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Madhya Pradesh Daily Current Affairs MCQ: October 20, 2023
1. Which academy won the Sub Junior Women Academy Category in the 1st Hockey India Junior and Sub Junior Women Academy Championship 2023 – (Zone A)?
(1) Khalsa Hockey Academy (Amritsar)
(2) MP Hockey Academy
(3) Ghumanhera Riser’s Academy
(4) HIM Academy
Answer: 2
Gwalior, 19th October 2023: The 1st Hockey India Junior and Sub Junior Women Academy Championship 2023 – (Zone A) concluded today in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh with Madhya Pradesh Hockey Academy being crowned champions in the Sub Junior Women Academy Category after their 4-0 win over Ghumanhera Riser’s Academy
2. Consider the following pairs:
Operations Objectives
1. Nanhe Faristey Rescue of children and reuniting them
2. AAHT Curbing Human traffickers
3. Uplabdh Redressal of security related complaints
4. Yatri Suraksha Legal action against touts
How many of the pairs given above are correct?
(1) Only 1
(2) Only 1 & 2
(3) Only 1, 2 & 3
(4) All four
Answer: 2
Explanation: Nanhe Faristey, AAHT, Uplabdh and Yatri Suraksha are operations of Railway Protection Force (RPF) to protect railway property, passenger areas and passengers.
Operation ‘Nanhe Faristey’ – The operation aims to rescue children and reunite them with their family. Hence, pair 1 is correctly matched.
Operation ‘AAHT’ – It is an effective operation to curb the evil plans of Human traffickers. Hence, pair 2 is correctly matched.
Operation ‘Uplabdh’ – In this operation the touts were arrested and legal action was taken against them as per law. Touts are the persons who sell tickets unofficially, at a much higher price than the official price, especially outside a theatre, stadium, railway station and other places. Hence, pair 3 is not correctly matched.
Operation ‘Yatri Suraksha’ – In order to redress security related complaints of passengers in distress and for immediate assistance, this operation was launched. Hence, pair 4 is not correctly matched.
3. Which academy won the Junior Women Academy Category in the 1st Hockey India Junior and Sub Junior Women Academy Championship 2023 – (Zone A)?
(1) MP Hockey Academy
(2) Khalsa Hockey Academy (Amritsar)
(3) HIM Academy
(4) Ghumanhera Riser’s Academy
Answer: 1
Madhya Pradesh Hockey Academy claims top spot in Sub Junior Women Academy and Junior Women Academy categories at 1st Hockey India Junior and Sub Junior Women Academy Championship 2023 – (Zone A)
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4. Who scored a brace for MP Hockey Academy in the Sub Junior Women Academy Category Final?
(1) Tahur Naaz
(2) Bamaniya Shivani
(3) Bhabar Keshar
(4) Both a & b
Answer: 1
Tahur Naaz (36′, 50′) scored a brace while Bamaniya Shivani (15′) and Bhabar Keshar (44′) scored for Madhya Pradesh Hockey Academy as they ensured their Gold medal in the tournament.
5. Which academy finished third in the Sub Junior Women Academy Category 2023?
(1) Khalsa Hockey Academy (Amritsar)
(2) MP Hockey Academy
(3) Ghumanhera Riser’s Academy
(4) Meghbaran Singh Hockey Academy
Answer: 2
In the Junior Women Academy Category, Madhya Pradesh defeated Khalsa Hockey Academy (Amritsar) 9-0 to win the Gold Medal while HIM Academy finished in 3rd place. The Sub Junior Women Academy Category Final ended with Madhya Pradesh Hockey Academy beating Ghumenhera Riser’s Academy 4-0.
6. Which academy finished third in the Junior Women Academy Category?
(1) Khalsa Hockey Academy (Amritsar)
(2) MP Hockey Academy
(3) HIM Academy
(4) Ghumanhera Riser’s Academy
Answer: 3
In the Junior Women Academy Category, Madhya Pradesh defeated Khalsa Hockey Academy (Amritsar) 9-0 to win the Gold Medal while HIM Academy finished in 3rd place, as per a Hockey India press release.
