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India’s Achievement in 19th Asian Games 2023 – 107 Medals & Records (Current Affairs/GK for Assam ARDE 2.0)

Posted on October 9, 2023October 13, 2023 by admin

India’s Achievement in 19th Asian Games 2023 – 107 Medals & Records (Current Affairs/GK for Assam ARDE 2.0)

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India reached a historic milestone at the Asian Games 2023, securing their best-ever performance of 107 medals – 28 gold, 38 silver and 41 bronze. This remarkable medal haul represents India’s most successful performance in a Asian Games edition. This outstanding feat surpassed India’s previous best of 70 medals in the Jakarta Asian Games.

India ended at 4th spot in the medal tally in 2023, behind China, Japan, and Republic of Korea.

India sent 655 athletes to compete in 41 disciplines at the Asian Games 2023 held from September 19 to October 8. It was India’s largest representation at the Asian Games in the 19 editions held so far.

Indian shooters won seven gold medals and Four of the seven gold medals for India in shooting at the Asian Games 2023 came with world records.
Indian archers, led by Jyothi Surekha Vennam and Ojas Pravin Deotale, won nine medals in archery at the Asian Games 2023. The nine medals won by Indian archers included five golds. India’s previous best was one gold, one silver and one bronze from Incheon 2014.
The men’s doubles pair of Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy claimed India’s maiden gold medal in badminton.
The men’s and women’s Indian cricket teams also won their first gold medals in the Asian Games on their tournament debuts.
Avinash Sable set an Asian Games record in men’s 3000m steeplechase for gold.
Parul Chaudhary won gold in the women’s 5000m race
Annu Rani won gold in the women’s javelin throw.
Medal winners in hockey – Gold in Men’s team & Bronze in Women’s team.
In KABADDI, India triumphed over Iran in the men’s final and Chinese Taipei in the women’s gold medal match to ensure a clean sweep in the sport.
Sanjana Bathula became the youngest Indian to win a medal at the Asian Games after she won the bronze in the women’s speed skating 3000m relay event.

Medal Tally at Asian Games 2022

Rank	Country	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	People’s Republic of China	201	111	71	383
2	Japan	52	67	69	188
3	Republic of Korea	42	59	89	190
4	India	28	38	41	107
5	Uzbekistan	22	18	31	71

