Q.1 As of 2022, which country is the top Steel Producer in the world?
a. India
b. China
c. USA
d. Australia
Q.2 Geological Survey of India (GSI) has approved to set up India’s first Geo-Park in which state?
a. Maharashtra
b. Goa
c. Madhya Pradesh
d. Telangana
Q.3 UNCITRAL, seen in the news, is a UN Agency associated with which field?
a. Children Welfare
b. Climate Change
c. Insolvency
d. Heritage
Q.4 “Vayam Rakshamah” or “We Protect” is the theme of which armed force of India?
a. Indian Coast Guard
b. Indo-Tibetan Border Police
c. Assam Sentinels
d. Border Security Force
Q.5 The United States recently announced which country as its major non-NATO ally?
a. UAE
b. Qatar
c. Israel
d. Japan
Q.6 Which country inaugurated the Ijmuiden Sea Lock, the world’s largest sea lock?
a. USA
b. The Netherlands
c. Australia
d. USA
Q.7 Which state launched ‘Project Sadbhawana’ to improve Governance?
a. New Delhi
b. Madhya Pradesh
c. Assam
d. Odisha
Q.8 Who has been appointed as the Director-General of the Defence Intelligence Agency recently to replace Lieutenant General KJS Dhillon?
a. Lt. Gen GAV Reddy
b. Lt. Gen S. C. Malhan
c. Lt. Gen Kamal Davar
d. Lt. Gen Rahul M. Kharge
Q.9 The Spituk Gustor Festival is an annual festival celebrated in which state/Union Territory of India?
a. Ladakh
b. Andaman & Nicobar Islands
c. Sikkim
d. West Bengal
Q.10 Ping An Insurance is the top most valuable insurance company globally as per the latest Brand Finance report of 2022. The company is from which country?
a. France
b. China
c. Germany
d. Singapore
Answers –
Q.1 b) According to World Steel Association, India’s crude steel production rose by 18 per cent to 118 million tonne (MT) in 2021.India is the second largest steel producing nation, as it manufactured 100.3 MT steel in 2020 and China produced 1 064.7 MT of steel in the same year. China recorded a 3 per cent decline to 1 032.8 MT in 2021
Q.2 c) The Geological Survey of India (GSI) has approved to set up India’s first Geo-Park at Lamheta village on the banks of the Narmada River in Madhya Pradesh.
A Geo-Park is a unified area which aims to protect the geological heritage in a sustainable way. The site is already in the UNESCO Geo-heritage tentative list. Several dinosaur fossils had been found in the Narmada valley, in the Bhedaghat-Lameta Ghat area of Jabalpur.
Q.3 c) United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) Model Law on Cross border Insolvency (1997) is the most widely accepted legal framework on cross-border insolvency.
The Economic Survey suggested the adoption of UNCITRAL Law with certain modifications. It has been adopted by 49 countries such as Singapore, UK, US, South Africa and Korea. Insolvency Law Committee had recommended the adoption of UNCITRAL.
Q.4 a)
Q.5 b) US President Joe Biden designated Qatar a major non-NATO ally, during a meeting with the ruling leader of Qatar at the White House.This is seen as a symbolic honour to Qatar for its assistance with evacuations from Afghanistan and in ending last year’s Israel-Hamas war in Gaza.
Q.6 b) Dutch King Willem-Alexander officially opened the Ijmuiden Sea Lock, which is claimed to be the largest sea lock in the world.The 500-metre long and 70-metre-wide structure replaces a smaller 100-year-old one at Ijmuiden, a port city connecting the North Sea Canal to the port of Amsterdam.
Q.7 c) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma launched “Project Sadbhawana”. It aims to dispose over 4-5 lakh pending files lying in the State secretariat within a year.
Q.8 a)
Q.9 a) The annual Spituk Gustor Festival was observed in Ladakh on January 30 and 31, 2022, to celebrate the culture and traditional heritage of the Union Territory.
Q.10 b)