Current Affairs Quiz: 02 January 2024- Scottish Junior Open Squash U-19

Current Affairs for UPSC: Jagran Josh presents Daily Current Affairs Quiz for all dedicated students and readers preparing for various competitive exams. In today’s session, get briefings about the important topics given in Q&A formats such as India's first submarine tourism etc.

1. Which player won the Scottish Junior Open Squash Under-19 title?

(a) Anahat Singh

(b) Joshna Chinappa

(c) Saurav Ghoshal

(d) Aditya Jagtap

2. India's first submarine tourism will be started in which state?

(a) Odisha

(b) Maharashtra

(c) Gujarat

(d) Kerala

3. Who has been appointed as the Director General of Fire Services, Civil Defense and Home Guards?

(a) Vinay Sagar

(b) Vivek Srivastava

(c) Abhishek Singh

(d) Ashok Khemka

4. Who has been made the special envoy for peace in Afghanistan by the United Nations Security Council?

(a) Narendra Modi

(b) Hamid Karzai

(c) Joe Biden

(d) S Jaishankar

5. In which city of UP did Defense Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurate the first Sainik School for girls?

(a) Varanasi

(b) Mathura

(c) Lucknow

(d) Moradabad

6. Who has recently assumed the charge of 'Chief of Material' in the Navy?

(a) B Shivakumar

(b) Kiran Deshmukh

(c) Abhinav Sen Gupta

(d) none of these

7. Who has been appointed as its new Managing Director by skincare brand 'Nivea India'?

(a) Ayushi Kapoor

(b) Geeta Rajan

(c) Geetika Mehta

(d) Nidhi Saxena

Answer:-

1. (a) Anahat Singh

Talented Indian squash player Anahat Singh has performed brilliantly and won the Girls Under-19 title in the 2023 Scottish Junior Open Squash held in Edinburgh. In the final match, he defeated Robin McAlpine by a margin of 11-6, 11-1, 11-5. In the girls' under-11 category, Divyanshi Jain was the runner-up.

2. (c) Gujarat

Gujarat government is going to start the country's first submarine tourism. This project has been started around Bet Dwarka, a small island off the coast of Dwarka city. For this, Gujarat Government has joined hands with Mazgaon Dock Limited (MDL). This project is likely to start before Diwali 2024. The weight of this tourist submarine will be approximately 35 tons and its capacity will be to carry 30 passengers.

3. (b) Vivek Srivastava

The Appointments Committee of the Union Cabinet has recently approved the appointment of Gujarat cadre IPS officer Vivek Srivastava as Director General of Fire Services, Civil Defense and Home Guards. Fire Services, Civil Defense and Home Guards function under the Ministry of Home Affairs.  

4. (b) Hamid Karzai

Former Afghan President Hamid Karzai has been nominated by the United Nations Security Council as the special envoy for peace in Afghanistan. China and Russia abstained from voting on this resolution brought in the Security Council, while 13 countries supported this resolution. It is noteworthy that in the year 2021, Taliban had captured power in Afghanistan.

5. (b) Mathura

Defense Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated the first Sainik School for girls 'Samvid Gurukulam' Sainik School in Vrindavan, Mathura in Uttar Pradesh. The government had taken the initiative to establish 100 new such Sainik Schools in the year 2019, out of which 42 schools have been established. Under this, partnerships have been made with NGOs/private/state government schools.     

6. (b) Kiran Deshmukh

Vice Admiral Kiran Deshmukh has assumed the charge of 'Chief of Material' in the Indian Navy. Vice Admiral Deshmukh is an alumnus of VJTI, Mumbai University and joined the Indian Navy in 1986. Vice Admiral B Shivakumar has taken charge as Controller of Warship Production and Procurement.  

7. (c) Geetika Mehta

Skincare brand Nivea India has recently appointed Geetika Mehta as its new managing director. Geetika Mehta has over two decades of experience in the FMCG sector. Before this, Geetika was the Managing Director of Hershey India for 2.5 years.

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