1. Which institution released the ’14th Emissions Gap Report 2023′?
A. UNEP 🗹
B. FAO
C. World Bank
D. WEF
- The 14th Emissions Gap Report 2023 was released by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). As per the report, even if the existing nationally determined contributions (NDC), both conditional and unconditional, are fulfilled by 2030, the global temperature is projected to rise by 2.5°C, surpassing the 2°C target established by the Paris Agreement.
2. ‘Vajra Prahar 2023’ is a joint eXercise between which countries?
A. India and Sri Lanka
B. India and the United States 🗹
C. India and UK
D. India and France
- Vajra Prahar 2023 is a joint exercise of the specialforces of India and the United States. It is being organized in Meghalaya’s Umroi Cantonment. The Indian Army contingent is led by Special Forces personnel from the Eastern Command. The first edition was conducted in the year 2010 in India.
3. Atmospheric Waves Experiment (AWE) is associated with which space agency?
A. NASA 🗹
B. ISRO
C. ESA
D. JAXA
- NASA is gearing up to launch the Atmospheric Waves Experiment (AWE), a mission designed to investigate a crucial factor influencing space weather – Earth’s atmospheric conditions. The focus of the study will be on Atmospheric Gravity Waves (AGWs), which is a specific type of vertical wave.
4. Ganymede, Callisto, and Europa are the moons of which planet?
A. Mars
B. Jupiter 🗹
C. Saturn
D. Venus
- The Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) probe by the European Space Agency (ESA) is set to make history by utilizing a double gravity assist from both Earth and the Moon to propel itself toward Jupiter. Launched earlier this year, the spacecraft is on a mission to study not only the gas giant Jupiter but also its three icy moons with thepotential for oceans-Ganymede, Callisto, and Europa.
5. Which Indian Mission seeks to bring back lunar samples to the Earth?
A. Chandrayaan-3
B. Mangalyaan-2
C. Chandrayaan-4 🗹
D. Gaganyaan
- The Chandrayaan-4 Mission seeks to bring back lunar samples to Earth. For the return journey to Earth, the mission would require two launch vehicles, each carrying four distinct modules: the Transfer module, Lander Module, Ascender Module, and Re-entry module.
6. Joseph Boakai has been elected as the President of which country?
A. Liberia 🗹
B. Argentina
C. UAE
D. USA
- Joseph Boakai recently won the Liberia Presidential election. Boakai secured victory with 50.64 percent of the vote, surpassing the 49.36 percent garnered by former international football star Weah. Weah is the first African footballer to win both FIFA’s World Player of the Year trophy and the Ballon d’Or.
7. Which Indian has been elected as the Vice- Chair of the UN Panel of Auditors?
A. K Venugopal
B. Girish Chandra Murmu 🗹
C. Vinod Rai
D. Shashikant Sharma
- The Comptroller and Auditor General of India, Girish Chandra Murmu, has been elected as the Vice-Chair of the UN Panel of Auditors for the upcoming year. Murmu participated in the sixty- third session of the Panel of External Auditors, held at the UN headquarters in New York.
8. Who is the first Indian woman to receive the ‘International Emmy Directorate Award’?
A. Ekta Kapoor 🗹
B. Zoya Akhtar
C. Sudha Kongara
D. Juhi Chawla
- International Emmy Awards 2023, Indian actor- comedian Vir Das, clinched the Emmy in the Best Comedy category for his Netflix stand-up special, “Vir Das: Landing.” Multi-talented producer Ekta Kapoor received the prestigious International Emmy Directorate Award for her “significant contribution to the world of arts and entertainment,” making her the first Indian woman to achieve this distinction.
9. Which waterway is declared as ‘National Waterway-1’?
A. Ganga-Bhagirathi-Hooghy River 🗹
B. Brahmaputra River (Dhubri-Sadiya)
C. Krishna River (Vijayawada-Muktyala)
D. Mandovi River
- The Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) and Amazon have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to facilitate the movement of cargo and transportation of customer shipments and products through inland waterways, specifically utilizing the Ganga River (National Waterway 1). This collaborative effort aims to leverage the efficiency and sustainability of water transport to enhance logistics, reduce environmental impacts, and foster economic growth.
10. Which city is the host of 8th India Water Impact Summit (IWIS)?
A. Pune
B. New Delhi 🗹
C. Kolkata
D. Mysuru
- Nitin Gadkari, the Union Minister, has officially opened the 8th India Water Impact Summit (IWIS) in New Delhi. This three-day summit, conducted by the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) and the Center for Ganga River Basin Management and Studies (cGanga), is scheduled from November 22 to 24, 2023.
11. Which country is the host of the ‘ASEAN- India Millet Festival 2023’?
A. India
B. Sri Lanka
C. Bangladesh
D. Indonesia 🗹
- The ASEAN-India Millet Festival 2023 has commenced in South Jakarta, Indonesia, in November 2023. The primary objective of this festival is to foster awareness and cultivate a market for millets and millet-based products among the member states of the ASEAN region.
12. Which country is the host of the Joint Military Exercise AUSTRAHIND-23?
A. Australia 🗹
B. India
C. Japan
D. Myanmar
- The Indian Armed Forces contingent, consisting of 81 personnel are set to participate in the second edition of the Joint Military Exercise AUSTRAHIND-23. The exercise is scheduled to take place in Perth, Australia. Exercise AUSTRAHIND was instituted in 2022 and the first edition was conducted in Mahajan, Rajasthan.
13. ‘AGNI’ initiative, which was launched recently by CCRAS, is associated with which sector?
A. Defence
B. Thermal Power
C. Ayurveda 🗹
D. Steel
- The Central Council for Research in Ayurveda Sciences (CCRAS), under the Ministry of Ayush, has initiated “Ayurveda Gyan Naipunya Initiative” (AGNI) to advance research and validate Ayurvedic practices through scientific methods. This program is specifically designed for physicians practicing Ayurveda, aiming to integrate evidence-based appraisal into mainstream Ayurvedic approaches.
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