1. Which institution releases the compilation of Statistical Performance Indicators (SPI)?
A. IMF
B. World Bank 🗹
C. WEF
D. ADB
- The World Bank’s compilation of Statistical Performance Indicators (SPI) has ranked India 67 among 174 countries in 2019. The SPI framework focuses on five key pillars of a country’s statistical performance: (i) data use, (ii) data services, (iii) data products, (iv) data sources, and (v) data infrastructure. It replaced the Statistical Capacity Indicator (SCI) that the World Bank was publishing since 2004.
2. Nobel Prize in Medicine 2023 was awarded to Katalin Kariko and Drew Weissman for their work in :
A. Hepatitis C Virus
B. mRNA Vaccines 🗹
C. Human evolution
D. Receptors for temperature
- Katalin Kariko and Drew Weissman have been honored with the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their groundbreaking work in nucleoside base modifications. Their research paved the way for the creation of highly successful mRNA vaccines against Covid-19. In the future, the technology may also be used to deliver therapeutic proteins and treat some cancer types.
3. R21/Matrix-M, which was recently approved, is the vaccine against which disease?
A. COVID-19
B. Malaria 🗹
C. Tuberculosis
D. Influenza
- The World Health Organization (WHO) has recommended a new vaccine, R21/Matrix-M, for the prevention of malaria in children. It was jointly developed by University of Oxford and Serum Institute of India (SII). The R21 vaccine is the second malaria vaccine recommended by WHO, following the RTS, S/AS01 vaccine, which received a WHO recommendation in 2021. Both vaccines are shown to be safe and effective in preventing malaria in children.
4. ‘Statue of Equality’, the largest statue of B R Ambedkar outside India, is to be unveiled in which country?
A. UK
B. USA 🗹
C. Germany
D. France
- The Statue of Equality will be inaugurated by the Ambedkar International Center in Maryland, a state in the United States. It will be the tallest statue of Ambedkar outside India. This statue is a replica of the world’s largest Ambedkar statue, located in Hyderabad and which stands 125 feet tall. It was crafted by Ram Sutar, who also created Sardar Patel’s ‘Statue of Unity’ in Gujarat.
5. ‘SAMPRITI-XI’ is the joint military exercise conducted by India and which country?
A. Bangladesh 🗹
B. Sri Lanka
C. Indonesia
D. Iran
- India and Bangladesh have commenced the 11th edition of their annual joint military exercise, SAMPRITI, in Umroi, Meghalaya. This exercise, which alternates between the two nations, highlights the strong bilateral defense cooperation between them. SAMPRITI, initiated in 2009, aims to boost interoperability, share tactical expertise, and promote best practices between the Indian and Bangladeshi armies.
6. 2023 Nobel Prize in Physics was given to three Scientists for research in which field?
A. Electrons in flashes of light 🗹
B. Photons in flashes of light
C. Neutrons in flashes of light
D. Phytons in flashes of light
- The Nobel Prize in Physics for 2023 has been awarded to Ferenc Krausz, Pierre Agostini, and Anne L’Huillier for their groundbreaking experiments that have led to the creation of attosecond pulses of light. These pulses have opened new avenues for studying the behaviour of electrons within atoms and molecules, revolutionizing the field of electrodynamics in matter.
7. The Indian Air Force is set to replace all MiG-21 squadrons with which aircraft?
A. LCA Mark 1A 🗹
B. LCA Mark-2
C. SU-30 MKI
D. HTT-40
- The Indian Air Force (IAF) is set to replace all Russian-origin MiG-21 squadrons with the LCA Mark 1A by 2025. This was announced by Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari ahead of the upcoming Air Force Day celebration. The Indian Air Force celebrated its 91st anniversary on October 8 with the theme-“IAF-airpower beyond boundaries”.
8. Which state is set to conduct Socio economic Assessment of Indigenous Muslim Communities?
A. West Bengal
B. Assam 🗹
C. Gujarat
D. Bihar
- The Assam government has announced plans to conduct a socio-economic survey of the state’s five indigenous Muslim communities to determine measures for their upliftment. The survey’s results will inform the government’s efforts to address the comprehensive socio- political and educational needs of these indigenous minority groups.
9. Which city is the host of ‘IEA Critical Minerals and Clean Energy Summit in 2023’?
A. London
B. Paris 🗹
C. Rome
D. Vienna
- The IEA’s Critical Minerals Market Review 2023 was released recently at the IEA Critical Mineral and Clean Energy Summit in Paris. It revealed that the market for critical minerals has seen remarkable growth, doubling in size over the past five years to reach $320 billion in 2022.
10. Which state/UT recently inaugurated the ‘Green War Room’ to address air pollution?
A. Maharashtra
B. New Delhi 🗹
C. Gujarat
D. Bihar
- The Green War Room was inaugurated recently by the Delhi government. It aims to address air pollution in the national capital by continuously monitoring and executing the Winter Action Plan. In addition, the government has also started deploying 530 water sprinklers to prevent dust pollution at 13 hotspots, and 385 teams will check pollution certificates of vehicles and prevent the plying of overage cars.
11. Which Nobel Prize is awarded in 2023 for creation of ‘Quantum dots’?
A. Physics
B. Chemistry 🗹
C. Physiology
D. None of the above
- Moungi G. Bawendi, Louis E. Brus, and Alexei I. Ekimov have been honored with the 2023 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for their groundbreaking contributions in uncovering and creating quantum dots. The luminous characteristics of Quantum dots are harnessed in computer and television displays employing QLED technology, where the letter Q represents quantum dot.
12. ‘Valley Queen’ is the first heritage train of which state?
A. Tamil Nadu
B. Goa
C. Rajasthan 🗹
D. Bihar
- Rajasthan’s first heritage train named the ‘Valley Queen Heritage train’ was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. This heritage train provides a nostalgic experience by replicating the design of a steam engine. The Valley Queen Heritage Train is the sixth of its kind in India.
13. Which Union Ministry released ‘UMMEED’ guidelines?
A. Ministry of MSME
B. Ministry of Finance
C. Ministry of Education 🗹
D. Ministry of Minority Affairs
- The Union Ministry of Education (MoE) has unveiled draft guidelines called Understand, Motivate, Manage, Empathise, Empower, Develop (UMMEED). They are designed to prevent student suicides by recommending the formation of wellness teams, training for teachers and families, and prompt responses to students displaying warning signs.
14. Which country has discovered JuMBOs (Jupiter Mass Binary Objects)?
A. India
B. Egypt
C. USA 🗹
D. Australia
- NASA’s James Webb Telescope has made a remarkable discovery by detecting Jupiter-sized objects in space called JuMBOS (Jupiter Mass Binary Objects). They were discovered during James Webb’s survey of the Orion Nebula.
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