1. India and Asian Development Bank (ADB) signed a $231 million loan agreement for construction of a 120 megawatt (MW) hydroelectric power plant in which state? भारत और एशियाई विकास बैंक ने किस राज्य में 120 मेगावाट (MW) पनबिजली संयंत्र के निर्माण के लिए 231 मिलियन डॉलर के ऋण समझौते पर हस्ताक्षर किए?
(A) Manipur
(B) Kerala
(C) Himachal Pradesh
(D) Assam
(D) Assam || India signed a $231 million loan agreement with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) on December 30, 2020 to construct a 120 megawatt (MW) hydroelectric power plant in Assam to boost electricity generation capacity in the state.
Hydroelectric power is produced with moving water.
India is 5th globally for installed hydroelectric power capacity.
Q. Which is Asia’s first hydroelectric power station? एशिया का पहला पनबिजली स्टेशन कौन-सा है?
(A) Idukki Hydro Electric Power plant
(B) Shivanasamudra Hydroelectric Power plant
(C) Koyna Hydroelectric Power plant
(D) Bhakra Nangal Hydroelectric Power plant
(B) Shivanasamudra Hydroelectric Power plant
Facts about Hydroelectric Power plants in India :-
The Koyna Hydroelectric Project (Maharashtra) is the largest completed hydroelectric power plant in India. The total capacity of the project is 1,960 MW.
The first hydroelectric power station was the Shivanasamudra hydroelectric power station (Karnataka) which was set up in 1902.The project was designed by Diwan Sheshadri Iyer.
India has 197 Hydro Power plants.
2. When is World Braille Day celebrated? विश्व ब्रेल दिवस कब मनाया जाता है?
(A) 4th January
(B) 5th January
(C) 6th January
(D) 9th January
(A) 4th January || The world Braille Day is celebrated on January 4th to commemorate the birth anniversary of Louis Braille, the inventor of Braille for the vision-impaired people. Louis Braille was born on January 4, 1809 in the town of Coupvray in northern France.
3. Which state government will initiate the world’s largest floating solar project by 2023? कौन सी राज्य सरकार 2023 तक दुनिया की सबसे बड़ी तैरती सौर परियोजना शुरू करेगी?
(A) Tamil Nadu
(B) Uttar Pradesh
(C) Kerala
(D) Madhya Pradesh
(D) Madhya Pradesh || The World's largest Floating solar energy project is to be constructed at Omkareshwar dam on Narmada river and will be operational by 2023. It would be a 600 MW plant.
4. Who released India Innovation Index Report 2020?
(A) UGC
(B) ARIIA
(C) AICTE
(D) NITI Aayog
(D) NITI Aayog (National Institution for Transforming India) Aayog
(Parameters)
:- patents per million of population
:- publication in scientific journals
:- percentage of GDP spending on research
:- Number of PhD students
:- Investment in R&D
:- Enrolment in engineering and technology and number of highly skilled professionals.
:- Internet subscribers.
Categories :- The Innovation Index is divided into three categories :- major states, Union Territories, and hill and North East states.
5. Which state has topped the India Innovation Index 2020 among major states?
(A) Karnataka
(B) Rajasthan
(C) Chandigarh
(D) Manipur
(A) Karnataka || Karnataka retained its position as the most innovative major state in the country in the India Innovation Index 2020 released by NITI Aayog on January 20, 2021. Karnataka scored 42.5, followed by Maharashtra at second place with a score of 38.03 and Tamil Nadu at third place with 37.91 score. Bihar was ranked last in the index with 14.5 score.
Four southern states :- Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Telangana and Kerala :- occupy the top positions on the index, apart from Maharashtra which ranked second.
Bottom States :- Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh and Bihar scored the lowest on the index, which put them at the bottom in the “major States” category. Bihar raked last with 14.5 points.
6. Which state has topped the India Innovation Index 2020 among the NE/ Hilly states?
(A) Meghalaya
(B) Manipur
(C) Uttarakhand
(D) Himachal Pradesh
(D) Himachal Pradesh || Himachal Pradesh topped the India Innovation Index 2020 among the NE/ Hilly states with a score of 25.06, followed by Uttarakhand and Manipur, while Meghalaya was ranked last with 12.15 score.
Hill and North-East States :-
Himachal Pradesh topped the rankings of hill and North-East states, followed by Uttarakhand, Manipur and Sikkim.
7. Which Union territories/Small state topped the India Innovation Index 2020?
(A) Ladakh
(B) Daman & Diu
(C) Chandigarh
(D) Delhi
(D) Delhi || Delhi topped the India Innovation Index 2020 among the Union territories/Small States with a score of 46.60, followed by Chandigarh and Daman & Diu and Lakshadweep came last with 11.71 score.
Union territories/Small States :-
Delhi recorded the highest number of trademark and patent applications, along with the establishment of new start-ups and companies in the last financial year.
8. The Union Cabinet has approved an agreement for cooperation in the field of Solar Energy with which nation? केंद्रीय मंत्रिमंडल ने किस राष्ट्र के साथ सौर ऊर्जा के क्षेत्र में सहयोग के लिए एक समझौते को मंजूरी दी है?
(A) Kazakhstan
(B) Uzbekistan
(C) Tajikistan
(D) Afghanistan
(B) Uzbekistan
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