National MCQ Quiz in मल्याळम - Objective Question with Answer for National - സൗജന്യ PDF ഡൗൺലോഡ് ചെയ്യുക

The correct answer is Abhishek Singh.Key Points

• ​Abhishek Singh is a senior IAS official.
• He has been promoted to CEO of the National e-Governance Division (NeGD) in march 2022.
• The IAS officer from the Nagaland cadre would hold the position with the rank and salary of Additional Secretary.

Additional Information

• Nitin Chugh:
  • To oversee its digital banking activities, State Bank of India (SBI) has recruited Nitin Chugh as Deputy Managing Director (DMD).
  • He has been appointed for a three-year first term.
  • He served as the CEO of the Ujjivan Small Finance Bank.
• Rajiv Kumar:
  • Rajiv Kumar is an economist from India.
  • He previously held the position of second vice chairman of the NITI Aayog.
• TS Ramakrishnan:
  • On March 1, 2022, LIC Mutual Fund announced the hiring of TS Ramakrishnan as its managing director and CEO. 

The correct answer is Samant Kumar Goel.

Key Points

• Samant Kumar Goel, a 1984-batch IPS officer of the Punjab cadre, had completed his two-year tenure as RAW secretary last year but was given a year’s extension.
• This is the second extension of service for Samant Kumar Goel
• He was instrumental in India’s planning for the Balakot strikes in February 2019

Additional Information

• RAW
  • It was founded in 1968
  • RAW is the foreign intelligence agency of India. Its preliminary function is to gather foreign intelligence, counter-proliferation, and counter-terrorism, advancing India’s foreign strategic interests and advising Indian policymakers.
  • The objective of RAW is to observe the political, military, scientific and economic developments in countries having a direct bearing on the national security of India and the formulation of its foreign policy.
  • Rameshwar Nath Kao was the 1^st chief of India's  Research and Analysis Wing.

The correct answer is R K Gupta.

Key Points

• According to a Personnel Ministry order, senior bureaucrat R K Gupta has been named the deputy election commissioner.
• He steps in for T. Sreekanth.
• Gupta, a member of the Central Secretariat Service (CSS), will hold the position of deputy election commissioner (Joint Secretary level) until his retirement on February 28 of the next year. 

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• Election Commission 
  • The Indian Constitution established the Election Commission as a permanent and autonomous entity.
  • On January 25, 1950, the Election Commission of India was established.
  • The Election Commission is required by Article 324 of the Indian Constitution to hold elections for the State Legislatures and the Parliament.
  • There is a Chief Election Commissioner and two other Election Commissioners that make up the Election Commission.
  • The 25th Chief Election Commissioner of India is Shri Rajiv Kumar.

Key Points

•  National Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) is an initiative by the Government of India to measure poverty in a comprehensive manner, taking into account various factors such as health, education, and living standards.
•  The baseline report of MPI was published by NITI Aayog in 2021 and covers both rural and urban areas of the country.
• Therefore, the correct answer is option 3, i.e., 8.81%, which represents the percentage of the population in urban areas who are poor according to the MPI.

Additional Information Multidimensional Poverty Index(MPI)

• It seeks to measure poverty across its multiple dimensions and in effect complements existing poverty statistics based on per capita consumption expenditure. 
• It has three equally weighted dimensions –health, education, and standard of living.
• These three dimensions are represented by 12 indicators: 
  • Such as nutrition, school attendance, years of schooling, drinking water, sanitation, housing and bank accounts among others.
• According to Global MPI 2021:
  •  India’s rank is 66 out of 109 countries. 
• The National MPI is aimed at deconstructing the Global MPI and creating a globally aligned and yet customized India MPI for drawing up comprehensive Reform Action Plans with the larger goal of improving India’s position in the Global MPI rankings.
• Highest (multidimensional poverty)
  • Bihar has the highest multidimensional poverty proportion of people of the state’s population followed by Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh.
• Lowest (multidimensional poverty)
  • Kerala registered the lowest multidimensional poverty population poverty levels, followed by Puducherry, Lakshadweep, Goa and Sikkim.

The correct answer is MaharashtraKey Points

•  According to APEDA, Maharashtra is the top state in India for grape production: 
  • Maharashtra
  • 70.67%
  • Karnataka
  • 24.49%
  • Tamil Nadu
  • 1.43%
  • Andhra Pradesh
  • 1.34%
• The cultivation and harvesting of grapes are called viticulture.
• Viticulture is the speciality of the Mediterranian region.
• The best quality wines in the world with distinctive flavours are produced from this region such as Port wine is famous in Portugal, Sherry in Southern Spain, etc. 

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The correct answer is Justice Rituraj Awasthi.Key Points

• Justice Rituraj Awasthi:-
  • He​ was appointed as the chairperson of the 22nd Law Commission in 2022.
  • He succeeded Justice BS Chauhan who completed his term in August 2021.
  • Justice Awasthi was a judge of the Allahabad High Court before his appointment as the chairperson of the Law Commission.
• Law Commission:-
  • It is a non-statutory body constituted by the government of India to provide expert advice on legal reform.

