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 New Speaker of Bihar Assembly, Digital India FutureSkills Summit, IRCTC etc.
1. With whom has Cochin International Airport Limited signed an agreement for the Green Hydrogen Project?
(a) IOCL
(b) BPCL
(c) Adani Green
(d) Tata Power
2. Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium has been renamed after whom?
(a) Jai Shah
(b) Kapil Dev
(c) Rahul Dravid
(d) Niranjan Shah
3. Who has been elected Speaker of Bihar Assembly?
(a) Nand Kishore Yadav
(b) Jitan Ram Manjhi
(c) Tejashwi Yadav
(d) Giriraj Singh
4. Where is the first Digital India FutureSkills Summit being organised?
(a) Varanasi
(b) Jaipur
(c) Guwahati
(d) Patna
5. 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
6. Indian hammer thrower Rachna Kumari has been banned for how many years for doping?
(a) 7
(b) 10
(c) 12
(d) 15
7. Who has assumed the charge of the President of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India?
(a) Ranjit Kumar Aggarwal
(b) Charanjot Singh Nanda
(c) Abhinav Mukund Sharma
(d) Vinay Kumar Singh
Answer:-
1. (b) BPCL
Cochin International Airport Limited has signed an agreement with Bharat Petroleum (BPCL) for the Green Hydrogen Project. Under this project, a 1000 kilowatt green hydrogen project will be established in the airport premises. Kochi Airport will become the first airport in the country to set up a green hydrogen project.
2. (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.
3. (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.
4. (c) Guwahati
Union Minister Rajiv Chandrashekhar inaugurated the Digital India FutureSkills Summit 2024. It is being organized through the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology and National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology. More than 1,000 people including top industrialists and academicians are participating in this conference.
5. (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.
6. (c) 12
The Athletics Integrity Unit and the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) sanctioned two athletes for anti-doping rule violations. Indian hammer thrower Rachna Kumari has been banned for 12 years. Nirmala Sheoran has also been banned for violating anti-doping rules.
7. (a) Ranjit Kumar Aggarwal
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI), the apex body of chartered accountants, has elected Ranjit Kumar Aggarwal and Charanjot Singh Nanda as the President and Vice President of the institute respectively. Ranjit Kumar took charge as the 72nd President of ICAI.
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