Feb QnA Weekly Flashcards
January 2023, United States (U.S.)-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF) launched
the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Initiative to increase women in
STEM education & workforce in India.
Who is the current (as of Jan ‘23) president and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the USISPF?
Mukesh Aghi
In January 2023, the Ministry of Law and Justice constituted a working committee under the
chairmanship of _________, to draft rules and standards for the implementation of the provisions
of the Mediation Bill/Act 2021 in India.
PK Malhotra
Hardeep Singh Puri, Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas, has recently (in Jan ‘23)
re-dedicated Sagar Samrat, as a Mobile Offshore Production Unit (MOPU).
Sagar Samrat is the drilling rig of which company?
ONGC
According to the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting “Guidelines for Uplinking and
Downlinking of Television Channels in India, 2022”, TV channels should show at least __________
of public broadcasting (PSB) content every day.
30mins
January 2023, Maharashtra Government decided to recognise ‘Jai Jai Maharashtra Majha’
as the state song of Maharashtra.
The song ‘Jai Jai Maharashtra Majha’ was written by whom?
Raja Badhe
According to the data from the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE), India’s
unemployment rate declined to 4 months low at ________ in January 2023.
7.14%
In January 2023, Union Minister of Railway, Ashwini Vaishnaw announced that India’s first
hydrogen train will be designed and manufactured in India by ________ on heritage circuits.
December 2023
In which Indian city, the ‘Gandhisagar Floating Festival 2023’, Asia’s first floating festival
was inaugurated in January 2023?
Mandsaur, Madhya Pradesh
In February 2023, the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Platforms (C-CAMP) Indigenisation
of Diagnostics (InDx) launched the National Diagnostics Catapult (C-CAMP InDx 2.0) in New
Delhi, Delhi.
The C-CAMP InDx 2.0 received funding from which of the following organisations?
1) Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
2) Rockefeller Foundation
3) FIND
Which of the following points is/are ‘correct’ with respect to the Kerala state government
budget for 2023–24 presented in February 2023 by the Finance Minister of Kerala, KN
Balagopal?
A) The Kerala Infrastructure Investment Fund Board (KIIFB) has allotted Rs. 1,000 crore for
the development of the Vizhinjam ring road as an industrial corridor.
B) Rs. 1000 crore allocated for “Make in Kerala,” with an initial investment of Rs. 100 crore this
fiscal.
C) The Union Government has reduced the state’s borrowing limit by Rs. 2700 crore in FY24.
All
Name the state/UT that has recently (in Feb ‘23) launched ‘Mero Rukh Mero Santati’ (Plant
a Tree, Leave a Legacy) initiative to plant 100 trees for every child born. I
Sikkim
Name the company that has recently (in Feb ‘23) introduced drone technology in coal
mines by launching “VIHANGAM,” a web-based portal.
Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd
which city, the Union Minister of Home Affairs, Amit Shah has recently (in Feb ‘23) laid
the foundation stone of a Nano Urea Plant worth Rs.450 crore?
Deoghar, Jharkhand
Name the state/UT that has recently (in Feb ‘23) launched a Heli-Tourism Service, the 1st
premium Helicopter service, under the public-private partnership (PPP) model.
Goa
Which state government has recently (in Feb ‘23) approved the “Industrial and Business
Development Policy 2022 and Electric Vehicle Policy 2022”?
Punjab