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PERFECTIONCurrent AffairsYear 4 | Vol.-06 | Total Vol.-32 | June 2022

For BPSC Examination

KEY HIGHLIGHTS

• Bihar Schemes• Bihar Awards• National and

International Awards & Appointments

• Important Agreements• Important Summit &

Conferences

INDEX

Bihar Editorial

UPSC

1. Aspirational Districts Programme – Bihar 01–05

2. Smart City Mission (SCM) – Bihar 06–11

3. Bihar Economic and Trends 12–17

4. Labour, Employment and Migration During Pandemic In Bihar 18–21

5. Agriculture and Allied Sectors of Bihar 22–28

6. E–Governance in Bihar 36–40

7. The Needs of Caste Census in India and Its States 41–44

INDEX

1. BIHAR NEWS 01–08

2. BIHAR SCHEMES 09–15

3. BIHAR AWARDS 16

4. NATIONAL 17–27

5. INTERNATIONAL 28–33

6. ECONOMY 34–36

7. SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 37–38

8. SECURITY 39–40

9. AWARDS & HONOURS 41–44

10. STATES/UTs 45–47

11. ENVIRONMENT 48

12. APPOINTMENT & RESIGNATIONS 49–50

13. AGREEMENT 51–52

14. INDEX & RANKING 53–54

15. SUMMIT & CONFERENCES 55–57

16. UNION GOVERNMENT SCHEMES 58

17. BOOKS & AUTHORS 59

18. FESTIVALS S60

19. IMPORTANT DAY 61–64

20. OBITUARIES 65

21. PLACES IN NEWS 66

22. SPORTS 67–70

23. APPS AND PORTALS 71

24. PRELIMS POINTER 72–77

25. PRELIMS PRACTICE QUESTIONS 78–94

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5. Shooting range for players would be built inPatna

Why in news - Arjuna Awardee cum MLAShreyasi Singh laid the foundation stone for theconstruction of a shooting range at Naubatpurnear Patna.

Key Points - Shooting range would be built in an area of about

100 meters long and 40 meters wide. Shreyasi Singh won a gold medal in the Shooting

at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in GoldCoast, Australia - Women's double trap.

She also won a silver medal in the 2014Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland.

6. Unemployment rate in Bihar

Why in news - The unemployment rate in thestate has been recorded above 20%.

Key Points - According to Center for Monitoring Indian

Economy(CMIE), the unemployment rate inBihar reached 21.1% in April 2022.

At the national level, Bihar ranked 3rd in case ofunemployment.

Haryana tops the list with 34.5% unemployment.Rajasthan ranked 2nd at 28.8%.

At national level, there has been a marginaldecline in the unemployment rate (March 7.28%and April 7.8%).

7. Hi-tech multi-storey parking would be built inMauryalok

Why in news - Hi-tech multi-level parking wouldbe built in the Mauryalok complex Patna.

Key Points - Total expense- `14.50 crore would be spent on

this steel structure parking. With the construction of parking, people coming

to Buddha Marg, ISKCON Temple, Income TaxGolambar, Patna Museum, Dak Bungalow,Fraser Road, Maurya Lok would be relieved.

BIHAR NEWS JUNE

2022

1. Litchi of Muzaffarpur

Why in news - The litchi of Punas village would

be exported to England and Malaysia.

Key Points -

Shahi Litchi got GI tag in 2018 along with Jardalu

mango, Katarni rice and Magahi paan of Bihar

Due to the lack of Boron and moisture, Litchi

burst.

2. ISKCON Temple Patna

Why in news - The largest Shri Radha Banke

Bihari ISKCON temple in the state has been

completed in 12 years.

Key Points -

Located at Buddha Marg, Patna.

It is the 60th ISKCON temple in the country.

Been built on 84 pillars on the lines of the famous

and historical Dwarkadhish temple.

108 feet high temple has 84 pillars whose length

and width are also 84 feet.

3. 'Virat Ramayana Mandir' in Bihar

Why in news - Majestic Ramayana temple being

built in Bihar on the lines of Rameshwaram

would be completed in 2.5 years.

Key Points -

It would be built in Champaran.

It have 15 shikhara (towers) with the highest

being 270 feet.

The construction is being done by Shri Mahavir

Sthan Trust Committee Patna.

4. New flight service started from Patna Airport

Why in news - 'Flybig Airlines' has started

operations from Patna Airport.

Key Points -

First flight by 'Flybig Airlines' Guwahati to Patna.

This is the third direct flight service between

Patna and Guwahati after Indigo and SpiceJet.

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8. Hrithik Anand won gold medal

Why in news - Hrithik Anand of Bihar has wona gold medal in Badminton in the ongoing DeafOlympics in Brazil.

Key Points - He belongs to Hajipur in Bihar. Hrithik won the first gold medal for India in the

24th Summer Deaflympics. He won the gold medal after defeating Japan in

the final match.

9. Gas-powered crematorium

Why in news - A model crematorium would beconstructed along the Khajekalan Ghat in Patnawith Rs 30 crore.

Key Points - It would be the first environment-friendly system

of burning dead bodies with gas in Bihar. The construction work is targeted to be completed

before March 2023.

10. National Rugby Championship in Patna

Why in news - The National Rugby Championshipwould be held in Patna from next month.

Key Points - Venue– Patliputra Sports Complex, Kankarbagh

from 9 to 12th June.

The Senior National Championship Rugby,Junior National Championship and NationalChampionship of Wheel Chair Rugby would alsobe held in Patna.

The Department of Art, Culture and Youth hassanctioned Rs 35 lakh for organizing the nationaltournament of rugby.

11. IIT Patna would help make Polytechnic aCenter of Excellence

Why in news - IIT Patna Director Prof. TN Singhsaid that the Center of Excellence is to be set upin Polytechnic Colleges across the State.

Key Points - This program is part of the Saat Nischay Yojana

Part II of the Government of Bihar. 11 colleges are to be developed as hubs and 33

colleges as spokes.

Special focus areas would be AI & IoT, Robotics,Drone Technology, 3D Printing, Electric Vehicles,Industrial Automation/Industry 4.0 etc.

12. Bihar Animal Science University (BASU) inPatna.

Why in news - Hon CM Nitish Kumar laid thefoundation stone of BASU in Patna.

Key Points - Cost - Rs 889.26 crores. The country's largest animal hospital would be

housed in this university campus. It is expected to be completed by 5th May 2025. A veterinary hospital would be constructed in

every eight to ten panchayats in the state underSaat Nischay Part-II.

The target of fish production was set at eight lakhmetric tonnes, out of which seven lakh 61thousand metric tonnes of fish are being produced.Now fish is also being sold outside Bihar.

13. National Waterway 1

Why in news - The cargo ship left for Kolkatafrom Patna's Gaighat port through the NationalWaterway 1.

Key Points - 128 tonnes of broken rice from Bihta has been

loaded in six containers of a cargo ship namedRavidra Nath Tagore.

The National Waterway 1 or Ganga-Bhagirathi-Hooghly river system runs from Prayagraj inUttar Pradesh to Haldia in West Bengal via Patnaand Bhagalpur in Bihar across the Ganges river.

It is 1,620 km long, making it the longestwaterway in India.

14. Swimming would be taught to people livingnearby to the river.

Why in news - Swimming would be taught tothe people of villages within a radius of 5 kmfrom the rivers.

Key Points - According to the Bihar State Disaster Management

Authority report, in the last four years, 1140 peoplehave died due to drowning in 18 districts of the state.

This campaign would be run exclusively in those18 districts of the state.

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18 districts are - East Champaran, Saran, Jehanabad,Khagaria, Patna, Arwal, Munger, Samastipur,Rohtas, Sheohar, Begusarai, Madhepura,Lakhisarai, Katihar, Bhagalpur, Nalanda, Gayaand Kishanganj.

15. Plug and Play center

Why in news - 200 Plug and Play centers wouldbe started in Bihar in three months.

Key Points - Under it, the workplace is made available for rent

to the entrepreneurs for setting up industries. Theentrepreneurs just have to install their equipmentand start work.

Priority would be given to readymade garmentsand the IT sector.

Places have been identified to start Plug and Playcenters in Bhagalpur and Champaran.

16. BPSC question paper leak

Why in news - The cyber cell of Bihar Police hasstarted a probe into the 'leakage' of a set ofquestion papers of the 67th Combined (Preliminary)Competitive Examination conducted by the BPSC.

Key Points - A 14-member team has been set up under the

superintendent of police (cyber cell) SushilKumar to probe the matter.

As per Public Exam Act, no mobile phones areallowed within a radius of 200 metres from thecentres.

17. Rs 826 crores from Covid Emergency ResponseFund released in Bihar

Why in news - The Health Department hasreleased Rs 826 crore to the State Health Societyunder the Covid Emergency Response FundPreparedness Package-2.

Key Points - Of this, Rs 516 crore is central share and Rs 344

crore is state share.

Under the National Health Mission, the CentralGovernment has sanctioned about Rs 15000 crorefor different states under the Covid EmergencyResponse Fund Preparedness Package-2.

Out of Rs 15000 crore, Bihar would get Rs 1350crore. (so far Rs 860 crore received)

18. ATC tower to be built at Patna airport

Why in news - A 25-meter-high Air TrafficControl (ATC) tower is to be built at the airport.

Key Points - Cost - Rs 23 crore. Flights can be controlled from 500 km away. Patna Airport is one of the 12 busiest airports in

the country.

19. 'Krishi Vigyan Kendra' Ara

Why in news - Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Ara wouldnow work under the control of SabourAgricultural University.

Key Points - The state government and the Indian Council of

Agricultural Research have given permission inthis regard.

Prior to this, It was under the control of SonCommand Area Development Agency.

Regional director of Mithapur AgriculturalResearch Institute would be the controlling officerof the Vigyan Kendra.

20. Permanent center for SDRF in Bihar

Why in news - The Disaster ManagementDepartment is preparing to make permanentcenters for the State Disaster Response Force(SDRF) in flooded areas.

Key Points - Such centers with 40 personnel of SDRF would

be set in the flood-prone districts of North Bihar. Earlier, SDRF teams were deputed permanently

in six districts namely Saharsa, Purnia,Bhagalpur, Madhubani, Khagaria and Sitamarhi.

SDRF was formed in March 2010 in Bihar alongthe lines of National Disaster Response Force(NDRF).

21. Gangadham to be developed in Patna

Why in news - Sabalpur, an island between Patnaand Sonpur, would be developed as Ganga Dham.

Key Points - A 101-meter-high statue of 'Mother Ganga'

would be installed in Sabalpur. Ganga River Aquarium, Ganga Museum and

Ganga Religion Convention Center would bebuilt.

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The area would be 40 acres in the first phase. Inthe second phase, it would increase to 108 acres.

22. Increase in DA for state employees

Why in news - The Dearness Allowance has beenincreased by 7%. Now they would be given 203%DA of the salary.

Key Points - The increased amount of DA would be paid as

arrears from 1st Jan 2022. All those employees would be covered who are

getting the benefit of the 6th Central Pay Scale.23. Boat dispensary

Why in news - The Health Department hasinstructed districts to arrange boats so that boatdispensaries can be built.

Key Points - To ensure that people get service of doctors and

medicines at their doorstep. Special emphasis on snake bite. Instructions have also been given to build

maternity hut.

24. Bihar Investors' Summit

Why in news - Bihar organised an internationalinvestors summit on 12th May 2022 to bringmore opportunities and capital to the state.

Key Points - The event was held at Hotel Taj Man Singh in

New Delhi. This was the first Bihar investor summit since

2007. Ambuja Cements Ltd would set up its unit in

Barh (5 mn tonne capacity) at an estimated costof `1,200 crores.

Nearly 170 companies attended the event.

25. No reservation for OBCs in Municipal electionsin Bihar

Why in news - The State Election Commissionhas decided to conduct municipal electionswithout giving reservations to OBCs.

Key Points - Only women, scheduled castes and scheduled

tribes (SC-STs) would be given reservation.

It is because government is unable to conduct'The Triple Test' as mandated by the Supremecourt in Rahul Ramesh Wagh v. State ofMaharashtra & ors case.

There are a total of 263 municipal bodies in Biharout of which elections would be held in 250 in2022.

There are 19 Municipal Corporations, 89 NagarParishads and 155 Nagar Panchayats in the State.

26. Indo-Nepal border road to be made four lane

Why in news - Bihar government requested theUnion to make Indo-Nepal border road four-lanein the state for a length of about 552 km.

Key Points - It runs from Bettiah to Kishanganj. Initially, the Center had given approval of Rs

1656 crores for this project which has beenincreased to 2428 crores.

27. Selfie points at tourist places in Bihar

Why in news - The tourism department hasdecided to make selfie points at all the touristplaces in different districts for promoting tourismin Bihar.

Key Points - At present, a selfie point has been made at Pandu

Pokhar in Rajgir. In the first phase, selfie points would be made in

Patna, Rajgir, Nalanda, Gaya, Banka, Rohtas andValmikinagar.

28. Bengal to adopt Bihar's Panchayat electionmodel

Why in news - SEC of Bengal Saurabh KumarDas agreed to use biometric attendance and OCRtechnique to prevent bogus voting at pollingstations.

Key Points - Before Bengal, Delhi and Chandigarh already

adopted this model.

29. Sugarcane production in Bihar

Why in news - In view of the increasing interestin ethanol production, government has decidedto increase area under sugarcane cultivation.

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Key Points - Currently, sugarcane is cultivated in 2,40,000 ha

which is intended to be increased to 4,00,000 ha. For 2022, government targets to increase area by

1,60,000 ha.

30. Lakhandei river revived

Why in news - In Sitamarhi, the Water ResourcesDepartment has revived the old stream of Lakhandeiriver which had become dead due to siltation.

Key Points - It originates from Chhoti Bhasar of Sonvarsha block

on Indo-Nepal border and joins the Bagmati river. The total length of the old Lakhandei river in

India is 170 km.

31. Amit Kumar

Why in news - Amit Kumar took over as theDirector of Information and Public RelationsDepartment on 13th May 2022. He is a 2012 batchIAS officer.

32. Price of land for industries in Bihar to be reducedby 50%.

Why in news - Bihar Industrial AreaDevelopment Authority (BIADA) to lower theprice to provide big relief to the entrepreneurs.

Key Points - The cost of land in Patna's Patliputra industrial

area is Rs 17.89 crore per acre.

33. Cocoon bank

Why in news - Industries Minister SyedShahnawaz Hussain inaugurated Cocoon Bankin Banka at 4.89 crores.

Key Points - It would make it easier for people to make silk

thread. In Amarpur, he inaugurated a 'Dyeing House'

for dyeing of yarn and fabrics at a of 50 lakhs.

34. Green field corridor

Why in news - Green field corridor would bebuilt from Patna to Ara-Buxar-Hardiya-Ballia.

Key Points - It would have a length of 118 km in four lanes

and would cost Rs 8500 crore.

It would also be connected with PurvanchalExpress.

35. Koilwar Bridge

Why in news - on 14th May 2022, Nitin Gadkariinaugurated Koilwar Bridge.

Key Points - This six-lane bridge is 1.5 km long and 30m wide. Cost - Rs 266 crore. The upstream line of this bridge was inaugurated

on 10th December 2020.

36. Patna Metro

Why in news - The team of the Japan InternationalCooperation Agency (JICA) would stay in Patnafor the next six months to assess the functioningof the Patna Metro.

Key Points - Patna metro project cost - Rs 13,925 crore. The share of central and state government is 20%

each. 60% of the amount has to be met fromfinancial institutions.

Rs 2110 crore would be spent on the undergroundroute from Mithapur to Patna Zoo and from PatnaZoo to Patliputra Station (Bailey Road).

37. Rabindranath Thakur

Why in news - Maithili's great singer and poetRabindra Nath Thakur passed away on 18th May2022. He was 86 years old.

Key Points - He belonged to Dhamdaha, Purnia district. The famous litterateur Baba Nagarjuna gave the

title 'Abhinav Vidyapati'. He also held the post of Director cum Secretary,

Maithili Academy. He was awarded 'Prabodh Sahitya Samman',

'Mithila Ratna Samman' and 'Mithila Vibhuti'. His famous songs include 'Bhari Nagri Mein Shor,

Baua Mami Tohar Gor, Mamma Chan Sun'. He wrote and directed the Hindi cinema

'Ayurveda Ki Amar Kahani'.

38. Filmcity in Bihar

Why in news - Land acquisition for film city inNeema village of Rajgir has been completed.

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Key Points - Land acquired - 20 acres. About Rs 142 crore would be spent.

39. MLA Tejashwi Yadav to deliver speech inLondon

Why in news -Tejashwi Yadav participated indiscussions to be held at the conference andCambridge campus in London

Key Points - He has been called in the role of speaker. He delivered speech on the topic 'The future of

opposition politics in India'. It was organized by SBF and Breeze India from

18th to 20th May. Hero Cycles MD Pankaj Munjal, CPI-M General

Secretary Sitaram Yechury, RJD NationalSpokesperson MP Manoj Jha, Go Daddy IndiaMD Nikhil Aoda, Telangana Minister KT RamaRao and former Union Minister Salman Khurshidwould also attended the conference.

Delegates from 10 countries would attended thisconference.

40. Korean-style Buddhist temple to open inBodhgaya

Why in news - A new Korean Buddhist templecalled Bunhwang-sa opened on 21st May 2022in Bodh Gaya, India.

Key Points - A delegation of 150 monks from the Jogye

Order (South Korea's largest Buddhist order)attended the opening ceremony.

Inaugurated by Ven. Wonhaeng (president of theJogye Order).

The temple is part of the Jogye Order's 'OneMillion Vows Assembly' initiative.

The project was launched in 2019 when twofemale Buddhists, Salmae and Yeonchui, donated5 billion won ($3.9 million).

41. Training given to implement the TransgenderProtection of Rights Act in Patna.

Why in news - Capacity building program wasoffered for effective implementation of rights oftransgenders.

Key Points - Officers and workers were trained under the aegis

of the National Institute of Social Defence andDirectorate of Public Education, Department ofEducation, Bihar.

The training session was started by Dr. R. Giriraj.

42. Food processing testing center in Bihar

Why in news - Union Minister of State (MSME)Bhanu Pratap Singh Verma announced settingup of a testing center for chemical, foodprocessing and leather industries in Bihar.

Key Points - It would be situated at MSME development

institute, Patna. On 19th May, he inaugurated the Ministry of

MSME development institute, Patna.

43. Sher Shah Suri Mahotsav

Why in news - The Shershah Suri Mahotsav iswas organized by the Tourism Department, Biharfrom 21-22th May.

Key Points - Venue - Fazalganj Stadium, Sasaram. Eminent singer Yasir Desai, Salman Ali, Aditi

Pan and Akanksha Sharma performed. Sufi singing by 'Rang Setu'.

About Sher Shah Suri (1540-55) - Assumed the title of Sher Shah after defeating

Humayun in 1540. Laid four important highways-

A. Sonargaon to SindB. Agra to BurhampurC. Jodhpur to ChittorD. Lahore to Multan

He extended the Grand Trunk Road fromChittagong to Kabul.

Malik Muhammad Jayasi wrote Padmavatduring his reign.

He built his own mausoleum in Sasaram.

44. Agricultural production to be fixed at Panchayatlevel

Why in news - The target of agriculture wouldno longer be decided on the basis of estimates.

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Key Points - At panchayat level, the officers would decide

the target in consultation with farmers. It has started from this Kharif season. 3600 agricultural workers have been given the

responsibility. App to be used - Bihan. Last year target - 33L ha (paddy), 4.50L ha (maize),

1.50L ha (pulses), 50000 ha (coarse cereas).

45. 250 MW solar project in Bihar

Why in news - Appellate Tribunal for Electricity(APTEL) has overturned the order of BERC.

Key Points - APTEL has asked the power company Avaada

to setup a 250 MW solar project instead of 200 MW. The decision has cleared the way for investment

of 250 crores in Bihar.

46. Electricity from green energy

Why in news - An MoU has been signed betweenBihar State Power Holding Corporation (BSPHCL)and Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI).

Key Points - Green energy (electricity) would be supplied to

Rajgir, Bodh Gaya and some parts of Patna. In the 1st phase, SECI would supply 210 MW of

renewable energy per day at the identified sites. Bihar has become the 1st state in the country

where green energy is being supplied to the cities. 700 mn tonnes of conventional energy would be

replaced by green energy per year, therebyreducing emissions of 630 mn tonnes of carbondioxide every year.

The average rate of green energy would be Rs4.03 per kWh.

47. Ex-gratia grant to thunderstorm deceaseddependents

Why in news - Hon CM Nitish Kumar directedofficials to immediately give 4 lakh ex-gratiagrant to the dependents of those who died dueto thunderstorm.

Key Points - Also, asked to give compensation for home and

crop damage.

48. Autonomy to major hospitals of Bihar

Why in news - Preparations are going on to giveautonomy to four government hospitals of Bihar.

Key Points - They would be operated under the Hospital

Autonomy Society. Proposed hospitals are -

A. Rajendra Nagar Eye Hospital Patna - (eyespecialist)

B. Loknayak Jaiprakash Narayan (LNJP) HospitalRajvanshi Nagar (bone specialist)

C. Mental Healthcare Koilwar - (mental illness)D. Bhojpur and Indira Gandhi Institute of

Cardiology Patna - (heart specialist).

49. Mithali Express

Why in news - Mithali Express to start operatingbetween India and Bangladesh from 1st June.

Key Points - It would run between New Jalpaiguri (Katihar

Rail Division) railway station to Dhaka. Five links connecting India and Bangladesh are

operational. These includeA. Petrapole (India) to Benapal (Bangladesh)B. Gede (India) to Darshan (Bangladesh)C. Singhabad (India) to Rohanpur (Bangladesh)D. Radhikapur (India) to Birol (Bangladesh)E. Haldibari (India) to Chilahati (Bangladesh)

(7.5 kms).

50. Bihar Kharif Maha-abhiyaan

Why in news - District level workshop held from23rd May to 7th June.

Key Points - In Bhojpur, It started with district level workshop

cum training program on 23rd May at NagariPracharini Auditorium of Arrah.

'Aatma Pariyojana' conducted the event.

51. Bihar Administrative Service Association (BASA)

Why in news - The BASA has got its organiza-tional election concluded.

Key Points - Shashank Shekhar has been elected president of

BASA for the second time. Sunil Kumar Tiwari was elected as General

Secretary.

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52. Flood fighting in Bihar

Why in news - The Water Resources Departmentto start flood fighting works from 1st June. (2021- started from 15th June).

Key Points - To deal with floods and droughts, a high-level

meeting was convened on 18th May. Any road damaged during floods would be made

operational within 48 hours.

53. Booking of vehicle parking from home

Why in news - People of Patna would soon getthe facility of 37 smart parking lots in the city.

Key Points - The agency would meet the target of smart

parking within 45 days. It would also be monitored by ICCC (Integrated

Control and Command Center).54. Hostel dedicated to Magadha Women's College

Why in news - CM Nitish Kumar inauguratedthe new hostel of the college on 23rd May 2022.

Key Points - It is a 639 bed hostel and has 7 floors. The construction started in 2019 and costed Rs

31 crores.

55. Caste census

Why in news - An all-party meet on the statewidecaste census issue held on 1st June 2022.

Key Points - The Central government ruled out caste census

despite the state legislature's two unanimousresolutions favouring the same.

56. First art museum

Why in news - The country's first craft museumwould be built in Patna, Bihar.

Key Points - Building cost - 30 crores and display center cost -

6.2 crores. It is being bulit at Upendra Maharathi Crafts

Research Institute, Patna.

57. Abdul Haq

Why in news - Abdul Haq has been made thechairman of Bihar Hajj Committee. He is son-in-law of Elias Hussain former chairman of BiharState Hajj Committee.

58. Prof BP Verma

Why in news - Indian Chemical Society, Kolkatahas decided to confer an award in the name ofProf BP Verma.

Key Points - He was instrumental in establishment of thermal

laboratory in Magadha University. He earned fame for his work on 'triphenyl-

phosphine'. He organised 27th National Conference of

Chemists at Bodhgaya.

59. E-content for engineering colleges

Why in news - The Department of Science andTechnology has decided to prepare course design,research, online e-content reading material withhelp of retired ITI teachers.

Key Points - All India Council for Technical Education has

also given consent. Also, compulsory program for skill development.

60. Reverse vending machine

Why in news - It has been installed at MauryaLok Complex and Boring Road chauraha in Patna.

Key Points - Other types of plastic including water bottles

could be recycled. It can crush and recycle 3000 bottles at a time.

61. National Career Service (NCS) report

Why in news - According to NCS report,5,37,000 youth of Bihar seeking employment areilliterate.

Key Points - The people of Bihar are at the forefront of seeking

employment across the country. After 10th, 19,39,000 unemployed people have

registered across the country who have donediploma. Out of this, 10,371 i.e., 5.35% belong toBihar.

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1. Tap water reaches 98.11% homes in BiharWhy in news - The data of the Union Ministryof Jal Shakti showed that 98.11% of thehouseholds in the state are getting drinking watersupply through taps.

Key Points - At present the Ministry of Jal Shakti has given

the credit of achieving 100% target to the UT ofDadra and Nagar Haveli.

Karnataka has achieved 99.47% and Meghalayahas achieved 98%.

In Uttar Pradesh, this figure is 85.46%. The national average for 'Har Ghar Jal' is 86.3%.

2. 'Navbharat Literacy Program'

Why in news - New literacy scheme would bestarted in Bihar. Internet media would be used.

Key Points - This scheme named 'Nav Bharat Literacy

Program' is centrally sponsored. (Centre State60 : 40).

The target is to make 9,40,000 people literate of15 years and above in the current financial year.

Under the scheme, students of classes V and abovewould teach illiterate members of their families.

3. 'Meri Saheli' and 'Matangini' initiative

Why in news - The women's wing of RailwayProtection Force 'Meri Saheli' and 'Matangini' isgoing to be activated in the Malda Division ofNorth Eastern Railway soon.

Key Points - Teams are currently active in Asansol Division. Soon, such teams would be deployed in

Bhagalpur railway station. They would sternly deal with people molesting

women, rude behavior and traffickers.

4. 'Operation Prahar'

Why in news - Operation Prahar was conductedagainst the violators of liquor prohibition alongwith the accused involved in serious criminalincidents.

Key Points -

BIHAR SCHEMES JUNE

2022

67 Vajra teams have been formed at the districtlevel to arrest the accused involved in seriouscriminal incidents.

Anti Liquor Tax Force has been formed to checkthe liquor trade.

Vajra and Anti Liquor Tax Force are part of'Operation Prahar'.

5. 50% of classes would be online in schools andcolleges in Bihar

Why in news - The education department wouldprepare a special mechanism to ensure thathigher education should not be derailed amidrising corona cases.

Key Points - 50% of classes would be online in all the

universities and colleges of the state. Lectures of the best professors from all the

colleges in the state would be provided to thestudents of other colleges.

Special infrastructure for conducting online anddigital classes in colleges would also be provided.

6. India became aware of Bihar's HIT app

Why in news - Bihar health minister made peopleaware of the HIT app at 'Health Summit' atGujarat's Kevadia.

Key Points - Home Isolation Tracking (HIT) app was

developed by the Bihar government to reach outto coronavirus patients in home isolation.

Health workers at the grass-root level visitpatients in home isolation to record theirtemperature and oxygen level on a daily basis.

The HIT App has been developed by the BiharState Electronics Development Corporation(BELTRON).

In the pilot project, it was initially launched inSupaul, Gopalganj, Aurangabad, Nalanda andBhagalpur.

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7. Amrit Sarovar scheme in Bihar

Why in news - Amrit Sarovar would be built inthe memory of the martyrs of Bihar in theirvillages.

Key Points - The work of marking 75-75 ponds in each district

has been started. In the first phase, the Rural Development

Department has identified the villages of fivematyrs.

The identified sites are -A. Veer Kunwar Singh in Bhojpur (Ara) district,B. Dhruv Kundu in Katihar district,C. Syed Mohd Sharfuddin Qadri in Nawada

district.D. Ram Pratap Yadav and Thakur Jugal

Kishore Sinha in Sitamarhi district.E. Sukalu Lohar village in Kaimur district.

Phase wise 2,850 ponds would be developed inthe state.

8. Bihar to provide special facility for organic

farming

Why in news - BSSOCA (Bihar State Seed andOrganic Certification Agency) would now takeonline applications for certification of cropsrelated to organic and traditional farming.

Key Points -

Earlier, farmers of Bihar had to get organiccertification from Sikkim.

Now, the certifying agency's jurisdiction locatedin Mithapur, Patna extends to Bihar, Bengal,Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh,Tripura, Assam and Rajasthan.

BSSOCA performs testing of GeneticallyModified Organism (GMO) in the DNA FingerPrinting laboratory.

9. New system for Revenue and Land Reforms

Department

Why in news - Odd-even would be used foracceptance and rejection in Bihar. The Revenueand Land Reforms Department is implementinga new system for this.

Key Points - This system would be applicable in those areas

where both the Circle officer and the Revenueofficer are appointed.

In the case of odd-numbered 'Halka' (revenueemployee's work area), the Circle officer andeven-numbered 'Halka' would be disposed of bythe Revenue officer.

'Halka' is the smallest administrative unit (area)in the Revenue and Land Reforms Department.One or more villages were combined to form aHalka.

10. Integrated Road Accident Database (IRAD)

Why in news - Every road accident in Bihar isbeing monitored by the team of the Transportand Road Construction Department.

Key Points - This app has been created by the Ministry of

Road Transportation and Highways in collaborationwith the National Informatics Center (NIC).

Its objective is to reduce road accidents, identifyblack spots and address the causes of accidents.

11. Digital technology for school education in Bihar

Why in news - Students studying in middle andhigher secondary schools would be giveninformation about digital technology.

Key Points - For this, ICT labs are being established in 1987

schools in 2022-23. Rs 357 crores have been allotted for the project. Rs 640000 would be spent on setting up ICT labs

in each school. It would reduce the need for students to go to

cyber cafe for every work.

12. Arbitrary price of medicines to be checked inBihar

Why in news - The Health Department hasdecided to set up a Price Monitoring ResourceUnit in the state.

Key Points - This unit would monitor the sale process of

different companies as per the actual price ofthe medicines.

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Bihar would be the 16th state in the countrywhere Price Monitoring Processing Unit wouldbe set up.

13. Teacher Training Institutes (TTI) ranking

Why in news - The Directorate of Research andTraining of the Education department hasreleased the list of Top-5 and Bottom-5 state TTIs.

