Question Discussion & Solution

The correct answer is ​Singapore.

Key Points

• The 28th Singapore-India Maritime Bilateral Exercise (SIMBEX) was conducted from 2-4 September 2021.
• The Indian Navy was represented by Guided Missile Destroyer INS Ranvijay with a ship borne helicopter, ASW Corvette INS Kiltan, and Guided Missile Corvette INS Kora.

Important Points

• The Singapore Navy was represented by formidable class frigate RSS Steadfast, victory class missile corvette RSS Vigour, one Archer class submarine and one Fokker-50 maritime patrol plane.
• Initiated in 1994, SIMBEX is the Indian Navy’s longest uninterrupted bilateral maritime exercise with any foreign navy. 

The correct answer is ​Apna Bhandar.

• The country's first online notified market was started in Rajasthan by the founders of ​Apna Bhandar.

Key Points

• The Country's first online notified market was started in Rajasthan by Sanjay Agarwal and  Anil Modi.
  • They are also the founders of the Apna Bhandar.
  • The online notified market is named Apna Godam Platform.
  • With their initiative, Rajasthan gained the fame of becoming the first state to start online Mandi across the state.
  • The platform sold crops of 10 crores of farmers in lockdown.

The correct answer is Jodhpur.

• The first LCNG station has been started in Jodhpur.

Key Points

• Singapore-based AG&P Pratham launched Rajasthan's first LCNG station in Kalptaru Jodhpur.
  • LCNG is Liquid to Compressed Natural Gas.
  • The plant comprises two storage tanks with a capacity of 56 MT of LNG storage and gasification.
  • The aim is to bring home-safe Piped Natural Gas (PNG) from LPG to the doorsteps of the city.
  • The company will provide about 2.5 lakh connections in the next five years.
  • For this survey, the pipeline has been reached in Boranada, Sangaria, Basni and Shastrinagar areas adjoining the city.
  • Here, six pumps have been opened in the city for CNG as well.

Additional Information

• India's first LCNG hub station was opened in Vadodara, Gujarat.

The correct answer is Swati Rathod.

• Swati Rathod has been honoured with the Rajasthan Gaurav award recently.

Key Points

• Flight Lieutenant Swati Rathod received the Rajasthan Gaurav award.
  • She is the first woman to lead the flypast at the Republic Day parade on January 26 at Rajpath.

Additional Information

• Apurvi Chandela is a shooter from Jaipur, Rajasthan.
• Bhakti Sharma is an open water swimmer from Udaipur, Rajasthan.
• Ruma Devi is a traditional handicraft artisan from Barmer, Rajasthan.
  • She received the “Nari Shakti Puraskar 2018” the highest civilian honour for Women in India.  

The correct answer is Kota.

• Kota district of Rajasthan has been ranked first in the Rajasthan SDG Index 2.0.

Key Points

• SDG Rajasthan Index 2.0:
  • The SDG Index has been developed using 55 indicators across 13 goals.
  • The data is retrieved from publicly available sources for these identified indicators.
  • The SDG score ranges between 0 and 100, where 0 is the worst among the group and 100 signifying that all the targets for that goal/all goals have been achieved.
  • Kota topped the tally with a score of 59.30.
  • It was followed by Churu and Jhunjhunu with a score of 58.60 and 58.34 respectively.

Additional Information

• Sustainable Development Goals
  • Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is a universal agenda for all countries.
  • Sustainable Development Goals are a collection of 17 global goals which were developed after intensive public consultation and engagement with the national government, civil societies and stakeholders around the world.
  • These 17 Goals include areas such as climate change, economic inequality, innovation, sustainable consumption, peace and justice, among other priorities.
  • The 17 SDGs comprise 169 associated targets, which are interconnected in nature.