The correct answer is More than five-fold to $1 trillion.

Key Points

• The India e-Conomy Report, a joint research report by Google, Temasek, and Bain and Company, anticipates that India's digital economy will witness a surge of more than five times its current value, reaching $1 trillion by 2030. This projection is fueled by the increased appetite for digital products and services, particularly in smaller cities, and the rapid digitization of businesses and MSMEs.
• The percentage contribution of the internet economy to India's GDP is also expected to rise from the current 4-5% to 12-13% by the end of the decade.
• There's a growing interest in digital products and services, particularly in India's smaller cities or so-called Tier 2+ towns. As internet access and digital literacy continue to expand across the country, more consumers are likely to start using digital platforms for various activities such as shopping, banking, education, and healthcare. This not only includes individuals but businesses as well.
• The rapid digitization of businesses, especially micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs), is another significant driver. As businesses are adopting digital technologies at a rapid pace, they are contributing to the growth of the B2B digital services sector.
• The report highlighted the success of India's national digital infrastructure. Government initiatives such as Aadhaar (a unique identity number for residents), United Payments Interface (UPI - a real-time payment system), and DigiLocker (a platform for issuance and verification of documents & certificates) have been instrumental in promoting digitization and enabling the growth of the digital economy.

Hence, the combination of expanding digital infrastructure, consumer interest, business digitization, and innovation in key digital sectors is expected to drive India's digital economy to grow more than five-fold, reaching $1 trillion by 2030.

The correct answer is 25 January.

Key Points

• National Voters Day is celebrated in India on January 25.
• It was celebrated the first time in 2011, across the country, to mark the foundation day of the Election Commission of India in 1950.
• The main purpose of the day is to encourage, facilitate and make sure all Indians eligible for voting are enrolled.
• Special attention is given to the new voters.
• National Voters Day: Theme for 2021
  • ​The theme for this year's National Voters' Day is ''Making Our Voters Empowered, Vigilant, Safe and Informed".
  • Encouraging the active participation of the voters of India during elections and helping them be responsible citizens are key to National Voters' Day activities.
  • This year amid the pandemic, it will also focus on the ECI's commitment to conducting the polls safely.

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Some important days

The correct answer is By the action of microorganisms

• Organic solid waste includes kitchen waste (spoiled food, fruits, vegetables) ash, soil, dung, parts of plants, etc.
• This waste is mainly of organic type and is called 'wet solid waste' or 'wet garbage'.

Key Points

Decomposition of organic matter in soil:

• Organic matter (or organic material) is a matter that has come from a recently living organism.
• It is capable of decay, or is the product of decay, or is composed of organic compounds.
• Soil is composed of minerals and organic matter, as well as living organisms.
• The organic matter in soil comes from plants and animals.
• In a forest, for example, leaf litter and woody material fall to the forest floor.
• This is one kind of organic material.
• When it decays to the point it is no longer recognizable it is called soil organic matter.
• Organic material breaks down to organic matter by soil microorganisms present in the soil.
• When the organic matter has broken down into stable humic substances that resist further decomposition it is called humus.
• Organic matter in the waste can be broken down into carbon dioxide, water, methane, or simple organic molecules by micro-organisms and other living things.
• The breakdown of solid waste can either be by natural processes or human-induced processes.
• The process by which organic matter is formed is by composting, aerobic digestion, anaerobic digestion, or other similar processes.

​Thus, the organic material in the buried solid waste will decompose by the action of microorganisms.

The correct answer is Natal Congress.

Key Points

• The Natal Indian Congress was an organization that aimed to fight discrimination against Indians in South Africa.
• The Natal Indian Congress was founded by Mahatma Gandhi along with other Indians in 1895.
• Gandhi was the Honorary Secretary and Abdoola Hajee Adam Jhaveri (Dada Abdulla) was elected president.
• The Natal Congress in its early stages focused on providing equality to all races and people of all castes, genders, and Creeds.
• From the 1920s the organization functioned under the umbrella organization, the SAIC (South African Indian Congress).
• However, in the 1930s-1940s, the NIC experienced more radical leadership when Dr. G.M. Naicker emerged on the scene.