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• Justice UU Lalit:-
  • He is a judge of the Supreme Court of India.
  • He was appointed as a judge of the apex court in August 2014.
• Justice VV Raman:-
  • He is a retired judge of the Madras High Court.
  • He served as a judge of the high court from 2006 to 2018.
• Justice KT Shankaran:-
  • He is a retired judge of the Kerala High Court.
  • He served as a judge of the high court from 1999 to 2011.

The correct answer is Nallathamby Kalaiselvi.

Key Points

•   Nallathamby Kalaiselvi
  • ​ Nallathamby Kalaiselvi has become the first woman director general of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research.
  • The "first woman director general of CSIR," Nallathamby Kalaiselvi, has been appointed (Council of Scientific and Industrial Research).
  • She has been employed for two years as the senior electrochemical scientist. Important details Shekhar Mande will be replaced by Kalaiselvi when he retired in April 2022.

Additional Information

•  For her work on lithium-ion batteries, Kalaiselvi is renowned. She presently serves as the director of Tamil Nadu's CSIR-Central Electrochemical Research Institute.
• She will serve as the Department of Scientific & Industrial Research's secretary in addition to the director general of CSIR.
• She was appointed as the first female scientist to lead the Central Electrochemical Research Institute in February 2019. (CSIR-CECRI).

The correct answer is R. Venkataramani.

Key Points

•  R. Venkataramani
  • ​R. Venkataramani has been appointed as the new Attorney General of India by President Droupadi Murmu for a period of three years.
  • R. Venkataramani is a Senior Advocate in the Indian Supreme Court and an Indian constitutional lawyer.
  • He was born on April 13, 1950. He is currently acting as India's attorney general.
  • In 2010, the Law Commission of India selected him as a member.
  • For the past 12 years, he has served as Special Senior Counsel for the State of Tamil Nadu as well as Special Senior Counsel for the State of Andhra Pradesh.

Additional Information

•  President Droupadi Murmu
  • ​Droupadi Murmu, also known as Puti Biranchi Tudu, was born on June 20, 1958 and has been India's 15th president since July 25, 2022.
  • She is the second woman to hold the position after Pratibha Patil and the first member of a tribal community to do so.
  • She is the first President born in Independent India and the youngest person to hold the position. 
  • In addition, she held the positions of minister of state for the government of Odisha, member of the Legislative Assembly from Odisha, and governor of Jharkhand from 2015 to 2021.

Explanation:

Botanical Survey of India:

• Botanical Survey of India (BSI) located in Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
• It was founded on 13 February 1890, by the Government of India Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.
• It is an organization for the survey, research and conservation of plant wealth of India, flora and endangered species of India.
• It also includes collecting and maintaining germplasm and gene bank of endangered, patent and vulnerable plant species.

Thus, 

Bombay Natural History Society - New Delhi: Incorrect

Botanical Survey of India - Kolkata: Correct

Wildlife Institute of India - Coimbatore: Incorrect

National Botanical Research Institute - Jodhpur: Incorrect

Bombay Natural History Society:

• Bombay natural history society is situated in Mumbai.
• The Bombay Natural History Society, founded on 15 September 1883.
• It is one of the largest non-governmental organisations in India engaged in conservation and biodiversity research.
• It supports many research efforts through grants and publishes the Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society.

Wildlife Institute of India:

• The institute is based in Dehradun, India.
• It is located in Chandrabani, which is close to the southern forests of Dehradun.
• It is close to Rajaji National Park.
• The Wildlife Institute of India (WII), is an autonomous natural resource service institution under the Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate change, Government of India.
• It was established in 1982.
• WII carries out wildlife research in areas of study like Biodiversity, Endangered Species, Wildlife Policy, Wildlife Management, Wildlife Forensics, Spatial Modeling, Ecodevelopment, Ecotoxicology, Habitat Ecology and Climate Change. 

National Botanical Research Institute:​

• Originally set up as the National Botanic Gardens (NBG) by the State Government of Uttar Pradesh in Lucknow.
• It was taken over by the CSIR in 1953 and renamed as CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute (NBRI).
• It is engaged in research in the classical botanical disciplines, national needs and priorities in the field of plant sciences, on its applied and developmental research activities. 

The correct answer is Harsh V Shringla.

Key Points

• Harsh Vardhan Shringla, who was born in 1962, will serve as India's chief coordinator for the G20 in 2023.
• Prior to this, he held positions as Thailand's ambassador, Bangladesh's high commissioner, and India's foreign secretary.
• Harsh Vardhan Shringla attended Mayo College in Ajmer before earning his degree from St. Stephen's College at Delhi University.
• Prior to joining the Indian Foreign Service, he worked in both the public and commercial sectors of India. 

Additional Information

• G20
  • The Group of Twenty, or G20, is an intergovernmental organisation made up of the European Union and 19 other nations (EU).
  • It strives to address important global economic concerns like international financial stability, reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and sustainable development.
  • The majority of the world's greatest economies, both industrialised and developing countries, make up the G20; together, they represent two-thirds of the world's population, 60% of its land area, and around 80% of the world's gross world product (GWP).