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 Krishi Sakhi Certification, T20 World Cup 2024, e-Migrate Portal etc.
- Which two ministries signed an MoU for the Krishi Sakhi Certification Programme?
(a) Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare and Ministry of Rural Development
(b) Ministry of Education and Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
(c) Ministry of Rural Development and Ministry of Home Affairs
(d) Ministry of Rural Development and Ministry of Labour
- Recently the Reserve Bank of India cancelled the license of which cooperative bank?
(a) Gorakhpur District Cooperative Bank
(b) Purvanchal Cooperative Bank
(c) Meerut District Cooperative Bank
(d) Kanpur District Cooperative Bank
- Who is the first bowler to bowl all four overs maiden in a T20 World Cup match?
(a) Jasprit Bumrah
(b) Shaheen Shah Afridi
(c) Lockie Ferguson
(d) Trend Bolt
- Which country will host the first multinational air exercise 'Taranga Shakti'?
(a) India
(b) Nepal
(c) Bangladesh
(d) Sri Lanka
- What is the rank of India in the recently released Environmental Performance Index 2024?
(d) 156
(a) 166
(c) 176
(d) 186
- David Weese has announced his retirement from international cricket, he played for which country?
(a) Namibia
(b) England
(c) Canada
(d) USA
- With which bank has the Ministry of External Affairs signed an MoU for e-Migrate?
(a) PNB
(b) SBI
(c) Yes Bank
(d) Axis Bank
Answer:-
- (a) Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare and Ministry of Rural Development
PM Narendra Modi presented certificates to more than 30,000 self-help groups under Krishi Sakhi certification in Varanasi on June 18, 2024. Realizing the important role and contribution of women in agriculture and to promote skills of rural women, the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare and the Ministry of Rural Development signed an MoU in August 2023. Krishi Sakhi Certification Programme is an ambitious initiative under this MoU.
- (b) Purvanchal Cooperative Bank
The Reserve Bank of India has cancelled the licence of Ghazipur-based Purvanchal Sahakari Bank in Uttar Pradesh as it does not have adequate capital and earning prospects. RBI also said that as per the data submitted by Purvanchal Sahakari Bank, about 99.51 per cent of the depositors are entitled to receive the full amount of their deposits from DICGC.
- (c) Lockie Ferguson
Lockie Ferguson made a great record in his name in the last league match played against Papua New Guinea in Trinidad. Lockie Ferguson holds the record for the most maiden overs (four) bowled by a bowler in a T20 World Cup match. Ferguson created history by recording the most economical bowling figures in the ICC T20 World Cup. He became the second bowler to bowl 24 dot balls and not concede a single run in T20I.
- India
The Indian Air Force's first multinational air exercise, Tarang Shakti 2024, will be held in August. It is likely to see the participation of ten countries, apart from some other countries included as observers. This exercise will now be conducted in two phases. The first will be held in Southern India in the first two weeks of August and the second will be held in the Western region from the end of August to mid-September.
- (c) 176
Recently, the Environmental Performance Index (EPI) for the year 2024 was released, in which India's latest ranking is 176th out of 180 countries. This time India has been able to make a slight improvement compared to its previous ranking. The ranking was compiled by Yale and Columbia Universities and is based on performance in key areas such as air quality, biodiversity and greenhouse gas emissions.
- (a) Namibia
Namibia all-rounder David Weese has announced his retirement from international cricket. After his side's 41-run defeat against England in the T20 World Cup 2024, the Namibia all-rounder announced his retirement from international cricket. In his last international game, Weese took one wicket and conceded six runs at an economy rate of 3.00 in his two-over spell.
- (b) SBI
Recently, the Ministry of External Affairs and SBI have signed an MoU to provide an additional digital payment service of the bank through its payment gateway SBIePay to the users of e-Migrate portal. The e-Migrate portal was launched in the year 2014 and is associated with overseas Indian workers.
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