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Question 1

When is world space week observed?

Answer 1

October 4 to 10 every year.

Question 2

theme for this year’s World Space Week.

Answer 2

“Space and Sustainability”

Question 3

When was world space week adopted?

Answer 3

World Space Week was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on December 6, 1999 to commemorate the contributions of space science and technology towards human development.

Question 4

what does the space week on that days?

Answer 4

The week commemorates the launch of first manmade Earth satellite, Sputnik-1 on October 4, 1957 and the signing of the Outer Space Treaty on October 10, 1967.

Question 5

World Space Week is organized by?

Answer 5

It is coordinated by the UN in collaboration with the World Space Week Association (WSWA) to provide a unique outreach and education in space sector.

Question 6

How does Space help in SDG?

Answer 6

Of the 169 targets under the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), 65 of them are directly achieved through Earth observation satellites and related technologies.

Question 7

What is Marketing arm of ISRO for promotion and commercial exploitation of space products, technical consultancy services and transfer of technologies developed by ISRO.

Answer 7

Antrix Corporation Limited (ACL)

Question 8

chairman of ISRO.?

Answer 8

Shri S. Somanath

Question 9

Head quarter of ISRO?

Answer 9

BENGALURU

Question 10

Clean water and sanitation comes under which SDG?

Answer 10

GOAL 6

Question 11

Credit Guarantee Scheme for Startups (CGSS) COMES UNDER?

Answer 11

Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Ministry of Commerce and Industry has notified the credit guarantee scheme for start-ups.

Question 12

What is the Credit Guarantee Scheme for Startups (CGSS)?

Answer 12

This scheme would help provide the much-needed collateral-free debt funding to start-ups.
The scheme has been approved for the purpose of providing credit guarantees to loans extended by Member Institutions (MIs) to finance eligible borrowers being startups.

Question 13

What is max amount Credit Guarantee Scheme for Startups (CGSS)?

Answer 13

The exposure to individual cases would be capped at Rs. 10 crore per case or the actual outstanding credit amount, whichever is less.

Question 14

Who will provide guarantee under Credit Guarantee Scheme for Startups (CGSS)?

Answer 14

The umbrella-based guarantee cover will provide guarantee to Venture Debt Funds (VDF) registered under Alternative Investment Funds (AIF) regulations of Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) .

Question 15

Permanent Representative of India to UN?

Answer 15

Ruchira Kamboj

Question 16

2022 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to ?

Answer 16

human rights advocate Ales Bialiatski from Belarus, the Russian human rights organisation Memorial, and the Ukrainian human rights organisation Center for Civil Liberties.

Question 17

In 2021, Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to?

Answer 17

journalists Maria Ressa of the Philippines and Dmitry Muratov of Russia for their efforts to safeguard freedom of expression, which is a precondition for democracy and lasting peace.

Question 18

when was Russian Human Rights Organisation, Memorial: established?

Answer 18

The organisation was established in 1987, “by human rights activists in the former Soviet Union who wanted to ensure that the victims of the communist regime’s oppression would never be forgotten.”

Question 19

Russian Human Rights Organisation, Memoria was founded by?

Answer 19

Nobel Peace Prize laureate Andrei Sakharov, who won the prize in 1954, and human rights advocate Svetlana Gannushkina were among the organisation’s founders.

Question 20

When was Ukrainian Human Rights Organisation, Center for Civil Liberties: established?

Answer 20

was founded in Kyiv in 2007 “for the purpose of advancing human rights and democracy in Ukraine”.

Question 21

Who won the first nobel peace prize?

Answer 21

The first Nobel Prizes were awarded in 1901. The Peace Prize for that year was shared between the Frenchman Frédéric Passy and the Swiss Jean Henry Dunant.

Question 22

Who among the following science fiction/ popular science writers wrote ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’ and held
the position of a Professor at the Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad

Answer 22

Arthur Charles Clarke was an author and inventor, most famous for his science fiction novel ‘2001: A Space
Odyssey. ‘

Question 23

The Swachh Swasth ______ is an initiative to achieve better health outcomes through improved sanitation,
increased awareness and healthy lifestyles

Answer 23

Sarvatra

Question 24

The goal of ‘Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban 2.0’ is to make the cities Garbage-Free, completely free of garbage.
The second phase of Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban was launched in which year?

