Current Affairs Practice Question and Answer
8 Q: With whom has the Khadi and Village Industries Commission recently signed an agreement to promote Khadi products?
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- 3Prasar Bhartitrue
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Answer : 3. "Prasar Bharti"
Explanation :
Khadi and Village Industries Commission has recently entered into agreements with the following entities to promote Khadi products:
A. Prasar Bharati
1. Objective: To increase awareness about Khadi products
2. Method: Prasar Bharati will use all its media for advertising and promotion of Khadi products.
B. NBCC (India) Limited
1. Objective: To help in the marketing of Khadi products
2. Method: NBCC (India) Limited will use its national network to promote and sell Khadi products.
C. Digital India Corporation
1. Objective: To develop an online marketplace for Khadi products
2. Method: Digital India Corporation will develop an online marketplace for Khadi products.
These Mous are expected to increase the marketing and sales of Khadi products. This will boost the Khadi industry and provide employment opportunities to rural artisans.
Q: Recently, where has the Spanish league 'La Liga' signed an agreement to set up a football academy?
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Answer : 1. "West Bengal"
Explanation :
1. An agreement has been signed with Spain's La Liga to set up a football academy in Bengal.
2. The MoU was signed during the meeting between West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and La Liga President Javier Tebas.
Q: Who was sworn in for a second term as president of Angola?
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- 2Arlete Chimbindafalse
- 3Joao Lourencotrue
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Answer : 3. "Joao Lourenco "
Q: Which Indian site has recently been included in the UNESCO World Heritage Site list?
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- 2Shantiniketantrue
- 3Jim Corbett National Parkfalse
- 4Statue of Unityfalse
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Answer : 2. "Shantiniketan"
Explanation :
#. Shanti Niketan, another historical site of India, has been included in the UNESCO World Heritage Site list.
#. Shanti Niketan ranks 41st in the number of World Heritage Sites in India.
#. It was founded by Rabindranath Tagore.
#. Located in the Birbhum district of West Bengal, Shanti Niketan, meaning "abode of peace", began development in 1901 and it was here that Rabindranath Tagore laid the foundation of Visva-Bharati University.
5. UNESCO World Heritage Site List-
1. Agra Fort
2. Ajanta Caves
3. Archaeological site of Nalanda Mahavihara in Nalanda
4. Buddhist Monument in Sanchi
5. Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park
6. Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus
7. Churches and Convents of Goa
8. Elephanta Caves
9. Ellora Caves
10 Fatehpur Sikri
11. Great Living Chola Temple
12. Group of Monuments at Hampi
13. Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram
14. Group of monuments at Pattadakal
15. Hill Forts of Rajasthan
16. Historic City of Ahmedabad
17. Humayun's Tomb
18. Jaipur city
19. Khajuraho Group of Monuments
20. Khajuraho Group of Monuments
21. Mountain Railways of India
22. Qutub Minar and its monuments
23. Rani-ki-Vav (Queen's Stepwell)
24. Red Fort Complex
25. Rock shelters of Bhimbetka
26. Sun Temple
27. Taj Mahal
28. The architectural work of Le Corbusier, an outstanding contribution to the modern movement
29 Jantar Mantar
30 Mumbai's Victorian Gothic and Art Deco Ensemble
31. Great Himalayan National Park-Conservation Area
32. Kaziranga National Park
33. Keoladeo National Park
34. Manas Wildlife Sanctuary
35. Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National Park
36. Sundarban National Park
37. Western Ghats
38. Kanchenjunga National Park
39. Kakatiya Rudreshwara (Ramappa) Temple
40. Dholavira
41. Shanti Niketan
Q: Which of the following statements is/are correct regarding the changes made to small savings schemes by the Government of India in December 2022?
A. The interest rate of five year National Saving Certificate has been increased to 7 per cent from 6.8 per cent.
B. The interest rate on senior citizen saving schemes increased to 8 per cent from 7.6 per cent.
C. The interest rate on Public Provident Fund, Sukanya Samriddhi Account and Saving Deposits have been changed to 9% from 7.5%.
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64b17d50e154aff53366a820A. The interest rate of five year National Saving Certificate has been increased to 7 per cent from 6.8 per cent.
B. The interest rate on senior citizen saving schemes increased to 8 per cent from 7.6 per cent.
C. The interest rate on Public Provident Fund, Sukanya Samriddhi Account and Saving Deposits have been changed to 9% from 7.5%.
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Answer : 4. "A and B only"
Explanation :
All are correct regarding the changes made by the Government of India in small savings schemes in December 2022
A. The interest rate of five year National Saving Certificate has been increased to 7 per cent from 6.8 per cent.
B. The interest rate on senior citizen saving schemes increased to 8 per cent from 7.6 per cent.
Q: Ranil Wickremesinghe has resigned as the Prime Minister of which country?
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Answer : 2. "Sri Lanka "
Q: Which warship from India participated in the first India-Indonesia-Australia trilateral maritime exercise?
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- 2INS Sahyadritrue
- 3INS Kaverifalse
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Answer : 2. "INS Sahyadri"
Explanation :
1. The Indian Navy's indigenously built warship INS Sahyadri participated in the first trilateral maritime partnership exercise with the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) and the Indonesian Navy.
2. “The trilateral exercise provided an opportunity for the three maritime nations to strengthen their partnership and improve their collective capacity to support a stable, peaceful and secure Indo-Pacific region.
Q: Where will the world's largest Hindu temple outside India be inaugurated recently?
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Answer : 2. "New Jersey"
Explanation :
1. The world's largest Hindu temple built outside India in the modern era has been inaugurated in New Jersey (America).