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 Asian Wrestling Championship 2024 etc.
- With whom has KABIL signed an agreement for technical cooperation for minerals?
(a) CSIR-IMMT
(b) Reliance Industries
(c) Tata Group
(d) Tech Mahindra
- Where was the first steel cutting ceremony of Fleet Support Ships for the Indian Navy held?
(a) Mumbai
(b) Ahmedabad
(c) Cuttack
(d) Visakhapatnam
- Who has become the eighth Indian to score 7,000 or more runs in T20 cricket?
(a) Hardik Pandya
(b) KL Rahul
(c) Ishan Kishan
(d) Surya Kumar Yadav
- Who has been appointed the head of the US-India Tax Forum?
(a) Tarun Bajaj
(b) Akashdeep Goyal
(c) Rajesh Taneja
(d) Vinay Kumar Sinha
- In which country is the Asian Wrestling Championship 2024 being organized?
(a) Iran
(b) China
(c) Kyrgyzstan
India
- Who has been recently elected as the Chairman of the Senate, the upper house of the Pakistani Parliament?
(a) Nawaz Sharif
(b) Yusuf Raza Gilani
(c) Imran Khan
(d) Hina Rabbani Khar
- When is the International Human Space Flight Day observed every year?
(a) 11 April
(b) 12 April
(c) 13 April
(d) 14 April
Answer:-
- (a) CSIR-IMMT
Khanij Videsh India Limited (KABIL) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Council of Scientific and Industrial Research- Institute of Minerals and Materials Technology (CSIR-IMMT) for technical and knowledge collaboration for Critical Minerals. KABIL is a joint venture of three Indian public sector undertakings, NALCO, HCL and MECL, under the aegis of the Ministry of Mines, Government of India.
- (d) Visakhapatnam
Defence Secretary Giridhar Aramane recently presided over the first steel cutting of Fleet Support Ships (FSS) for the Indian Navy at Hindustan Shipyard Limited in Visakhapatnam. He also laid the foundation stone for modernization of slipways and key infrastructure to enhance the capacity and efficiency of the yard.
- (d) Surya Kumar Yadav
In an IPL 2024 match played in Mumbai, India's dashing batsman Suryakumar Yadav became the eighth Indian player to score 7,000 or more runs in T20 cricket. With this, he has joined a special club with players like Virat, Rohit. Virat Kohli (12,313) is the leading run-scorer in T20 cricket.
- (a) Tarun Bajaj
The US-India Strategic and Partnership Forum (USISPF) has appointed former Revenue Secretary and former Secretary of Economic Affairs Tarun Bajaj as the head of the US-India Tax Forum. A 1988 batch Haryana cadre IAS officer, Tarun Bajaj has served as Revenue Secretary. The US-India Tax Forum was officially launched on February 25, 2020.
- (c) Kyrgyzstan
The Asian Wrestling Championship 2024 is being held in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. In this championship, India's Udit won the silver medal in men's freestyle 57 kg. While Abhimanyu gave India the second medal in 70 kg.
- (b) Yusuf Raza Gilani
Former Pakistan Prime Minister and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader Yusuf Raza Gilani has been elected Chairman of the Senate, the upper house of Parliament. PML-N's Syedul Khan Nasir was elected unopposed as Deputy Chairman of the Senate. In a session of the Pakistani Senate, a total of 41 newly elected senators took oath as members of the House.
- (b) 12 April
International Day of Human Space Flight is celebrated every year on 12 April. This day is celebrated in honor of Yuri Gagarin, the first man to go into space. The UN General Assembly had announced the celebration of this day in the year 2011. On April 12, 1961, Yuri Gagarin of the Soviet Union became the first man to travel around the Earth in space.
Comments
All Comments (0)
Join the conversation