Current Affairs Quiz: 21 February 2024- India's first Skill India Center

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 Military Exercise 'Shanti Prayas IV' etc.

1. Where is the naval exercise 'Milan' 2024 being organised?

(a) Mumbai

(b) Cuttack

(c) Visakhapatnam

(d) Chennai

2. Union Minister Ashini Vaishnav has been elected Rajya Sabha member from which state?

(a) Uttar Pradesh

(b) Madhya Pradesh

(c) Assam

(d) Odisha

3. Which country has recently become the new member of the International Solar Alliance?

(a) Malta

(b) Chile

(c) Albania

(d) Qatar

4. How many total medals did India win in the Asian Indoor Athletics Championships?

(a) 4

(b) 5

(c) 6

(d) 7

5. Where was India's first Skill India Center inaugurated?

(a) Patna

(b) Sambalpur

(c) Bhubaneswar

(d) Chennai

6. In which country is the multinational military exercise 'Shanti Prayas IV' being organised?

(a) India

(b) Nepal

(c) Bangladesh

(d) Pakistan

Answer:-

1. (c) Visakhapatnam

Defense Minister Rajnath Singh will officially inaugurate the 12th edition of MILAN 2024, a major naval exercise conducted by the Indian Navy in Visakhapatnam. On this occasion, he will also inaugurate Milan Village at Eastern Naval Command Base. The city of Visakhapatnam is all set for the official launch of MILAN 2024, the largest multinational naval exercise of the Indian Navy.

2. (d) Odisha

Union minister Ashwini Vaishnav and ruling BJD's Debashish Samantre and Subhashish Khuntia were elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha from Odisha. Elections are to be held on 27 February for 56 seats of the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the parliament. Meanwhile, leaders have been elected unopposed on 41 out of 56 seats. The leaders elected unopposed include former Congress President Sonia Gandhi, BJP President JP Nadda etc.  

3. (a) Malta

The central Mediterranean country Malta has recently become a new member of the International Solar Alliance. India has welcomed Malta as the 119th country to join the International Solar Alliance. Christopher Cutajar, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Malta signed the ISA Framework Agreement in New Delhi. ISA was established in the year 2015, its headquarters is in Gurugram, India.

4. (a) 4

India won a total of four medals including three gold and one silver medal in the Asian Indoor Athletics Championship held in Tehran. A total of 13 Indian athletes participated in the eleventh edition of the Asian Indoor Athletics Championships 2024, which included six female and seven male players.

5. (b) Sambalpur

Union Minister of Education and Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Dharmendra Pradhan inaugurated the country's first Skill India Center (SIC) in Sambalpur, Odisha. After this programme, the upcoming Skill India Center in Odisha is to be inaugurated in Angul, Bhadrak, Dhenkanal, Talcher and Deogarh.

6. (b) Nepal

Multinational military exercise 'Shanti Prayas IV' is being organized in Nepal. 19 countries including India, Bangladesh and Pakistan are participating in this exercise. Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal "Prachanda" inaugurated this two-week long military exercise.

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