Key Points - The Primary Teacher Education College (PTEC)

Begusarai has topped while District Institute ofEducation and Training, Rohtas has been rankedlast.

Teacher Education College Tukri, Muzaffarpur(2nd), PTEC BNR Patna (3rd), Block TeacherEducation Institute Nursarai, Nalanda(4th) andTeacher Education College, Samastipur (5th).

Top 5 TTIs have been given 85,84,75,75 and75 marks out of 100.

The ranking is based on 35 points across 6 fields.

14. Fortified rice to beat malnutrition

Why in news - State government to givenutritious rice (fortified rice) to the people underthe Public Distribution System (PDS).

Key Points - 1,72,00,000 families (ration cardholders) would

be benefitted from the scheme i.e., more thaneight crore people.

Distribution would start from June 2022 through56000 PDS shops in the state.

1096 rice mills are producing fortified rice in thestate. Till date 10 lakh tonnes of fortified rice hasbeen prepared.

It costs 15 paise per kg to fortify rice. Fortification means addition of key vitamins and

minerals such as iron, iodine, zinc, Vitamin A &D to staple foods such as rice, milk and salt.

15. Bihar Solar Street Light scheme

Why in news - A technical management cellwould be constituted in every district to monitorthe scheme regularly.

Key Points - The cell would work under the executive engineer

of the Energy Department. Under this scheme, 10 solar street lights are to

be installed in every rural ward.

The Panchayati Raj Department and BiharRenewal Energy Development Agency (BREDA)are jointly working on this.

16. Bihar's performance in NFHS-5

Why in news - Bihar is ahead of Uttar Pradeshand behind Jharkhand in terms of measlesvaccination.

Key Points - The pace of measles vaccination in Bhagalpur

(91.8%) is more than the national average (87.9%). 85.7% of children aged 12 to 23 months were

given the first dose of measles in Bihar. UttarPradesh (83.3%).

Between NFHS-4 and NFHS-5, 16.7% morechildren aged 12 to 23 months were given thefirst dose of measles in Bihar.

17. Physical Modeling Center, Supaul

Why in news - The second center in the countryto collect data related to rivers and study flowcapacity would soon come into existence inVeerpur, Supaul, Bihar. (1st- Pune).

Key Points - It is being constructed under Bihar Kosi Basin

Development Project. Information would be provided 72 hours before

the flood. Estimated to be completed by Dec 2022. Budget - 108 crore 93 lakh.

18. Masterplan for 20 cities of Bihar

Why in news - To start work on masterplan,Planning Authority has been constituted.

Key Points - The authority would prepare the master plan as

well as the preparation, implementation andother necessary action.

The DM of the district concerned would be thepresident while Secretary would be the chiefexecutive officer.

20 cities are - Bhabua, Jamui, Bagaha, Araria,Madhubani, Sheohar, Forbesganj, Aurangabad,Dehri, Sitamarhi, Hajipur, Lakhisarai, Motihari,Khagadia, Sasaram, Katihar, Bettiah, Siwan,Kishanganj and Buxar.

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Work is underway on masterplans for 44 citiesincluding 18 district headquarters in the state.

19. Special committee for safety of factory workersof Bihar

Why in news - A special committee would beformed for the safety of more than 200000workers working in more than 8000 registeredfactories of the state.

Key Points - In factories where there would be more than 500

workers, a safety committee would be formedcompulsorily.

If the committee makes any recommendation,then the factory operators would have to complywithin 15 days.

The committee would be constituted for threeyears. Meeting to be held every three months.

The committee can review whether therecommendations given have been implementedor not.

20. New scheme to increase greenery in Bihar

Why in news - The Department of Environmentand Climate Change has come up with a planto increase the green cover in the state.

Key Points -

Its objective is to increase the income of farmersby connecting them with the Agro-Forestry(Other Species) scheme.

Farmers would be given the plant at a safedeposit of Rs 10 per plant. This deposit wouldbe returned to them after three years.

After 3 years, if more than 50% of them survive,then 60 rupees per plant would be given to themseparately.

In the year 2012, the Hariyali Mission wasstarted in Bihar. A target of planting 24 croresaplings was set, in which about 22 croresaplings were planted.

With this, the green cover of the state has nowexceeded 15%. (target to 17%.)

21. Guidelines for coaching institutes in Bihar

Why in news - The government is set to regulatecoaching institutes across the state.

Key Points - Bihar Coaching Institute (Control and Regulation)

Act 2010 is applicable to control private coachinginstitutes in the state.

Bihar Coaching Institute (Control and Regulation)Rules 2022 requires coaching institutes to applyin the prescribed format for registration.

The minimum area of the classroom would be 1m2 per student.

Only teachers with minimum graduationqualification or retired would be allowed to teach.

All DMs would constitute the RegistrationCommittee within 15 days of the implementationof the rules and monitor its functioning.

22. Har Ghar Nal ka Jal scheme

Why in news - Water connections have beengiven in all the houses of 5730 gram panchayatsof Bihar.

Key Points - Arwal district has tap water connection for all

(100%) the households. About 99% of the households have access to tap

water but the dashboard of the Jal Jeevan Missionshows only 93%.

According to Center, Pondicherry, Telangana,Goa, Haryana, Punjab, Gujarat and Himachalare ahead of Bihar.

The target of Bihar is 1,72,20,634 households andtill 16th June, 1,59,59,728 beneficiaries have beenlinked to the scheme.

23. NCC's 'Ganga Sparsh' campaign started

Why in news - A boat expedition was startedby Bihar Naval Unit on behalf of NCC GroupPatna.

Key Points - It was launched from Gandhi Ghat at 7 AM on

17th May 2022. Concluded on 28th May at Bhagalpur Visarjan

Ghat. 60 cadets of NCC Navy are participating in this

campaign.

24. Website for each Gram Panchayat

Why in news - All gram panchayat would havetheir own websites to bring accountability andtransparency in the rural governance system.

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Key Points - Panchayati Raj Department has approached

Bihar State Electronics Development CorporationLimited (BELTRON) and National InformaticsCenter (NIC) to develop websites.

Website would contain demographic details,places of historical importance, importantinstitutions and details of the elected representativesof the area.

25. Bihar amendment to RTE Act

Why in news - Bihar government has made abig change in rules related to implementation ofRight to Education Act 2009.

Key Points - Under the Right to Education Act 2009, enrollment

of children of socially and economically weakerclasses in private schools upto class 8 mademandatory.

It is compulsory for private schools to enroll poorchildren in 25% reserved seats.

Annually, Government gives upto Rs 8000 perstudent to private schools for education of poorchildren.

26. Logistics park in Bihar

Why in news - The government is preparing alogistics policy which would help in thedevelopment of industry and business in the state.

Key Points - Proposed sites - Raxaul, Bihta and Fatuha. Raxaul has an inland port, connectivity to Nepal

and the proposed expressway from Raxaul toHaldia.

The logistic park has cold storage and otherfacilities for storing food and other items.

27. E-Sanjeevani healthcare facilities

Why in news - In just 14 months, about 13 lakhpeople of the state have availed health facilitiesthrough the e-Sanjeevani portal.

Key Points - It was started in February 2021. There are two types of services under e-Sanjeevani. Under e-Sanjeevani-In, people consult and get

treated with the doctor available in the hub.

Under e-Sanjeevani OPD, patients connectdirectly with the doctor.

1636 doctors and 14104 spokes are connectedunder e-Sanjeevani In. E-Sanjeevani OPDconsists of 47 doctors.

In Saran district, 82887 people have got healthbenefits from e-Sanjeevani In which is the highestin the state.

28. Emergency call boxes in Patna

Why in news - In case of disaster, emergency oraccident, any person would be able to directlycontact the control room from where immediatefacilities would be provided to the people.

Key Points - To be set up at 50 places in the city including

Gandhi Maidan, Golghar, GPO, Kargil Chowkand Zoo among others.

Under the Integrated Command and ControlCenter project, cameras (total - 2500) are beinginstalled across the city.

In the first phase, 500 cameras would be installedat 42 places.

220 km of optical fiber would be laid under theproject.

29. UDISE Report 2020-21

Why in news - According to the UDISE Report2020-21, the number of CBSE schools hasdoubled in the last five years.

Key Points - As per the UDISE report, 10,957 schools across

the state are affiliated with CBSE. only 68 schoolsup to class 10th and only 12 schools till class 12thacross the state are affiliated with ISCE.

Every year more than two lakh students areenrolled in class one of the private school.

30. People caught drinking or selling liquor to bebarred from state benefits

Why in news - Preparations are on to evictalcoholics from the benefits of governmentschemes in Bihar.

Key Points - Liquor prohibition, Excise and Registration

Department made the proposal. They could also be banned from contesting elections.

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Section 65 of the Prohibition of Alcohol andExcise Act 2016 provides that the State candeprive the accused of certain facilities, license etc.

31. 'Right to Eat' campaign

Why in news - FSSAI has rated Beur jail, AIIMSand Paras ki Rasoi as excellent in the auditconducted under 'Right to Eat' campaign.

Key Points - Beur jail - 4 stars. AIIMS and Paras given 5-star certificates. AIIMS kitchen where patients' food is prepared

has been declared as Eat Right campus. Among jails, Navada jail was the first to get

certificate of better hygiene with 3 stars. Kitchen can be closed if rating is less than 3 i.e., 85%. Earlier, offerings of Mahavir temple,Patna was

rated excellent.

32. Bihar Old Age Pension Scheme

Why in news - The number of elderly peopletaking benefit of the CM's Old Age PensionScheme (launch - 2019) ran by the state's ownfund, has reached to 29,23,309.

Key Points - It is being run by Social Welfare Department. Top 5 beneficiary districts of this scheme are from

North Bihar. Maximum benefit -

East Champaran — 1,48,366 (People)

Madhubani — 1,37,674

West Champaran — 1,22,211

Least benefit -

Sheohar — 17,459 (People)

Sheikhpura — 19,123

Arwal — 20,157

A pension of Rs 400 pm is given to the old manabove 60 years and Rs 500 pm to the old manabove 80 years, who do not get any kind of pension.

33. Ayushman Yojana in Bihar

Why in news - According to NITI Aayog, 85.4%people in the state are deprived of healthinsurance even after Ayushman Yojana.

Key Points - Only 14.6% of the people have health insurance.

(Uttar Pradesh -15.9%), (National average - 41%). 6.5 crore people in the state are poor.

34. Bal Hriday Yojana

Why in news - Successful heart operation wasdone for three children of Samastipur under theBal Hriday Yojana run by the Bihar government.

Key Point - According to a study, 9 out of 1000 babies born

are born with congenital heart disease.

About Bal Hriday Yojana Screening of patient (children) is done at Indira

Gandhi Institute of Cardiology, Patna. Free operation is done at Sathya Sai Hospital,

Ahmedabad.

35. Common database for universities

Why in news - The education department hasdecided to prepare a common database of all theinstitutions by August 2022.

Key Points - An Integrated Management Information System

(Unified-MIS) would be set up in the Directorateof Higher Education.

It would bring uniformity in the higher educationsystem.

36. Negligence in non-communicable diseases

Why in news - The performance of Patna inscreening of non- communicable diseases likediabetes, hypertension, cancer is worse.

Key Points - In April, only 0.62% people were screened

against the target of 521223 people. Only 0.5% i.e., 7923 got registered. 3254 got screened for the first time.

37. Micro irrigation awareness chariot (Rath).

Why in news - CM Nitish Kumar flagged off 59micro-irrigation awareness chariots under KharifMahabhiyan on 23rd May 2022.

Key Points - CM also launched the 'Micro Irrigation Scheme

Booklet'.

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Farmers would be informed about thetechnicalities of Kharif crops and schemes runby the Agriculture Department in Kharif season.

38. Ganga Uplift Project

Why in news - Hon CM Nitish Kumar inspectedthe Ganga Udvah (uplift) project in Nalanda,Nawada and Gaya districts.

Key Points - Also, inspected the rubber dam being built at

Devghat of Vishnupad. The length of the Ganga Udvah Project is about

491 km. It aims to provide drinking water toGaya, Bodh Gaya and urban areas during summers.

The rubber dam was to be completed in 2023,which would be completed in August 2022.

39. UDISE portal

Why in news - It is mandatory to uploadstudent's report on U-DISE (Unified DistrictInformation System for Education) portal in Bihar.

Key Points - Last date to upload information - 30 September

2022. Under the new National Education Policy,

Anganwadi centers are being included as pre-nursery this time in the report of U-DISE.

For the first time, data of transgender studentswould also be collected in U-DISE.

40. Ek Bharat Shrestha Bharat

Why in news - On the occasion of 'Azadi keAmrit Mahotsav',the folk culture of Bihar andTripura were displayed on one stage.

Key Points - It was organized by Eastern Zone Cultural

Center, Kolkata and Bihar Art, Culture andYouth Department.

Artists from Bihar performed on the songs of thefolk festival Sama-Chakeva and Jhijhiya, Jhumar,Jat-Jatin, Kajri, Holi.

Artists from Tripura performed Levang Bomaniand Momita dance.

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1. Bihar Clean School Award

Why in news - Under 'Bihar Swachh VidyalayaPuraskar 2021', Headmasters of 26 selectedschools honoured in Patna.

Key Points - Four government schools of Sheikhpura district

have got five stars (highest rank). Along with the other 22 schools of the state, they

have been selected for the Bihar SwachhVidyalaya Puraskar 2021.

These schools would get a cash prize of Rs 50,000each.

Not a single school from Patna and Nalanda hasbeen selected.

Out of the total 26, a maximum of six are inPurnia, three in Begusarai, one each in Bhojpur,Gopalganj, Kaimur, Khagaria, Madhubani,Rohtas and Nawada, two in Samastipur and foureach in Sheikhpura and Sitamarhi.

Seven criteria have been fixed for the schoolcleanliness award.

2. Bihar Boxing championship

Why in news - The championship concluded on11th May 2022 at Patliputra Sports complex,Patna.

Key Points - Winner - Patna Runner up - Bhagalpur Nayan and Saksham won gold medal. Vikash of Bhagalpur and Muskan of Patna won

the best boxer award.

3. Mushroom production in Bihar.

Why in news - Bihar tops in mushroomproduction in the country.

Key Points - In FY 2021-22, with 28000 tonnes of mushroom

it contributes to 10.82% in the total productionof the country.

In FY 2020-21, Bihar was the third largestproducer with 21,325 tonnes.

Nalanda, Vaishali, Muzaffarpur, Samastipur,Gaya and Saran are among the major mushroomproducing districts.

The Horticulture department had includedmushroom in the menu of MDM in the year 2014.

Madhu Patel established Bihar's first mushroomspawn lab in Rajgir.

Other top producers are- Maharashtra, Odisha,Haryana.

BIHAR AWARDS JUNE

2022

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1. National monument tag for 1,000-year-old lake

Why in news - The Anang tal lake in South Delhiwould soon get a new lease of life.

Key Points - The historic lake in Mehrauli was created by

Tomar King, Anangpal II, in 1060 AD. It is also said Alauddin Khalji, in 1296-1316 AD,

utilised the water of this tank when he builtQutub Minar and extended the Qutub-ul-Islammosque.

Maharaja Anang Pal is known as the nana(maternal grandfather) of Prithviraj Chauhan.

2. Tata group to merge Air Asia with Air India

Why in news - Air India has approached theCompetition Commission of India (CCI) for amerger of its low-cost subsidiary Air Asia India.

Key Points - The two combined entities, Air India and AirAsia

India would have a 15.7% share of India'sdomestic passenger market.

In January 2022, Tata acquired Air India. It madea bid of Rs 18,000 crore.

Tatas raised their stake in AirAsia India to 83.67%in December 2020.

Vistara Airlines is also owned by the Tata group.

3. IOC Pilot Project of Methanol-blended Petrol

Why in news - Indian Oil Corporation (IOC)rolled out M15 petrol on a pilot basis in Assam'sTinsukia district.

Key Points - In Assam, Methanol is produced by Assam

Petrochemical Ltd in the vicinity of Digboi refinery. Blending 15% methanol in petrol would bring

down GHG emissions by 20%. Blending 15% methanol in petrol can result in at

least a 15% reduction in the import of crude oil. Methanol is produced from Coal, agricultural

residue, Natural Gas, Biomass, Municipal SolidWaste and CO2 from thermal power plants.

NATIONAL JUNE

2022

NITI Aayog is running a program called'Methanol Economy' to promote the use of methanol

4. Jute Industry

Why in news - West Bengal is experiencing acrisis that has led to the closure of several Jute Mills.

Key Points - India is the largest producer of jute followed by

Bangladesh and China. Major jute producing states - West Bengal, Bihar,

Odisha, Assam, Andhra Pradesh, Meghalaya andTripura.

It is known as golden fibre. Temperature :– Between 25-35°C Rainfall :– Around 150-250 cm Soil Type :– Well-drained alluvial soil.

5. Atal New India Challenge 2.0

Why in news - Atal Innovation Mission launchedphase 1 of the 2nd edition of the Atal New IndiaChallenge (ANIC 2.0).

Key Points - ANIC 1.0 was launched in 2018 to bring

innovations and technologies relevant to thepeople.

Atal New India Challenge is a flagship programof Atal Innovation Mission, NITI Aayog.

The 1st phase of ANIC 2.0 would see 18challenges being thrown open from 7 sectors.

6. 'Neobank Open' became the 100th Indian unicorn

Why in news - The company said that it wasnow valued at $1 billion making it the 100thunicorn in India.

Key Points - It was founded in 2017 by Anish Achuthan,

Mabel Chacko and Ajeesh Achuthan. It is the 14th startup this year to achieve a billion-

dollar valuation. A unicorn is any privately owned firm with a

market capitalization of more than $1 billion.

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India has become 3rd largest start-up ecosystemin the world after US and China.

7. Sardar Patel's statue in Canada

Why in news - PM Narendra Modi hailed theunveiling of a statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patelin Canada.

Key Points - Height 9 feet and weight 1000 kg. The bronze statue was unveiled at a program at

the Sanatan Mandir Cultural Center in the townof Markham in the Greater Toronto Area.

The statue was made by Matu Ram ArtworkCentres, an agency in Gurugram.

8. India's first semiconductor fabrication unit

Why in news - The International SemiconductorConsortium (ISMC) announced its plan to set upIndia's first semiconductor fabrication unit inKarnataka.

Key Points - ISMC would invest $3 billion in Mysuru's

Kochanahalli industrial area to set up a chip-making plant.

Indian conglomerate Vedanta Ltd has a plannedinvestment outlay of $20 billion for its semiconductorand display push.

India's semiconductor market is forecasted togrow to $63 billion by 2026 from $15 billion in2020.

Under the production-linked incentive scheme,the government would extend financial supportof up to 50% of project cost for at least twosemiconductor and two display fabs, for aminimum of six years.

9. Sex ratio at birth

Why in news - The Registrar General of India'sCivil Registration System Report-2020 waspublished recently.

Key Points - It showed India's sex ratio at birth (SRB) (number

of girls born per 1,000 boys) is the highest forLadakh (1,104), Arunachal Pradesh (1,011),Andaman and Nicobar Islands (984) and Tripura(974).

The lowest sex ratiowas reported byManipur (880),Dadra and NagarHaveli and Damanand Diu (898),Gujarat (909),Haryana (916) andMadhya Pradesh(921).

None of the States or UTs have recordedsex ratio at birth below 880.

10. NATGRID campus in Bengaluru

Why in news - Union Minister for Home andCooperation, Shri Amit Shah inaugurated theNational Intelligence Grid (NATGRID) in Bengaluru.

Key Points -

C-DAC is implementing the project.

NATGRID would fulfill the responsibility oflinking various sources of data for law enforcementagencies to trace the source or diffuse the threat.

NATGRID would be available to 11 central agenciesand police of all states and union territories.

About NATGRID - It was proposed in the aftermath of the 26/11

Mumbai attack in 2008 by P. Chidambaram in2009.

The office of NATGRID is attached to the Ministryof Home Affairs.

In 2010, the Cabinet Committee on Security(CCS) had given approval to the Rs 3,400-croreNATGRID project.

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) and theNational Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC) arethe other two organisations established in theaftermath of the Mumbai attacks of 2008.

11. Jammu and Kashmir delimitation commission

panel signs final order

Why in news - The panel was tasked to redrawthe boundaries of assembly and parliamentaryconstituencies in Jammu and Kashmir.

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Key Points - It was formed by the Centre on 6th March 2020. It was headed by former SC judge Ranjana

Prakash Desai and comprises Sushil Chandra(CEC) and Chander Bhushan Kumar, KKSharma (SEC) and Hridesh Kumar.

It has proposed increasing the number of seatsin J&K from 83 to 90. Besides, there are 24 seatsin Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK).

Seven additional constituencies - six for Jammuand one for Kashmir.

The number of seats in the Jammu divisionincreased to 43 from 37 seats Kashmir Valley to47 from 46.

For the first time, reservation of 9 Assembly seatsfor Scheduled Tribes - six in Jammu and three inKashmir.

It also recommended reserving two seats for'Kashmiri Migrants (essentially Pandits)'

About Delimitation Under Article 82, the Parliament enacts a

Delimitation Act after every Census. The first delimitation 1950-51. The Delimitation Commission Act was enacted

in 1952. Delimitation Commissions have been set up four

times - 1952, 1963, 1973 and 2002. There was no delimitation after the 1981 and

1991 Censuses.

12. WHO estimates 4.7 million COVID-19-linkeddeaths in India

Why in news - According to a report by theWorld Health Organization (WHO), there werelikely 47 lakh deaths, directly or indirectlyattributable to COVID-19, in India in 2020 and2021.

Key Points -

These are the highest for any country and makeup nearly a third of the 15 million (1.5 crores)such deaths estimated by the agency globally.

The figure is nearly ten times the country's officialCovid death toll of 4.81 lakh at the end of 2021.

The high-incomecountries accountfor 15% of thesedeaths, upper-middle- incomecountries 28%,l o w e r - m i d d l e -income countries53% and low-income countries4%.

13. National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) report

Why in news - The report of the fifth round ofthe National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) wasreleased.

Key Points - It was conducted in around 6.37 lakh sample

households from 707 districts in 28 states and 8UTs, covering 7,24,115 women and 1,01,839 men.

India's Total Fertility Rate (TFR) has come downfrom 2.2 to 2.0 at the national level.

Only five States - Bihar (2.98), Meghalaya (2.91),Uttar Pradesh (2.35), Jharkhand (2.26) andManipur (2.17) have above the replacement levelof fertility of 2.1.

The contraceptive prevalence rate has increasedfrom 54% to 67% in the country.

Institutional births have increased from 79% to89% in India. (Rural- 87% and urban-94%).

Institutional births increased by a maximum of27 percentage points in Arunachal Pradesh.

Stunting among children under the age of fivehas decreased slightly from 38 to 36 percent.

At the national level, obesity rises from 21% to24% among women and 19% to 23% among men.

About NFHS - It is conducted by Ministry of Health and Family

Welfare (MoHFW). The NFHS-1 was conducted in 1992-93. The survey provides information for India on -

Fertility, Infant and child mortality, The practiceof family planning, Maternal and child health,Reproductive health, Nutrition, Anaemia,Utilization and quality of health and familyplanning services.

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14. Railways to manufacture own Vande Bharattrain wheelsWhy in news - India's plans of importing wheelsfor Vande Bharat trains from Ukraine got stalleddue to the Ukraine-Russia conflict.

Key Points - Indian Railways to manufacture them at Railway

Wheel Factory in Yelahanka in Bengaluru. Presently manufacturing facilities globally

manufacture these wheels.

About Vande Bharat Trains - It is an indigenously designed and manufactured

semi high speed and self-propelled train (operatewithout a locomotive).

It is based on a propulsion system calledDistributed Traction Power Technology.

It can achieve a maximum speed of 160 kmph. Currently, two Vande Bharat Expresses are

operational -one between New Delhi andVaranasi and the other from New Delhi to Katra.

15. India's 'first' tribal health observatory

Why in news - Odisha is set to come up withIndia's only observatory that would establish arepository on the health of the tribal populationin the state.

Key Points - The Tribal Health Observatory (TriHOb) would

be first in the country. It would monitor illness burden, health-seeking

behaviour and the healthcare delivery systemin relation to tribal health in the state.

Odisha's other initiative 'Mo School' (My School)program aims to connect, collaborate, andcontribute to the renovation of government andgovernment-aided schools in Odisha.

16. ASI's excavation at the Harappan site of Rakhigarhi

Why in news - ASI's excavation at Harappansite of Rakhigarhi reveals drainage system, copperand gold jewellery.

Key Points - Rakhigarhi – Haryana's Hisar district. The site was first excavated by the ASI in 1998-2001. Mound No. 3 has revealed "an aristocratic settlement".

Materials found - Drainage system, copper andgold jewellery, terracotta toys, earthen pots andseals, a (possible) jewelry-making unit, semi-precious stones such as agate and carnelian, streetplanning with a general width of 2.6m.

The Rakhigarhi site is one of the "five iconic sites"declared by the Central government in the Unionbudget 2020-21.

Sanjay Manjul is leading the excavation team.

Other Harappan sites -

SITE EXCAVATED BY LOCATION

Harappa Daya Ram Sahini Bank of river

in 1921 Ravi in Montgo-

mery district of

Punjab (Pak)

Mohenjodaro R D Banerjee in Bank of river Indus in

1922 Larkana district of

Punjab (Pakistan).

Sutkagendor Stein in 1929 Balochistan province,

Pakistan on Dast river

Chanhudaro N.G Majumdar in Sindh on the Indus river

1931

Amri N.G Majumdar in On the bank of Indus

1935 river

Kalibangan Amlanand Ghosh Rajasthan on the bank

in 1953 of Ghaggar river

Lothal R.Rao in 1953 Gujarat on Bhogva river

near Gulf of Cambay

Surkotada J.P Joshi in 1964 Gujarat

Banawali R.S Bisht in 1974 Hisar district of

Haryana

Dholavira R.S Bisht in 1985 Gujarat in Rann of

Kachchh

17. Martand Sun Temple

Why in news - J&K LG Manoj Sinha joined poojaat ruins of ASI-protected temple.

Key Points -

The Martand Sun Temple also known as PandouLaidan is a Hindu temple dedicated to Surya (TheSun god).

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Key Points - Rajasthan has a total installed power capacity

of 32.5 GW with renewables accounting for 55%,thermal energy for 43% and nuclear energy for 2%.

Rajasthan's Solar Energy Policy 2019 aims toachieve a 30 GW solar power target by FY 2024-25.

THDC India has signed a Letter of Intent (LoI)with Rajasthan Renewable Energy CorporationLimited to build 10 GW of solar power plants ina 74:36 joint venture.

21. IRCTC's Bharat Gaurav tourist train

Why in news - IRCTC's Bharat Gaurav touristtrain included a stop at Ram Janaki templeat Janakpur, Nepal. (only foreign stoppage)

Key Points - Bharat Gaurav tourist train would start on 21st

June 2022. It would take passengers across pilgrimage sites

dedicated to Lord Ram across the country in aRamayana circuit identified under the SwadeshDarshan scheme.

18 Days of pilgrimage journey. Sites included - Ayodhya, Buxar, Sitamarhi,

Janakpur, Kashi, Prayag, Shringverpur, Chitrakoot,Nasik, Hampi, Rameshwaram, Kanchipuram,Bhadrachalam (Telengana).

22. India's largest lithium-ion battery plant startedproduction in Gujarat

Why in news - Nexcharge has started massproduction of lithium-ion battery packs at Prantij,Gujarat.

It was built by Lalitaditya Muktapida in the 8thcentury CE (Karkota dynasty).

It was destroyed during the rule of SikandarShah Miri between 1389 and 1413.

The Archaeological Survey of India has declaredthe Martand Sun Temple as a site of nationalimportance in Jammu and Kashmir.

18. 'World's Largest' Film Restoration Project

Why in news - An amount of Rs 363 crore hasbeen allotted for the world's largest filmrestoration project under the National FilmHeritage Mission (NFHM).

Key Points -

The process of restoring over 5900 short films,documentaries and features is underway.

This exercise is carried out by the National FilmArchive of India.

The NFHM was launched in 2016 with an outlayof `597 crore to preserve, restore and digitizethe cinematic heritage.

The history of Indian cinema goes back to 18th May1912 when Shree Pundalik - a silent film directedby Dadasaheb Torne, in Marathi was released.

19. Two new Supreme Court judges appointed

Why in news - Justices Sudhanshu Dhulia andJamshed Burjor Pardiwala were sworn in as thejudges of the Supreme Court.

Key Points - The fresh appointments have brought the

functioning strength back to 34. Justice Dhulia was Chief Justice of Guwahati

High Court and Justice Pardiwala was a judgein the Gujarat High Court.

Article 124(2) of the Indian Constitution providesthat the Judges of the Supreme Court are to beappointed by the President of India.

Article 217 of the Indian Constitution states thatthe Judge of a High Court shall be appointed bythe President of India.

20. Rajasthan becomes the first state to surpass10 GW solar capacity

Why in news - According to Mercom's India SolarProject Tracker, Rajasthan became the first statein India to reach 10 GW of cumulative large-scalesolar installations.

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PMJJBY - One-year life insurance (Rs. 2 Lakh fordeath due to any reason), Eligibility - age groupof 18-50 years.

APY - Guaranteed monthly pension of Rs. 1000to Rs 5000 at the age of 60 years, Eligibility - agegroup of 18 to 40 years, administered by PensionFund Regulatory and Development Authority(PFRDA).

25. Ethanol Blending

Why in news - The level of ethanol blendingin petrol in India has reached 9.99%.

Key Points - India had targetted 10% ethanol blending in petrol

by the end of 2022 and 20% blending by 2030. The Centre has also targetted 5% blending of

biodiesel with diesel by 2030. Ethanol is naturally produced by the fermentation

of sugars by yeasts or via petrochemical processessuch as ethylene hydration.

It is aimed at reducing the country's dependenceon crude oil imports. Today, India imports 85%of its oil requirements.

26. Cyclone Asani

Why in news - Cyclonic Asani made landfall inAndhra Pradesh on 11th May 2022.

Key Points - The name was given by Sri Lanka. It means

'wrath' in Sinhalese. The naming of cyclones started in 2000. The conditions favourable for the formation and

intensification of tropical cyclones - Temperaturehigher than 27° C, Coriolis force, a pre-existingweak low- pressure area, Upper divergence.

27. Sedition Law

Why in news - The Supreme Court has put astay on India's sedition (Section 124A of IPC) lawuntil it is reconsidered by the Centre.