Asian Games 2023 India’s medal winners list
No.	Athletes	Sport	Event	Medal
1	Team India	Shooting	Women’s 10m air rifle team	Silver
2	Team India	Rowing	Men’s lightweight double sculls	Silver
3	Team India	Rowing	Men’s pair	Bronze
4	Team India	Rowing	Men’s eight	Silver
5	Ramita Jindal	Shooting	Women’s 10m air rifle	Bronze
6	Team India	Shooting	Men’s 10m air rifle team	Gold
7	Team India	Rowing	Men’s four	Bronze
8	Team India	Rowing	Men’s quadruple	Bronze
9	Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar	Shooting	Men’s 10m air rifle	Bronze
10	Team India	Shooting	Men’s 25m rapid file pistol team	Bronze
11	Team India	Cricket	Women’s T20 cricket	Gold
12	Neha Thakur	Sailing	Girl’s Dinghy – ILCA4	Silver
13	Eabad Ali	Sailing	Men’s Windsurfer – RS:X	Bronze
14	Team India	Equestrian	Team dressage	Gold
15	Team India	Shooting	Women’s 50m rifle 3 positions team	Silver
16	Team India	Shooting	Women’s 25m pistol team	Gold
17	Sift Kaur Samra	Shooting	Women’s 50m rifle 3 positions	Gold
18	Ashi Chouksey	Shooting	Women’s 50m rifle 3 positions	Bronze
19	Team India	Shooting	Men’s skeet team	Bronze
20	Vishnu Saravanan	Sailing	Men’s dinghy ICLA7	Bronze
21	Esha Singh	Shooting	Women’s 25m pistol	Silver
22	Anantjeet Singh Naruka	Shooting	Men’s skeet	Silver
23	Naorem Roshibina Devi	Wushu	Women’s 60kg sanda	Silver
24	Team India	Shooting	Men’s 10m air pistol team	Gold
25	Anush Agarwalla	Equestrian	Individual dressage	Bronze
26	Team India	Shooting	Women’s 10m air pistol team	Silver
27	Team India	Shooting	Men’s 50m rifle 3 positions team	Gold
28	Team India	Tennis	Men’s doubles	Silver
29	Esha Singh	Shooting	Women’s 10m air pistol	Silver
30	Palak Gulia	Shooting	Women’s 10m air pistol	Gold
31	Team India	Squash	Women’s team	Bronze
32	Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar	Shooting	Men’s 50m rifle 3 positions	Silver
33	Kiran Baliyan	Athletics	Women’s shot put	Bronze
34	Team India	Shooting	Mixed team 10m air pistol	Silver
35	Team India	Tennis	Mixed doubles	Gold
36	Team India	Squash	Men’s team	Gold
37	Karthik Kumar	Athletics	Men’s 10,000m	Silver
38	Gulveer Singh	Athletics	Men’s 10,000m	Bronze
39	Aditi Ashok	Golf	Women’s golf	Silver
40	Team India	Shooting	Women’s trap team	Silver
41	Team India	Shooting	Men’s trap team	Gold
42	Kynan Chenai	Shooting	Men’s trap	Bronze
43	Nikhat Zareen	Boxing	Women’s 50kg	Bronze
44	Avinash Sable	Athletics	Men’s 3000m steeplechase	Gold
45	Tajinderpal Singh Toor	Athletics	Men’s shot put	Gold
46	Harmilan Bains	Athletics	Women’s 1500m	Silver
47	Ajay Kumar Saroj	Athletics	Men’s 1500m	Silver
48	Jinson Johnson	Athletics	Men’s 1500m	Bronze
49	Nandini Agasara	Athletics	Women’s heptathlon	Bronze
50	Murali Sreeshankar	Athletics	Men’s long jump	Silver
51	Seema Punia	Athletics	Women’s discus throw	Bronze
