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

​​The correct answer is Assam.

In News

• The President of India Droupadi Murmu inaugurated the 'Gaj Utsav-2023' at the Kaziranga National Park in Assam on April 7, 2023.

Key Points

• The celebration encompasses Elephants' role in ecology, as an integral part of our religion, mythology, and literature.
• The festival is being organized by the Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) and the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEFCC).

Additional Information

• Assam:
  • Chief Minister - Himanta Biswa Sarma
  • Governor - Gulab Chand Kataria
  • Lok Sabha seats - 14.
  • Rajya Sabha seats - 7.
  • State Animal - Indian rhinoceros.
  • State Bird - White-winged duck.
  • National Parks - Dibru-Saikhowa National Park, Kaziranga National Park, Manas National Park, Nameri National Park, Rajiv Gandhi Orang National Park.
  • Dams - Subansiri Lower Dam(Subansiri River), Karbi Langpi Dam(Borpani River).

The Correct answer is Digital Generation, Our Generation.

Key Points

• National Girl Child Day 2023:
  • National Girl Child Day is commemorated in India on January 24 every year, with the aim to promote girls' empowerment and fulfillment of their rights.
  • National Girl Child Day aims towards promoting awareness about the rights of the girl child and to increase awareness on the importance of girl education, and their health and nutrition.
  • The theme for National Girl Child Day 2023 is Digital Generation, Our Generation.
  • National Girl Child Day is an initiative of the Ministry of Women and Child Development, started in 2008.
  • To mark National Girl Child Day, the government organizes awareness campaigns under Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao (save the girl child, educate the girl child)) scheme for increasing the consciousness of people towards female foeticide and to provide new opportunities to girls in society. 
  • The purpose of this day is to spread awareness about the gender-based discrimination that girls face in our society and to bring change in the attitude towards girls.
  • Several campaigns and programs such as Save the Girl Child, Beti Bachao Beti Padhao, free or subsidized education for the girl children, reservations for women in colleges and universities have been initiated to reduce this discrimination.
  • National Girl Child day 2021 is being celebrated across the country with the objective of raising awareness on the issue of the declining Child Sex Ratio (CSR). 

The correct answer is South Africa .

In News

• In Women's Cricket, Australia lifted the ICC T20 World Cup Trophy for the sixth time.
• It was held in South Africa between 10 February and 26 February 2023.

Key Points

• In the final match on 26 Feb 2023, they defeated South Africa by 19 runs at Newlands, Cricket Ground in Cape Town.
• Earlier, winning the toss and deciding to bat first, Australia posted 156 for 6 in their allotted 20 overs.
• Beth Mooneyc top-scored with unbeaten 74 runs for Australia.

Additional Information

• Australia:
  • Capital - Canberra
  • Currency - Australian dollar
  • Prime minister -  Anthony Albanese.
• ​Other Sports News:
  • England Test captain Ben Stokes became the player to hit the most number of sixes in the history of Test cricket in the match against New Zealand on 18 February 2023.
  • Jean-Eric Vergne of team DS Penske won the first-ever Formula E race held in Hyderabad on 11 February 2023.
  • With his 36th point against the Oklahoma City Thunder on February 7, 2023, LeBron James became the National Basketball Association's all-time leading scorer.
  • Aditi Ashok clinched the Ladies European Tour Title with a nine-shot win, despite 1-over on final day, at the Magical Kenya Ladies Open on 5 February 2023.
  • Prajnesh Gunneswaran won the final of the $25,000 ITF men’s tennis tournament in Al Zahra, Kuwait, on 29 January 2023.
  • England captain Ben Stokes has been named the International Cricket Council Test Player of the Year for 2022.

•  ​The Asian Kabaddi Championship is set to return, bringing back international kabaddi competition.​The championship will be held in South Korea, showcasing the sport's popularity and growth in the region.

Key Points

• The tournament will be held from June 27 to 30 in Busan, South Korea.
• India is the defending champion in both the men's and women's categories.
• The trials for the Indian men's Kabaddi team will be held on May 17 at the Patliputra Sports Complex.
• The tournament will be the first international Kabaddi event since 2017.
• Kabaddi is a popular sport in India and is known for its fast-paced action and excitement. 

Additional Information

• The current president of South Korea is Yoon Suk-yeol. The capital of South Korea is Seoul. The currency of South Korea is the South Korean won.

The correct answer is M T Vasudevan Nair.

In News

• M T Vasudevan Nair awarded Kerala's highest civilian honour.

Key Points

• Kerala Governor Arif Muhammad Khan has presented the maiden ‘Kerala Puraskarngal’, the state awards to eminent personalities on 22 March 2023.
• The awards were given in three categories namely “Kerala Jyothi”, “Kerala Prabha” and “Kerala Shri”.
• Kerala’s highest civilian honor “Kerala Jyothi” was awarded to writer M T Vasudevan Nair. 
• In 2021, the government of Kerala instituted the civilian award “Kerala Puraskarangal” on the model of the Padama awards. 

