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 Mobile World Congress 2024 etc.
1. How many astronauts have been nominated for the Gaganyaan mission?
(a) 4
(b) 5
(c) 6
(d) 7
2. In which country is the Mobile World Congress 2024 being organized?
(a) Italy
(b) France
(c) Spain
(d) India
3. Which player made the record of the fastest century in T20 International cricket history?
(a) Kushal Malla
(b) Jan Nicole Lofty-Eaton
(c) David Miller
(d) Rohit Sharma
4. Fast bowler Neil Wagner retired from international cricket, he is a player of which country?
(a) England
(b) South Africa
(c) New Zealand
(d) Ireland
5. In which Indian state has the world’s first Vedic clock been installed?
(a) Uttar Pradesh
(b) Madhya Pradesh
(c) Rajasthan
(d) Arunachal Pradesh
6. Where will a new regional office of the Central Board of Film Certification be established?
(a) Shimla
(b) Chandigarh
(c) Srinagar
(d) Jaipur
7. When is World NGO Day celebrated every year?
(a) 26 February
(b) 27 February
(c) 28 February
(d) 29 February
Answer:-
1. (a) 4
The names of 4 astronauts have been announced for India’s ambitious space mission Gaganyaan Mission. This includes Group Captain Prashant Balakrishnan Nair, Group Captain Ajit Krishnan, Group Captain Angad Pratap and Wing Commander Shubhanshu Shukla. The Prime Minister also presented astronaut wings to the astronauts.
2. (c) Spain
Mobile World Congress 2024 is being organized in Barcelona, Spain from 26 to 29 February. Mobile World Congress 2024 is being hosted by GSMA. The GSMA is a global association representing the interests of mobile network operators around the world.
3. (b) Jan Nicole Lofty-Eaton
Namibian cricketer John Nicol Loftie-Eaton has created cricket history by scoring the fastest century in T20 International cricket history in just 33 balls, breaking the previous record held by Nepal’s Kushal Malla. Eaton achieved this feat in a T20 match played against Nepal.
4. (c) New Zealand
New Zealand fast bowler Neil Wagner has announced his retirement from international cricket. Wagner made his debut in the year 2012. Wagner played 64 test matches in his career and took 260 wickets. He retired as the fifth highest wicket taker of all time for New Zealand in Tests.
5. (b) Madhya Pradesh
The world’s first Vedic clock has been installed in Ujjain district of Madhya Pradesh, which will be unveiled on March 1. This watch will display time as per Indian traditional calendar. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will virtually inaugurate this clock installed on the 85 feet high tower at Jantar Mantar in the city on March 1.
6. (b) Chandigarh
Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Singh Thakur announced that a regional office of the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) will be opened in Chandigarh. He made this announcement on the occasion of the closing ceremony of ‘Chitra Bharati Film Festival’ in Chandigarh. CBFC is a statutory film-certification body under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India.
7. (b) 27 February
Every year on 27 February, we celebrate World NGO Day to give importance to the important work done by non-governmental organizations (NGOs). Celebrating World NGO Day was first initiated by the Baltic Sea NGO Forum in 2010. In 2014, after receiving widespread support from organizations like the United Nations and the European Union, it started being organized at the global level.
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