52	Jyothi Yarraji	Athletics	Women’s 100m hurdles	Silver
53	Team India	Badminton	Men’s team	Silver
54	Team India	Roller skating	Women’s speed skating 3000m relay	Bronze
55	Team India	Roller skating	Men’s speed skating 3000m relay	Bronze
56	Team India	Table tennis	Women’s doubles	Bronze
57	Parul Chaudhary	Athletics	Women’s 3000m steeplechase	Silver
58	Priti Lamba	Athletics	Women’s 3000m steeplechase	Bronze
59	Ancy Sojan	Athletics	Women’s long jump	Silver
60	Team India	Athletics	Mixed 4x400m relay	Silver
61	Team India	Canoe Sprint	Men’s canoe double 1000m	Bronze
62	Preeti Pawar	Boxing	Women’s 54kg	Bronze
63	Vithya Ramraj	Athletics	Women’s 400m hurdles	Bronze
64	Parul Chaudhary	Athletics	Women’s 5000m	Gold
65	Mohammed Afsal	Athletics	Men’s 800m	Silver
66	Praveen Chithravel	Athletics	Men’s triple jump	Bronze
67	Tejaswin Shankar	Athletics	Men’s decathlon	Silver
68	Annu Rani	Athletics	Women’s javelin throw	Gold
69	Narender Berwal	Boxing	Men’s +92kg	Bronze
70	Team India	Athletics	Mixed team race walk	Bronze
71	Team India	Archery	Mixed team compound	Gold
72	Team India	Squash	Mixed team	Bronze
73	Parveen Hooda	Boxing	Women’s 57kg	Bronze
74	Lovlina Borgohain	Boxing	Women’s 75kg	Silver
75	Sunil Kumar	Wrestling	Greco-Roman 87kg	Bronze
76	Harmilan Bains	Athletics	Women’s 800m	Silver
77	Avinash Sable	Athletics	Men’s 5000m	Silver
78	Team India	Athletics	Women’s 4x400m relay	Silver
79	Neeraj Chopra	Athletics	Men’s javelin throw	Gold
80	Kishore Jena	Athletics	Men’s javelin throw	Silver
81	Team India	Athletics	Men’s 4x400m relay	Gold
82	Team India	Archery	Women’s compound team	Gold
83	Team India	Squash	Mixed doubles	Gold
84	Team India	Archery	Men’s compound team	Gold
85	Saurav Ghosal	Squash	Men’s singles	Silver
86	Antim Panghal	Wrestling	Women’s 53kg	Bronze
87	Team India	Archery	Women’s recurve team	Bronze
88	HS Prannoy	Badminton	Men’s singles	Bronze
89	Team India	Sepaktakraw	Women’s regu	Bronze
90	Team India	Archery	Men’s recurve team	Silver
91	Sonam Malik	Wrestling	Women’s 62kg	Bronze
92	Kiran Bishnoi	Wrestling	Women’s 76kg	Bronze
93	Aman Sehrawat	Wrestling	Men’s freestyle 57kg	Bronze
94	Team India	Bridge	Men’s team	Silver
95	Team India	Hockey	Men’s team	Gold
96	Aditi Swami	Archery	Women’s compound individual	Bronze
97	Jyothi Surekha Vennam	Archery	Women’s compound individual	Gold
98	Ojas Pravin Deotale	Archery	Men’s compound individual	Gold
99	Abhishek Verma	Archery	Men’s compound individual	Silver
100	Team India	Kabaddi	Women’s kabaddi	Gold
101	Team India	Badminton	Men’s doubles	Gold
102	Team India	Cricket	Men’s team	Gold
103	Team India	Kabaddi	Men’s kabaddi	Gold
104	Team India	Hockey	Women’s team	Bronze
105	Deepak Punia	Wrestling	Men’s freestyle 86kg	Silver
106	Team India	Chess	Men’s team	Silver
107	Team India	Chess	Women’s team	Silver