Answer 24

2021

Question 25

Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi launched Startup India Action Plan in which year?

Answer 25

2016

Question 26

Scheduled banks are banks that are listed in which schedule of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934?

Answer 26

II

Question 27

National Credit Guarantee Trustee Company Ltd (NCGTC) WAS ESTABLISHED IN?

Answer 27

2014

Question 28

National startup Day is observed in India on which date?

Answer 28

16th January

Question 29

Indo-Sri Lankan Accord between India and Sri Lanka o WAS SIGNED I N?

Answer 29

1987

Question 30

The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam was a Tamil militant organization that was based in northeastern Sri Lanka. Who was the founder of LTTE

Answer 30

Velupillai Prabhakaran

Question 31

The resolutions on promoting reconciliation, accountability and human rights in Sri Lanka was first moved in Geneva in which year?

Answer 31

2012

Question 32

Which article of Constitution respectively provide for reservation of seats in favour of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes in the House of the People and in the legislative assemblies of the States.

Answer 32

Article 330 and Article 332

Question 33

Who is the chairman of the National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC).

Answer 33

Vijay Sampla

Question 34

Supreme Court (SC) upheld the validity of Election Symbols (Reservation and Allotment) Order, 1968: ?

Answer 34

Sadiq Ali and another vs. ECI in 1971.

Question 35

Indian Railways is setting up Dedicated Freight Corridors (DFCs) across the country. The first phase of the project alone is estimated to reduce emissions by about 457 million-ton CO2 over a 30-year period. The Western Dedicated Freight Corridor connects dadri in Uttar Pradesh to ______________

Answer 35

Jawaharlal Nehru Port in Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra.

Question 36

. Around 700 Railway Stations have been certified for implementation of Environment Management System to ___________

Answer 36

ISO:14001

Question 37

Environment-friendly Bio-toilets for passenger coaches have been developed by Indian Railways (IR) jointly with which of the following organisation?

Answer 37

The Energy and Resources Institute

Question 38

Which Article of the Constitution of India contains various provisions for settlement of disputes through Lok Adalat?

Answer 38

39 A

Question 39

World Consumer Rights day is celebrated on which date every year with an aim to encourage awareness about consumer rights and needs?

Answer 39

15TH MARCH

Question 40

The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) of India is a quasi-judicial commission in India which was set up in 1988 under the Consumer Protection Act, ____________

Answer 40

1986

Question 41

The Lok-Adalat shall have the same powers as are vested in a civil court under the code of civil procedure___________.

Answer 41

1908

Question 42

Which state will host the 37th edition of the National Games in October next year as confirmed by the Indian Olympic Association on Sunday.

Answer 42

GOA

Question 43

Yogasana is one of the _________ sports to be played at the National Games this year for the first time.

Answer 43

FIVE

Question 44

the first athlete to win gold in Yogasana AT 36TH NATIONAL GAMES?

Answer 44

Pooja Rani

Question 45

The first National Commission for Scheduled Castes was constituted in which year?

Answer 45

2004

Question 46

Which state has topped in cases registered under “Atrocities/crimes against Scheduled Castes”, according to National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) data 2021

Answer 46

UP

Question 47

The Centre has set up a three-member Commission of Inquiry to examine the issue of giving Scheduled Caste status to Dalits who converted to religions other than Sikhism and Buddhism. The commission will be headed by whom?

Answer 47

KG Balkrishnan

Question 48

Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order of “[XX]”, which allows only people who follow Hindu, Sikh and Buddhist faiths to be recognised as SCs.?

Answer 48

1950

Question 49

The commission will examine the matter of according Scheduled Caste status to new persons who claim to have historically belonged to the Scheduled Castes but have converted to a religion other than those mentioned in the Presidential Orders under Article __________of the Indian Constitution.

Answer 49

341

Question 50

The Election Commission has launched a year-long voter awareness program on All India Radio. What is the name of the program which will be broadcast in 23 languages across the country.?

Answer 50

Matdata JUNCTION.

Question 51

Term of Dg of Solar Alliance?

Answer 51

The Director General has a term of four years and is eligible for re-election.

Question 52

The vision behind the OSOWOG ?

