ALL EXAM QUIZ 29.06.20214

Explanation:

• Ministry of Defence announced that the 350th contract under Innovations for Defence Excellence (iDEX), a flagship initiative of the Ministry of Defence, signed with SpacePixel Technologies Pvt Ltd in New Delhi.
• To provide detailed Earth observation data, SpacePixel is actively working to build and launch high-resolution hyperspectral imaging satellites.
• The contract has been signed for the design and development of a miniaturised satellite capable of carrying electro-optical, infrared, synthetic aperture radar and hyperspectral payloads weighing up to 150 kg.
• The Indian Air Force is leading this challenge.
• In December 2022, the 150th IDEX contract was signed and the 350th contract has been signed within 18 months.

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• NATO appointed Mark Rutte as its next secretary-general.
• The outgoing Netherlands Prime Minister, Mark Rutte, will be the new secretary-general of NATO.
• His appointment has been approved by NATO ambassadors during a meeting at the headquarters in Brussels.
• He will take the charge from the current secretary general, Norway’s Jens Stoltenberg, on October 1.
• The Secretary’s general chairs meetings and guides often delicate consultations among member countries to ensure the organization.

North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

• It is an intergovernmental political and military alliance of North American and European countries.
• It was created by 12 countries from Europe and North America on 4 April 1949.
• At present, NATO has 32 member countries.
• Its headquarters is located in Brussels, Belgium.

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• Madhya Pradesh ministers will now have to pay their income tax themselves.
• Madhya Pradesh has decided to end the 52-year-old system of the government paying income tax on the salaries and perquisites of the ministers.
• The state cabinet approved the change in the 1972 rule under which the state government paid the income tax of salaries and perquisites of the ministers.
• As per the 1972 rule, tax expense of parliamentary secretaries were also covered by the state government.
• In the last five years, the state government has paid more than Rs 3 crore on the income tax of ministers.
• The state government has paid income tax of Rs 79 lakh of 35 public representatives including the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly in 2023-24.

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• India's first 'Chadwick House: Navigating Audit Heritage' Museum has been inaugurated at Shimla.
• The Museum has been inaugurated by 14th Comptroller and Auditor General of India, Girish Chandra Murmu.
• This marks a milestone in the preservation and celebration of the institution’s rich heritage and contributions to the governance of the nation.
• The museum is located at Chadwick House, a significant landmark in Shimla.
• It showcases the evolution, achievements, and milestones of the institution of CAG.
• Mahatma Gandhi stayed here in 1946 at the time of his visit to Shimla for the Cabinet Mission.
• The process of setting up Chadwick House as a museum started with signing of a MoU with its then owner, Prasar Bharati (All India Radio), in December 2020.
• The museum has ten distinct galleries. Each gallery provides detailed exploration of facets of CAG’s history, roles, and significance.
• The museum preserves artefacts, including Remington typewriters, British era franking machines etc.

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• South American nation, Paraguay, has become the 100th full member to join the International Solar Alliance (ISA).
• On 26 June 2024, Paraguay officially handed over its Instrument of Ratification to the ISA in New Delhi.
• Abhishek Singh, Joint Secretary of Economic Diplomacy and States Division at India’s Ministry of External Affairs, received the ratification document.
• Singh serves as the Head of Depository for the ISA, which was co-founded by India and France during the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP21) in Paris.

Explanation:

• The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) delivered the Medium Range-Microwave Obscurant Chaff Rocket (MR-MOCR) to the Indian Navy.
• Microwave Obscurant Chaff (MOC) technology has been developed by the DRDO’s Defence Laboratory in Jodhpur.
• Microwave Obscurant Chaff (MOC) technology obscures radar signals and creates a microwave shield around platforms and assets.
• After the rocket was fired, it forms a microwave obscurant cloud in space.
• It creates an effective shield against hostile threats having radio frequency seekers.
• The first phase trials of MR-MOCR were successfully conducted on Indian Navy ships.
• In the second phase trials, the Radar Cross-Section (RCS) reduction of an aerial target to the extent of 90 per cent has been demonstrated and cleared by the Indian Navy.

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• Lt Gen. NS Raja Subramani will be the new Vice Chief of Army Staff.
• Lt Gen NS Raja Subramani, who is currently the Army's Central Command, will take the place of Lt Gen Upendra Dwivedi.
• Lt Gen Dwivedi will retire on June 30 from the post of Vice Chief of Army Staff.
• Lt Gen NS Raja Subramani entered in Indian Army into the Garhwal Rifles in 1985.
• He has over 37 years of experience in the Indian Army, holding various positions.
• He also commanded Uttar Bharat Area in 2020 and the premier Kharga Corps at Ambala.

Explanation:

• Indian wrestlers have ended their campaign in the Under- 17 Asian Wrestling Championship 2024 with a total of 11 medals- four gold, two silver, and five bronze.
• The annual Under 17 & Under 23 Asian Wrestling Championship 2024 is being held in the Jordanian capital city of Amman from 22-30 June 2024.
• The U-17 championship was held from 22 to 24 June 2024. After the end of the U-17 championship, the U-23 championship has started.
• The Indian wrestlers competed in the men’s and women’s freestyle and men’s Greco-Roman categories. There were 10 weight divisions in each of the three wrestling formats per age group.
• The 2023 U-17 & U-23 Asian Wrestling Championship was held in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.

Explanation:

• The Commission for Air Quality Management in NCR and adjoining areas (CAQM) has set a target of plantation of 4.5 crore trees for the entire National Capital Region, NCR during the financial year 2024-25 by various concerned bodies in the NCR state governments.
• Last year, a target of planting about 3.85 crore new trees was set in the entire NCR, out of which about 3.6 crore trees were successfully planted during the year.

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