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- In June 2024, Union Health Minister Jagat Prakash Nadda launched the National __________ Campaign 2024.
1) Disease control
2) Pandemic preparedness
3) STOP Diarrhoea
4) One Health
5) Mental HealthAnswer-3) STOP Diarrhoea
Explanation:
On 24th June 2024, Union Minister Jagat Prakash Nadda , the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW), Government of India (GoI) launched the National STOP Diarrhoea Campaign 2024.
• The slogan of the campaign is: “Diarrhoea ki Roktham, Safai aur ORS se rakhen apna dhyaan”.
• During the event, key dignitaries released Information Education Communication (IEC) materials like logo, posters, radio spots and audio visuals for the campaign and also distributed Oral Rehydration Salts (ORS) and Zinc (Zn) tablets to the children. - Which finance institution has recently (in June 2024) secured a corporate agent licence from the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI)?
1) Star Housing Finance Limited
2) Aditya Birla Finance Limited
3) Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services Limited
4) L&T Finance Limited
5) Muthoot Microfin LimitedAnswer-5) Muthoot Microfin Limited
Explanation:
Muthoot Microfin Limited (MML) has secured a corporate agent licence from the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) to provide insurance products to its consumers while increasing its income and earnings.
i.This licence reinforces MML’s commitment to financial inclusion by providing insurance coverage that addresses the risks faced by the most vulnerable parts of society.
ii.It enhances MML’s ability to collaborate with insurance partners, enabling the customisation of products that meet the specific needs of its Bottom Of the Pyramid (BOP) customers in rural and semi-urban India. - Which organisation/bank has recently (in June ‘24) reported that India’s Current Account Deficit (CAD) was 0.7% of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) (USD 23.2 billion) in the Financial Year 2023-2024 (FY 24)?
1) Reserve Bank of India
2) National Statistical Office
3) World Bank
4) National Payments Corporation of India
5) ICRA LimitedAnswer-1) Reserve Bank of India
Explanation:
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) states that India’s Current Account Deficit (CAD) reduced to 0.7% of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) (USD 23.2 billion) in the Financial Year 2023-2024(FY 24) from 2% of GDP (USD 67 billion) in FY23.
• India’s current account recorded a surplus of USD 5.7 billion, or 0.6% of the GDP during the January-March 2024 quarter of FY24, driven by a lower merchandise trade deficit.
• In Q3 FY24, the CAD was USD 8.7 billion (1% of GDP).
• Foreign portfolio investment (FPI) recorded a net inflow of USD 44.1 billion in FY24 after an outflow of USD 5.2 billion in FY23. Meanwhile, net Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) inflow reduced to USD 9.8 billion in FY24, down from USD 28 billion in FY23.Click here to read more - Who recently (in June ‘24) got a one-year extension from the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet(ACC) to serve as the Director of the Intelligence Bureau (IB) up to 30th June 2025?
1) Bharat Lal
2) Piyush Anand
3) Sapna Tiwari
4) Tapan Kumar Deka
5) Pramod Kumar TiwariAnswer-4) Tapan Kumar Deka
Explanation:
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet(ACC) headed by Prime Minister(PM) Narendra Modi has approved a one-year extension in service to Tapan Kumar Deka as the Director of Intelligence Bureau (IB) beyond 30th June 2024 or until further orders, whichever is earlier.
• He will continue to serve as Director of IB until 30th June 2025.
• Tapan Kumar Deka, a 1988 batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer of the Himachal Pradesh(HP) cadre, began his 2 year tenure as IB chief in June 2022. - In June 2024, __________ received approval from the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) to continue serving as the Secretary-General (SG) of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) until 30th June 2025.
1) Rizwan Koita
2) Bharat Lal
3) Matam Venkata Rao
4) Subhransu Sekhar Acharya
5) Sadanand Vasant DateAnswer-2) Bharat Lal
Explanation:
The ACC has also approved the extension in service of Bharat Lal as Secretary General (SG) of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on contract basis for a period of one year beyond 30th June 2024.
• He will continue his present position till June 30, 2025.
• He has been serving as the SG of NHRC in the rank and pay of secretary to the GoI on contract basis since 2023. - With which company, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) recently (in June ‘24) signed a contract to design and develop a miniaturised satellite capable of carrying payloads up to 150 kgs for the Indian Air Force (IAF)?