India’s Asian Games 2023 medal-winning team members
Team	Members
Women’s 10m air rifle shooting team	Ashi Chouksey, Mehuli Ghosh, Ramita Jindal
Men’s lightweight double sculls rowing team	Arjun Lal Jat, Arvind Singh
Men’s pair rowing team	Babu Lal Yadav, Lekh Ram
Men’s eight rowing team	Neeraj, Naresh Kalwaniya, Neetesh Kumar, Charanjeet Singh, Jaswinder Singh, Bheem Singh, Punit Kumar, Ashish, DU Pande
Men’s 10m air rifle shooting team	Rudrankksh Patil, Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar, Divyansh Singh Panwar
Men’s four rowing team	Jaswinder Singh, Bheem Singh, Punit Kumar, Ashish
Men’s quadruple rowing team	Parminder Singh, Satnam Singh, Jakar Khan, Sukhmeet Singh
Men’s 25m rapid file pistol shooting team	Vijayveer Sidhu, Adarsh Singh, Anish Bhanwala
Women’s T20 cricket team	Harmanpreet Kaur, Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Deepti Sharma, Richa Ghosh, Amanjot Kaur, Devika Vaidya, Pooja Vastrakar, Titas Sadhu, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Minnu Mani, Kanika Ahuja, Uma Chetry, Anusha Bareddy
Dressage equestrian team	Hriday Chheda, Anush Agarwalla, Divyakriti Singh, Sudipti Hajela
Women’s 50m rifle 3 positions shooting team	Ashi Chouksey, Manini Kaushik, Sift Kaur Samra
Women’s 25m pistol shooting team	Manu Bhaker, Rhythm Sangwan, Esha Singh
Men’s skeet shooting team	Anantjeet Singh Naruka, Gurjoat Singh Khangura, Angad Vir Singh Bajwa
Men’s 10m air pistol shooting team	Arjun Cheema, Sarabjot Singh, Shiva Narwal
Women’s 10m air pistol shooting team	Esha Singh, Divya TS, Palak Gulia
Men’s 50m rifle 3 positions shooting team	Swapnil Kushale, Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar, Akhil Sheoran
Men’s doubles tennis team	Saketh Myneni and Ramkumar Ramanathan
Women’s squash team	Joshna Chinappa, Anahat Singh, Tanvi Khanna, Dipika Pallikal
10m air pistol mixed team	Sarabjot Singh, Divya TS
Mixed doubles tennis team	Rohan Bopanna, Rutuja Bhosale
Men’s squash team	Saurav Ghosal, Abhay Singh, Harinder Pal Singh, Mahesh Mangaonkar
Women’s trap shooting team	Manisha Keer, Preeti Rajak, Rajeshwari Kumari
Men’s trap shooting team	Kynan Chenai, Zoravar Singh Sandhu, Prithviraj Tondaiman
Men’s badminton team	Kidambi Srikanth, Lakshya Sen, Chirag Shetty, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, MR Arjun, Dhruva Kapila, HS Prannoy, Mithun Manjunath, Sai Pratheek, Rohan Kapoor
Women’s speed skating 3000m relay team	Karthika Jagadeeswaran, Heeral Sadhu, Aarathy Kasturi Raj, Sanjana Bathula
Men’s speed skating 3000m relay team	Vikram Rajendra Ingale, Siddhant Rahul Kamble, Anandkumar Velkumar, Aryanpal Singh Ghuman
Women’s doubles table tennis team	Ayhika Mukherjee, Sutirtha Mukherjee
Mixed 4x400m relay athletics team	Muhammad Ajmal, Vithya Ramraj, Rajesh Ramesh, Subha Venkatesan
Men’s canoe double 1000m team	Arjun Singh, Sunil Singh Salam
Mixed team race walk team	Manju Rani, Ram Baboo
Mixed team compound archery team	Jyothi Surekha Vennam, Ojas Pravin Deotale
Mixed team squash team	Anahat Singh, Abhay Singh
Women’s 4x400m relay athletics team	Vithya Ramraj, Aishwarya Kailash Mishra, Prachi, Subha Venkatesan
Men’s 4x400m relay athletics team	Muhammed Anas Yahiya, Amoj Jacob, Muhammed Ajmal Variyathodi, Rajesh Ramesh
Women’s compound archery team	Jyothi Surekha Vennam, Aditi Swami, Parneet Kaur
Mixed doubles squash team	Dipika Pallikal, Harinder Pal Sandhu
Men’s compound archery team	Abhishek Verma, Ojas Pravin Deotale, Prathamesh Jawkar
Women’s recurve team	Ankita Bhakat, Bhajan Kaur, Simranjeet Kaur
Women’s regu sepaktakraw team	Khushbu, Maipak Devi Ayekam, Leirentonbi Devi Elangbam, Priya Devi Elangbam, Chaoba Devi Oinam
Men’s recurve archery team	Atanu Das, Tushar Shelke, Dhiraj Bommadevara
Men’s bridge team	Raju Tolani, Ajay Prabhakar Khare, Rajeshwar Tewari, Sumit Mukherjee, Jaggy Shivdasani, Sandeep Thakral
Men’s hockey team	PR Sreejesh, Krishan Pathak, Varun Kumar, Amit Rohidas, Jarmanpreet Singh, Harmanpreet Singh, Sanjay, Sumit, Nilakanta Sharma, Hardik Singh, Manpreet Singh, Vivek Sagar Prasad, Shamsher Singh, Abhishek, Gurjant Singh, Mandeep Singh, Sukhjeet Singh, Lalit Kumar Upadhyay
Women’s kabaddi team	Akshima, Jyoti, Pooja, Pooja, Priyanka, Pushpa, Sakshi Kumari, Ritu Negi, Nidhi Sharma, Sushma Sharma, Snehal Pradeep Shinde, Sonali Vishnu Shingat
Men’s badminton doubles team	Chirag Shetty, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy
Men’s cricket team	Ruturaj Gaikwad, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rahul Tripathi, Tilak Varma, Rinku Singh, Jitesh Sharma, Washington Sundar, Shahbaz Ahmed, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan, Arshdeep Singh, Mukesh Kumar, Shivam Dube, Prabhsimran Singh, Akash Deep
Men’s kabaddi team	Nitesh Kumar, Parvesh Bhainswal, Sachin, Surjeet Singh, Vishal Bhardwaj, Arjun Deshwal, Aslam Inamdar, Naveen Kumar, Pawan Sehrawat, Sunil Kumar, Nitin Rawal, Akash Shinde
Women’s hockey team	Savita Punia, Bichu Devi Kharibam, Deepika, Lalremsiami, Monika, Navneet Kaur, Neha, Nisha, Sonika, Udita, Ishika Chaudhary, Deep Grace Ekka, Vandana Katariya, Sangita Kumari, Vaishnavi Vittal Phalke, Nikki Pradhan, Sushila Chanu, Salima Tete
Men’s chess team	Gukesh D, Vidit Gujrathi, Arjun Erigaisi, Pentala Harikrishna, Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa
Women’s chess team	Koneru Humpy, Harika Dronavalli, Vaishali Rameshbabu, Vantika Agrawal, Savitha Shri B

