Q1. Who is the head of SEBI’s Market data advisory committee?
[A] Ajay Tyagi
[B] K V Kamath
[C] Ashishkumar Chauhan
[D] M S Sahoo
Q2. Casper Ruud, who recently won the Swiss Open, is from which country?
[A] Switzerland
[B] Norway
[C] France
[D] Italy
13. Which city is the host of the Conference on Cotton Challenges Ahead 2022?
[A] Mumbai
[B] Ahmedabad
[C] Coimbatore
[D] Jaipur
Q4. Which state’s astronomical observatory has been included in the UNESCO list of Important Endangered Heritage Observatories?
[A] Maharashtra
[B] Bihar
[C] West Bengal
[D] Kerala
Q5.‘NESTS’ is an autonomous institution working under which Union Ministry?
[A] Ministry of Education
[B] Ministry of Tribal Affairs
[C] Ministry of Culture
[D] Ministry of External Affairs
Q6. National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) has partnered with which organization for the relocation of cheetahs from Africa to India.
[A] Indian Oil Corporation
[B] Bharat Petroleum Corporation
[C] Hindustan Petroleum Corporation
[D] NTPC
Q7. Which Indian company signed an MoU with Bangladesh for an emergency supply of petroleum goods?
[A] HPCL
[B] BPCL
[C] IOCL
[D] Reliance Petroleum Limited
Q8. Which country is the chair of the ASEAN association for the year 2022?
[A] India
[B] Singapore
[C] Cambodia
[D] Thailand
Q9. Which country leads the Minerals Security Partnership (MSP)?
[A] China
[B] Japan
[C] THE USA
[D] India
Q10. Who has been selected as the 14th Vice President of India?
[A] Jagdeep Dhankhar
[B] Margaret Alva
[C] Kalyan Singh
[D] Shivraj Patil
Answers-
S1) Correct Answer: D [M S Sahoo]
Notes-
The market data advisory council for SEBI has changed, going from 21 to 20 members. It makes policy recommendations for market data availability.
Ashishkumar Chauhan, a recent hire, has taken over as the new MD and CEO of the NSE. The advisory committee's chair is MS Sahoo, a former chair of the IBBI.
S2) Correct Answer: B [Norway]
Notes-
Casper Ruud of Norway won the Swiss Open in Gstaad by defeating Matteo Berrettini of Italy in the championship match.
The 23-year-old player has won nine championships in his career. He just reached his career-high singles rating of No. 5 in the world, making him the highest-ranked tennis player from Norway in history.
S3) Correct Answer: C [Coimbatore]
Notes-
A two-day Conference on Cotton Challenges Ahead 2022 is being organized by the Indian Cotton Federation in collaboration with the Indian Cotton Association.
The city of Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu state will host the conference. There will be a number of panel talks with all relevant parties from various cotton sector segments.
S4) Correct Answer: B [Bihar]
Notes-
The LS College in Muzaffarpur's astronomical observatory has been listed by UNESCO as one of the world's Important Endangered Heritage Observatories.
It was created in 1916 as a result of an astronomical observatory requirement identified by a college lecturer. When some astronomy equipment was discovered to be missing in 1995, it was sealed after operating for several decades.
S5) Correct Answer: B [Ministry of Tribal Affairs]
Notes-
The Ministry of Tribal Affairs oversees the autonomous National Education Society for Tribal Students (NESTS).
Experiential Learning for the 21st Century Programme for Eklavya Model Residential School (EMRS) Principals and Teachers was launched digitally by NESTS, CBSE, TATA trusts, and other stakeholders.
S6) Correct Answer: A [Indian Oil Corporation]
Notes-
In order to move cheetahs from Africa to India, the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) and Indian Oil Corporation signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU).
The MoU states that IOC would give the project Rs 50.22 crore over a four-year period. The project now costs Rs 75 crore in total. The governments of India and Namibia had already agreed to cooperate in bringing cheetahs to India.
S7) Correct Answer: C [IOCL]
Notes-
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the emergency delivery of petroleum products across Bangladeshi territory to India was signed by the Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) and the Bangladesh Roads and Highways department in Dhaka.
This is a temporary setup for the urgent supply of petroleum products owing to damage caused by the Assam flood, according to the Indian High Commission.
S8) Correct Answer: C [Cambodia]
Notes-
This year (2022), Cambodia will be the chair of the ASEAN partnership with the motto "Asean Act: Addressing problems together."
The annual conference of the foreign ministers of ASEAN and India is co-chaired by Singapore in Cambodia's capital, Phnom Penh. The conference between the foreign ministers of India and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) was attended by S. Jaishankar, India's external affairs minister.
S9) Correct Answer: C [USA]
Notes-
An 11-nation collaboration project recently launched under US leadership seeks to strengthen vital mineral supply networks.
The Minerals Security Partnership (MSP) focuses on the supply chains of 17 "rare earth" minerals as well as cobalt, nickel, and lithium. The coalition is said to be mostly concentrated on a rival to China.
S10) Correct Answer: A [Jagdeep Dhankhar]
Notes-
Margaret Alva was defeated by Jagdeep Dhankhar in the race for vice president of India in 2022.
Dhankhar will succeed Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu as India's fourteenth vice president. In the Janata Dal administration, he held the position of Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs. In July 2019, he was appointed Governor of West Bengal.
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