Answer: B

Exp:

Prime Minister virtually launched three Param Rudra Super Computing Systems and a High Performance Computing (HPC) system (Named ‘Arka’ and ‘Arunika,) for weather and climate research.

 FLOPs in computing:

• FLOPs, or Floating-Point Operations per Second, is a commonly used metric to measure the computational performance – processing power and efficiency – especially in the field of high-performance computing (HPC) and artificial intelligence (AI). Hence, option (b) is correct.
• Floating-point operations are a certain kind of mathematical calculation using real numbers with fractional parts.

Unit of Computing Speed:

• Teraflops → It is a unit of computing speed equal to one million million (1 trillion) (10^12) FLOPS.
• Petaflops → It is a unit of computing speed equal to 1000 TFLOPS (10^15).
• Exaflops → It is a unit of computing speed equal to one billion billion (10^18) FLOPS.

Answer: A 

Exp:

Cabinet decision came amid calls for a CBI investigation against Chief Minister Siddaramaiah into the alleged irregularities in allotment of 14 MUDA (My-sore Urban Development Authority) sites to his wife, after a special court in Bengaluru directed the Lokayukta to probe the case.

About CBI:

• Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is the premier investigating police agency in India. 
• The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) was set up in 1963 by a resolution of the Ministry of Home Affairs. 
• The establishment of the CBI was recommended by the Santhanam Committee on Prevention of Corruption (1962–1964).
• Statements 1 and 2 are correct: The Central Bureau of Investigation is not a statutory Body but it derives its powers from the Delhi Special Police Establishment Act, 1946.
• Statement 3 is Incorrect: Later, it was transferred to the Ministry of Personnel and now it enjoys the status of an attached office.

Answer: D

Exp:

India, other countries and various groups like L69, G4 countries seeking reform of the UN Security Council met in various formats along the fringes of the 79th session of the UN General Assembly, highlighting the urgent need for comprehensive change.

About L.69 Group:

• Statement 1 is correct: The L.69 Group is a group of developing countries from Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean, Asia and the Pacific.
• Statement 2 is correct: They form a major bloc that is united by the common cause of achieving the lasting and comprehensive reform of the United Nations Security Council.

Answer: D

Exp: 

India was elected to the 15-member GlobE Steering Committee during the plenary session held in Beijing after a multistage voting.

Option 1 is correct: Recently, India has been elected to the fifteen-member steering committee of the GlobE Network following a multi-stage voting process during a plenary session in Beijing.

• Global Operational Network of Anti-Corruption Law Enforcement Authorities (GlobE Network) Initiative launched under the G20 framework to address international corruption and financial crime

Option 2 is correct: The Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) is a multilateral export control regime whose members have an informal political understanding to limit the proliferation of missiles and missile technology. India became a member of the MTCR in 2016.

Option 3 is correct: The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) is a multilateral development bank that aims to improve economic and social outcomes in Asia. India became a member in 2016.

Answer: A

Exp:

The 70th edition of the Nehru Trophy Boat Race (NTBR) will be held on September 28, 2024 at Punnamada Lake in Alappuzha, Kerala. 

About Vembanad lake:

• One of India’s largest and the longest lakes is the Vembanad lake which is also called Punnamada.
• Statement 1 is correct: Vembanad Lake is the longest lake in India and the largest lake in the state of Kerala. 
• Statement 2 is incorrect: It is the second-largest Ramsar site in India, only after the Sunderbans in West Bengal.