India’s Asian Games 2023 medals tally: By sport
Sport	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
Shooting	7	9	6	22
Athletics	6	14	9	29
Archery	5	2	2	9
Squash	2	1	2	5
Cricket	2	0	0	2
Kabaddi	2	0	0	2
Badminton	1	1	1	3
Tennis	1	1	0	2
Equestrian	1	0	1	2
Hockey	1	0	1	2
Rowing	0	2	3	5
Chess	0	2	0	2
Wrestling	0	1	5	6
Boxing	0	1	4	5
Sailing	0	1	2	3
Bridge	0	1	0	1
Golf	0	1	0	1
Wushu	0	1	0	1
Roller skating	0	0	2	2
Canoe	0	0	1	1
Sepaktakraw	0	0	1	1
Table tennis	0	0	1	1
TOTAL	28	38	41	107

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Assam Current Affairs and GK Quiz – Set 343: September 2023, Week 5

Posted on October 8, 2023March 27, 2024 by admin

Assam Current Affairs and GK Quiz – Set 343: September 2023, Week 5

(Daily and Monthly Assam Current Affairs & GK Quiz & MCQ for APSC Exams and various Assam exams)

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Q1. Assam Govt. has launched the “Mukhyamantrir Atmanirbharshil Asom Abhiyan” to provide financial grant of what amount to the deserving young individuals, to improve job opportunities in the state?

Rs. 2 Lakh to 5 Lakh
Rs. 3 Lakh to 5 Lakh
Rs. 5 Lakh to 10 Lakh
Rs. 10 Lakh

Rs. 2 Lakh to 5 Lakh

Q2. Which village in Assam has been chosen as the Best Tourism Village of India for the year 2023?

Biswanath Ghat
Chunbari Gaon
Ranthali
Sarthebari

Biswanath Ghat

Biswanath Ghat in Assam has been chosen as the Best Tourism Village of India in 2023 by the Ministry of Tourism.

Q3. Which is the oldest paramilitary force in the country?

Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP)
Border Security Force (BSF)
Assam Rifles
Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)

Assam Rifles

Q4. Which country has become Bangladesh’s leading export partner?

China
India
United States
England

India

India has become Bangladesh’s leading export partner, surpassing Japan and China.

Q5. When is Engineers’ Day celebrated in India?

February 28
September 15
July 31
December 13

September 15

Q6. How many elephant corridors are there in India, as per the “Elephant Corridors of India” report released by the Union Environment Ministry?

92
106
129
150

150

The “Elephant Corridors of India” report released by the Union Environment Ministry states that there are 150 elephant corridors in India.

