‭29th September‬ ‭by Dr.

Gaurav Garg‬

‭ 1) Recently, which of the following states has achieved a major milestone under the‬‭Swachh Bharat‬
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‭Mission (Grameen) Phase II‬‭with all villages in the State i.e., 100% villages achieving ODF Plus‬
‭status under Phase II of the Mission?‬
‭A. Madhya Pradesh ‭B. Uttar Pradesh
‭C. Rajasthan ‭D. Punjab

‭Answer: B. Uttar Pradesh‬

‭● ‭ODF Plus
‭○ ‭An‬‭ODF‬‭Plus‬‭Model‬‭village‬‭is‬‭one‬‭which‬‭is‬‭sustaining‬‭its‬‭ODF‬‭status‬‭and‬‭has‬‭arrangements‬‭for‬‭both
‭Solid‬ ‭Waste‬ ‭Management‬ ‭and‬ ‭Liquid‬ ‭Waste‬ ‭Management‬‭;‬ ‭and‬ ‭observes‬ ‭visual‬ ‭cleanliness‬‭,‬ ‭i.e.,
‭minimal‬‭litter,‬‭minimal‬‭stagnant‬‭wastewater,‬‭no‬‭plastic‬‭waste‬‭dump‬‭in‬‭public‬‭places;‬‭and‬‭displays‬‭ODF
‭Plus Information, Education & Communication (IEC) messages‬‭.

‭○ ‭As on date,‬‭4.4 lakh (75%) villages‬‭across the nation‬‭have declared themselves ODF Plus.

‭○ ‭ he‬ ‭top‬ ‭performing‬ ‭States‬‭/UTs‬ ‭which‬ ‭have‬ ‭achieved‬ ‭100%‬ ‭ODF‬ ‭Plus‬ ‭villages‬ ‭are‬ ‭–‬ ‭Andaman‬ ‭&
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‭Nicobar‬ ‭Islands,‬ ‭D&N‬ ‭Haveli,‬‭Goa,‬‭Gujarat,‬‭Himachal‬‭Pradesh,‬‭Jammu‬‭&‬‭Kashmir,‬‭Karnataka,
‭Kerala, Ladakh, Puducherry, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, and Tripura‬‭.

‭○ ‭ mong‬‭States/‬‭UTs‬‭–‬‭Andaman‬‭&‬‭Nicobar‬‭Islands,‬‭Dadra‬‭Nagar‬‭Haveli‬‭&‬‭Daman‬‭Diu,‬‭Jammu‬‭&
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‭Kashmir and Sikkim‬‭have‬‭100% ODF Plus Model villages‬‭.

‭■ ‭As on date,‬‭96,192 villages are ODF Plus Model villages‬‭.

‭Q2) Recently, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurates‬‭International Lawyers’ Conference 2023‬‭in New Delhi. This‬
c‭ onference has been organised by which of the following organisations?‬
‭A. Bar Council of India ‭B. University Grants Commission
‭C. NITI Aayog ‭D. Ministry of Law and Justice

‭Answer: A. Bar Council of India‬

‭ 3) Madhya Pradesh has unveiled its which of the following Tiger Reserve namely ‘‬‭Veerangana Durgavati Tiger‬
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‭Reserve‬‭’?‬
A ‭ . 5th ‭B. 6th
‭C. 7th ‭D. 8th

‭Answer: C. 7th‬

‭ 4) With which of the following government bodies,‬‭Department of Telecommunications‬‭has collaborated to conduct‬

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‭comprehensive testing of the Cell Broadcast Alert System?‬
‭A. India Meteorological Department ‭B. National Informatics Centre
‭C. National Disaster Management Authority ‭D. Centre for Development of Telematics

‭Answer: C. National Disaster Management Authority‬

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‭ 5) Ministry of Textiles has approved‬‭18 Research & Development projects‬‭worth ____________________ across key‬
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‭strategic areas of technical textiles.‬
A ‭ . Rs 44.74 crores ‭B. Rs 46.74 crores
‭C. Rs 48.74 crores ‭D. Rs 42.74 crores

‭Answer: B. Rs 46.74 crores‬

‭ 6) According to recently released‬‭Economic Freedom of the World (EFW) 2023 Annual Report‬‭released by Canadian‬
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‭think tank Fraser Institute, which of the following countries is the world’s freest economy with a rating of 8.56?‬
A‭ . Hong Kong ‭B. Singapore
C‭ . Switzerland ‭D. Venezuela

‭Answer: B. Singapore‬

‭● ‭ ccording‬ ‭to‬ ‭the‬ ‭Economic‬ ‭Freedom‬ ‭of‬ ‭the‬ ‭World‬‭(EFW)‬‭2023‬‭Annual‬‭Report‬‭released‬‭by‬‭Canadian‬‭think

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‭tank‬ ‭Fraser‬ ‭Institute‬‭,‬ ‭Singapore‬‭is‬‭the‬‭world’s‬‭freest‬‭economy‬‭with‬‭a‬‭rating‬‭of‬‭8.56.‬‭India‬‭Ranked‬‭87‬‭in‬‭the
‭index.

‭● ‭ xplanation:
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‭○ ‭Hong‬‭Kong‬‭and‬‭Switzerland‬‭stand‬‭as‬‭the‬‭second‬‭and‬‭the‬‭third‬‭freest‬‭economies‬‭with‬‭the‬‭rating‬‭of‬‭8.55
‭and 8.47 respectively.

