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Who launched the 'Param Porul' supercomputer at NIT Tiruchirappalli under the National Supercomputing Mission (NSM)?
A)
Shri Bhaskar Bhat
B)
Shri Umamaheshwar Rao
C)
Shri Lalit Kumar Awasthi
D)
Shri Mahesh Chandra Govil

Correct Answer : Option (A) - Shri Bhaskar Bhat

Note :

Inauguration of PARAM PORUL Super Computer at NIT Trichy- Under National Supercomputing Mission (NSM) National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli has become part of the National Super Computing Mission (NSM), of the Government of India. The centre is named as PARAM PORUL and was inaugurated by Shri Bhaskar Bhat, Chairman, Board of Governors, NIT Trichy in the presence of the Dr. G. Aghila, Director NIT Trichy. Ms. Sunita Verma, Group Coordinator and HoD, NSM, MeitY, Dr. Namrata Pathak, Scientist, DST, Shri E. Magesh, DG, CDAC, Mr. Navin Kumar, Scientist D, MeitY, Mr. S. A. Kumar, Advisor, MeitY, Dr. Nagaboopathy Mohan, Scientist, DST, Dr. Hemant Darbari, Mission Director, NSM, Shri Sanjay Wandhekar, Senior Director, CDAC Pune, Dr. Nagaboopathy Mohan, Scientist, DST, Shri Prasad, CDAC, Shri Mohammed Sajeed, CDAC graced the inauguration. The PARAM PORUL supercomputer centre was launched for public use.
 
NIT Tiruchirappalli is the only NIT to be part of the NSM amongst all other IITs and NABI. The objective of the NSM is to empower technology institutions with high-performance computing capabilities that can be used for solving computationally intensive problems. Based on the proposal submitted by the National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli to the NSM – Infrastructure team, the institution has been sanctioned a Super Computer worth Rs.19 crores by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeITY) and the Department of Science and Technology (DST).

Source : PIB

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Published On : May 26, 2022
 Q .
When the "International Missing Children's Day" is observed on every year?
A)
May 26th
B)
May 25th
C)
May 24th
D)
May 23rd

Correct Answer : Option (B) - May 25th

Note : National Missing Children’s Day is commemorated on May 25th to remember missing children and spread the word about child abduction. All around the country, various organizations organize events to spread the word about the safety of children. The day serves as a reminder to strengthen our efforts to try to reunite the children who are missing with their families and honor all those who are working for the cause..

Source : National Today

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Published On : May 26, 2022
 Q .
Who was appointed as chairperson of Committee B at the 75th World Health Assembly?
A)
Balram Bhargava
B)
Rajiv Gauba
C)
Rajesh Bhushan
D)
Pradeep Kumar Sinha

Correct Answer : Option (C) - Rajesh Bhushan

Note :

Union Health Secretary "Rajesh Bhushan" has been appointed as the chairperson of the Committee B at the 75th World Health Assembly (WHA).
 
The Committee B primarily discusses administrative and financial matters of the World Health Organization (WHO).
 
Each year, the World Health Assembly has a long and complex list of health challenges and responses to review and the Assembly functions through two committees -- A and B..

source : The Hindu

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Published On : May 26, 2022
 Q .
Who has been elected as the first Dalit Female mayor in London Council?
A)
Manoj Singh
B)
Gurpreet Bedi
C)
Abhilasha Bhakar
D)
Mohinder K Midha

Correct Answer : Option (D) - Mohinder K Midha

Note :

An Indian-origin politician from the UK’s Opposition Labour Party, Councillor Mohinder K Midha, has been elected mayor of Ealing Council in west London, becoming the first female mayor of a local London council belonging to the Dalit community. Midha was elected for the next year’s term of 2022-23 at a council meeting on Tuesday(24th May 2022). We are so proud that Cllr Mohinder Midha has been elected Mayor of Ealing for the next year, the Labour Party in Ealing said in a statement. The election is being celebrated by the British Dalit community as a proud moment.
 
The first ever Dalit woman mayor in the UK. A proud moment for us, said Santosh Dass, chair of the Federation of Ambedkarite and Buddhist Organisation (FABO) UK, an umbrella group representing Dalit rights in the country. Midha, who was re-elected as a Labour councillor for the Dormers Wells ward in the Ealing Council in the May 5 local elections in London, had been serving as the Deputy Mayor for the council previously.

Source : News18

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Published On : May 26, 2022
 Q .
Who among the following has been sentenced to life imprisonment in terror funding case?
A)
Asiya Andrabi
B)
Yaseen Hamdani
C)
Maulana Mohammad Abbas Ansari
D)
Yasin Malik

Correct Answer : Option (D) - Yasin Malik

Note :

A Delhi court on Wednesday(25th May 2022) awarded life imprisonment to Yasin Malik, one of the foremost separatist leaders of Jammu and Kashmir, in a terror funding case, saying the crimes were intended to strike at the "heart of the idea of India" and intended to forcefully secede J&K from Union of India.
 
