas and utricularia, sometimes seen in the news?

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(a) These are weed plants posing threat to paddy cultivation

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…..have jointly launched the ‘Forum for Decarbonizing Transport’ in India as part of the NDC-Transport Initiative for Asia (NDC-TIA) project.

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NITI Aayog and World Resources Institute(WRI), India,

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….refers to a biological principle which states that natural selection regulates the number of offspring to which a bird species gives birth to be in line with the number of offspring that the parents of the offspring can successfully nest and protect.

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Lack’s Principle

Question 23

This National Park harbors the largest stretch of lowland rainforests in India. It is known for having the last remaining stretches of Assam Valley Tropical Wet Evergreen Forests. The National park is home to elephants, hoolock gibbons, golden cats, clouded leopards. Recently the Assam Government has notified it as the 7th National Park of the state.

Identify the National Park using the description given above.

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(b) Dehing Patkai

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This is a small mammal belonging to the family Viverridae. It can be found in southern and south eastern Asia. Their long, stocky body is covered with coarse, shaggy hair that is usually grey in colour. It is thought to lead a solitary lifestyle, except for brief periods during mating. Recently it has been seen in the Satkosia Tiger Reserve (STR) in Odisha after 129 years.

The above mentioned paragraph refers to which of the following?

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(a) Common Palm Civet

Question 25

The Western Cordillera mountain range is associated with which of the following continents?

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North America

Question 26

……have now been awarded the prestigious "Blue Flag" certification, an international eco-level tag taking the number of such beaches in the country to ten.

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The Kovalam beach in Chennai and Eden beach in Puducherry

Question 27

Recently, two new wetlands (and also wildlife sanctuaries) have been added to the list of Ramsar sites. They are Bakhira Wildlife Sanctuary and Khijadiya Wildlife Sanctuary. They are located in

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(d) Uttar Pradesh and Gujarat respectively

Question 28

It made the Governor-General of Bengal as the Governor-General of India and vested in him all civil and military powers. It deprived the governor of Bombay and Madras of their legislative powers. The Governor-General of India was given exclusive legislative powers for entire British India. It ended the activities of the East India Company as a commercial body, which became a purely administrative body. Hence, pair 3 is correctly matched. It attempted to introduce a system of open competition for the selection of civil servants. However, this provision was negated after opposition from the Court of Directors.

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Charter act of 1833

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It separated, for the first time, the legislative and executive functions of the Governor-General’s council. It provided for the addition of six new members called legislative councilors to the council. In other words, it established a separate Governor-General’s legislative council which came to be known as the Indian (Central) Legislative Council. Hence, pair 1 is correctly matched. It introduced an open competition system of selection and recruitment of civil servants. The covenanted civil service was thus thrown open to the Indians also. It introduced, for the first time, local representation in the Indian (Central) Legislative Council. Of the six new legislative members of the governor general’s council, four members were appointed by the local (provincial) governments of Madras, Bombay, Bengal, and Agra.

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Charter act of 1853

Question 30

Recently seen in the news, the REPLACE action package is related to the replacement of .

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(b) industrially produced trans-fat from national food supplies, by 2023

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Ecological Threat Report 2021 has been published by:

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Institute of Economics and Peace

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Nobel prize in literature “for his uncompromising and compassionate penetration of the effects of colonialism and the fate of the refugee in the gulf between cultures and continents”

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Abdulrazak Gurnah

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“ Nobel peace prize for their efforts to safeguard freedom of expression, which is a precondition for democracy and lasting peace”

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Dmitry Andreyevich Muratov and Maria ressa

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Nobel prize in economic science | “for their methodological contributions to the analysis of causal relationships”

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Guido W. Imbens and Joshua D. Angrist

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Nobel prize in economics | “for his empirical contributions to labour economics”

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David Card

Question 36

Recently, the world's first large-scale plant to suck carbon dioxide out of the air and turn it into rock has started. It is called Orca and is located in

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Iceland

Question 37

The word ‘Issi Saaneq’ is recently seen in the news is a fossil of which of the following species? (

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d) Two legged dinosaurs

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The Global Survey on Digital and Sustainable Trade Facilitation is conducted every two years by ) )

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(d) United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia Pacific’s (UNESCAP

Question 39

Recently, the second edition of Water Innovation Challenges was announced to address the global water woes through innovations. It was announced by the Atal Innovation Mission, NITI Aayog and….

