ALL EXAM QUIZ 04.01.2024

Explanation:

• M S Swaminathan Award has been given to Prof B R Kamboj.
• Prof. B.R. Kamboj is the Vice Chancellor of the Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University.
• He has been honoured with this prestigious award in recognition of his contributions as a scientist and extension specialist in the field of agronomy.
• Karnataka Governor Thawar Chand Gehlot presented him with the award.
• The award ceremony took place at the International Conference on 'One Health One World' organized at Rajmata Vijayaraje Scindia Agricultural University in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh.
• Professor BR Kamboj is well aware of the common problems, needs, and socio-economic conditions of farmers.
• The agricultural recommendations derived by Professor Kamboj from his research work and collaborative extension activities with the University scientists have consistently proven to be highly beneficial to the farmers.
• Professor Kamboj has published about 300 research papers and articles in national and international journals, books, and technical journals.

Explanation:

• UP stood first in the country in inter-operable criminal justice system for the third consecutive year.
• Uttar Pradesh has stood first for the third consecutive year in registering the highest entry rate on the Inter-Operable Criminal Justice System (ICJS) platform.
• The Directorate of Prosecution Uttar Pradesh has so far registered 1,56,22,514 entries on the ICJS platform.
• Madhya Pradesh is at second place with 35,04,828 entries and Bihar is at third place with 16,65,107 entries.
• ICJS platform has been conceptualized by the e-Committee of the Supreme Court and implemented by the Ministry of Home Affairs.
• Notably, the ICJS platform facilitates the seamless transfer of data and information between various pillars of the criminal justice system across the country.
• In these, data related to crimes and criminals is exchanged between courts, police, prisons, and forensic science laboratories through a single window system.
• Through ICJS, records of FIR, case number, jail ID, and everything from registering FIR against suspects to sending the culprits to jail are maintained.
• Additionally, details of court cases, trials, judgments, prosecution, and forensic information can be accessed by courts, police, prisons, and forensic science laboratories through a single platform.

Explanation:

• India launched Single-Window Portal to streamline the imports of Medical Devices.
• India has launched National Single Window System (NSWS) to streamline the imports of Medical Devices. It has been designed by Tata Consultancy Services (TCS).
• It will be ‘one-stop-shop’ portal for importing medical devices in India.
• It will facilitates applications for the certificate of registration and licences to manufacture or import medical devices for various purposes like clinical investigations, tests, evaluations, demonstrations, or training.
• This portal will act as as a one-stop shop for all the approvals required by the investor and facilitates ease of doing business.
• The NSWS portal will be distinct from the existing SUGAM portal and the cdscomdonline portal.
• It will help investors to identify, apply, track and obtain approvals needed before starting any business operations in India.
• The annual demand for medical devices in India is around $12 billion. Out of which India import around $7.6 billion worth of medical devices.

Explanation:

• Anahat Singh bagged the girls’ under-19 title at the 2023 Scottish Junior Open squash held in Edinburgh.
• She defeated Robyn McAlpine in the final by 11-6, 11-1, and 11-5.
• Anahat Singh dominated the game with the exceptional skills and fierce determination.
• Subhash Choudhary won the boy’s title by defeating Shiven Agarwal by 5-11, 11-4, 6-11, 11-8 and 11-5 in the final.
• Meanwhile, Shresht Iyer defeated Shreyansh Jah in an all Indian boy’s U13 final.
• Divyanshi Jain finished as runner-up in the girl’s U11 category.

Explanation:

• K-SMART (Kerala Solutions for Managing Administrative Reformation and Transformation) has been launched by the Kerala Government.
• K-SMART will bring all services of the local self-government institutions on a unified digital platform.
• K-SMART application has been developed by the Information Kerala Mission of the state IT department.
• Initially, it will be operational in corporations and municipalities. Gradually, it will be launched in gram panchayats.
• At the project's launch, Kerala's chief minister stated that this is the first time a department's whole service offering has been made public in the nation via a digital platform.
• K-SMART would be a huge help to expatriates who wish to use local government agencies' services without physically going to their offices.
• Building permits will be granted to applicants promptly under the digital initiative.

