What is Project Yojak is about? ( current affairs analysis)

1) Match the following issues with their states? (c)

1.WHO Global Centre for Traditio- nal Medicine a. Maharashtra
2. India’s first pure Green Hyd-rogen Pilot Plant b. Assam
3. India’s first Radio channel for visually-impaired c. Gujarat
a.1-c, 2-a, 3-b b.1-a, 2-b, 3-c
c.1-c, 2-b, 3-a d.1-b, 2-a, 3-c
Explanation:World Health Organi-zation opened its first World Global Centre for Traditional Medicine in Jamnagar of Gujarat. India’s first 99.999% pure Green Hydrogen pilot plant has been commissioned by the Oil India Limited (OIL) at its Jorhat Pump Station in Assam on April 20, 2022. India’s first-ever internet radio channel for the visually impaired people, named ‘Radio Aksh’ has been launched in Nagpur

2) By partnering Nexo and Master- card, have bought which of the following? ( b)

a. AI Phone
b. Crypto backed payment card
c. Artificial intelligence Satellite
d. Internet of Things, automated Computer
Explanation: Crypto lender Nexo has partnered with Mastercard to launch the world’s first “crypto-backed” payment card. The card allows users to spend without having to sell their digital assets such as bit coin. These will be used as collateral to back the credit granted

3) April 21st is celebrated as a? (c)

1.National Civil Services Day
2. World creativity and innovation day
a. Only 1 is true b. Only 2 is true
c. Both 1 and 2 d. None
Explanation:In India, the ‘Civil Services Day’ is celebrated on April 21 every year as a thanks giving day to all the Civil Servants for their service to the society and also for Civil Servants to ‘rededicate them selves to the cause of citizen and renew their commitments to public service. The World Creativity and Innovation Day (WCID) is celebrated on April 21 every year. The day aims to raise awareness about the importance of creativity and innovation in problem solving and encourage creative multi disciplinary thinking at the individual and group levels

4) ‘Ex Kripan Shakti’ word is in news in recent times, what is it? (d)

a. It is a advanced computer
b. New land cruiser
c. Anti-battle tank missile
d. It is a military exercise
Explanation:The Indian Army’s Trishakti Corps conducted Ex Kripan Shakti at the Teesta Field Firing Firing Ranges (TFFR) near Siliguri in West Bengal on April 19, 2022. The Indian Army, Border Security Force (BSF), Sahastra SeemaBal (SSB) and the civil administration participated in the exercise

5) India’s first portable solar rooftop system unveiled in…? (b)

a. Bhopal b. Gandhi Nagar
c. Mumbai d. Aizwal
Explanation:The first portable solar rooftop system in India has been inaugurated at Swaminarayan Akshardham temple complex in Gandhinagar, in Gujarat. The 10 PV Port systems has been manufactured by New Delhi-based Servotech Power Systems Ltd and designed by German development agency Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)

6) ‘India out’ is associated with which of the following country? (c)

a. Sri Lanka b. Madagascar
c. Maldives d. USA
Explanation:India Out’ campaign in Maldives had started last year as on-ground protests in the Maldives and later widely spread across social media platforms under the same hash tag. Maldivian President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih issued a decree banning the ‘India Out’ campaign, now led by former President Abdulla Yameen, terming it a “threat to national security”

7) Sarmat is the new ICBM of which of the following country? (d)

a. Australia b. Japan
c. North Korea d. Russia
Explanation:Russia successfully tested new inter-continental ballistic missile known as Sarmat. It has the capability of firing over either of the earth’s poles with a range of 11,000 to 18,000 km. It is expected to pose a significant challenge to the ground-and-satellite-based radar tracking systems of the western powers, particularly the USA

