This week, we have compiled 10 weekly current affairs questions and answers relevant for government exams, including topics such as ‘Shri Kalki Dham Mandir’, India’s first Skill India Centre, Henley Passport Index 2024 and others.
1. Who has been appointed as part-time non-official director of Bank of India?
(a) Ashok Anand
(b) M.R. Kumar
(c) Srinivasan Sridhar
(d) Mayank Agarwal
2. Where is the naval exercise ‘Milan’ 2024 being organised?
(a) Mumbai
(b) Cuttack
(c) Visakhapatnam
(d) Chennai
3. Union Minister Ashini Vaishnav has been elected Rajya Sabha member from which state?
(a) Uttar Pradesh
(b) Madhya Pradesh
(c) Assam
(d) Odisha
4. Which country has recently become the new member of the International Solar Alliance?
(a) Malta
(b) Chile
(c) Albania
(d) Qatar
5. Where was India’s first Skill India Center inaugurated?
(a) Patna
(b) Sambalpur
(c) Bhubaneswar
(d) Chennai
6. Who has been named as the ‘State Icon’ of Punjab under the voter awareness campaign?
(a) Harbhajan Singh
(b) Yuvraj Singh
(c) Guru Randhawa
(d) Shubman Gill
7. What is India’s rank in Henley Passport Index 2024?
(a) 84th
(b) 85th
(c) 86th
(d) 87th
8. Where is the 11th International Puppet Festival being held?
(a) Patna
(b) Varanasi
(c) Chandigarh
(d) Jaipur
9. In which state did Prime Minister Narendra Modi lay the foundation stone of ‘Shri Kalki Dham Temple’?
(a) Bihar
(b) Uttar Pradesh
(c) Madhya Pradesh
(d) Maharashtra
10. Against which country did the Indian team register the biggest win in Test cricket?
(a) England
(b) Sri Lanka
(c) Australia
(d) New Zealand
Answer:-
1. (b) M.R. Kumar
Former LIC Chairman M.R. Kumar has been appointed as part-time non-official director and non-executive chairman of Bank of India (BOI). Whereas Srinivasan Sridhar has been appointed as a part-time non-official director of the board of Indian Overseas Bank (IOB). In another appointment, Aravamudan Krishna Kumar has been made part-time non-official director of UCO Bank.
2. (c) Visakhapatnam
Defense Minister Rajnath Singh will officially inaugurate the 12th edition of MILAN 2024, a major naval exercise conducted by the Indian Navy in Visakhapatnam. On this occasion, he will also inaugurate Milan Village at the Eastern Naval Command Base. The city of Visakhapatnam is all set for the official launch of MILAN 2024, the largest multinational naval exercise of the Indian Navy.
3. (d) Odisha
Union minister Ashwini Vaishnav and ruling BJD’s Debashish Samantre and Subhashish Khuntia were elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha from Odisha. Elections are to be held on 27 February for 56 seats of the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the parliament. Meanwhile, leaders have been elected unopposed on 41 out of 56 seats. The leaders elected unopposed include former Congress President Sonia Gandhi, BJP President JP Nadda etc.
4. (a) Malta
The central Mediterranean country Malta has recently become a new member of the International Solar Alliance. India has welcomed Malta as the 119th country to join the International Solar Alliance. Christopher Cutajar, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Malta signed the ISA Framework Agreement in New Delhi. ISA was established in the year 2015, its headquarters is in Gurugram, India.
5. (b) Sambalpur
Union Minister of Education and Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Dharmendra Pradhan inaugurated the country’s first Skill India Center (SIC) in Sambalpur, Odisha. After this programme, the upcoming Skill India Center in Odisha is to be inaugurated in Angul, Bhadrak, Dhenkanal, Talcher and Deogarh.
6. (d) Shubman Gill
Young Indian cricketer Shubman Gill has been named as the “state icon” for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections by the Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Punjab. In October last year, the Election Commission of India had appointed famous actor Rajkumar Rao as ‘National Icon’. Former cricketers like Sachin Tendulkar, MS Dhoni, Aamir Khan and Mary Kom have been national icons.
7. (b) 85th
The passport ranking of the countries of the world has been released under the Henley Passport Index 2024. In this ranking, the ranking of Indian passport has fallen one place to 85th as compared to last year. In this ranking, six countries (France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Japan and Singapore) have emerged as the countries with the most powerful passports.
8. (c) Chandigarh
The 11th International Puppet Festival is being organized in Chandigarh. The program was inaugurated by Punjab Governor and UT Administrator Banwarilal Purohit. It is being organized at Tagore Theater from 17th February to 21st February.
9. (b) Uttar Pradesh
The Prime Minister laid the foundation stone of the Hindu pilgrimage site ‘Shri Kalki Dham Temple’ in Sambhal, Uttar Pradesh. This temple is being constructed by Shri Kalki Dham Nirman Trust, whose president is Acharya Pramod Krishnam. Lord Kalki is considered to be the 10th incarnation of Lord Vishnu. Shri Kalki Dham temple complex will be ready in five acres, which will take 5 years.
10. (a) England
The Indian team has created history by registering a spectacular victory of 434 runs over England in the Test match played in Rajkot. This is India’s biggest win (in terms of runs) so far in the Test format. Earlier in the year 2021, India had defeated New Zealand by 372 runs at Wankhede. This is England’s second biggest defeat in terms of runs in Test cricket.
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