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 India's flag bearer at Paris Olympics 2024, World Water Day 2024 etc.
1. Who has been selected as the flag bearer for India at Paris Olympics 2024?
(a) Manika Batra
(b) Sharat Kamal
(c) Saurabh Chaudhary
(d) Neeraj Chopra
2. ISRO successfully tested the landing mission of the reusable launch vehicle, what is it called?
(a) 'Pushpak'
(b) 'Sarthak'
(c) 'AKASH YAAN'
(d) 'Vikram'
3. Who has been appointed as the new President of Federation of Indian Export Organization?
(a) Rajeev Sinha
(b) Jai Agnihotri
(c) Ashwini Kumar
(d) Vinay Kumar
4. Who has recently been appointed as the new captain by Chennai Super Kings?
(a) Ravindra Jadeja
(b) Ruturaj Gaikwad
(c) Ajinkya Rahane
(d) Shivam Dubey
5. When is World Water Day celebrated every year?
(a) 21 March
(b) 22 March
(c) 23 March
(d) 24 March
6. Who has been appointed as the new Commissioner of Mumbai Municipal Corporation?
(a) Mahesh Kapoor
(b) Ajay Sinha
(c) Gaurav Bhatia
(d) Bhushan Gagrani
Answer :-
- (b) Sharat Kamal
Khel Ratna Award winner and two-time Commonwealth Games champion table tennis player Sharath Kamal will be India's flag bearer in the upcoming Paris Olympics 2024. The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) has recently announced this. Sharath Kamal will be India's 19th flag bearer in the Olympics. Former Indian men's hockey team captain Manpreet Singh and Mary Kom led India as flag bearers in the Tokyo Olympics 2020.
- (a) 'Pushpak'
Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) successfully tested the landing mission of its Reusable Launch Vehicle (RLV) named 'Pushpak' from the Aeronautical Test Range (ATR) in Challakere, Karnataka. This was the third landing mission of RLV.
- (c) Ashwini Kumar
Ashwini Kumar has been appointed as the new President of Federation of Indian Export Organization (FIEO). Ashwini Kumar is a renowned business entrepreneur and exporter from Jalandhar, Punjab, who is associated with the engineering sector.
- (b) Ruturaj Gaikwad
Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Chennai Super Kings (CSK) has appointed opening batsman Ruturaj Gaikwad as its new captain. It is noteworthy that Mahendra Singh Dhoni has left the captaincy after his successful tenure. Ruturaj made his IPL debut in the year 2020. He was retained by CSK for Rs 6 crore in the 2022 edition.
- (b) 22 March
World Water Day is celebrated every year on 22 March with the aim of making people aware of the importance of fresh water in the world. The United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution in December 1992 by which March 22 was declared World Water Day. In 1992, the first formal proposal for World Water Day was made under Agenda 21 at the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development in Rio de Janeiro.
- (d) Bhushan Gagrani
Following the instructions of the Election Commission of India (ECI), the Maharashtra government appointed senior IAS officer Bhushan Gagrani as the new Commissioner of Mumbai Municipal Corporation. Gagrani was till now working as Additional Chief Secretary in the Chief Minister's Office (CMO). He has replaced Iqbal Singh Chahal.
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