Current Affairs January 6-7 2023,

Current Affairs  | January  6-7   |   2023

First woman officer to serve in Siachen 
first country in Asia 
launch a hydrogen-powered train
Siyom bridge 
India’s first green hydrogen blending project 
Coffee Board of India
total export of coffee from India
India's unemployment rate 
108th Indian Science Congress 
company has topped the profit making public 
bank will partner with Microsoft 
FAME India Phase II scheme 

Name the first woman officer to serve in Siachen ?

A.      Mohita Singh

B.      Gyatri Singh

C.      Shiva Chauhan

D.      Moona Singh

Fire and Fury Corps officer Captain Shiva Chauhan became the first woman officer to be operationally deployed at the highest battleground in Kumar Post on the Siachen glacier.

The Siachen Glacier in the Union Territory of Ladakh is the highest battleground on earth.

The Siachen glacier lies in the Karakoram Range .It is 75 km (47 miles) long, which makes it the second longest nonpolar glacier in the world, after Fedchenko Glacier in Tajikistan.

 

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Which country has become the first country in Asia and the second in the world to launch a hydrogen-powered train?

A.      India

B.      China

C.      Japan

D.      Bangladesh

China becomes the first country in Asia and second in the world to launch Hydrogen powered Train. China became the first country in Asia and second in the world to launch Hydrogen powered urban trains. Germany was the first country to introduce hydrogen powered trains in September 2022.

 

Defense Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated the Siyom bridge in which state/UT recentl?

A.      Jammu & Kashmir

B.      Kerala

C.      Arunachal Pradesh

D.      Gujarat

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated the Siom bridge along with 27 other infrastructure projects completed by the Border Roads Organization in Arunachal Pradesh on 3 January  on Along-Yinkiong road.

Arunachal Pradesh also called ‘Land of the Dawn-lit-Mountains’ or land of rising sun.

It was earlier called as North East Frontier Agency (NEFA) and renamed as Arunachal Pradesh in 1972

India’s first green hydrogen blending project has been commissioned in which state/UT?

A.      Jammu and Kashmir

B.      Gujarat

C.      Kerala

D.      UP

India’s largest power company NTPC Ltd has commissioned India’s first green hydrogen blending project at Kawas, Gujarat. The piped natural gas (PNG) blended  with green hydrogen gas  is being supplied through the Gujarat Gas limited  piped natural gas (PNG) network in the NTPC Kawas township, Surat.

 

NTPC Founded: 7 November 1975

Headquarters: New Delhi

Owner: Government of India

According to the Coffee Board of India, the total export of coffee from India increased by what percentage to 4 lakh tonnes in 2022?

A.      1.35 %

B.      1.45 %

C.      1.66 %

D.      2.50 %

According to the Coffee Board of India, the total export of coffee from India rose by 1.66 percent to 4 lakh tonnes in 2022 mainly due to the increase in instant coffee exports and re-exports.

India's unemployment rate rose to a 16-month high in December 2022 from 8% in November 2022 by ___________%?

A.      8.15%

B.      8.20%

C.      8.25%

D.      8.30%

As per the data from the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE), the unemployment rate in India has risen from 8 per cent to 8.30 per cent in December. This is the highest in 16 months. Unemployment rate was lowest in Odisha in December 2022, at 0.9 per cent, while it was the highest in Haryana, at 37.4 per cent

Who inaugurated the 108th Indian Science Congress through video conferencing?

A.      Amit Shah

B.      Rajnath Singh

C.      Narendra Modi

D.      Draupadi Murmu

Recently, the 108th session of the India Science Congress (ISC) was inaugurated by the Prime Minister.The event’s theme is ‘Science and Technology for Sustainable Development with Women’s Empowerment’

Which of the following company has topped the profit making public sector enterprises in 2021-22?

A.      ONGC

B.      BPCL

C.      HPCL

D.      RIL

According to the government of India’s Public Enterprise survey 2021-22, ONGC was the top profit making central public sector enterprises (CPSE) in 2021-22. After ONGC the other most profit making CPSE were Indian Oil Corporation, Power Grid, NTPC and SAIL.

The net profit of operating public sector enterprises jumped 50.87 per cent to Rs 2.49 lakh crore during 2021-22. It was Rs 1.65 lakh crore in 2020-21.

Major loss-making CPSEs were Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL), Mahanagar Telecom Nigam Ltd (MTNL), Air India Assets Holding Ltd, and Eastern Coalfields Ltd.

Which of the following bank will partner with Microsoft in the next phase of its digital transformation journey?

A.      Canara Bank

B.      Laximi Dhan Bank

C.      ICICI Bank

D.      HDFC Bank

HDFC Bank, India's largest private sector bank, is partnering with Microsoft in the next phase of its digital transformation journey and unlocking business value by transforming the application portfolio, modernizing the data landscape and securing the enterprise with Microsoft Cloud.

 How many  electric buses were introduced in Delhi with support under FAME India Phase II scheme of Ministry of Heavy Industries?

A.      30

B.      50

C.      75

D.      100

50 electric buses were launched in Delhi with support from the government under the FAME India Phase II scheme of the Ministry of Heavy Industry on On 3 January 2022.

To improve the infrastructure required for the large-scale use of electric vehicles, the Government formulated a Scheme namely FAME India (Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Hybrid and Electric Vehicles) in 2015.

Phase-II of FAME India Scheme is being implemented for a period of 3 years from April 1, 2019

The Phase-I of this Scheme was launched for a period of 2 years from 1st April 2015