Answer is C

What is the news?

• Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur tabled the Himachal Pradesh Freedom of Religion (Amendment) Bill 2022 in the Vidhan Sabha today to enhance punishment and add a specific mention of “mass conversion” to the existing law.

Proposes higher jail term of up to 10 yrs

• The HP Freedom of Religion (Amendment) Bill 2022 adds a provision to curb ‘mass conversions’ and proposes higher jail term up to 10 years and a fine of up to Rs 2 lakh.
• Following the amendment, a police officer not below the rank of Sub-Inspector will investigate complaints of the offense.
• A sessions court will try offenses punishable under the Act.

Answer is D

• The present capital at Nahan was founded in 1621 AD by Karam Parkash who ruled the state from 1616 to 1630 AD.

Answer is C

• Commonly-used moderators include regular (light) water (in 74.8% of the world’s reactors) solid graphite
  (20% of reactors) heavy water (5% of reactors).
• The power output of the reactor is adjusted by controlling
  how many neutrons are able to create more fission.

Answer is B

• Sex Ratio in Himachal Pradesh is 972 i.e. for each 1000 male, as per census 2011.

Answer is C

What is the news?

• A memorandum of understanding (MoU) has been signed between the Department of Technical Education of the state government and the Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Udan Akademi (IGRUA), an autonomous body functioning under the Union Ministry of Civil Aviation, to set up the first drone school at the Industrial Training Institute at Shahpur in Kangra, said Rajneesh, Principal Secretary (IT, Education, Technical Education) here.

Answer is Palampur

• The first-of-its-kind and unique Tiranga Yatra in Himachal Pradesh will be held in Palampur on August 14. In this journey, the tricolor of one thousand meters that is One kilometer long will be hoisted gracefully.

Answer is B

What is the news?

• The Himachal Pradesh Assembly passed the Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management (FRBM) Amendment Act 2022.

Purpose:

• Seeks to enhance the limit of borrowings of the state government.
• The Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur-led BJP government increased the state’s borrowing limit to more than three percent of the state’s total Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by approving the FRBM Act in the assembly.

Answer is A

• The Length of the Day is determined in Astronomical Units. The length of a day corresponds to the time the Earth takes to turn around on its axis, which is approximately 24 hours.