Key Points - The law was originally drafted in 1837 by Thomas

Macaulay. It was inserted in Indian Penal Code (IPC) in

1870 by an amendment introduced by Sir JamesStephen.

Key Points -

Nexcharge is a joint venture between India's

Exide Industries Limited and Switzerland's

Leclanche SA.

The plant has a total installed capacity of 1.5

Gigawatt hours (GWh).

Nexcharge has so far invested 2.5 billion rupees

($33 million) in building and setting up the plant.

23. Lokpal to have Permanent Office

Why in news - The Lokpal of India has been

allocated an office at World Trade Centre in

south Delhi's Nauroji Nagar.

Key Points -

On 19th March 2019, Justice Pinaki Chandra

Ghosh was appointed as India's first Lokpal.

They perform the function of an "ombudsman" .

The term Lokpal and Lokayukta were coined by

Dr. L. M. Singhvi.

Jurisdiction of Lokpal includes Prime Minister,

Ministers, members of Parliament, Groups A, B,

C and D officers and officials of Central

Government.

Maharashtra was the first state to introduce the

institution of Lokayukta through the Lokayukta

and Upa-Lokayuktas Act in 1971.

Odisha became the first state to pass Lokayukta

Act after Centre's Lokpal Act 2013.

24. PMJJBY, PMSBY and APY complete seven years

Why in news - Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima

Yojana (PMSBY), Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti

Bima Yojana (PMJJBY), and Atal Pension Yojana

(APY) on 9th May completed seven years of

providing social security net.

Key Points -

They were launched by PM Narendra Modi on

9th May 2015 in Kolkata, West Bengal.

PMSBY - It is a one-year accidental insurance

scheme (cover of Rs.2 lakh), Eligibility - age group

of 18-70 years.

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First use – Trial of newspaper editor JogendraChandra Bose in 1891.

In 1897, Tilak was charged for writing an articlein Kesari. In 1908, he was tried again and wasrepresented by Mohammad Ali Jinnah.

28. Association of Asian Election Authorities(AAEA) elections

Why in news - India has been unanimouslyelected as the new Chair of AAEA for 2022-2024at its general assembly meeting held in Manila,the Philippines on 7th May 2022.

Key Points - New members in the Executive board include

Russia, Uzbekistan, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Taiwanand the Philippines.

Indian delegation was led by Nitesh Vyas. AAEA was established in 1998. ECI served on the Executive Board of the AAEA

as the Vice-Chair during 2011-13 and Chairduring 2014-16.

29. Centre of Excellence for Khadi (CoEK)

Why in news - India's first CoEK to beinaugurated in New Delhi.

Key Points - It would be set up at the National Institute of

Fashion Technology as a hub in Delhi and spokesin Bangalore, Gandhinagar, Kolkata and Shillong.

30. Government released breed-wise report oflivestock

Why in news - 23 breeds of indigenous cattleregistered a decline in numbers ranging from1.08% to 93.48% in 7 years between 2012 and 2019.

Key Points - The report is based on 20th Livestock Census

2018-19 and released by Minister ParshottamRupala on 12th May 2022.

The number of indigenous cattle declined by 6%to 14.21 crore in 2019 from 15.12 crore in 2012.Their share in the total cattle population fell to73% from 79%.

Maximum decline has been seen in Khariar(93%), Kherigarh (75%), Kenkatha (67%), Motu

(56%) and Hariana (56%).

Breed State

Khariar Odisha, Chhattisgarh

Hariana Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan,

Madhya Pradesh and Bihar

Motu Odisha

Red Kandhari Maharashtra

Kenkatha Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh

Kherigarh Uttar Pradesh

14 indigenous breeds have registered an increase

between 2012-19.

In absolute number, Gir had the highest

population of 68.57 lakh followed by Lakhimi

(68.29 lakh) and Sahiwal (59 lakh).

The number of Exotic/Crossbred cattle grewfrom 3.9 crores in 2012 to 5 crores in 2019.

36.04% of the livestock population belongs to cattle.

31. PM-WANI launched in 100 railway stations

Why in news - RailTel has started the PrimeMinister Wi-Fi Access Network Interface (PM-WANI) at 100 railway stations across 22 states.

Key Points - One has to download the 'Wi-DOT' app to make

access to PM -WANI wi-fi services at railway stations. PM-WANI is a program of the Department of

Telecom to set up public Wi-Fi access networkinterfaces.

'PM-WANI' was first recommended by theTelecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI)in 2017.

32. India's first biogas EV charging station

Why in news - India's first organic waste-poweredEV charging station was inaugurated in Mumbai.

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Key Points - It would be setup at Varanasi to skill Indian

youth for pursuing overseas employmentopportunities.

It would host training facilities as perinternational demands in countries like UnitedArab Emirates (UAE), Canada, Australia andother GCC regions.

36. Buddha Purnima 2022

Why in news - It is celebrated to mark the birthanniversary of Siddhartha Gautama or GautamBuddha.

Key Points - It usually falls on the Hindu month of Vaisakha

on the full moon day. This year, it was celebratedon 16th May 2022.

About Buddha (born 563 BCE) - He was born Sakya clan in Lumbini. After 49 days of meditation he attained

enlightenment under a pipal tree at Bodhgaya. First sermon (Dharma-Chakra-Pravartana) -

Sarnath, Varanasi. Death (Mahaparinirvana) - Kushinagar, UP in

483 BC. He gave the theory of 'Madhyam Marg' or the

middle path. Philosophy - Four noble truths (Arya satya) and

Eightfold path (Astangika marg). Three Pitakas - Vinaya Pitaka, Sutta Pitaka,

Abhidamma Pitaka. Schools of Buddhism - Mahayana, Hinayana,

Theravada, Vajrayana, Zen. 4 Buddhist councils -

37. Chhattisgarh reinstates old pension scheme

Why in news - Chhattisgarh becomes the firststate to restore the old pension scheme.

Key Points -

It would generate 220 units of electricity from

food waste.

It is a joint venture between the civic BMC

(Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation) and

AeroCare Clean Energy.

33. CRS 2020 Report

Why in news - Annual 'Vital Statistics of India

Based on the Civil Registration System (CRS)

2020 report was released by the Office of the

Registrar General.

Key Points -

Registered births decreased by about 2.40% and

registered deaths increased by 6.2%.

Bihar saw the maximum increase in the death

rate of 18.3% followed by Maharashtra (16.6%)

and Assam (14.7%).

Lakshadweep recorded the maximum decrease

in the birth rate of 14.3% followed by Haryana

(11.7%) and Bihar (8.4%).

Registration of birth and death is done under the

Registration of Birth and Death Act (RBD), 1969.

34. Green Health Alliance

Why in news - The Catalyst Group has

announced the establishment of the Green Health

Alliance (GHA) in New Delhi.

Key Points -

Other collaborating members are the Office of

the Principal Scientific Adviser (PSA) to GoI,

USAID and Rockefeller Foundation.

The Office of the PSA under 'Innovation and

Science @Bharat' is establishing a cooperation

platform called 'Manthan,' centred on the

Sustainable Development Goals.

PSA to the GoI - Ajay Kumar Sood.

35. Skill India International Centre

Why in news - An MoU was exchanged between

NSDC International and Hindustan Ports Private

Limited (Indian unit of DP World) for the above

purpose.

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Key Points - It would be effective from 1st April, 2022

(retrospectively). Chhatisgarh asked PFRDA to release Rs 17,000

crore accrued under the National Pension Schemesince November 2004.

A similar request by the Rajasthan governmentwas rejected by the Centre.

38. Indian ban of wheat exports

Why in news -The government has prohibitedthe export of wheat with immediate effect from14th May 2022.

Key Points - India's annual retail inflation reached 7.79% in

April 2022. Wheat prices have risen to record levels by 6.95%

in April. Heatwave adversely affected the crop forcing the

government to cut production estimates by 5.7%to 105 million tonnes.

39. 'YUVA Tourism Clubs' initiative

Why in news - YUVA Tourism Clubs are beingestablished by the Ministry of Tourism as a partof the 'Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav' celebrations.

Key Points - The CBSE has been instructed to form such clubs

in its affiliated institutions. It would nurture and develop young people as

ambassadors of Indian tourism.

40. The Gyanvapi Mosque-Kashi Vishwanathdispute

Why in news - During a survey at Gyanvapimosque, the Hindu side claimed to have found aShivling in the mosque reservoir.

Key Points - It is located in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India. It is claimed that temple was constructed by

Maharaja Vikramaditya about 2,050 years agoat the spot.

Saqib Khan's book 'Yasir Alamgiri' mentions thatAurangzeb had demolished the temple in 1669by ordering Governor Abul Hassan.

Ahilya Holkar (queen of Indore) built a new KashiVishwanath temple in 1780.

Section 3 of the Places of Worship (SpecialProvisions) Act, 1991 bars the conversion ofplaces of worship.

41. National Cyber Forensic Laboratory (NCFL)

Why in news - HM Amit Shah inaugurated theNCFL at Central Forensic Science Laboratory

(CFSL) campus in Hyderabad.Key Points -

A NCFL has also been established at CyPAD,

Dwarka, New Delhi. There are seven CFSL in the country.

42. Supreme Court 'frees' Perarivalan

Why in news - The Supreme Court has orderedthe release of AG Perarivalan, one of the life convictsin the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case 1991.

Key Points -

In 1998, he was given a death sentence but itwas later commuted (Article 72).

Article 142 has been invoked to grant relief toPerarivalan.

Article 142 provides a unique power to the

Supreme Court to do 'complete justice' betweenthe parties.

Also, SC used its power under Article 142 in the

Union Carbide case (1984) and Ayodhya RamMandir's verdict (2019).

Former PM Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated in a

suicide bombing in Sriperumbudur, TN on 21stMay 1991.

43. Battery-operated locomotive 'Navdoot'

Why in news - West Central Railway (WCR) hasdeveloped a battery-operated dual-modelocomotive named Navdoot.

Key Points -

It runs on both modes i.e., battery and electricity. It has received the 'Best Innovation Award' from

the Railway Board. It has been developed by the Electric Department

of New Katni Junction.

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This e-engine can pull 18 coaches at a speed of30 kmph.

44. 'HANSA-NG' aircraft

Why in news - 'HANSA-NG' aircraft successfullycompleted engine relight test in the air.

Key Points -

'HANSA-NG' is a two-seater flying traineraircraft, designed and developed by CSIR-NAL(National Aerospace Laboratries).

Flight conducted at DRDO's Aeronautical TestRange (ATR) facility at Challakere, Chitradurga,Karnataka.

Flown by Wg Cdr K V Prakash and Wg Cdr NDSReddy.

45. Cotton Council of India

Why in news - The Union Government on 18thMay announced the formation of the CottonCouncil of India.

Key Points -

It would be set up under the chairmanship ofSuresh Bhai Kotak.

It would have representation from Textiles,Agriculture, Commerce, and Finance Ministriesalong with Cotton Corporation of India andCotton Research Institute.

1st meeting (proposed) - 28th May 2022.

46. NIELIT Centre at Leh

Why in news - Ashwini Vaishnaw hasinaugurated the National Institute of Electronicsand Information Technology (NIELIT) Centre atLeh.

Key Points - Its extension centre has been opened at Kargil. NIELIT Leh would play a very important role to

augment IT enablement in Ladakh.

47. Aurangzeb's tomb

Why in news - The Archaeological Survey ofIndia (ASI) shut Aurangzeb's tomb for five days.

Key Points -

The tomb is located in Khuldabad, Aurangabaddistrict, Maharashtra.

He was buried in an unmarked grave (no majesticbuilding) at the complex of the shrine of Sheikh

Zainuddin. Aurangzeb died in 1707 at Ahmednagar. After his burial, Aurangzeb was given the of

"Khuld-makan" (he whose abode is in eternity).

48. India's first state-owned OTT

Why in news - Kerala would launch a state-

owned over-the-top (OTT) platform, CSpace, on1st November 2022.

Key Points -

It is an initiative of Kerala State FilmDevelopment Corporation (KSFDC).

KSFDC (formed in 1975) is the first public sector

corporation for film development in India.

49. Government slashed excise duty in Petrol and

diesel prices.

Why in news - The government cut excise dutyon petrol by Rs 8 per litre and diesel by Rs 6 perlitre.

Key Points -

Also, gave Rs 200 per cylinder subsidy to the poorwho got connection under the Ujjwala scheme.

Reduction has been done out of the road andinfrastructure cess (RIC).

It would cost Union `2.20 lakh crore revenue

loss. WPI reached to a record high of 15.08% in April

and CPI to 7.79%.

50. Nechiphu Tunnel

Why in news - India completed the excavationwork of the Nechiphu Tunnel in Arunachal

Pradesh (AP) with the final 'breakthrough blast'.Key Points -

It is a 500-metre-long 'D-shaped, single tube

double lane tunnel' in the West Kameng districtin Arunachal Pradesh.

Located at an altitude of 5,700 feet.

Foundation was laid by DM Rajnath Singh on12th October,2020.

Sela Tunnel is also located in AP.

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51. Gama Pehlwan

Why in news - Google's doodle celebrated the

144th birth anniversary of wrestler Ghulam

Mohammad Baksh Butt.

Key Points -

Title - Rustam-e- Hind (Champion of India) and

Rustam-e-Zamana (Champion of the world).

Ring name - 'The Great Gama'.

He was undefeated in his 52 years career.

He won World Heavyweight Championship

(1910) and the World Wrestling Championship

(1927).

52. Ramban tunnel collapsed

Why in news - A part of an under-construction

4-lane tunnel on the Jammu-Srinagar NH-44 in

Ramban district collapsed on 19th May.

Key Points -

Government has constituted a 3-member

committee to investigate the matter led by J T

Sahu of IIT Delhi.

53. Centre orders ban on sugar exports

Why in news - India restricted exports of sugar

(on 24th May 2022) by 100 lakh (10 million) MTs

during the current sugar season (October 2021

to September 2022).

Key Points -

Exports ban effective from 1st June.

It also allowed duty-free import of 20 lakh metric

tonnes of crude soyabean oil and crude sunflower

oil for two years (2022-23 and 2023-24).

India is the largest producer of sugar in the world

and the second-largest exporter after Brazil.

Last curb on sugar export - 2016.

54. Jet Airways to start commercial flights

Why in news - Jet Airways received an air

operator certificate (AOC) from regulator DGCA

to fly operations again.

Key Points -

It went bankrupt and stopped flying from April

2019.

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1. PM Modi on '3-day 3-nation' Europe tour

Why in news - PM Modi embarked on a three-day visit to Germany, Denmark and France.

Key Points -

In Germany, Modi and Olaf Scholz co-chaired the6th India-Germany Inter-Governmental Consultations(IGC).

In Denmark, he took part in the second India-Nordic summit.

The 1st India-Nordic Summit took place in 2018in Stockholm.

Modi had a brief stopover in Paris on his returnjourney

2. Saudi Arabia offers Pakistan $8 billion

Why in news - Saudi Arabia has agreed toprovide Pakistan around $8 billion to help the cash--starved country.

Key Points -

The financial package includes a doubling of theoil financing facility and additional money eitherthrough deposits or Sukuks (Islamic financialcertificates).

Pakistan's foreign exchange reserves nosedivedto $10.5 billion.

3. Japan-Thailand defence deal

Why in news - Japan and Thailand announceda new defence agreement as well as plans toupgrade their economic relations.

Key Points -

Japan is Thailand's biggest investor. Japan would be extending a 50 billion yen ($385

million) loan to support Thailand's COVIDmitigation efforts.

Among ASEAN nations, only Singapore hasjoined sanctions against Moscow.

Thailand Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-Ocha. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.

4. Apple hit with EU antitrust charge

Why in news - The European Commission senta 'statement of objections' to Apple, detailinghow the company had abused its dominantposition in markets for mobile wallets on iOSdevices.

Key Points - Apple blocked rivals from its popular 'tap-as-

you-go' iPhone payment system. Apple's anti-competitive practices dated back to

2015 when Apple Pay was launched. Apple was also the main target of the EU's Digital

Markets Act which intends to ensure a higherdegree of competition in the European DigitalMarkets.

5. Declaration for the Future of the Internet

Why in news - 60 countries join hands for theopen, free and secure global internet.

Key Points - It includes the US, all the EU members and 32

non-EU countries. It calls for an 'open, free, global, interoperable,

reliable and secure' internet. Large countries that are not part of the

declaration include India, China and Russia.

6. Brazil's largest Christ statue

Why in news - The small town of Encantado insouthern Brazil has built Brazil's tallest Christ (43meters or 141 feet) to attract tourism.

Key Points - It is taller than Rio de Janeiro's famous 'Christ

the Redeemer'. The structure was designed by sculptor Genésio

Gomes Moura and his son, Markus Moura. The new statue is named 'Christ the Protector' This 43-meter-high statue comes third after Jesus

Buntu Burake statue, Indonesia (52.55 meters)and Christ the King, Poland (52.5 Meters).

INTERNATIONAL JUNE

2022

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7. Nuclear Tsunami

Why in news - Russia has warned that it couldwipe Britain off the map with a nuclear tsunamiin retaliation for supporting Ukraine.

Key Points - A strike by Russia's Poseidon nuclear underwater

thermonuclear-armed drone could drown theUK under a 500-meter tidal wave of radioactiveseawater.

The drone is also known as 'Kanyon' in theUnited States.

It is about 20 m long, can go 1,000 m deep andhas a range of at least 10,000 km.

Top speed 50 nautical mph or over 90 km/h.

8. The U.K. and Japan defence agreement

Why in news - Japanese Prime Minister Kishida'svisit to the U.K. resulted in a new security dealwith the UK.

Key Points - In 2020, Japan signed a military logistics

agreement with India which allows the twocountries to exchange supplies and serviceswithin each other's military bases and ports.

In January 2022, Japan and Australia signed aReciprocal Access Agreement (RAA).

The UK is the first European country to have suchan agreement with Japan.

UK and Japan are also collaborating on defenceand security technology such as the FutureCombat Air System (FCAS) program.

Japan has a dispute with Russia over the Kurilislands and with China over the Senkaku islands.

9. Il-80 Maxdome (Ilyushin Il-80) plane

Why in news - Vladimir Putin's special'Doomsday' plane which allows him to continueruling Russia during a nuclear war has been seenflying around Moscow.

Key Points - It is a command and control aircraft. It is also known as the 'Flying Kremlin'. It flew for the first time in 1985. Soon, these planes would be replaced by more

advanced Ilyushin 96-400Ms.

10. Monkeypox virus case confirmed in U.K.

Why in news - Health authorities in the UnitedKingdom have confirmed a case of Monkeypoxin an individual who recently travelled to thatcountry from Nigeria.

Key Points - The Monkeypox virus is an orthopoxvirus. Monkeypox causes symptoms similar to

smallpox. Vaccination eradicated smallpox worldwide in

1980 but monkeypox continues to occur in aswathe of countries in Central and West Africa.

Monkeypox is a zoonotic disease. It has beendetected in squirrels, Gambian poached rats,dormice, and some species of monkeys.

The infection was first discovered in 1958. The first human case was recorded in 1970 in

the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

11. Sri Lankan PM Mahinda Rajapaksa resigned

Why in news - Sri Lankan PM MahindaRajapaksa stepped down on 9th May 2022 toenable President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to go for anational unity government.

Key Points - On 12th April 2022, Sri Lanka announced that

it had defaulted on its external debt of $51 billion. China is now the second-largest lender to Sri

Lanka. By 2019, it was holding more than 10%of Sri Lanka's outstanding foreign debt.

India has extended two credit lines worth over$2 billion to help buy food, medicines and otheressentials.

12. Victory Day parade

Why in news - Every year Russia celebrates'Victory Day' on 9th May to commemorate theUSSR's victory over Nazi Germany in World War II.

Key Points - The Russian military held a parade at Moscow's

Red Square to mark the event. Over eight million (80 lakh) Russian soldiers are

estimated to have died during World War II. The Allied powers (France, the United Kingdom,

the United States, the Soviet Union) celebrate

8th May as 'Victory in Europe' Day.

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17. The Bach Long (white dragon) bridge

Why in news - The world's longest glass-bottombridge opened in Vietnam.

Key Points - It spans more than 2,000 feet and stands almost

500 feet above a verdant valley. It is located in the Moc Chau district of Son La

province.

18. S Korea joined NATO cyber defence unit

Why in news - South Korea became the firstAsian country to be admitted to the NATOCooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence(CCDCOE).

Key Points - Now, NATO CCDCOE has 32 countries (27

NATO, 5 Non-NATO) as its official members. South Korea has participated in the 'Locked

Shields 2022', the largest live-fire cyber defenceexercise in the world.

It was established in 2008 on the initiative ofEstonia.

19. 'Saudi Aramco' becomes the world's most valuablecompany

Why in news - Oil giant Saudi Aramco surpassedApple as the world's most valuable firm.

Key Points - Aramco has a market capitalization of about

$2.43 trillion. (Apple - $2.37 trillion). It was a short-lived move and Apple retakes the

top spot again.

20. The Biggest white diamond 'The Rock' sold

Why in news - The biggest white diamond everauctioned for $18.8 million at Christie's auctionhouse in Geneva.

Key Points - It was extracted from a mine in South Africa in

the early 2000s. It is a 228.31carat pear-shaped diamond.

21. UAE president 'Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed' died

Why in news - India announced one day of statemourning on 14th May 2022 following the demiseof UAE President.

13. Discounted Internet Service for the poor in

USA

Why in news - US President Joe Biden announced

that 20 internet companies have agreed to provide

discounted services to people with low incomes.

Key Points -

$14.2 billion have been earmarked for the

'Affordable Connectivity Program' which provides

$30 monthly subsidies on internet service.

With this, 48 million households would be eligible

for $30 monthly plans for 100 megabits per

second or higher speed.

14. Russia's new secret military spacecraft

Why in news - Russia has launched a secret

military spacecraft into orbit around the Earth

using Angara 1.2 rocket.

Key Points -

It was designated as Kosmos 2555.

Launched from Plesetsk Cosmodrome in the town

of Mirny.

Mirny is known for its diamond mines.

15. Al Jazeera reporter killed in Israeli raid

Why in news - Israeli forces shot Shireen Abu

Akleh while she was on assignment in West

Bank.

Key Points -

The West Bank is sandwiched between Israel and

Jordan.

In Six-Day War (1967) Israel seized the Sinai

Peninsula and the Gaza Strip from Egypt, the

West Bank and East Jerusalem from Jordan and

the Golan Heights from Syria.

16. Pakistan appoints 'Minister of Trade'.

Why in news - Pakistan has approved the

appointment of a Trade Minister in the Pakistan

High Commission in New Delhi.

Key Points -

Qamar Zaman has been appointed for the role.

The last Minister of Trade in Pakistan High

Commission in New Delhi was Irfan Tarar.

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Key Points - He was also the ruler of Abu Dhabi emirate. Previously, state mourning was observed on 13th

Jan 2020 after the demise of Oman's SultanQaboos bin.

22. Czech Republic elected to UNHRC

Why in news - The UN General Assembly haselected the Czech Republic to the Human RightsCouncil to fill the vacancy left by Russia.

Key Points - Russia was suspended on 7th April due to its

ongoing war in Ukraine. Czech Republic was elected for the remainder of

Russia's three-year term that ends on 31stDecember 2023.

23. 'Hindi @ UN' project

Why in news - India contributed USD 800,000towards efforts to continue to expand the use ofHindi at UN.

Key Points - India's deputy permanent representative

R. Ravindra handed over the cheque to MitaHosali.

'Hindi @ UN' project was launched in 2018 toenhance the public outreach of the UnitedNations in Hindi language.

24. PM Modi's visit to Nepal

Why in news - PM Modi laid the foundation stonefor the 'India International Centre for BuddhistCulture and Heritage' in Lumbini, Nepal on 16thMay 2022.

Key Points - It would be the first 'Net Zero Emission' building

in Nepal. Ashokan Pillar erected in 249 BCE is the first

epigraphic evidence of Lumbini being thebirthplace of Lord Buddha.

Lumbini is included in the list of World Heritageareas by UNESCO.

It is PM Modi's 5th visit to Nepal since 2014.

25. Finland and Sweden applied for NATO

Why in news - The leaders of Finland andSweden have officially applied to join NATO inresponse to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Key Points - Finland shares an 830-mile border with Russia. NATO membership needs to be approved and

ratified by all 30 members of the alliance.

About NATO - North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is

a military alliance established by the WashingtonTreaty in April, 1949.

There are currently 30 member states. Founding members - Belgium, Canada, Denmark,

France, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, theNetherlands, Norway, Portugal, the UnitedKingdom and the United States.

Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty stipulatesthat an attack on one will be considered an attackagainst all. Article 5 was invoked only once on12th September, 2001 following the 9/11 attacks.

Headquarters: Brussels, Belgium.

26. World's longest suspension footbridge

Why in news - World's longest suspensionfootbridge opened in Czech republic.

Key Points - Name Sky Bridge 721. (721-metre-long) It connects the Jeseniky mountains and built at a

cost of $8.4 million. Previous record for the longest suspension

footbridge - 516-metre long Arouca Bridge inPortugal.

27. Taliban shuts down Human Rights Commission

Why in news - Taliban has dissolved fivedepartments including the human rightscommission.

Key Points - Other departments are - Election Commission,

Ministry of women's affairs, High council fornational reconciliation ministries for peace andParliamentarian affairs.

Taliban took over the country on 15th August2021.

28. Russia jumps to 4th in India oil supply

Why in news - According to Tanker trackingdata, Russia became the 4th largest oil supplierto India in April 2022.

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Key Points - Russia's share rose to 6%, about 277,000 barrels

per day (bpd) in April 2022 from about 66,000bpd in March (10th position).

India is the world's 3rd largest oil consumer andimporter.

Indian Oil Corp bought its first-ever RussianArco oil cargo.

Iraq continues to be the top oil supplier to Indiafollowed by Saudi Arabia and UAE.

29. India-Jamaica relations

Why in news - President Ram Nath Kovindinaugurated an 'India-Jamaica FriendshipGarden' on 17th May at the Hope Gardens,Jamaica.

Key Points - President Kovind was on a four-day visit to

Jamaica. It is the first-ever visit by an IndianPresident to Jamaica.

He also inaugurated 'Dr. BR Ambedkar Avenue',a road named after BR Ambedkar in DowntownKingston.

30. India becomes 4th largest vehicle market

Why in news - According to OrganisationInternationale des Constructeurs d'Automobiles(OICA) report, India has surpassed Germany tobecome the 4th largest vehicle market in theworld.

Key Points - India sold 3,759,398 vehicles in 2021 as

compared to 2,973,319 vehicles in Germany. India is expected to become the third-largest

Vehicle market by 2025. China (1st), US (2nd) and Japan (3rd).

31. $40 bn in aid for Ukraine

Why in news - The U.S. Senate approved nearly$40 billion in new aid for Ukraine.

Key Points - The USA already approved almost $14 billion

for Ukraine in mid-March. The legislation was approved by 86-11 majority.

32. Highest Weather Station

Why in news - The world's highest meteorologicalstation has been established on Mount Everest.

Key Points - Height - 8,830 meters. Installed by NatGeo. Team was led by climate scientist Baker Perry.

33. G5 Sahel force

Why in news - Mali to quit a West African anti-jihadist force called 'G5 Sahel'.

Key Points - The G5 Sahel includes Mauritania, Chad, Burkina

and Niger. It was launched in 2017. Sahel is a semiarid region of western and north-

central Africa extending from Senegal to Sudan.

34. Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF)

Why in news - USA launched IPEF in Tokyo on23rd May 2022 to strengthen economic partnershipresilience, fairness and competitiveness in the Indo-Pacific region.

Key Points - Founding members - 13 countries including USA

and India. It is based on 7 strategic pillars. India and USA signed an Investment Incentive

Agreement (IIA) on 23rd May, 2022 to strengthenand promote DFC's investments in India.

35. 'Partygate' Scandal

Why in news - Fresh photos of UK PM drinkingreignite 'Partygate' row.

Key Points - It involves parties attended by basis Johnson in

May and December 2020 when of the UK wasunder lockdown.

Probe into the alleged parties is being conductedby Sue Gray.

36. Taliban- UAE deal

Why in news - Taliban struck a deal with UAEto manage three airports in Afghanistan.

Key Points - 'GAAC Solutions' would manage the airports in

Herat, Kabul and Kandahar. UAE has agreed to represent United States in

Taliban-run Afghanistan.

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37. Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Corps (IRGC) guardassassinated

Why in news - Colonel Sayyad Khodai was shotdead in Tehran.

Key Points - It was the most high-profile killing since the

November 2020 murder of top nuclear scientistMohsen Fakhrizadeh.

38. Monkeypox in Europe

Why in news - Belgium becomes the first countryto make quarantine compulsory for monkeypoxpatients.

Key Points - 21-day compulsory quarantine. Cases reported in the UK, Portugal, Sweden,

Italy, Spain, France, Belgium, Germany, the US,Canada and Australia.

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Key Points - ED alleged that it had made illegal remittances

to foreign entities and shown them as royaltypayments.

Actions were taken under the Foreign ExchangeManagement Act (FEMA), 1999.

3. India among worst-hit in pandemic

Why in news - According to the Currency andFinance Report' by RBI, it would take up to 13 yearsfor the Indian economy to fully recover frompandemic scars.

Key Points - Theme of the report - 'Revive and Reconstruct'. The pre-Covid growth rate from 2012 to 2020

was 6.6%. India is expected to overcome Covid losses by

2034-35. 6.5-8.5% is the feasible range for medium-term

steady state GDP growth in India. Output losses - Rs 19.1 lakh crore, Rs 17.1 lakh

crore and Rs 16.4 lakh crore for 2020-21, 2021-22 and 2022-23 respectively.

4. India accounts for the largest number of real-time transactions in the world

Why in news - According to a report by ACIWorldwide, at 48 billion, India accounted for thelargest number of real-time transactions in theworld in 2021.

Key Points - It is nearly three times that of China (18 billion

transactions) and 6.5 times that of the US,Canada, the UK, France and Germany combined.

Real-time payments accounted for 31.3% of theoverall payments transaction volume in India in 2021.

India's real-time payments share of total globalpayments volume is expected to exceed 70% by 2026.

5. SC formed panel for the recovery of moneyfrom NSEL defaulters

Why in news - The Supreme Court formed acommittee headed by Pradeep Nandrajog forrecovery of money from NSEL defaulters.

