21.Which country has proposed plans to limit the usage of smartphones by children?
[A] India
[B] China
[C] USA
[D] Finland
Correct Answer: B [China]
Notes:
China’s cyberspace watchdog has proposed plans to limit the usage of smartphones by children to no more than two hours a day and to require all technology companies to introduce a ‘minor mode’ to enable restrictions.
A draft “Guidelines for the Construction of Minor Mode of the Mobile Internet” is open for public comments. China is set to introduce some of the world’s most strict regulations for children in the usage of smartphones.
22.Which institution has launched the ‘Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP)’?
[A] IMF
[B] WHO
[C] World Bank
[D] WTO
Correct Answer: B [WHO]
Notes:
Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) is a system for ensuring that pharmaceutical products are consistently produced and controlled according to quality standards.
The Indian government mandated the implementation of revised GMP standards by all drug manufacturers. Companies with a turnover exceeding Rs 250 crore must comply within six months, while smaller enterprises have a year to implement the updated GMP in line with World Health Organization (WHO) standards.
23.Where is the ISRO Telemetry, Tracking and Command Network (ISTRAC) located?
[A] Bengaluru
[B] Mahendra Giri
[C] Cochin
[D] Sikkim
Correct Answer: A [Bengaluru]
Notes:
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) completed the Lunar-Orbit Insertion (LOI) to successfully put the Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft into the moon’s orbit.
The LOI manoeuvre was performed from Mission Operations Complex (MOX) in the ISRO Telemetry, Tracking and Command Network (ISTRAC) in Bengaluru.
24.Which institution signed MoUs with 35 institutions for promoting collaboration in standardization and conformity assessment?
[A] NITI Aayog
[B] BIS
[C] NASSCOM
[D] PIB
Correct Answer: B [BIS]
Notes:
Bureau of Indian Standards, the National Standards Body of India signed Memorandum of Understandings (MoUs) with 35 prestigious institutions across the country for fostering collaboration in standardization and conformity assessment.
The institutions included some prominent NITs, Government and Private Engineering colleges from different states across the country.
25.The foundation stone for ‘Iconic Site Museum’ was laid in which state?
[A] Kerala
[B] Tamil Nadu
[C] Andhra Pradesh
[D] Karnataka
Correct Answer: B [Tamil Nadu]
Notes:
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has recently laid foundation stone for the ‘Iconic Site Museum’ at Adichanallur archaeological site in Tamil Nadu.
On the site, the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has covered with glass excavated trenches with artefacts dating as far back as 3,800 years. The other four iconic sites proposed by the government are Rakhigarhi (Haryana), Hastinapur (Uttar Pradesh), Shivsagar (Assam), and Dholavira (Gujarat).
26.‘Vaquita porpoise’, which was recently seen in the news, is endemic to which region?
[A] Mexico
[B] Australia
[C] South Asia
[D] West Africa
Correct Answer: A [Mexico]
Notes:
Porpoises are a group of fully aquatic marine mammals. Although similar in appearance to dolphins, they are more closely related to narwhals and belugas.
Vaquita porpoises are endemic to the northern end of the Gulf of California. The International Whaling Commission (IWC) released its inaugural ‘extinction alert,’ focusing on the vaquita porpoise, a species with a mere 10 remaining individuals located in the Gulf of California or Sea of Cortez in Mexico.
27.Who became the fastest Indian cricketer to clinch 50 wickets in T20 Internationals?
[A] Jasprit Bumrah
[B] R Ashwin
[C] Kuldeep Yadav
[D] Ravindra Jadeja
Correct Answer: C [Kuldeep Yadav]
Notes:
Left-arm spinner Kuldeep Yadav became the fastest Indian to clinch 50 wickets in T20 Internationals in terms of number of matches played.
Kuldeep achieved the feat in his 30th T20I match for India, surpassing teammate Yuzvendra Chahal, who had 50 T20I wickets in 34 games.
28.Which country is the host of Malabar 2023 multilateral naval exercise?
[A] India
[B] Australia
[C] UAE
[D] Sri Lanka
Correct Answer: B [Australia]
Notes:
The multilateral naval exercise Malabar 2023 commenced at Sydney in Australia. Indian Navy’s indigenous frontline warships INS Sahyadri and INS Kolkata is participating in the 11-day event.
Ships and aircraft from the US Navy, Japan Maritime Self Defence Force and the Royal Australian Navy are also participating in the exercise. MALABAR series of maritime exercise commenced in 1992 as a bilateral exercise between Indian Navy and US Navy.
29.‘Kamar’ Tribal Group is a particularly vulnerable tribal group (PVTG) of which state/UT?
[A] Chhattisgarh
[B] Odisha
[C] Jharkhand
[D] Madhya Pradesh
Correct Answer: A [Chhattisgarh]
Notes:
The ‘Kamar’ tribe in Chhattisgarh’s Dhamtari district, a particularly vulnerable tribal group (PVTG), has been granted habitat rights to protect their culture and livelihood.
This makes Kamar the first PVTG in the state to receive such status. Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel handed over the habitat rights certificates to heads of 22 settlements on the occasion of the World Tribal Day- 9 August.
30. 247-million-year-old lizard-like amphibian ‘Arenaepeton supinatus’ has been discovered in which country?
[A] India
[B] Greece
[C] China
[D] Australia
Correct Answer: D [Australia]
Notes:
In New South Wales, Australia, scientists have identified the remains of a 247-million-year-old lizard-like amphibian, potentially rewriting the evolution of amphibians in the country.
This remarkable species, named Arenaepeton supinatus, survived two mass-extinction events and is part of the rare Temnospondyli family, with only three such fossils identified in Australia to date.