1. Which institute will receive President’s Colour Award?
(A) Armed Forces Medical College Pune
(B) College of Defence Management Secunderabad
(C) National Defence College New Delhi
(D) Defence Services Staff College Wellington
(E) Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses New Delhi
Solution: Option A.)
Ans (A)
The President of India and the Supreme Commander of Armed Forces Droupadi Murmu will confer President’s Colour to Armed Forces Medical College Pune in its platinum jubilee year.
AFMC is a premier Armed Forces Medical Services establishment and one of the leading medical colleges of the country.
The award is a testament to the glorious 75 years of AFMC’s exemplary service to the nation.
It provides medical education and training to doctors and medical officers of Indian Armed Forces.
2. What is the theme of World AMR Awareness Week 2023 (18 – 24 November 2023)?
(A) Spread Awareness, Stop Resistance
(B) Stop overuse and misuse of antibiotics
(C) Preventing antimicrobial resistance together
(D) Seek advices before taking antibiotics
(E) Global Action Plan on Antimicrobial Resistance
Solution: Option C.)
Ans (C)
The World AMR Awareness Week (WAAW) is a global campaign to raise awareness and understanding of AMR and promote best practices among One Health stakeholders to reduce the emergence and spread of drug-resistant infections.
WAAW is celebrated from 18-24 November every year.
The theme for WAAW 2023 will remain “Preventing antimicrobial resistance together”, as in 2022.
3. The recently launched book “Thread By Thread” is based on the life of whom?
(A) Anand Mahindra
(B) Kumar Mangalam Birla
(C) Radhakishan Damani
(D) Cyrus S Poonawalla
(E) Shambhu Kumar Kasliwal
Solution: Option E.)
Ans (E)
A book Thread By Thread on the life of Shambhu Kumar Kasliwal is to be launched by Kapil Dev.
Often called the fabric of the nation, S Kumars, one of the most enduring brands in the country since 1948, turns 75 in 2023.
The book has been written by noted journalist and author Sathya Saran and published by Penguin Random House.
Kapil Dev has been a brand ambassador for S Kumars for their tv and print campaigns in the 80s and 2000s.
4. Which company has launched the country’s first Made in India AI SuperCloud?
(A) Razorpay
(B) NeevCloud
(C) Qure.ai
(D) SigTuple
(E) Fractal Analytics
Solution: Option B.)
Ans (B)
NeevCloud, announced the launch of the country’s first AI SuperCloud.
The company aims to make India self-reliant on AI and Supercomputing and help users in resolving India’s core challenges by deploying AI cloud infrastructure including 40,000 GPUs and storage worth $1.5 billion by 2026.
It will provide the world’s lowest prices for Cloud GPUs at $1.69/hour.
5. Global Fisheries Conference India 2023 has recently begun in which city?
(A) Ahmedabad
(B) Chennai
(C) New Delhi
(D) Kolkata
(E) Hyderabad
Solution: Option A.)
Ans (A)
Union Minister of Fisheries Parshottam Rupala inaugurated ‘Global Fisheries Conference India 2023 at Science City in Ahmedabad.
Theme: Celebrating Fisheries and Aquaculture Wealth.
Organized by the Union Fisheries, Animal Husbandry, and Dairy Department.
It serves as a platform to forge partnerships with national and international stakeholders for growth in India’s fisheries sector.
6. Novak Djokovic has won a record seventh title at the ATP Finals by defeating whom?
(A) Carlos Alcaraz
(B) Lorenzo Musetti
(C) Daniil Medvedev
(D) Jannik Sinner
(E) Alexander Zverev
Solution: Option D.)
Ans (D)
Novak Djokovic won an outright record seventh title at the ATP Finals, defeating Jannik Sinner 6-3 6-3 in Turin, Italy.
The victory capped off a stunning year for Djokovic, adding to the grand slam titles he won at the Australian, French and US Opens.
The 36-year-old now begins a record-extending 400th week at the top of the world rankings.
7. Author Perumal Murugan has won the JCB Prize for Literature for which of his book?
(A) One Part Woman
(B) Poonachi
(C) Black Goat
(D) Fire Bird
(E) The Goat Thief
Solution: Option D.)
Ans (D)
Author Perumal Murugan won the JCB Prize for Literature for his book Fire Bird.
Translated from Tamil by Janani Kannan, and originally published as Aalanda Patchi, the book explores the innate human desire for stability.
The winner of the JCB Prize for Literature receives a cash award of Rs 25 lakh, and the translator Rs 10 lakh.
8. The UP Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Ltd and the NTPC will jointly set up 1600mw Anpara-E thermal power plant in which district?
(A) Jhansi
(B) Aligarh
(C) Sonbhadra
(D) Bijnor
(E) Mirzapur
Solution: Option C.)
Ans (C)
The Uttar Pradesh government, led by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, will build a new 1600 MW production unit, “Anapara-E”.
The expenditure on the construction of these units is estimated to be around Rs 18,624 crore.
This will be established under the joint venture of NTPC and Production Corporation Ltd as a subsidiary of Meja Urja Nigam Ltd.
Power plants in UP –
Anpara Thermal Power Station 2630 MW
Obra Thermal Power Station 1094 MW
Parichha Thermal Power Station 1140 MW
Harduaganj Thermal Power Station 1270 MW
9. Which Indian Institute of Technology has developed India’s first information platform on Incubators & Accelerators?
(A) IIT Madras
(B) IIT Ropar
(C) IIT Dharwad
(D) IIT Patna
(E) IIT Delhi
Solution: Option A.)
Ans (A)
IIT Madras’ Centre for Research on Start-ups and Risk Financing (CREST) has developed India’s first information platform on incubators and accelerators in collaboration with YNOS, an IIT Madras-incubated start-up.
The AI-powered platform consists of comprehensive information on incubators and accelerators.
10. Who has been honoured with “Special Recognition for Contribution to Bharatiya Cinema” Award at 54th IFFI?
(A) Aishwarya Rai
(B) Sridevi
(C) Juhi Chawla
(D) Madhuri Dixit
(E) Karisma Kapoor
Solution: Option D.)
Ans (D)
The 54th International Film Festival of India honoured Madhuri Dixit with “Special Recognition for Contribution to Bharatiya Cinema” Award.
A lead actress in Hindi movies of 1980s, 90s and early 2000s, Madhuri Dixit received six Filmfare Awards and had been nominated for the Filmfare Award for Best Actress a record fourteen times.
Dixit made her film debut in Abodh (1984) and received wider public recognition with Tezaab (1988).
In 2014 she was appointed the UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador in India.