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2022

1. GST collection soars to an all-time high

Why in news - Gross Goods and Services Tax(GST) collections rose to Rs 1.68 lakh crore inApril 2022, according to data released by theUnion Finance Ministry.

Key Points - This marks a 20% increase from the April 2021

level. It is Rs 25,000 crore more than the previous high

of Rs 1.42 lakh crore collected in March 2022. The highest ever tax collection in a single day

happened on April 20, 2022 and Rs 57,847 crorewas paid as GST through 9.58 lakh transactions.

GST collections contracted 33% in Manipur and2% in Bihar to the growth of 90% in ArunachalPradesh, 33% in Uttarakhand, 32% in Nagaland,28% in Odisha and 25% in Maharashtra.

About GST - GST is an indirect tax which was implemented

in India on 1st July 2017. India's GST is based on the Canadian model. GST in India was made on the recommendation

of the Vijay Kelkar Committee. The first state which implemented the GST was

Assam. GST has been implemented by the 101st

Constitution Amendment Act, 2016. There are 5 rates of taxes in GST i.e., 0%, 5%,

12%, 18% and 28%. It is a destination-based taxation system. It is calculated only in the 'Value addition' at

any stage of goods or services. GST Council (Article 279A) decides upon any

matter related to GST.

2. ED seizes Rs 5,500 crores in Xiaomi assets

Why in news - The Enforcement Directorateannounced it had seized more than Rs 5,500 crorein assets from the Indian subsidiary of Chinesesmartphone maker Xiaomi.

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Key Points - NSEL has secured decrees and arbitration award

of `3,534 crores against the defaulters. The apex court exercised its powers under Article

142 of the Constitution.

6. Adani Wilmar became India's largest FMCGcompany

Why in news - Adani Wilmar Ltd (AWL) hassurpassed Hindustan Unilever Ltd (HUL) tobecome the largest FMCG company in India.

Key Points - At Rs 54,214 crore AWL's sales pipped HUL's Rs

51,468 crore in FY22. The company is well on its way to implement its

'go-to-market strategy focused to capture therural growth story.'

However, AWL's profit margins remained lowerthan the FMCG industry average.

7. Reliance becomes the first Indian company tocross USD 100 billion annual revenue

Why in news - Reliance Industries Ltd reporteda 22.5% rise in net profit for the quarter endedMarch.

Key Points - Its consolidated net profit rose to `16,203 crores

in the quarter ended March 31, 2022. For the full fiscal 2021-22 (April 2021 to March

2022), Reliance reported a net profit of `60,705crores on a revenue of `7.92 lakh crore (USD102 billion).

8. Adani Group to buy Ambuja cement and ACCLtd.Why in news - The Adani group has agreed tobuy Holcim Ltd's Ambuja Cements and ACC Ltdfor $10.5 billion (`80,000 crores).

Key Points - Adani to acquire 63.19% stake in Ambuja

Cements and 54.53% in ACC. It is India's largest-ever acquisition in the

infrastructure and materials space. India is the world's second-largest cement market. It would male Adani Group the second-largest

cement maker in India after Aditya Birla Group'sUltraTech Cement Ltd.

India's per capita cement consumption is just 242kg (global average - 525 kg per capita).

9. IMF raises Chinese yuan's weightage in SDR

currency basket

Why in news - The International Monetary Fundhas lifted the Chinese yuan's weighting to 12.28%from 10.92%.

Key Points -

Yuan was included in the IMF currency basketin 2016.

Weightage of the U.S. dollar raised to 43.38%but that of the Euro, Yen and Pound wasdecreased to 29.31%t, 7.59% and 7.44% respectively.

SDR currencies - the US dollar, Euro, JapaneseYen, Pound sterling and the Chinese Renminbi(Yuan).

10. FDI inflow hits all-time high

Why in news - India has recorded the 'highestever' annual FDI (foreign direct investment)inflow of USD 83.57 billion in 2021-22.

Key Points -

In 2020-21 - USD 81.97 billion. (2% increase).

Top investor countries - Singapore (27%), USA(18%) and Mauritius (16%).

Top FDI receiving sectors - Computer softwareand hardware > Services sector > Automobileindustry.

Top FDI receiving states - Karnataka (38%) >Maharashtra (26%) > Delhi (14%).

FDI in manufacturing sectors has increased by76% in 2021-22 (USD 21.34 billion).

11. UN projects India to grow 6.4% in 2022

Why in news - UN-DESA in its 'World EconomicSituation and Prospects (WESP) 2022' report haslowered India's GDP growth projections from6.7% to 6.4%.

Key Points -

Global growth rate - 3.1%.

India is still the fastest-growing major economy.

US economy is expected to grow by 2.6%. China- 4.5%.

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HDFC Life has won the 'Best Governed Companyin the listed segment: Large category' award atthe 21st National Awards for Excellence inCorporate Governance.

PRI (Created in 2005 by UNGA) is the world'sleading proponent of responsible investment.

12. RBI Repo Rate hike

Why in news - RBI in its Monetary PolicyCommittee (MPC) meeting (May 2-4, 2022) hasdecided to increase the policy repo rate.

Key Points - RBI hiked the Repo rate by 40 basis points to

4.40%. RBI hiked the Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) by 50

basis points to 4.50%. However, RBI retained the accommodative

monetary policy stance. By hiking the rates, the RBI aims to keep inflation,

which is already close to 7%, at its desired level(4% +/-2%).

The rates are as underA. Repo Rate: 4.40%B. Standing Deposit Facility (SDF) – 4.15%C. Marginal Standing Facility Rate – 4.65%D. Bank Rate: 4.65%E. CRR: 4.50%F. SLR: 18.00%

About MPC (2016) - MPC is a statutory body constituted under Section

45ZB of the amended (in 2016) RBI Act 1934. It is a six-member body. RBI Governor is the ex officio chairperson of

MPC. MPC was constituted on the recommendation

of Urijit Patel Committee. The first meeting of MPC was conducted on 3rd

October 2016 in Mumbai. MPC is tasked with framing monetary policy

using tools like the repo rate, reverse repo rate,bank rate, cash reserve ratio (CRR).

13. HDFC Life becomes Signatory to UnitedNations

Why in news - HDFC Life recently signed up forthe UN-supported Principles for ResponsibleInvestment (PRI).

Key Points - PRI aims for sustainable growth and long-term

value creation. The Company currently has Assets Under

Management of over Rs. 2 lakh crores.

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1. India's first indigenous hydrogen-fuelled electricvessel

Why in news - Ministry of Ports, Shipping andWaterways would build the first indigenoushydrogen-fuelled electric vessels at CochinShipyard Limited (CSL).

Key Points - The CSL has partnered with KPIT Technologies

and Indian developers for developing rulesand regulation for such vessels.

The vessel would be based on Low-TemperatureProton Exchange Membrane Technology (LT-PEM) called Fuel Cell Electric Vessel (FCEV).

Cost – `17.50 crore. International Maritime Organization (IMO)

envisages a reduction in the carbon intensity ofinternational shipping by at least 40% by 2030and 70% by 2050.

2. Flow Chemistry Tech Hub

Why in news - India's first Flow ChemistryTechnology hub (FCT hub) was set up in Hyderabad.

Key Points - Launched at Dr Reddy's Institute of Life Sciences

(DRILS), Hyderabad. The Government of Telangana, Dr Reddy's

Laboratories and Laurus Labs are partners inestablishing the Centre of Excellence.

It would help in creating local capabilities ingreen manufacturing processes in the API andintermediate industry.

Hyderabad is the life sciences capital of India.

3. Milkyway's Black Hole

Why in news - Astronomers captured the firstimage of Milky Way's black hole.

Key Points - The Milky Way black hole is called Sagittarius

A (asterisk). The image was captured by the Event Horizon

Telescope.

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY JUNE

2022

In April 2019, the Event Horizon Telescopereleased the first-ever image of a Black Hole.

About Black Hole -

The concept was given by Albert Einstein in 1915and the term 'black hole' was coined by JohnArchibald Wheeler.

Gravitational waves are created when two blackholes merge.

4. Scientists grew plants in lunar soil

Why in news - The researchers at the Universityof Florida (UF) in the US showed that plants cansuccessfully sprout and grow in lunar soil.

Key Points - Moon's soil is also known as lunar regolith. This soil was collected during the Apollo 11, 12

and 17 missions to the moon. Plant grown - Arabidopsis thaliana. On 20th July, 1969, Neil Armstrong became the

first human to step on the Moon (Apollo 11 mission). NASA's Artemis programme aims to land

humans on the moon by 2024.

5. ISRO tests booster for Gaganyaan

Why in news - ISRO has successfully carried outthe static test of the HS200 solid rocket booster.

Key Points - It was designed and developed by the Vikram

Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) in Thiruvanantha-puram.

The test was held at the Satish Dhawan SpaceCentre, Sriharikota.

Gaganyaan is an Indian crewed orbital spacecraftto send 3 astronauts to space for a minimum ofseven days by 2023.

6. Green Satellite Propulsion system

Why in news - Bellatrix Aerospace has testedIndia's first high-performance green propulsionsystem for satellites.

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Key Points - It is India's first privately built satellite launch

vehicle. The 3rd stage is named Kalam-100. Test conducted at Solar Industries, Nagpur. CEO of Skyroot Aerospace - Pawan Kumar

Chandana.

Key Points - Present Propulsion System uses hydrazine (N

2H

4).

Bellatrix Aerospace (Hq -Bangalore) is an Indianprivate aerospace manufacturing and smallsatellite firm.

7. PM Modi launched 5G Testbed

Why in news - PM Modi inaugurated thecountry's first 5G testbed to enable startups andindustry players to test and validate theirproducts locally on 17th May 2022.

Key Points - Cost of testbed - `220 crore. It is a collaborative project of 8 institutes led by

IIT Madras. India plans to launch 6G telecom services by

2030. On 17th May 2022, Telecom Regulatory

Authority of India (TRAI) completed 25 years.

8. Pegasus spyware

Why in news - The Supreme Court gave moretime to the committee to submit its report withregard to Pegasus's use for unauthorised surveillance.

Key Points - Committee is headed by Justice R V Raveendran

(retd). K.S. Puttaswamy judgment (2017) - Right to

privacy is an intrinsic part of the right to life andpersonal liberty (Article 21).

Justice BN Srikrishna Committee 2018 - To makea 'Data Protection Framework'.

About Pegasus - Developed by the Israeli firm NSO Group. Use - Gain access to devices without the

knowledge of users and gather personal information. In 2016, smartphones were infected using a

technique called 'spear-fishing'. By 2019, Pegasus used 'zero-click installation'

technique.

9. Third-stage of Vikram-1 rocket tested

Why in news - Space startup 'Skyroot Aerospace 'has successfully conducted the full-duration (108seconds) test-firing of the 3rd stage of the Vikram-1 rocket.

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1. Fast Patrol Vessel Kamla Devi

Why in news - The Indian Coast Guard's ship

named Kamla Devi was launched in the Titagarh

area of West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district.

Key Points -

This is the fifth in a series of 5 Fast Patrol Vessels.

The 4th was exported to Seychelles as the 'SCG

PS Zoroaster' in 2021.

The design was developed by Garden Reach

Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) shipyard

Kolkata.

ICGS Kamladevi was named after social reformer

and freedom activist 'Kamladevi Chattopadhyay'.

It can reach a maximum speed of 34 knots with

an endurance of more than 1500 nautical miles.

2. Operation Satark

Why in news - Railway Protection Force (RPF)

has recently started 'Operation Satark'.

Key Points -

It is aimed at taking action against illicit liquor/

FICN/illegal tobacco products unaccounted gold

and any other items being transported through the

railway network.

It ran from 5th April to 30th April 2022.

RPF was formed in 1872 under the Railway

Protection Force Act, 1957.

3. ICG Commissioned 2nd Air Squadron '845

Squadron'

Why in news - On 4th May 2022, Indian Coast

Guard (ICG) commissioned ICG's second Air

Squadron '845 Squadron' at Nedumbassery in

Kochi, Kerala.

Key Points -

It was equipped with Dhruv Advanced Light

Helicopter Mark III helicopters.

It would be led by Commandant Kunal Naik.

Dhruv ALH Mark-III is designed and developed

by Bengaluru (Karnataka)-based Hindustan

Aeronautics Limited (HAL).

4. IAF test-fires extended-range BrahMos

Why in news - The range of BrahMos was earlier

around 290 km which has now increased to

around 350 km.

Key Points -

It was launched from a Su-30 MKI aircraft.

It is a supersonic cruise missile, jointly developed

with Russia.

Earlier, it was fired from the INS Chennai (Navy)

on 5th March.

BrahMos is named after the rivers Brahmaputra

and Moskva.

It's speed is Mach 2.8, nearly 3 times more than

the speed of sound.

5. 'Operation Dudhi'

Why in news - Assam Rifles honoured surviving

soldiers of India's most successful counter-

insurgency offensive 'operation Dudhi'.

Key Points -

Assam Rifles' 7th Battalion led by Naib Subedar

Padam Bahadur Chhetri gunned down 72

militants and captured 13 others in J&K on 5th

May, 1991.

Two soldiers, Kameshwar Prasad and Ram

Kumar Arya died during the six-hour gun battle.

6. INS Surat and INS Udaygiri

Why in news - Defence Minister Rajnath Singh

launched two Indian Navy destroyer warship in

Mumbai on 17th May 2022.

Key Points -

INS Surat and INS Udaygiri was built under the

'Project 15B' and 'Project 17A' frigate program

respectively.

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Both built at Mazagon Docks Limited (MDL),Mumbai.

7. CORPAT Exercise

Why in news - 4th edition of Coordinated Patrol(CORPAT) begins in the Bay of Bengal.

Key Points -

It is an Indian and Bangladesh Navy patrollingdrill.

Indian Navy - INS Kora and INS Sumedha. Bangladesh Navy - BNS Ali Haider and BNS Abu

Ubaidah..

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AWARDS & HONOURS JUNE

2022

Doordarshan's TV series has been selected as thebest in-depth Hindi series.

4. Priyanka Mohite

Why in news - Priyanka Mohite has become thefirst Indian woman to scale five peaks above8,000 metres.

Key Points - The five peaks are - Mount Everest (8,849 m),

Mount Kanchenjunga (8,586 m), Mount Lhotse(8,516 m), Mount Makalu (8,485 m) and MtAnnapurna (8,091 m).

She was awarded the Tenzing NorgayAdventure Award in 2020.

She is also the recipient of the MaharashtraGovernment's Shiv Chhatrapati State award foradventure sports for 2017-2018.

5. Bangla Academy award 2022

Why in news - West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjeehas been awarded the first Bangla Academy award.

Key Points - For her book 'Kabita Bitan' which contains 946

poems. The award was introduced in 2022 by Sahitya

Academy and Mamata Banerjee is its first recipient. 'Kabita Bitan' was launched at the 2020 Kolkata

Book Fair. Ratna Rashid Bandopadhyay returned the 'Anand

Shankar Smarak award' protesting against thedecision to honour CM Mamata Banerjee.

6. Amazon Smbhav Entrepreneurship Challenge 2022

Why in news - Subhash Ola has won the 1stprize for the Amazon Challenge 2022.

Key Points - He won the award for saving energy in boilers

by recycling steam. His enterprise 'Geniusenergy Critical Innovation

Private Limited' has won the Start-up of the Yearaward.

NATIONAL AWARDS

1. Ardeshir B K Dubash

Why in news - Ardeshir B K Dubash wasconferred the highest diplomatic award by theGovernment of Peru.

Key Points - He has received the "Order of Merit in the

Diplomatic Service of Peru Jose Gregorio PazSoldan" by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs ofPeru.

Dubash was designated as Honorary Consul ofPeru in 1973.

2. DNDM Global Peace Award

Why in news - General (retd.) Tej Kaul wasawarded the prestigious Dr. Nirmala DeshpandeMemorial (DNDM) Global Peace Award.

Key Points - Hewas honoured for his continuous efforts to

promote peace between Indian neighbours,priarily India and Pakistan.

He has also been awarded PVSM (ParamVishisht Seva Medal), AVSM (Ati Vishisht SevaMedal) and the VSM (Vishisht Seva Medal).

General Kaul has also been bestowed SaraswatiAward for humanitarian and social services tohumanity by Kailash Math, Maharashtra.

He is the Executive President of India PakistanSoldiers' Initiative for Peace (IPSI), India Chapter.

3. Exchange4media News Broadcasting Awards(ENBA)

Why in news - Doordarshan has won ENBAAward 2021 for its TV series 'Best Friend Forever'under the 14th edition of ENBA Awards.

Key Points - The pet show 'Best Friends Forever' explains how

pets not only take the modern-day stress awaybut are also life-savers.

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INTERNATIONAL AWARDS

1. Sitio Burle Marx garden, Brazil

Why in news - Brazil landscape Sitio Burle Marxgarden earns UNESCO world heritage status.

Key Points - The Sitio Burle Marx features more than 3,500

species of plants native to Rio and is considereda laboratory for botanical and landscapeexperimentation.

The recognition was granted during a meetingof UNESCO's Heritage Committee in China.

It is the 23rd Brazilian location recognized onUNESCO's list of World Heritage sites.

2. Whitley Gold Award

Why in news - Renowned snow leopardconservationist Charudutt Mishra has won theWhitley Gold Award from the UK Whitley Fundfor Nature (WFN).

Key Points - This is his second Whitley Fund for Nature (WFN)

Award. He got the first in 2005. He is the co-founder of the Bengaluru-based

Nature Conservation Foundation. He established India's first community-based

initiatives to save the endangered snow leopard.

3. India to be 'Country of Honour' at Marche' DuFilm.

Why in news - India was the official country ofhonour at the Marche' Du Film, organisedalongside the 75th edition of the Cannes FilmFestival, in France.

Key Points - It is the first time the Marché du Film had an

official Country of Honour. India was the 'focus country'. At Cannes Film Festival, there was also the world

premier of 'Rocketry' produced by R Madhavan.

4. World Food Prize 2022

Why in news - Cynthia Rosenzweig has receivedthe 2022 World Food Prize from the World FoodPrize Foundation.

Key Points - She was awarded the $250,000 as prize money. She was recognized for her innovative modeling

of the impact of climate change on food production. The World Food Prize is a prestigious

international award conceived as the 'NobelPrize for Food and Agriculture'.

5. Pulitzer Prizes 2022

Why in news - The 106th class of Pulitzer Prizewinners in journalism, books, drama and musicwere announced.

Key Points - India received four awards for documenting its

battle with Covid-19. It was awarded to the late Danish Siddiqui in

the category of Feature Photography. Siddiquihad earlier received the 2018 Pulitzer Prize forFeature Photography.

Along with Siddiqui, Adnan Abidi, Sanna IrshadMattoo and Amit Dave were also awarded fortheir images of Covid's toll on India.

Important list of winners in journalismA. Public Service - 'The Washington Post' for

its account of the assault on WashingtonCapitol riots.

B. Investigative Reporting - Corey G. Johnson,Rebecca Woolington and Eli Murray of theTampa Bay Times.

C. Feature Writing - Jennifer Senior of TheAtlantic.

D. Criticism - Salamishah Tillet.

About Pulitzer Prize - Established in 1917 as per the wishes of Joseph

Pulitzer. It is administered by Columbia University.

6. Royal Gold Medal

Why in news - Architect Balkrishna VithaldasDoshi has been conferred with the prestigiousRoyal Gold Medal 2022.

Key Points - It is considered the world's highest honour for

architecture. He has been awarded both the Royal Gold Medal

and the Pritzker Architecture Prize.

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7. Templeton Prize 2022

Why in news - Dr Frank Wilczek has beenawarded the Templeton Prize 2022.

Key Points - He won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2004. His books - A Beautiful Question (2015), The

Lightness of Being (2008), Fundamentals (2021). He became the 6th Nobel laureate to receive this

award since its inception in 1972. The first Templeton Prize (1973) was given to

Mother Teresa.

8. Kenton Cool

Why in news - Kenton Cool (British) has scaledthe world's highest peak Mount Everest for the16th time.

Key Points - He became the first non-Nepalese to do so. Kami Rita (Nepalese) climbed Mt Everest the most

number of times (26 times).

9. Devasahayam Pillai

Why in news - Pillai became the first Indianlayman to be declared a saint by the Vatican.

Key Points - He was born a Hindu on 23rd April,1712 in

Nattalam village in Kanyakumari (TN). He was baptised in 1745 and assumed the name

'Lazarus' (God is my help). His mortal remains are kept is Saint Francis

Xavier's Cathedral in Kottar, Nagercoil

10. Aster Guardian Global Nursing Award.

Why in news - Anna Qabale Duba (Kenyannurse) won the first Aster Guardian GlobalNursing Award.

Key Points - For campaigning against Female Genital Mutilation

(FGM) in her community. She got USD 250,000 as prize money.

11. Wangari Maathai Forest Champions' Award2022

Why in news - Cameroon Activist, Cécile Ndjebethas won the 2022 Wangari Maathai ForestChampions Award for her outstandingcontribution in preserving forests.

Key Points - It was presented during 15th World Forestry

Congress in Seoul, South Korea by theCollaborative Partnership on Forests (CPF).

The award was established in 2012 in memoryof Kenyan environmentalist and Nobel PeacePrize winner Prof. Wangari Maathai.

12. 'Order of the British Empire' award

Why in news - Ajay Piramal receives honoraryBritish award from Queen Elizabeth II.

Key Points - He received the 'Commander of the Order of the

British Empire (CBE)', for having a prominentrole at the national level.

He received the award for services to the UK-India trade relationship as India Co-Chair of theUK-India CEO Forum.

13. William E. Colby award 2022

Why in news - Author and journalist WesleyMorgan won the William E. Colby Award formilitary and intelligence writing.

Key Points - For his book 'The Hardest Place: The American

Military Adrift in Afghanistan's Pech Valley'. It is presented by Norwich University in

Northfield, Vermont. It was established in 1999. Previous winners - Dexter Filkins, Karl Marlantes

and Adam Higginbotham.

14. Global Health Leaders Award-2022

Why in news - India's ASHA (Accredited SocialHealth Activist) workers were honoured with theaward by the World Health Organization (WHO)on 22nd May.

Key Points - ASHA constitutes more than 1 million (10.4 lakh)

female health volunteers in India. Award was announced during the 75th World

Health Assembly.

About ASHA - Their role was established under National Rural

Health Mission (NRHM) in 2005.

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Requirements - Age 25 and 45 years, formaleducation up to Class 8, good communicationand leadership skills.

Aim - one ASHA for every 1,000 persons. Highest - Uttar Pradesh (1.63 lakh), Bihar

(89,437), and Madhya Pradesh (77,531). Goa has no ASHA worker.

15. Rhythm Mamania

Why in news - The 10-year-old Rhythm Mamaniafrom Mumbai has become one of the youngestIndian mountaineers to summit the Everest BaseCamp (EBC).

Key Points - She reached base camp (5,364 meters) in 11 days. It was organized by Rishi Bhandari of Satori

Adventures, Nepal.16. 26th summit of Mt Everest

Why in news - A 52-year-old Nepali Sherpa hasclimbed Mount Everest for the 26th time, beatinghis own record for the most number of times toscale the world's highest peak.

Key Points - Kami Rita and his group of 11 Sherpa guides

summitted the 8,848.86-metre peak at 6.55 pm(local time).

Rita scaled Mt Everest for the first time on May13, 1994.

Besides Mt Everest, Rita has also scaled MtGodwin-Austen (K2), Mt Lhotse, Mt Manasluand Mt Cho Oyu.

He also holds the record for most climbs over 8000metres.

Till date, Everest has been climbed 10,657 times.

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1. Maharashtra Gene Bank Project

Why in news - Maharashtra cabinet hasapproved the 'Maharashtra Gene Bank', a first-of-its-kind project in India.

Key Points - It aims to document native natural resources and

conserve them with the help of the local community. It would work on 7 themes. An amount of `172.39 crores would be spent in

the next 7 years. It would be implemented by the Maharashtra

State Biodiversity Board (MSBB). Madhav Gadgil had conceptualised the project.

2. Stadium to be built in Neeraj Chopra's nativevillage

Why in news - Haryana CM Manohar LalKhattar announced that a stadium would bebuilt in Olympic gold-medallist Neeraj Chopra'snative village in Panipat.

Key Points - Native village – Khandra, Panipat. He made history on 7th August 2021 by winning

India's first-ever gold medal in athletics at theTokyo Olympics.

3. Rajasthan's Railway Station renamed 'MaheshNagar Halt.

Why in news - The name of railway stationchanged from 'Mian Ka Bada' to 'Mahesh NagarHalt' in Barmer.

Key Points - The renaming of the railway station is done by

the central government and the railway board. The renamed station was finally inaugurated on

30th April 2022.

4. Chhattisgarh 'Mukhyamantri Mitaan Yojna'

Why in news - CM Bhupesh Baghel launched'Mukhyamantri Mitaan Yojna' (Mitaan meansfriend).

Key Points - People could now avail of around 100 public

services including delivery of birth, caste, incomeand marriage certificates at their doorstep.

People can contact the 'Mitaan' on toll freenumber -14545 - for the service.

The entire process of Mitaan scheme would bedigital.

5. Maharashtra Jivhala Scheme

Why in news - The Maharashtra Department ofPrisons has launched a loan scheme for inmatesserving sentences in jails across the state.

Key Points - Loan is being offered by the Maharashtra State

Cooperative Bank. It was introduced for prisoners at Yerawada

central jail in Pune. The loan would be disbursed in the name of the

inmate and issued to designated family members. In the initial phase, a loan of Rs 50,000 would be

given at a 7 per cent interest rate.

6. Haryana's 'Vehicle Movement Tracking System'

Why in news - Haryana CM Manohar LalKhattar launched a Vehicle Movement TrackingSystem (VMTS) mobile app.

Key Points - Vehicle details like vehicle number, vehicle type,

moving from, moving to, along with driverdetails, like name, driver mobile number anddriver license number, would be stored into it.

It would help in tracking vehicles carrying sandand other mining material.

The app has been designed and developed in-house by National Informatics Centre, Haryana.

7. Telangana's 'Nethanna Bima' scheme

Why in news - Telangana has announced theextension of insurance coverage to handloomand power loom weavers under 'Nethanna Bima'(Weaver's Insurance) Scheme.

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Key Points -

The insurance coverage would be extended to

weavers in the age group of 18 to 59 years. It provides a insurance coverage of 5 lakh rupees

for weavers.

8. Haryana's 'e-Adhigam' Scheme

Why in news - Haryana government launched'e-Adhigam' scheme under which nearly three

lakh tablets were distributed to governmentschool students of Classes 10 and 12.

Key Points -

These devices come with pre-loaded contentalong with Personalised and Adaptive Learning(PAL) software and 2GB of free data.

The country has set a target to implement theNew Education Policy by 2030 but Haryana'starget is 2025.

9. Kerala's 'Shaili App'

Why in news - The Kerala government to launch'Shaili App' aimed at diagnosing and controlling

lifestyle diseases.Key Points -

It would be launched under the 'Nava Kerala

Karma plan'. The app would collect information about

diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease, lung

diseases as well as other lifestyle-related ailmentsand cancers.

10. 'Delhi Startup Policy'

Why in news - Delhi cabinet passed an ambitiousDelhi Startup Policy that would help turn thecapital into an international startup hub.

Key Points -

The vision is to enable Delhi to emerge as a'Global Innovation Hub and the most preferred

destination for Startups by 2030'. The government intends to 'encourage, facilitate

and support' 15,000 startups by 2030.

Monitoring committee to oversee the startuppolicy would be headed by Delhi's FinanceMinister.

11. Madhya Pradesh Ladli Laxmi Yojana 2.0

Why in news - MP CM Shivraj Singh Chouhanlaunched Ladli Laxmi Yojana-2.0 at Lal ParadeGround on 8th May 2022.

Key Points - On taking admission to the college, 25000 rupees

would be given to girls in two installments. The government would pay the full fee required

for taking admission to a private medical college,IIT or IIM.

The birth rate of girl child in the state has alsoincreased from 927 to 956 per thousand.

On this occasion, Hon CM released Ladli LaxmiBook and introduced Ladli e-Samvad App.

The scheme was launched in 2007.

12. Breakfast scheme for school students

Why in news - Tamil Nadu is set to become thefirst state in the country to offer breakfast ingovernment schools, along with the mid-daymeal.

Key Points - Breakfast would be provided for students studying

in Classes 1 to 5 in the state. Tamil Nadu was the first state to roll out a school

feeding scheme in 1956 later emulated by theunion government as the midday meal scheme.

13. Tomato flu

Why in news - Tomato flu has infected more than80 children in Kollam district, Kerala who arebelow five years of age.

Key Points - It is a rare viral disease. Main symptoms include high fever, body ache,

joint swelling, fatigue, rashes and blisters.

14. Project Honeybee

Why in news - Maharashtra aims to boost honeyproduction, develop village-based tourism andunderline the role of honeybees in the food chain.

Key Points - It would launch the 'Madhache gaav' or 'village

of honey' project at Manghar (Mahabaleshwar)in Satara.

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It would be implemented by the Khadi andVillage Industries Commission.

'Sweet Revolution' is related to Honey production. India ranks 8th and 9th in the world in honey

producing and exporting countries respectively. According to FAO data 2020, top three honey

producers are - China, Turkey and Canada.

15. National Anthem in Madrassas

Why in news - Uttar Pradesh government madesinging the national anthem compulsory for allmadrassas in the state.

Key Points - It would be applicable to all madrassas -

government-aided, recognised as well as non-aided.

The District Minority Welfare Officers wouldensure compliance of the order.

16. 'Chara Bijayi Yojana'

Why in news - Haryana launched the 'Chaara-Bijaee Yojana' to encourage farmers to growfodder and help gaushalas (cowshed) grapplingwith fodder shortage

Key Points - Farmers who have tied up with gaushalas would

receive upto `10,000 per acre for up to 10 acresfor fodder cultivation.

17. Madhya Pradesh's start-up policy

Why in news - PM Narendra Modi launched theMadhya Pradesh government's Start-Up Policy2022 and a start-up portal virtually.

Key Points - If a start-up is working from a rented place, Rs

5,000 pm would be paid for rent. It would also get Rs 5,000 pm per head for a

salary of up to 25 employees.

18. SRESTHA-Gujarat Project

Why in news - The World Bank has approvedUSD 350 million funding for the Systems ReformEndeavour for Transformed Health Achievementin Gujarat (SRESTHA-G).

Key Points - The project envisages the transformation of key

health delivery systems in Gujarat.

Gujarat is implementing the programme with thehelp of Health and Family Welfare Department(HFWD).