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the Royal Embassy of Denmark to India

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The initiative 'RUDRA', developed by the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) recently is a

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(a) Computer Server

Question 41

'Uronema africanum Borge' recently seen in the news is a/an

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(a) algae that can digest plastic

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Beginning with Mizoram, the Union Government recently launched a Mobile Covid testing facility - a first-of-its-kind Mobile Diagnostic Laboratory called…. capable of performing both RT-PCR and ELISA tests - for Northeast India.

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I-LAB

Question 43

These are nomadic tribe that migrated from Northern India and now mainly settled in Karnataka region. They are known as Bird Catchers. Today, they are mainly engaged in selling of herbal products like herbal oils. Which one of the following tribes is described in the information given above?

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(b) Hakki Pikki

Question 44

c) It is a process in which the body of the deceased is immersed for a few hours in a mixture of water and a strong alkali in a pressurized metal cylinder.

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Aquamation

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Two new Ramsar sites (Wetlands of International Importance) were announced by Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change on World Wetlands Day 2022. Thus increasing the total number of Ramsar sites to 49. The two new Ramsar sites are….

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Khijadia Wildlife Sanctuary in Gujarat and Bakhira Wildlife Sanctuary in Uttar Pradesh.

Question 46

The Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, has developed a portable testing device named '…..' that can detect soil health in just 90 seconds through a mobile application using merely five grams of soil as a sample.

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Bhu Parikshak

Question 47

Consider the following passage: " It is a form of semi classical vocal music inspired by the folk songs of camel riders in the Punjab area. It is set in ragas generally used for the semi classical forms. It is characterized by jumpy and flashy tonal movements with rhythmic and rapid notes." It is

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Tappa

Question 48

Recently seen in the news FASTER system is related to:

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(b) Supreme Court's initiative to prevent delays in release of prisoners after bail

Question 49

Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) has launched a unique project of creating “bee-fences” to mitigate human-elephant conflicts in the country. Project…… is a sub- mission of KVIC’s National Honey Mission. So, statement 1 is correct.

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RE-HAB (Reducing Elephant-Human Attacks using Bees)

Question 50

In comparison to diesel, the….. 1. emits less NOx and soot. 2. emits more carbon monoxide. 3. is less expensive. 4. has higher Calorific value.

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Compressed Natural Gas (CNG)

Question 51

The new species named Pyrostria Laljii has been discovered from which part of India recently?

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(a) Andaman and Nicobar Islands

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Leadership forum to promote Fintech's role in inclusive growth

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InFinity Indonesia, South Africa, and the U.K. are partner countries in the first edition of the Forum.

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Chennai is often called the 'Detroit of India'. In this context, Detroit is famous for and has in common with Chennai which of the following industries?

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Automobile

Question 54

The Simorgh was in news recently, is associated with which of the following? .

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Fastest supercomputer of Iran

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Recently, Ministry of Health and family Welfare launched the… initiative.. . It aims to ensure timely, effective, efficient, safe, person- centred, equitable and integrated quality services in public health-care facilities.

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MusQan

Question 56

Global Youth Development Index recently seen in the news is released by:

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Commonwealth Secretariat

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``` Some of the examples of …..in India are Lantana camera Siam weed Parthenium hysterophorus Mexican devil Giant African snail Cotton Mealy Bug serpentine leafminer spiraling whitefly Water hyacinth Mikania micrantha Mesquite ```

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invasive species

Question 58

The GHG Protocol is a partnership between the…...

