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 Women's Premier League etc.
1. Tamilisai Soundararajan resigned from her post, she was the Governor of which state?
(a) Tamil Nadu
(b) Telangana
(c) Kerala
(d) Karnataka
2. Who was awarded the PV Narasimha Rao Memorial Award recently?
(a) Ratan Tata
(b) Ramnath Kovind
(c) S Jaishankar
(d) Nitish Kumar
3. Who was recently appointed the Chairman of the Central Board of Secondary Education?
(a) Ajay Sinha
(b) Rahul Singh
(c) Raghuvar Das
(d) Vinay Saxena
4. Who has recently been appointed as the new Chairman of Prasar Bharati?
(a) Ashok Khemka
(b) Sonal Goyal
(c) Navneet Kumar Sehgal
(d) Manoj Kumar Sharma
5. Union Minister Arjun Munda laid the foundation stone of 'Centre for Preservation and Promotion of Tribal Culture and Heritage' in which state?
(a) Bihar
(b) Jharkhand
(c) Assam
(d) Tripura
6. Which team won the title of the second season of the Women's Premier League?
(a) Royal Challengers Bangalore
(b) Delhi Capitals
(c) Mumbai Indians
(d) UP Warriors
7. 'Majuli Mask' which recently got 'GI Tag' belongs to which of the following states?
(a) Bihar
(b) Haryana
(c) Madhya Pradesh
(d) Assam
Answer:-
1. (b) Telangana
Telangana Governor and Puducherry Lieutenant Governor Tamilisai Sundararajan have resigned from both their posts. He has sent his resignation to President Draupadi Murmu. Soundararajan served as the second Governor of Telangana state. He assumed charge on September 8, 2019.
2. (a) Ratan Tata
Former Tata Sons Chairman Ratan Tata was honored with the prestigious PV Narasimha Rao Memorial Award for his outstanding philanthropic contributions. The PV Narasimha Rao Memorial Award is named after the former Prime Minister of India. This award is given to people dedicated to social and humanitarian welfare.
3. (b) Rahul Singh
Senior bureaucrat Rahul Singh has recently been appointed Chairman of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) by the Central Government. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has approved the appointment of Singh, a 1996 batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of Bihar cadre, as the Chairman of CBSE. He will replace Nidhi Chhibber, who has been named advisor in NITI Aayog.
4. (c) Navneet Kumar Sehgal
Retired IAS officer Navneet Kumar Sehgal has been appointed as the new Chairman of Prasar Bharati, the post was vacant for four years. Sehgal replaced A Surya Prakash, whose tenure ended in February 2020. Prasar Bharati is India's largest public broadcasting agency. It was established in the year 1997.
5. (b) Jharkhand
Union Minister of Tribal Affairs; Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Arjun Munda recently laid the foundation stone of 'Centre for Preservation and Promotion of Tribal Culture and Heritage' in Kharsawan district of Jharkhand through virtual medium. A budget of Rs 10 crore has been allocated for the establishment of this centre.
6. (a) Royal Challengers Bangalore
Royal Challengers Bangalore won the title of the second season of the Women's Premier League (WPL). In the final match played at Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi, Royal Challengers Bangalore won their first title in the franchise league by defeating Delhi Capitals by eight wickets. Orange Cap Ellyse Perry (RCB) and Purple Cap Shreyanka Patil (RCB) won the tournament.
7. (d) Assam
The Government of India has recently granted Geographical Indication (GI) tag to Majuli Mask of Assam. Majuli state has been a unique repository of art, culture and tradition for centuries. These masks are often used during festivals like Durga Puja. GI tag is a special tag that is used to identify products originating from a specific geographical location.
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