19. Punjab launched 'Lok Milni'.

Why in news - Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann haslaunched 'lok milni' (public interaction) programfor on-the-spot redressal of the people'sgrievances.

20. AAP govt's doorstep ration delivery scheme

Why in news - The Delhi high court struck downthe Delhi government's 'Mukhymantri Ghar GharRation Yojna'.

Key Points - Reasons -

A. Foodgrains allotted under National FoodSecurity Act (NFSA) cannot be used forrunning a state-specific scheme.

B. Lt governor did not give the approval.

21. Madam Tussaud Museum in Noida

Why in news - The famed Madame Tussaudswax museum would be housed on the 4th floorof DLF Mall of India, Noida, covering an area of16,000 sq ft.

Key Points - Key figures to be displayed - Narendra Modi,

Mahatma Gandhi, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel,Bhagat Singh, Subhash Chand Bose, SachinTendulkar, Kapil Dev and Virat Kohli.

The museum first opened in Connaught Place,Delhi in 2017.

22. 'Sambhav' portal

Why in news - Uttar Pradesh launched theSAMBHAV (Systemic Administration Mechanismfor Bringing Happiness and Value) portal fordisposal of public grievances.

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It is spread across Bundi, Bhilwara and Kotadistricts in Rajasthan. (1,501.89 sq km).

Ramgarh sanctuary is also home to the Indianwolf, leopard, striped hyena, chinkara, antelopeand foxes.

5. Maya's Pit viper

Why in news - Scientists have discovered a newspecies of venomous snake, Maya's Pit viper fromMeghalaya.

Key Points - Scientific name - Trimeresurus mayaae. Discovered at Umroi Military station in Ri-Bhoi

district of Meghalaya.

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2022

1. Tal Chhapar Sanctuary

Why in news - This is a refuge of unique antelope,popularly known as blackbuck.

Key Points - It is located in the Churu district of Rajasthan. It was established in 1966. This place once used to serve as the hunting

ground of the Maharaja of Bikaner.

2. UN launches 'Energy Plan of Action Towards2025'

Why in news - The United Nations (UN) unveiledits 'Energy Plan of Action' in a bid to provideclean and affordable energy to all by 2025.

Key Points - Around 30 important organisations, including

UN-Energy, launched the 'Plan of Action.' Energy Compact Action Network has been

established to connect nations seeking supportfor their clean energy ambitions. It has pledgedmore than $600 billion to support thesecommitments.

3. Madtsoiidae snake

Why in news - Scientists discovered a fossil of apre-historic giant snake in Ladakh.

Key Points - It is an extinct group of medium-sized snakes

firstly appeared during the later part of theCretaceous period (146- 66 million years ago).

It was mostly found in the Gondwananlandmasses.

It disappeared in the mid-Paleogene period.

4. Ramgarh Sanctuary

Why in news - Ramgarh Vishdhari WildlifeSanctuary was notified as a tiger reserve (TR) on16th May, 2022.

Key Points - It is Rajasthan's fourth TR after Ranthambore,

Sariska and Mukundra. (India's 52nd TR).

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APPOINTMENT & RESIGNATIONS JUNE

2022

NATIONAL AWARDS

1. Arvind Krishna

Why in news - Arvind Krishna has been electedto the Board of Directors of the Federal ReserveBank of New York. He has been elected as a ClassB director for a three-year term ending 31stDecember 2023.

2. Rajiv Kumar

Why in news - Rajiv Kumar took over as thenext Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) from15th May 2022.

Key Points - He succeeded CEC Sushil Chandra. President appoints CEC under Article 324(2). He is a 1984 batch IAS officer of the Bihar/

Jharkhand cadre.

3. Sanjiv Bajaj

Why in news - Sanjiv Bajaj (chairman of BajajFinserv) has assumed office as the president ofCII for 2022-23. He takes over from T V Narendran.

4. Manik Saha

Why in news - Manik Saha was sworn in as thechief minister of Tripura on 15th May.

Key Points - He succeded Biplab Deb. Saha is also the President of Tripura Cricket

Association.

5. S N Subrahmanyan

Why in news - S N Subrahmanyan appointedas MD and CEO of Larsen & Toubro (L&T).

Key Points - He replaced A.M. Naik as the CEO of the company. L&T is an Indian multinational conglomerate

headquartered in Mumbai with interests inengineering, construction and financial services.

It is one of the top five construction firms in theworld.

6. S S Mundra

Why in news - S S Mundra has been appointedas the chairman of Bombay Stock Exchange(BSE). He replaced Justice Vikramajit Sen.

7. Prof Nilofar Khan

Why in news - Prof Nilofar Khan took over asthe 1st woman Vice-Chancellor of the Universityof Kashmir for 3-year term.

8. Vinai Kumar Saxena

Why in news - Vinai Kumar Saxena has beenappointed as the new lieutenant governor ofDelhi. He succeeded Anil Baijal.

9. Sangeeta Singh

Why in news - IRS officer Sangeeta Singh givenadditional charge of CBDT chairman.

Key Points -

She is a 1986-batch IRS-IT officer.

The incumbent JB Mohapatra retired as the headof the direct taxes administration body on 30th April.

10. Anil Baijal

Why in news - Lt Governor of Delhi, Anil Baijalhas submitted his resignation to President RamNath Kovind.

Key Points -

He was appointed LG in December 2016. He is a 1969 batch AGMUT cadre IAS officer.


1. Karine Jean-Pierre

Why in news - US President Joe Biden namedKarine Jean-Pierre as the new press secretary forthe White House.

Key Points - She replaced Jen Psaki. She is the first Black woman and the first openly

LGBTQ+ person to serve as the White HousePress Secretary.

Jean-Pierre was born in Martinique to Haitianparents.

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2. John Lee Ka-chiu

Why in news - John Lee was elected as HongKong's next leader by an election committee.Lee received 1,416 votes in the chief executiveelection, far exceeding the 751 votes needed to win.

3. Ferdinand Marcos Jr.

Why in news - Ferdinand Marcos Jr. won anoutright majority in a Philippines presidentialelection.

Key Points - He is popularly known as 'Bongbong'. The Marcos family was ousted from office in 1986

by the 'People Power' uprising. He has defeated Leni Robredo. Philippines is Southeast Asia's oldest democracy.

4. Yoon Suk-yeol

Why in news - Yoon Suk-yeol was sworn in asSouth Korean president on 10th May 2022.

Key Points - He had defeated Lee Jae-Myung and succeded

Moon Jae-in. He belongs to People Power Party. South Korea is Asia's fourth-largest economy.

5. Ranil Wickremesinghe

Why in news - Ranil Wickremesinghe was swornin as Sri Lanka's new prime minister for 5th time.

Key Points - He was sworn in as Sri Lanka's 26th Prime Minister. He belongs to United National Party (UNP).

6. Campbell Wilson

Why in news - Tata Group appointed CampbellWilson as CEO & MD of Air India.

Key Points - Currently, he is the CEO of Singapore Airlines'

subsidiary 'Scoot'. Previous CEO-designate Ilker Ayci declined to

take the role of CEO.

7. Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyans

Why in news - The de facto ruler Zayed AlNahyan was elected as president of UAE on 14thMay 2022.

Key Points - He was elected by the Federal Supreme Council. UAE was founded by his father on 2nd Dec 1971.

8. Elisabeth Borne

Why in news - French President EmmanuelMacron picked Elisabeth Borne as his new PrimeMinister.

Key Points - She is the 2nd woman Prime Minister. (1st - Edith

Cresson). She would succeed Jean Castex.

9. Hassan Sheikh Mohamud

Why in news - Hassan Sheikh Mohamud hasbeen elected as president in Somalia.

Key Points - He is the first person to be elected as president of

Somalia twice. He defeated Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed

(Farmajo). He belongs to Union for Peace and Development

Party.

10. Pieter Elbers

Why in news - IndiGo announced theappointment of Pieter Elbers as the new ChiefExecutive Officer (CEO) of the airline. He wouldsucceed Ronojoy Dutta.

11. Anthony Albanese

Why in news - Anthony Albanese is set to becomeAustralia's Prime Minister (31st PM).

Key Points - He succeeded Scott Morrison. He belongs to Labour party. He won about 31.7% of the primary vote.

12. Jose Ramos-Horta

Why in news - Jose Ramos-Horta has been swornin as president of East Timor (Timor-Leste).

Key Points - He defeated Francisco Guterres (Lu Olo). He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1996.

13. Nand Mulchandani

Why in news - Nand Mulchandani, has beenappointed as the first-ever Chief TechnologyOfficer (CTO) of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).

Key Points - CIA Director - William J Burns. The main functions of the CIA include overseas

intelligence gathering and covert action.

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1. Railway Ministry signs an agreement with theC-DOT

Why in news - The Ministry of Railways hassigned an MoU with the Centre for Developmentof Telematics (C-DOT) for the modernisation oftelecommunication facilities.

Key Points - It uses LTE-R which is a next-generation

communications network dedicated to railwayservices.

It would also help the railways follow worldstandards in line with the 'Make in India' policy.

2. Indian Army signs tripartite MoU for 'ManipurSuper 50'

Why in news - The project 'Manipur Super 50' isexpected to be fully functional for the first batchof 50 students by the first week of July 2022.

Key Points - Red Shield Division of the Indian Army entered

into a tripartite agreement with the State Bankof India Foundation (SBIF) and the NationalIntegrity and Educational DevelopmentOrganization (NIEDO).

It would be set up in Manipur's Bishnupur district. It would provide residential coaching to students

belonging to economically weaker andunderprivileged sections of the Northeast.

3. Qualcomm India partners with MeITY'sC-DAC to help Indian chip set startups

Why in news - Qualcomm India proposes tolaunch and run the Qualcomm SemiconductorMentorship Program (QSMP) 2022 for selectedsemiconductor startups in India.

Key Points - C-DAC is an outreach partner for the program

and facilitate exposure for the participatingstartups.

Qualcomm India would shortlist up to 10 Indiansemiconductor startups for QSMP 2022.

4. India and Germany signed a Joint Declarationof Intent (JDI) on forest landscape restoration

Why in news - India signed a joint declarationwith Germany to strengthen their partnershipin areas like climate protection and conservationof biodiversity.

Key Points - It was signed during the 6th India-Germany

Inter-Governmental Consultations (IGC). Under this initiative, Germany intends to provide

up to 300 million Euros by the year 2025 forfinancial and technical cooperation for projects.

5. IIT Bombay ties up with IMD

Why in news - IIT Bombay has tied up with theIndia Meteorological Department (IMD) todevelop climate solutions for the stakeholder atthe village, city and district level.

Key Points - It is likely to work on the development of Sensors

and Drone-based Smart Monitoring systems,Climate-smart agriculture technology for waterand food security and Smart power gridmanagement.

IIT Bombay has also set up the first-ever chairprofessorship in climate studies.

6. Canara Bank tied up with ASAP to launch skillloans

Why in news - Canara Bank has launched 'skillloans' in collaboration with the Additional SkillAcquisition Programme (ASAP) Kerala.

Key Points - Loans ranging from `5,000 to `1.5 lakh can be

availed of by students pursuing skill trainingprograms.

Loan would be provided without any collateraland have a repayment period of 3–7 years.

7. Ministry of Skill Development signs MoU withISRO

Why in news - Both have signed an MoU tolaunch ISRO Technical Training Programme.

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Key Points - More than 4000 ISRO technical employees would

be trained over the course of the next five years. The training would be imparted at the National

Skill Training Institutes (NSTI) under MSDElocated across India.

8. Railway Protection Force (RPF) signs MoU withAssociation for Voluntary Action (AVA)

Why in news - RPF has signed an MoU withAVA for a trafficking free India.

Key Points - AVA is also known as Bachpan Bachao Andolan. AVA is associated with the Kailash Satyarthi

Children's Foundation (KSCF). "Operation AAHT" aims to take stringent action

against human trafficking through rail.

9. SECI signs MoU with MHA

Why in news - Solar Energy Corporation of Indiahas signed an MoU with the Home Ministry toharness solar energy available on the rooftopareas on the campuses of the Central ArmedPolice Forces and National Security Guard.

Key Points - The campuses of CAPF and NSG have an

estimated total solar power potential of 71.68 MW. The MoU envisages collaboration for joint

installation of Solar Rooftop PV Power Plants.

10. India and Madagascar ink MoU on broadcasting

Why in news - India's Prasar Bharati has signedan MoU with Madagascar's ORTM (Office de laRadio et de la Television) for cooperation andcollaboration in broadcasting.

11. MoU between C-Dot and Indian Railway

Why in news - Centre for Development ofTelematics agreed to provide locally andindigenously manufactured telecom equipmentand services for various railways operations.

12. Agriculture Ministry signs MoU with UNDP

Why in news - UNDP agreed to provide technicalsupport for Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojanascheme (PMFBY) and Kisan Credit Card -Modified Interest Subvention Scheme.

13. Indian Railways and IIT Madras

Why in news - Indian Railways to join handswith IIT Madras for the development of'indigenous' Hyperloop system.

Key Points - 'Avishkar Hyperloop' was formed by IIT Madras

in 2017 for the development of Hyperloop-system for transportation.

At the European Hyperloop Week 2021, it hadbagged the 'Most Scalable Design Award'.

14. Project WARDEC

Why in news - The Army Training Commandsigned an MoU with Rashtriya Raksha University(RRU) to develop a 'Wargame Research andDevelopment Centre' in New Delhi.

Key Points - It would use artificial intelligence (AI) to design

virtual reality wargames. The RRU would join hands with Tech Mahindra

to develop the centre.

15. India-Jordan

Why in news - MOUs were signed between Indiaand Jordan to ensure the supply of Phosphaticand Potassic fertilizers to India.

Key Points - Short term (1 year) - Supply of 30 LMT Rock

Phosphate, 2.50 LMT DAP and 1 LMT phosphoricacid.

Long term (5 years) - 2.75 LMT of MoP, whichwill gradually increase to 3.25 LMT each year.

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INDEX & RANKING JUNE

2022

2. Official Airline Guide (OAG) report

Why in news - According to OAG report, Delhi'sIndira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport (36.11lakh seats) emerged as the world's second busiestin March 2022.

Key Points - Atlanta Hartsfield--Jackson International Airport

(ATL) (44.22 lakh seats) retained the top position. Dubai International Airport (35.54 lakh seats)

ranked 3rd and London's Heathrow ranked 4th. In February 2022, Delhi was ranked third, behind

Atlanta and Dubai.

3. World Press Freedom Index 2022

Why in news - Reporters Without Borders (RSF)has released the World Press Freedom Index.

Key Points - India's rank 150th out of 180 countries (last

year - 142nd). Pakistan - 157th, Sri Lanka 146th, Bangladesh

162nd and Maynmar -176th position. Nepal has climbed up by 30 points to 76th position. Top–5 – Norway (1st) Denmark (2nd), Sweden

(3rd), Estonia (4th) and Finland (5th). Last – North Korea. China climbed up by two positions to 175th

position (Last year - 177th).

4. State of the World's Forests 2022

Why in news - State of the World's Forests 2022(SOFO 2022) has been released by the UnitedNations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).

Key Points - The 2022 edition of SOFO explores the potential

of three forest pathways for achieving greenrecovery -A. Halting deforestation and maintaining

forestsB. Restoring degraded lands and expanding

agroforestryC. Sustainably using forests and building green

value chains

NATIONAL AWARDS

1. 'State of Inequality in India' report

Why in news - The report titled 'The State ofInequality in India' was released by EAC-PM'sChairperson Bibek Debroy on 18th May 2022.

Key Points -

It has 5 key areas - income distribution, labourmarket dynamics, health, education and

household characteristics and two parts. Data is based on PLFS, NFHS and United

Information System for Education Plus.

Highlights -

Wealth concentration - Urban (44.4%), Rural

(7.1%). Unemployment rate (4.8% in 2019-20) - worker

population ratio is 46.8%, self-employed workers

(45.78%), salaried workers (33.5%) and casualworkers (20.71%).

Health Infrastructure - total health centres -

1,85,505 (2020). Household Conditions (NFHS-5) - 97% of

households have access to electricity, 70% have

improved access to sanitation and 96% haveaccess to safe drinking water.


1. Special 301 Report 2022

Why in news - US placed India, China and Russiaon US property rights 'Priority Watch List'.

Key Points - 'Priority Watch List' include countries that must

be monitored for intellectual property relatedissues.

It was released by the office of the United StatesTrade Representative (USTR).

It has placed 21 countries under the list.

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420 mn ha of forests have been lost between 1990and 2020.

Forests cover 4.06 billion ha of the earth'sgeographical area.

At the Glasgow Leaders' Declaration on Forestsand Land Use, 140 countries pledged to eliminateforest loss by 2030.

About FAO - FAO is a specialized agency of the United Nations

that leads international efforts to defeat hunger. World Food Day is celebrated every year on 16th

October to mark the anniversary of the foundingof the FAO in 1945.

FAO Hq - Rome, Italy.

5. Chainalysis report

Why in news - According to the report, investorsaround the world realized total Crypto gains of$162.7 billion in 2021 compared to $32.5 billionin 2020.

Key Points - Ethereum ($76.3 bn), Bitcoin ($74.7 bn). Top – United States ($47 bn) > UK > Germany>

Japan > China. India ranked 21st ($1.85 bn). Japan received a much higher share of realized

gains from Bitcoin. China's witnessed a growth of 194% in

comparison to 2020.

6. Global Report on Food Crisis 2022

Why in news - The 6th annual Global Report onFood Crises (GRFC) titled 'Global Report on FoodCrises 2022: Joint analysis for better decisions'(GRFC 2022) was released.

Key Points - Around 193 million people in 53 countries or

territories experienced acute food insecurity in2021.

It was produced jointly by the UN FAO, the WorldFood Programme and the European Union.

The GNAFC was founded by FAO, WFP, andEU in 2016.

7. Forbes' highest-paid athletes list 2022

Why in news - Lionel Messi has topped the listwith a reported income of $130 million.

Key Points - Top 3 – Messi ($130 mn) > Lebron James ($121.2

mn) > Cristiano Ronaldo ($115 mn). Messi had moved from Barcelona to Paris Saint-

Germain in August 2021.

8. Forbes Global 2000 list

Why in news - Forbes Global 2000 which ranksthe largest companies in the world using fourmetrics announced.

Key Points - Top - Berkshire Hathaway (1st), Industrial and

Commercial Bank of China (2nd), Saudi Aramco (3rd). Top Indian firms - Reliance Industries (53rd),

State Bank of India (105th), HDFC Bank (153rd)and ICICI Bank (204th).

9. Migration and Development Brief 36

Why in news - The World Bank (WB) has releaseda report titled 'Migration and Development Brief 36'.

Key Points - India is the largest remittance-receiving country

in 2021 with $89.4 billion ($82.73 billion in 2020). For India, remittances accounted for 3% of GDP

in 2021. Mexico (2nd), China (3rd), Philippines (4th) and

Egypt (5th). South Asia saw a 7% gain in remittances to $157

billion in 2021.

11. Time's 100 most influential people 2022

Why in news - Time 100 which is an annual listof the 100 most influential people in the worldhas been released.

Key Points - From India - Gautam Adani (Business tycoon,

Titans category), Karuna Nandy (Supreme Courtlawyer, Leaders category) and Khurram Parvez(Human Rights activist, Leaders category).

The list is divided into 6 categories- Pioneers,Icons, Artists, Titans, Leaders and Innovators.Category Top

Titans Tim CookArtists Simu LiuInnovators ZendayaLeaders Mia Mottley (Vladimir Putin- 4th,

Xi Jinping - 10th, Joe Biden - 11th)Pioneers Candace ParkerIcons Mary J. Blige

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SUMMIT & CONFERENCES JUNE

2022

3. 'JITO Connect 2022'

Why in news - PM Narendra Modi addressedthe inaugural session of Jain International TradeOrganisation's 'JITO Connect 2022' via videoconferencing.

Key Points - Theme of the summit-'Together Towards Tomorrow'. The Prime Minister gave new dimension to the

word EARTH.A. E means environmentB. A means agriculture and natural farmingC. R means recycling and focusing on the

circular economyD. T means technology for allE. H means health care

INTERNATIONAL

4. International Research Conference on Insolvency

and Bankruptcy

Why in news - The first two-day InternationalResearch Conference on Insolvency andBankruptcy was organized in India.

Key Points -

Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Ahmedabadand Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India(IBBI) jointly hosted the conference.

It was held under the aegis of the Misra Centreof Financial Markets at IIM Ahmedabad.

IBC 2016 is India's bankruptcy law which seeksto consolidate the existing framework by creatinga single law for insolvency and bankruptcy.

5. 2nd India-Nordic Summit

Why in news - PM Narendra Modi hasparticipated in the 2nd India-Nordic Summit on4th May 2022.

Key Points - Venue – Christiansborg Palace in Copenhagen,

Denmark.

NATIONAL

1. Semicon India conference.

Why in news - PM Narendra Modi virtuallyinaugurated India's first Semicon conference inBengaluru.

Key Points - It aims to make India a worldwide semiconductor

hub and to nurture the chip design andmanufacturing ecosystem.

Theme - 'Catalyzing India's SemiconductorEcosystem'

Last year government authorised a Rs 76,000-crore to expand semiconductor manufacturingin the country.

About semiconductors - It conducts electricity more than an insulator,

such as glass but less than a pure conductor,such as copper or aluminum.

The bulk of semiconductor manufacturing isconcentrated in Taiwan, South Korea, U.S.,Japan and China.

2. Enterprise India National Coir Conclave 2022

Why in news-Union Minister for MSME Shri NarayanRane inaugurated the 'Enterprise India National CoirConclave 2022' at Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu.

Key Points - Coir industry provides employment to more than

7 lakh people in the rural areas of the coconutgrowing states.

A 'Run for Coir' was also organized on 6th may,2022 to promote the use of coir.

Coir Board was set up under the Coir IndustryAct, 1953.

Coir Udyami Yojana is a credit-linked subsidyscheme for setting up coir units with project costsup to Rs.10 lakhs.

The headquarters of the Board is located at CoirHouse, Kochi, Kerala.

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Prime Ministers of Denmark, Iceland, Finland,Sweden and Norway have also participated.

The 1st India-Nordic Summit took place in 2018in Stockholm.

Total bilateral trade in goods and servicesbetween India and the Nordic countries is $13billion.

The US is the only other country with which theNordic states have an engagement at the summitlevel.

6. Second Global Summit on Covid-19

Why in news - PM Modi participated in thesecond global virtual summit on Covid-19 hostedby US President Joe Biden on 12th May 2022.

Key Points - Taiwan was invited to the meeting by the US. It was co-hosted by the United States, Belize,

Germany, Indonesia and Senegal.

7. BRICS Foreign Ministers' meeting

Why in news - The meeting was hosted by China(Wang Yi, China's Foreign Minister)on 19th May2022 via video conference.

Key Points - It was attended by - S. Jaishankar (India), Naledi

Pandor (South Africa), Carlos Alberto (Brazil),Sergey Lavrov (Russia).

India has handed over the BRICS Chairmanshipto China in January 2022.

About BRICS- BRICS stands for Brazil, Russia, India, China and

South Africa. The acronym 'BRICS'was coined in 2001 by

economist Jim O'Neill. The 1st BRIC summit was held in Yekaterinburg,

Russia. In Sept 2010, the BRIC group was renamed as

BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa)after South Africa was accepted as a full member.

BRICS accounts for 41% of the world population,24% of the world GDP, 16% share in world tradeand 29.3% of the total land surface of the world.

BRICS bank - New Development Bank (NDB),established in 2014 at the 6th BRICS Summit atFortaleza, Brazil. HQ: Shanghai, China.

8. XV (15th) World Forestry Congress

Why in news - The 15th Congress was hostedby South Korea (co-organized with FAO) in Seoulfrom 2nd to 6th May 2022.

Key Points -

The Seoul Declaration was adopted (signed by

141 countries).

Theme for 2022 - Building a Green, Healthy and

Resilient future with forests.

It was the 2nd congress held in Asia.

About World Forestry Congress -

It is held every 6 years.

1st World Forestry Congress - Rome (1926).

First Congress in Asia - Indonesia (1978).

9. 'Global Food Security Call to Action' ministerial

meeting

Why in news - It was convened in NewYork to

discuss the impact of the Russia-Ukraine conflict

and the resulting supply disruptions.

Key Points -

It was chaired by US Secretary of State Antony

Blinken.

V Muraleedharan represented India.

India accused the West of neglecting principles

of justice, affordability and accessibility in the

case of anti-Covid-19 vaccinations and asked

them not to do so again in the case of food grains.

10. World Economic Forum 2022

Why in news - The World Economic Forum's

(WEF) annual meeting held Davos, Switzerland

from 22nd to 26th May.

Key Points -

Theme - 'working Together, restoring Trust'.

Maharashtra inaugurated its pavilion at the WEF

meeting in Davos.

Indian delegation was led by Piyush Goyal.

11. QUAD Summit 2022

Why in news - The 2022 Quad summit held in

Tokyo, Japan on 24th May 2022.

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Key Points -

It was the 4th Quad summit and the 2nd in-

person summit.

Important initiatives launched -

A. QUAD Fellowship - 25 students from each

Quad country to pursue higher studies at

leading universities in the United States.

B. 'Indo-Pacific Economic Framework' (IPEF) -

13 countries to work for ensuring economic

competitiveness.

C. IPMDA plan - to curb illegal fishing in the

Indo-Pacific.

About QUAD -

It is an informal strategic dialogue between India,

USA, Japan and Australia.

Aim-'free, open and prosperous' Indo-Pacific region.

Idea was first mooted by Japanese PM Shinzo

Abe in 2007.

In December 2012, Shinzo Abe gave the concept

of Asia's 'Democratic Security Diamond'.

1st summit - March 2021.

China term it as 'an Asian NATO'.

12. 75th World Health Assembly

Why in news - Minister of Health, Mansukh

Mandaviya addressed the 75th World Health

Assembly (22-28nd May 2022) in Geneva.

Key Points -

Theme - 'Health for peace, peace for health'.

He called for streamlining WHO's approval

process for vaccines and therapeutics and

strengthening WHO to build a more resilient

global health security architecture.

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UNION GOVERNMENT SCHEMES JUNE

2022

1. MSME Sustainable (ZED) Certification Scheme

Why in news - Union Minister for Micro, Small

and Medium Enterprises Narayan Rane

launched the MSME Sustainable (ZED-Zero

Defect Zero Effect) Certification Scheme.

Key Points -

It is an extensive drive to enable and facilitate

MSMEs to adopt ZED practices.

MSME Sustainable (ZED) Certification can be

attained in three levels -

A. Level 1: Bronze

B. Level 2: Silver

C. Level 3: Gold

2. Ministry revises MPLADS rules

Why in news - The Union Finance Ministry has

revised rules under which the interest that the

MPLADS fund accrues would be deposited in

the Consolidated Fund of India.

About MPLADS scheme -

MPLAD is a Central Sector Scheme that was

announced in December 1993.

It works under the Ministry of Statistics and

Programme Implementation (MoSPI).

Each year, MPs receive Rs. 5 crores in two

installments of Rs. 2.5 crore each.

Funds under MPLADS are non-lapsable.

The MPLADS fund is released to the district

authority and the MPs only have power to

recommend development work.

Nominated Members of both the Rajya Sabha

and Lok Sabha can recommend works anywhere

in the country.

3. Ethanol blending in petrol

Why in news - Government approved to advance

the date to increase the percentage of ethanol in

petrol to 20% by 2025 from 2030.

Key Points -

It would take effect from 1st April, 2023. 20% blending by 2025 could save `30,000 crores

of foreign exchange per year. India achieved 9.45% blending as on 13th March,

2022.

National Policy on Biofuels, 2018

It aims 20% blending of ethanol in petrol and5% blending of biodiesel in diesel by 2030.

Ethanol is obtained from Sugarcane Juice, SugarBeet, Sweet Sorghum, Corn, Cassava, Damagedfood grains like wheat, broken rice and rottenpotatoes.

4. 'Suposhit Maa' Abhiyan

Why in news - Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birlalaunched the second phase of 'Suposhit Maa'Abhiyan in Kota on 17th May 2022.

Key Points - 3000 women would be given nutrition kits for 9

months. Only one pregnant woman would be adopted

from a family. To provide nutritional support to pregnant

women and adolescent girls.

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1. Book 'Leaders, Politicians, Citizens: Fifty Figures

Who Influenced India's Politics'.

Why in news - The book has been authored byauthor-journalist Rasheed Kidwai.

Key Points -

It compiled stories of 50 personalities whoinfluenced India's political landscape.

It includes Teji Bachchan, Phoolan Devi, Indira

Gandhi, Rajiv Gandhi, Jayalalithaa etc. The book was published by Hachette India. The foreword of the book was written by Shashi

Tharoor.

2. Book 'INDO-PAK WAR 1971- Reminiscences

of Air Warriors'.

Why in news - Defence Minister Rajnath Singhhas released the book at the 37th Air ChiefMarshal PC Lal Memorial at New Delhi.

Key Points -

The book comprises 50 articles penned by theveterans who have shared their experiences in

detail. The book was edited by Air Marshal Jagjeet Singh

and Group Captain Shailendra Mohan.

3. 'Modi@20: Dreams Meet Delivery'

Why in news - A book on PM Modi's model ofgovernance launched in Delhi.

Key Points -

It was launched by Vice President M VenkaiahNaidu.

It has been edited & compiled by BlueKraftDigital Foundation.

4. 'The Struggle for Police Reforms in India: Ruler's

Police to People's Police'

Why in news - Vice President M Venkaiah Naidulaunched the book which talks about bringing

police reforms in India.

Key Points -

It is authored by a former IPS officer Prakash

Singh. The book is published by Rupa Publications India

Pvt Ltd.

BOOKS JUNE

2022

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1. Thrissur Pooram 2022

Why in news - It is celebrated every year inVadakkunnathan temple in the city of Thrissur,Kerala.

Key Points - It is Kerala's biggest temple festival. It is more than 200 years old and was started by

Sakthan Thampuran, the Maharaja of Kochi. People pay obeisance to Lord Vadakkunnathan

(Lord Siva), the presiding deity of theVadakkunnathan Temple.

2. Lavender festival

Why in news - Bhaderwah (Doda district) ofJammu and Kashmir hosted lavender festival on25-26th May.

Key Points - It was organised by Council of Scientific and

Industrial Research-Indian Institute of IntegrativeMedicine (CSIR-IIIM).

CSIR-IIIM Jammu has developed an elite variety(RRL12) of lavender.

