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 Judicial member of Lokpal etc.
1. Who recently took oath as judicial member of Lokpal?
(a) A.M. Khanvilkar
(b) Alok Sinha
(c) Ritu Raj Awasthi
(d) Ravi Shankar Prasad
2. Who has been appointed by Microsoft as the new head of both Windows and Surface?
(a) Pawan Davuluri
(b) T Rajkumaran
(c) Aditya Ganguly
(d) Shivkumar Sinha
3. Which Indian has been appointed by the UN Secretary General as his Special Representative for Disaster Risk Reduction?
(a) Manmohan Jha
(b) Syed Akbaruddin
(c) Kamal Kishore
(d) Ramaswamy Iyer
4. Who has Rajasthan Royals included in the team as a replacement for Prasidh Krishna?
(a) Keshav Maharaj
(b) Abhishek Sharma
(b) Harry Brooke
(d) Steve Smith
5. Who is the first umpire from Bangladesh to be included in the ICC Elite Panel of Umpires?
(a) Habibul Bashar
(b) Sharafuddaulah Ibne Shahid
(c) Nitin Menon
(d) Moin Khan
6. In which country is the Popocatepetl volcano, which was in discussion recently, located?
(a) Japan
(b) Mexico
(c) Italy
(d) Kenya
7. In which country is the Baltimore Bridge, which was in the news recently?
(a) France
(b) China
(c) Brazil
(d) USA
Answer:-
- (c) Ritu Raj Awasthi
Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi took oath as judicial member of Lokpal. The Lokpal of India is headed by Justice A.M. Khanvilkar administered the oath to him. Justice Ritu Raj previously served as the Chairperson of the 22nd Law Commission of India. He has also been the Chief Justice of Karnataka High Court. Pankaj Kumar and Ajay Tirkey took oath as Lokpal members.
- (a) Pawan Davuluri
Microsoft has appointed Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT-Madras) graduate Pavan Davuluri as the new head of both Windows and Surface. Davuluri replaces previous Windows chief Mikhail Parakhin.
- (c) Kamal Kishore
Kamal Kishore, a top official of India's National Disaster Management Authority, has been appointed by United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres as his Special Representative for Disaster Risk Reduction. The 55-year-old Kishor will serve as the Assistant Secretary-General and Special Representative of the Secretary-General in the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR).
- (a) Keshav Maharaj
Rajasthan Royals have included South Africa's Keshav Maharaj in the team as a replacement for the famous Krishna. At the same time, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) has also included Afghanistan's young off-spinner Allah Ghazanfar in the team as a replacement for injured Mujeeb Ur Rahman.
- (b) Sharafuddaulah Ibne Shahid
Bangladesh's Sharfuddoula Ibne Shahid has recently become the first umpire from Bangladesh to be included in the ICC elite panel of umpires. India's Nitin Menon has joined this panel for the fifth time. Menon remains the only Indian in the 12-member club.
- (b) Mexico
According to Mexico's National Disaster Mitigation Center, Popocatepetl volcano erupted several times last month. The Popocatepetl volcano is located just 50 miles from the country's capital. Mexico is a country located in the southern part of North America. It is the 13th largest country in the world in terms of area.
- (d) USA
Recently, a major accident occurred in the city of Baltimore, Maryland, USA, when a big cargo ship from Singapore collided with the 'Francis Scott Key Bridge' and the bridge broke and fell into the water. This bridge was built in the year 1977 on the Patapsco River in Baltimore city.
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