Topic Tag

PHASE I

WTT Contender Goa 2023 GA – Sports

1st Foreign University in GIFT City GA – Sports

First Private manufacturer of Naval rocket fuze GA – Defence Technologies

World Wildlife Day 2023 GA – Days in News

MoHFW receives Porter Prize GA – Awards

Panna Tiger Reserve GA – Places in News

PHASE I + II

SWAYATT ESI – Employment Generation

Relevant for Phase 1
Only
• Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports attended the
closing ceremony of the World Table Tennis Star (WTT)
Contender Goa 2023 Tournament in Panaji.
• WTT Goa is the first World Table Tennis to be conducted in
India.
• Minister presented the award for the Women’s Singles
Champion to Wang Yidi (China).
 Q.1
GA Sports
Recently (March 2023), India’s first World Table Tennis event
titled “World Table Tennis Star (WTT) Contender Goa 2023”
has been held at Panaji (Goa). Who among the following
players has won the women singles championship?
A. Feng Tianwei
B. Wang Yidi
C. Wang Manyu
D. Manika Batra
E. Kasumi Ishikawa

Answer: Option B
• The Deakin University, which is a premier University in Australia, has become the 1st
foreign university to receive approval of the International Financial Services Centres
Authority (IFSCA) to set up an International Branch Campus (IBC) in GIFT-IFSC, GIFT
City, Gujarat.
• Union Budget 2022-23 announced setting up of “World Class Foreign Universities
and Institutions in the GIFT City to offer courses in Financial Management, FinTech,
Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics.
• These institutions will be free from domestic regulations, except those by the IFSCA
to facilitate availability of high-end human resources for financial services and
technology”.
 Q.2
GA First in News

Recently (March 2023), which of the following universities

from Australia has become the first foreign university to set
up its International Branch Campus in India at the GIFT City?
A. Macquarie University
B. University of Newcastle
C. Charles Darwin University
D. Deakin University
E. Griffith University

Answer: Option D
• Indian Navy has received a fully indigenised fuze YDB-60 for underwater Rocket
RGB 60 manufactured for the first time by a private Indian industry.
• It has been manufactured by M/s Economic Explosives Limited (EEL), Nagpur.
 Q.3
GA Defence Technologies
Which of the following has become first Indian industry
to indigenously manufacture the fuze for underwater
Anti Submarine Warfare (ASW) Rocket for the Indian
Navy?
A. Ashok Leyland Defence Systems, Chennai
B. Astra Microwave Products, Hyderabad
C. BrahMos Aerospace, New Delhi
D. Reliance Naval & Engineering Limited, Navi Mumbai
E. Economic Explosives Limited (EEL), Nagpur
Answer: Option E
• National Zoological Park, New Delhi (Delhi Zoo) celebrated World Wildlife
Day on 3rd March, 2023 in collaboration with National Museum of Natural
History.
• The theme for this year is "Partnerships for Wildlife Conservation".
• This year World Wildlife Day falls on the 50th anniversary of CITES
(Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna
and Flora).
• United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in 2014, proclaimed 3rd
March, the day of signature of CITES, as UN World Wildlife Day to
celebrate and raise awareness of the world’s wild animals and plants.
 Q.4
GA Days in News

Recently, UN World Wildlife Day has been observed on 3rd

March, 2023. What is the theme for this year?
A. Recovering key species for ecosystem restoration
B. Forests and Livelihoods: Sustaining People and Planet
C. Partnerships for Wildlife Conservation
D. Sustaining all life on Earth
E. Life below Water: for People and Planet

Answer: Option C
• Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India has received the Porter
Prize 2023.
• Prize recognizes the holistic strategy followed by Government of India in control &
containment of COVID-19.
• The prize was announced at “The India Dialog” organized by Institute for
Competitiveness (IFC) and US Asia Technology Management Center (USATMC) at
Stanford University in February.
• The theme of the conference was “The Indian Economy 2023: Innovation,
Competitiveness and Social Progress”.
• Porter Prize is named after Michael E. Porter, an economist, researcher, author,
advisor, speaker and teacher.
 Q.5
GA Awards

Recently (March 2023), the Ministry of Health and Family

Welfare has been conferred with which of the following
awards in recognition of the holistic strategy followed by
Government of India in control & containment of COVID-19?
A. Porter Prize
B. Adam Smith Award
C. Jacob Mincer Award
D. Nakahara Prize
E. Gustav Stolper Prize

Answer: Option D
 Why in News?
• Recently, it was constituted under the chairmanship of Chief Secretary, Government of
Madhya Pradesh.
Key details
• Objective: To ensure systematic and time bound implementation of the Greater Panna
Landscape (GPL) Management plan.
• This plan has been prepared as a part of the Ken-Betwa Link Project (KBLP), for the
conservation of wildlife/biodiversity in Panna Tiger Reserve (PTR) & surrounding areas
through integration with development process based on a balanced approach.
• It has been prepared by Wildlife Institute of India (WII), Dehradun, Uttarakhand.
• Motto: “विकासभी, पर्ाािरणभी” (Vikas bhi, Patyavaran bhi).
 About Ken Betwa Link Project
• It is the first river interlinking Project in India under National Perspective Plan (NPP).
• States Involved: Uttar Pradesh (Betwa River) and Madhya Pradesh (Ken River).
Additional Information
• Ken River Passes through Panna Tiger Reserve (Madhya Pradesh).
 Q.6
GA Places in News

Panna Tiger Reserve is located in which of the following

states of India?
A. Madhya Pradesh
B. Uttar Pradesh
C. Rajasthan
D. Kerala
E. Assam

Answer: Option A
Relevant for Phase 1
and Phase 2
 Key Details
• Recently, a function was held to commemorate the success of “SWAYATT” Initiative by
GeM (Government e Market Place).
• It is an initiative to promote Start-ups, Women And Youth Advantage Through e-
Transaction (SWAYATT).
• Launched in February 2019 by Ministry of Commerce and Industry.
• Objective: To promote inclusiveness of various categories of sellers and service providers
on the portal.
 Q.7

Recently (March 2023), the Ministry of Commerce and Industry

commemorated the success of “SWAYATT” Initiative by GeM.
SWAYATT stands for ?
A. Students, Women And Youth Advantage Through e-Transaction.
B. Start-ups, Women, Youth All Through e-Transaction.
C. Start-ups, Women And Youth Advantage Through e-Transaction.
D. Start-ups, Women, Youth, Agriculture Through e-Transaction.
E. None of the Above

Answer: Option C