Additional Information

• Kerala:
  • Formation: 1 November 1956
  • Capital: Tiruvananthapuram
  • Districts: 14
  • Governor: Arif Mohammad Khan
  • Chief Minister: Pinarayi Vijayan
  • Legislative Assembly: 141 seats
  • Rajya Sabha: 9 seats
  • Lok Sabha: 20 seats

The correct answer is Kollam.

In News

• Kollam district won Swaraj Trophy for Best District Panchayat. 

Key Points

• The Kollam district panchayat won the Swaraj Trophy for the best district panchayat in Kerala for the year 2021-22.
• The Kannur district panchayat stood 2nd in the rankings.
• The Thiruvananthapuram Corporation bagged the trophy for the best corporation.
• The Mulanthuruthy grama panchayat won the best grama panchayat award & Pappinissery and Marangattupilly panchayats won the 2nd & 3rd places.

Additional Information

• Government of Kerala has decided to grant special awards in the name of Swaraj Trophy and cash prize to Local Bodies for the outstanding performance in administration, revenue collection, planning, people’s participation, distribution of social security pension and so on.
• The constitution (73rd amendment ) Act,1992 that came into force with effect from 24th April 1993 has institutionalized Panchayat Raj through the village, intermediate and district level panchayts.

The correct answer is Puneeth Rajkumar.

Key Points

• Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai has announced that Kannada film star Puneeth Rajkumar, who died 2021, will be conferred with the 'Karnataka Ratna' award posthumously, on November 1, 2022.
• The day happens to be Kannada Rajyotsava, the state's formation day.
• He will be the 10th recipient of the state's highest civilian honour. 

Additional Information

• Recent Awards and Honours:
  • Michelle Poonawalla received the Shromani Award at NRI World Summit 2022, United Kingdom in July 2022.
  • India's Vijay Amritraj has been named the 2021 recipient of the Golden Achievement Award.
  • Dr Vishwa Cariappa BS, Managing Director of San Group of Companies was presented 'Achievers of Bengaluru' Award at a function held in Bengaluru in May 2022.
  • Dr A Gopalakrishnan has won the prestigious VASVIK (Vividhlaxi Audyogik Samshodhan Vikas Kendra) Industrial Research Award for the year 2020 in the category of Agricultural Sciences and Technology.
  • Author and journalist Wesley Morgan has won the William E. Colby Award 2022 for his military and intelligence writing.

The correct answer is C.P. Radhakrishnan.

In News

• President has appointed new Governors for twelve states and the Union Territory of Ladakh.

Key Points

• C. P. Radhakrishnan will be 10th Governor of Jharkhand.
• He was the member of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and was elected to the Lok Sabha twice from Coimbatore. 
• He was Chairman of the All India Coir Board from 2016 to 2019, which comes under the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME).

Additional Information

• Appointment of Governor:
  • The Governor is neither directly elected by the people nor indirectly elected by a specially constituted electoral college as is the case with the President.
  • He/she is appointed by the President by warrant under his hand and seal.
  • As held by the Supreme Court in 1979, it is an independent constitutional office and is not under the control of or subordinate to the Central government.
  • While drafting the Constitution, the Canadian model of Governor’ appointment by the Centre was accepted in the Constituent Assembly.

The Correct Answer is ​Amit Agrawal.

In News

•  Amit Agrawal was appointed UIDAI CEO, and Subodh Kumar Singh was named DG NTA.

Key Points

• Senior IAS officers Amit Agrawal and Subodh Kumar Singh have been appointed as CEO Unique Identification Authority of India and director general of the National Testing Agency.
• Both Agrawal (1993 batch) and Singh (1997 batch) are Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers of the Chhattisgarh cadre.
• Richa Sharma, additional secretary in the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, has been moved to the Department of Food and Public Distribution.
• Rashmi Chowdhary, additional secretary in the Department of Personnel and Training, has been appointed as secretary in the Central Information Commission.

The correct answer is Telangana.

• The Kakatiya Rudreshwara (Ramappa) Temple, Telangana has been inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
• The decision was taken at the 44^th session of the World Heritage Committee of UNESCO.
• With this India got its 39^th World Heritage Site.
• The temple complexes of Kakatiyas have a distinct style, technology, and decoration exhibiting the influence of the Kakatiyan sculptor.
• The temple stands on a six feet high star-shaped platform with walls, pillars, and ceilings.​
• Ramappa Temple, a 13^th-century engineering marvel named after its architect, Ramappa, was proposed by the government as its only nomination for the UNESCO World Heritage site tag for the year 2019.
• Telangana:
  • Chief Minister - Revanth Reddy.
  • Governor - Tamilisai Soundararajan.
  • Number of Districts - 33.