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 National Science Day etc.
1. With whom has the Election Commission started the ‘‘Mera Pehla Vote Desh Ke Liye’campaign?
(a) Home Ministry
(b) Ministry of Education
(c) Ministry of Panchayati Raj
(d) Ministry of External Affairs
2. With which country has the Ministry of AYUSH signed an agreement to promote Ayurveda?
(a) Cambodia
(b) Thailand
(c) Nepal
(d) Brazil
3. Who was recently appointed as the Chairperson of Lokpal by President Draupadi Murmu?
(a) Pinaki Chandra Ghosh
(b) Kapil Sibal
(c) Ajay Manikrao Khanvilkar
(d) Prashant Bhushan
4. When and till when is the ‘Annual Financial Literacy’ week being organized by RBI?
(a) 26 February to 29 February
(b) 26 February to 1 March
(c) 27 February to 2 March
(d) 28 February to 3 March
5. Who has been appointed as the new CEO for India by the World Gold Council?
(a) Sachin Jain
(b) Ajay Sinha
(c) Atul Anand
(d) Rajeev Kumar
6. In which state was the foundation stone of ISRO’s second spaceport laid?
(a) Kerala
(b) Odisha
(c) Karnataka
(d) Tamil Nadu
7. When is National Science Day celebrated every year?
(a) 26 February
(b) 27 February
(c) 28 February
(d) 29 February
Answer:-
1. (b) Ministry of Education
In view of the Lok Sabha elections, to increase the inclination towards voting among the youth who are voting for the first time, the Election Commission in collaboration with the Education Ministry has started the campaign ‘Mera Pehla Vote Desh Ke Liye’. Under this, a campaign is being run in higher educational institutions between 28 February and 6 March.
2. (b) Thailand
The National Institute of Ayurveda, Jaipur under the Ministry of AYUSH and the Department of Thai Traditional and Alternative Medicine of Thailand have signed an MoU for cooperation in Ayurveda and Thai traditional medicine. This agreement was reached during the 10th meeting of the India-Thailand Joint Commission held at Hyderabad House, New Delhi.
3. (c) Ajay Manikrao Khanvilkar
President Draupadi Murmu has appointed former SC judge Justice Ajay Manikrao Khanwilkar as the Chairperson of Lokpal. This post was vacant for the last two years. The previous Chairman Justice Pinaki Chandra Ghosh completed his tenure on May 27, 2022. Justice Khanwilkar served as a judge of the Supreme Court from 13 May 2016 to 29 July 2022.
4. (b) 26 February to 1 March
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is promoting financial literacy among the youth through its annual Financial Literacy Week (FLW) campaign held from February 26 to March 1, 2024. This year’s theme is “Make a Right Start – Become Financially Smart”. Presently the Governor of RBI is Shaktikanta Das.
5. (a) Sachin Jain
The World Gold Council has recently appointed Sachin Jain as the new CEO for India. He will assume charge in March 2024. He will replace Somasundaram PR. The World Gold Council serves as an association of the world’s leading gold mining companies.
6. (d) Tamil Nadu
Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently laid the foundation stone of the second spaceport of the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) in Kulasekarapattinam, Tamil Nadu. Rs 950 crore will be spent on this project. It is being built on approximately 2,233 acres and is expected to be operational in two years.
7. (c) 28 February
National Science Day is celebrated every year on 28 February in India. This day is celebrated all over India to give importance to the remarkable work done by Indian scientist Chandrashekhar Venkata Raman in the field of science. The theme of National Science Day 2024 is ‘Indigenous Technologies for Viksit Bharat’. The first National Science Day was celebrated on 28 February 1987.
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