Purple revolution - lavender cultivation.

FESTIVALS JUNE

2022

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IMPORTANT DAYS JUNE

2022

He had spoken at the World Parliament forReligions in the years 1929 and 1937.

His notable works include Gitanjali, Ghare-Baire,Gora, Manasi, Balaka and Sonar Tori.

He published his first poem under the pen-name'Bhanusimha'. He is also remembered for his song'Ekla Chalo Re'.

He wrote the national anthems of India andBangladesh.

In 1921, he established the Vishwa-BharatiUniversity.

In 1913, he won the Nobel Prize in Literature forhis work on 'Gitanjali' and was the first non-European to receive the Nobel Prize.

In 1915, he was awarded a knighthood by theBritish King George V which he renounced afterthe Jallianwalla Bagh massacre in 1919.

He wrote 'Banglar Mati Banglar Jol' (Soil ofBengal, Water of Bengal) to unite the Bengalipopulation after the Bengal partition in 1905.

4. National Dengue Day 2022

Why in news - It is observed on 16th May everyyear in India.

Key Points - It is an initiative of Ministry of Health and Family

Welfare. It is caused by any of four Aedes species

mosquitos (main cause - Aedes Aegypti). Dengue NS1 serological tests and molecular tests

are commonly used to diagnose Dengue.

5. National Endangered Species Day 2022

Why in news - It is observed annually on the3rd Friday in May to take action for the protectionof endangered species.

Key Points - Theme 2022 - 'Recovering key species for

ecosystem restoration'. It was founded by David Robinson and the

Endangered Species Coalition in 2006.

NATIONAL AWARDS

1. Ayushman Bharat Diwas 2022

Why in news - Ayushmaan Bharat Diwas wasobserved on 30th April as a part of gram SwarajAbhiyan.

Key Points - Ayushmaan Bharat-Jan Arogya Yojna (PM-JAY)

was launched by PM Modi in Ranchi, Jharkhandon 23rd September 2018.

Beneficiaries are identified on the basis of theSocio-Economic Caste Census database.

It provides health cover of Rs 5 lakh per familyevery year.

The beneficiaries of PM-JAY belong to the bottom40% of the Indian population.

It also covers the expenses of three days of pre-hospitalisation and 15 days post-hospitalisationwhich include costs of tests and medicines.

2. National Technology Day 2022

Why in news - It is observed every year on 11thMay across the country.

Key Points - On 11th May1998, India successfully tested

nuclear weapons in Pokhran (Operation Shakti). Theme for 2022 - Integrated Approach in

Science and technology for sustainable future'. The first indigenous aircraft 'Hansa-3' was also

tested on 11th May. The day was started by Atal Bihari Vajpayee on

11th May 1999.

3. Rabindranath Tagore

Why in news - PM Narendra Modi paid tributeto Rabindranath Tagore on his birth anniversaryon 9th May, 2022.

Key Points - He was also referred to as 'Gurudev', 'Kabiguru',

and 'Biswakabi'.

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The first May Day celebration in India wasorganised in Madras (now Chennai) by theLabour Kisan Party of Hindustan on 1st May 1923.

4. World Press Freedom Day

Why in news - It is observed globally on 3rd Mayevery year. It is also known as World Press Day.

Key Points -

Theme - 'Journalism under digital siege'. World Press Freedom Day global conference in a

hybrid format held in Punta Del Este, Uruguay. It came as a result of the 1991 'Windhoek

Declaration.'

5. International Firefighter's Day 2022

Why in news - It is celebrated every year on 4thMay to honour the work of firefightingprofessionals.

Key Points - St Florian was the first commander of a

firefighting squad in the Roman era. A proposal was forwarded to all countries on

4th January 1999, to honour the firefighters andothers who lost their lives while performing theirduty.

6. World Hand Hygiene Day 2022

Why in news - World Hand Hygiene Day(WHHD) is annually observed across the globeon the 5th May.

Key Points - Theme for 2022 - 'Unite for safety: clean your

hands'. WHO started a global campaign called 'Save

Lives: Clean Your Hands' in 2009. Now, thiscampaign is celebrated annually as World HandHygiene Day on 5th May.

7. World Athletics day 2022

Why in news - It is celebrated on 7th May everyyear to spread awareness among youth andchildren regarding the importance of sports andfitness.

Key Points - The day was founded by IAAF president Primo

Nebiolo in 1996.

6. Anti-terrorism Day 2022

Why in news - Anti-Terrorism Day is observedevery year on 21st May on the death anniversaryof former PM Rajiv Gandhi (India's 7th PM).

Key Points - He was assassinated on 21st May, 1991 by the

LTTE terrorists at Sriperumbudur in Tamil Nadu. Rajiv Gandhi was the youngest (40 years) Prime

Minister of India.


1. World Tuna Day 2022

Why in news - World Tuna Day is observed everyyear on 2nd May to spread awareness amongpeople about Tuna fish.

Key Points - The fish contains minerals, proteins, Omega 3

and vitamin B12. It is considered an endangered species of the

ocean. Tuna marks 8% of the globally traded seafood. The first Tuna Day was recognised globally on

2nd May 2017.

2. World Laughter Day 2022

Why in news - It is celebrated on the first Sundayof every May to remind people to laugh. This yearthe day was celebrated on 1st May.

Key Points - World Laughter Day was first celebrated in

Mumbai in 1998. The concept was given by Dr. Madan Kataria. Dr Madan Kataria was the founder of the

Laughter Yoga Movement.

3. International Labour Day 2022

Why in news - International labour day isobserved on 1st May to celebrate the achievementsof the working class.

Key Points - The first May Day celebrations took place on 1st

May 1890. It was proclaimed by the first international

congress of socialist parties in Europe on 14thJuly 1889 in Paris, France.

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It was introduced as a social responsibilityproject titled 'Athletic for a better world' by the

International Association of Athletics Federations(IAAF).

IAAF was founded on 17th July 1912 in Sweden's

Stockholm.

8. Mother's Day 2022

Why in news - Mother's Day is observed on the

second Sunday of May every year. This year, itfell on 8th May.

Key Points -

The first Mother's day was celebrated by AnnaJarvis of Philadelphia in the year 1908.

Former US President Woodrow Wilson declared

the second Sunday of May as a national holiday. The first Mother's Day 'service of worship' was

given at Andrews Methodist Episcopal Church

in Grafton, West Virginia, by Anna Jarvis.

9. World Thalassemia Day 2022

Why in news - It is marked annually on 8th May

to raise awareness about Thalassemia.Key Points -

Thalassemia is an inherited blood disorder passed

down to a child from either one of the parents orboth.

The body of a person suffering from thalassemia

makes less haemoglobin than that of a normalperson.

Theme for 2022 - 'Be Aware, Share, Care:

Working with the global community as one toimprove thalassaemia knowledge'.

10. International Day of Plant Health (IDPH)

Why in news - The United Nations designated12th May as IDPH to raise awareness about howprotecting plant health can help end hunger,

reduce poverty and boost economic development.Key Points -

UN declared 2020 as the International Year of

Plant Health (IYPH). Plants make up 80% of the food we eat and 98%

of the oxygen we breathe.

11. International Museum Day 2022

Why in news - It is celebrated by museums across

the globe on 18th May to generate awarenessabout the role of museums in community buildingand cultural exchange.

Key Points -

National Museum, New Delhi celebrated InternationalMuseum Day 2022 from 16th-20th May.

Theme - 'Power of Museums'.

12. International Day of Living Together in Peace

2022

Why in news - The day is celebrated on the 16thof May and aims to urge people to live togetherin a united and peaceful way.

Key Points -

In 2017, the UN General Assembly (resolution72/130) declared 16th May to be observed as the

International Day of Living Together in Peace. The first International Day of Living Together in

Peace was observed in 2018.

UNGA declared 2001-2010 as the 'InternationalDecade for a Culture of Peace and Non-Violencefor Children of the World'.

13. World Hypertension Day 2022

Why in news - It is observed every year on 17thMay to educate people about the problems

caused due to hypertension.Key Points -

Theme for 2022 - 'Measure Your Blood Pressure

Accurately, Control It, Live Longer'. It is a condition of persistently high pressure on

the blood vessels. (High BP)

Hypertension is known as the 'silent killer'.

14. World Telecommunication Day 2022

Why in news - It is celebrated every year on 17th

May to highlight the critical role of these technologies.Key Points -

Theme - Digital technologies for older persons

and healthy ageing. First World Telecommunication Day was

celebrated in 2005.

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International Telecommunication Union (ITU)was established on 17th May, 1865.

15. HIV Vaccine Awareness Day 2022

Why in news - It is annually observed across theglobe on the 18th May to recognise the effort ofvolunteers, health professionals and scientists todevelop a vaccine to prevent HIV.

Key Points -

The first-ever HIV Vaccine Awareness Day wasobserved on 18th May 1998.

It was conceptualised by former United StatesPresident Bill Clinton on 18th May 1997.

16. World Bee Day 2022.

Why in news -It is observed across the world on20th May to recognise the importance of bees andother pollinators in the ecosystem.

Key Points -

Theme 2022 : 'Bee Engaged: Celebrating thediversity of bees and beekeeping systems'.

20th May is the birth anniversary of Slovenianbeekeeper Anton Jansa, the pioneer of modernbeekeeping.

It was first observed on 20th May 2018.

17. World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue

and Development 2022

Why in news - It is observed globally on 21stMay to help communities understand the valueof cultural diversity and learn how to live togetherin harmony.

Key Points -

It was created after the destruction of the Buddhastatues of Bamiyan in Afghanistan in 2001.

18. International Day for Biological Diversity 2022

Why in news - World Biodiversity Day is observedon 22nd May every year.

Key Points -

Theme for 2022 - 'Building a shared future for alllife'.

MoEFCC minister Bhupender Yadav inauguratedBiological Diversity Exhibition at Chennai on22nd May 2022.

19. International Yoga Day

Why in news - The main event of the 8thInternational Yoga Day celebrations would beheld on 21st June in Mysuru, Karnataka.

Key Points - Theme – 'Yoga for Humanity' Special attraction would be 'Guardian Ring' - a

relay Yoga streaming event. Streaming is likely to start from Japan. PM Modi would attend the event.

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OBITUARIES JUNE

2022

NATIONAL AWARDS

1. Pandit Shivkumar Sharma

Why in news - Renowned santoor player and

celebrated musician Pandit Shivkumar Sharma

passed away on 10th May 2022.

Key Points -

He was the recipient of the Sangeet Natak

Academy Award (1986), Padma Shri (1991) and

Padma Vibhushan (2001).

He played in front of an audience for the first

time in 1955 in Haridass Sangeet Sammelan,

Mumbai

He composed the background music for one of

the scenes in the 1956 film Jhanak Jhanak Payal

Baje.

He composed music for several Hindi films,

including Silsila, Chandni as well as Darr.

2. Pandit Sukh Ram

Why in news - Former Union Minister Pandit

Sukh Ram passed away on 11th May 2022.

Key Points -

He was credited with leading a telecom

revolution in the country.

3. Dr Rama Kant Shukla

Why in news - Eminent Sanskrit and Hindi

scholar Dr Rama Kant Shukla passed away.

Key Points -

He was the founder and editor of 'Arvacinasams-

krtam', a quarterly journal in Sanskrit.

His titles - Sanskrit Rashtrakavi, Kaviratna and

Kavi Siromani.

He was honoured with Padma Shri in 2013 and

Sahitya Academy Award in 2018.


1. Stanislav Shushkevich

Why in news - Belarus leader Stanislav

Shushkevich who helped dissolve Soviet Union

in 1991 dies at 87.

2. Yuri Averbakh

Why in news - World's oldest chess grandmaster

Yuri Averbakh (Russian) passed away.

Key Points -

He won the Moscow Championship in 1949 and

earned the Grandmaster title in 1952.

He also chaired the Chess Federation of the USSR

from 1972 to 1977.

3. Leonid Kravchuk

Why in news - Leonid Kravchuk who served asthe first President of independent Ukraine passedaway.

Key Points - He was known as the 'wily fox'. He signed the 'Belovezha accords' with Russian

President Boris Yeltsin on 8th Dec 1991 whichformally declared that the Soviet Union ceasedto exist.

4. Andrew Symonds

Why in news - The Australian cricketer died ina car accident on 14th May 2022 in Queensland,Australia

Key Points - Symonds was a part of Australia's World Cup-

winning team in 2003 and 2007. He featured in 198 ODIs, 26 Tests and 14 T20s.

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PLACES IN NEWS JUNE

2022

1. Transnistria

Why in news - Transnistria, the tiny breakawayregion of Moldova, risks being dragged into theRussia-Ukraine War.

Key Points - It lies between Moldova (West) and Ukraine (East). It has remained free of Moldovan control.

However, most countries see Transnistria as partof Moldova.

2. Mariupol

Why in news - Russia fights for control ofUkraine's Mariupol stronghold.

Key Points -

Mariupol, formerly Zhdanov, is in southeasternUkraine.

It lies along the estuary of the Kalmius andKalchik rivers, 6 miles (10 km) from the Sea of Azov.

It Is the tenth-largest city in Ukraine.

It received the title of Hero City of Ukraine.

Azovstal steel plant is one of the largest metalplants in Europe located in Mariupol.

3. Port of Odessa

Why in news - Russia attacked the vital port ofOdesa to disrupt supply lines and Westernweapons shipments.

Key Points - Odesa seaport is located in Southwestern Ukraine

in the Black Sea. It is the largest Ukrainian seaport. It's satellite ports are Chornomorsk and Yuzhne.

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SPORTS JUNE

2022

3. Khelo India Youth Games 2022

Why in news - Union Sports Minister AnuragThakur launched the mascot 'Dhakad' (Cow)along with the official logo and official jersey ofthe 4th Khelo India Youth Games on 7th May 2022.

Key Points - The 4th edition of the Khelo India Youth Games

would be held from 4th June to 13th June atPanchkula, Shahbad, Ambala and Chandigarhin Haryana and Delhi.

Five traditional games like gatka, thang-ta,kalarippayattu, mallakhamb and yogasana areincluded in Khelo India Youth Games 2022.

The games would be held in 25 sports disciplinesand 8500 players will participate.

The first edition of the khelo India youth Gameswas inaugurated on 31st January 2018 by Primeminister Narendra Modi.

4. IPL highest opening wicket partnership

Why in news - Quinton de Kock and KL Rahulof Lucknow Super Giants created a new IPLrecord with their 210 run partnership for the 1stwicket.

Key Points - In the 66th match of the IPL 2022 against against

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). Venue - DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai. It broke the record of Jonny Bairstow and David

Warner 185 runs partnership for SunrisersHyderabad against Royal Challengers Bangalorein 2019.

5. SAI National Centre of Excellence (CoE)

Why in news - Foundation stone of the SportsAuthority of India (SAI) National Centre ofExcellence was laid in Cooch Behar, WB.

Key Points - An MoU was signed between SAI and the

Ministry of Railways. It would help over 1,000 athletes get training.

NATIONAL AWARDS

1. Santosh Trophy 2022

Why in news - Kerala beat West Bengal on

penalties to win Santosh trophy at home.

Key Points -

Kerala beat Bengal 5-4 in the penalty shootout

and won their seventh Santosh trophy title.

The finals were held at the Manjeri Payyanad

Football Stadium in Malappuram, Kerala.

In the 75 editions held till 2022, West Bengal is

the most successful side with 32 wins and 14

runners up finishes.

In 1982-83, the trophy was shared by West

Bengal and Goa after the match ended 0-0 in

regulation time as well as extra time.

Kerala coach - Bino George

2. Khelo India University Games 2021

Why in news - Jain University (JU) emerged as

the overall champion of the Khelo India

University Games.

Key Points -

JU claimed 20 gold, 7 silver and 5 bronze medals

to take top honours.

Lovely Professional University (17 gold, 15 silver,

19 bronze) and Punjab University (15 gold, 9

silver, 24 bronze) finished second and third

respectively.

Jain University swimmer Siva Sridhar with seven

gold and two silver medals, finished as the most

successful athlete in the championship.

Priya Mohan of Jain university won the gold

medal in the women's 200m race finale by

defeating Asian Games' champion and Olympian

Dutee Chand.

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Dhanush shot 247.5, a finals world record scoreto emerge triumphant while Shourya finishedthird with 224.3.

The 24th Deaflympics is being held at Caxias doSul, Brazil.

3. World Snooker Championship Title 2022

Why in news - Ronnie O'Sullivan (England) haswon the 2022 World Snooker Championship bydefeating Judd Trump (England) 18-13 in the finals.

Key Points - The event was held at the Crucible Theatre in

Sheffield, England. O'Sullivan's victory makes him the oldest world

champion eclipsing Ray Reardon, who won hissixth title aged 45 in 1978.

It was Ronnie O'Sullivan's seventh WorldSnooker Championship title, previously being2001, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2013 and 2020.

4. Deaflympics 2022

Why in news - Abhinav Deshwal has won thesecond gold medal for India in shooting at theongoing 24th Deaflympics in Caxias do Sul,Brazil. He was tied with silver winning UkrainianOleksii Lazebnyk before winning gold in a shoot-off.

5. Sunway Formentera Open chess tournament

Why in news - Indian Grandmaster D Gukeshemerged champion in the 1st Chessable SunwayFormentera Open 2022 chess tournament.

Key Points - It was a hat-trick of titles for him. He had

previously won the La Roda tournament and theMenorca Open.

He settled for a draw with Armenian GM HaikM Martirosyan in the final round to win the titlewith eight points.

He has now moved up to no.64 in the worldrankings.

The tournament was held in Punta Prima, Spain.

6. Annual ICC Team Rankings 2022

Why in news - On 4th May 2022, InternationalCricket Council (ICC) released the annual updatefor 2022.

With this, SAI now have 24 National CoEs acrossthe country.

6. Adani Group acquired a team in UAE's T20League

Why in news - Adani Sportsline has acquiredthe rights to own and operate a franchise in thesix-member UAE T20 League.

Key Points - It became the 4th Indian group after Reliance,

GMR group and Capri Global to own teams inthe tournament.

The six-team league would comprise 34 matches.

7. 12th Hockey India Sub-Junior Women Nationalchampionship

Why in news - Haryana emerged as the winnersof the 12th Sub-Junior Women NationalChampionship 2022.

Key Points - Defeated Jharkhand by 2-0 in the final. Venue - Imphal, Manipur. Riya and Sejal scored a goal each.


1. IWF Junior World Championships

Why in news - Harshada Sharad Garud becomesthe first Indian weightlifter to be crowned JuniorWorld Champion.

Key Points - She won a gold medal at the IWF Junior World

Championships. She lifted 153-kg in the 45-kg weight category. Turkey's Bektas Cansu bagged the silver medal

while Moldova's Teodora-Luminita Hincu wonthe bronze medal.

The event was held in Heraklion, Greece. Mirabai chanu and Jhilli Dalabehera won a

bronze in the 2013 and 2018 editions. AchintaSheuli won a silver medal last year.

2. Deaflympics 2022

Why in news - Dhanush Srikanth struck gold inthe men's 10m air rifle competition.

Key Points - Shourya Saini has won the bronze in the men's

10m air rifle competition.

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Key Points - India finished the 2021-22 season as the world's

number one ranked T20 team. New Zealand finished as the world's No.1 ODI

team. Australia have topped in the ICC men's Test team

rankings.

7. Madrid Open 2022

Why in news - The 2022 Madrid Open (tennistournament) was was organized from 28th Aprilto 8th May 2022. It was played on the outdoorclay courts at Park Manzanares, Madrid, Spain.

Key Points - Men's Singles - Carlos Alcaraz (Spain) won after

defeating Alexander Zverev (Germany). Women's Singles- Ons Jabeur (Tunisia) won after

defeating Jessica Pegula (USA). Men's Doubles- Wesley Koolhof (Netherlands)

and Neal Skupski (United Kingdom) won afterdefeating Juan Sebastián Cabal (Colombia) andRobert Farah (Colombia).

Women's Doubles- Gabriela Dabrowski (Canada)and Giuliana Olmos (Mexico) won afterdefeating Desirae Krawczyk (USA) and DemiSchuurs (Netherlands).

8. Thomas Cup 2022

Why in news - India won the first-ever ThomasCup title (badminton).

Key Points - India defeated Indonesia (14-time champions) by

3-0 in the finals. Venue - Bangkok, Thailand. Lakshya Sen defeated Anthony Ginting. India's doubles pair Satwik and Chirag defeated

Ahsan-Sukamuljo. In the third game, Kidambi Srikanth defeated

Jonatan Christie.

9. Italian Cup 2022

Why in news - Inter Milan defeated Juventus 4-2 after extra time in the Italian Cup final.

Key Points - The final match held at the Stadio Olimpico in

Rome, Italy.

Ivan Perisic scored in the extra time twice for a

4-2 win.

10. ISSF Junior World Cup

Why in news - Indian pistol pairs Esha Singh

and Saurabh Chaudhary clinched the mixed

team pistol gold at the International Shooting

Sport Federation (ISSF) Junior World Cup.

Key Points -

Venue - Suhl, Germany.

Palak and Sarabjot Singh won silver medal.

Ramita and Paarth Makhija won silver in the

10m air rifle mixed team competition.

11. Asian Badminton Championships 2022

Why in news - In Asian Badminton

Championships, India's P.V. Sindhu won her

second Asian bronze medal.

Key Points -

She lost to world No. 2 Akane Yamaguchi of

Japan in the women's singles semi-finals.

Sindhu had also clinched the bronze in 2014.

Dinesh Khanna is the only Indian to win gold at

the Asian Championships in 1965.

12. Uber Cup 2022

Why in news - South Korea won the Uber Cup

(badminton) 2022 defeating China.

Key Points -

Venue - Bangkok, Thailand.

Sim Yu-jin (46th-ranked) defeated Wang Zhiyi

(15th-ranked).

It was South Korea's 1st Uber Cup crown in 12

years. (last - 2010)

13. Italian open 2022

Why in news - The 79th edition of the Italian

Open (Internazionali BNL d'Italia) concluded in

Rome, Itatly.

Key Points -

Novak Djokovic (Serbia) won title defeating

Stefanos Tsitsipas (Greece).

It was his 6th title in Rome and 5th consecutive

win against Tsitsipas on clay.

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15. Women's World Boxing Championships

Why in news - Nikhat Zareen becomes the 5thIndian woman to win a World title (gold medal)at the Women's World Championships.

Key Points - Venue - Istanbul, Turkey. She defeated Thai Olympian Jutamas Jitpong

5-0 in the 52kg final. Former winners - Mary Kom, Sarita Devi, Jenny

RL and Lekha KC. Manisha Moun (57kg) and Parveen Hooda

(63kg) won bronze after losing to Irma Testa andAmy Broadhurst respectively.

16. Archery World Cup 2022

Why in news - India men's compound team winsgold.

Key Points - India defeated France 232-230 in the final. Winners - Abhishek Verma, Aman Saini and

Rajat Chauhan. Venue - Gwangju, South Korea. This was the trio's 2nd World Cup gold after

Antalya in Turkey.

17. English Premier League

Why in news - Manchester City has won 2021-22 title.

Key Points - It has defeated Aston Villa (3-2) in the final game. It was their 6th Premier League title in 11 seasons.

Complete list of winners -

Category Winner Runner-up

Mens' singles Novak Djokovic Stefanos Tsitsipas(Serbia) (Greece)

Women's singles Iga Swiatek Ons Jabeur (Tunisia)

(Poland)

Men's doubles Nikola Mektic John Isner (United

and Male Pavic States) & Diego

(Cro atia) Schwartman (Ar

gentina)

Women's doubles Veronika Kude- Gabriela Dabrowski

rmetova and (Canada) & Giuliana

Anastasia Pavly- Olmos (Mexico)

uchenkova

(Russia)

14. Summer Deaflympics 2021

Why in news - The 24th edition of 2021 SummerDeaflympics concluded at Caxias do Sul, Brazil,from 1st May to 15th May 2022.

Key Points - For the first time the Games held in a Latin

American country. Motto - 'Sports comes from our hearts'. Mascot - Nino (meaning priceless). Deaflympics 2022 - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (20-

30 October 2022). Russian and Belarussian athletes were barred

from competing in Caxias do Sul,Brazil. Medal table -

The first edition of the Deaflympics was held inParis in 1924.

India at Deaflympics 2021 It was India's largest and youngest contingent of

65 athletes competing in 11 sports disciplines. India has won a total 17 medals. (Gold 8, Silver

1, Bronze 8).

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1. Kalam Website

Why in news - LS Speaker Om Birla launched'Kalam website' to encourage vernacular literature.

Key Points - It is a literary initiative of the Prabha Khaitan

Foundation. The aim of Kalam is to popularize Hindi

literature. The tagline of Prabha Khaitan Foundation is

'Aapne Bhasha Aapne Log'.

2. AIM-PRIME Playbook

Why in news - the AIM-PRIME (Program forResearchers in Innovation, Market Readiness,and Entrepreneurship) Playbook was launchedby NITI Aayog.

Key Points - It is a national project of the Atal Innovation

Mission. It is being executed by Venture Center, Pune with

support from the Bill and Melinda GatesFoundation.

It aims to promote science-based, deep technologyideas to market through training over a periodof 12 months.

3. GatiShakti Sanchar portal

Why in news - Telecom Minister AshwiniVaishnaw launched GatiShakti Sanchar portalon 14th May 2022.

Key Points - It aims to accelerate approvals for laying of fibre

and tower installations ahead of the 5G roll-outin the country.

It would enable centralised right of way (RoW)approvals.

The portal is built by the Madhya Pradesh StateElectronics Development Corporation.

The RoW approval time has already come downto 22 days (earlier - 100 days).

APPS AND PORTALS JUNE

2022

4. National Data Analytics Platform (NDAP)

Why in news - NITI Aayog has launched theNDAP for open public use on 13th May 2022.

Key Points - It aims to democratize access to public government

data by making data accessible for open public use. In August 2021, a beta version of the platform

was released which provided access to only afew users for testing and feedback.

It has 203 datasets from 46 central governmentministries and agencies.

5. 'BioRRAP' Portal

Why in news - Dr. Jitendra Singh launched'BioRRAP' portal for biotech researchers.

Key Points - Full form - Biological Research Regulatory

Approval Portal (BioRRAP). It would give approval for biological

development and research in India. It would work under Department of Biotechnology

(DBT), Ministry of Science & Technology.

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In which European country India opened its newmission - Lithuania.

Which medal won by PV Sindhu in AsiaBadminton Championship - Bronze medal.

When was Ayushman Bharat Day celebratedevery year - 30 April.

Where was the 39th Conference of Chief Justicesof High Courts held - New Delhi.

In which city the national level workshop oninnovative agriculture was organized - New Delhi.

Which bank launched new facility for seniorcitizens on mobile banking platform - Bank ofBaroda.

Who started the 90-day campaign "TillIndependence Day" - Giriraj Singh.

In which city PM Modi inaugurated the SemiconIndia Conference 2022 - Bengaluru.

Which university topped the Times HigherEducation Impact Ranking - University of Sydney.

Mission Sagar IX- INS Gharial reached whichcountry with important medical aid - Sri Lanka.

What is the new name of Mian Ka Bada RailwayStation of Rajasthan - Mahesh Nagar RailwayStation.

Who topped the Asia Pacific Head Office RentIndex - Hong Kong.

Which became the first public sector bank to golive on Account Aggregator Framework -UnionBank.

In which city the ambulance service for sick andinjured cows was inaugurated - Dibrugarh.

In which city 12 national highway projects worthRs 8000 crore were inaugurated - Hyderabad.

Which organization launched Mandatedocument for National Curriculum Framework- Union Ministry of Education.

Which former chairman of SBI has beenappointed as the new advisor to EDP Technologyrecently - Rajnish Kumar.

Which state education board has banned 3 booksof Sikh history - Punjab School Education Board.

Where will the Women's T20 Challenge 2022 beorganized - Lucknow.

In which city the national level workshop oninnovative agriculture was organized - New Delhi.

Where was the National Kharif Conference 2022held - New Delhi.

With the help of India, in which country the firstChildren's Heart Hospital of the South Pacific wasbuilt - Fiji.

Where was the National Level Workshop on"Innovative Agriculture" organized by NITIAayog - New Delhi.

Where was the world's longest (632 m) glassbridge built - Vietnam.

Srijit Mukherji directed 'Shabaash Mithu' is abiopic film on which cricketer - Mithali Raj.

Who became the first player in the history of IPLto score 1000 runs against two different teams- David Warner.

Whose new species 'Golden Advanced' wasdeveloped by the Indian Council of AgriculturalResearch Delhi - Paddy.

Which became the first and only FMCG companyin the country to do a business of more than onelakh crore rupees - Khadi and Village IndustriesCommission.

Which country has become the third country inthe world after the United States and Japan tohave its own SBAS (Satellite Based AaugmentationSystem) system - India.

Which Space Agency's Perseverance RoverCaptures Video of Solar Eclipse on Mars - NASA.

Where was the fourth edition of MeghalayaGames 2022 started - Shillong.

Who was appointed as the new advisor to PMModi - Tarun Kapoor.

Who was appointed as the CEO of Amazoncompany - Andy Jesse.

What percent stake did Bharti Airtel buy inCnergee Technologies - 7 percent.

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Where was the world's first taxi flying airport"Urban Air One Vertiport" built - England.

Advanced Towed Artillery Gun System wassuccessfully test-fired at Kissu place - Jaisalmer.

Where did the Kerala Olympic Games start- Thiruvananthapuram

The Central Government has approved the saleof the percentage stake in Pawan Hans Limitedto Star9 Mobility Private Limited for Rs 211.14crore - 51 percent.

The former chairman of SBI has been appointedas advisor by online lending platform IndifiTechnologies - Rajnish Kumar.

With the aim of taking the benefits of digitaleconomy to youth and women entrepreneurs, thestate government with which Google has signeda MoU- Telangana.

Who has recently won the Miami Open tennistitle 2022? - Inga Svityek.

Who has won the 35th Spanish league title - RealMadrid.

Who has been recently appointed by InterGlobeAviation as the new Chairman of its Board ofDirectors - Venkataramani Sumantran.

How many MW solar power project has beencommissioned by Tata Power Renewable EnergyLimited in Mesanka, Gujarat - 120 Mega Watts.

Bharti Airtel has bought 7% equity in CnergeeTechnologies under which program - StartupAccelerator Program.

Who has been announced as its brand ambassadorby Ayurvedic personal care brand Medimix- Katrina Kaif.

