ANSWER: C

• On 25^thApril 2022, the Raisina Dialogue was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The chief guest of the event was European Commission President Ursula Von Der Leyen.
• The Raisina dialogue began on 25^thApril and will be held in person over three days concluding on 27^th
• It is the flagship geo-economics and multilateral foreign policy conference of the country.
• “Terranova- Impassioned, Impatient, Imperilled” is the theme of the Raisina Dialogue 2022. The six thematic pillars on which it has been modelled are:
  • End of Multilateralism- a networked global order
  • Rethinking Democracy- trade, technology, and ideology
  • Communities Inc- first responders to health, development, and planet
  • Water Caucuses- turbulent tides in the Indo-Pacific
  • Samson vs Goliath- the persistent and relentless technology wars
  • Achieving Green Transitions- common imperative, diverging realities
• This year’s dialogue is scheduled to have near about 100 sessions with more than 210 speakers from 90 different countries. In this dialogue, there will be various conversations and panel discussions across multiple formats on the six thematic pillars. The United States and Germany will also be hosting side events. Along with this, the Raisina young fellows programme will also be conducted in tandem with the conference.

About Raisina Dialogue

• This dialogue is the country’s premier conference on geo-economics and geo-politics.
• In the year 2016, the Raisina Dialogue was started. The conference aims to address the most challenging issues that are being faced by the global community.
• The Ministry of External Affairs in collaboration with the Observer Research Foundation (ORF) organizes this conference. This conference brings together various leaders in business, politics, civil society, and media annually to explore cooperation opportunities and to discuss the current state of the world.

ANSWER: A

• World Intellectual Property Day is celebrated on the 26th of April to learn about the role that intellectual property (IP) rights play in encouraging innovation and creativity. The day recognizes the huge potential of young people to find new and better solutions that support the transition to a sustainable future.
• This year, World Intellectual Property Day 2022’s theme focuses on IP and Youth innovating for a Better Future. It is an opportunity for young people to find out how IP rights can support their goals, help transform their ideas into reality, generate income, create jobs and make a positive impact on the world around them. With IP rights, young people have access to some of the key tools they need to advance their ambitions.
• The event was established by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) in 2000to “raise awareness of how patents, copyright, trademarks and designs impact on daily life.”
• April 26^th was chosen as the day to celebrate World Intellectual Property Day as it coincides with the date when the convention establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization came into effect in

ANSWER: C

• Max Verstappen (Formula One) and Elaine Thompson-Herah (Athletics) have been named Laureus World Sportsman and Sportswoman of the Year (2021) respectively.
• First held in 2000, annual event honours greatest and most inspirational sporting triumphs of the year and showcases work of Laureus Sport for Good.
• Shortlists for six categories (Sportswoman, Sportsman, Team, Breakthrough, Comeback and Action) are created.
• American golfer Tiger Woods was the first winner in 2000.
• Winner list is dominated by Tennis players (11 times), athletes (5) and Formula One drivers (5).
• Roger Federer received this award maximum number of times (5).

ANSWER: B

• On April 23, at the “Veer Kunwar Singh Vijayotsav” programme in Bihar’s Bhojpur district, 78,220 Indians waved the tricolour. With this, the country has marked its name in the Guinness Book of World records.
• Popularly known as Veer Kunwar Singh, he was born in the Ujjainiya clan of the Parmar Rajputs of Jagdishpur, part of present-day Bhojpur district, Bihar.
• He was a freedom fighter and at the age of 80 he led the Indian Rebellion of 1857 against the British East India Company in Bihar.
• An expert of guerilla warfare, he fought various battles against the British at Arrah, Azamgarh, Kanpur, Baliya etc.

ANSWER: A

• UBA 2.0 has completed four years.
• UBA is a flagship programme of Ministry of Education which aims to involve Higher Education Institutions (HEI) of the country in indigenous development of self-sufficient and sustainable village clusters.
• Major areas of intervention are Human development and Material (economic) development.
• UBA 1.0 was the Invitation Mode in which Participating Institutions were invited to be a part of UBA. Whereas UBA 2.0 is the Challenge Mode where all HEI are required to willingly adopt at least 5 villages.
• IIT Delhi is the National Coordinating Institute for UBA.

ANSWER: C

• Recently, Pakistan objected to the construction of Rattle and Kwar hydroelectric projects on the Chenab River in Kashmir.
• Chenab River is formed by the confluence of Chandra and Bhaga streams (originating from Baralacha La) in Lahaul and Spiti Valley of Himachal Pradesh.
• It flows through Pangi valley (parallel to the Pir Panjal Range) before entering Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir and enters Sialkot (Pakistan) via Akhnoor of J&K.
• In Pakistan, Jhelum, Ravi and Satluj rivers merges with Chenab to form Panjnad River before draining into the Arabian Sea after its confluence with Indus River.

ANSWER: B

• The Kerala government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Netherlands for the ‘Cosmos Malabaricus Project’, which aims to illustrate the historical significance of Kerala using the 18th century documents. In addition, the agreement aims to establish painting academics in Kerala’s Kollam and Malappuram.
• The Cosmos Malabaricus project is being jointly implemented by the Kerala Council for Historical Research (KCHR), the National Archives of the Netherlands, and the Leiden University in the Netherlands. The project is expected to be completed in six years.

About the Cosmos Malabaricus Project:

• The project focuses on the Dutch documents on Malabar from the 18th century, which are often regarded as the most comprehensive source of information on the period in Kerala between 1643 and 1852.
• It contributes to a better knowledge of Kerala’s political, social, economic, and cultural histories.
• It intends to make digitised Dutch archival material available to a wide range of audiences, international and Indian scholars and the people of Kerala.
• It will be accomplished through the translation and publication of English summaries.
• The material is written in classical Dutch language and is available in Kerala, Tamil Nadu and the Netherlands.