Question. Which organization is organizing the 'Bonn Climate Change Conference 2023'?
Answer: United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
Explanation :
• Bonn Climate Change Conference 2023 organized by UNFCCC before CoP-28 to be held in UAE.
• The Earth Summit was organized in Brazil's Rio de Janeiro in the year 1992, in which Agenda 21 was introduced, considering this agenda as the basis, UNFCCC was formed in the year 1994.
• CoP is organized every year for climate change CoP-27 was organized in Egypt, this year CoP-28 will be organized in UAE.
Question. Which committee approved the increase in Minimum Support Price (MSP) on all Kharif crops for the year 2023-24?
Answer: Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA)
Explanation :
• Recently the CCEA chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved the increase in MSP on Kharif crops for the year 2023-24.
• Maximum MSP has been increased on Moong Dal.
• An increase in MSP was suggested by a committee headed by Sanjay Aggarwal in 2022.
• MSP is determined by CACP.
• MSP started from the year 1966. The minimum price fixed by the government on the crops of the farmers is called MSP.
• First MSP was fixed on wheat crop.
Question. Who has recently released the Food Security Index?
Answer: Dr. Mansukh Mandavariya
Explanation :
• FSSAI (Food Safety and Standards Authority of India) in association with the Ministry of Health released the 5th edition of the Food Safety Index.
• According to this index, Kerala, Punjab and Tamil Nadu are on the first, second and third place respectively among the small states. Goa, Manipur and Sikkim are at the first, second and third places respectively among the small states, while Delhi is at the first place among the Union Territories.
Question. Which country test-fired its first hypersonic ballistic missile 'Fathah'?
Answer: Iran
Explanation :
• A hypersonic missile Fatah was successfully tested by Iran. The speed of this missile can go from 5 Mac to 15 Mac.
Question. 'Elder Line' service was started by which state government?
Answer: State Government of Uttar Pradesh
Explanation :
• Elder Line Project in Uttar Pradesh was started in 2021 for the facilities of senior citizens, recently it has been approved.
• Under the Elder Line service, work related to the care and nutrition of senior citizens will be done free of cost by the government in the old age home for the elderly.
Question. In which state was the 'Nand Baba Milk Mission Scheme' brought?
Answer: Uttar Pradesh
Explanation :
• To make Uttar Pradesh a leading state in the field of milk development and milk production by June 7, the state government launched the Nand Baba Milk Mission scheme at a cost of Rs 1000 crore.
Question. According to the World Bank, what percent of India's GDP has been estimated for the financial year 2023-24?
Answer: 6.3%
Explanation :
• According to the Global Economic Prospects released by the World Bank, India's GDP for the financial year 2023-24 has been estimated at 6.3% with a growth of 2.1%.
• At present the President of the World Bank is Ajay Banga.
Question. Recently in which field the mission 'MAHIR' was started by the government?
Answer: In the field of energy
Explanation :
• MAHIR (Mission on Advanced and High Impact Research) mission was launched by Ministry of Power and Ministry of Renewable Energy to increase solar energy in India and make India a solar energy based country.
• This mission will be of 5 years which will run till 2027-28.
Question. Which organization celebrated the 130th anniversary of Gandhiji's Satyagraha?
Answer: Indian Navy
Explanation :
• Indian Navy's INS-Trishul participated in an event in South Africa to mark the 130th anniversary of the first Satyagraha in South Africa launched by Gandhiji.
This mission will be of 5 years which will run till 2027-28.
Question. Which organization celebrated the 130th anniversary of Gandhiji's Satyagraha?
Answer: Indian Navy
Explanation :
• Indian Navy's INS-Trishul participated in an event in South Africa to mark the 130th anniversary of the first Satyagraha in South Africa launched by Gandhiji.
• On June 7, 1893, due to apartheid, Gandhiji was thrown off the train at Pietermaritzburg railway station in Durban, South Africa, from where Gandhiji started his first Satyagraha.
Question. Where will Rugby India's 8th Junior and 10th Senior Championships be played?
Answer: Pune (Maharashtra)
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