Current Affairs Quiz: 04 April 2024- New President of ASSOCHAM

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 new president of ASSOCHAM etc.

1. Where was India's first domestic gene therapy for cancer launched?

(a) IIT Bombay

(b) IIT Delhi

(c) IIT Kharagpur

(d) IIT Varanasi

2. Which ballistic missile was successfully tested by DRDO recently?

(a) Agni-Prime

(b) Nag

(c) Trishul

(d) Prahar

3. Who has recently been appointed as the new Managing Director of Tata International?

(a) Ravichandran Anand

(b) Mahesh Kumar Sinha

(c) Rajiv Singhal

(d) Anand Sen

4. Kathia wheat, which has recently been given GI tag, belongs to which state?

(a) Haryana

(b) Punjab

(c) Uttar Pradesh

(d) Rajasthan

5. Who has recently taken charge as the President of ASSOCHAM?

(a) Alok Ranjan

(b) Abhay Kumar Singh

(c) Sanjay Nair

(d) Prakash Kalra

Answer:-

1. (a) IIT Bombay

President of India Draupadi Murmu launched India's first domestic gene therapy for cancer at IIT Bombay. India's first CAR-T cell therapy has been developed in collaboration with IIT Bombay and Tata Memorial Hospital. Speaking on the occasion, the President said that the launch of India's first gene therapy is a major breakthrough in our fight against cancer.

2. (a) Agni-Prime

Recently, Strategic Forces Command and DRDO successfully tested the new generation ballistic missile Agni-Prime off the coast of Odisha. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has congratulated DRDO, SFC and the armed forces for this testing. Agni-Prime is a two-stage surface-to-surface missile.    

3. (c) Rajiv Singhal

Tata International, the global trading and distribution arm of the Tata Group, has recently appointed Rajeev Singhal as its Managing Director (MD). He replaced Anand Sen, who retired on March 31, 2024. Prior to this, Singhal was the Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer (COO) at Tata International.

4. Uttar Pradesh

'Kathiya Gehu', an agricultural produce of Bundelkhand region of Uttar Pradesh, has recently been granted Geographical Indication (GI) tag. The application for GI tag for this crop was made in the year 2022. The GI tag was granted after a two-year long process.  

5. (c) Sanjay Nair

Recently, Sanjay Nayar, Chairman of Sorin Investment Fund has been appointed as the President of ASSOCHAM for 2024-25. He will succeed Ajay Singh, Chairman and Managing Director, SpiceJet, who has completed his tenure as President of the Chamber. ASSOCHAM is a non-governmental trade association.

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