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 'One Nation One Election' report etc.
1. Who has been selected as the new Election Commissioner?
(a) Sukhbir Sandhu
(b) Gyanesh Kumar
(c) Rajeev Sinha
(d) Both (a) and (b)
2. The recently discussed 'Mahtari Vandan Yojana' was started by which state government?
(a) Bihar
(b) Madhya Pradesh
(c) Assam
(d) Chhattisgarh
3. Who launched Prasar Bharati's new service PB-'Shabd'?
(a) Amit Shah
(b) Ajit Doval
(c) S Jaishankar
(d) Anurag Thakur
4. Who has been honored with the award of Outstanding Male Cricketer of the Year for New Zealand?
(a) Tim Southee
(b) Rachin Ravindra
(c) Daryl Mitchell
(d) Will Young
5. With the recent operationalization of 10 new Vande Bharat trains, how many Vande Bharat trains are now running across India?
(a) 80
(b) 90
(c) 99
(d) 102
6. The committee formed on 'One Nation One Election' submitted its report, who is the chairman of this committee?
(a) Raghuram Rajan
(b) Ramnath Kovind
(c) Soumya Swaminathan
(d) Urjit Patel
Answer:-
1. (d) Both (a) and (b)
Before the Lok Sabha elections, former bureaucrats Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Gyanesh Kumar have been selected as the new Election Commissioners. Let us tell you that the committee led by PM Modi has approved these names. Congress leader in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Choudhary also took part in this selection process. On the basis of the recommendation of the selection committee, President Draupadi Murmu will appoint two members of the Election Commission.
2. (d) Chhattisgarh
Chhattisgarh state government has recently started the 'Mahtari Vandan Yojana' scheme. This much talked about scheme has been started for women. Under which financial assistance of Rs 1000 per month will be provided to eligible married women.
3. (d) Anurag Thakur
Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting launched Prasar Bharati's news sharing service PB-'Shabd' (PB-SHABD). The platform is designed to provide customers with a daily news feed in video, audio, text, photo and other formats from across the media landscape. Prasar Bharati is the public service broadcaster of the country.
4. (b) Rachin Ravindra
Rachin Ravindra and Mellie Kerr were honored as New Zealand's outstanding male and female cricketers respectively at the ANZ New Zealand Cricket Awards ceremony held in Christchurch. Rachin was awarded the Sir Richard Hadlee Medal after being selected as the outstanding male cricketer. He has become the youngest player to receive this award.
5. (d) 102
After the recent induction of 10 new Vande Bharat trains in Ahmedabad, a total of 102 Vande Bharat trains are now running across India, covering more than 250 districts of the country. Vande Bharat is an indigenously designed and manufactured semi high speed, self-propelled train. The country's first 'Vande Bharat Express' train was flagged off by PM Narendra Modi on the New Delhi - Kanpur - Allahabad - Varanasi route in February 2019.
6. (b) Ramnath Kovind
The committee formed for 'One Nation One Election' submitted its report to President Draupadi Murmu. This committee was formed under the chairmanship of former President Ramnath Kovind. This panel was constituted on 2 September 2023. This report has been prepared by an 8-member committee under the leadership of former President Kovind. Apart from the former President, the committee also includes Home Minister Amit Shah and former MP Ghulam Nabi Azad.
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