41.Which country’s women’s football team won the FIFA World Cup title in 2023?
[A] Japan
[B] Spain
[C] Germany
[D] England
Correct Answer: B [Spain]
Notes:
The Spanish women’s football team put up a dominant performance against England to win their maiden FIFA World Cup title.
Spain’s Aitana Bonmati was the player of the tournament. Spain also joined Germany as one of only two nations to have secured both the men’s and women’s titles.
42.Which country is the host of ‘World Water Week 2023’ event?
[A] Sweden
[B] USA
[C] Sri Lanka
[D] Bangladesh
Correct Answer: A [Sweden]
Notes:
The Director General, National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) recently chaired an online session in from India, during the World Water Week. The session was titled ‘Peer Networking for Integrated River Basin Planning and Management’ having a discussion on the adoption of the river basin management approach.
The World Water Week 2023 (from 20-24 August 2023) is an annual event held online and at Stockholm (Sweden) with the theme ‘Seeds of Change: Innovative Solutions for a Water-Wise World’.
43.Honey Dabas and Rahul Jograjiya, who recently first medals for India, play which sports?
[A] Archery
[B] Powerlifting
[C] Tennis
[D] Badminton
Correct Answer: B [Powerlifting]
Notes:
Indian powerlifters, Honey Dabas and Rahul Jograjiya, clinched gold and silver medals respectively on the opening day of the World Para Powerlifting Championships in Dubai.
These Medals are historic for India as these are the first ever Gold and Silver for India in any World Championships.
44. Which is the first state in India to operationalize an ABDM Microsite under the 100 Microsites Project by National Health Authority?
[A] Maharashtra
[B] Uttar Pradesh
[C] Gujarat
[D] Mizoram
Correct Answer: D [Mizoram]
Notes:
The National Health Authority (NHA) had recently announced 100 Microsites project for accelerated adoption of Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM) across the country.
In this regard, the state of Mizoram becomes the first in India to operationalize an ABDM Microsite in its capital city Aizawl. Under this, all healthcare facilities including the private clinics, small hospitals and labs in the region shall be made ABDM-enabled and will offer digital health services to the patients.
45.Which Union Ministry is associated with ‘Mera Bill Mera Adhikaar initiative’?
[A] Ministry of Finance
[B] Ministry of Corporate Affairs
[C] Ministry of MSME
[D] Ministry of Commerce and Industry
Correct Answer: A [Ministry of Finance]
Notes:
To promote the practice of customers requesting invoices or bills for all purchases, the Government of India is introducing the ‘Invoice Incentive Scheme’ known as ‘Mera Bill Mera Adhikaar’ in collaboration with State Governments.
The Scheme will be launched on September 1, 2023. The initiative will apply to all business-to-consumer invoices provided to customers by GST-registered suppliers in participating states. A lucky draw must have at least Rs 200 worth of invoices to qualify.
46.G20 Pandemic Fund granted USD 25 million to which country’s animal husbandry and dairying department?
[A] Indonesia
[B] India
[C] Sri Lanka
[D] Bangladesh
Correct Answer: B [India]
Notes:
The G20 Pandemic Fund has granted USD 25 million to India’s animal husbandry and dairying department to aid pandemic preparedness and response.
According to the Ministry of fisheries, animal husbandry & dairying, this funding will improve India’s animal health system, a crucial part of the One Health approach for pandemic prevention.
47.Who is the head of the committee set up to review functioning of Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)?
[A] K Kasturirangan
[B] K Vijay Raghavan
[C] Mayilsamy Annadurai
[D] Satheesh Reddy
Correct Answer: B [K Vijay Raghavan]
Notes:
A nine-member committee headed by former Principal Scientific Advisor to government, K Vijay Raghavan, has been set up by the Ministry of Defence (MoD) to review functioning of Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).
The Committee will suggest restructuring and redefining of its role to improve the output of the state-owned agency, aiding government’s move to make India self-reliant in military sector.
48.As per the ‘State of India’s Birds’ report, how many species were identified as being of high conservation concern?
[A] 78
[B] 178
[C] 278
[D] 378
Correct Answer: B [178]
Notes:
As per the ‘State of India’s Birds’ report, 178 species of wild birds were identified as needing immediate priority for conservation.
Of the 338 bird species studied in India for changes in numbers over the last 30 years, 60 per cent have experienced a decline. 40 percent (142) of the 359 species evaluated for change over the last seven years have declined.
49.Which country is the host of ‘Assembly of the Global Environment Facility (GEF)’?
[A] Canada
[B] Germany
[C] Finland
[D] Australia
Correct Answer: A [Canada]
Notes:
The Global Biodiversity Framework Fund (GBFF) was finally ratified and launched at the Seventh Assembly of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) in Vancouver, Canada.
Governments, non-profits and the private sector can now contribute their funds here to ensure that the world meets the goals and targets of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) formulated by the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) by 2030. Canada and the United Kingdom have already donated 200 million Canadian dollars and 10 million pounds respectively to the GBFF.
50.As per the data recently released by ISRO, what is the highest temperature recorded on the lunar surface in Chandrayaan mission?
[A] 20 degree centigrade
[B] 40 degree centigrade
[C] 50 degree centigrade
[D] 70 degree centigrade
Correct Answer: D [70 degree centigrade]
Notes:
ISRO released a graph of the temperature variation on the lunar surface. The 70 degree centigrade recorded is higher than what was expected.
The Chandra’s Surface Thermophysical Experiment (ChaSTE) payload onboard Chandrayaan-3’s Vikram lander measured the temperature profile of the lunar topsoil around the pole. ChaSTE payload was developed by a team led by the Space Physics Laboratory (SPL) of Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) in collaboration with Physical Research Laboratory (PRL), Ahmedabad.