Q7. India’s rank in the Global Innovation Index 2023 is

24th
29th
36th
40th

40th

India retains 40th rank out of 132 economies in the Global Innovation Index 2023 rankings published by the World Intellectual Property Organization. India’s improved significantly from its rank of 81 in 2015.

Q8. Who has been honoured with the prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke Lifetime Achievement Award for the year 2023?

Dilip Kumar
Dharmendra
Amitabh Bachchan
Waheeda Rehman

Waheeda Rehman

Q9. When is the United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation celebrated?

September 5
September 12
September 19
September 30

September 12

United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation is celebrated to recognize and promote economic, social, and political developments in regions and countries in the South and highlight UN efforts for technical cooperation among developing nations.

Q10. Who is regarded as the ‘Father of Green Revolution in India’?

M.S. Swaminathan
C. V. Raman
Verghese Kurien
Amartya Sen

M.S. Swaminathan

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Assam Current Affairs and GK Quiz – Set 342: September 2023, Week 4

Posted on October 6, 2023October 11, 2023 by admin

Assam Current Affairs and GK Quiz – Set 342: September 2023, Week 4

(Daily and Monthly Assam Current Affairs & GK Quiz & MCQ for APSC Exams and various Assam exams)

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Q1. Recently, which state’s cabinet recommended the withdrawal of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) on September 9, 2023?

Nagaland
Assam
Manipur
Meghalaya

Assam

The Assam cabinet has recommended to the central government to withdraw the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) from the state. AFSPA gives the armed forces sweeping powers to search, arrest and shoot to kill in areas declared as “disturbed”. It has been in force in Assam since 1990.

Q2. Where will PepsiCo India set up its new food manufacturing plant, which will be PepsiCo’s first food-focused manufacturing plant in the Northeast region?

Sikkim
Tripura
Arunachal Pradesh
Assam

Assam

PepsiCo India has announced that it will invest Rs 778 crore to set up a new food manufacturing plant in Nalbari district, Assam. The plant is expected to be operational by 2025 and will create direct and indirect employment opportunities for around 500 people. It will produce Lay’s potato chips, Kurkure snacks, and other food products.

Q3. Who is the author of the book ‘Fire on the Ganges: Life Among the Dead in Banaras’?

Radhika Iyengar
Jhumpa Lahiri
Kiran Desai
Anita Nair

Radhika Iyengar

Q4. Which multinational group/organization was granted permanent membership in the G20 under India’s presidency?

BRICS
OPEC
ASEAN
African Union

African Union

The African Union was granted permanent membership in the G20 under India’s presidency of the forum.
The announcement was made at the G20 summit in New Delhi on September 9, 2023.

Q5. Which railway station has recently received the ‘Green Railway Station’ certification with the highest rating of Platinum from the Indian Green Building Council (IGBC)?

Vijayawada Railway Station
Guwahati Railway Station
Rani Kamlapati Railway Station
Warangal Railway Station

Vijayawada Railway Station

Q6. Who is known as the “Father of the Atomic Bomb”?

Ernest Rutherford
Albert Einstein
J. Robert Oppenheimer
Niels Bohr

J. Robert Oppenheimer

J. Robert Oppenheimer is known as the “Father of the Atomic Bomb” due to his major contribution to the Manhattan Project during World War II. He was the director of the Los Alamos Laboratory, where the atomic bomb was developed. Recently the movie Oppenheimer was also released.

Q7. Who is recently crowned as the Miss International India 2023?

Nandini Gupta
Shweta Sharda
Praveena Anjana
T Strela Luwang

Praveena Anjana

Q8. Which country has won the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup?

China
Germany
USA
England

German

Germany won the 2023 FIBA World Cup, defeating Serbia 83-77 in the final.

Q9. Recently, handwoven Rayagada Shawls received GI tag. Mainly, Dongria Kondhs made these Shawls from hand-spun cotton and are known for their intricate designs and vibrant colours. The Rayagada Shawls from which state

Nagaland
Odisha
Sikkim
Himachal Pradesh

Odisha

The Dongria Kondhs are a tribal group indigenous to Odisha. They are known for their unique culture and traditions, including their handwoven Rayagada Shawls. The shawls are made from hand-spun cotton and are known for their intricate designs and vibrant colours.

