ALL EXAM QUIZ 22.08.2023

Explanation:

• Spain secured their first ever Women’s World Cup title with a 1-0 win over England at the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup final in Sydney.
• The Spanish team has become the fifth team to win the Women's FIFA World Cup. Prior to this, the United States has won the Women's FIFA World Cup title four times, Germany twice, Norway and Japan once each.

Explanation:

• Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh launched a new 'Lotus flower variety named 'Namoh 108' developed by CSIR-NBRI in Lucknow. This lotus has an extraordinary 108 petals and holds religious and symbolic significance.
• The unveiling of 'NAMOH 108' is seen as a special gift to commemorate Prime Minister Narendra Modi's dedicated ten years in office.
• The Lotus Mission was also launched on the occasion and this project, like other priority schemes, aims to achieve specific goals. For example, the National Honey and Bee Mission, the National Bamboo Mission, and many other missions were mentioned.

Explanation:

• The Indira Gandhi Memorial Tulip Garden has been included in the prestigious World Book of Records in London.
• It is recognized as the largest tulip garden in Asia. The people of Kashmir have expressed happiness over this.
• Nestled amidst the picturesque foothills of the Zabarwan mountain range, the garden houses 1.5 million flowers of 68 distinct tulip varieties.
• Santosh Shukla, President and CEO, World Book of Records, handed over the certificate to Sheikh Fayaz Ahmed, Commissioner Secretary, Floriculture Gardens and Parks, at a formal ceremony held at Tulip Garden.
• During this, Dilip N Pandit, Editor of World Book of Records, Director of Floriculture Kashmir was also present.

Explanation:

• In the year 2024, the 200th birth anniversary of Maharishi Swami Dayanand Saraswati will be celebrated. The Government of India has constituted a 97-member committee under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to organize the commemoration on this occasion.
• In this, apart from many central ministers and governors and chief ministers of all states, representatives of Arya Sabha from different states of the country and abroad have also been made members.
• Along with Bihar Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar and Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, MLA and head of Arya Pratinidhi Sabha Bihar Sanjeev Chaurasia has also been nominated from Bihar in the committee.
• Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah, Women and Child Development and Minority Affairs Minister Smriti Zubin Irani, Culture, Tourism and Development of North Eastern Region G. Kishan Reddy, Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur, Leader of Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge along with all governors and chief ministers have been made ex-officio members.

Explanation:

• Uttar Pradesh has topped the list of states that attracted investment funds from banks and financial institutions leaving behind states like Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu.
• According to a report “Private Corporate Investment: Performance and Near Term Outlook” published in the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) August bulletin 2023 , the share of Uttar Pradesh went up from 1.1 % in 2013-14 to 16.2 % in 2022-23 .
• The report is based on the total cost of projects sanctioned by banks and financial institutions to the private sector for capital investment in various states during 2022-23.
• The top five states Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Odisha, Maharashtra and Karnataka, together account for 57.2 per cent share in total project cost during 2022-23.
• Uttar Pradesh accounted for the highest share (16.2 per cent) in the total cost of projects sanctioned by banks and financial institutions.

followed by

• Gujarat, 14%
• Odisha, 11.8%
• Maharashtra 7.9% and
• Karnataka 7.3%

Explanation:

• Consumer rights activist and former vice-principal of Cotton University, Deven Dutta passed away at the age of 81.
• Born on April 5, 1944 at Nazira in Sivasagar, Deven Dutta was residing in Guwahati’s Sundarpur area.
• He completed his post-graduation in English in the year 1965 and started his career as a professor of English at Cotton College. He was also a renowned litterateur and columnist.
• Prof Dutta was a prolific writer and had published several books and articles on a variety of topics, including literature, education, and social issues. He was also a regular columnist in several newspapers and magazines.

Explanation:

• Governor of Uttarakhand, Lt. Gen. Gurmeet Singh (Saini) launched the School Education Department's Continuous Learning Access Project (CLAP) at Raj Bhavan, Dehradun, under which children will be able to access the latest knowledge through e-learning vehicle.
• Along with this, the Governor flagged off the mobile e-learning vehicle under this project.
• The clap has been prepared by the Education Department under the guidance of NCERT and in collaboration with computer manufacturer HP. This mobile e-learning vehicle has 120 internet enabled laptops in which the learning material is protected.
• This vehicle will provide 'digital content' in online and offline mode to students from primary to class-12 in government schools in remote rural areas.

Explanation:

• Power Finance Corporation (PFC) has appointed Parminder Chopra as Chairman and Managing Director (CMD). she becomes the first woman to lead India’s largest NBFC.
• Chopra assumed the top job at the power sector lender with effect from August 14, 2023. She earlier held additional charge as CMD from June 1, and was Director (Finance) from July 1, 2020.
• She also played a key role in the successful implementation of a Rs 1.12 lakh crore Liquidity Infusion Scheme (LIS) for the power distribution sector, which was rolled out as part of the Atmanirbhar Bharat initiative.
• Chopra has over 35 years of experience in the power and financial sector.

Explanation:

• Reserve Bank of India has approved the appointment of PR Seshadri as Managing Director & CEO of the South Indian Bank for a period of three years with effect from October 1, 2023.
• PR Seshadri is an accomplished banker with experiences spanning multiple businesses, functional lines and geographies.
• He has significant experiences in enterprise level management and in the management of all key commercial banking business lines and he has substantial experience in successfully managing investors, boards and regulatory relationships in multiple geographies.
• PR Seshadri is a respected business leader with a proven track record of building and leading large teams to execute and deliver complex business objectives.

Explanation:

• Every year, World Mosquito Day is observed on 20 August. It aims to commemorate the contribution of British doctor Sir Ronald Ross who first discovered the connection between malaria and female anopheline mosquitoes.
• Every year World Mosquito Day is organized to create awareness about the dangers of mosquitoes, ways in which we can protect ourselves from these diseases and rise together to combat these insects.