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 Arjun Award 2023 etc.
1. Which cricket player will be honored with Arjuna Award?
(a) Rohit Sharma
(b) Mohammed Shami
(c) Suryakumar Yadav
(d) Shubhman Gill
2. Who was recently elected the President of Indian Wrestling Federation?
(a) Bajrang Punia
(b) Anita Sheoran
(c) Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh
(d) Sanjay Singh
3. How many crore rupees have been allocated for PM Vishwakarma Yojana?
(a) 9,000 crores
(b) 10,000 crores
(c) 12,000 crores
(d) 13,000 crores
4. ‘Bhoomi Rashi Portal’ is an initiative of which ministry?
(a) Ministry of Agriculture
(b) Ministry of Rural Development
(c) Ministry of Road Transport and Highways
(d) Ministry of Cooperation
5. Which has become the first Indian airline to carry 100 million passengers in a year?
(a) Indigo
(b) SpiceJet
(c) Vistara
(d) Air India
6. In which state is the International Gita Seminar and Gita Mahotsav being organized?
(a) Haryana
(b) Uttar Pradesh
(c) Bihar
(d) Madhya Pradesh
7. Who won the Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Trophy?
(a) Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar
(b) Lovely Professional University, Punjab
(c) Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra
(d) none of these
Answer:-
1. (b) Mohammed Shami
Mohammed Shami will be honored with the country’s prestigious sports award Arjuna Award for his outstanding performance in the ODI World Cup 2023. The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports has announced the National Sports Awards 2023. 26 players including Shami will be honored with Arjun Award. This award will be presented by the President in a specially organized ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan on January 9 next year.
2. (d) Sanjay Singh
Sanjay Singh was elected the next President of the Indian Wrestling Federation. Singh got 40 votes in the WFI elections while his rival Anita Sheoran got only seven votes. UP Wrestling Association Vice President Sanjay Singh has deep connections with Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and is a resident of Varanasi. The Indian Wrestling Federation is the governing body of wrestling in India.
3. (d) 13,000 crores
The government has allocated Rs 13,000 crore for the PM Vishwakarma Yojana for the financial year 2023-2024 to 2027-28. PM Vishwakarma Yojana was launched on 17 September 2023, on the occasion of the 73rd birthday of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. PM Vishwakarma Yojana is a central sector scheme.
4. (c) Ministry of Road Transport and Highways
The Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways recently said that 1467 projects of the National Highway Authority of India have been brought under the Bhoomi Rashi portal. It is an e-governance initiative of the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways. Its objective is to speed up the process of land acquisition for national highways.
5. (a) Indigo
Indian airline IndiGo has become the first Indian airline to carry 100 million passengers in a year. IndiGo has become India’s largest airline after carrying 100 million passengers in the year 2023. Indigo has started its flights on 20 new international routes in the last six months. InterGlobe Aviation Limited, doing business as IndiGo, is headquartered in Gurgaon.
6. (a) Haryana
International Geeta Seminar and Geeta Mahotsav is being organized in Kurukshetra, Haryana. It was inaugurated by Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on 17 December 2023. The main event will be organized from 17th December to 24th December. Assam is the main state partner in this programme. International Gita Mahotsav was organized in Australia in April 2023.
7. (a) Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (MAKA) Trophy under National Sports Awards 2023 will be awarded to Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar this year. The Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Trophy is awarded every year for outstanding performance in inter-university tournaments. The first runner up award will be given to Lovely Professional University, Punjab and the second runner up award will be given to Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra.
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