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World Resources Institute (WRI) and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD)

Question 59

Recently seen in the news 'Apretude' is related to:

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(a) First injectable drug for reducing risk to acquiring HIV.

Question 60

The SUTRA model was in news recently, is associated with which of the following? .

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(b) It is used to predict the covid graph in India

Question 61

Recently the highest altitude herbal park of India, situated at a height of 11,000 feet, was inaugurated in which of the following states?

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Uttarakhand

Question 62

It is the inflation that excludes volatile fuel items such as petrol, diesel, lubricants & other fuels for vehicles.

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Refined core inflation

Question 63

Which one of the following organisations publishes the ‘Migration and Development Brief report’?

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World Bank

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The …is the head of the Department of Military Affairs (DMA), within the Ministry of Defence and functions as its secretary

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Chief of Defence Staff

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The Defence Planning Committee (DPC) is set up under the Chairmanship of…. to facilitate "comprehensive" planning for the defence forces besides focusing on military doctrines to deal with emerging security challenges.

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National Security Advisor (NSA)

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The National Committee for Strengthening Maritime and Coastal Security (NCSMCS) is a national-level forum and an apex review mechanism for maritime and coastal security, in which all concerned ministries and government agencies are represented. The NCSMS is headed by the….

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Cabinet Secretary.

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The terms, ‘ModifiedElephant, Lapsus $’, recently mentioned in the news, refer to

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Hacking groups

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With reference to India’s biodiversity, ‘Euphlyctis Jaladhara’, is a .

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new frog species discovered from the western coastal plains of India

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What is TRAPPIST-1, recently mentioned in the news? | .

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It is a star system of Earth-size planets around a single star

Question 70

…is a century-old parallel banking system in the country where traders send cash generally from one state to another through a person called Angadia that stands for courier. It is by and large used in the jewellery business with Mumbai – Surat being the most popular route as they are two ends of the diamond trade.

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The Angadia system

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…is a platform for tripartite cooperation between the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Poland, and Ukraine, aimed at deepening regional cooperation in the security, economic, and socio-humanitarian areas.

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The Lublin Triangle

Question 72

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has launched,,,,,,,, – Option to make Unified Payments Interface (UPI) payments for feature phone users. This initiative will further deepen the digital ecosystem and financial inclusion.

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UPI123Pay

Question 73

Recently, the Assam Government has announced that …….will be used as an official calendar. Presently, the official calendar of the Assam government makes use of the Saka calendar and the Gregorian calendar. Bhaskarabda era is counted from the date of the ascension of a 7th-century local ruler,,,,,. It began when he was crowned ruler of the Kamrupa kingdom. He was a contemporary and political ally of northern Indian ruler Harshavardhana. The gap between Bhaskarabda and Gregorian is 593 years.

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Bhaskarabda, a Luni-Solar Calendar Bhaskar Varman In the Luni-solar calendar, months are lunar but years are solar,

Question 74

There is a total of ….. biosphere reserves of India which have been recognized internationally under the Man and Biosphere Reserve program:

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12 ``` Nilgiri Gulf of Mannar Sunderban Nanda Devi Nokrek Pachmarhi Similipal Achanakmar – Amarkantak Great Nicobar Agasthyamala Khangchendzonga Panna National Park ```

Question 75

….are capable of running on 100 per cent petrol or 100 per cent bio-ethanol or a combination of both.

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Flex fuel vehicles (FFV)

Question 76

Recently National Tiger Conservation Authority has approved the declaration of combined areas of Guru Ghasidas National Park and Tamor Pingla Wildlife Sanctuary as a Tiger Reserve. These provide a corridor for tigers to move between which of the following tiger reserves?

