Current Affairs Quiz: 24 March 2021

24 March 2021: The Current Affairs Quizzes section of Jagranjosh aims to help every competitive exam aspirant to revise the day at ease. The day’s updated quizzes cover topics such as 48th Chief Justice of India, ICGS Vajra and Homeland Security Dialogue among others. 

1. Which Indian Coast Guard Ship was commissioned on March 24, 2021?
a) ICGS Vajra
b) ICGS Shakti
c) ICGS Chakra
d) ICGS Vrisha

2. India has extended suspension of International flights till when?
a) April 30th
b) April 28th 
c) April 25th
d) May 2nd

3. When is the current Chief Justice of India SA Bobde set to retire?
a) April 1st
b) April 15th 
c) April 20th
d) April 23rd

4. Who will be the 48th Chief Justice of India?
a) RF Nariman 
b) UU Lalit
c) AM Khanwilkar 
d) NV Ramana

5. Which Indian-American was confirmed to be US President Joe Biden’s new Surgeon General?
a) Neera Tanden
b) Vivek Murthy
c) Sabrina Singh
d) Vanita Gupta

6. The Indian Government has welcomed an initiative by which nation to promote peace in Yemen?
a) US
b) Saudi Arabia
c) Israel
d) France

7. Which nation will re-establish Homeland Security Dialogue with India?
a) UK
b) France
c) Italy 
d) US

8. The Defence Ministry has signed a deal with which company to procure 1,300 combat vehicles?
a) Mahindra
b) Tata 
c) Ashok Leyland
d) HAL 

Answers

1. (a) ICGS Vajra

Indian Coast Guard (ICG) Ship 'Vajra' was commissioned on March 24, 2021 at Chennai by General Bipin Rawat, Chief of Defence Staff. India Coast Guard DG K Natarajan and IG S Paramesh COMCG (East) were also present on the occasion. The vessel, indigenously designed and built by Larsen and Toubro Shipbuilding Ltd in Chennai, is the sixth in series of seven Offshore Patrol Vessels. It will help enhance coastal security through its high-tech features and highly sophisticated navigation and communication systems.

2. (b) April 28th

The Director-General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) in a circular on March 23, 2021 further extended the suspension of international flights till April 30. However, scheduled international flights will be allowed on select routes on a case-to-case basis by the competent authority.  

3. (d) April 23rd

The Chief Justice of India SA Bobde is scheduled to retire from the position on April 23rd. He has recommended appointing senior-most Supreme Court Judge, Justice NV Ramana as the next Chief Justice of India.

4. (d) NV Ramana

Chief Justice of India (CJI) SA Bobde in a letter to the central government has recommended appointing senior-most Supreme Court Judge Justice NV Ramana as the next Chief Justice of India. Justice N V Ramana is likely to take over as the 48th Chief Justice of India on April 24th, a day after the superannuation of SA Bobde. 

5. (b) Dr. Vivek Murthy

The United States Senate on March 22, 2021, voted 57-43 to confirm the Indian- American physician Dr. Vivek Murthy to be US President Joe Biden’s surgeon general. With this, US Senate handed the administration one of its top public health officials amid the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic. Dr. Vivek Murthy had earlier served as the surgeon general under Barack Obama's administration but was fired in 2017 by former US President Donald Trump.

6. (b) Saudi Arabia

The Indian government has welcomed the initiative announced by Saudi Arabia to promote peace in Yemen. The government also assured that it supports all forms of efforts to find a political solution to the Yemen crisis.

7. (d) US 

The US President Joe Biden administration has decided to re-establish the Homeland Security Dialogue with India which was earlier discontinued by the former President of US Donald Trump.

8. (a) Mahindra

The Ministry of Defence on March 22, 2021, signed a deal with Mahindra Defence Systems Ltd for the procurement of 1,300 light combat vehicles worth Rs. 1,056 crores for the Indian Army.