Q10. According to the Swachh Vayu Sarvekshan 2023, which city has the cleanest air in India (among cities with populations over one million)?

Coimbatore
Bangalore
Kochi
Indore

Indore

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Assam Current Affairs and GK Quiz – Set 341: September 2023, Week 3

Posted on October 1, 2023October 11, 2023 by admin

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Assam Current Affairs and GK Quiz – Set 341: September 2023, Week 3

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Q1. Which state in the North Eastern Region has become the first to initiate Aadhaar Linked Birth Registration for children aged 0 to 5 years?

Assam
Meghalaya
Manipur
Nagaland

Nagaland

Nagaland is the first state in the North Eastern Region to introduce Aadhaar Linked Birth Registration for children aged 0 to 5 years.

Q2. The state govt has adopted Artificial Intelligence enabled robotic technology to keep its Umiam lake clean. The Umiam lake is located in which state?

Sikkim
Assam
Arunachal Pradesh
Meghalaya

Meghalaya

Umiam lake is situated at an altitude of about 4,900 feet is also a major hub for water sports and boating in Shillong. The AI-integrated robotic boat is able to collect huge quantities of garbage from Umiam Lake.

Q3. Recently, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar awards for 2022 was announced. These prestigious Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Awards are presented to eminent personalities of which profession?

Sports person
Scientist
Social Worker
Politician

Scientists

Q4. Which city is set to become India’s first ‘solar city’?

Sanchi
Indore
Raipur
Bikaner

Sanchi

The project aims to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 14,324 tonnes annually and currently includes a 3 MW solar plant that caters to the city’s energy needs.
A 5 MW plant for agricultural requirements is also under construction.
The city is expected to generate surplus energy once completed.

Q5. Who is nominated as the new President of the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), Pune?

Abhishek Bachchan
Sunny Deol
R Madhavan
Shah Rukh Khan

R Madhavan

Q6. Where is the 43rd ASEAN Summit being held?

Jakarta
Bangkok
Phnom Penh
Metro Manila

Jakarta

The 43rd ASEAN Summit is being held in Jakarta, Indonesia from September 5 to 7, 2023. The summit is being hosted by Indonesian President Joko Widodo.

Q7. Which country is the largest part of Zealandia, the newly discovered 8th continent?

Australia
New Zealand
Papua New Guinea
Samoa

New Zealand

New Zealand is the largest part of Zealandia that is above sea level, followed by New Caledonia. The two islands make up about 98% of the landmass of Zealandia that is above sea level.

Q8. Which institution launched ‘Hello! UPI – Conversational Payments on UPI’?

RBI
SBI
NASSCOM
NPCI

NPCI

The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has launched ‘Credit Line on UPI’ enables pre-sanctioned credit lines from banks via the Unified Payments Interface (UPI), providing users with access to instant credit.

‘UPI LITE X’ facilitates offline payments, while ‘UPI Tap & Pay’ enhances digital payments through Near Field Communication (NFC) technology for QR code-based transactions.

‘Hello! UPI – Conversational Payments on UPI’ allows voice-enabled UPI payments in Hindi and English through UPI apps, telecom calls, and IoT devices.

Q9. Which public sector enterprise was recently conferred with the Navratna status by the Department of Public Enterprises?

Oil India Limited
Coal India Limited
Steel Authority of India Limited
Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilizers

Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilizers

Q10. Which institution launched ‘Grassroots Initiative to Promote Indian Standards in Rural Areas’?

Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI)
Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS)
National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD)
National Institute of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj (NIRD&PR)

Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS)

BIS has initiated a comprehensive outreach program to raise awareness and encourage compliance with Indian standards at the grassroots level. This initiative aims to sensitize Gram Panchayat Presidents and Secretaries across the country, emphasizing the importance of adhering to Indian Standards while implementing government programs and schemes in villages.

