Daily Current Affairs MCQs : 12 May 2024 - CUET Commerce MCQ

The National Medical Commission (NMC) is all set to launch its “one nation, one registration platform” for doctors across India. The NMC will unveil a patch pilot of the National Medical Register (NMR) in the next six months, where doctors will be allotted a unique identification number.

The ICAR-Indian Institute of Soil and Water Conservation (ICAR-IISWC), (Formerly CSWCRTI) was established on 1st April 1974 with Headquarters at Dehradun by combining Soil and Water Conservation Research, Demonstration and Training Centres which were established in 1950 at Dehradun, Kota, Bellary, Udhagamandalam, Vasad, Agra and Chandigarh.

Crab-plover, the only shorebird that lays eggs in self-excavated burrows on sandbanks, might soon be called a resident species of the Indian subcontinent as their unique breeding sites have been recorded at Great Vedaranyam Swamp near Point Calimere, Tamil Nadu.

Russia's nuclear energy corporation Rosatom has set a record by installing a research reactor pressure vessel in Mountain Meteor at an altitude of about 4,000 meters above sea level in El Alto, Bolivia.

The HAL Prachand is an Indian multi-role light attack helicopter designed and manufactured by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited under Project LCH. It has been ordered by the Indian Air Force and the Indian Army. Its flight ceiling is the highest among all attack helicopters in the world.

Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar won the gold medal in the 50m rifle 3P event at the 2023 Asian Shooting Championship with a final score of 463.5. He defeated China's Tian Jiaming, who won the silver medal with a score of 462.7. Tomar's impressive performance at the Asian Shooting Championship made him the most successful Indian shooter at the event. He is a rising star in the sport of shooting and is expected to challenge for medals at the 2024 Summer Olympics.

The Mera Yuva Bharat (MY Bharat) platform was launched on October 31st, 2023 by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi. It is an autonomous body established by the Union Cabinet on October 11, 2023, with the aim of serving as a technology-driven facilitator for youth development and youth-led progress. The platform aims to foster equitable opportunities and foster a sense of social responsibility among young individuals.

The Matsya6000 is a manned submersible that is being developed by India's National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT). It is designed to reach a depth of 6,000 meters, which will make it one of the deepest-diving submersibles in the world. The Matsya6000 will be used to explore the deep ocean and study its resources, including minerals, marine life, and ecosystems.

The term "Kavach" refers to the Automatic Train Protection (ATP) system developed by the Research Designs and Standards Organisation (RDSO) in India. Kavach is an indigenously developed system that is designed to prevent train accidents caused by human error, such as signal passing at danger (SPAD) and overspeeding.

The "Gajraj system" is an Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based solution implemented by Indian Railways to prevent elephant fatalities on railway tracks, demonstrating a pioneering step in wildlife conservation.