ALL EXAM QUIZ 27.09.2023

Explanation:

• India hosted the first edition of MotoGP India from 22 to 24 September.
• Dorna Sports has licensed Fairstreet Sports for the rights to organize races in India for a period of seven years till 2029.
• The promoters hope that MotoGP India will become a profitable venture by the third year.
• According to Nielsen estimates, India already has an estimated 54 million fans for the racing series.
• IndianOil is the title sponsor for the first edition of MotoGP Bharat.
• Event sponsors include Red Bull India, OLA, 24seven, and RE Rogers India.

Explanation:

• According to a report published by Azim Premji University, the unemployment rate among Indian graduates under 25 years remains 42% in 2021-22.
• The overall unemployment rate had declined to 6.6 per cent in 2021-22 from 8.7 per cent in 2017-18.
• The unemployment rate remains at 21.4 per cent among youths under 25 years who have completed higher secondary.
• The unemployment rate was 18.1 per cent and 15 per cent for youths who passed secondary and middle education, respectively.
• The unemployment rate was 15% for overall graduates.

Explanation:

• On 25 September, Bharat Drone Shakti - 2023 inaugurated at the Indian Air Force base in Hindon Ghaziabad in Uttar Pradesh.
• The Indian Air Force and Drone Federation of India jointly organized the event.
• The defense minister formally inducted the C-295 transport aircraft to replace the Indian Air Force AVRO fleet.
• The acquisition of 56 C-295 aircraft will boost the Make in India initiative.

Explanation:

• On September 25, Karma Puja was celebrated in Jharkhand, which is one of the most popular festivals related to harvest, worship of nature, bond between brother and sister, and homage to the Karam tree.
• During the festival, Karama dancers carry the branch of the Karam tree with singing and dancing.
• The branch of the Karam tree decorated with milk and rice beer is placed in the middle of the place where the group dances.
• On the second day, Karam Dev is uprooted and taken around all the houses of the village and immersed as per rituals.

Explanation:

• 19th edition of “EXERCISE YUDH ABHYAS” will be conducted in Fort Wainwright, Alaska, USA
• It is an annual exercise conducted jointly by the Indian Army and the United States Army.
• Indian Army contingent of MARATHA Light Infantry Regiment comprising 350 personnel are taking part in this edition of the exercise.
• 1-24 Infantry Battalion of the 1st Brigade Combat Team will participate from the US side.

Explanation:

• India has won the bid to host the International Congress on the Chemistry of Cement (ICCC) in New Delhi in 2027.
• The National Council for Cement and Building Materials (NCCBM) along with IIT Delhi successfully presented India’s bid during the ongoing 16th ICCC in Bangkok.
• The decision was announced in Bangkok, Thailand during the 16th ICCC.

Explanation:

• NASA’s first asteroid sample return mission has returned to Earth in the Utah desert on September 24.
• This is NASA's first asteroid sample return mission.
• The Osiris-Rex spacecraft released the sample capsule from 100,000 km (63,000 miles) out. The small capsule landed four hours later in a remote area.
• This sample of asteroids will help in knowing more about the origin of organics that may have led to life on Earth.
• It will also help in knowing more about how the solar system has formed.
• NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft collected the samples from the surface of the Bennu asteroid.

Explanation:

• Bharatanatyam guru, Saroja Vaidyanathan passed away after battling with lymphoma.
• Saroja Vaidyanathan founded Ganesa Natyalaya in New Delhi in 1974.
• In her career, she choreographed more than 10 full-length ballets and nearly 2,000 individual Bharatanatyam items.
• She also taught Hindi, Tamil, and Carnatic music alongside the dance form to students.

Explanation:

• In the gold medal match of the women’s cricket event in the Asian Games 2023, the Indian women’s cricket team has won the gold medal by defeating the Sri Lankan cricket team by 19 runs.
• The Indian women’s team witnessed a brilliant performance against Sri Lanka in the gold medal match of the women’s cricket event in the Asian Games 2023.
• Batting first in this match, Team India was able to score only 116 runs at the loss of 7 wickets in 20 overs.
• After this, on the basis of excellent performance of the bowlers, India won the gold by restricting Sri Lanka to the score of 97 in 20 overs. Succeeded in winning the medal.

Explanation:

• India has won its first gold medal in the Asian Games 2023. Aishwarya Pratap Singh, Divyansh Singh Panwar and Rudraksh Patil topped the 10m air rifle men's team event.
• This Indian trio won the gold medal in 10 meter air rifle with a world record score of 1893.7. The 19th edition of the Asian Games is being organized in Hangzhou, China from 23 September.
• 655 athletes from India are participating in this event.