8th June 2022

Q.1) Which state has topped in the small state category of the State Food Safety Index
2022?

[a] Goa

[b] Tamil Nadu

[c] Telangana

[d] Maharashtra

[e] Uttar Pradesh

• World Food Safety Day (June 7) events in India.

• Eat Rights Challenge winners -

• Launch Year – 2020
• Coverage – 188 districts participated
• Purpose – to recognise their efforts in implementing various initiatives under Eat
Right India.
• Total winners – 75
• Rankings – Indore is at the first place in the challenge
• A total of 4 cities from Madhya Pradesh have been ranked in the top 10.
• Ujjain was ranked 5th, Jabalpur was ranked 7th, and Gwalior was 12th.
B). State Food Safety Index –

• Edition – 4th

• Releasing Organization – Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI)

• Parameters –
• i) Human Resources and Institutional Data,
• ii) Compliance,
• iii) Food Testing - Infrastructure and Surveillance,
• iv) Training & Capacity Building and v) Consumer Empowerment.
 • Rankings –
Larger States Smaller States Union Territory

1st rank - Tamil Nadu 1st rank - Goa 1st rank - Jammu & Kashmir

2nd rank - Gujarat 2nd rank - Manipur 2nd rank - Delhi

3rd rank - Maharashtra 3rd rank - Sikkim 3rd rank – Chandigarh

• C.) ‘Khadyanjali’
•
• Khadyanjali, a quarterly magazine published by the Rajbhasha Division of FSSAI,
was released.
•Logo for Ayurveda Aahar
E.) Phase II of Eat Right Research Awards and Grant

• Launched by FSSAI, the Eat Right Research Awards and Grant is to encourage and
recognize high-quality research in the area of food safety and nutrition in India
which can be adapted/ adopted by FSSAI to further strengthen its role in the
country.
F.) Phase III of Eat Right Ceativity Challenge:

The challenge was launched to encourage schools to create an environment of

healthy and safe food to engage, excite and enable students to inculcate habits on
food and nutrition.
Q.2) With which company has Department of Telecommunications partnered for exploring
the feasibility of the Direct to Mobile (D2M) Technology?

[a] Indus Tower Ltd

[b] BSNL

[c] Reliance Communications

[d] Prasar Bharati

[e] Tata Indicom

• Department of Telecommunications has partnered with Prasar Bharati (public service
broadcaster) to explore the feasibility of the Direct to Mobile (D2M) Technology.

• This technology allows to broadcast video and other forms of multimedia content directly
to mobile phones, without needing an active internet connection, similar to FM Radio.

• Last year, Public service broadcaster Prasar Bharati had announced a collaboration with IIT
Kanpur to test the feasibility of the technology.
Q.3) How many Tribal Research Institutes are operating in India?

[a] 102

[b] 50

[c] 78

[d] 26

[e] 87
• Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah inaugurated the newly built National
Tribal Research Institute (NTRI) at India Institute of Public Administration Campus in New
Delhi.

• It will Monitor projects of Tribal Research Institutes (TRIs), Centres of Excellence (CoEs), and
research scholars of NFS and set up norms for improvement in the quality of research and
training.
• Tribal Research Institute (TRI) is the research body of the Ministry of Tribal Affairs at the
state level.

• There are 26 Tribal Research Institutes (TRIs) supported by the Ministry of Tribal Affairs.
Q.4) Where was the Conference of Vice-Chancellors of Central Universities and
Directors of Institutions of National Importance organized?

[a] New Delhi

[b] Gandhinagar

[c] Hyderabad

[d] Ahmedabad

[e] Bangalore
• President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind, inaugurated the two-day Conference of Vice-
Chancellors of Central Universities and Directors of Institutions of National Importance at
Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi.

• The President is the Visitor of 161 Central Institutes of Higher Education.

Q.5) Which state has launched the ‘Beach Vigil App’?

[a] Tamil Nadu

[b] Goa

[c] Andhra Pradesh

[d] West Bengal

[e] Maharashtra
• Goa CM Pramod Sawant has launched the ‘Beach Vigil App’ for a holistic management of
the beaches, benefiting both the travellers as well as those working in the tourism sector.
Q.6) Which tribe in Assam celebrates the Baikho festival?

[a] Khampti

[b] Kuki

[c] Hajong

[d] Deori

[e] Rabhas
• Assam’s (also known as the Gateway to northeast India) Rabhas community celebrates the
Baikho festival for a good harvest season.

• Rabhas is a Tibeto-Burman community who reside majorly in Lower Assam, Garo hills and
West Bengal’s Dooar region.
Q.7) When does BIMSTEC celebrates its foundation day?

[a] June 19

[b] June 2

[c] June 11

[d] June 8

[e] June 6
• 25th Founding Day of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic
Cooperation (BIMSTEC) was celebrated in Dhaka.

• BIMSTEC was founded on June 6, 1997.

• BIMSTEC Secretary General – Tenzin Lekphell

• 5th BIMSTEC Summit is scheduled to take place in Columbo, Sri Lanka in 2022.
Q.8) What is India’s rank in the Environmental Performance Index 2022?

[a] 180

[b] 101

[c] 116

[d] 134

[e] 125
• Environmental Performance Index 2022 has been released by Earth Institute of Yale and
Columbia University.

• Total – 180 countries

• Top – Denmark (score 77.90)

• Parameters of the rankings –

– 40 indicators; 11 issue categories; 3 broad categories
– 3 broad categories – Ecosystem Vitality, Environmental Health, and Climate Change
Mitigation
• India’s rank – 180th (score 18.90)

• India’s rank on parameters –

o Ecosystem Vitality – 178th
o Health – 178th
o Climate Policy – 165th
• Comparison with the South Asian countries –
o Maldives - 113
o Sri Lanka - 132
o India - 180
o Pakistan - 176
o Afghanistan - 81
o Nepal - 162
o Bhutan - 85
o Bangladesh - 177

• Comparison with BRICS –

o Brazil - 81
o Russia - 112
o India - 180
o China - 160
o South Africa - 116
Q.9) Which of following has launched UpSchool, a digital learning program for students from
classes 1 to 10 in partnership with Khan Academy?

[a] Tata Trusts

[b] SBI Foundation

[c] Smile Foundation

[d] Give India Foundation

[e] Helpage India

• SBI Foundation (CSR arm of SBI) has launched UpSchool, a digital learning program for
students from classes 1 to 10 in partnership with Khan Academy, an educational non-profit
in India.

• This program will be available in English, Hindi and Kannada languages aiming to reduce
learning gaps and build a solid foundation in math and reading for their current academic
year.
Q.10) Recently, Maruti Suzuki India Limited has set up a 20 MWp1 solar power plant, which
is Asia’s largest carport type solar plant. Where is the plant established?

[a] Haryana

[b] Punjab

[c] Uttarakhand

[d] Assam

[e] Uttar Pradesh

• Maruti Suzuki India Limited has set up a 20 MWp1 solar power plant at its Manesar facility
in Haryana to ensure the maximum utilisation of renewable energy in its operations.

• It is Asia’s largest carport type solar plant.