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Bandhavgarh and Palamau Tiger Reserves This will be the fourth Tiger Reserve in Chhattisgarh, after the Udanti-Sitanadi, Achanakmar, and Indravati Reserves. Turning Guru Ghasidas into a Tiger Reserve is important because it connects Jharkhand and Madhya Pradesh and provides a corridor for tigers to move between the Bandhavgarh and Palamau Tiger Reserves.

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In India, the term 'Key Starting Materials (KSMs)' is used in the context of . (b)

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production of pharmaceutical drugs.

Question 78

Recently, the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying has called for a roadmap for conservation of Halari breed of Donkey. Halari Donkey is native to

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Gujarat

Question 79

This creeper in combination with the pith of the roots of a jackfruit tree yields a saffron dye. The bhikkhus of a Buddhist monastery in the 152-year-old Chalapather Shyamgaon had bemoaned the near-extinction of this creeper. The concern of the monks triggered a movement for conserving the adjoining Chala Reserve Forest and the reserve forest under the Sivasagar Forest Division was declared the Chala Village Sanctuary. Which of the following creepers has been described in the passage given above? (c)

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Bhungloti

Question 80

The…. Curve is a graph that represents the concentration of carbon dioxide (CO2) in Earth’s atmosphere since 1958.

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Keeling

Question 81

The Green app project by Department of agriculture cooperation and farmers welfare and food and agriculture organisation and union Ministry of environment Forest and climate change aimed to reduce emissions from agriculture and ensure 49 million carbon dioxide equivalent sequestered Nain is being implemented in

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Mizoram Rajasthan Madhya Pradesh Orissa and Uttarakhand

Question 82

The Olympic motto was amended to "…." during the International Olympic Committee's session in July 2021.

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faster, higher, stronger - together The word "together" after a hyphen has been added to the earlier motto, which was made up of three Latin words -- Citius, Altius, Fortius, translating to "Faster Higher Stronger" in English

Question 83

Recently seen in the news VIHANGAM is related to: . (d).

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Portal for real time monitoring of mining activities

Question 84

India recently announced a new programme called the "Small Business Loans Initiative", in partnership with online lending platform Indifi, to help small and medium businesses (SMBs) that advertise on it to get quick access to credit through independent lending partners

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Facebook

Question 85

India recently announced a new programme called the "Small Business Loans Initiative", in partnership with online lending platform Indifi, to help small and medium businesses (SMBs) that advertise on it to get quick access to credit through independent lending partners

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Facebook

Question 86

launched SAMRIDH Scheme, consider the following statements: 1. It is being implemented by the….. 2. It aims to boost the startup ecosystem in the country by providing startups with mentorship and funding.

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Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology.

Question 87

…….. taxes the production of petroleum products, …….. tax their sale. ……levies excise duty on petrol and diesel

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central government State government Central government

Question 88

the key programs of …..)? 1. Program of Action for Cancer Therapy (PACT) 2. Rays of Hope 3. Zoonotic Disease Integrated Action (ZODIAC) 4. Peaceful use Initiative (PIU)

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International Atomic Energy Agency (

Question 89

It is the second-largest fair in India, after the Kumbh Mela. It is celebrated by the Koya tribe. It is celebrated once in 2 years in the month of “Magha” (February) on the full moon day. It honors the fight of a mother and daughter, Goddesses Sammakka and Saralamma. Which of the following fair has been mentioned in the above passage?

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(a) Medaram Jathara

Question 90

Recently, India’s first indigenous Flying Trainer Aircraft,…. designed and developed by CSIR-National Aerospace Laboratories, Bangalore under the aegis of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, has successfully completed the sea level trials at Puducherry.

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HANSA-NG

Question 91

Reserve Bank of India launched its first global hackathon –…… with the theme ‘Smarter Digital Payments’ with four problem statements to shape the future of the payment systems in India.

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HARBINGER 2021 – Innovation for Transformation

Question 92

Advanced Chaff Technology recently seen in the news has application in which of the following fields?

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Naval Defence