10 July 2023

Q1. Which Indian public sector bank received RBI approval to hold special rupee vostro accounts of three banks from Sri Lanka?

• C – Explanation:
• Indian Bank has received the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) regulatory approval to hold special rupee vostro accounts of three banks from Sri Lanka.
  A vostro account in local currency would allow Sri Lanka to import from India without dipping into its dollar supply, as the country is facing a worst forex crunch.

Q2. Which Indian state launched the caste-based census?

• A – Explanation:
• The first phase of the caste-based census kicked off in Bihar, in which the number of all households in the state will be counted.
  The Bihar cabinet on June 2, 2022 decided to conduct the caste-based census in the state. The  decadal census conducted by the Union Government counts religious groups and Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs).

Q3. Which state won the UN-Habitat’s World Habitat Awards 2023 for Jaga Mission?

• C – Explanation:
• Odisha has won the UN-Habitat’s World Habitat Awards 2023 for Jaga Mission initiative of the state. Jaga mission is the world’s largest land titling and slum upgrading program which aims at empowering the lives of slum dwellers.
  Odisha is undertaking Jaga Mission to upgrade all of the state’s 2,919 slums. In the last five years of the initiative, 1,75,000 families have been granted land tenure security.

Q4. Which institution launched the ‘Portal for mapping of Industrial Units and Laboratories’

• B – Explanation:
• On the 76th Foundation Day of Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), the portal for mapping of Industrial Units and Laboratories was launched.
  Commerce and Industry Ministry also launched standards clubs in schools, Standards National Action Plan (SNAP) 2022-27, revised National Building Code of India (NBC 2016) and National Electrical Code of India 2023.

Q5. Which organization publishes the Food Price Index (FFPI)?

• B – Explanation:
• The UN agency, Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) has published its latest Food Price Index (FFPI) which tracks the monthly international prices of cereals, vegetable oil, dairy, meat and sugar.
  The FFPI averaged to 132.4 points in December, which is one per cent lower than the previous December.   The FFPI was notably higher in 2022 than in 2021.

Q6. ‘Kumarakom and Beypore’, which were selected under the Swadesh Darshan 2.0 Scheme, are located in which state?

• B – Explanation:
• Kumarakom in Kottayam and Beypore in Kozhikode from Kerala have been selected for development under the Swadesh Darshan 2.0 Scheme.
  The two places are among 34 other destinations from 19 states and Union Territories selected under the scheme of the Ministry of Tourism. Kerala has many places declared under eco circuit, spiritual circuit, rural circuit, as part of the Swadesh Darshan scheme 1.0.

Q7. ‘Centralised Receipt and Processing Center (CRPC)’ and ‘Integrated Ombudsman Scheme’ are related to which institution?

• B – Explanation:
• The Reserve Bank of India recently released Annual Report of Ombudsman Schemes for 2021-22.  The Centralised Receipt and Processing Center (CRPC) was established by RBIunder the Integrated Ombudsman Scheme 2021.
  As per the report, the volume of complaints received by the ombudsman schemes or consumer education and protection cells during the year 2021-22 increased by 9.39 per cent to 4,18,184. According to the Report, complaints relating to the digital modes of payment and transactions were the highest in number.

Q8. What is the theme of the “National Science Day 2023″?

• C – Explanation:
• Union Minister of State Science & Technology; Dr Jitendra Singh released the theme for the ‘National Science Day 2023’, titled “Global Science for Global Wellbeing”.
  The National Science Day (NSD) is celebrated every year on 28 February to commemorate the discovery of the ‘Raman Effect’ since 1986. On this day Sir C.V. Raman announced the discovery of the ‘Raman Effect’.

Q9. Bhitarkanika National Park, which was seen in the news, is located in which state/UT?

• B – Explanation:
• Bhitarkanika National Park, located in Odisha, reported an increase in the number of birds to 1,39,959 birds this year compared to 1,38,107 last year.
  While the number of bird count increased, the diversity of species has decreased compared to last year. This year the National Park saw 140 species of birds compared to 144 last year. Many rare and endangered species were spotted this time.

Q10. Which institution launched a new system to measure and grade hospital performance under AB PM-JAY?

• B – Explanation:
• The National Health Authority (NHA) is introducing a new system to measure and grade hospital performance under Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY).
  The new initiative will introduce the concept of ‘value- based care’, where payment will be outcome based and providers will be rewarded according to the quality of the treatment delivered. The providers will be rewarded for helping the patients improve their health.