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1. India’s startup ecosystem has created as many as 14 unicorns in the first three months of 2022.
A) According to a PwC India report, the creation of 14 more unicorns takes the overall tally of a startup with over 1 billion-dollar valuation in the country to 84.
B) In this quarter the fund inflows in the domestic startup’s ecosystem have grossed over 10 billion dollars in fresh funding.
2. Recently, the Government made an MoU between the Dialogue and Development Commission of Delhi (DDCD) and EPIC.
A) This MoU was signed to develop and implement a plan to develop Electronics City in Delhi.
B) The Electronics City initiative will help to boost the design, sell, manufacture, and service of electronics to feed domestic as well as global demand.
3. Recently, Asia’s largest teak and sal forest, the Barbara forest in Odisha set for ecotourism.
A) This forest is currently guarded by the jawans of the Central Reserve Police Force.
B) The forest was named after the wife of a British officer who was killed by a tiger.
C) This forest is spread over 870-sq km, the forest touches three districts Nayagarh, Khordha and Ganjam of Odisha.
4. Recently, the 80th SKOCH Summit was held in New Delhi.
A) National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC) won one gold and one silver award.
B) This summit was held under the theme of ‘State of BFSI & PSUs’.
C) NMDC won the Gold Award in the category of social responsibility for the project ‘Promotion of Technical Education & Skill Development in Dantewada District through NMDC ITI Bhansi’.
D) The Silver Award in the category of digital inclusion for the ‘Project Kalpataru’ for ERP implementation.
5. Recently, In the report the gold imports of India have risen by 33.34 percent to USD 46.14 billion due to higher demand. In 2020-21.
A) According to the RBI, in the October to December quarter, India’s current account deficit widened by 2.7 percent of the GDP or by USD 23 billion.
B) India is the world’s second-largest gold consumer while the biggest one is China.
6. Recently, M. Venkaiah Naidu, The Fellowships and National Awards of the Lalit Kala Akademi for the year 2021 were also presented by him to 23 people (3 Fellows and 20 National Awards).
A) The highest honour that is bestowed by the Sangeet Natak Akademi is the Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship.
B) This award is conferred to the artists from the field of Music, Dance, Traditional/Folk/Tribal Music/Dance/Theatre
C) This award plays a major role to recognize their talents in their field.
7. According to the Ministry of Earth Science 34 per cent of the coastline area is facing erosion.
A) GIS mapping and remote sensing data techniques are being used to monitor shoreline erosion.
B) The Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS) has published an atlas of Coastal Vulnerability Index (CVI) maps for India’s entire coastline.
8. Recently, Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla has been appointed as its chief coordinator for the G20 summit.
A) This summit provides a tremendous opportunity for the country to showcase the nation’s rich culture, infrastructure, hospitality, and diversity on the global platform.
B) G20 summit 2023 will be held in India.
9. According to NASA, the space debris that was created after India conducted anti-satellite tests in March 2019 seems to have disintegrated or decayed.
A) In the last four years, India’s contribution to space debris has reduced to the lowest levels.
B) These pieces that are moving around in space at very high speeds are considered a threat to other space assets and the functional satellites.
10. On 19th April 2022, Amit Shah launched the Nadabet Seema Darshan Project.
A) The tourism project in Gujarat will help in generating employment and will also stop the migration of people residing in the border villages.
B) This project has the aim of offering the citizens of the nation an opportunity to see the lifestyle of the BSF personnel who are deployed in this region.