7. Which Indian city is the Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut RRTS Corridor connected to?
(1) Ghaziabad,
(2) Muradnagar
(3) Modinagar
(4) All of the above
Answer: 4
The Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut RRTS being developed at a cost of more than Rs 30,000 crore and will connect Delhi to Meerut in less than an hour of travel time going through the urban centres of Ghaziabad, Muradnagar, and Modinagar.
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8. What is the name of the country’s first RapidX train flagged off by PM Modi?
(1) Vande Bharat Express
(2) Tejas Express
(3) Namo Bharat
(4) Gatiman Express
Answer: 3
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 20th October 2023 inaugurated the priority section of the Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut RRTS Corridor at Sahibabad RapidX Station. He also flagged off the RapidX train connecting Sahibabad to Duhai Depot, marking the launch of the Regional Rapid Transit System in India. Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri on 19th October 2023 announced that RRTS trains will be known as ‘Namo Bharat’.
9. What is the total cost of the Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut RRTS Corridor?
(1) Rs. 20,000 crore
(2) Rs. 30,000 crore
(3) Rs. 40,000 crore
(4) Rs. 50,000 crore
Answer: 2
The Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut RRTS, with a total project cost exceeding ₹30,000 crore, will bridge the gap between Delhi and Meerut in less than an hour, traversing the urban centres of Ghaziabad, Muradnagar, and Modinagar.
10. What is the top speed of the RapidX train?
(1) 160 km/h
(2) 180 km/h
(3) 200 km/h
(4) 220 km/h
Answer: 2
11. Who was sworn in as the 7th Chief Justice of Manipur High Court?
(1) Justice Siddharth Mridul
(2) Justice Sanjay Karol
(3) Justice Ravi Tripathi
(4) Justice Pankaj Mithal
Answer: 1
The 61-year-old Justice graduated from Delhi’s Hindu College, and completed his LLB from Campus Law Centre, Faculty of Law- University of Delhi in 1986.
Justice Siddharth Mridul was sworn in as the 7th Chief Justice of the Manipur high court by Governor Anusuiya Uikey at the Raj Bhavan in Imphal.
12. On which day Indore Municipal Corporation issued its green bond?
(1) May 25, 2023
(2) March 8, 2023
(3) February 10, 2023
(4) April 1, 2023
Answer: 3
13. How much money did Indore Municipal Corporation raise through its green bond issue?
(1) ₹644 crore
(2) ₹720 crore
(3) ₹661.52 crore
(4) ₹5, 00 crore
Answer: 2
Indore Municipal Corporation’s green bonds generate over Rs 720 crore. According to officials, IMC had floated green bonds to raise a total of Rs 244 crore for setting up a 60 MW solar power plant, the first of its kind offering by any civic body in the country in the capital market.
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14. Which Union Ministry has introduced ‘Tradeable Green Credit special programme’?
(1) Ministry of Power
(2) Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change
(3) Ministry of Finance
(4) Ministry of External Affairs
Answer: 2
The Environment, Forest, and Climate Change Ministry has introduced a Green Credit programme, where an individual or entity can earn green credit and trade it on a dedicated exchange.
Green Credit refers to a unit of an incentive provided for a specified activity; delivering a positive impact on the environment. This programme is a follow-up action of the ‘LiFE’- (Lifestyle for Environment) campaign. The new programme is voluntary.
15. Which state recently started the ‘Samadhan Scheme’ for the settlement of arrears of tax, penalty, or interest pertaining to various taxes administered under Commercial Taxes?
(1) Tamil Nadu
(2) Uttar Pradesh
(3) Madhya Pradesh
(4) Rajasthan
Answer: 1
Explanation: In the recently-concluded assembly session, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. K. Stalin announced the ‘Samadhan Scheme’ for the settlement of arrears of tax, penalty or interest pertaining to various taxes administered under Commercial Taxes. Hence, option (1) is correct.
16. Consider the following pairs:
Group/Organization Country of operation
1. Hezbollah Israel
2. Hamas Palestine
3. Kurdistan Workers’ Party Turkey
How many of the above pairs are incorrectly matched?
(1) Only one
(2) Only two
(3) All three
(4) None
Answer: 1
Hezbollah is a Shia militia-cum-political party in Lebanon. Hezbollah and Israel have fought two wars before. They have been observing a tenuous ceasefire for 14 years. Hence, pair 1 is incorrectly matched.