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Assam Current Affairs and GK Quiz – Set 339: September 2023, Week 1

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Assam Current Affairs and GK Quiz – Set 339: September 2023, Week 1

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Q1. Recently, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has announced a major outreach program called “Raijyor Xomadhon (public solutions)” with the aim of

bridging the social infrastructure gap and assessing the implementation of various Govt schemes
bridging e-governance services to the doors of every citizens
improving the health and education scenario in the the rural areas
Solving bottleneck issues in agriculture and primary sectors

Bridging the social infrastructure gap and assessing the implementation of various Govt schemes

Q2. Which personality from Assam has been awarded the 65th Ramon Magsaysay Awards 2023?

Manmohan Singh
Ravi Kannan
Bhabendra Nath Saikia
Hema Bharali

Ravi Kannan

Q3. Tharman Shanmugaratnam has been recently elected as President of which country?

Mauritius
New Zealand
Singapore
Seychelles

Singapore

He won the election with 70.4% of the votes.
Shanmugaratnam was previously the Senior Minister of Singapore from 2019 to 2023. He also served as Deputy Prime Minister for eight years. He studied at the London School of Economics, Cambridge University, and Harvard University.

Q4. Which country’s military force has recently unveiled the artificial intelligence robot ‘Valkyrie’ for aerial combat?

China
USA
Saudi Arabia
UK

USA

Q5. Which Union Ministry has recently introduced a fresh visa category named ‘Ayush Visa’?

Ministry of Ayush
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Ministry of Home Affairs
Ministry of External Affairs

Ministry of Home Affairs

“Ayush Visa” to cater to foreign nationals seeking medical treatment, including therapeutic care, wellness, and yoga in India.
To address the requirement for a dedicated visa program for foreign visitors seeking treatment under Ayush systems or Indian medicine.

Q6. Which Union Ministry has recently launched the sixth edition of Smart India Hackathon (SIH) 2023?

Ministry of Electronics and IT
Ministry of Science and Technology
Ministry of Education
Ministry of Home Affairs

Ministry of Education

Ministry of Education’s Innovation Cell and the All-India Council of Technical Education (AICTE) have launched the sixth edition of Smart India Hackathon (SIH) 2023.
Since its inception in 2017, the Smart India Hackathon has become a global model for hackathons and innovation frameworks.
This event presents 239 problem statements, including 182 software challenges and 57 hardware challenges.

Q7. Which of the following is the blockchain-based project recently launched by the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI)?

Grapevine
PayOne
Falcon
Oxygen App

Falcon

Falcon is an open-source project that aims to simplify the management and use of blockchains based on ‘Hyperledger Fabric’ and supported on Kubernetes clusters. Essentially, Falcon is expected to help developers innovate on blockchain-based payment solutions.

Q8. Who is the chairperson of the Committee set up to assess the viability of the “one nation, one election” concept?

Dhananjaya Yeshwant Chandrachud
Ramnath Kovind
Ranjan Gogoi
Arjun Ram Meghwal

Ramnath Kovind

The members of the panel include Union home minister Amit Shah, ex-J&K chief minister Ghulam Nabi Azad, former Finance Commission chairman N K Singh, Constitution expert Subhash C Kashyap, senior advocate Harish Salve, and ex-Chief Vigilance Commissioner Sanjay Kothari.

Q9. In August 2023, the number of UPI transactions performed reached a milestone of

10 billion
12 billion
20 billion
50 billion

10 billion

Q10. NITI Aayog signed a MoU with which institution on fast tracking SDGs?

World Bank
Asian Development Bank
UNDP
UNEP

UNDP

The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed to formalise a framework of cooperation on a range of areas, including SDG localisation, data-driven monitoring, Aspirational Districts and Blocks, among others.
The MoU was signed for a period of five years.
NITI Aayog is the nodal Institution for coordinating the adoption and monitoring of SDGs at the national and sub-national levels. UNDP plays the integrator role in coordinating efforts to fast-track progress on the SDGs within the UN system.

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