Current Affairs Quiz: 29 February 2024- PM-Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana

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 'PM-Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana' Sunil Bharti Mittal etc.

1. India's first indigenous green hydrogen inland waterway ship was launched in which state?

(a) Gujarat

(b) Maharashtra

(c) Tamil Nadu

(d) Odisha

2. Which Indian was awarded honorary knighthood by Britain's King Charles III?

(a) Gautam Adani

(b) Sunil Bharti Mittal

(c) Mukesh Ambani

(d) Uday Kotak

3. Who has Lucknow Super Giants appointed as its vice-captain before IPL 2024?

(a) Ravi Bishnoi

(b) Nicholas Pooran

(c) Krunal Pandya

(d) Avesh Khan

4. How many crores of rupees have been approved for 'PM-Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana'?

(a) 50,000 crores

(b) 60,000 crores

(c) 75,000 crores

(d) 90,000 crores

5. Who has been appointed as the Chairman and Independent Director of PayU Payments Private Limited?

(a) Soni Chatterjee

(b) Renu Sood Karnad

(c) Vijay Shekhar

(d) Nikhil Kamat

6. Which country has recently declared a health emergency due to rapidly increasing cases of dengue fever?

(a) Peru

(b) Chile

(c) Argentina

(d) Kenya

Answer:-

1. (c) Tamil Nadu

Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched India's first indigenous green hydrogen fuel cell inland waterway vessel in Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu. It has been designed and developed by Cochin Shipyard. The length of this ship is 24 meters and it has seating space for 50 passengers. Chidambaranar Port has become the country's first green hydrogen hub port.    

2. (b) Sunil Bharti Mittal

Bharti Enterprises founder and chairman Sunil Bharti Mittal has become the first Indian to be awarded an honorary knighthood by Britain's King Charles III. This prestigious honor was given to him "for strengthening trade relations between the UK and India." Before this, Ratan Tata, Ravi Shankar and Jamshed Irani have also received this honour.      

3. (b) Nicholas Pooran

Lucknow Super Giants has appointed Nicholas Pooran as its vice-captain before IPL 2024. Before this, Krunal Pandya was the vice-captain of the team. Team captain KL Rahul handed over the vice-captain's jersey with number 29 to Puran in an event. Trinidadian cricketer Pooran is a prominent player in the T20 format at the global level.

4. (c) 75,000 crores

The Union Cabinet under the leadership of PM Narendra Modi has approved Rs 75,000 crore for 'PM-Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana'. Under this scheme, one crore families will get 300 units of free electricity. Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had announced this scheme during the interim budget of 2024-25. This scheme has been started to promote roof top solar systems in the country.          

5. (b) Renu Sood Karnad

PayU Payments Pvt Ltd (PayU), the fintech arm of global consumer internet group Prosus, has appointed HDFC Bank director Renu Sud Karnad as chairman and independent director of the company.  

6. (a) Peru

South American country Peru has declared a health emergency in view of the rapidly increasing cases of dengue fever. A health emergency has been declared in 20 of Peru's 25 regions. Peru is a country in western South America. Its capital is 'Lima'.  

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