Which company has launched M15 petrol with15% blend of methanol with petrol - Indian OilCorporation.

With which country India has signed a triangulardevelopment cooperation agreement - Germany.

Who was appointed as the new advisor to PMModi - Tarun Kapoor.

In which country 5x5 Pro Basketball League willbe started in 2022 - India.

Which has become the longest vessel ever to sailfrom Ganga to the Brahmaputra - MV RamPrasad Bismil.

In which country the 31st Southeast AsianGames 2022 will be held in which country- Vietnam.

Which Indian state/UT recently passed a'Startup Policy', to support 15,000 start-ups by2030 - New Delhi.

Which state has announced incentives forfarmers opting for Direct Seeding of Rice (DSR)- Punjab

In which city the National Senior ChessChampionship 2022 has been held- Kanpur.

Which state has hosted the 83rd National TableTennis Championship 2022- Meghalaya.

Which country has topped South Asia in termsof women on the boards of listed companiesrecently - Bangladesh.

In which state the 1st World Deaf T20 CricketChampionship will be held in January 10-20,2023 - Kerala.

Where has 'Sahityotsav 2022' been organizedrecently - Delhi.

Recently 'Gender Dialogue' has been organizedby the Ministry of Rural Development - Ministryof Rural Development

What has been the export of India's service sectorin the financial year 2021-22 - $ 254.4 billion.

Who has been appointed as the new CEO ofFlipkart Health Plus - Prashant Jhaveri.

With which country signed agreement to set upHydrogen Task Force in India - Germany.

Who was appointed as the chairman of the Boardof Directors of InterGlobe Aviation -VenkataramaniSumantran.

In which country the 19th Asian Games to beheld on 10-25 September has been postponed- China.

Which Indian was included in Top-50 IT Leadersof the Year - Nikhil Deshpande.

Which country's medical inflation is highestamong Asian countries in the year 2021 - India.

RailTel in collaboration with WHO inauguratedMobile Container Hospital in which city- Visakhapatnam.

Which state has tied up with Flipkart to create apool of supply chain operators - West Bengal.

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Which organization has imposed a 2-year banon journalist Boria Majumdar in the WriddhimanSaha case - BCCI.

Which university organized Utkarsh Mahotsav2022 to promote the Sanskrit language - CentralSanskrit University.

In which IIT did Pfizer inaugurate the GlobalDrug Development Center - IIT Madras.

In which company L&T Infotech company wasmerged - Mindtree.

Where was the "Boao Forum for Asia-BFA"annual conference 2022 held - China.

Where did the 12th Hockey India Senior Women'sNational Championship start - Bhopal.

In which city Union Minister Smriti Irani haslaunched 'Stree Manoraksha Project'- Hyderabad.

In which city has the 4th edition of India Boatand Marine Show concluded recently - Cochin.

Recently who has become the first Pakistanifemale singer to win Grammy Award - Arooj Aftab.

Which athlete has been provisionally suspendedat the Tokyo Olympics after testing positive for abanned drug - Kamalpreet Kaur.

When is World Red Cross Day celebrated everyyear around the world - May 8.

Who became the new CMD of HindustanPetroleum Corporation Limited - Pushp KumarJoshi.

Who inaugurated the permanent campus of IIMNagpur - Ramnath Kovind.

Who was the head of the Delimitation Commissionwhich redrawn the electoral map of Jammu andKashmir - Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai.

India's first fast aerodynamics train will runbetween which cities - Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut.

Which state has provided free high speed internetconnectivity near more than 58000 village locations- Uttar Pradesh.

According to the CRS report, the death rate inIndia increased by what percent during the year2022 - 6.2 percent.

What is the theme of World Red Cross Day 2022- Be Human Kind.

Which state government has recently set up theGeneral Category Commission - Himachal Pradesh.

In which Indian city the 7th India InternationalScience Festival was organized - Panaji.

Which ministry has started Yoga Festival at RedFort in Delhi - Ministry of AYUSH.

Which companies have signed purchase agreementsfor upcoming ethanol plants - Oil marketingcompanies.

Which bank has launched 'Express Car Loan'- HDFC Bank.

Which railways division has introduced 'babyberth' on trial basis in some trains- NorthernRailway.

Which will become the first "Honey Village"- Manghar village, Maharashtra.

Where has the Indian Army's first Green SolarEnergy Harnessing Plant been set up - Sikkim.

According to the recent report, which state hasthe highest number of elderly people - Rajasthan.

In which city the annual summit of India GlobalForum has been held - Bengaluru.

Which country has hosted the World SustainableDevelopment Summit 2022 - India.

Which ministry has organized the all Indiaprogram 'Jharokha' - Ministry of Culture andMinistry of Textiles.

Which country will host the 2022 CommonwealthGames - Birmingham, England

In which country the 12th AIBA Women's WorldBoxing Championship has been started - Turkey(Istanbul).

Which Indian has won the gold medal in the100m hurdles race at the Cyprus InternationalAthletics Meet 2022 - Jyoti Yarraji.

Which institution has constituted an advisorycommittee on matters related to ESG in securitiesmarket - SEBI.

Where has the 12th 'Hockey India Senior Women'sNational Championship' started recently - Bhopal.

Between which countries, the 'Defender Europe2022' and 'Swift Response 2022' war exerciseshave been held recently - NATO countries.

Which country has recently opened a new gasfield with the capacity to produce 20 million cubicfeet of gas - Bangladesh.

Who has been appointed as the Director Generalof IAF recently - Sanjeev Kapoor.

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Where did the International Shooting SportsFederation Junior World Cup start - Germany.

Which athlete tied up with YouTube India tomake short films - Neeraj Chopra.

Which state's Pomai Naga region has beendeclared as 'Drug Free John' - Manipur.

In which country "Intersolar Europe 2022 event"has been organized recently - Germany.

SpiceJet has partnered with which bank tolaunch co-branded credit card - Axis Bank.

Which state government has organized "UtkarshSamaroh" to celebrate the achievement of 4schemes - Gujarat.

Who has been named the ICC Men's andWomen's Player of the Month for April 2022 -Keshav Maharaj (South Africa - Male) and AlyssaHaley (Australia - Female).

The world's oldest chess grandmaster "YuriAverbakh" has passed away recently at the ageof - 100 years.

Who has been appointed by Pakistan as theMinister of Trade in New Delhi - Qamar Zaman.

Caitlin Novak has recently been elected as thefirst female President of which country - Hungary.

Confederation of British Industry and whichorganisation recently signed an agreement to setup UK-India Trade Commission - Confederationof Indian Industry.

Which state has recently inaugurated the firstfood safety museum in Thanjavur- Tamil Nadu.

Which actress has recently been awarded the12th Bharat Ratna Dr. Ambedkar Award 2022 -- Harshali Malhotra.

According to a recent report, the foreign exchangereserves have come down to how many billiondollars - 595.954 billion dollars.

Which Union Minister has inaugurated theNational Cyber Forensic Laboratory (NCFL) inHyderabad - Amit Shah.

Which bank has recently launched its onlineplatform "Trade Nxt - Union Bank of India.

Which has approved the "Digital Anti-skid BrakeManagement System" developed for SARASMark 2 - National Aerospace Laboratory.

Brokerage firm Morgan Stanley has recentlyreduced India's FY2023 projected growth rate towhat percent - 7.6%.

Which Union Minister inaugurated the country'sfirst Amrit Sarovar located at Patwai on 13thMay 2022 - Abbas Naqvi.

Which chairman and chief executive officer ofIBM has been elected to the board of directors ofthe Federal Reserve Bank of New York - ArvindKrishna.

Under which of the following ministry RavinderSingh Dhillon has been appointed as CMD ofNavratna Company "REC Limited" recently- Ministry of Power.

Who has started the Girl Child EmpowermentMission to uplift the lives of underprivileged girls- NTPC.

Recently who has been appointed as the newchairman of CBSE - Nidhi Chhibber.

Which football club has won the I-League title- Gokulam Kerala FC.

Which union minister has led the Indiandelegation to the COP15 summit on desertification- Union Minister for MoEFCC Bhupendra Yadav.

Who has recently imposed a fine of Rs 59 lakhon Korean bank KEB Hana Bank- Reserve Bankof India.

Who has been appointed as the Chairman andManaging Director of REC Limited, Ministry ofPower - Vivek Kumar Devangan.

Ranil Wickremesinghe has recently been swornin as which Prime Minister of Sri Lanka - 26th.

Who has become the best nurse in the world- Anna Kabale Duba.

The International Day of Light is celebrated on- 16th May.

Which of the following company has acquiredtable reservation platform Dineout - Swiggy.

According to World Bank report on migrationand development, which country has topped theforeign remittance recipient list by receiving USD89 billion - India.

What is the theme for World Migratory Bird Day2022 - Light pollution.

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Which states have topped in terms of GSTregistration recently - Maharashtra and UttarPradesh.

Who has been named as a member of the Bankof England recently - Dr. Swati Dhingra.

With which state police will Worldline India andBOI digitize e-challan - Madhya Pradesh.

The Union Minister of State for Skill Developmentand Entrepreneurship has recently launched apilot project to skill tribal youth in which city- Bhopal.

Which bank has nominated Rajeev Ranjan andSitakantha Patnaik as executive directors- Reserve Bank of India.

With whom has the Ministry of Skill Developmentpartnered for capacity building programs - IndianSchool of Business.

In which state India's first Regional Rapid TransitSystem train set was completed - Gujarat.

Which state launched an incentive scheme forfarmers opting for direct sowing of paddy- Punjab.

Who started the investor awareness program ofNSDL - Nirmala Sitharaman.

Which country topped the Global Crypto AdoptionIndex - USA.

Who has been named as the new non-executivechairman of Gram Unnati Board - Sunil Arora.

Who has recently been awarded 'Commander ofthe Order of the British Empire Award' - AjayPiramal.

Which state's women's hockey team has won the'Hockey India Senior Women's National Champion-ship' - Odisha.

Which country has recently hosted the SCO-RATS (Shanghai Cooperation Organization- Council of Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure) -India.

Who has been appointed as the Chief Executive Officerby the Oil Enfield automaker - B Govindarajan.

Which union minister has launched a mentalhealth helpline - Arjun Ram Meghwal.

Which state/UT has recently topped the IndiaPress Freedom Report 2021 - Jammu and Kashmir.

Who has recently become the second femalePrime Minister of France - Elizabeth Bourne.

Recently which tiger reserve has been given theTx2 award 2022 for doubling the tiger population- Satyamangalam Tiger Reserve.

Which ministry has started the Yoga Festival atRed Fort in Delhi - Ministry of AYUSH.

Which Union Minister has released the e-bookCivil List-2022 of IAS Officers - Jitendra Singh.

Who has chaired the 4th meeting of the NationalStartup Advisory Council - Piyush Goyal.

According to a recent report, which country hasrecorded the highest number of deaths relatedto air pollution - India.

Who has been re-appointed as ManagingDirector & CEO by Bharti Airtel Board for aperiod of 5 years - Gopal Vittal.

Recently, Naveen Srivastava has become theAmbassador of India to which country - Nepal.

Who has been recently elected to the US NationalAcademy of Sciences - Kamal Bawa (head ofATREE).

Which country hosted the "XV World ForestryCongress" recently - South Korea.

Which edible oil company has announced to buythe food division of Patanjali Ayurved for Rs 690crore - Ruchi Soya.

India Technical and Economic Cooperation(ITEC)' is related to which ministry - Ministry ofExternal Affairs.

Which international company has recentlylaunched cyber security skills training programin India - Microsoft.

Which Union Minister has chaired the 7thAnnual Meeting of the Board of Governors ofNDB - Nirmala Sitharaman.

India's Nikhat Zareen has won which medal atthe Women's World Boxing Championships- Gold Medal.

Which state government has notified "NanjarayanLake" as the 17th Bird Sanctuary - Tamil Nadu.

Which insurance company has recently launchedIndia's first dental health insurance plan - PNBMetLife India Insurance.

Which state's cabinet has recently approved Rs1500 per acre incentive for farmers - Punjab.

Who has recently unveiled the Bharat Tap project- Hardeep Singh Puri

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India and who have signed an MoU on the'Reconstruction Project of Old Colder CommunityCentre' - St. Vincent and the Grenadines.

The country which hosted the Deaflympics 2021- Brazil.

The country whose scientists have proposed aproject to survey the sky through space telescopeto search for habitable Earthlike planets outsidethe solar system- China.

The organization which announced up to $30billion in aid to overcome food insecurity - WorldBank.

New Development Bank has announced to openits first regional office in India in which state- Gujarat.

Who has been appointed as the new MD andCEO of Paytm - Vijay Shekhar Sharma.

Who is the author of the novel 'Place Cold Home'- Preeti Shenoy.

Which Asian country has declared itself bankrupt- Sri Lanka.

Which bank will sell one-fourth of its share inAges Federal Life Insurance - IDBI Bank.

Which state government has announced toprovide manure safety license to all the eateriesin the state - Kerala.

Which IIT-led 5G test band has been developedas a multi-institution collaborative by 8 institutes- IIT Madras.

The Supreme Court has allowed miningcompanies to mine and export iron ore extractedfrom the mines of which state - Karnataka.

Which IFS officer has been appointed as the newpersonal secretary of Prime Minister NarendraModi - Vivek Kumar.

Which day is celebrated across the world on 23rdMay 2022 - World Turtle Day.

Recently, which became the first Indiancompany to sponsor the FIFA World Cup - Byju's.

Who became the first Indian company to touchthe market valuation mark of Rs 19 lakh crore- Reliance.

Which motor vehicle company has launched amobile showroom named 'Anubhav' - Tata Motors.

Which country removed emergency after 15 days- Sri Lanka.

To tackle the problem of rising global temperature,which country proposed imposition of carbon taxon his people - New Zealand.

Which company was removed from S&P 500 ESGindex - Tesla.

Which country announced lifting of ban on exportof palm oil - Indonesia.

The Central Consumer Protection Authority hasissued notices to which two online passenger- Ola and Uber.

Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit willbe held in - Uzbekistan.

Who addressed the 8th meeting of BRICSEnvironment Ministers - Bhupendra Yadav.

With whom has the BCCI tied up for theWomen's T20 Challenge - NFT partner.

The export duty on new iron ore and concentrateshas been increased from 30% to what percent- 50%.

Which company has become the first companyto be traded on the Indian Gas Exchange - ONGC.

Who has launched the revamped 'Abha' mobileapp to manage health records - National HealthAuthority.

Which edition of Indian Navy-Bangladesh NavyCoordinated Petrol has been launched recently- Fourth edition.

Which bank has constituted a committee toreview customer service standards in banks andNBFCs - Reserve Bank of India.

Who has broken the national record of women's100m hurdles - Jyoti Yaraji.

Which state government has ordered 33%reservation for women in outsourced employeesin all its departments - Karnataka.

With whom has the Information and PublicRelations Department of Jammu and Kashmirsigned an MoU for J&K's First National FilmFestival. - National Film Development CorporationLimited.

India and which country have recently signed aMoU for cooperation in the fertilizer sector- Jordan.

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1. What is M15 recently launched on a pilot basisin Assam?(a) Blended petrol (b) Hydrogen fuel(c) Military exercise (d) Aircraft(e) None of the above/ more than one of theses

Ans- (a)2. Recently, Japan has signed a defence deal with

which Asian Country?(a) Singapore (b) South Korea(c) Indonesia (d) Thailand(e) None of the above/ more than one of theses

Ans- (d)3. EU has slapped anti-trust charge on which

company for anti-competitive practices?(a) Reliance (b) Microsoft(c) Rafael (d) Apple(e) None of the above/ more than one of theses

Ans- (d)4. According to 'Currency and Finance Report' by

RBI Indian economy will recover fully frompandemic scars by the year-(a) 2024-25 (b) 2034-35(c) 2030-31 (d) 2026-27(e) None of the above/ more than one of theses

Ans- (b)5. Which country has accounted for the largest

number of real time transaction in the world?(a) China (b) USA(c) India (d) Canada(e) None of the above/ more than one of theses

Ans- (c)6. Which bank has launched digital platform

'Open-for -all' for MSMEs?(a) HDFC bank (b) ICICI bank(c) HSBC bank (d) IndusInd bank(e) None of the above/ more than one of theses

Ans- (b)7. According to 'Official Airline Guide' report,

which international airport was the 2ndbusiest in the world in March 2022?

(a) New York (b) Sanghai(c) New Delhi (d) Paris(e) None of the above/ more than one of theses

Ans- (c)8. Which is the first Indian state to launch a 'Gene

bank'?(a) Maharashtra (b) Assam(c) Karnataka (d) Kerala(e) None of the above/ more than one of theses

Ans- (a)9. Transnistria was recently in news. It is located

in which continent?(a) Africa (b) South America(c) Asia (d) Europe(e) None of the above/ more than one of theses

Ans- (d)10. Which airline has started its first flight from

Patna to Guwahati?(a) Quantas (b) Air Asia(c) Flybig (d) Vistara(e) None of the above/ more than one of theses

Ans- (c)11. Which startup has become the 100th unicorn

in India?(a) Newbank open (b) Lenskart(c) Zomato (d) Nyaka fashion(e) None of these/more than one of these

Ans- (a)12. A 9-feet bronze statue of Sardar Patel has been

unveiled in which foreign country?(a) Denmark (b) Germany(c) France (d) Canada(e) None of these/more than one of these

Ans- (d)13. The proposed India's first semiconductor

fabrication unit will be set up in?(a) Telangana (b) Andhra Pradesh(c) Karnataka (d) Maharashtra(e) None of these/more than one of these

Ans- (c)

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14. What is the rank of India in the World PressFreedom Index 2022 released by Reporterswithout Borders?(a) 142nd (b) 150th(c) 146th (d) 138th(e) None of these/more than one of these

Ans- (b)15. India has signed a declaration with which

country on 'forest landscape restoration'?(a) Germany (b) USA(c) Denmark (d) The United Kingdom(e) None of these/more than one of these

Ans- (a)16. Who has become the first Indian weightlifter

to be Crowned Junior world Champion?(a) Mirabai Chanu(b) Jhilli Dalabahera(c) Harshada Sharad Garud(d) Achinta Sheuli(e) None of these/more than one of these

Ans- (c)17. Which Indian State has recently won the

Santosh trophy 2022?(a) West Bengal (b) Haryana(c) Odisha (d) Kerala(e) None of these/more than one of these

Ans- (d)18. NASA has captured a solar eclipse on which

planet using its Perseverance rover?(a) Mars (b) Venus(c) Jupiter (d) Mercury(e) None of these/more than one of these

Ans- (a)19. As per CMIE report, what is the unemployment

rate in Bihar in April 2022?(a) 28% (b) 19.2 %(c) 22.5% (d) 21.1%(e) None of these/more than one of these

Ans- (d)20. How many Schools have been selected from Patna

under 'Bihar Swachh Vidyalaya Puraskar' 2021?(a) 5 (b) 2(c) 0 (d) 8(e) None of these/more than one of these

Ans- (c)

21. According to the Civil Registration Systemreport 2020, which State/UT has the highestsea ratio at birth ?(a) Haryana (b) Puducherry(c) Kerala (d) Ladakh(e) None of these/more than one of these

Ans- (d)22. Union Home Minister Amit Shah has launched

the NATGRID campus in which city?(a) Kolkata (b) Bengaluru(c) Hyderabad (d) Bhopal(e) None of these/more than one of these

Ans- (b)23. Recently, Russia warned which country of Nuclear

Tsunami in relation to supporting Ukraine?(a) Britain (b) USA(c) Japan (d) France(e) None of these/more than one of these

Ans- (a)24. Recently, the 2nd Indo-Nordic Summit took

place at-(a) Helsinki (b) Oslo(c) Copenhagen (d) Stockholm(e) None of these/more than one of these

Ans- (c)25. Recently, which financial institution become

a signatory to UN Principles for ResponsibleInvestments (PRI)?(a) ICICI Bank (b) SBI Capital(c) Axis Bank (d) HDFC Life(e) None of these/more than one of these

Ans- (d)26. Which state has launched the 'Jivhala Scheme'

for prisoners?(a) Utter Pradesh (b) Punjab(c) Maharashtra (d) West Bengal(e) None of these/more than one of these

Ans- (c)27. Recently launched 'Kamala Devi' is a -

(a) Fast petrol vessel(b) Submarine(c) Women empowerment app(d) Indigenous aircraft(e) None of these/more than one of these

Ans- (a)

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28. IMD has tied up with which institution to developClimatic solutions and weather forecasts?(a) IIT Delhi (b) IIT Kharagpur(c) IIT Kanpur (d) IIT Bombay(e) None of these/more than one of these

Ans- (d)29. Hritik Anand, a player hailing from Hajipur

in Bihar won a gold Medal in Deaf Olympicsin Which Sports?(a) Badminton (b) Snooker(c) Table Tennis (d) Squash(e) None of these/more than one of these

Ans- (a)30. What is the objective of 'operation Prahar'

being run by Bihar Police?(a) To catch serious crime offenders(b) To catch violators of liqour prohibition law(c) To catch people indulged in indulged sand

missing(d) Create awareness about thunderbolt(e) None of these/more than one of these

Ans- (e)31. What is the Total Fertility Rate (TFR) of India

as per the recently released NFHS-5 report?(a) 2.0 (b) 2.2(c) 2.1 (d) 1.9(e) None of these/more than one of these

Ans- (a)32. Vande Bharat train wheels will be manufactured

in India at-(a) Mokama (b) Raniganj(c) Bengaluru (d) Chennai(e) None of these/more than one of these

Ans- (c)33. India first tribal health observatory will be

established at?(a) Jharkhand (b) Assam(c) Chhatisgarh (d) Odisha(e) None of these/more than one of these

Ans- (d)34. IL-80 Maxdoma was recently in news, It is a-

(a) Submarine (b) Missile(c) Airplane (d) Aircraft carrier(e) None of these/more than one of these

Ans- (c)

35. India's first 'Flow Chemistry Tech Hub' hasbeen launched in which city?(a) Bengaluru (b) Hyderabad(c) Chennai (d) New Delhi(e) None of these/more than one of these

Ans- (b)36. UN 'Energy Plan of Action' aims to provide

clean and affordable energy to all by -(a) 2025 (b) 2035(c) 2037 (d) 2032(e) None of these/more than one of these

Ans- (a)37. Who has won the World Food Prize 2022?

(a) Arnav Bawa(b) Wyatt Whitney(c) Zigi zhu(d) Cythia Roehzweig(e) None of these/more than one of these

Ans- (d)38. Who has become the first Indian woman to

scale five peaks above 8000 metres?(a) Arunima Sinha(b) Premlata Agrawal(c) Priyanka Mohite(d) Poorna Melavath(e) None of these/more than one of these

Ans- (c)39. Bihar Animal Science University (BASU) is

proposed to be completed the year-

(a) 2030 (b) 2025(c) 2032 (d) 2037(e) None of these/more than one of these

Ans- (b)40. How many ponds have been selected in Bihar

in first phase of 'Amrit Sarovar Scheme ?

(a) 5 (b) 7(c) 12 (d) 15

(e) None of these/more than one of theseAns- (a)41. Recently excavated Rakhigarhi, a Harappan

site, is located in which state?

(a) Rajasthan (b) Haryana(c) Punjab (d) Uttar Pradesh

Ans. (b)

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42. 'Martand temple' situated in J&K was built bywhom?(a) Lalitadiyta Muktapide(b) Gonanda(c) Sikander Shah Miri(d) Damodar I

Ans. (a)43. Recently, an imported case of Monkeypox was

detected in which country?(a) USA (b) India(c) China (d) United Kingdom

Ans. (d)44. Which company surpassed Hindustan Unilever

Ltd. (HUL) to become the largest FMCG companyin India?(a) ITC (b) Adani Wilmar Ltd.(c) Patanjali (d) Parle agro

Ans. (b)45. World Thalassemia day is celebrated every

year on -(a) 1st May (b) 8th April(c) 8th May (d) 12th May

Ans. (c)46. 'Enterprise India National Coir conclave 2022'

recently held at?(a) New Delhi (b) Panipat(c) Lakshadweep (d) Coimbatore

Ans. (d)47. Who has been appointed as Hongkong's next

leader?(a) Carrie Lam (b) John Lee(c) Wang Yi (d) Han Zheng

Ans. (b)48. 'e-Adhigam' scheme which aims to provide

tablets to government school students has beenlaunched by which state?(a) Haryana (b) Maharashtra(c) Bihar (d) Madhya Pradesh

Ans. (a)49. Bihar state government plans to teach swimming

to people living adjacent to rivers in how manydistricts?(a) 10 (b) 12(c) 18 (d) 22

Ans. (c)

50. An agency to provide a certificate to 'organicProducts' is located in which district of Bihar?

(a) Patna (b) Madhubani(c) Kishanganj (d) Bhagalpur

Ans. (a)51. Judges of Supreme Court in India are appointed

by whom?

(a) President (b) Prime Minister(c) Vice-President (d) Chief Justice of India(e) None of these/ more than one of these

Ans- (a)52. Which became the first state to surpass 10 GW

solar installation capacity?

(a) Andhra Pradesh(b) Gujarat(c) Maharashtra(d) Rajasthan(e) None of these/ more than one of these

Ans- (d)53. Which in the only foreign stop of 'Bharat Gaurav'

tourist train under Ramayana circuit?(a) Kathmandu (b) Dhaka(c) Janakpur (d) Lumbini(e) None of these/ more than one of these

Ans- (c)54. India's largest Lithium-ion battery plant

started production in which state?(a) Haryana (b) Telangana(c) Maharashtra (d) Gujarat(e) None of these/ more than one of these

Ans- (d)55. Prime Minister of which country in Indian

neighbourhood resigned due to ongoing protestby common people?

(a) Pakistan (b) Sri Lanka(c) Nepal (d) Bangladesh

(e) None of these/ more than one of theseAns- (b)56. Which country started discounted internet services

for its poor citizens?

(a) India (b) China

(c) USA (d) Mexico(e) None of these/ more than one of these

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57. Which company became the first Indian companyto cross USD 100 billion annual revenue?

(a) Reliance (b) Patanjali(c) Britannia (d) TCS

(e) None of these/ more than one of theseAns- (a)58. According to Chainalysis report, what is rank

of India in terms of realised crypto gains?

(a) 2nd (b) 21st(c) 15th (d) 12th

(e) None of these/ more than one of theseAns- (b)59. Bihar government has released how much

rupees under Covid Emergency ResponseFund in May 2022?

(a) 992 crores (b) 816 crores(c) 715 crores (d) 826 crores(e) None of these/ more than one of these

Ans- (d)60. Air Traffic Control (ATC) tower will be built

in which airport of Bihar?

(a) Patna (b) Gaya(c) Darbhanga (d) Bhagalpur

(e) None of these/ more than one of theseAns- (a)61. Which is the first State to pass the Lokayukta

Act after the passing of the Lokpal Act 2013 atthe Center?(a) Maharashtra (b) Bihar(c) Gujarat (d) Odisha(e) None of these/more than one of these

Ans- (d)62. India aims to blend how much percent of

ethanol with petrol by 2030?(a) 20% (b) 15%(c) 10% (d) 12%(e) None of these/more than one of these

Ans- (a)63. A new secret Military satellite 'Kosmos 2555'

was launched recently by?(a) U.S.A (b) Russia(c) China (d) Ukraine(e) None of these/more than one of these

Ans- (b)

64. Pulitzer award 2022 for journalism in 'Public

service' was given to?

(a) New York Times

(b) Wall Street Journal

(c) The Washington Post

(d) Euronews

(e) None of these/more than one of these

Ans- (c)

65. Yoon-Suk-Yeol has been sworn in as President

of which country?

(a) North Korea (b) Singapore

(c) Cambodia (d) South Korea


Ans- (d)

66. Pandit Shivkumar Sharma recently passed

away. He was associated with which musical

instrument?

(a) Santoor (b) Drum

(c) Tabla (d) Flute


Ans- (a)

67. Odessa Port was recently in news. It is located

in which country?

(a) Israel (b) Russia

(c) Ukraine (d) Cuba


Ans- (c)

68. Which is going to be the first state to provide

breakfast to government school students along

with mid-day-meal?

(a) Kerala (b) Punjab

(c) Tamil Nadu (d) West Bengal


Ans- (c)

69. Which district's institute has topped in the

recently released State Teacher Training Institute

ranking by the Education department of Bihar ?

(a) Rohtas (b) Begusarai

(c) Nalanda (d) Arwal


Ans- (b)

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70. Bihar states become which state to set up a 'Price

Monitoring Resources Unit' to check price of

medicines?

(a) 1st (b) 5th(c) 8th (d) 16th(e) None of these/more than one of these

Ans- (d)71. Cylone Asani made a landfall in which state?

(a) Andhra Pradesh(b) Tamil Nadu(c) Odisha(d) West Bengal(e) None of these/more than one of these

Ans- (a)72. Who was the first person to face trial under

the sedition law in colonial India?

(a) Mahatma Gandhi(b) Jogesh Chandra Bose(c) Bal Gangadhar Tilak(d) Bhagat Singh(e) None of these/more than one of these

Ans- (b)73. Which country has been elected as the new

chair of the Association of Asian Election

Authorities for 2022-24?

(a) Vietnam (b) The Philippines(c) South Korea (d) India(e) None of these/more than one of these

Ans- (d)74. Who has been appointed as 'Minister of Trade'

in Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi?

(a) Qamar Zaman(b) Asad Majeed Khan(c) Zahoor Ahmed(d) Sajjad Qazi(e) None of these/more than one of these

Ans- (a)75. The world's longest glass-bottom bridge

opened in which country?