1) Bharat Electronics Limited
2) Tata Advanced Systems Limited
3) SpacePixxel Technologies Private Limited
4) Kadet Defence Systems Limited
5) Adani Defence and AerospaceAnswer-3) SpacePixxel Technologies Private Limited
Explanation:
On June 25 2024, The Ministry of Defence (MoD) signed a contract with Bengaluru (Karnataka)- based SpacePixxel Technologies Private Limited to design and develop a Miniaturised Satellite capable of carrying multiple advanced payloads up to 150 kgs for the Indian Air Force (IAF).
• It marks the 350th contract under the Innovations for Defence Excellence (iDEX) initiative, the flagship program of the MoD.
• It is being awarded as the first-ever iDEX Prime (Space) Satellite Grant under the Mission DefSpace: Open Challenge. - What is the name of ISRO’s Reusable Launch Vehicle (RLV), that successfully completed its third autonomous landing experiment on 23rd June 2024?
1) VSHORADS
2) Pushpak
3) SMART
4) Semi Cryogenic PITA
5) TapasAnswer-2) Pushpak
Explanation:
On 23rd June 2024, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) conducted the “Pushpak”– Reusable Launch Vehicle Autonomous Landing EXperiment (RLV-LEX-03) at the Aeronautical Test Range (ATR) in Chitradurga, Karnataka.
• This landing is the 3rd and last of the series of experiments conducted by ISRO, following the success of RLV LEX-01 and LEX-02 mission conducted in 2023 and in March 2024.
• Pushpak RLV has been designed as an all-rocket and fully reusable single-stage-to-orbit (SSTO) vehicle.
• The mission reused the winged body and flight systems such as without modification, from the LEX-02 mission, which showcased the robustness of ISRO’s capability of design reuse flight systems for various missions. - ___________, the co-inventor of the DLS method for calculating target scores in limited-overs cricket hit by bad weather, passed away in June 2024.
1) Frank Duckworth
2) Tim McGovern
3) Akira Toriyama
4) Frans de Waal
5) Bernard BosanquetAnswer-1) Frank Duckworth
Explanation:
Frank Carter Duckworth, an English statistician and co-inventor of the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern (DLS) method, passed away at the age of 84. He was born on 26th December 1939 in Lancashire, United Kingdom (UK).
• He was elected a fellow of the Royal Statistical Society (RSS) in 1974 and was awarded the Chambers Medal for outstanding services to the Society by the RSS in 2004.
• DLS Method, invented by Frank Duckworth and Tony Lewis, is a mathematical calculation to calculate target scores when the rain interrupts the match.
• Duckworth and Lewis were awarded MBEs (Member of the Order of the British Empire) in June 2010. - When was the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, or World Drug Day, annually observed across the globe?
1) February 29
2) March 31
3) June 26
4) May 1
5) April 19Answer-3) June 26
Explanation:
The United Nations (UN) International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking (also known as World/International Drug Day) is annually observed across the globe on 26 June to raise awareness of the significant societal issues caused by illicit drugs and strengthen action and cooperation for an international society free of drug abuse.
• The UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) selects themes for World Drug Day and launches campaigns to raise awareness about the global drug problem.
• The 2024 campaign theme of International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking is, “The evidence is clear: invest in prevention.”
• UNODC annually issues the World Drug Report (WDR) on World Drug Day (26 June). According to the report “World Drug Report 2024: Harms of world drug problem continue to mount amid expansions in drug use and markets” , Overall, almost 292 million people or 1 in 18 of the world’s population used a drug in 2022, a 20 per cent more than a decade earlier.
• Cannabis remains the most widely used drug worldwide (228 million users), followed by opioids (60 million users), amphetamines (30 million users), cocaine (23 million users), and ecstasy (20 million users).Click here to read more - The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) commemorated the 12th Passport Seva Divas across India on___________________ to mark the enactment of the Passports Act, 1967.
1) May 5
2) March 18
3) April 13
4) March 21
5) June 26Answer-5) June 26
Explanation:
Passport Seva Divas is annually observed across India on 24 June to mark the enactment of the Passports Act on 24 June 1967. It also aims to ensure that passports serve as crucial travel documents that significantly impact a country’s development.
• 24 June 2024 marks the observance of the 12th Passport Seva Divas.
• The first-ever Passport Seva Divas was observedon 24th June 2013.
• The annual observance of the day is led by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) and the Central Passport Organisation (CPO).
• The MEA launched the Passport Seva Project (PSP) in May 2010, to increase and improve the delivery of passport services to Indian citizens.
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