ALL EXAM QUIZ 02.10.2023

Explanation:

• Sift Kaur Samra won gold in the women's 50m rifle 3-P individual event, giving India its fifth gold medal at the Asian Games in Hangzhou.
• The Indian team of Manu Bhaker, Rhythm Sangwan and Isha Singh won the gold medal in the women's 25m pistol shooting event.
• Isha Singh earned a silver medal in the women's individual 25m pistol event by finishing second behind China's Rui Liu.
• Anant Jeet Singh Naruka won the silver medal in the men's skeet final with an impressive score of 58 out of 60 shots.
• India's total medal count at the Asian Games 2023 now stands at 22, which includes 5 gold, 7 silver and 10 bronze medals.

Explanation:

• The Film Federation of India has nominated the Malayalam film "2018: Everyone is a Hero", based on the Kerala floods, as India's official entry for the Academy Awards (Oscars) in 2024.
• '2018' is the first Malayalam film to cross the Rs 100 crore mark and the fastest. Now this film will lead India in the Academy Awards.

Explanation:

• World Intellectual Property Organization released the Global Innovation Index 2023 rankings.
• Over the past years, India has moved from a rank of 81 in 2015 to 40 in 2023.
• The index tracks the performance of 132 global economies in terms of innovation ecosystem performance.
• Switzerland has topped the ranking for the 13th year. Sweden and the United States are in the second and third spots respectively.
• The United Kingdom is in the fourth position while Singapore is in the fifth spot.
• China is the only middle-income economy within the top 30.

Explanation:

• Renowned agricultural scientist Mankombu Sambasivan Swaminathan (MS Swaminathan) passed away at 98 in Chennai.
• He was an agronomist, agricultural scientist, plant geneticist, administrator, and humanitarian.
• He played a key role in developing high-yielding varieties of wheat and Rice in India during the Green Revolution. He is known as the father of India’s Green Revolution.
• He worked with agriculture ministers including C Subramaniam and Jagjivan Ram during the 1960s and 70s for the success of the ‘Green Revolution’.
• MS Swaminathan was also known as the “Father of Economic Ecology".

Explanation:

• Taiwan has launched its 1st domestically developed submarine.
• The submarine is named “Narwhal” in English and “Hai Kun” in Mandarin.
• It is named after a mythical massive fish that can also fly.
• Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen presided over the launch ceremony in the port city of Kaohsiung.
• Narwhal is expected to enter service in 2025.
• Taiwan hopes to deploy at least two such domestically developed submarines by 2027.

Explanation:

• Harry Potter actor Sir Michael Gambon died on 28 September 2023.
• He was best known for playing Professor Albus Dumbledore in six of the eight Harry Potter films.
• He also appeared in Fantastic Mr. Fox and played French detective Maigret.
• He also starred in The Singing Detective. Sir Michael started his acting career more than 60 years ago.
• He was one of the original members of the Royal National Theatre alongside Laurence Olivier.

Explanation:

• On 28 September, the Indian team of Arjun Cheema, Sarabjot Singh, and Shiv Narwal won the gold medal in the 10-meter air pistol event at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China.
• India's Roshibina Devi won a silver medal in Wushu. Roshibina had to face defeat from China's Wu Jiao Wei in the final.
• India's Anush Agarwalla has won the bronze medal in horse riding. Anush won the bronze medal in the individual dressage event with a score of 73.030.
• This is India's second medal in horse riding, before this India has won the gold medal in horse riding.
• Till 28 September, India has moved to fifth place in the medal table with a total of 25 medals including six gold, eight silver, and 11 bronze.
• China is at first, Korea at second, and Japan at third.

Explanation:

• On September 27, a notification amending the rules and introducing a procedure for the renewal of multi-system operator (MSO) registrations was issued by the Ministry.
• A provision has been made in the rules for sharing infrastructure by cable operators wherein broadband service providers will promote last mile internet access.
• Multi-system operators will apply for renewal of registration online on the Broadband Services Portal of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.
• Registration of multiple system operators will be renewed for a period of 10 years.
• The application for renewal of registration must be made two to seven months before the expiry of the validity of the registration.
• The renewal process is in line with the government's commitment towards ease of doing business.

Explanation:

• Every year on 29 September, World Heart Day is observed.
• The theme of World Heart Day 2023 is “Use Heart, Know Heart".
• On 29 September 1999, the World Health Federation established World Heart Day to create awareness about cardiovascular diseases (CVD).
• CVDs are responsible for around half of all non-communicable diseases (NCDs) deaths.
• According to the World Heart Federation, CVD, including heart disease and stroke, is the leading cause of death in the world, claiming 18.6 million lives each year.
• A human heart is of the size of a fist and the strongest muscle in the body.

Explanation:

• According to the General Assembly of the United Nations, the purpose of this day is to spread the "message of non-violence" among the people through education and public awareness.
• It was decided to celebrate this day as International Day of Non-Violence to appreciate the contribution of Mahatma Gandhi in promoting the message of peace across the world through the policy of non-violence.
• International Day of Non-Violence is celebrated on 2 October, the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi.
• More than 140 out of the total 191 member states of the General Assembly had co-sponsored this resolution.

Explanation:

• India has slipped four places in the world talent ranking. International Institute for Management Development has released this ranking.
• According to this, in 2023, India will slip four places among the 64 economies of the world and will fall to 56th place in the world talent ranking. In the year 2022, India was at 52nd position in this ranking.