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 Emmy Award 2024 etc.
1. Who was awarded the Best FIFA Men’s Player Award?
(a) Erling Holland
(b) Lionel Messi
(c) Kylian Mbappe
(d) Pep Guardiola
2. Who inaugurated the 5th edition of Meghalaya Games?
(a) Draupadi Murmu
(b) Narendra Modi
(c) Rajnath Singh
(d) S Jaishankar
3. Who was appointed as the ‘Director General of Naval Operations’ in the Indian Navy?
(a) Vice Admiral Sanjay Jasjit Singh
(b) Vice Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi
(c) Vice Admiral AN Pramod
(d) Vice Admiral Suraj Berry
4. Which ship of the Indian Navy decommissioned recently?
(a) ‘Khanderi’
(b) ‘Cheetah’
(c) ‘Karanj’
(d) ‘Vela’
5. With which country has India signed an agreement for exploration and mining of Lithium?
(a) Malaysia
(b) Argentina
(c) France
(d) Australia
6. Who won the title of ‘Best Drama Series’ at the 75th Emmy Awards?
(a) Succession
(b) The Bear
(c) The White Lotus
(d) jury duty
7. Maritime exercise ‘Ayutthaya’ is conducted between the navies of India and which country?
(a) Thailand
(b) Japan
(c) Vietnam
(d) France
Answer:-
1. (b) Lionel Messi
Argentine superstar Lionel Messi has once again received the Best FIFA Men’s Player Award. He left players like Erling Holland and Kylian Mbappe behind in this race. This is the third time in the last 4 years that Messi has received this award. Spain and Barcelona striker Aitana Bonamati was awarded the Best FIFA Women’s Player Award.
2. (a) Draupadi Murmu
President Draupadi Murmu inaugurated the 5th edition of Meghalaya Games in Tura, Meghalaya. On this occasion, the President said that there is tremendous potential for the development of sports and players in the North-Eastern region. These games were started in the year 2001. Its fourth edition was organized in the year 2022. 3000 athletes are participating in these games to be held for 6 days.
3. (c) Vice Admiral AN Pramod
Vice Admiral AN Pramod has been appointed as the Director General of Naval Operations (DGNO). AN Pramod was appointed to the Indian Navy in 1990. He is an alumnus of the 38th Integrated Cadet Course, Naval Academy, Goa.
4. (b) ‘Cheetah’
Recently, Indian Navy ships Cheetah, Guldar and Kumbhir have been decommissioned after four decades of glorious service. The decommissioning ceremony was held at Port Blair and the national flag, naval ensign and decommissioning pennants of the three ships were lowered for the last time. Cheetah, Guldar and Kumbhir were built at the Gdynia Shipyard in Poland. These ships were inducted into the Indian Navy in 1984, 1985 and 1986 respectively.
5. (b) Argentina
The Ministry of Mines, Government of India has recently signed an agreement with Catamarca Minera y Energetica Sociedad del Estado (Camayan SE), a state-owned enterprise of Catamarca Province, Argentina. Under this, Mineral Videsh India Limited will do the exploration and mining of five lithium blocks. Argentina is a South American country. It is the second largest country in South America after Brazil.
6. (a) Succession
The 75th Emmy Awards have been announced. ‘The Bear’ and ‘Succession’ each captured six awards. “The Bear” was awarded the title of Best Comedy. Road rage drama “Beef” won the Best Limited Edition award. The award for best drama series was given to ‘Succession’. ‘Kieran Culkin’ was given the Best Actor Award in the Drama Series category.
7. (a) Thailand
Recently, the first bilateral maritime exercise ‘Ayutthaya’ was conducted between the Indian Navy and the Royal Thai Navy. This is a bilateral exercise between India and Thailand. Indigenously built Indian Navy ships Kulish and IN LCU 56 participated in this naval exercise.
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