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 Travel and Tourism Development Index 2024 etc.
- Travel and Tourism Development Index 2024 was recently released by which organization?
(a) UNESCO
(b) World Economic Forum
(c) World Bank
(d) UNDP
- Which European country has recently granted country status to Palestine?
(a) Norway, Ireland and Spain
(b) Norway, Portugal and France
(c) Germany, Greece and Italy
(d) Norway, Portugal and Spain
- Which medal did Deepti Jeevanji of India win in the World Para Athletics Championship?
(a) Gold
(b) Silver
(c) Bronze
(d) None
- When is the International Biodiversity Day celebrated every year?
(a) 20 May
(b) 21 May
(c) 22 May
(d) 23 May
- Which institute has recently presented a research report on 'Air pollution and health effects in North India'?
(a) IIT Mumbai
(b) IIT Delhi
(c) IIT Jaipur
(d) IIT Varanasi
Answer:-
- (b) World Economic Forum
India is ranked 39th in the Travel and Tourism Development Index 2024 recently released by the World Economic Forum (WEF). The US tops this annual report of the World Economic Forum. India tops South Asia in the lower middle income category. In this ranking released in the year 2021, India was ranked 54th.
- (a) Norway, Ireland and Spain
Norway, Ireland and Spain recently granted statehood status to Palestine in a historic move. In protest against this decision, Israel has ordered the recall of its ambassadors from Norway and Ireland. Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre said in his decision that it will be officially announced from May 28.
- Gold
India's Deepti Jeevanji won the gold medal in the women's 400m T20 category race at the World Para Athletics Championship by creating a world record of 55.07 seconds. Deepti broke the previous world record (55.12 seconds) set by American Breanna Clark in the previous edition of the championships in Paris. Türkiye's Aysel Onder finished second in 55.19 seconds.
- (c) 22 May
International Day for Biodiversity is celebrated every year on 22 May. In the year 2000, the United Nations General Assembly declared May 22 as International Biodiversity Day. This day was celebrated for the first time on 22 May 2001. This day is celebrated with the aim of protecting biological wealth and raising awareness among policy makers.
- (c) IIT Jaipur
Recently, researchers from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Jodhpur have published a research in the journal Nature Communications, which describes the sources and composition of particulate matter (PM) harmful to human health in North India. In this research, the oxidative capacity of Indian PM has been found to be five times higher than that of Chinese and European cities.
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