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 India’s first elevated expressway etc.
1. Who inaugurated India’s first elevated 8-lane expressway?
(a) Draupadi Murmu
(b) Narendra Modi
(c) Amit Shah
(d) Rajnath Singh
2. Who won the Best Actor Award at the Academy Awards 2024 (Oscars)?
(a) Robert Downey Jr.
(b) Killian Murphy
(c) Johnny Byrne
(d) Christopher Nolan
3. Kristina Pijkova, who won the 71st Miss World title, belongs to which country?
(a) Switzerland
(b) Panama
(c) Finland
(d) Czech Republic
4. Who took oath as the 14th President of Pakistan?
(a) Faiz Isa
(b) Asif Ali Zardari
(c) Nawaz Sharif
(d) Imran Khan
5. Union Minister Narayan Rane recently laid the foundation stone of MSME-Technology Center in which state?
(a) Bihar
(b) Uttar Pradesh
(c) Madhya Pradesh
(d) Maharashtra
6. In which state of India was the world’s longest twin-lane tunnel inaugurated?
(a) Assam
(b) Himachal Pradesh
(c) Tripura
(d) Arunachal Pradesh
7. Who was recently honored with the ‘Miss World Humanitarian Award’?
(a) Nita Ambani
(b) Jaya Bachchan
(c) Madhuri Dixit Nene
(d) Smriti Irani
Answer:-
1. (b) Narendra Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Haryana section of Dwarka Expressway. The total length of Dwarka Expressway is 29 km, of which 18.9 km falls in Haryana, while the remaining 10.1 km is in Delhi. Its construction will provide relief from traffic on National Highway-48 between Delhi and Gurugram. Dwarka Expressway is India’s first elevated 8-lane access control urban expressway.
2. (b) Cillian Murphy
Academy Awards 2024 (96th Academy Awards) has been announced. This award ceremony was organized at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles. Oppenheimer, directed by Christopher Nolan, stole the show and won 7 awards. Cillian Murphy was given the Best Actor Award for the film Oppenheimer. ‘Barbie’ has received the award for Original Song. ‘What was I made for?’ Billie Eilish and Phineas have received the award for the song.
3. (d) Czech Republic
The finale of the 71st Miss World was organized in India after 27 years. Kristina Pijkova of Czech Republic became the winner of the 71st Miss World. Participants from 120 countries took part in this pageant. In this, Femina Miss India-2022 winner Sini Shetty represented India. It was organized at Jio World Convention Center in Mumbai.
4. (b) Asif Ali Zardari
Asif Ali Zardari has been sworn in as the 14th President of Pakistan, this is his second term. Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Qazi Faiz Isa administered him the oath at Rashtrapati Bhavan. Asif Ali is the husband of Pakistan’s former and first woman Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto. 68-year-old Zardari got 255 votes in the National Assembly and Senate. Shahbaz Sharif recently became the Prime Minister of Pakistan.
5. (d) Maharashtra
Union Minister for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, Narayan Rane laid the foundation stone of MSME-Technology Center in Sindhudurg, Maharashtra. On this occasion, he also inaugurated Sindhudurg Industrial Festival and Self-Employment Conclave. The estimated project cost of MSME-Technology Centre, Sindhudurg is Rs 182 crore.
6. (d) Arunachal Pradesh
Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently inaugurated the Sela Tunnel as part of his one-day visit to Arunachal Pradesh. Which is the world’s longest twin-lane tunnel. This tunnel connects Tezpur to Tawang near the Line of Actual Control (LAC) with China. Sela Tunnel has been constructed at an altitude of 13,000 feet. It has been constructed by the Border Roads Organization (BRO).
7. (a) Nita Ambani
Reliance Foundation Chairperson Nita Ambani was honored with the Humanitarian Award at the 71st Miss World Finale. Neeta was given ‘Beauty with Purpose Humanitarian Award’. This time the Miss World Finale was organized in India.
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