May 19 2023 Flashcards

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Justice (1) and senior advocate (2) will be sworn in as Supreme Court judges, after the Central government cleared the appointment of the advocates.

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  1. Prashant Kumar Mishra
  2. KV Viswanathan
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The Ministry of Ayush and the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare have jointly announced their commitment to prioritize “ __ “ for the well-being of the public.

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Integrative Health

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National Ayush Mission
1. Aim
2. Vision
3. Goal
4. Funding
5. The operationalization of __ AHWCs has been approved by the Union Cabinet.
6. Expand AHWCs

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  1. to enhance the availability, accessibility, and quality of Ayush healthcare services throughout India.
  2. to create a robust healthcare system that combines the strengths of traditional medicine systems with modern healthcare practices.
  3. The primary goal of the National Ayush Mission is to establish Ayush Health Wellness Centers (AHWCs) across the country, in alignment with the Ayushman Bharat scheme.
  4. centrally sponsored scheme, with support from the Union Government.
  5. 12,500
  6. Ayush Health Wellness Centers
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The India Pavilion was inaugurated by Union Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting, __ , at the 76th Cannes International Film Festival in France.

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Dr. L Murugan

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Scheduled to take place from January 18th to 21st, 2024, __ will be held at Begumpet Airport in Hyderabad.

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Wing India 2024

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FIFA
1. Founded on
2. Headquarters
3. President
4. The FIFA World Cup 26 Official Brand was unveiled in __, during a special event.

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  1. 21 May 1904
  2. Zürich, Switzerland
  3. Gianni Infantino
  4. Los Angeles, USA
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  1. __ has revealed plans to invest $12.7 billion into cloud infrastructure in India by 2030, aiming to meet the increasing demand for cloud services in the country.
  2. __ in cloud computing refers to the practice of sharing computing resources, such as servers, storage, and networks, among multiple users or organizations.
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  1. Amazon Web Services (AWS)
  2. Multi-tenancy
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__ and The Chartered Accountants of the Maldives Sign Memorandum of Understanding. This strategic partnership aims to foster cooperation in the field of accounting, promoting professional development, intellectual growth, and mutual advancement for the accounting professions in both India and the Maldives.

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Institute of Chartered Accountants of India(ICAI)

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On the final day of __ , the host nation India achieved a remarkable feat by winning all the available gold medals at the tournament.

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Asian Youth TT Championship 2023

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PMMSY
1. Expand PMMSY
2. Launched in
3. Goal
4. Ministry
5. Implementing body
6. The funding allocation is divided into different components, which include:
7. Shri Parshottam Rupala, the Union Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying, initiated the __ in Karanja, Raigad, Maharashtra.

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  1. Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana
  2. 2020
  3. transforming the country’s fisheries and aquaculture sector.
  4. Ministry of of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying
  5. Department of Fisheries
  6. (1) Central Sector Scheme
    (2) State Sector Scheme
    (3) Beneficiary-oriented Schemes
    (4) Non-fund-based Support
  7. fifth phase of the Sagar Parikrama Yatra
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__ inaugurates International Museum Expo 2023

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PM Narendra Modi

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  1. __ has become the first city in India to measure its progress towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
  2. The city has adopted a __ process, which is a tool that helps cities to assess their progress on the SDGs and identify areas where they need to improve.
  3. The VLR process in Bhopal was developed in collaboration with the __ and a number of other local stakeholders.
  4. The SDGs are a set of __ goals that were adopted by all United Nations member states in 2015.
  5. Madhya Pradesh Governor
  6. CM
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  1. Bhopal
  2. Voluntary Local Review (VLR)
  3. United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat)
  4. 17
  5. Mangubhai Chhaganbhai Patel
  6. Shivraj Singh Chouhan
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  1. __ Records Highest-Ever Quarterly Profit in Q4 2022-23
  2. The bank’s net profit witnessed a significant surge of __ percent, reaching a record high of Rs 16,694 crore.
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  1. SBI
  2. 83
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  1. The recently inaugurated one of India’s biggest __ bridges, spanning 570 meters in length and 4.2 meters in width, was officially opened by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin.
  2. Tamil Nadu Governor
  3. The bridge serves as a crucial connection between the __.
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  1. Skywalk
  2. R.N. Ravi
  3. Mambalam railway station and T Nagar bus terminus
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The tree, a Patagonian cypress, is located in the (1), Chile and is nicknamed “Great Grandfather.”
2. It is estimated to be between 5,000 and 6,500 years old, making it the oldest __ on Earth.
3. It is a Patagonian cypress, also known as __.

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  1. Alerce Costero National Park
  2. living organism
  3. Fitzroya cupressoides
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Paytm’s parent company, (1) , has announced a new partnership with SBI Card and the NPCI to launch the (2) on the (3) network.
4. Expand NPCI

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  1. One97 Communications Ltd
  2. Paytm SBI Card
  3. Rupay
  4. National Payments Corporation of India
17
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  1. Individuals have until __, to exchange or deposit their ₹2000 banknotes in their bank accounts.
  2. This exchange can be done up to a limit of __/- at a time at any bank, starting from May 23, 2023.
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  1. September 30, 2023
  2. ₹20,000
18
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India launched ‘ (1) ’ to assist Myanmar which has been devastated by (2).

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  1. Operation Karuna
  2. Cyclone Mocha
19
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The (1) people are a stateless (2) group who predominantly follow Islam and reside in Rakhine State, Myanmar.

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  1. Rohingya
  2. Indo-Aryan ethnic
20
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(1) and (2) won the men’s triple jump and women’s 200m gold respectively in the 26th National Federation Cup athletics championships, and made the grade for the Asians to be held in Thailand.

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  1. Abdulla Aboobacker(Kerala)
  2. Jyothi Yarraji(Andhra Pradesh)
21
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The facility to provide free airtime for political parties during elections was given statutory basis through the 2003 amendment to the __.

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Representation of People Act, 1951

22
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  1. What is a green deposit?
  2. Banks will be barred from investing green deposits in business projects involving __.
  3. What is greenwashing?
  4. Greenwashing is also called __.
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  1. A green deposit is just one product in a wide array of other financial products such as green bonds, green shares, etc., that help investors put money into environmentally sustainable projects.
  2. fossil fuels, nuclear power, tobacco, gambling, palm oil, and hydropower generation.
  3. A form of advertising or marketing spin in which green PR and green marketing are deceptively used to persuade the public that an organization’s products, aims and policies are environmentally friendly.
  4. Green sheen
23
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  1. A Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court consists of __ judges. It is formed to hear cases of significant constitutional importance or cases that involve substantial questions of law.
  2. The Central government’s role in the appointment of Supreme Court judges is __.
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  1. five or more
  2. limited to receiving recommendations from the Supreme Court Collegium and making appointments based on those recommendations.