Current Affairs Quiz:11 October 2024

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1. Which program was organised to commemorate the successful completion of 10 years of Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM) in New Delhi, Delhi on 2nd October 2024?
   1) Sadbhavana Diwas
   2) Aaykar Diwas
   3) Akhil Bharitya Shiksha Samagam
   4) Yashasvini Campaign
   5) Swachh Bharat Diwas
   
   Answer & Explanation

   Answer-5) Swachh Bharat Diwas
   Explanation:
   On 2nd October 2024, Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi participated in the Swachh Bharat Diwas program held at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi, Delhi on the occasion of the 155th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
    The program was organised to commemorate the successful completion of 10 years of Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM), one of the most significant mass movements for cleanliness in India.
    The Swachh Bharat Diwas programme has showcased India’s decade-long sanitation achievements and of recently concluded Swachhata Hi Seva 2024 (SHS 2024) campaign.
    The Campaign Clean India was launched by PM Narendra Modi on 2nd October, 2014 in New Delhi, Delhi.
    The campaign has initially set the target to achieve the vision of “Clean India” by 2nd October, 2019 on the occasion of the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
    Under the SBM, over 10 crore toilets have been constructed and 6 lakh villages were declared Open Defecation-Free (ODF)on 2nd October, 2019.
    During the event, PM Modi launched and laid the foundation stone for several projects related to sanitation and cleanliness, worth more than Rs 9,600 crore.
    Theme of SHS 2024: ‘Swabhav Swachhata-Sanskar Swachhata’. Click here to read more.
   
   
   
2. Which of the following points is/are correct with respect to Jamaican Prime Minister(PM) Andrew Holness’s visit to India from 30th September 2024 to 3rd October 2024?
   A)India and Jamaica exchanged 5 Memorandum of Understanding (MoUs) in the fields of Digital Public Infrastructure, Cultural Exchange and Sports.
   B)NPCI International Payments Limited (India), signed an MoU with Egov Jamaica Limited to support Jamaica in adopting India’s UPI technology for better digital payment solutions.
   C)PM Modi named the road in front of the Jamaica High Commission in New Delhi as the ‘Jamaica Marg’, emphasizing upon strong India-Jamaica ties.
   1) Only A & B
   2) Only A & C
   3) Only B & C
   4) Only C
   5) All A, B & C
   
   Answer & Explanation

   Answer-3) Only B & C
   Explanation:
   Andrew Holness, Prime Minister(PM) of Jamaica, paid a 4-day visit to India from 30th September 2024 to 3rd October 2024 to strengthen bilateral ties in key areas including trade and investment.
    This marks the first-ever bilateral visit by a Jamaican PM to India as well as the first visit of Andrew Holness to India.
    Narendra Modi, PM of India, highlighted that the India-Jamaica relationship is defined by 4Cs- culture, cricket, Commonwealth and Caribbean.
    India and Jamaica exchanged 4 Memorandum of Understanding (MoUs) in the fields of Digital Public Infrastructure, Cultural Exchange and Sports.
    The Government of India (GoI) and the Government of Jamaica signed a MoU on cooperation in digital public infrastructure.
    NPCI International Payments Limited (India), signed an MoU with Egov Jamaica Limited to support Jamaica in adopting India’s UPI technology for better digital payment solutions.
    GoI and the Government of Jamaica signed a MoU on cultural exchange programs for the years 2024-2029.
    India’s Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports (MoYAS) and Jamaica’s Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment, and Sport signed a MoU on cooperation in sports.
    PM Modi named the road in front of the Jamaica High Commission in New Delhi as the ‘Jamaica Marg’, emphasizing upon strong India-Jamaica ties. Click here to read more.
   