Special Judge Praveen Singh awarded varying jail terms to Malik for offences under the stringent anti-terror law--Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) and the IPC, rejecting the NIA's plea for capital punishment.
 
He said the crimes for which Malik was convicted were of very serious nature..

Source : Business Standard

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Published On : May 26, 2022
 Q .
Who signed the Quadripartite Agreement for the Development of Sewage Infrastructure?
A)
NWM
B)
NMCG
C)
NRCD
D)
DRDO

Correct Answer : Option (B) - NMCG

Note :

The National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) 25th May 2022 signed two quadripartite agreements for development of sewage infrastructure, including a 35 MLD STP, for Maheshtala in West Bengal under Hybrid Annuity Mode at a total cost of Rs. 273.52 crore.

One agreement is an Escrow Agreement between National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG), Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA), M/s. Maheshtala Waste Water Management Private Limited (MWWMPL) and Union Bank of India. The other agreement is a Substitution Agreement between NMCG, KMDA, MWWMPL and Oesterreichische Entwicklungsbank (Development Bank of Austria).
 
The Agreements were signed in the presence of Mr. G. Asok Kumar, DG, National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG), Ms. Katharina Wieser, Ambassador of Austria to India, Mr. S R Meena, DDG, Mr. D P Mathuria, ED (Technical), Mr. Bhaskar Dasgupta, ED (Finance), Mr. S P Vashishtha, ED (Admin) and Mr. Hans-Jörg Hörtnagl, Austrian Trade Commission, Mrs. Antara Acharya, Project Director, State Program Management Group, West Bengal..

Source : PIB

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Published On : May 26, 2022
 Q .
Taliban has signed a deal with which nation to run the airports in Afghanistan?
A)
United Arab Emirates
B)
Russia
C)
United States
D)
United Kingdom

Correct Answer : Option (A) - United Arab Emirates

Note :

The Taliban have signed an agreement with the United Arab Emirates on operating airports in Afghanistan, the group's transportation and civil aviation minister said on Tuesday, after months of talks with the UAE, Turkey and Qatar.
 
Taliban's deputy minister of transport and civil aviation Ghulam Jailani Wafa signed a deal on Tuesday with a GAAC corporation representative in the presence of Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, first deputy prime minister..

Source : Business Standard

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Published On : May 26, 2022
 Q .
When will Shri Ramayana Yatra Train be launched?
A)
June 09, 2022
B)
June 16, 2022
C)
June 21, 2022
D)
June 29, 2022

Correct Answer : Option (C) - June 21, 2022

Note : Shri Ramayana Yatra train, an 18-day special tourist train will be launched by the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) on June 21, 2022. Shri Ramayana Yatra Train will take the pilgrims to the sacred places that are associated with the life of Lord Ram..

Source : NDTV

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Published On : May 26, 2022
 Q .
When will Bharat Drone Mahotsav 2022 be inaugurated?
A)
May 27th
B)
May 28th
C)
May 29th
D)
May 30th

Correct Answer : Option (A) - May 27th

Note :

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate India's biggest Drone Festival-Bharat Drone Mahotsav 2022 at 10 AM on 27th May 2022 at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi.
 
The Prime Minister will interact with Kisan drone pilots. He will witness open-air drone demonstrations and interact with startups in the drone exhibition centre.
 
During this two-day Bharat Drone Mahotsav, over 1600 delegates will participate.
 
Several industry leaders, government officials, foreign diplomats, representatives from Public Sector Units, private companies and drone startups will participate in the Mahotsav and deliberate upon India’s Civil Aviation sector.
 
More than 70 exhibitors will display drones at the exhibition. Mahotsav will also witness virtual awards presentation ceremony of drone pilot certificates, product launches, flying demonstrations, display of a Made in India Drone Taxi prototype among others..

Source : News On Air

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Published On : May 26, 2022
 Q .
Who has signed an MoU with Rashtriya Raksha University (RRU) to develop first-of-its-kind simulation-based training center 'Wargame Research and Development Centre' in New Delhi?
A)
Indian Air Force
B)
Indian Navy
C)
Border Security Force
D)
Army Training Command

Correct Answer : Option (D) - Army Training Command

Note :

* The Army Training Command has signed an MoU with Rashtriya Raksha University (RRU) to develop first-of-its-kind simulation-based training centre ‘Wargame Research and Development Centre’ in New Delhi.

* A prototype name ‘WARDEC’ has been gove to this project and use artificial intelligence (AI) to design virtual reality wargames.

* The centre will be used by the Army to train its soldiers and test their strategies through “metaverse-enabled gameplay”. 

Source : Indian Express

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Published On : May 26, 2022
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