This week, we have compiled 10 weekly current affairs questions and answers relevant for government exams, including topics such as New Managing Director of IRCTC, ‘Mukhyamantri Kanya Sumangala Yojana’, UPI Payment System and others.
1. How much was the annual grant increased to under ‘Mukhyamantri Kanya Sumangala Yojana’ in Uttar Pradesh?
(a) Rs 25,000
(b) Rs 30,000
(c) Rs 35,000
(d) Rs 40,000
2. Who is the Indian captain who has hit most sixes in international cricket?
(a) MS Dhoni
(b) Rohit Sharma
(c) Virat Kohli
(d) Sourav Ganguly
3. With whose collaboration has the Sikkim government launched the ‘Sikkim Inspire’ initiative?
(a) NITI Aayog
(b) World Bank
(c) Asian Development Bank
(d) World Economic Forum
4. Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium has been renamed after whom?
(a) Jai Shah
(b) Kapil Dev
(c) Rahul Dravid
(d) Niranjan Shah
5. Who has been elected Speaker of Bihar Assembly?
(a) Nand Kishore Yadav
(b) Jitan Ram Manjhi
(c) Tejashwi Yadav
(d) Giriraj Singh
6. Who has taken charge as the new Managing Director of IRCTC?
(a) Alakh Pandey
(b) Sanjay Kumar Jain
(c) Alok Sinha
(d) Rajeev Prasad Singh
7. With whom did the Education Ministry sign an agreement to promote football game in the country?
(a) All India Football Federation
(b) FIFA
(c) Reliance Foundation
(d) none of these
8. Where was the statue of India’s first Chief of Defense Staff, late General Bipin Rawat, unveiled?
(a) New Delhi
(b) Varanasi
(c) Haridwar
(d) Dehradun
9. Who launched ‘PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana’?
(a) Draupadi Murmu
(b) Narendra Modi
(c) Rajnath Singh
(d) S Jaishankar
10. In which two countries has UPI payment system been launched recently?
(a) Brazil and Argentina
(b) Japan and South Korea
(c) Sri Lanka and Mauritius
(d) USA and Bahrain
Answer:-
1. (a) Rs 25,000
Uttar Pradesh Women Welfare Department announced a substantial increase in the grant under ‘Mukhyamantri Kanya Sumangala Yojana’ on the orders of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. From this April, the annual grant per beneficiary has been increased from Rs 15,000 to Rs 25,000. Launched in the year 2019, Mukhyamantri Kanya Sumangala Yojana is a major initiative of the Women Welfare Department in Uttar Pradesh.
2. (b) Rohit Sharma
Indian cricket team captain Rohit Sharma achieved a special achievement and left behind former legendary Indian captain MS Dhoni. Rohit Sharma has become the Indian captain who has hit most sixes in international cricket. Rohit achieved this feat as soon as he scored 212th in his career. Dhoni has a total of 211 sixes. After this comes Virat Kohli’s turn.
3. (b) World Bank
Sikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang launched the ‘Sikkim INSPIRES’ initiative in the state in collaboration with the Government of Sikkim and the World Bank. Its objective is to promote economic growth and inclusion. This program will provide better economic opportunities for women and youth through training and employment initiatives. Sikkim is a northeastern Indian state, bordered by Bhutan, Tibet and Nepal.
4. (d) Niranjan Shah
The Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium has been renamed after cricket administrator and former first-class cricketer Niranjan Shah. Niranjan Shah played 12 first-class matches from 1965 to 1975 and is also a former Secretary of BCCI. This is the first solar powered stadium of Gujarat.
5. (a) Nand Kishore Yadav
Senior BJP leader Nand Kishore Yadav was unanimously elected Speaker of Bihar Assembly. He was elected Speaker after the election process in the special meeting of the State Assembly. Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and opposition leader Tejashwi Prasad Yadav accompanied the new speaker to the seat.
6. (b) Sanjay Kumar Jain
Indian Railway Traffic Service officer Sanjay Kumar Jain took charge as the Chairman and Managing Director of Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation Limited (IRCTC). Sanjay Jain is a qualified Chartered Accountant (CA). He has also previously worked as Divisional Railway Manager of Mumbai.
7. (b) FIFA
The Education Ministry signed an agreement with the Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) to promote the game of football at the school level in the country. Under this, the Education Ministry will distribute 11 lakh footballs across the country in a phased manner. Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan had on February 9 distributed footballs in 1,260 schools in 17 districts of Odisha under the Football for Schools (F4S) programme.
8. (d) Dehradun
Defense Minister Rajnath Singh unveiled the statue of India’s first Chief of Defense Staff, late General Bipin Rawat, in Dehradun. Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami was also present on this occasion. The first Chief of Defense Staff, General Bipin Rawat, took charge on 1 January 2020.
9. (b) Narendra Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana. Under this scheme, up to 300 units of free electricity will be provided to one crore houses. More than ₹75,000 crore will be spent on this scheme. The plan to install solar panels was announced by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman during the interim budget of 2024-25.
10. (c) Sri Lanka and Mauritius
The scope of Unified Payment Interface (UPI) services is gradually increasing. Now the names of Sri Lanka and Mauritius have also been added to this list. NPCI launched UPI services in the year 2016. UPI system is a mobile application based system which provides the facility of payment from bank accounts. Recently this facility was also launched in France.
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