Top General Knowledge and Current Affairs, January 9

Current Affairs  |  January  9    |   2023

17-member High Power Committee (HPC) for the protection of culture, language and livelihood 
world's first museum of palm leaf manuscripts 
book titled 'Ambedkar: 
national green hydrogen mission 
World day of war Orphans
the first bowler to take a hat-trick in the opening over in the history of Ranji Trophy
first woman cricketer to have a statue cast in her honour
book 'Human Anatomy

The Government of India has constituted a 17-member High Power Committee (HPC) for the protection of culture, language and livelihood of which state/UT?

A.      Jammu & Kashmir

B.      Ladakh

C.      Arunachal Pradesh

D.      Gujarat

The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) in India has established a High Powered Committee (HPC) to address issues related to the protection of Ladakh’s culture, language, land, and employment opportunities.

Ladakh became a Union Territory on 31st of October 2019.

Districts: 2 ( Leh and Kargil)

Lieutenant Governor: Radha Krishna Mathur

RK Mathur was the first LG.

Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport: Leh

Famous food: Momo; Thukpa; Thenktuk; Mokthuk; Tapu

 

In which state/UT world's first museum of palm leaf manuscripts was established?

A.      Ladakh

B.      Jammu and Kashmir

C.      Kerala

D.      Karnataka

Thiruvananthapuram, the capital of Kerala, recently opened the world's first museum of palm leaf manuscripts, enriching the state culturally and educationally. The museum has 187 manuscripts, based on primary sources.

The museum gives a glimpse of the administrative, socio-cultural and economic aspects of the Kingdom of Travancore, which ruled for about 650 years till the end of the 19th century

The museum also has information about the famous Battle of Colachel, in which the heroic king Anijam Tirunal Marthanda Varma (1729-58) of Travancore defeated the Dutch East India Company.

 

Who is the author of the book titled 'Ambedkar: A Life'?

A.      Shashi Tharoor

B.      Ashwani Bhargav

C.      Amarta Sen

D.      Arvind Subramanian

Parliamentarian and author, Shashi Tharoor’s latest book Ambedkar: A Life was recently launched at the Kitaab Kolkata event.

Ambedkar was born on 14 April 1891 in the town and military cantonment of Mhow Madhya Pradesh.

In 1990, the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian award, was posthumously conferred on Ambedkar

Dr. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar is known as the father of the Indian Constitution.

 

 

Union Cabinet approves national green hydrogen mission with initial cost estimate of how much?

A.      19,744 crore

B.      20,744 crore

C.      21, 744 crore

D.      22,744 crore

The Union Cabinet approved an initial outlay of Rs 19,744 crore for the National Green Hydrogen Mission. Addressing the nation on its 75th Independence Day in 2021, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a national mission for green fuels in line with the Centre’s stated target of making India energy-independent before completing 100 years of Independence.

India’s first 99.99% pure green hydrogen pilot plant was set up in eastern Assam’s Duliajan, at the petroleum exploration major’s Jorhat pump station.

 

When was World day of war Orphans organised?

A.      January 4

B.      January 5

C.      January 6

D.      January 7

The World Day of War Orphans is observed on January 6 every year with an aim to raise awareness about children orphaned in wars.

The first orphanage in the world to support widows and orphans of war was established by the Romans in 400 A.D.

 

Who among the following became the first bowler to take a hat-trick in the opening over in the history of Ranji Trophy?

A.      Jasprit Bumrah

B.      Umesh Jacob

C.      Jayadeva Unadakat

D.      Ishant Sharma

Saurastra's Jaydev Unadakat made a piece of Ranji Trophy history by becoming the first bowler to take a hat-trick in the opening over.

 

Who has become the first woman cricketer to have a statue cast in her honour

A.      Mithaili Raj

B.      Lisa Stalker

C.      Belinda Clarke

D.      None of these

Australia's Belinda Clarke became the first woman cricketer to have a statue cast in her honour, a bronze statue of the former captain unveiled outside the Sydney Cricket Ground.

 

Who is the author of the book 'Human Anatomy'?

A.      Ravi Dixit

B.      AK Dwivedi

C.      Pradeep Yadav

D.      Ranjit Singh

A medical book 'Human Anatomy' in Hindi Manav Sariri Radhana Vigyan published by the Governor of Madhya Pradesh Mr. Manguvhai Patel written by Dr. AK Dwivedi is a very useful book for medical students of all courses related to medical education.