1. India’s first-ever Lavender Farm is constructed in which state/UT?
A. Uttarakhand
B. Jammu and Kashmir 🗹
C. Himachal Pradesh
D. Sikkim
- India’s first-ever Lavender Farm is coming up at Challa village in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district. It is spread over two hectares of land owned by the Department of Agriculture Production and Farmers Welfare. A native of Europe, lavender was introduced by the Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine (IIIM) in the temperate regions of the Jammu division under the CSIR-Aroma Mission in 2018, and Doda became the birthplace of India’s purple revolution.
2. What is the name of the platform launched by Prime Minister on the National Unity Day?
A. Mera Yuva Bharat (MY Bharat) platform 🗹
B. PM YUVA Platform
C. Meri Maati Platform
D. Kartavya Platform
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone for Amrit Vatika and Amrit Mahotsav Memorial and launched the Mera Yuva Bharat (MY Bharat) platform, designed for the country’s youth. It was launched at an event marking the culmination of the “Meri Maati Mera Desh” campaign’s Amrit Kalash Yatra at Kartavya Path in New Delhi.
3. Project Kusha, India’s long-range air defense system project, is under the purview of which institution?
A. HAL
B. DRDO 🗹
C. L&T
D. BHEL
- India is on track to operationally deploy its own long-range air defense system by 2028-29. This indigenous system is designed to detect and destroy a wide array of threats, including stealth fighters, aircraft, drones, cruise missiles, and precision-guided munitions at ranges of up to 350 km. The ambitious project, known as Project Kusha, is under the purview of the Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO).
4. Which institution was tasked with the preparation of ‘Vision India@2047’ plan?
A. NASSCOM
B. NITI Aayog 🗹
C. RBI
D. Election Commission of India
- A vision document aimed at making India a developed country is in its final stages and a draft is expected to be ready by December, as per NITI Aayog CEO BVR Subrahmanyam. NITI Aayog was tasked with the consolidation of the ten sectoral thematic visions in July this year including infrastructure, welfare, commerce and industry, technology, and governance. NITI Aayog has also forecasted that India’s economy will be worth $30 trillion in 2047, with a per capita GDP of $17,590.
5. India launched an ‘Innovation Platform’ and ‘Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Innovation Dialogue’, along with which country?
A. Sweden 🗹
B. Switzerland
C. Australia
D. Finland
- India and Switzerland launched the Indo-Swiss Innovation Platform. The platform’s launch included an Indo-Swiss Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Innovation Dialogue in Bengaluru. The platform began with a pilot project on antimicrobial resistance. The platform’s launch was intended to deepen bilateral collaboration on innovation and make it more strategic.
6. Which institution along with Tel Aviv University, Israel developed an aerogel adsorbent to remove trace pollutants from wastewater?
A. IISc Bengaluru
B. IIT Madras 🗹
C. IIT Delhi
D. IIT Kharagpur
- Researchers from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras and Tel Aviv University, Israel, have developed an aerogel adsorbent that can remove trace pollutants from wastewater. The aerogel is made of graphene-modified silica and can remove small particles and microorganisms from wastewater.
7. Mayurakshi River flows through which Indian state?
A. Jharkhand 🗹
B. Assam
C. Karnataka
D. Madhya Pradesh
- The Chief Minister of Jharkhand, Hemant Soren, inaugurated the longest bridge in the state over the Mayurakshi River in Dumka. The bridge, which cost Rs 198 crore to build, is 2.34 km long and 16 meters wide. It will reduce the distance between various districts and improve connectivity. The river has its source on Trikut Hills in Jharkhand. It flows through Jharkhand and flows into the Hooghly River through two districts of West Bengal.
8. Which Indian city was ranked the fourth most polluted cities in the world, according to IQAir?
A. Chennai
B. Delhi 🗹
C. Kolkata
D. Varanasi
- Delhi, Mumbai, and Kolkata were ranked the 4th, 7th, and 10th most polluted cities in the world, according to IQAir. Mumbai’s air quality has been unhealthy for more than three consecutive days. Based on the 2022 annual average PM2.5 concentration, India was 8th among the world’s top 10 most polluted countries. Internationally, in the IQAir survey, Lahore and Beijing were among the top five most polluted cities.
9. Two ancient temple caves were recently discovered near Rajapur, Ratnagiri in which state?
A. Karnataka
B. Maharashtra 🗹
C. Andhra Pradesh
D. Kerala
- Two ancient temple caves were discovered near Rajapur, Ratnagiri, in the state of Maharashtra. The caves are believed to have been created in the 5th or 6th century CE. They are older than the Elephanta caves. Ratnagiri is also home to the Ratnagiri Caves, a Buddhist center. The Buddhist monuments were constructed from the 5th century CE onwards, with the last work in the 13th century.
10. Which country is associated with the ‘B61-13’ Nuclear bomb?
A. Russia
B. Israel
C. USA 🗹
D. China
- The United States is planning to build a new nuclear bomb that will be 24 times more powerful than the one dropped on Hiroshima during World War II. The B61-13 would also be almost 14 times bigger than the 25-kiloton bomb that was dropped on Nagasaki.
11. National Unity Day is celebrated to commemorate the birth anniversary of which leader?
A. Mahatma Gandhi
B. Jawaharlal Nehru
C. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel 🗹
D. Dr B R Ambedkar
- National Unity Day is celebrated in India on October 31, to commemorate the birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, the first home minister of independent India. Vallabhbhai Patel was born on October 31, 1875. He is credited with merging over 560 princely states into the Union of India after independence.
12. Which country is associated with the ‘Shenzhou-16’ mission?
A. Japan
B. China 🗹
C. South Korea
D. Israel
- Three Chinese astronauts, who were in orbit for five months, returned to the Earth. The astronauts were part of the Shenzhou-16 crewed flight mission. They spent their time conducting scientific experiments and carrying out a nearly eight-hour spacewalk. The mission was the last of 11 missions required to assemble the station. The station is expected to operate for around a decade and run experiments in near-zero gravity. The astronauts have successfully grown lettuce, cherry tomatoes, and green onions in the Tiangong space station.
13. ‘Meendum Manjappai’ is a scheme launched by which Indian state, to curb plastic usage?
A. Tamil Nadu 🗹
B. Kerala
C. Odisha
D. West Bengal
- Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin launched ‘Meendum Manjappai’ scheme to reduce the use of plastic bags, replacing them with cloth bags in 2021. Recently, the Tamil Nadu state environment department has opened a ‘Meendum Manjappai’ kiosk worth 25 lakh at Besant Nagar beach, Chennai, to create awareness on plastic pollution and to enforce the ban on single-use plastic. It has a cloth bag vending slot and a plastic bottle-crushing machine.
14. ‘Rajaji Tiger Reserve’ is located in which state/UT?
A. Tamil Nadu
B. Kerala
C. Uttarakhand 🗹
D. West Bengal
- The Uttarakhand Cabinet gives nod to set up Rajaji Tiger Reserve Conservation Foundation. The primary aim of this foundation is to expedite and facilitate ecological, economic, social, and cultural development within the regions encompassing the Rajaji Tiger Reserve. It also aims to provide alternative livelihood opportunities to the local communities to reduce their dependence on forests.
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