Click To Order :- BlackBook of General Awareness January 2023 by Nikhil Gupta
1. Which bank has pledged to become carbon neutral by 2031-32? किस बैंक ने 2031-32 तक कार्बन न्यूट्रल बनने का संकल्प लिया है?
(A) SBI
(B) HDFC
(C) Axis
(D) ICICI
(B) HDFC || HDFC Bank has said that it targets to become carbon neutral by 2031-32.
2. We celebrate World Environment Day on 5th June. What is the theme of World Environment Day 2021? हम 5 जून को विश्व पर्यावरण दिवस मनाते हैं। विश्व पर्यावरण दिवस 2021 का विषय क्या है?
(A) Beat Plastic Pollution
(B) Beat Air Pollution
(C) Time for Nature
(D) Ecosystem Restoration
(D) Ecosystem Restoration || World Environment Day is the United Nations day for encouraging worldwide awareness and action to protect our environment.
Global host :- Pakistan
What is an ecosystem?
An ecosystem is a community of plants and animals interacting with each other in a given area, and also with their non-living environments. The non-living environments include weather, earth, sun, soil, climate and atmosphere.
What is ecosystem restoration?
Ecosystem restoration means preventing this damage. Restoration can happen in many ways – for example through actively planting or by removing pressures so that nature can recover on its own. उदाहरण के लिए सक्रिय रूप से रोपण के माध्यम से या दबावों को हटाकर ताकि प्रकृति अपने आप ठीक हो सके। All kinds of ecosystems can be restored, including forests, farmlands, cities, wetlands, and oceans. Lakes and coastlines (झीलें और समुद्र तट) can become polluted because of poor waste management or an industrial accident.
The United Nations Assembly established World Environment Day in 1972, which was the first day of the Stockholm Conference on the human environment. In 1974, it was celebrated with the theme "Only One Earth". World Environment Day was first observed in 1974 in the US. In 2020, the theme was "Celebrate Biodiversity".
3. What is the theme of the World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought 2021 observed every year on 17th June? हर साल 17 जून को मनाए जाने वाले मरुस्थलीकरण और सूखे से निपटने के लिए विश्व दिवस 2021 का विषय क्या है?
(A) Land Degradation
(B) Protect Earth. Restore Land. Engage People.
(C) Land has true value. Invest in it
(D) Restoration, Land and Recovery. We build back better with healthy land.
(D) Restoration, Land and Recovery. We build back better with healthy land. बहाली, भूमि और वसूली। हम स्वस्थ भूमि के साथ बेहतर निर्माण करते हैं। || focus on turning degraded land into healthy land. It helps biodiversity to recover.
The World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought is a United Nations observance celebrated each year on 17 June. Its purpose is to raise awareness of the presence of desertification and drought, highlighting methods of preventing desertification and recovering from drought.
4. ________, a Rajasthan-based climate activist, has won the prestigious United Nations' Land for Life Award for his environment conservation concept, Familial Forestry. ________, राजस्थान के एक जलवायु कार्यकर्ता ने अपनी पर्यावरण संरक्षण अवधारणा, पारिवारिक वानिकी के लिए प्रतिष्ठित संयुक्त राष्ट्र का लैंड फॉर लाइफ अवार्ड जीता है।
(A) Hitendra Dave
(B) Manesh Mahatme
(C) Thomas Vijayan
(D) Shyam Sundar Jyani
(D) Shyam Sundar Jyani
The winner was announced on 17th June 2021 which is the World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought.
Familial Forestry means transferring the care of the tree and environment in the family so that a tree becomes a part of the family's consciousness. पारिवारिक वानिकी का अर्थ है परिवार में पेड़ और पर्यावरण की देखभाल को स्थानांतरित करना ताकि एक पेड़ परिवार की चेतना का हिस्सा बन जाए।
Every two years, the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) organizes the Land for Life Award. The Award recognizes excellence and innovation (उत्कृष्टता और नवाचार) in efforts towards land in balance.
They all made a significant contribution towards achieving Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 15: "Life on Land", in particular Target 15.3 Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN) (भूमि क्षरण तटस्थता).
The Land for Life Award was launched in 2011 at the UNCCD Conference of Parties (COP)10 in the Republic of Korea as part of the Changwon Initiative 10 to 21 October 2011 (City in South Korea).
United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification, is one of the three Rio Conventions, the other two are Convention on Biological Diversity (UNCBD) and United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
5. NITI Aayog Releases SDG India Index 2020–21 :- Which state is in bottom list?
(A) Sikkim
(B) Assam
(C) Bihar
(D) Uttar Pradesh
(C) Bihar (52)
The third edition of the SDG India Index 2020–21 was released by NITI Aayog on 3rd June, 2021.
Launch in 2018
NITI Aayog Vice Chairperson Dr Rajiv Kumar launched the report titled, SDG India Index and Dashboard 2020–21: Partnerships in the Decade of Action.
CEO, NITI Aayog :- Amitabh Kant
The NITI Aayog is a public policy think tank of the Government of India, established with the aim to achieve sustainable development goals.
