Day10 Flashcards
What was the value of trade between China and India, which hit an all-time high in 2022?
A)135.98 billion USD
B) 135.35 billion USD
C) 135.74 billion USD
D)135.17 billion USD
135.98 Billion USD
The tremendous growth of India-China commerce since the turn of the century has led China to become India’s top partner for goods trade by 2008, according to an official brief on trade provided on the Indian Embassy website in Beijing. Bilateral commerce between China and India increased by 75.30% between 2015 and 2021, growing by an average of 12.55% per year.
What is the name of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare’s (MoHFW) most recent
A)The National Health Statistics Report 2021-22
B)The Urban Health Statistics Report 2021-22
C)The Rural Health Statistics Report 2021-22
D)The Health and Wellness Statistics Report 2021-22
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) recently released the Rural Health Statistics Report 2021-22, which provides an overview of rural healthcare infrastructure and human resources in India.
What is the main objective of the Global South Centre of Excellence that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently announced?
A)To improve infrastructure development in rural areas
B)To promote foreign trade
C)To research development strategies for underdeveloped nations
D)To increase the budget for education
India will launch a Global South Centre of Excellence, according to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, to research development strategies for underdeveloped nations. The provisional direct tax collection data, according to the finance ministry, show a continued steady rise
Which Indian-American has been awarded the Martin Luther King Grand Parade Special award?
A)Harmeet Dhillon
B)Krishna Vavilala
C)Rohit Khanna
D)Maya Ajmera
As the United States commemorated the legacy of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., Indian-American Krishna Vavilala received the MLK Grande Parade Special Award for his contributions to connecting the Indian diaspora with mainstream America. Vavilala, 86, a longtime Houston resident and the founder and chairman of the Foundation of India Studies (FIS), has previously led several MLK Grande Parades dressed as Mahatma Gandhi with the sole purpose of bringing the Indian community closer to the Black community, based on nonviolent principles that both Gandhi and MLK Jr. had followed.
In which state is the Korwa Ordnance factory situated where the production of Kalashnikov AK-203 assault rifles began?
A)UP
B) Maharashtra
C) Gujarat
D) Madhya Pradesh
The Indo-Russian joint venture has begun producing Kalashnikov AK-203 assault rifles in Amethi, Uttar Pradesh. The move is likely to provide the Indian armed forces with more firepower. The registered and based-in-India joint venture, whose Russian founders are Rosoboronexport and Kalashnikov Concern (both subsidiaries of the Rostec State Corporation), has begun producing Kalashnikov assault rifles
In which city did the first G20 Health Working Group under India’s G20 presidency begin?
A) Guwahati
B) Ahmedabad
C) Srinagar
D) Thiruvananthapuram
The first meeting of the G20 Health Working Group under India’s G20 presidency began in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. Dr. Bharati Pravin Pawar, Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, launched the three-day event. She stated on the occasion that pandemic policy must be a defining part of our health policy because any health crisis today leads to an economic crisis due to the interconnected nature of the world.
Sibi George has been concurrently accredited as the next ambassador to which country?
A)Marshall Island
B)Finland
C)Guyana
D)Norway
Sibi George (IFS: 1993), the current Indian Ambassador to Japan, has been concurrently accredited as the next Indian Ambassador to the Republic of the Marshall Islands, with residence in Tokyo. He is expected to begin the assignment soon.
Who has been appointed as the deputy NSA of India?
A)Alkesh Kumar Sharma
B)Ajit Dhobal
C)Pankaj Kumar Singh
D)Brijesh Mishra
Pankaj Kumar Singh, a retired director general of the Border Security Force (BSF), was named deputy national security adviser on January 16, 2023. Singh, a 1988-batch IPS officer from the Rajasthan cadre, has been given a two-year re-employment contract. Singh stepped down as BSF chief on December 31, 2022. When Singh took command of the BSF on August 31, 2021, he made history as the first son and father to hold the top post in a paramilitary force during their careers.
Which institution released the ‘Rural Health Statistics report’?
A)ANiti ayog
B)IMA
C) Aiims
D)Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare recently published the Rural Health Statistics report. According to the report, there is a shortage of more than 80% of the required surgeons and pediatricians in the country’s 6,064 Community Health Centres (CHCs). CHCs are 30-bed block-level health facilities that are supposed to provide basic surgical, gynecological, pediatric, and general medical care.
In which city did PM Modi inaugurate the 2nd phase of Saansad Khel Mahakumbh?
A)Jhansi
B) Kanpur
C) Basti
D)Varanasi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi used video conferencing on January 18, 2023, to inaugurate the second phase of the Saansad Khel Mahakumbh 2022-23 in Basti, Uttar Pradesh. Modi stated on the occasion that sports tournaments should be a continuous process to improve player training. He stated that our society’s attitude toward sports is changing, which has resulted in India’s best-ever performance in the Olympics and Paralympics.
