ALL EXAM QUIZ 18.03.2024

Explanation:

• New EV policy approved by the Indian Government to boost Tesla's market entry plans.
• In the new EV policy, the government's focus will be on domestic EV manufacturing.
• The policy is also designed to attract investments in the e-vehicle sector by reputed global EV manufacturers.
• Under the policy, a company will have to invest a minimum of Rs 4150 crore and there is no maximum limit on investment.
• The company will have to start its plant in 3 years.
• Within 5 years, the company also has to reach 50% domestic value addition (DVA).

Explanation:

• Every year on March 16, National Immunization Day is observed in India.
• Vaccination Day aims to raise awareness about the importance of immunisation and how it can prevent the spread of infectious diseases.
• The theme of National Vaccination Day 2024 is "Vaccines Work for Everyone".
• The day was first commemorated in 1995, the year India launched its Pulse Polio Program.
• World Immunization Week is celebrated every year in the last week of April.
• In 1978, the Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI) was established. The program was renamed as the Universal Immunization Program (UIP) in 1985.

Explanation:

• Election Commission released electoral bond data on its website.
• The Election Commission uploaded the data on electoral bonds to its website.
• The data was provided by the State Bank of India on March 12th, after a directive from the Supreme Court.
• As per the data, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) received electoral bonds worth ₹6,060 crore from April 12, 2019 to January 24, 2024.
• The Trinamool Congress encashed bonds worth ₹1,609 crore Congress came in third with ₹1,422 crore.
• The Biju Janata Dal got ₹775 crore, the DMK ₹639 crore, and the AIADMK ₹6.05 crore.

Explanation:

• RBI has imposed a penalty of Rs 1.40 crore on the Bank of India.
• The RBI has imposed a penalty for non-compliance with its directions on ‘Interest Rate on Deposits’, ‘Customer Service in Banks’, ‘Interest Rate on Advances', and others.
• The penalty is also for non-compliance with RBI’s directions on ‘Central Repository of Information on Large Credits (CRILC) - Revision in Reporting’, and ‘Membership of Credit Information Companies (CICs)’.
• The penalty is also for contravention of provisions of the Credit Information Companies Rules, 2006 (ClC Rules).
• A monetary penalty of Rs 29.55 lakh has been imposed by the RBI on Bandhan Bank.
• The RBI has imposed this penalty for non-compliance with directions relating to the interest rate on deposits.
• The RBI also placed a penalty of Rs 13.60 lakh on Indostar Capital Finance.

Explanation:

• 'Nausena Bhawan' has been inaugurated by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh.
• It is the new state-of-the-art headquarters of the Indian Navy at the Delhi Cantonment.
• The Navy has set up its first independent headquarters in Delhi.
• The Navy previously operated from 13 different locations.
• The headquarters building comprises three wings and four stories.
• The building complex integrates solar generation systems and advanced building materials.
• It is equipped with a state-of-the-art integrated building management system.
• It has got a green rating IV under the Integrated Habitability Assessment.

Explanation:

• Mohammad Mustafa has been appointed as new prime minister of the Palestinian Authority.
• Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has appointed Mustafa.
• Mustafa replaces PM Mohammed Shtayyeh.
• Along with his government, PM Mohammed Shtayyeh resigned in February.
• The Palestinian Authority (PA) was established thirty years ago under the interim peace agreement called Oslo Accords.
• It carries out limited governance over parts of the occupied West Bank.
• It may also play an important role in administering Gaza after the end of the conflict with Israel.
• PA lost control of Gaza to Hamas in 2007. Hamas is the Islamist movement that controls Gaza.

Explanation:

• Government rolled out a pilot program to provide timely medical care for road accidents.
• Under this pilot program, cashless treatment up to a maximum of Rs 1.5 lakh per accident per person will be provided for a maximum of 7 days from the date of the accident.
• The government said this initiative is part of the commitment to reduce fatalities due to road accidents and the legal mandate under section 162 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988.
• This pilot program has been developed under the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways and started in Chandigarh.
• This initiative will apply to all road accidents caused by the use of motor vehicles on any category of road.
• Claims raised by hospitals for providing treatment will be reimbursed from the Motor Vehicle Accident Fund.
• This program will be implemented through an IT platform combining the functionalities of the eDAR application of MoRTH and the Transaction Management System (TMS) of NHA.

Explanation:

• Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde has launched India’s first LNG-powered bus.
• Chief Minister Eknath Shinde inaugurated India's first Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)-powered bus. It will be operated by the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation.
• Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation announced that 5000 of its diesel vehicles will be converted to LNG alternative fuel vehicles in phases.
• The conversion of buses from diesel to LNG will reduce pollution by 10%, and fuel costs will also reduce.
• MSRTC has signed an MoU with M/s Kings Gas for the conversion of buses to LNG.
• MSRTC will set up LNG distribution facilities at 90 depots across the state.

Explanation:

• In the illegal trade in shark body parts, Tamil Nadu topped.
• According to a report by the World Wide Fund for Nature-India (WWF-India) and TRAFFIC, almost 16,000 kg of shark fins were seized between January 2010 to December 2022.
• A recent TRAFFIC report ‘Netted in illegal wildlife trade: Sharks of India’ raised alarm about India's illegal shark trade. It also highlighted ongoing threats and conservation concerns.
• Out of the total, 65% of the illegal trade in shark body parts has occurred in Tamil Nadu. It is followed by other states such as Karnataka, Gujarat, Kerala, and Maharashtra.
• The parts of the shark's body were exported to Singapore, Hong Kong, Sri Lanka, and China.
• Shark fins are the most sought-after shark product used to make 'shark-fin soup’.
• The demand for shark fins and meat is a major driver of the global shark fishery.
• Out of the total 160 shark species in India, only 26 sharks and rays have been given the highest protection status under the amended Wild Life (Protection) Act 1972.
• Appendix I and II of CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora) have been listed in Schedule IV of the Act.

Explanation:

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