Formed :- 1 January 2015
Headquarters :- New Delhi
Chairperson :- Narendra Modi
Founder :- National Democratic Alliance
The SDG India Index 2020–21, developed in collaboration with the United Nations in India, tracks progress of all States and UTs on 115 indicators that are aligned to (Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation) MoSPI’s National Indicator Framework (NIF).
Top Five States :-
(1) Kerala (75)
(2) Himachal Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
(3) Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Karnataka, Uttarakhand
(4) Sikkim
(5) Maharashtra
Top Five bottom states :-
(1) Chhattishgarh, Nagaland, Odisha
(2) Arunachanl Pradesh, Meghalaya, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh
(3) Assam
(4) Jharkhand
(5) Bihar (52)
Top UT :- Chandigarh (79)
Bottom in UT list :- Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu (62)
6. According to the Times Higher Education Asia University Rankings 2021, Best Indian University?
(A) IISc Bengaluru
(B) IIT Ropar
(C) IIT Indore
(D) None of these
(A) IISc Bengaluru || IISc, Bengaluru Ranked Best Indian University in Times Higher Education Asia University Rankings 2021.
Three Indian Universities have made it to the top 100 list.
Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru was the highest ranked university from India for the seventh year in a row, ranked at 37th spot.
The other two universities in the top 100 are :- Indian Institute of Technology Ropar (55) and Indian Institute of Technology Indore (78).
Chinese universities Tsinghua University ranked first.
IISc Adjudged World’s Top Research University in QS World University Rankings 2022.
:- Eight Indian universities have found place among the best 400 global universities.
:- However, only three Universities feature among the top 200.
:- IIT-Bombay is ranked as the best University from India at 177. It is followed by IIT-Delhi (185) and IISc (I86).
:- The Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru, has also been adjudged as “world’s top research university, achieving a perfect score of 100/100 for Citations Per Faculty (CPF) indicator, which measures research impact.
:- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has topped the ranking for 10th years in a row.
7. Who released Performance Grading Index (PGI) 2019-20 for States and Union Territories?
(A) Prakash Javadekar
(B) Ramesh Pokhriyal "Nishank"
(C) Dharmendra Pradhan
(D) Narendra Modi
(B) Ramesh Pokhriyal "Nishank" || Former Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal "Nishank" releases Performance Grading Index (PGI) 2019-20 for States and Union Territories.
The PGI index measure the performance of states in school education.
2021 PGI is the third edition of the PGI Index and has considered 2019-20 as reference year.
Chandigarh, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, Andaman and Nicobar and Kerala have obtained Grade 1++ (or Level II), which makes them the best performing states UTs.
Ladakh has obtained the lowest grade, Grade VII.
Current Education Minister :- Dharmendra Pradhan
8. Every year the Global Wind Day is celebrate worldwide on _______. हर साल वैश्विक पवन दिवस _______ को दुनिया भर में मनाया जाता है।
(A) 15th June
(B) 20th June
(C) 18th June
(D) 23rd June
(A) 15th June || Every year the Global Wind Day is celebrated worldwide on 15 June to spread awareness about wind energy, the various uses of wind energy, and the ways and possibilities as to how wind energy can help change the world. Global Wind Day was first observed as Wind Day in 2007. Later, it was renamed Global Wind Day in 2009. Global Wind Day is organized by WindEurope and the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC).
According to the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), wind energy is one of the fastest-growing renewable energy sources in the world. India will install 20GW of wind capacity over 2021-25. Wind energy is a source of clean energy and it is inexhaustible. At present, India has a total installed wind power capacity of 38.789 GW. India has the fourth-largest installed wind power capacity in the world.
China at 1st
2nd United States
3rd Germany
Global Wind Energy Council Headquarters location :- Brussels, Belgium
Global Wind Energy Council Founded :- 2005
9. What is the theme of ocean Day in 2021? 2021 में महासागर दिवस का विषय क्या है?
(A) "Clean our Ocean!"
(B) Our Oceans, Our Responsibilities".
(C) "Oceans & People"
(D) The Ocean: Life and Livelihoods
(D) The Ocean: Life and Livelihoods (महासागर: जीवन और आजीविका)
2020 :- "Innovation for a Sustainable Ocean"
SDGs Goal 14 :- Life Below Water
Sustainable Development Goal 14, “Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources”, by 2030. The ocean covers over 70% of the planet. It is home to most of earth’s biodiversity, and is the main source of protein for more than a billion people around the world. In December 2008, the UN General Assembly passed a Declaration to officially recognize the Day.
Did you know?
The ocean produces at least 50% of the planet’s oxygen.
The ocean is key to our economy with an estimated 40 million.
people being employed by ocean-based industries by 2030.
Oceans absorb about 30% of carbon dioxide produced by humans, buffering the impacts of global warming.
10. As of March 2021, Which state in India has the highest number of National Parks? मार्च 2021 तक, भारत के किस राज्य में राष्ट्रीय उद्यानों की संख्या सबसे अधिक है?
(A) Assam
(B) Kerala
(C) Madhya Pradesh
(D) Uttar Pradesh
(C) Madhya Pradesh
The central state of Madhya Pradesh had the highest number of national parks in India as of March 2021. Uttarakhand ranked second in that time period. The country totaled 104 national parks.
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