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Question 1 of 5:
Who has been elected unopposed as the new president of the New Development Bank in 2023?
The answer is- Dilma Rousseff
Dilma Vana Rousseff (Brazilian Portuguese: [ˈdʒiwmɐ ˈvɐ̃nɐ ʁuˈsɛf(i)]; born 14 December 1947 in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, southeastern Brazil) is a Brazilian economist and politician who served as the 36th president of Brazil, holding the position from 2011 until her impeachment and removal from office on 31 August 2016. She is the first woman to have held the Brazilian presidency and had previously served as chief of staff to former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva from 2005 to 2010. On 24 March 2023, Rousseff was elected as the president of the BRICS-led New Development Bank.
Question 2 of 5:
Adani Group acquired the Karaikal Port in which Union Territory for Rs 1,485 crores?
The answer is- Puducherry
Karaikal Port Private Limited (KPPL), a private port developed by the Chennai based MARG Limited, became operational in April, 2009. The port is located on the Eastern coast of India in Karaikal around 300 km south of Chennai Port and around 360 km north of Tuticorin Port.
Adani Group Acquires Karaikal Port in Puducherry at Rs 1,485 Crore. The strategically located port, which is around 300 km south of Chennai, is the only major port between Chennai and Tuticorin in Tamil Nadu. With the latest acquisition, Adani Group now operates 14 ports in India.
Question 3 of 5:
India's first semi-high-speed regional rail service is named what?
The answer is- RapidX
The National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC) has named India's first semi-high-speed regional rail services as 'RAPIDX'. These trains will operate on the Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) corridors, which are being constructed to link important urban nodes across the National Capital Region (NCR).
Question 4 of 5:
Which species of this animal has the widest range of all non-human primates?
The answer is- Rhesus Macaque
The rhesus macaque (Macaca mulatta), colloquially rhesus monkey, is a species of Old World monkey. There are between six and nine recognised subspecies that are split between two groups, the Chinese-derived and the Indian-derived.
A rhesus macaque became the first primate astronaut in 1948, but died during the flight, followed on 14 June 1949 by Albert II, who became the first primate and first mammal in space.
Question 5 of 5:
The phenonmenon of El Nino affects which ocean?
The answer is- Pacific
El Niño causes the Pacific jet stream to move south and spread further east. During winter, this leads to wetter conditions than usual in the Southern U.S. and warmer and drier conditions in the North. El Niño also has a strong effect on marine life off the Pacific coast.
