General Awareness (Current Affairs Part III) - Software Development MCQ

The correct answer is School to Startups-Igniting Young Minds to Innovate

Key Points

• National Technology Day:
  • National Technology Day is observed on 11th May every year.
  • The day is celebrated to commemorate the scientific and technological achievements of Indian scientists, and engineers.
  • Former Prime Minister Atal Bihar Vajpayee named the day.
  • India successfully tested nuclear bombs in Pokhran on 11th May 1998, that's why the date 11 May is chosen.
  • The theme for National Technology Day 2023 is School to Startups-Igniting Young Minds to Innovate.
  • The tests were led by late President Dr APJ Abdul Kalam.
  • The National Technology Day was observed for the first time on May 11, 1999.

Additional Information

• The theme for National Technology Day 2022 was Integrated Approach in Science & Technology for Sustainable Future.
• The theme of 2020 National Technology Day was 'Rebooting the economy through Science and Technology.
• The National Technology Day 2021 theme is “Science and Technology for a Sustainable Future”.

The correct answer is Operation Karuna.

In News

• India launched 'Operation Karuna' to assist cyclone-hit Myanmar in May 2023.

Key Points

• Operation Karuna:
  • India launched ‘Operation Karuna’ to assist Myanmar which has been devastated by Cyclone Mocha.
  • Three Indian Navy ships carrying relief material were sent to Yangon, Myanmar.
  • Ships, INS Shivalik, INS Kamorta and INS Savitri included emergency food items, tents, portable generators, clothes, water pumps, medicines, tarpaulins, hygiene and sanitary items reached Myanmar.

Additional Information

• Operation Kaveri is conducted by the Indian Armed Forces to evacuate Indian citizens and foreign nationals from Sudan.
• Operation Ganga was an evacuation mission carried out by the Indian government to rescue its citizens stranded in neighboring countries during the Special Military Operations of Russia in Ukraine.
• Operation Safed Sagar was the code name assigned to the Indian Air Force's role in acting jointly with the Indian Army during the 1999 Kargil war.

The correct answer is ​Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce.

In News

• Laureus Sports Awards 2023 was released in May 2023.

Key Points

• Lionel Messi, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, and Carlos Alcaraz among the esteemed winners at the Laureus Sports Awards 2023.
• World Sportsman of the Year Award: Lionel Messi
• World Sportswoman of the Year Award: Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce
• World Team of the Year Award Argentina: Men's Football Team
• World Breakthrough of the Year Award: Carlos Alcaraz.

Additional Information

• Laureus Sports Awards:
  • ​The Laureus World Sports Awards is an annual award ceremony honoring remarkable individuals from the world of sports along with the greatest sporting achievements throughout the year.
  • It was established in 1999 by Laureus Sport for Good Foundation founding patrons Daimler and Richemont and supported by its global partners Mercedes-Benz and IWC Schaffhausen.
  • The first ceremony was held on May 25, 2000 in Monte Carlo.

The correct answer is 2019.

In News

• Atal Bhujal Yojana water scheme extended by two years

Key Points

• Atal Bhujal Yojana:.
  • ​Ministry of Jal Shakti is implementing the Atal Bhujal Yojna.
  • The goal of Atal Bhujal Yojana is to demonstrate community-led sustainable groundwater management.
  • The major objective of the Atal Bhujal Yojna is to improve the management of groundwater resources in select water-stressed areas in the identified states viz. Gujarat, Haryana, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh.
  • Atal Bhujal Yojna is a Central Sector Scheme of the Government of India with a budget outlay of Rs 6000 crore.
  • Out of this Rs 6000 crore, Rs 3000 is from the World Bank as a loan and an equal contribution of Rs 3000 crore from Government of India.
  • The World Bank financing for the Atal Bhujal Yojan is under a new lending mechanism called  Program for Results (PforR).
  • Program for Results (PforR), where funds under the scheme will be disbursed from the World Bank to the Government of India based on the achievement of pre-agreed results.
  • Atal Bhujal Yojana will be implemented over a period of five years from 2020-21 till 2024-25.​

The correct answer is Neeraj Chopra.

In News

• Neeraj Chopra became World No 1 in javelin rankings in May 2023.

Key Points

• Neeraj Chopra has topped the charts with 1455 points, 22 ahead of Grenada 's Anderson Peters.
  • On 30 August, 2022, the Indian javelin throw ace rose to World No. 2.
• In 2022, Neeraj won the Diamond League 2022 finals in Zurich in September, which made him the first Indian athlete to do so.
• Neeraj will compete in the World Athletics Championships in Budapest in addition to defending his Diamond League title and Asian Games javelin gold medal in Hangzhou.

