This week, we have compiled 10 weekly current affairs questions and answers relevant for government exams, including topics such as Sittwe port, Asian Wrestling Championship 2024, GI tag, new CEO of Wipro and others.
- Who has been appointed the head of the US-India Tax Forum?
(a) Tarun Bajaj
(b) Akashdeep Goyal
(c) Rajesh Taneja
(d) Vinay Kumar Sinha
- In which country is the Asian Wrestling Championship 2024 being organized?
(a) Iran
(b) China
(c) Kyrgyzstan
(d) India
- Who has been recently elected as the Chairman of the Senate, the upper house of the Pakistani Parliament?
(a) Nawaz Sharif
(b) Yusuf Raza Gilani
(c) Imran Khan
(d) Hina Rabbani Khar
- The city of Miraj, which was granted the GI tag for its art of making musical instruments, is located in which state?
(a) Rajasthan
(b) Maharashtra
(c) Gujarat
(d) Haryana
- Where was the 'Sagar Kavach' exercise organised recently?
(a) Goa
(b) Lakshadweep
(c) Odisha
(d) Gujarat
- In which country will the Clean Energy Investor Forum be organized by IPEF?
India
(b) China
(c) Singapore
(d) Malaysia
- Who has been recently appointed as the CEO and MD of the company by Wipro?
(a) Srinivas Palliya
(b) Ajay Kala
(c) Vinay Sinha
(d) Dinesh Khurana
- In which city will the National Women's Hockey League be inaugurated?
(a) Ranchi
Lucknow
(c) Varanasi
(d) Bhopal
- India has acquired the right to operate the overseas Sittwe port, in which country?
(a) Iran
(b) Qatar
(c) Sri Lanka
(d) Myanmar
- Who launched India's first private sub-meter resolution surveillance satellite?
(a) Agnikul Cosmos
(b) Dhruv space
(c) Tata Advanced Systems Limited
(d) Skyroot Aerospace
Answer:-
- (a) Tarun Bajaj
The US-India Strategic and Partnership Forum (USISPF) has appointed former Revenue Secretary and former Secretary of Economic Affairs Tarun Bajaj as the head of the US-India Tax Forum. A 1988 batch Haryana cadre IAS officer, Tarun Bajaj has served as Revenue Secretary. The US-India Tax Forum was officially launched on February 25, 2020.
- (c) Kyrgyzstan
The Asian Wrestling Championship 2024 is being held in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. In this championship, India's Udit won the silver medal in men's freestyle 57 kg. While Abhimanyu gave India the second medal in 70 kg.
- (b) Yusuf Raza Gilani
Former Pakistan Prime Minister and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader Yusuf Raza Gilani has been elected Chairman of the Senate, the upper house of Parliament. PML-N's Syedul Khan Nasir was elected unopposed as Deputy Chairman of the Senate. In a session of the Pakistani Senate, a total of 41 newly elected senators took oath as members of the House.
- (b) Maharashtra
Miraj, a small town in Sangli district of Maharashtra, is known for its craftsmanship in making musical instruments, especially sitar and tanpura. The city of Miraj has recently been granted the GI tag. The GI tag indicates a product coming from a particular geographical region and which enhances its commercial value.
- (b) Lakshadweep
Recently, a two-day 'Sagar Kavach' exercise was organised in the Lakshadweep islands. All maritime security agencies including Indian Navy, Indian Coast Guard, Marine Police, Fisheries, Customs and other security agencies participated in the exercise.
- (c) Singapore
The Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF) will organize the Clean Energy Investor Forum in Singapore. IPEF was launched in May 2022 and currently has 14 partners. IPEF Clean Energy Investor Forum is an initiative under IPEF. India is also included in IPEF.
- (a) Srinivas Palliya
Wipro has recently appointed Srinivas Pallia as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Managing Director (MD) of the company. He replaces Thierry Delaporte. Srinivasa Pillai is an alumnus of the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore and joined Wipro in 1992.
- (a) Ranchi
The National Women's Hockey League will be inaugurated on 30 April in Ranchi. It will be organised from 30 April to 10 May. While the eight quarterfinalists at the Senior Women's National Championship in Pune - Haryana, Maharashtra, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Bengal, Mizoram, Manipur and Odisha - will compete in the first phase of the league. This league will provide an opportunity to the emerging players in the country to hone their skills.
- (d) Myanmar
Sittwe Port located in Myanmar will now be operated by India. After Iran's Chabahar Port, this is the second foreign port which will be operated by India. A proposal of India Ports Global (IPGL) to take over the operations of this port located on the Kaladan river has been approved.
- (c) Tata Advanced Systems Limited
Tata Advanced Systems Limited (TASL) launched India's first privately built sub-meter resolution surveillance satellite TSAT-1A. TASL, in collaboration with Satellogic, launched the spacecraft on April 7 using SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket from the Kennedy Space Center, Florida.
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