3 December 2022

1.) Which has become the first state in the country to get 5G services in all districts ?

a) Telangana

b) Tamil Nadu

c) Gujarat

d) Haryana

Answer : Gujarat

Explanation : Reliance Jio on Friday said Gujarat has become the first state to get 'True 5G' in each of
the 33 district headquarters.

With this, Jio 'True 5G' is now present in 10 cities/regions in India (including Delhi-NCR).

As a model state, Jio will launch a series of True 5G-powered initiatives across education, healthcare,
agriculture, Industry 4.0 and IoT sectors in Gujarat, and then extend it across the country.

To begin with, Reliance Foundation and Jio will digitise 100 schools in Gujarat as part of an initiative
called 'Education-For-All'.

"Gujarat is now the first state to have 100 per cent district headquarters connected with our robust
True 5G network

2.) Which has become the first plant in India to get responsible Steel Certification ? – Tata Steel
limited (Jamshedpur)

3.) The World’s first cremation centre will be opened in which state of India ? – Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan
4.) Which Tamil writer has been selected for the Kuvempu National Award?

a) Perumal Murugan

b) Shivshankari

c) Nanjil Nadan

d) Annamalai alias Imayam

Answer : Annamalai alias Imayam

Explanation : Rashtrakavi Kuvempu Prathishtana Kuppali has selected Tamil poet V

Annamalai aka Imayam for the Kuvempu National award for the year 2022 at the Kuvempu’s 118th
birth anniversary program on December 29 at Kuppali in Thirthahalli taluk. ‘Kannada National Poet
Kwembu Rashtriya Puraskar Award is presented annually in memory of the late poet Kwembu has
been announced to Writer Institute for the Tamil language. The award carries a cash prize of Rs 5
lakh, a silver medal and a citation.

Annamalai writes in the pen name Imayam and has penned seven novels, six short story collections,
and a novella. His debut novel ‘Koveru Kazhudaigal has been translated into English, French, and
many other Indian languages.

5.) Which country’s mathematician Maryna Viajowska has won the prestigious Fields medal 2022 ? –
Ukraine

6.) Which state has recently won the Central Government’s award for best public transport services
? – Kerala
7.) Recently, India assumed the presidency of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) for the
month of August 2021.

 This will be the country’s first presidency during its 2021-22 tenure as a non-permanent
member of the Security Council.
 India began its two-year tenure as a non-permanent member of the UNSC in January 2021.
This is India's eighth term on the UNSC.

Key Points

India’s UNSC Presidency:

1. India will decide the UN body’s agenda for the month and coordinate important meetings on a
range of issues.

2. It is going to organise key events in three major areas of maritime security, peacekeeping and
counter-terrorism.

 The Security Council will also have on its agenda several important meetings including Syria,
Iraq, Somalia, Yemen, and the Middle East.
 The Security Council will also be adopting important resolutions on Somalia, Mali, & United
Nations Interim Force in Lebanon.

3. Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi will be the first Indian PM to preside over a meeting of the
UNSC.

 The last time an Indian PM was engaged in this effort was the then PM PV Narasimha Rao in
1992 when he attended a UNSC meeting.

Support from France & Russia:

 France has stated that it is dedicated to collaborating with India over strategic
problems such as maritime security, peacekeeping, and counter-terrorism.
 Russia welcomed the country gaining the UNSC presidency saying it is very impressed by
India’s agenda, which embraces critical global concerns.

Challenges for India at UNSC:

China Challenge:

 India is entering the UNSC at a time when Beijing is asserting itself at the global stage much
more vigorously than ever. It heads at least six UN organisations and has challenged the
global rules.
 China’s aggressive behaviour in the Indo-Pacific as well as the India-China border has been
visible in all of 2020.
 China has tried to raise the issue of Kashmir at the UNSC.
Post Covid World Order:

 As the global economy is in shambles with various countries facing recession and health
emergencies.

Balancing USA and Russia and Unstable West Asia:

 With the situation deteriorating between the US and Russia and increasing tensions
between US and Iran, it will be a tough situation to handle for India.
 India needs to uphold rule based world order with due respect to human rights ensuring the
national interest.

United Nation Security Council

About:

1.The UNs Charter established six main organs of the UN, including the UNSC. Article 23 of the UN
Charter concerns the composition of the UNSC.

 The other 5 organs of the UN are—the General Assembly, the Trusteeship Council, the
Economic and Social Council, the International Court of Justice, and the Secretariat.

2.The UNSC has been given primary responsibility for maintaining international peace and
security and may meet whenever peace is threatened.

3.While other organs of the UN make recommendations to member states, only the Security Council
has the power to make decisions that member states are then obligated to implement under the
Charter.

