Tnpsc Current Affairs in English – 13th & 14th November 2023
1. Who is the singer of ‘Abundance in Millets’ song, which has been nominated for the Grammy award?
A. Falguni Shah 🗹
B. Udit Narayan
C. A. R. Rahman
D. Shankar Mahadevan
- The song ‘Abundance in Millets’, featuring Prime Minister Narendra Modi, sung by singer Falguni Shah and her husband Gaurav Shah, has been nominated in the best global music performance category at the 2024 Grammy Awards. The song was created to raise awareness of the super-grain as another potential key to minimizing world hunger.
2. Which Union Ministry released the ‘Digital Advertisement Policy, 2023’?
A. Ministry of Electronics and IT
B. Ministry of Information and Broadcasting 🗹
C. Ministry of Home Affairs
D. Ministry of External Affairs
- Ministry of Information and Broadcasting approved the Comprehensive “Digital Advertisement Policy, 2023”. It aims to empower the CBC (Central Bureau of Communications) to conduct campaigns in the digital media realm. Ministry of Information and Broadcasting also released the draft Broadcasting Services (Regulation) Bill, 2023.
3. Which state passed a Bill, which increases the total reservation in the state to 75%?
A. Kerala
B. Bihar 🗹
C. Jharkhand
D. Andhra Pradesh
- The Bihar Assembly unanimously passed a Bill to increase reservation for Backward Classes, Extremely Backward Classes, Scheduled Castes, and Scheduled Tribes from the existing 50% to 65%. With the 10% Economically Backward Class (EWS) quota, the Bill will push reservation in Bihar to 75%. The Supreme Court bench in 1992, upheld the OBC quota.
4. Which institution releases the Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growth data in India?
A. NSO 🗹
B. DPIIT
C. SIDBI
D. RBI
- India’s Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growth fell to a three-month low of 5.8% in September from 10.34% in August due to slower activities in the manufacturing, mining, and electricity sectors. According to the data released by the National Statistical Office (NSO), the manufacturing sector output, which has the highest weight in the IIP, grew by 4.5% in September 2023, compared to 9.3% in August 2023.
5. Baler, which was seen in the news, is a device associated with which field?
A. Meteorology
B. Agriculture 🗹
C. Robotics
D. Semiconductor manufacturing
- A baler is a device used for the off-site handling of agricultural crop residue. In Punjab, there are currently approximately 2,000 baler machines in operation, with 1,268 of them benefiting from significant subsidies ranging from 50% to 80% through the Central Government’s Crop Residue Management (CRM) initiative.
6. As per a recent study, which planet will be temporarily invisible from the Earth in 2025?
A. Neptune
B. Jupiter
C. Saturn 🗹
D. Uranus
- Saturn’s rings, in 2025, will appear to vanish from sight from the Earth. This temporary vanishing act is attributed to Saturn’s tilt and an optical illusion. Astronomers discovered at least 13 moons of Saturn during ring plane crossings in history, including the well-known Titan, Enceladus and Mimas.
7. Arignar Anna Zoological Park, which was seen in the news, is in which district?
A. Chennai
B. Chengalpattu 🗹
C. Kanchipuram
D. Villupuram
- Arignar Anna Zoological Park, Vandalur received a pair of Himalayan black bears from the Jambu Zoo, Jammu and Kashmir. In the exchange, Arignar Anna Zoological Park will provide a pair of Bengal tigers. Also known as the Vandalur Zoo, it is a zoological garden located in the Chengalpattu district that is lying in southwestern part of Chennai.
8. Which Union Ministry is associated with ‘Nayi Chetna – 2.0’?
A. Ministry of Rural Development 🗹
B. Ministry of MSME
C. Ministry of Commerce and Industry
D. Ministry of Home Affairs
- ‘Nayi Chetna – 2.0’ will be launched on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women – Nov.25. Nine ministries will support Ministry of Rural Development’s National Campaign against Gender-based Violence. It will be observed across 34 Indian states and UTS till Dec.23.
9. Which institution released the report on ‘Report on Management of Foreign Exchange Reserves’?
A. RBI 🗹
B. SEBI
C. NHB
D. NPCI
- The share of India’s foreign currency assets deployed in overseas securities rose to 81.43 per cent by September from 80.76 per cent in March, according to the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) Report on Management of Foreign Exchange Reserves. The share of money kept in deposits with other central banks and the Bank for International Settlement (BIS) declined to 13.49 per cent at the end of September from 14.82 per cent at the end of March 2023.
10. Scientists have produced an infant ‘chimera’ of which species?
A. Monkey 🗹
B. Goat
C. Rabbit
D. Dog
- Researchers in China have produced an infant ‘chimeric’ monkey by injecting a monkey embryo with stem cells from a genetically distinct donor embryo. The resulting animal is the first live-born chimeric primate to have a high proportion of cells originating from donor stem cells. This could ultimately benefit medical research and the conservation of endangered species.
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