‭○ ‭ ong‬ ‭Kong‬ ‭retained‬ ‭the‬ ‭top‬ ‭position‬ ‭since‬ ‭the‬ ‭start‬ ‭of‬ ‭the‬ ‭EFW‬ ‭Index‬ ‭in‬ ‭1970.‬ ‭For‬ ‭the‬‭first‬‭time,
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‭Hong Kong‬‭has‬‭slipped‬‭from its number one position to second place.

‭○ ‭ FW‬‭2023‬‭Annual‬‭Report‬‭is‬‭based‬‭on‬‭data‬‭from‬‭2021‬‭,‬‭the‬‭most‬‭recent‬‭year‬‭with‬‭comparable‬‭statistics
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‭across 165 jurisdictions

‭○ ‭ he‬ ‭bottom‬ ‭five‬ ‭countries‬ ‭are‬ ‭–‬ ‭Yemen‬ ‭(161),‬ ‭Sudan(162),‬ ‭Syria(163),‬ ‭Zimbabwe(164‬‭)‬ ‭and
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‭Venezuela(165).

‭ 7) Recently, which of the following companies has signed an agreement to supply crude oil from Mumbai‬
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‭(Maharashtra) offshore fields to‬‭Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd (HPCL‬‭)?‬
A‭ . Bharat Petroleum ‭B. Oil India Ltd
C‭ . Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) ‭D. Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited

‭Answer: D. Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited‬

‭ 8) Recently, Commodore G Ravi has launched _____________, the‬‭3‭r‬d‬ ‭Missile‬

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‭Cum Ammunition (MCA) Barge‬‭of the Indian Navy, at Guttenadeevi, East‬
‭Godavari, Andhra Pradesh.‬
A ‭ . Yard 77 ‭B. Yard 76
C ‭ . Yard 75 ‭D. Yard 78

‭Answer: A. Yard 77‬

‭ 9)‬‭World Environmental Health Day (WEHD‬‭) is annually observed across the globe on which‬‭of the following days to‬
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‭raise awareness about the importance of environmental health and to promote action to protect human health from‬
‭environmental hazards?‬
A ‭ . 26 September ‭B. 27 September
C ‭ . 28 September ‭D. 29 September

‭Answer: A. 26 September‬

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 ‭● ‭Theme -‬‭Global Environmental Public Health: Standing up to protect everyone’s Health each and every day

‭ 10) Recently, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs has organized the ‘‬‭India Smart Cities Conclave 2023‬‭’ in which of‬
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‭the following cities?‬
‭A. Indore, Madhya Pradesh ‭B. Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
‭C. Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh ‭D. Agra, Uttar Pradesh

‭Answer: A. Indore, Madhya Pradesh‬

‭ 11) Recently, who among the following has been named as 2023 recipient of the‬‭Norman E. Borlaug Award for ‘Field‬
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‭Research and Application’‬‭?‬
‭A. Ritu Karidhal Srivastava ‭B. Swati Nayak
‭C. Gagandeep Kang ‭D. Vidita Vaidya

‭Answer: B. Swati Nayak‬

‭ 12) Recently, which of the following companies has entered into a‬‭codeshare agreement with AIX Connect (formerly‬
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‭known as Air Asia India).‬‭This agreement allows one airline to sell seats on a flight operated by another airline, with each‬
‭airline using its own flight number?‬
‭A. Akasa Air ‭B. Indigo
‭C. Air India ‭D. SpiceJet

‭Answer: C. Air India‬

‭ 13) Recently, Tata Sons has appointed who among the following as the new‬‭chairman of the group’s aerospace and‬
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‭defense solutions unit Tata Advanced Systems (TASL‬‭)?‬
A ‭ . Banmali Agarwal ‭B. Nihar Malviya
‭C. Dhananjay Joshi ‭D. Sandeep Girotra

‭Answer: A. Banmali Agarwal‬

‭ 14) Recently,‬‭Warehousing Development Regulatory Authority (WDRA)‬‭has signed Memorandum of Understanding‬

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‭(MoU) with which of the following banks to promote awareness to fund against e-NWRs (electronic Negotiable‬
‭Warehouse Receipt)?‬
‭A. Bank of India ‭B. State Bank of India
‭C. Punjab National Bank ‭D. HDFC Bank

‭Answer: A. Bank of India‬

‭ 15) Recently,‬‭Military Nursing Service (MNS‬‭) has celebrated its which of the following Raising Day on Oct 1, 2023?‬
Q
‭A. 95th ‭B. 96th
‭C. 97th ‭D. 98th

‭Answer: D. 98th‬

‭ 16) Recently,‬‭Ayushman Bharat Digital Health Mission‬‭(ABDM) has celebrated its which of the following anniversary?‬
Q
‭A. 3rd ‭B. 2nd
‭C. 4th ‭D. 5th

‭Answer: B. 2nd‬

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‭ 17) Recently, India has concluded its premier‬‭Female Military Officers Course for officers‬‭from countries of which of‬
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‭the following regional organisations and the Indian Army?‬
‭A. Shanghai Cooperation Organisation ‭B. ‭South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC)
‭C. Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) ‭D. Arab League

‭Answer: C. Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)‬

‭ 18) Recently, who among the following has won the‬‭Formula 1 (F1) Japanese Grand Prix 2023‬‭?‬
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A‭ . Sergio Perez ‭B. Charles Leclerc
‭C. Lewis Hamilton ‭D. Max Verstappen

‭Answer: D. Max Verstappen‬

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