ALL EXAM QUIZ 11.03.2024

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• The government has raised the minimum age for the postal ballot to 85.
• For the upcoming Lok Sabha and State Assembly elections, the minimum age for the postal ballot will be 85 years.
• The government has amended the rule to increase the eligible age from the limit of 80 years to 85 years.

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• Dr S Jaishankar co-chaired the 10th India-South Korea Joint Commission meeting in Seoul.
• To enhance bilateral cooperation, External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar, along with Cho Tae-yul co-chaired the 10th India - South Korea Joint Commission Meeting in Seoul.
• They discussed issues related to bilateral ties and cooperation in the fields of defence, science and technology, business, and trade.
• They also discussed ways to enhance people-to-people exchange and cultural cooperation.
• Both ministers also exchanged views on developments in the Indo-Pacific and global issues of mutual interest.
• The Gimhae - Ayodhya connection is a testament to the shared cultural heritage and longstanding people-to-people relations.

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• Minister of Railways and IT Ashwini Vaishnaw launched NITI Aayog’s 'NITI For States' platform.
• It is a cross-sectoral knowledge platform. It is designed to become a Digital Public Infrastructure for Good Governance and Policy.
• He also inaugurated Viksit Bharat Strategy Room at NITI Aayog. It will enable effective decision-making.
• The platform includes a multi-sectoral live repository of 7,500 Best Practices, 5,000 Policy documents and 350 NITI publications.

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• Union Minister Piyush Goyal launched ‘e-Kisan Upaj Nidhi’ to ease farmers’ warehousing logistics.
• The ‘e-Kisan Upaj Nidhi’ with the help of technology will ease farmers’ warehousing logistics. It will also help farmers to receive fair prices for their produce.
• The Security deposit charges at WDRA registered warehouses to be soon reduced from 3% to 1%.

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• Uttar Pradesh government approved the green hydrogen policy.
• The Uttar Pradesh government approved a green hydrogen policy for setting up two units of 800 MW in Anpara.
• These units will be set up in association with NTPC at Rs 8,624 crore.
• The policy aims to produce 1 million metric tonnes of green hydrogen in the next four years.
• The green hydrogen policy has been created for the next five years. Industries setting up in the next five years will receive subsidies and other incentives.
• These industries will get subsidies of 10 to 30 per cent on capital expenditure. The first five industries will get a discount of up to 40 per cent.

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• Prime Minister Modi presented the National Creator Awards at the Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi, honoring excellence in storytelling, social change sustainability education gaming and other areas.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi presented the first National Creator Awards at the Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi.The event marked an important milestone in recognizing and celebrating creators who have made impactful contributions across various fields.

Major winners of National Creators Awards 2024

• On this occasion, a total of 23 people from across the country were honored with the National Creators Award. This marks the first presentation of the award.

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• On 8 March every year, International Women’s Day is celebrated.
• The day is celebrated to help create a gender-equal world and to celebrate the achievements of women and their growing visibility in every walk of life.
• The day celebrates the economic, social, political, and cultural achievements of women worldwide.
• The United Nations celebrated International Women’s Day 2024 under the theme “Invest in Women: Accelerate Progress.”

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• Sweden gained NATO membership as the Russia-Ukraine war completed two years in February.
• weden applied to join the NATO military alliance in February 2022, following the outbreak of war between Russia and Ukraine.
• The Swedish flag is expected to be raised over the Brussels headquarters of the North Atlantic Treaty Alliance on March 11.

North Atlantic Treaty Organization

• It is a military alliance formed on April 4, 1949 by Western European countries, including the United States, to provide collective security against the Soviet Union.
• It is often called the North Atlantic Treaty (also known as the Washington Treaty).
• Currently it includes 32 member countries.

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• The Reserve Bank of India and Bank Indonesia (BI) have signed an MoU in Mumbai to promote the use of local currencies.
• The MoU was signed by Reserve Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das and Bank Indonesia Governor Perry Warjio.

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A-3, B-2, C-1, D-4