Explanation:

• Growth in GST revenue declines to a 3-month low level in December.
• The gross GST revenue collection in December 2023 stood at 1,64,882 crore rupees.
• This was about 1.8% lower than the amount collected in November 2023 (₹1.68 lakh crore).
• GST receipts in November 2023 marked the third highest monthly receipts since GST was launched in July 2017.
• December 2023 marks the seventh successive month of ₹1.60 lakh crore-plus GST receipts.
• Year-on-year GST revenue growth slowed to a 3-month low of 10.3%.
• The revenues from domestic transactions in December 2023 are 13% higher than the revenues from domestic transactions in December 2022. Domestic transactions here include the import of services.
• The average monthly gross GST collections in the first nine months of 2023-24 stood at ₹1.66 lakh crore. This stood at ₹1.49 lakh crore a year earlier.
• December 2023 marks the 7th month so far this year with collections exceeding ₹1.60 lakh crore.
• In the April-December 2023 period, gross GST collection saw a 12% y-o-y growth.
• During this period, gross GST collection reached ₹14.97 lakh crore.
• In the same period of the last year, gross GST collection stood at ₹13.40 lakh crore.
• Thirteen States recorded revenue growth of 13% or more. Thirteen percent was the national average growth for domestic revenues.
• Arunachal Pradesh, Haryana, Goa, the erstwhile State of Jammu and Kashmir and Tamil Nadu were the leading states.
• Manipur recorded a 21% decline in November’s GST collections. It recorded a 9% rise in December. Sikkim recorded a 13% contraction in revenues.
• Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh saw just 1% growth. Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Kerala and Uttar Pradesh are other States that recorded slower GST revenue growth than the national average.

Explanation:

• Gujarat sets World Record for mass Surya Namaskar On January 1, 2024.
• In Gujarat, around 50,000 people participated in a collective Surya Namaskar event at 108 locations.
• This event was attended by Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel and Minister of State for Sports Harsh Sanghvi.
• A state-level Mass Surya Namaskar program has been organized by the Gujarat State Yoga Board at the Surya Mandir Modhera in the Mehsana district.
• This is India's first record of 2024 in the Guinness World Records.
• Surya Namaskar is a practice in yoga as an exercise incorporating a flow sequence of some twelve linked asanas.

Explanation:

• Scientists have developed ‘electronic soil’ to enhance crop growth.
• Researchers have developed a new electronic soil. It will be used for soilless cultivation methods like hydroponics.
• Researchers have found that e-soil helped barley seedlings to grow an average of 50 per cent more.
• The eSoil is made of cellulose. It is a biopolymer mixed with a conductive polymer called PEDOT.
• High voltage has been used before by researchers to stimulate roots.
• The main advantage of eSoil is that it has very low energy consumption and no high-voltage danger.
• As per the study, hydroponics cultivation will have a better growth rate due to electrical stimulation.
• The researchers have not ensured that the e-soil can resolve the problem of food security.
• Hydroponics is the technique of growing plants without soil with the help of a water-based nutrient solution.
• It uses closed systems that recirculate water to make sure each seedling gets exactly the nutrients it needs.

Explanation:

• Prof Ved Prakash Nanda recently died in the US.
• Professor Nanda was a prominent member of the Indian diaspora in the USA.
• He was awarded Padma Bhushan in 2018 for contributions to literature and education.
• He was a professor of International Law at the University of Denver, Colorado.
• He was a supporter of strong India-US relations.
• He served as President of the World Jurist Association.
• He also served as honorary Vice President of the American Society of International Law.
• He served on the advisory council of the United States Institute of Human Rights.

Explanation:

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