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 DefConnect 2024, BSF’s first woman sniper, Global Resources Outlook Report etc.
1. Who has become the first woman sniper of Border Security Force (BSF)?
(a) Shaliza Dhami
(b) Shiva Chauhan
(c) Deepika Mishra
(d) Suman Kumari
2. ‘Melanochlamys Draupadi’ which was in discussion recently is related to which of the following?
(a) Anti-malaria drug
(b) a marine species
(c) Anti-cancer medicine
(d) Exoplanet
3. Who recently inaugurated the ASTDS tug named ‘Ocean Grace’?
(a) Rajnath Singh
(b) Amit Shah
(c) Anurag Thakur
(d) Sarbananda Sonowal
4. Union Minister Dr. Where did Mansukh Mandaviya launch the AYUSH-ICMR Advanced Centre?
(a) New Delhi
(b) Ahmedabad
(c) Kolkata
(d) Chennai
5. Exercise ‘Samudra Laksamana’ was conducted between India and which country?
(a) Sri Lanka
(b) Malaysia
(c) Indonesia
(d) Japan
6. Global Resources Outlook Report is released by?
(a) UNEP
(b) World Bank
(c) NITI Aayog
(d) World Economic Forum
7. Aditi Scheme’ is related to which of the following areas?
(a) Health sector
(b) Space Technology
(c) Defense sector
(d) Education sector
Answer:-
1. (d) Suman Kumari
Border Security Force (BSF) sub-inspector Suman Kumari has become the first woman sniper of the Border Security Force. Suman recently completed an eight-week sniper course at the Central School of Weapons and Tactics (CSWT), Indore and achieved ‘Instructor Grade’. Suman is a resident of Mandi district of Himachal Pradesh. She joined BSF in the year 2021.
2. (b) A marine species
The Zoological Survey of India has named a new marine species of ruby red-spotted head-shield sea slug after Indian President Draupadi Murmu. This species belonging to the Melanochlamys genus was discovered from Digha on the West Bengal coast and Udaipur on the Odisha coast. The new species of head-shield sea slug, which is found nowhere else in the world, has been named ‘Melanochlamys droupadi’.
3. (d) Sarbananda Sonowal
Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal recently inaugurated a 60T Bollard Pull Tug and Medical Mobile Unit (MMU) named ‘Ocean Grace’. Ocean Grace is a made-in-India ASTDS tug built by Cochin Shipyard Limited. It has been developed under the Green Tug Transition Program (GTTP).
4. (a) New Delhi
Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya launched the AYUSH-ICMR Advanced Center for Integrated Health Research at AIIMS in New Delhi. It aims to provide holistic health care to patients by using both traditional Indian knowledge and modern medicine together. These centers will be set up at various AIIMS locations such as AIIMS Delhi, AIIMS Jodhpur, AIIMS Nagpur and AIIMS Rishikesh.
5. (b) Malaysia
Exercise ‘Samudra Laksamana’ was recently conducted between the Indian and Malaysian navies off the coast of Visakhapatnam. It is a joint naval exercise between the Indian Navy and the Royal Malaysian Navy. This was the third edition of this exercise.
6. (a) UNEP
The Global Resources Outlook 2024 report was launched during the Sixth United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-6) at the UNEP Headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya. This is the flagship report of the International Resources Panel of the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP). UNEP is responsible for coordinating responses to environmental issues within the United Nations.
7. (c) Defense sector
Defense Minister Rajnath Singh launched ‘ADITI scheme’ to promote innovations in critical and strategic defense technologies during DefConnect 2024 in New Delhi. Under the scheme, start-ups will be eligible to receive grant assistance of up to Rs 25 crore for their research, development and innovation efforts in defense technology. Rs 750 crore has been allocated under this scheme for the period 2023-24 to 2025-26.
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