Weekly Current Affairs Questions and Answers: 26 February to 03 March 2024

This week, we have compiled 10 weekly current affairs questions and answers relevant for government exams, including topics such as India's longest cable-stayed bridge, country's first semiconductor fab, International Big Cat Alliance and others. 

1. How many crore rupees has the Union Cabinet approved for the International Big Cat Alliance?

(a) 100 crores

(b) 150 crores

(c) 250 crores

(d) 350 crores

2. In which state will the country's first semiconductor fab be established?

(a) Haryana

(b) Uttarakhand

(c) Tamil Nadu

(d) Gujarat

3. In which city was the world's first Vedic clock inaugurated?

(a) Ujjain

(b) Varanasi

(c) Jaipur

(d) Patna

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

(a) Gujarat

(b) Maharashtra

(c) Tamil Nadu

(d) Odisha

5. 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

6. How many astronauts have been nominated for the Gaganyaan mission?

(a) 4

(b) 5

(c) 6

(d) 7

7. Which player made the record of the fastest century in T20 International cricket history?

(a) Kushal Malla

(b) Jan Nicole Lofty-Eaton

(c) David Miller

(d) Rohit Sharma

8. Where will a new regional office of the Central Board of Film Certification be established?

(a) Shimla

(b) Chandigarh

(c) Srinagar

(d) Jaipur

9. Who laid the foundation stone of the first railway station of Sikkim state?

(a) Narendra Modi

(b) S Jaishankar

(c) Anil Kumar Lahoti

(d) Ajay Prasad Sinha

10. Which is the longest cable-stayed bridge in India?

(a) Atal Setu

(b) Sudarshan Setu

(c) Howrah Bridge

(d) Pamban Bridge

Answer:-

1. (b) 150 crores

The Union Cabinet has given its approval for the establishment of International Big Cat Alliance (IBCA). It includes 96 big cat range countries and other organizations of the world. Its headquarters will be in India. The government has approved assistance of Rs 150 crore for this. It is a common platform for the conservation of the seven big cats like tiger, lion, leopard, snow leopard, cheetah, jaguar and puma.

2. (d) Gujarat

The Union Cabinet approved the country's first semiconductor fab to be built by the Tata Group in collaboration with Powerchip Taiwan. This semiconductor fab will be established in Dholera, Gujarat. IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnav said that the semiconductor fab will operate with a capacity of 50,000 wafers per month.     

3. (a) Ujjain

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the world's first Vedic clock installed in Ujjain (Madhya Pradesh), considered the center of time calculation. This Vedic clock has been installed on an 85 feet tower inside Jantar Mantar near Jiwaji Observatory. The foundation stone of this clock was laid on November 6, 2022 by the then Higher Education Minister and current Chief Minister of the state, Mohan Yadav.  

4. (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.    

5. (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.      

6. (a) 4

The names of 4 astronauts have been announced for India's ambitious space mission Gaganyaan Mission. This includes Group Captain Prashant Balakrishnan Nair, Group Captain Ajit Krishnan, Group Captain Angad Pratap and Wing Commander Shubhanshu Shukla. The Prime Minister also presented astronaut wings to the astronauts.

7. (b) Jan Nicole Lofty-Eaton

Namibian cricketer John Nicol Loftie-Eaton has created cricket history by scoring the fastest century in T20 International cricket history in just 33 balls, breaking the previous record held by Nepal's Kushal Malla. Eaton achieved this feat in a T20 match played against Nepal.

8. (b) Chandigarh

Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Singh Thakur announced that a regional office of the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) will be opened in Chandigarh. He made this announcement on the occasion of the closing ceremony of 'Chitra Bharati Film Festival' in Chandigarh. CBFC is a statutory film-certification body under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India.

9. (a) Narendra Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of the first railway station of Sikkim state on 26 February. In the first phase, railway infrastructure will be developed from Sevoke to Rangpo. The second phase includes the rail project from Rangpo to Gangtok and finally the third phase includes the rail project from Gangtok to Nathula.

10. (b) Sudarshan Setu

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated 'Sudarshan Setu', India's longest cable-stayed bridge over the Arabian Sea in Gujarat. This bridge is 2.32 km long which connects Okha and Bet Dwarka. It is the longest cable-stayed bridge in India. Rs 980 crore has been spent in its construction. There are solar panels on the upper part of the footpath of this bridge which will help in generating one megawatt of electricity. The bridge has also been constructed with four lanes and a 2.50 meter wide footpath on each side.   

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