Answer 52

‘The Sun Never Sets’

Question 53

When and by WHOM ISA was launched?

Answer 53

The launch of the International Solar Alliance (ISA) was announced by Shri Narendra Modi, the Hon’ble Prime Minister of India and Shri Francois Hollande, former Hon’ble President of France on 30th November 2015, at the 21st session of United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP-21) in Paris, France.

Question 54

The One Sun One World One Grid Declaration (OSOWOG) was jointly released by ?

Answer 54

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson at the COP26 Climate Meet in Glasgow.

Question 55

Where did 5th Assembly of International Solar Alliance (ISA) took place and When?

Answer 55

The 5th Assembly of International Solar Alliance (ISA) began on October 17 in New Delhi under India’s presidentship.

Question 56

Recently, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) unveiled its first ‘woman’ astronaut........................ who will ride to space in the first test flight of the human space mission, Gaganyaan.

Answer 56

Vyom Mitra

Question 57

By whom was Vyom Mitra developed?

Answer 57

ISRO Inertial Systems Unit, Thiruvananthapuram.

Question 58

Which rocket will be used to launch GAGANYAAN?

Answer 58

GSLV Mk III, also called the LVM-3 (Launch Vehicle Mark-3,) the three-stage heavy lift launch vehicle, will be used to launch Gaganyaan as it has the necessary payload capability.

Question 59

Who released the latest edition of World Economic Outlook 2022?

Answer 59

International Monetary Fund (IMF)

Question 60

What is GDP of IND acc to World Economic Outlook for 2022 & 23?

Answer 60

It cut its forecast for India’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth in 2022 to 6.8%, from 7.4% for India in the fiscal year that started in April 2022. For 2023, India has been projected to grow at 6.1%.

Question 61

When is World Economic Outlook published?

Answer 61

t is a survey by the IMF that is usually published twice a year in the months of April and October.

Question 62

What is Global Inflation acc to World Economic Outlook?

Answer 62

Global inflation is forecast to rise from 4.7% in 2021 to 8.8% in 2022 but to decline to 6.5% in 2023 and to 4.1% by 2024.

Question 63

With the signing and ratification of the ISA Framework Agreement by 15 countries, on 6 December, _____________ ISA became the first international intergovernmental organization to be headquartered in India.

Answer 63

2017

Question 64

The Indian Space Research Organisation in January 2022 conducted the qualification test of the cryogenic engine that will be used in the Gaganyaan programme for a duration of 720 seconds at the ISRO Propulsion Complex (IPRC), Mahendragiri, _____________

Answer 64

Tamil Nadu

Question 65

The Gaganyaan programme envisages undertaking the demonstration of human spaceflight to LEO (Low Earth Orbit) with a crew of three astronauts to __________km LEO

Answer 65

400 km

Question 66

The experimental mission conducted by ISRO that paved the way for Human Space Flight mission was the Space Capsule Recovery Experiment conducted in January_________where an Orbiting module was recovered successfully after de-orbiting

Answer 66

2007

Question 67

The first trial for Gaganyaan will be done by the end of 2023 or the beginning of 2024. The Gaganyaan mission was announced by the Prime Minister in his Independence Day speech in _____________

Answer 67

2018

Question 68

The International Monetary Fund made predictions that India’s global growth will drop from 6% in 2021 to what percent in 2022

Answer 68

3.2

Question 69

From which city did Jeevan Rekha, the world’s first hospital train start its journey on July 16,1991

Answer 69

Bombay

Question 70

In the Union Budget for 2022-2023, the Finance Minister has proposed the development and manufacture of how many new Vande Bharat trains in the next three years

Answer 70

400

Question 71

As per the Sample Registration System (SRS) Statistical Report 2020, Under 5 Mortality Rate (U5MR) for the country has shown significant decline to ___________ per 1000 live births in 2020.

Answer 71

32

Question 72

The International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction is observed every year on ?

Answer 72

13 oct

Question 73

What is theme for International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction 2022?

Answer 73

Early Warning For All

Question 74

In 2022, the International Day focuses on?

Answer 74

Target G: “Substantially increase the availability of and access to multi-hazard early warning systems and disaster risk information and assessments to people by 2030.”