   
   
3. Which airline has recently (in October ‘24) partnered with SBI Cards and Payment Services Limited (SBI Card) to launch two co-branded credit cards “KrisFlyer SBI Card” and “KrisFlyer SBI Card Apex”?
   1) Singapore Airlines
   2) Vietjet Air
   3) Qatar Airways
   4) Vistara
   5) Air India
   
   Answer & Explanation

   Answer-1) Singapore Airlines
   Explanation:
   SBI Cards and Payment Services Limited (SBI Card), a non-banking financial company, has partnered with Singapore Airlines (SIA) to launch two co-branded credit cards namely the “KrisFlyer SBI Card” and the “KrisFlyer SBI Card Apex”.
    These contactless cards are available on American Express and Mastercard platforms, offering frequent flyers curated rewards.
    These cards will be accepted at over 24 million outlets across the globe, including 3,25,000 outlets in India.
   
   
   
4. Who among the following were jointly awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2024 by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in Stockholm, Sweden?
   A)David Baker
   B)Demis Hassabis
   C)John Jumper
   1) Only A & B
   2) Only A & C
   3) Only B & C
   4) Only A
   5) All A, B & C
   
   Answer & Explanation

   Answer-5) All A, B & C
   Explanation:
   American biochemist David Baker, Demis Hassabis, the Chief Executive Office (CEO ) of DeepMind Technologies Limited, a subsidiary of Google, and American chemist John Jumper were jointly awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2024 by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in Stockholm, Sweden on 9th October 2024.
    The Nobel Prize is awarded to David Baker “for computational protein design” and to Demis Hassabis and John Jumper “for protein structure prediction”.
    Prize amount, 11 million Swedish kronor, with one half to David Baker and the other half jointly to Demis Hassabis and John Jumper.
    David Bake achieved the feat of building entirely new proteins.
    Demis Hassabis & John Jumper developed an Artificial Intelligence (AI) model to solve a 50-year-old challenge: predicting the complex three-dimensional structures of proteins.
    A total of 116 Nobel Prizes in Chemistry have been awarded to 197 laureates between 1901 and 2024.
    Venkatraman “Venki” Ramakrishnan, an Indian-American biologist, won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2009 “for studies of the structure and function of the ribosome”. Click here to read more.
   
   
   
5. Who has recently(in October’ 24)been given additional charge of Chairman and Managing Director(CMD) of  Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited (RINL) with immediate effect?
   1) Ashwin Dalwadi
   2) Raj Kumar Chaudhary
   3) Ajit Kumar Saxena
   4) Arun Kumar Bansal
   5) Anuj Tyagi
   
   Answer & Explanation

   Answer- 3) Ajit Kumar Saxena
   Explanation:
   Ajit Kumar Saxena has been given additional charge of Chairman and Managing Director(CMD) of  Visakhapatnam(Andhra Pradesh, AP) based Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited (Vizag Steel), Central Public Sector Undertaking(CPSU) under the Ministry of Steel(MoS). He would take on the new responsibility with immediate effect
    He is currently serving as the CMD of MOIL Limited (formerly Manganese Ore (India) Limited), a Miniratna CPSE under the MoS.
    Ajit Kumar Saxena succeeds Atul Bhatt, the CMD of RINL, who went on personal leave from 9th September 2024 till 30th November 2024, the date of his superannuation.
   
   
   
6. Which state has recently (in October’ 24) become the first state in India to implement a new administrative structure called ‘Co-Districts’?
   1) Karnataka
   2) Kerala
   3) Maharashtra
   4) Andhra Pradesh
   5) Assam
   
   Answer & Explanation

   Answer-5) Assam
   Explanation:
   Assam has become the first state in India to launch and operationalize Co-Districts, a pioneering initiative to decentralise district administration and take governance to the grassroots. Co-Districts are the targeted administrative units in a district.
    21 such co-districts were launched across Assam with an aim of bringing governance and administrative work closer to citizens’ homes.
    Assam Chief Minister (CM) Himanta Biswa Sarma launched the administrative revamp in 2023, which eliminates the previous system of 24 civil sub-divisions.
    Co-Districts, the smaller administrative units, will function below the district level.
    This will streamline the delivery of essential services like issuing certificates, ration cards, land permits, and government approvals.
   