Hamas is the largest Palestinian militant Islamist group and one of the two major political parties in the region. Currently, it governs more than two million Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. Hence, pair 2 is correctly matched.
The Kurdistan Workers’ Party or PKK is a Kurdish militant political organization and armed guerrilla movement which historically operated throughout Kurdistan but is now primarily based in the mountainous Kurdish-majority regions of southeastern Turkey and northern Iraq. Hence, pair 3 is correctly matched.
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17. South Lhonak Glacier, sometimes seen in the news recently, is located in which of the following states?
(1) Arunachal Pradesh
(2) Sikkim
(3) Himachal Pradesh
(4) Jammu & Kashmir
Answer: 2
Explanation: The recent flood situation in Sikkim was due to Glacier Lake Outburst Flood (GLOF) that was triggered by the South Lhonak Glacier. The South Lhonak glacier is located in northern part of the Sikkim. It is one of the fastest retreating glaciers.
The glacier receded nearly 2 km in for the past 46 years (1962 to 2008). It further retreated by 400m (approximately) from 2008 to 2019. There are an estimated 7,500 glaciers in the Himalayas which have caused Glacier Lake Outburst Flood (GLOF), have been associated with major disasters through the years. Sikkim, comprising 0.5 % of India’s landmass, has 84 glaciers, the largest number as compared to any other state or union territory. Hence, option (2) is correct.
18. ‘Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders’ are the Indigenous citizens of which country?
(1) USA
(2) Australia
(3) Russia
(4) China
Answer: 2
Australians have roundly rejected greater rights for Indigenous citizens, ending plans to amend the country’s 122-year-old constitution after a divisive and racially tinged referendum campaign.
Around 59% of people had voted against a proposal to acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders within the 1901 constitution for the first time. The referendum could only pass with support from a majority of voters nationally and a majority of voters in at least four of the country’s six states.
19. Vahagn Khachaturyan is the President of which country?
(1) Israel
(2) Armenia
(3) Azerbaijan
(4) Afghanistan
Answer: 2
Armenia’s President Vahagn Khachaturyan has signed the ratification of the Rome Statute, recognising the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court (ICC) despite Russian warnings.
ICC issued an arrest warrant for President Vladimir Putin over the illegal deportation of Ukrainian children to Russia. Armenia says joining the ICC would allow it to investigate war crimes by Azerbaijan after Baku’s offensive to retake Nagorno-Karabakh.
20. Consider the following pairs:
GI products States
1. Yak churpi Arunachal Pradesh
2. Khaw Tai Meghalaya
3. Tangsa textile Ladakh
How many of the statements given above pairs are correct?
(1) Only 1
(2) Only 1 & 2
(3) All three
(4) None
Answer: a
Recently 3 indigenous products of Arunachal Pradesh such as Yak churpi, Khamti rice & Tangsa textile received GI tag.
Yak churpi is the first ever yak milk product, Arunachal Yak Churpi, to receive the Geographical Indication.
Khaw Tai is a chewy sticky rice variety of Namsai region being cultivated by traditional Khampti tribal farmers in Arunachal Pradesh.
Tangsa textile – Textile products of the Tangsa tribe of Changlang district, Arunachal Pradesh are famous for their exotic designs and colours.
Hence, only pair 1 is correctly matched.
21. The UK government has collaborated with which Indian state for its ‘Smart district’ project?
(1) Kerala
(2) Tamil Nadu
(3) Gujarat
(4) Odisha
Answer: 2
The U.K. and Tamil Nadu collaborate on a smart technology project for sustainable water, waste, and resource management.
The UK-backed ‘Smart district’ project aims to address global sustainability challenges by deploying sensors across the district, gathering real-time data on water and waste management, and environmental quality in the state.
22. When is the ‘World Food Day’ celebrated?
(1) October 2
(2) October 5
(3) October 12
(4) October 16
Answer: 4
October 16 is observed as World Food Day every year. It is celebrated by organisations which are involved in alleviating hunger and improving food security.
The World Food Day was established in 1945 by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). For the year 2023, the theme of the World Food Day is – “Water is life, water is food. Leave no one behind”.
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