(a) China (b) Japan(c) India (d) Vietnam(e) None of these/more than one of these

Ans- (d)

76. In 1913, Rabindranath Tagore won the Nobelprize in literature for his work -(a) Sonar Tori (b) Ghore-Baire(c) Gitanjali (d) Gora(e) None of these/more than one of these

Ans- (c)77. 'Kalam Website' to encourage vernacular

literature has been launched by-(a) PM Narendra Modi(b) Om Birla(c) Venkaiah Naidu(d) Narayan Rane(e) None of these/more than one of these

Ans- (b)78. AIM-PRIME playbook is an initiative of -

(a) NITI Aayog(b) Department of Science and Technology(c) ISRO(d) BARC(e) None of these/more than one of these

Ans- (a)79. In Bihar 'Gangadham' will be developed in

which district ?(a) Bhojpur (b) Saran(c) Begusarai (d) Patna(e) None of these/more than one of these

Ans- (d)80. Which State ranks first in Mushroom production

in India ?(a) Himachal Pradesh(b) Manipur(c) Bihar(d) Meghalaya(e) None of these/more than one of these

Ans- (c)81. Which Indian cattle breed has the largest

population in absolute terms?(a) Hrianna (b) Bachaur(c) Sahiwal (d) Gir

Ans. (d)82. India's first biogas EV charging station started

in which city?(a) Mumbai (b) New Delhi(c) Panipat (d) Hyderabad

Ans. (a)

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83. Which Asian country became the first to joinNATO-CCOCOE(a) Japan (b) Singapore(c) South Korea (d) India

Ans. (c)84. India recently test fired extended range BrahMos

from Su – 3 MKI. What is its extended range?(a) 290 Km (b) 300 Km(c) 315 Km (d) 350 Km

Ans. (d)85. 'Operation Dudhi' is related to which Para-

military force?(a) CRPF (b) CISF(c) Assam Rifles (d) BSF

Ans. (c)

86. First Bangla Academy Awards 2022 has beengiven to?(a) Mamata Banerjee(b) Narayan Sanyal(c) Mallika Sengupta(d) Ramprasad Sen(e) None of the above/ More than one of the

Ans. (a)87. Who has been appointed as Prime Minister of

Sri Lanka for 5th time?(a) J.R. Jayewardene(b) Ranasingha Premdesa(c) Mahinda Rajapaksa(d) Ranil wickremesinghe(e) None of the above/ More than one of the

Ans. (d)88. Which telescope captured the image of the

Milkyway's first black hole?(a) Event Horizon (b) James Webb(c) Chandra (d) Tianyan(e) None of the above/ More than one of the

Ans. (a)89. Which state made singing of the National

Anthem compulsory in all Madrassas acrossthe state?(a) Karnataka (b) Madhya Pradesh(c) Uttar Pradesh (d) Haryana(e) None of the above/ More than one of the

Ans. (c)

90. Bihar Investors Summit held at?(a) Mumbai (b) New Delhi(c) Darbhanga (d) Patna(e) None of the above/ More than one of the

Ans. (b)91. Which state/UT recorded the maximum

decrease in birth rate as per CRS 2020 report?(a) J & K (b) Kerala(c) Assam (d) Lakshadweep(e) None of the above/ More than one of the

Ans. (d)92. Which country has been elected by UNGA to fill

the vacancy created due to Russian suspensionfrom UNHRC?(a) Poland (b) Crech Republic(c) Ukraine (d) Canada(e) None of the above/ More than one of the

Ans. (b)93. Scientists belonging to which country grew

plants on Lunar soil?(a) USA (b) China(c) Japan (d) India(e) None of the above/ More than one of the

Ans. (a)94. Templeton Prize 2022 has been given to

(a) Dalia Lama (b) Charles H. Towns(c) Dr. Frank Wilczik (d) John D. Barrow(e) None of the above/ More than one of the

Ans. (c)95. Who has been appointed as Air India CEO by

the Tata group?(a) Campbellbell Wilson(b) Ilker Ayci(c) Larry Montford(d) Alam Joyce(e) None of the above/ More than one of the

Ans. (a)96. Which Indian actress has been appointed as

the brand ambassador of Louis Vuitton?(a) Kareena Kapoor(b) Anushka Shetty(c) Shruti Hassan(d) Deepika Padukone(e) None of the above/ More than one of the

Ans. (d)

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97. 'Chara Bijayi yojana' is an initiative of whichstate?(a) Punjab (b) Haryana(c) Bihar (d) Madhya Pradesh(e) None of the above/ More than one of the

Ans. (b)98. 'Physical modeling center' to collect data related

to rivers will be set up in which district ofBihar?(a) Supaul (b) Sasaram(c) Patna (d) Nalanda(e) None of the above/ More than one of the

Ans. (a)99. Which river has recently been revived in Bihar ?

(a) Kamla (b) Niranjan(c) Burhi Gandak (d) Lakhandei(e) None of the above/ More than one of the

Ans. (d)100. Spice jet has partnered with which banks to

launch co-branded credit cards?

(a) Axis Bank (b) SBI(c) HDFC Bank (d) Allahabad Bank

(e) None of the above/ More than one of theAns. (a) 101. A 'Skill India International Center' to train

youth for overseas employment has beenproposed to be set up at?

(a) Kolkata (b) Patna(c) Varanasi (d) Lucknow(e) None of the above/ More than one of the

Ans. (c)102. Which state become first to reinstate the old

Pension Scheme?

(a) Chhatisgarh (b) Rajsthan(c) Tamil Nadu (d) Maharashra(e) None of the above/ More than one of the

Ans. (a)103. How much money India has contributed to UN

for promotion of Hindi under 'Hindi @ UN'Project?(a) USD 100,000 (b) USD 500,000(c) USD 12,00,000 (d) USD 800,000(e) None of the above/ More than one of the

Ans. (d)

104. Recently, the Adani group has acquired whichcement company?(a) Ambuja Cement(b) Ultra Tech(c) Shree cement(d) Bangur Cement(e) None of the above/ More than one of the

Ans. (a)105. Who has launched GatiShakti Sanchar portal?

(a) Narendra Modi(b) Venkaiah Naidu(c) Ashwini Vaishnav(d) S. Jaishankar(e) None of the above/ More than one of the

Ans. (c)106. Who has topped the Forbes highest paid

athletes list 2022?(a) Lionel Messi(b) Lebson James(c) Christiano Ronaldo(d) Virat Kohali(e) None of the above/ More than one of the

Ans. (a)107. Who is the winner of Thomas cup title 2022?

(a) Indonesia (b) Australia(c) India (c) Malaysia(e) None of the above/ More than one of the

Ans. (c)108. Who is the newly appointed Chief Minister of

Tripura?(a) Biplal deb (b) Manik Saha(c) Satyabrata Roy (d) Prashanta sen(e) None of the above/ More than one of the

Ans. (b)109. In Bihar, BIADA has decided to reduce prices

of land by how much percent to provide reliefto entrepreneurs?(a) 30 % (b) 35%(c) 50% (d) 42%(e) None of the above/ More than one of the

Ans. (c)110. In Bihar, Cocoon Bank has been inaugurated at -

(a) Banka (b) Bhagalpur(c) Darbhanga (d) Patna(e) None of the above/ More than one of the

Ans. (a)

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111. Scientists discovered the fossil remains of a

Pre-historic snake from which State/UT?

(a) Rajasthan (b) Ladakh

(c) Assam (d) Tamil Nadu

(e) None of the above/ More than one of the

Ans. (b)

112. National Data analyties Platform (NDAP) is

an iniatiative of ?

(a) NITI Aayog

(b) Central Information Commission

(c) Lokpal

(d) CBI


Ans. (a)

113. PM Modi laid the foundation of 'India International

Center for Buddhist Culture and Heritage' at?

(a) New Delhi (b) Bodh Gaya

(c) Kathmandu (d) Lumbini


Ans. (d)

114. World's longest suspension footbridge has

been opened in which country?

(a) China (b) India

(c) Czech Republic (d) Portugal


Ans. (c)

115. Who become the first Indian layman to be

declared a saint by Pope Francis?

(a) Nivedha Thomas

(b) Devasahayam Pillai

(c) Catherine Trese

(d) Tovino Thomas


Ans. (b)

116. Which Indian Company topped the 'Forbes

Global 2000' list?

(a) Adani Group

(b) Infosys

(c) Reliance Industries

(d) Patanjali


Ans. (c)

117. The 2nd Global Summit on Covid-19 hostedby the USA held on-(a) 16th May 2022 (b) 12th May 2022(c) 30th April 2022 (c) 2nd May 2022(e) None of the above/ More than one of the

Ans. (b)118. What is the theme of International Museam

Day 2022?(a) Power of Museum(b) Culture in Museums(c) Museum and Civilisation(d) Museum and Us(e) None of the above/ More than one of the

Ans. (a)119. Recently which has become the 52nd Tiger

Reserve (TR) of the country?(a) Kamlong TR (b) Ramgarh TR(c) Satkosia TR (d) Mukundara TR(e) None of the above/ More than one of the

Ans. (b)120. According to the Central Government's Jal

Jeevan Mission dashboard, which district ofBihar has 100% tap water connections?(a) Patna (b) Madhubani(c) Kisanganj (d) Arwal(e) None of the above/ More than one of the

Ans. (d)121. Which section of the 'Places of Worship (Special

Provision) Act 1991' bars the conversion of placesof worship?(a) Section 3 (b) Section 8(c) Section 5(2) (d) Section 11(3)(e) None of the above/ More than one of the

Ans. (a)122. India plans to launch 6G telecom services by

the year?(a) 2025 (b) 2022(c) 2030 (d) 2028(e) None of the above/ More than one of the

Ans. (c)123. Recently HM Amit Shah inaugurated National

Cyber Forensic Laboratory (NCFL) at-(a) Hyderabad (b) Bengaluru(c) Kolkata (d) New Delhi(e) None of the above/ More than one of the

Ans. (a)

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124. Which country recently shut down its 'HumanRights commission'?(a) Ukraine (b) Myanmar(c) Sri Lanka (d) Afganistan(e) None of the above/ More than one of the

Ans. (d)125. Weightage of which Asian currency has increased

in IMF's SDR currency basket?(a) Japanese Yen (b) Indian Rupee(c) Chinese Yuan (d) South Korean Won(e) None of the above/ More than one of the

Ans. (c)126. DM Rajnath Singh inaugurated INS Surat and

INS Udaygiri at which Place?(a) Kochi (b) Mangalore(c) A&N islands (d) Mumbai(e) None of the above/ More than one of the

Ans. (d)127. 'World hypertension day' is observed every

year on-(a) 17th May (b) 18th May(c) 12th May (c) 8th May(e) None of the above/ More than one of the

Ans. (a)128. Which country won 'Uber Cup 2022' after

defeating China?(a) India (b) Thailand(c) South Korea (d) Indonesia(e) None of the above/ More than one of the

Ans. (c)129. NCC's 'Ganga Sparsh ' campaign in Bihar was

launched on which Date?(a) 18th May (b) 13th May(c) 17th May (d) 15th May(e) None of the above/ More than one of the

Ans. (c)130. India's first 'Regional Rapid Transit System

Train' set was completed in which state?(a) Bihar (b) Haryana(c) Telengana (d) Gujarat(e) None of the above/ More than one the above

Ans. (d)131. Supreme Court of India has invoked which article

of the Indian Constitution to release RajivGandhi's assassination convict Perarivalan?

(a) Article 72 (b) Article 161(c) Article 142 (d) Article 129(e) None of the above/ More than one of the

Ans- (c)132. By amending National Biofuel Policy 2018, the

government has decided to blend 20% ethanolin petrol by the year-(a) 2025 (b) 2030(c) 2028 (d) 2032(e) None of the above/ More than one of the

Ans- (a)133. Battery operated dual-mode locomotive

'Navdoot' has been developed by which railwaydivision?(a) SCR (b) ER(c) WR (d) WCR(e) None of the above/ More than one of the

Ans- (d)134. President Ram Nath Kovind has inaugurated

the 'Friendship garden' at Hope Gardens inwhich country?(a) Bangladesh (b) Jamaica(c) Cuba (d) Bolivia(e) None of the above/ More than one of the

Ans- (b)135. Recently, India has surpassed which country

to become the 4th largest vehicle market in theworld?(a) Germany (b) France(c) Japan (d) UAE(e) None of the above/ More than one of the

Ans- (a)136. Recently who has been appointed as President

of Somalia?(a) Mostafa Madbouly(b) Michal Aoun(c) Mohammed al-Menfi(d) Hasan seikh Mohamud(e) None of the above/ More than one of the

Ans- (d)137. Deflympics 2022 will be organised in which

country?(a) China (b) Malaysia(c) India (d) Indonesia(e) None of the above/ More than one of the

Ans- (b)

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138. For SRESTHA- Gujarat Project, which globalfinancial institution has approved a loan ofUSD 350 million?(a) World Bank(b) IMF(c) New Development Bank(d) African Bank(e) None of the above/ More than one of the

Ans- (a)139. Noted Maithili singer and poet Rabindra Nath

Thakur was associated with which district ofBihar?(a) Patna (b) Nalanda(c) Kisanganj (d) Purnea(e) None of the above/ More than one of the

Ans- (d)140. 20 acres of land has been acquired in Neema

village for development of filmcity in Bihar,Neema village is located in -(a) Bhagalpur (b) Patna(c) Nalanda (d) Madhubani(e) None of the above/ More than one of the

Ans- (c)141. Pegasus spyware was developed by which

country?(a) Israel (b) USA(c) China (d) North Korea(e) None of these/more than one of theses

Ans - (a)142. What is the FDI inflow in India in FY 2021-22?

(a) USD 90.20 bn (b) USD 76.75 bn(c) USD 83.57 bn (d) USD 98.20 bn(e) None of these/more than one of theses

Ans- (c)143. Who has won the world boxing championship

recently held in Turkey?(a) Mary Kom (b) Nikhat Zareen(c) Sarita Devi (d) Lekha KC(e) None of these/more than one of theses

Ans - (b)144. 'Seoul declaration' is related to -

(a) UNFCCC(b) REDD +(c) Minsk agreement(d) World Forestry Congress(e) None of these/more than one of theses

Ans - (d)

145. 'Global food security call to action' ministerialmeeting held at?(a) Rome (b) Geneva(d) New York (d) Paris(e) None of these/more than one of theses

Ans - (c)146. What is the name of India's first privately built

satellite launch vehicle?(a) Vikram-I (b) Axiome(c) New Space (d) Exploration(e) None of these/more than one of theses

Ans - (a)147. Delhi HC has struck down 'Mukhya Mantri

Ghar Ghar Ration Yojna'. It is related to whichState/UT?(a) J&K (b) Bihar(c) Delhi (d) Maharashtra(e) None of these/more than one of theses

Ans- (c)148. Madam Tuassaud museum is going to open in -

(a) New Delhi (b) Chennai(c) Mumbai (d) Noida(e) None of these/more than one of theses

Ans - (d)149. The mausoleum of Sher Shah Suri is located

at?

(a) Muzaffarpur (b) Malda(c) Murshidabad (d) Sasaram

(e) None of these/more than one of thesesAns- (d)150. Hon CM Nitish Kumar has decided to give an

ex-gratia grant of how much rupees to dependentsof deceased killed due to thunderstorm?

(a) Rs. 5 lakhs (b) Rs. 8 lakhs(c) Rs. 4 lakhs (d) Rs. 3 lakhs(e) None of these/more than one of theses

Ans - (c)151. 'Nechiphu tunnel' is located in which state?

(a) Arunachal Pradesh

(b) Himachal Pradesh(c) J&K(d) Uttrakhand

(e) None of the above/ More than one of theAns - (a)

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152. 'Gama Pehlwan' has won the World WrestlingChampionship in which year?(a) 1920 (b) 1942(c) 1927 (d) 1906(e) None of the above/ More than one of the

Ans - (c)153. World's highest weather station is located on

which peak?(a) Annapurna Devi(b) Godwin Austin(c) Kilimanjaro(d) Mt Everest(e) None of the above/ More than one of the

Ans - (d)154. UN-DESA has lowered India's GDP growth

projection to how much percent?(a) 5.3% (b) 6.3%(c) 6.4% (b) 5.8%(e) None of the above/ More than one of the

Ans - (c)155. 'Amazon Sambhav Entrepreneurship Challenge

2022' has been won by?(a) Bhavish Agarwal(b) Subhash Ola(c) Byju Ravindran(d) Vijay Shekhar Sharma(e) None of the above/ More than one of the

Ans - (b)156. 'World Biodiversity day' is celebrated every year

on-(a) 20th May (b) 22nd April(c) 22nd May (d) 25th June(e) None of the above/ More than one of the

Ans - (c)157. SAI has opened its 24th Center of Excellence

(CoE) at?(a) Cooch Bihar (b) Dibrugarh(c) Imphal (d) Nashik(e) None of the above/ More than one of the

Ans - (a)158. India has won the 'Archery World Cup 2022'

by defeating which country?(a) South Korea (b) Japan(c) Malaysia (d) France(e) None of the above/ More than one of the

Ans - (d)

159. Which district of Bihar ranks first in takingbenefits under CM's Old Age Pension Scheme?(a) Seikhpura(b) Patna(c) East Champaran(d) Sheohar(e) None of the above/ More than one of the

Ans - (c)160. 'Mithali Express' connecting New Jalpaiguri and

Dhaka falls under which railway division?(a) Howrah (b) Sealdah(c) Danapur (d) Katihar(e) None of the above/ More than one of the

Ans - (d)161. 'Partygate Scandal' is related to which country?

(a) USA (b) United Kingdom(c) Japan (d) South Korea.(e) None of the above/ More than one of the

Ans. (b)162. From India, who has been awarded the Global

Health leaders award 2022 by WHO ?(a) ASHA (b) Guhar foundation(c) Sarthi (d) Care India(e) None of the above/ More than one of the

Ans. (a)163. CORPAT exercise between India and Bangladesh

involves-(a) Army (b) Air force(c) Navy (d) All there services(e) None of the above/ More than one of the

Ans. (c)164. Who has represented India in the World Economic

Forum summit 2022?

(a) Narendra Modi (b) S. Jaishankar(c) Rajnath Singh (d) Piyush Goyal

(e) None of the above/ More than one of theAns. (d)165. 'BioRRAP' portal has been launched by-

(a) Smriti Irani(b) Jyotiraditya Scindia(c) Ashwini Vaishnav

(d) Jitendra Singh(e) None of the above/ More than one of the

Ans. (d)

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166. 'The State of Inequality in India' report hasbeen released by?(a) NITI Ayog(b) M/O Finance(c) PM-Economic Advisory council(d) Finance Commission(e) None of the above/ More than one of the

Ans. (c)167. 12th Hockey India Sub-Junior Women National

Championship has been won by?(a) Haryana (b) Jharkhand(c) Karnataka (d) Punjab(e) None of the above/ More than one of the

Ans. (a)168. Who became the first Indian Company to

sponsor the FIFA world cup?(a) Adani Group (b) Unacademy(c) Tata (d) Byju's(e) None of the above/ More than one of the

Ans. (d)169. In Patna, Smart parking lots are being made

at how many places?(a) 10 (b) 30(c) 37 (d) 28

(e) None of the above/ More than one of theAns. (c)170. Under, Bal Hriday Yojana (Bihar), free heart

operation of patients is done in which city?

(a) Patna (b) Ahmedabad

(c) New Delhi (d) Dubai(e) None of the above/ More than one of the

Ans. (b)

171. After wheat, the Indian government hasbanned the export of which commodity?

(a) Rice (b) Sugarcane

(c) Sugar (d) Edible oils(e) None of the above/ More than one of the

Ans. (c)172. The main event of International yoga day 2022

will be held in which city?(a) Mysuru (b) Bengaluru(c) Ahmedabad (d) Srinagar(e) None of the above/ More than one of the

Ans. (a)

173. Which domestic airline is going to re-startcommercial operation after 3 years?(a) SpiceJet (b) Air India(c) Vistara (d) Jet airways(e) None of the above/ More than one of the

Ans. (d)174. Which European country become the first to

make quarantine compulsory for monkeypox?(a) France (b) Belgium(c) Portugal (d) Spain(e) None of the above/ More than one of the

Ans. (b)175. Recently, 4th Quad summit was held at?

(a) New Delhi (b) Canberra(c) Tokyo (d) Washington DC(e) None of the above/ More than one of the

Ans. (c)176. How many Indian personalities appeared in

Time' 100 most influential people list 2022 ?(a) 1 (b) 2(c) 3 (d) 4(e) None of the above/ More than one of the

Ans. (c)177. A new species of venomous snake 'Maya's Pit

Viper' has been discovered from?(a) Meghalaya (b) Assam(c) Maharashtra (d) Tamil Nadu(e) None of the above/ More than one of the

Ans. (a)178. India has signed MoU with which country for

assured supply of fertilizers?(a) UAE (b) Jordan(c) Japan (d) Russia(e) None of the above/ More than one of the

Ans. (b)179. What is the length of Bihar's Ganga Udvah Project?

(a) 202 km (b) 442 km(c) 388 km (d) 491 km(e) None of the above/ More than one of the

Ans. (d)180. According to the National Carrier Services

(NCS) report how much percent of youth ofBihar seeking employment are illiterate?(a) 45% (b) 73%(c) 62% (d) 28%(e) None of the above/ More than one of the

Ans. (b)

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181. What is theme of 'Swach survekshan' 2023?(a) Waste to wealth(b) Waste to energy(c) Plastic free India(d) Reduce Reuse Recycle(e) None of the above/ More than one of the

Ans- (a)182. World thyroid awareness day is observed on ?

(a) 22nd May (b) 28th June(c) 25th May (d) 5th April(e) None of the above/ more than one of these

Ans- (c)183. Which Kashmiri separatist leader has been

awarded life sentence for terror financingcase under UAPA?(a) Mirawaiz Farooq(b) Ashraf Sehrai(c) Syed Gilani(d) Yasin Malik(e) None of the above/ more than one of these

Ans- (d)184. Under 'One China Policy', USA snapped diplomatic

relations with Taiwan and established formalrelation with Beijing in which year?(a) 1979 (b) 1989(c) 1964 (d) 1991(e) None of the above/ more than one of these

Ans- (a)185. Dr. Tedros Ghebreyesus, who has been appointed

as Director General of WHO for 2nd time belongsto which country?(a) Argentina (b) South Africa(c) Kenya (d) Ethiopia(e) None of the above/ more than one of these

Ans- (d)186. According to 'Travel and Tourism Development

Index 2021 ' what is the rank of India?(a) 12th (b) 34th(c) 54th (d) 46th(e) None of the above/ more than one of these

Ans- (c)187. According to 'Global Air Powers Ranking 2022'

what is the rank of India?(a) 3rd (b) 2nd(c) 1st (d) 4th(e) None of the above/ more than one of these

Ans- (a)

188. 'Shirui Lily festival' is associated with whichstate?(a) Meghalaya (b) Manipur(c) Assam (d) Tripura(e) None of the above/ more than one of these

Ans- (b)189. Which state has decided to cull wild boars?

(a) Tamil Nadu (b) Bihar(c) Karnataka (d) Kerala(e) None of the above/ more than one of these

Ans- (d)190. A Makhana cluster is proposed to be set up in

which district of Bihar?(a) Nalanda (b) Bhagalpur(c) Darbhanga (d) Kisanganj(e) None of the above/ more than one of these

Ans- (c)191. Olympic Values Education Program (OVEP)

has been launched in?(a) Andhra Pradesh(b) Punjab(c) Odisha(d) Haryana(e) None of the above/ More than one of the

Ans. (c)192. Which became the first metro city to have a

'People's Biodiversity Register' ?

(a) Kolkata (b) Mumbai(c) Chennai (d) New Delhi

(e) None of the above/ More than one of theAns. (a)193. RBI permitted trade transactions with which

country in Indian Rupee outside the AsianClearing Union mechanism?

(a) Nepal (b) Sri Lanka(c) Bangladesh (d) Russia(e) None of the above/ More than one of the

Ans. (b)194. 'National Women Legislators Conference' has

been inaugurated by?

(a) Smriti Irani (b) Amit Shah(c) Om Birla (d) Ram Nath Kovind(e) None of the above/ More than one of the

Ans. (d)

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195. 'Param Porul' is a -(a) Missile (b) Satellite(c) Supercomputer (d) Butterfly

(e) None of the above/ More than one of theAns. (c)196. Which Indian has won the International Booker

prize for his/her book 'Tomb of Sand'?(a) Geetanjali Shree(b) Arundhati Roy(b) S. Subramanyam(d) Krishna Sobti(e) None of the above/ More than one of the

Ans. (a)197. Narinder Batra has resigned from the post of

chairman of which organization?(a) NDC(b) BARC(c) Inter-State Council(d) Indian Olympic Association(e) None of the above/ More than one of the

Ans. (d)198. What is the rank of India in the recently concluded

IBA women's World Boxing Championship?(a) 1st (b) 8th(c) 6th (d) 4th(e) None of the above/ More than one of the

Ans. (d)199. Under the New textile policy 2022, the Bihar

government has decided to give a maximumof how much subsidy to new units for plants& machinery?(a) 50% (b) 15%(c) 35% (d) 25%(e) None of the above/ More than one of the

Ans. (b)200. Bihar's 2nd 'Doppler Radar System' would be

established at?(a) Patna (b) Madhubani(c) Purnea (d) Gaya(e) None of the above/ More than one of the

Ans. (c)201. Shyok river is a tributary of -

(a) Nubra (b) Indus(c) Zanskar (d) Shingo(e) None of the above/ More than one of the

Ans. (b)

202. Bharat Drone Mahotsav 2022 held at-(a) New Delhi (b) Guwahati(c) Chennai (d) Hyderabad(e) None of the above/ More than one of the

Ans. (a)203. According to a recent analysis by ADR, which

of the following is the wealthiest regionalpolitical party?(a) TMC (b) JDU(c) BSP (d) DMK(e) None of the above/ More than one of the

Ans. (d)204. WHO and which other organisation has released

the first global report on assistive technology?(a) UNESCO(b) FAO(c) UNICEF(d) International Red Cross(e) None of the above/ More than one of the

Ans. (c)205. Who has won the 'Excellence in Cinema award'

at French Riviera Film Festival?(a) Manoj Vajpayee(b) Ranveer Singh(c) Sanjay Mishra(d) Nawazuddin Siddiqui(e) None of the above/ More than one of the

Ans. (d)206. Who has been appointed as the chairman of

the WTO's committee on TBT?(a) Anwar Hussain Shaik(b) Renato Ruggiero(c) Harry White(d) Peter Sutherland(e) None of the above/ More than one of the

Ans. (a)207. 4th Regional security dialogue on Afghanistan

held at?(a) Beijing (b) Islamabad(c) Dushanbe (d) Kabul(e) None of the above/ More than one of the

Ans. (c)208. INS Nirdeshak is a -

(a) Destroyer (b) Survey Vessel(c) Corvette (d) Submarine(e) None of the above/ More than one of the

Ans. (b)

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209. What is the rank of Bihar in terms of registrationof workers on the e-Shram portal ?(a) 8th (b) 3rd(c) 2nd (d) 1st(e) None of the above/ More than one of the

Ans. (c)210. Filarises eradication campaign is being run in

how many districts of Bihar?(a) 22 (b) 25(c) 18 (d) 6(e) None of the above/ More than one of the

Ans. (d)211. Which of the following country is the 'country

of focus' at the 17th Mumbai International FilmFestival (MIFF)(a) Nepal (b) Myanmar(c) Bangladesh (d) Sri Lanka(e) None of the above/ More than one of the

Ans. (c)212. World's first nano urea (liquid) plant has been

inaugurated at-(a) Gujarat (b) Frankfurt(c) St. Petersburg (d) Quebec(e) None of the above/ More than one of the

Ans. (a)

213. Which of the following country is India'slargest trading partner?(a) China (b) UAE(c) Iraq (d) USA(e) None of the above/ More than one of the

Ans. (d)214. Which Indian boxer has been elected as

chairman of IBA's Athletes committee?(a) Vijendra Singh(b) Marykom(c) Lovlina Borgohain(d) Nikhat Zareen(e) None of the above/ More than one of the

Ans. (c)215. Which Indian documentary has won the

'Golden eye Award' at Cannes 2022?(a) Bojh (b) All that Breathes(c) Gatekeeper (d) Panchayat(e) None of the above/ More than one of the

Ans. (b)

216. National mineral congress 2022 held at-

(a) Bhubaneswar (b) Durg(c) Kolar (d) Koderma(e) None of the above/ More than one of the

Ans. (a)217. Who led the ISSF Junior World Cup 2022 Indian

contingent at Suhl, Germany?

(a) Manu Bhaker (b) Shiva Narwal(c) Palak sharma (d) Anish Bhanwale(e) None of the above/ More than one of the

Ans. (a)218. In IPL 2022, which player has won recognition

for the fastest delivery @157.3 kmph?

(a) Umran malik (b) Lockie Ferguson(c) Trent Boult (d) Md Shami(e) None of the above/ More than one of the

Ans. (b)219. In Bihar, a mega textile park is proposed to be

set up at?

(a) Patna (b) Kisanganj(c) Arwal (d) West Champaran(e) None of the above/ More than one of the

Ans. (d)220. Indian Green Building council (IGBC) has

opened its 29th chapter at?

(a) Kolkata (b) Guwahati(c) Bhopal (d) Patna(e) None of the above/ More than one of the

Ans. (d)221. Who is Indus water commissioner from Indian

side for 118th PIC meeting?

(a) PK Saxena(b) AK Pal(c) Syed Mehr Ali shah(d) RK Mathur(e) None of the above/ More than one of the

Ans. (b)222. North India's first biotech park inaugurated

at -

(a) New Delhi (b) Sri Nagar(c) Kathua (d) Chandigarh(e) None of the above/ More than one of the

Ans. (c)

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223. Which country has launched a 'High Potential

Visa' for students of the top 50 universities of

the world?

(a) USA (b) India

(c) Singapore (d) United Kingdom


Ans. (d)

224. The Theme of 'world No Tobacco day' is-

(a) Threat to our environment

(b) Quit today

(c) No better time to quit

(d) Not sustainable


Ans. (a)

225. India first wind-solar hybrid plant has been

commissioned at-

(a) Hyderabad (b) Visakhapatnam

(c) Kutch (d) Jaisalmer


Ans. (d)

226. Who was the only Indian representative on the

Cannes film festival jury?

(a) Deepika Padukone

(b) Amitabh Bachchan

(c) Hema Malini

(d) Kareena Kapoor


Ans. (a)

227. According to the fortune 500 list, who is the

world's highest paid CEO?

(a) Tim cook

(b) Jansen Hyang

(c) Mukesh Ambani

(d) Elon Musk


Ans. (d)

228. As per the Geological survey of India, which

district of Bihar has the largest gold reserve?

(a) Jamui (b) Gopalganj

(c) Banka (d) Arwal


Ans. (a)

229. From Bihar, who will participate in a conferencewrt to New Education Policy to be held inGandhinagar, Gujarat?(a) Pallava Kumar(b) Dipak Kumar Singh(c) Tarkishore Prasad(d) Vijay Kumar Choudhary(e) None of the above/ More than one of the

Ans. (b)230. Which has become the first state to form a

'Drone Force' to rescue people from disaster?(a) Uttarakhand(b) Himachal Pradesh(c) Assam(d) Bihar(e) None of the above/ More than one of the

Ans. (a)

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