Additional Information

• Neeraj Chopra
  • Neeraj Chopra is originally from Khandala village in Panipat, Haryana.
  • Neeraj Chopra is an Indian Track and field athlete and a Junior Commissioned Officer in Indian Army.
  • The distance reached by the javelin in the gold medal-winning throw by Neeraj Chopra at the Olympic games held in Tokyo in 2021 lay between 87.5 m and 88.0 m.
  • Tokyo Olympics: India's Neeraj Chopra won the gold medal in the men's javelin throw event with a throw of 87.58 m in his second attempt.
  • Neeraj is the first Indian in over 120 years, and the first athlete from independent India, to win an Olympic medal in a track-and-field discipline.

The correct answer is Malabar Coast.

Key Points

• ​​Kochi Water Metro:
  • Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated India's first water metro in Kerala's Kochi which will connect 10 islands around the city in Malabar coast through battery-operated electric hybrid boats.
  • The project is funded by the Kerala government and German firm KfW, the boats are manufactured by Cochin Shipyard Limited.
  • The overall project comprises of 78 electric boats with a total of 38 terminals.
  • The first phase service will begin from High Court-Vypin terminal to Vyttila-Kakkanad terminal.
  • There are 78 eco-friendly boats for passenger service 23 of them are 100 pax and the remaining 55 are meant for 50 passengers.
  • In addition to these passenger boats, there are four numbers of Rescue cum Workshop vessels for supporting the main fleet in case of emergency and for maintenance.
  • The Rs 1137 crore Kochi Water Metro project is eco-friendly as well.
  • Water transport is inherently more energy effecient than either rail or road transport.

Additional Information

• Malabar Coast:
  • The Malabar Coast is a region along the southwestern coast of India, stretching from the Western Ghats mountain range to the Arabian Sea.
  • It encompasses the states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Goa, as well as parts of Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra. 

The correct answer is Hayley Matthews.

Key Points

• Mumbai Indians won the inaugural WPL title after beating Delhi Capitals by 7 wickets.
• In 10 matches, Matthews with 16 wickets eclipsed UP Warriorz’s Sophie Ecclestone who picked 16 wickets in nine outings. Matthews has more three-wicket hauls (four) compared to Ecclestone (two). She also has a better economy rate of 5.94 as opposed to Ecclestone’s 6.61. 
• Hayley Matthews is a West Indies cricketer. 

Additional Information

• Harmanpreet Kaur won the award for catch of the season.
• Hayley Matthews was given the purple cap and the most valuable player.
• Nat Sciver-Brunt of Mumbai Indians was awarded the player of the match.
• Meg Lanning won the orange cap at the Women's IPL 2023.

The correct answer is Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs.

Key Points

• Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs Hardeep S Puri launched his Ministry's mega campaign ‘Meri LiFE, Mera Swachh Shehar’, in New Delhi.
• This campaign aims to champion, Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle (RRR) concept of waste management.
• Under this nationwide campaign, RRR Centres or one-stop collection centres will be set up where citizens can give their used clothes, shoes, old books, toys and plastic to be reused or recycled.
• AIR Correspondent reports that this three-week campaign will strengthen citizens' resolve under SBM-U 2.0 to reduce, reuse and recycle and will also champion Mission LiFE’s objective of taking collective action for the protection and conservation of the environment by adopting sustainable daily habits.

Additional Information

• LiFE:
  • The Mission LiFE encourages us to be a trustee of the environment.
  • Mission LiFE (Lifestyle for Environment) was launched by the Prime Minister in October 2022 at Kevadia, Gujarat 

The correct answer is Everything Everywhere All at Once.

Key Points

• Everything Everywhere All at Once won the Best Picture award at the 2023 Oscars.

• Everything Everywhere All at Once is also known by its initials EEAAO.
• It is a 2022 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert (collectively known as "Daniels").

Additional Information

• The movie Everything Everywhere All At Once won the award for Best Editing at BAFTA 2023.

The correct answer is ​Chief Commander of the Legion of Merit.

In News

• PM Narendra Modi conferred with France's highest award in July 2023.

Key Points

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi was awarded the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour, the highest honour of France, by French President Emmanuel Macron.
• The award ceremony took place at the Elysee Palace.
  • PM Modi thanked President Macron for the honour on behalf of the people of India.
• PM Modi also announced the opening of a new Indian consulate in Marseille in France and said that Indian students doing masters in the European country will now get five-year-long post-study work visas.

Additional Information

• Awards given to PM Narendra Modi in 2023:
  • Fiji: Companion of the Order of Fiji (22 May 2023)
  • Papua New Guinea: Companion of the Order of Logohu (22 May 2023)
  • Egypt: Order of the Nile to Legion of Merit (25 June 2023)

Important Points

• PM Narendra Modi was awarded the Chief Commander of the Legion of Merit from US Government in 21 December 2020.