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 Lok Sabha Elections 2024, etc.
- By whom was the mobile app 'Sarathi 2.0' launched recently?
(a) Policy Commission
(b) Home Ministry
(c) SEBI
(d) SBI
- Which state has recently signed an agreement with the World Bank to tackle air pollution?
(a) Uttar Pradesh
(b) Bihar
(c) Rajasthan
(d) Haryana
- Which country has recently officially recognised Palestine?
(a) Japan
(b) Slovenia
(c) Portugal
(d) Argentina
- 'Sparsh' service, which was in news recently, is related to which ministry?
(a) Ministry of External Affairs
(b) Home Ministry
(c) Ministry of Defence
(d) Ministry of Education
- In which seat in Lok Sabha elections 2024, more than 2 lakh votes were cast on 'NOTA'?
(a) Machhalishahar (Uttar Pradesh)
(b) Indore (Madhya Pradesh)
(c) Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh)
(d) Jajpur (Odisha)
- Who has become the first batsman in the world to hit 600 sixes in international cricket?
(a) Rohit Sharma
(b) Virat Kohli
(c) Babar Azam
(d) Jos Buttler
Answer:-
- (c) SEBI
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has launched a personal finance-focused mobile app 'Saarathi 2.0' for investors with an aim to simplify complex financial tasks. This app is available on Google Play Store iOS App Store. The first version of the Sarathi app was launched in January 2022. SEBI is the regulatory body for securities and commodity markets in India.
- (d) Haryana
Haryana Chief Secretary T V S N Prasad recently said the state government will soon launch a World Bank-funded Rs 10,000 crore project to tackle air pollution. This project will be implemented phase wise first in the districts falling in the National Capital Region (NCR) and later it will be implemented in the entire state.
- (b) Slovenia
In an important decision, the Slovenian Parliament has recognised Palestine as an independent nation. Earlier, Spain, Ireland and Norway had also officially recognised Palestine. Of the 27 members of the European Union, Sweden, Cyprus, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Poland, Slovakia, Romania and Bulgaria have already recognised Palestine.
- (c) Ministry of Defence
The Ministry of Defence has recently signed an agreement with Bank of India, Canara Bank, Central Bank of India and Utkarsh Small Finance Bank for System for Pension Administration Raksha (SPARSH) service centres. After this, Sparsh services will be available in more than 26,000 branches of a total of 15 banks across the country.
- (b) Indore (Madhya Pradesh)
In the Lok Sabha elections 2024, more than 2 lakh votes were cast on 'NOTA' in the Indore seat of Madhya Pradesh. It is noteworthy that Congress candidate from Indore Akshay Kanti Bam withdrew his nomination on the last day of withdrawal of nomination and joined BJP. This is a new record for the highest number of votes received by NOTA (2,18,674). BJP's Shankar Lalwani registered the biggest victory on this seat.
- (a) Rohit Sharma
Indian captain Rohit Sharma has become the first batsman in the world to hit 600 sixes in international cricket. He achieved this feat during the match between India and Ireland in the ICC T20 World Cup 2024. After this, Chris Gayle is at second place with 553 sixes. Also, Rohit Sharma has become the most successful T20 captain of India.
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