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The correct answer is Education.

Key Points

• The Wood’s Despatch was introduced by the President of the Board of Control of the British East India Company, Charles Wood in 1854.
• It is known as the Magna Carta of English Education in India.
• The Wood’s Despatch was a formal dispatch to Lord Dalhousie the then Governor-General of India from Charles Wood, suggesting a huge shift to English language use within India.
• It paved the way for using vernacular languages in primary education and the English language in higher education in India.

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Some Important committees of the British

The answer is H Malegam Committee.

Key Points

• The H.R. Malegam Committee was set up by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in 2009 to review the microfinance sector in India.
• The committee submitted its report in 2010, and one of its recommendations was to create a new NBFC category called Micro Finance Institution (MFI).
• The RBI accepted the recommendation of the Malegam Committee, and in 2010, it created a new NBFC category called MFI.
• MFIs are regulated by the RBI, and they are required to meet certain criteria, such as having a minimum net owned fund of ₹5 crore.

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• Abid Hussain Committee was set up by the RBI in 1998 to review the financial sector in India.
  • The committee submitted its report in 1999.
• RV Gupta Committee was set up by the RBI in 2008 to review the working of microfinance institutions in India.
  • The committee submitted its report in 2009.
• Kelkar Committee was set up by the Government of India in 2010 to review the financial sector in India.
  • The committee submitted its report in 2011.

The correct anwer is Daman.

Key Points

• Daman is the capital of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu.
• The union territory Dadar and Nagar Haveli was merged with the neighbouring union territory of Daman and Diu to form the new union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu on January 26, 2020.
• The territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli then became one of the three districts of the new union territory, as the Dadra and Nagar Haveli District.

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Union Territories and their Capitals

The correct answer is Tyndall effect.

Key Points

• The Tyndall effect is the phenomenon in which the particles in a colloid scatter the beams of light that are directed at them. 
• It is also known as Tyndall scattering.
• EXPLANATION:
  • The Tyndall effect is seen when the light-scattering particulate matter is dispersed in an otherwise light-transmitting medium.

• The Tyndall effect can also be observed when a fine beam of light enters a room through a small hole. This happens due to the scattering of light by the particles of dust and smoke in the air. Therefore option 2 is correct.

The Correct Answer is Shakuni Mama.

In News

• Gufi Paintal, Shakuni Mama of BR Chopra’s Mahabharat, passes away at 79.

Key Points

•  Actor Gufi Paintal, best known for playing the role of Shakuni Mama in BR Chopra’s TV show Mahabharat (1980), passed away in Mumbai due to age related health issues. He was 79.
• Besides being an actor, Gufi also directed a few TV shows and a movie titled Shri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu.
• With BR Films, he also worked as an associate director, casting director and production designer.
• The actor was the brother of popular comedian Paintal, who starred in films like Satte Pe Satta, Rafoo Chakkar, Parichay and others.
• Some of Gufi’s acting credits include films Dillagi (1978), Des Pardes (1978), Daava (1997), and Samrat & Co (2014).
• He essayed the role of Akshay Kumar’s maternal uncle in the 1994 movie Suhaag.
• Besides Mahabharat, he also starred in TV shows like Bharat Ka Veer Putra – Maharana Pratap, Mrs Kaushik Ki Paanch Bahuein, Karmaphal Daata Shani and Karn Sangini.
• Gufi Paintal was last seen in the TV show Jai Kanhaiya Lal Ki.

The correct answer is Element.

Key Points

Element

• It is a substance that cannot be further resolved into simpler substances by chemical means.
• It is a substance that is made entirely from one type of atom.
• For example, Hydrogen, Carbon, Gold etc.

Compound

• It is a substance made of more than one type of atom.
• It is a substance made from two or more different elements that have been chemically joined
• For example, H₂O), NaCl, CaCO₃