Current Affairs Quiz: 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 Chairman, Parliamentary Committee on Official Language, 54th GST Council Meeting, Paris Paralympics 2024, etc.
1. In the 54th GST Council meeting, the GST rate on cancer medicines has been reduced to how much?
(a) 18%
(a) 28%
(d) 12%
(d) 5%
2. Who was recently elected the Chairman of the Parliamentary Official Language Committee?
(a) Ram Nath Kovind
(b) Mallikarjun Kharge
(c) Amit Shah
(d) Giriraj Singh
3. Who launched the Prime Minister Matsya Kisan Samriddhi Co-Scheme?
(a) Amit Shah
(b) Rajiv Ranjan Singh
(c) Rajiv Pratap Rudy
(d) Giriraj Singh
4. The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) inaugurated a Tobacco Cessation Clinic (TCC) in which city?
(a) Mumbai
(b) Kolkata
(c) New Delhi
(d) Bangalore
5. Who has been named as the Indian flag-bearer for the closing ceremony of Paris Paralympics 2024?
(a) Kapil Parmar and Harvinder Singh
(b) Harvinder Singh and Preeti Pal
(c) Preeti Pal and Navdeep Singh
(d) Navdeep Singh and Kapil Parmar
Answer:-
1. (d) 5%
Many important decisions were taken in the 54th GST Council meeting chaired by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. During the meeting, the GST rate on cancer drugs was reduced from 12% to 5%. Apart from this, the GST rate on salty and savory food items has also been reduced from 18% to 12%.
2. (c) Amit Shah
Union Home Minister and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah has been unanimously re-elected as the Chairman of the Parliamentary Official Language Committee. After the formation of the new government, a meeting was held in New Delhi to reconstitute the Parliamentary Official Language Committee where the Home Minister was elected as its Chairman.
3. (b) Rajiv Ranjan Singh
Union Minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh will launch the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Kisan Samriddhi Co-operative Scheme and release Standard Operating Procedure on production and processing clusters in the fisheries sector. At the same time, Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana has emerged as a game-changer, taking India's fisheries sector towards unprecedented growth and sustainability.
4. (c) New Delhi
The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) inaugurated a dedicated Tobacco Cessation Clinic (TCC) in New Delhi. The TCC is a collaborative effort between the National Drug Dependence Treatment Centre (NDDTC) and the Department of Pulmonary, Critical and Sleep Medicine of the institute.
5. (b) Harvinder Singh and Preeti Pal
Gold medallist archer Harvinder Singh and sprinter Preeti Pal have been named as the Indian flag-bearers for the closing ceremony of the Paris Paralympics 2024. Preeti Pal has become the first Indian female para athlete to win two Paralympic medals.
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