Current Affairs Quiz 29 November 2024: 'Eklavya' Online Digital Platform

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1. Steel Authority of India Limited signed a MoU with which company?

(a) Tata Steel

(b) John Cockerill India Limited

(c) Larsen & Toubro

(d) Hindustan Steel Limited

2. Which film won the Golden Peacock Award for Best Film at the 55th International Film Festival of India?

(a) The New Year That Never Came

(b) Toxic

(c) Life of Pi

(d) Parasite

3. 'Eklavya' online digital platform was recently launched by whom?

(a) Indian Air Force

(b) Indian Navy

(c) Indian Army

(d) Indian Coast Guard

4. Where was the International Tourism Mart organized recently?

(a) Corbett National Park

(b) Kaziranga National Park

(c) Kanha National Park

(d) Tadoba National Park

5. Recently Amiya Kumar Bagchi passed away, he was a famous person of which field?  

(a) Journalism

(b) Economics

(c) Medicine

(d) Sports

6. Which Indian cricketer has announced his retirement recently?

(a) Bhuvaneshwar Kumar

(b) Mohammed Shami

(c) Deepak Chahar

(d) Siddharth Kaul

Answer:-

1. (b) John Cockerill India Limited

Maharatna, Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL), signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with John Cockerill India Limited (JCIL), the Indian arm of the global John Cockerill Group, in Mumbai. It aims to leverage broad industry expertise and work towards innovation and sustainability.

2. (b) Toxic

Lithuania's film "Toxic" was awarded the prestigious Golden Peacock Award for Best Film at the 55th International Film Festival of India (IFFI), while Romanian director Bogdan Mureşanu received the Silver Peacock Award for Best Director for his film "The New Year That Never Came".   

3. (c) Indian Army

Indian Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi has recently launched “Eklavya” online digital platform for the Indian Army. This platform is hosted on the Army Data Network and has a scalable architecture. Eklavya software platform is a training platform.

4. (b) Kaziranga National Park

The 12th edition of the International Tourism Mart (ITM) aimed at promoting tourism in the country's Northeast India began on November 27, 2024 at Kaziranga in Assam. It is organised every year by the Ministry of Tourism.   

5. (b) Economics

India's renowned economic historian and macroeconomist Professor Amiya Kumar Bagchi has passed away recently. He is known for his revolutionary contributions to economic history. He completed his education from Calcutta University.

6. (d) Siddharth Kaul

Recently, fast bowler Siddharth Kaul has announced his retirement from Indian cricket. He was part of the 2008 Under-19 World Cup winning team. Siddarth Kaul has played 6 international matches for India in 2018-19 and has taken 4 wickets.   

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