12th April 2023 – Daily Current Affairs Questions for UPSC Prelims Exams
GS Team published here 12 April 2023 Current Affairs Quiz for UPSC Prelims Exams. These will be helpful for the upcoming UPSC All exams. These current affairs make daily analysis and related India, World, Technology, and all govt news.
IIT-Bombay and who has recently joined hands to develop touchless biometric system?
Ans: UIDAI
Note:
- UIDAI has collaborated with IIT-Bombay.
- Touchless biometric capture system is being developed through this collaboration.
- The system will have the capability to capture multiple fingerprints simultaneously.
- Through this system people can be authenticated through their fingerprint.
- This system is an important step towards achieving Universal Authenticator for UIDAI.
- UIDAI has collaborated with NCETIS of IIT Bombay.
- Joint research and development is being done through this collaboration.
Name the Union Power Minister, who has recently launched the State Energy Efficiency Index 2021-22 report?
Answer: RK Singh
Note:
- The states have been rated as per the State Energy Efficiency Index (SEEI) 2021-22.
- Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Rajasthan and Telangana are the top states that score more than 60.
- Assam, Haryana, Maharashtra and Punjab are four states in the achiever category with scores between 50 and 60.
- Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Assam and Chandigarh are the top states in their respective state groups.
- Telangana and Andhra Pradesh have shown the most improvement over the previous index.
Which Indian city has been included in the list of 19 cities with the best public transport in the world?
Answer: Mumbai
Note:
- Time Out has released its list of 19 cities with the best public transport in the world.
- According to this list, Germany’s Berlin has placed at the first position.
- Czech Republic’s capital Prague is second and Japan’s capital Tokyo is third in this list.
- Mumbai is the only city in India to feature in this list.
- This list has been prepared from 50 cities of the world, in which 20 thousand people were asked their opinion about the local transport system.
- Berlin has the most reliable, safe and comfortable public transport network, according to a survey.
Which Tulip Garden of Jammu has been inaugurated by LG at Sanasar?
Answer: First
Note:
- Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha inaugurated the Tulip Garden at Sanasar in Ramban district.
- It is the first park for Jammu division.
- Lt Governor said the garden spread over 40 kanals with 2.75 lakh tulip bulbs of 25 different varieties will give a boost to tourism and trade activities.
- This is an extension of the existing Tulip Garden, which was established two years ago on four kanals of land.
- The new park is located between the proposed golf course and the existing lake.
- The tourism potential of Jammu is unique in many ways.
- The Lt Governor said that with breathtaking natural beauty, rich cultural heritage, sumptuous cuisine and warm hospitality, it can carve a niche for itself on the global tourism map.
India has released which version of the ‘Dogri version’ of the Indian Constitution?
Answer: First
Note:
- Kiren Rijiju has released the first edition of the Dogri version of the Constitution of India at the University of Jammu.
- Dogri is one of the official languages of the Indian Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
- On 22 December 2003, Dogri was recognized as the national language of India in the Indian Constitution.
- The earliest written reference to Dogri (using the archaic name Duggar) is found in Nuh Sepihar (“The Nine Heavens”).
- Dogri derives from Sanskrit, the language of the Vedas (1500–1200 BCE).
- The Constitution of India is one of the longest written constitutions in the world and has guided India’s nation-building process for more than seven decades.
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