   
   
7. Name the organisation/ministry that has recently (in October 2024) approved Lunar Polar Exploration Mission (Lupex), India’s 5th Lunar mission.
   1) NewSpace India Limited
   2) Indian Space Research Organisation
   3) National Space Commission
   4) Ministry of Science and Technology
   5) Ministry of Earth Sciences
   
   Answer & Explanation

   Answer-3) National Space Commission
   Explanation:
   The National Space Commission, India’s apex body on space missions, has approved the Lunar Polar Exploration Mission (Lupex), India’s 5th Lunar mission. This will be conducted in collaboration between the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA).
    Lupex aims for a lunar surface duration of up to 100 days, significantly longer than Chandrayaan-3’s 20 days.
    JAXA will develop the rover and rocket, while ISRO will create the lander system. The Lupex rover will weigh about 350 kg, much larger than the 26 kg Pragyan rover from Chandrayaan-3.
    The mission will land at the Moon’s south pole to investigate water and other resources, as well as analyze the interaction of water with lunar regolith.
   
   
   
8. Padma Awardee Ratan Naval Tata, Chairman Emeritus of Tata Sons, passed away recently(in October’ 24)in Mumbai, Maharashtra.
   In which year was Ratan Naval Tata honoured with Padma Vibhushan?
   1) 2008
   2) 2011
   3) 2005
   4) 2015
   5) 2013
   
   Answer & Explanation

   Answer-1) 2008
   Explanation:
   Veteran Indian Industrialist & Philanthropist Ratan Naval Tata, Chairman Emeritus of Tata Sons, passed away at the age of 86 at Breach Candy Hospital in Mumbai, Maharashtra.
    He was born on 28th December, 1937 in Bombay Presidency, British India (now known as Mumbai).
    He started his career with Tata Group in 1961 by joining the Tata Steel as shop floor manager.
    He led major global acquisitions, including British tea giant Tetley (2000), the British steelmaker Corus(2007) and luxury carmaker Jaguar Land Rover (2008).
    Under the leadership of Ratan Tata, Tata Motors launched Tata Indica, India’s 1st indigenously designed passenger car in 1998.
    He introduced Tata Nano cars in 2008, with the vision of making cars affordable for the masses, priced at just Rs 1 lakh.
    Ratan Tata was honoured with Padma Bhushan, India’s 3rd highest civilian honour in 2000 and the Padma Vibhushan, India’s 2nd highest civilian honour in 2008 by the Government of India (GoI) for his exceptional contribution to trade and industry.
    He was bestowed with the Oslo Business for Peace Award in 2010.
   
   
   
9. Who is the author of the recently (in September’ 24) released memoir titled ‘The England Chronicles’?
   1) Brian Charles Lara
   2) Harry Brook
   3) Moeen Ali
   4) Chris Gayle
   5) Rahkeem Cornwall
   
   Answer & Explanation

   Answer-1) Brian Charles Lara
   Explanation:
   Former Trinidadian cricketer, Brian Charles Lara, nicknamed “The Prince of Port of Spain” or “The Prince”, has penned his memoir titled “LARA: The England Chronicles”. The book is published by the American publishing house Simon & Schuster LLC.
    The book offers insight into Brian Lara’s childhood, his ambitions of playing for the West Indies, his batting highs, and his captaincy. It also offers readers a microscopic look at cricket in Trinidad and Tobago.
    Brian Lara played for the West Indies from 1990 to 2007. He announced his retirement from all forms of international cricket in 2007.
   
   
   
10. When is World Teacher’s Day (WTD) observed annually across the globe?
    1) August 6
    2) October 5
    3) July 1
    4) June 5
    5) September 5
    
    Answer & Explanation

    Answer-2) October 5
    Explanation:
    The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO)’s World Teacher’s Day (WTD) is observed annually across the globe on 5th October to acknowledge the vital contributions of teachers and their impact on shaping future generations.
     World Teachers’ Day 2024 emphasizes the importance of tackling the systemic challenges that teachers encounter and fostering a more inclusive discussion about their role in education.
     The theme of World Teachers’ Day 2024 is “Valuing teacher voices: towards a new social contract for education”.
     World Teachers’ Day was first celebrated on 5th October 1994, to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the 1966 conference.
     In India, September 5th of every year is observed as Teachers’ Day since 1962 to honour the 2nd President of the country Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, whose birth anniversary falls on the same day. Click here to read more.