Headquarter:

The council is headquartered at NewYork.

Members:

1. The UNSC is composed of 15 members, 5 permanent and 10 non-permanent.

 Five permanent members: China, France, the Russian Federation, the United Kingdom, and
the United States.
 Ten non-permanent members: Elected for two-year terms by the General Assembly.

2.Each year, the General Assembly elects five non-permanent members (out of ten in total) for a
two-year term. The ten non-permanent seats are distributed on a regional basis.

3.The council's presidency is a capacity that rotates every month among its 15 members.
Voting and Discussions at UNSC:

1.Each member of the Security Council has one vote. Decisions of the Security Council on matters
are made by an affirmative vote of nine members including the concurring votes of the permanent
members.

 A "No" vote from one of the five permanent members blocks the passage of the resolution.

2. Any member of the UN which is not a member of the Security Council may participate, without
vote, in the discussion of any question brought before the Security Council whenever the latter
considers that the interests of that member are specially affected.

India as a Permanent Member:

 India has been advocating a permanent seat in UNSC.

 India has the following objective criteria, such as population, territorial size, Gross Domestic
Product, economic potential, civilisational legacy, cultural diversity, political system and past
and ongoing contributions to UN activities especially to UN peacekeeping operations.

8.) Recently, an Indian Coast Guard Advanced Light Helicopter Mk-III squadron has been
commissioned in Chennai.

A) What are the Key Facts about ALH Squadron?

 About:
o The ALH Mk-III helicopters, indigenously
manufactured by Hindustan Aeronautics
Limited (HAL), feature state-of-the-art
equipment.
o It includes advanced radar as well as
electro-optical sensors, Shakti engines,
full glass cockpit, high-intensity searchlight, advanced communication systems,
automatic identification system as well as search-and-rescue homer.
o This feature enables the helicopter to undertake maritime reconnaissance as well as
carry out search and rescue at extended ranges while operating from ships, both by day
and night.
 Role:
o The aircraft has the ability to switch roles from an offensive platform with a heavy
machine gun to that of a benign one carrying a medical intensive care unit to facilitate
the transfer of critically ill patients.
o The Squadron will give a major fillip to the abilities of the Indian Coast Guard in the
security sensitive waters off Tamil Nadu and Andhra Region.
 9.) Which state government has launched the anemia eradication program ‘AMLAN’ ?
a) New Delhi
b) Odisha
c) Punjab
d) Haryana
Answer : Odisha

Explanation : In a bid to ensure complete eradication of anaemia problem among women and
children in Odisha, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has launched AMLAN- ‘Anaemia Mukta Lakhya
Abhiyan’ in the state. The state has formulated a multi-pronged approach for accelerated
reduction of anaemia among targeted groups. The programme will be rolled out in 55,000
government and government aided schools and 74,000 Anganwadi Centres across the state.
About the AMLAN:
 The programme will be implemented with joint efforts of several departments including Health and
Family Welfare, School and Mass Education, Women and Child Development, Mission Shakti and ST
and SC Development Department.
 With intensive focus on public health schemes, Odisha has shown improvement in many health
indicators like immunization, infant mortality rate, maternal mortality ratio, infant and young child
feeding practices, and under-nutrition.

10.) Which has become the first state in the country to launch Gati Shakti portal ? – Gujarat

11.) Which state government has decided to start ‘Solar Roof Top project’ under renewable energy ?
– Uttar Pradesh
12.) Who has been appointed by SEBI as the new MD & CEO of BSE ?

a) Kailash Verma

b) Dinesh Kumar

c) Pravesh Agarwal

d) Sundararaman Ramamurthy

Answer : Sundararaman Ramamurthy

Explanation : BSE Ltd announced that the market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of
India (SEBI) has approved Sundararaman Ramamurthy as the managing director (MD) and chief
executive officer (CEO) of the exchange. The top position was vacant since July when the then MD &
CEO Ashish Kumar Chauhan resigned from the post to join the National Stock Exchange (NSE)

 Sundararaman Ramamurthy is the chief operating officer of the India arm of Bank of
America Corp.
 He has previously worked as a senior vice president at National Stock Exchange (NSE).
 The top position has been vacant since July when Ashishkumar Chauhan stepped down as
the chief executive of BSE.
 BSE had earlier said that an executive management committee of the exchange will be
running its affairs till the appointment of the new MD and CEO.

13.) Who has been named as the next Indian Envoy to Ivory Coast ? – Rajesh Ranjan

14.) Who has been appointed as the Presdient of Civil society of G20 Summit ? - Amritanandamayi