Q1. Which company is acquiring Ford India’s manufacturing plant?
[A] Eicher Motors[B] Tata Motors
[C] Mahindra and Mahindra Motors
[D] Hyundai Motors
B – Explanation:
- Tata Motors said the acquisition of Ford India’s manufacturing plant at Sanand through its subsidiary will be completed by January 2023.
Tata Passenger Electric Mobility Limited (TPEML) announced that would acquire Ford India’s Sanand plant in Gujarat for around ₹725 crore. The acquisition included the entire land and buildings, vehicle manufacturing plant along with machinery and equipment and transfer of all eligible employees of FIPL’s vehicle manufacturing operations at Sanand.
Q2. Pyongyang is the capital city of which country?
[A] South Korea[B] North Korea
[C] Singapore
[D] Malaysia
B – Explanation:
- North Korea has recently fired three ballistic missiles toward the sea east of the Korean Peninsula, as per the South Korean military.
The three short-range ballistic missiles were fired from North Hwanghae Province, south of the capital Pyongyang. The launches came a day after South Korea successfully conducted a test flight of a solid-propellant space launch vehicle. North Korea has fired around 70 ballistic missiles this year, including about eight intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM).
Q3. Which state’s women’s U-18 team won the Khelo India Youth Games 2022?
[A] Kerala[B] Haryana
[C] Telangana
[D] Punjab
B – Explanation:
- Hockey Haryana’s women’s team won the Khelo India Youth Games 2022 Women’s Under 18 Qualifiers after defeating Madhya Pradesh in the final at Bhubaneswar.
In the final match, Pooja and Gurmail Kaur scored a goal each for Haryana. Odisha stepped up to claim third place after beating Hockey Jharkhand.
Q4.India is in talks with which country to sign a Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty (MLAT)?
[A] UK[B] Saudi Arabia
[C] Sri Lanka
[D] Australia
B – Explanation:
- India and Saudi Arabia are in talks to sign a Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty (MLAT) to obtain formal assistance from each other in investigations related to criminal cases.
Saudi Arabia is only among 12 other countries that does not have either an MLAT or any other bilateral agreement with India to facilitate such investigations. India has so far signed MLATs with 45 countries. India is also in talks to finalise MLATs with Italy and Germany.
Q5.Which Union Ministry is developing Eco-Parks on reclaimed land and to promote mine tourism?
[A] Power Ministry[B] Mines Ministry
[C] Coal Ministry
[D] Steel Ministry
C – Explanation:
- Union Coal Ministry is developing Eco-Parks on reclaimed land and to promote mine tourism. As part of the ongoing efforts, eight eco-parks have been constructed recently in different parts of the country and two more such parks will be completed in 2022-23.
An MOU was recently signed between NCL and Madhya Pradesh Tourism Board to boost Singrauli Eco-Tourism Circuit.
Q6. Zuari Bridge, the second largest cable-stayed bridge in India, is located in which state/UT?
[A] Arunachal Pradesh[B] Punjab
[C] Goa
[D] Jammu and Kashmir
C – Explanation:
- Union Minister Nitin Gadkari inaugurated the first phase of a new bridge on the Zuari River which will improve connectivity between North Goa and South Goa.
Zuari Bridge is the second largest cable-stayed bridge in India, behind Mumbai’s Bandra-Worli sea link. The bridge is part of a Rs 2,530 crore road project covering a distance of 13.2 kilometres between Bambolim and Verna villages in Goa. Dilip Buildcon is constructing the new Zuari bridge.
Q7. 119 million year old skeleton of ‘Confuciusornis shifan’ bird has been found in which country?
[A] India[B] Australia
[C] China
[D] Argentina
C – Explanation:
- A new species of confuciusornithid bird being named ‘Confuciusornis shifan’ has been identified from a complete skeleton found in northeastern China.
The bird lived in present-day China during the Early Cretaceous epoch, some 119 million years ago. Confuciusornithidae is a clade of Early Cretaceous pygostylian birds and represents the earliest known toothless, beaked birds.
Q8. What is the name of the annual state-level Youth Festival organised in Kerala?
[A] Keralotsavam[B] Kerala Sahavu
[C] Malayala Manorama
[D] Mallu Magic
A – Explanation:
- Keralotsavam is the state-level Youth Festival of Kerala. It is coordinated by Kerala State Youth Welfare Board.
Palakkad emerged the overall champions of the state-level sports competitions held as a part of Keralotsavam. Kozhikode and Kannur stood in the second and third positions. The government provides support for setting up training grounds in all village panchayats.
Q9. Which cabinet has decided to merge its districts with existing ones and redraw boundaries in 14 places?
[A] Punjab[B] Assam
[C] Uttar Pradesh
[D] Bihar
B – Explanation:
- The Assam Cabinet decided to merge four districts with existing ones and redraw boundaries in 14 places.
The decision was taken a day ahead of the Election Commission’s (EC) deadline on starting the delimitation exercise for assembly and parliamentary seats. EC earlier announced fresh delimitation of 126 assembly and 14 parliamentary seats and banned creation of new administrative units.
Q 10. ‘Future Engineer Program’ is an initiative of which multi-national company?
[A] Meta[B] Amazon
[C] Samsung
[D] IBM
B – Explanation:
- Amazon Future Engineer is a program aimed at increasing access to computer science education for children and young adults. It was launched in India in the year 2021.
National Education Society for Tribal Students (NESTS), Ministry of Tribal Affairs has partnered with Amazon to empower teachers and students in the field of digital education.