8) Vagsheer is in news in recent times, what is it? ( b)

a. New variant of Covid
b. Submarine
c. New Oral Vaccine torestrict spread of Covid d.None
Explanation:The sixth and last of the French Scorpene-class subma-rines, INS Vagsheer, was laun ched into water at the Mazagon Docks in Mumbai. The six submarines were being built under Project-75 by the Mazagon Docks under technology transfer from the Naval Group as part of a $3.75-billion deal signed in October 2005

9) What is Project Yojak is about? (c)

a.Project, to conduct largest Yoga exercises
b.World’s first tunnel road
c.World’s highest tunnel
d.Project, to calculate Ancient Time perfectly
Explanation:The Border Roads Organisation (BRO) will construct the world’s highest tunnel connecting Himachal Pradesh to Zanskar Valley in Ladakh.The tunnel will be constructed by BRO at Shinku La Pass at 16,580 feet. BRO will execute this ambitious project under ‘Project Yojak’. This tunnel is proposed to be completed by 2025

10) According to World bank recent report about poverty in India, which of the following is true? (a)

a. Decline in poverty in rural areas was much higher than in urban areas
b. Decline in poverty in urban areas was much higher than in rural areas
c. Extreme poverty was consid-erably increased in India
d. None
Explanation: The extreme poverty rate in India fell from 22.5% in 2011 to 10.2% in 2019 as per World Bank Policy Research Working Paper. This represents a decline of 12.3 percentage points in extreme poverty count between 2011 to 2019 in the country. he decline in rural areas was much higher than in urban areas.While the reduction in rural poverty dropped by 14.7 percentage points, the poverty in urban areas dropped by 7.9 percentage points.

11) For which of the following India bodies, India has been elected recently? (d)

a.Commission for Social Development
b. Committee in NGOs
c. Commission on Science and Technology for Development
d. All the above
Explanation:India has been elected to four key United Nations Economic and Social Council (UN-ECOSOC) Bodi es in April 2022. The bodies for which India has been elected are… Commission for Social Development, Committee on NGOs, Commission on Science & Technology for Development Ambassador Preeti Saran has been re-elected to Committee for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

12) Who among the following has been named as India’s next Chief of Army Staff? (c)

a. Shekawhat singh
b. Mukund Naravane
c. Manoj Pande
d. Ramana Singh
Explanation:Lieutenant General Manoj Pande has been appointed as the next Chief of Army Staff.Lt Gen Pande is the incumbent Vice-Chief of the Army.He will take over from General MM Naravane, who is set to retire on April 30, 2022.Lt Gen Manoj Pande is the first-ever officer from the Corps of Engineer to be appointed as Army Chief.

13) Which of the following team has won 12th Senior Men’s National Hockey Championship? (a)

a. Haryana
b.TamilNadu
c.Bihar d.Uttar Pradesh
Explanation:Haryana has emerged as the champions of the 12th Senior Men’s National Hockey Championship by defeating TamilNadu 3-1 in the shootout after the final ended 1-1 in the regulation time. The tournament was held in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh from April 6 to 17, 2022.Haryana has won the trophy for the first time since 2011

14) Irom Beam has been tested by which of the following country? (d)

a.Iran b.Sauda Arabia
c.North Korea d.Israel
Explanation:Israel successfully tested a new laser missile-defence system ‘Iron Beam‘ which can destroy any airborne object including drones. Iron Beam is the world’s first energy-based weapons system that uses a laser beam to shoot down incoming UAVs, rockets, mortars, long range missiles, anti-tank missiles etc.

15) Which of the following country hosts street child cricket world cup in 2023? (c)

a.Sri Lanka b.Norway
c.India d.Bangladesh
Explanation:India is the host nation for the Street Child Cricket World Cup 2023 (SCCWC 2023), a mixed gender cricket tournament for street-connected children and young people worldwide. The Tournament will be organised by Save the Children India (BalRaksha Bharat) and Street Child United in September 2023. The 10-day event will see participation of 22 teams from 16 countries.SCCWC 2023 will be the second edition of the tournament

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