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 'Namo Bharat Rapid Rail, ICC Men's Player of the Month, UP's largest tourist center, World Ozone Day 2024, etc.
1. In which state was the country's first Vande Metro inaugurated?
(a) Uttar Pradesh
(b) Rajasthan
(c) Gujarat
(d) Haryana
2. Who is the first Pakistani woman to become an international cricket umpire?
(a) Sana Mir
(b) Salima Imtiaz
(c) Kainat Imtiaz
(d) None of these
3. Which city has emerged as the biggest tourist center of Uttar Pradesh?
(a) Agra
(b) Varanasi
(c) Ayodhya
(d) Prayagraj
4. Cricketer Dunith Wellage has been named ICC Men's Player of the Month for August 2024. He is a player of which team?
(a) Sri Lanka
(b) Bangladesh
(c) West Indies
(d) South Africa
5. World Ozone Day is celebrated every year on?
(a) 14 September
(b) 15 September
(c) 16 September
(d) 17 September
Answer:
1. (c) Gujarat
India's first Vande Metro service has been renamed as 'NaMo Bharat Rapid Rail'. Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually launched this service running between Bhuj and Ahmedabad on September 16. It was inaugurated from Bhuj Railway Station at 4:15 pm while the Prime Minister was present in Ahmedabad. Apart from this, the Prime Minister also flagged off several other Vande Bharat Express trains.
2. (b) Salima Imtiaz
The Pakistan Cricket Board announced that Saleema Imtiaz has been nominated to the ICC's Development Umpire Panel, the first Pakistani woman to achieve this position. With this, she will be able to umpire in women's bilateral international matches and ICC women's competitions.
3. (c) Ayodhya
Ramnagari Ayodhya has achieved the distinction of becoming the biggest tourist attraction of Uttar Pradesh, leaving Varanasi behind. In the first six months of this year, 11 crore domestic and foreign tourists visited Ayodhya, while 4.61 crore tourists visited Varanasi. According to the data released recently by the state tourism department, around 33 crore tourists visited various places in Uttar Pradesh during the first six months.
4. (a) Sri Lanka
Sri Lankan players Dunith Wellage and Harshitha Samarawickrama were named as the ICC Players of the Month for August 2024. The only previous instance of players from the same country winning the award in the same month came when Jasprit Bumrah and Smriti Mandhana were named Player of the Month in June this year.
5. (c) 16 September
World Ozone Day is celebrated every year on 16 September with the aim of raising awareness about the importance of protecting the ozone layer. The day commemorates the signing of the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer in 1987. In the year 1994, the United Nations announced the celebration of this day.
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