10 ALL EXAM ENGLISH QUIZ 08.02.2024 Daily Quiz 1 / 10 Q1. Who has been appointed First Minister of Northern Ireland? Emma Little-Pengelly Michelle O'Neill Jeffrey Donaldson Sorcha Eastwood Explanation: Sinn Fein's Michelle O'Neill has been appointed First Minister of Northern Ireland. After two full years without a functioning government, The regional parliament has formally appointed Sinn Fein’s Michelle O’Neill, Northern Ireland’s first minister. This is the first time an Irish nationalist is leading the United Kingdom territory’s devolved government. The DUP's Emma Little-Pengelly has been appointed Deputy First Minister. 2 / 10 Q2. Name the Woman Robot Astronaut, which is scheduled to fly into space in the third quarter of 2024. 'Akashmitra' 'Gangamitra' 'Vyommitra' 'Antarikshmitra' Explanation: ISRO's ambitious Gaganyaan mission, Woman Robot Astronaut 'Vyommitra' will fly into space. This will be India's first human-manned space flight carrying Indian astronauts into space. On February 4, Union Minister Jitendra Singh made this announcement while talking to media persons in Delhi. The uncrewed "Vyommitra" mission is scheduled for the third quarter of 2024, while a manned mission "Gaganyaan" is to be launched in 2025. Vyomamitra is a name derived from two Sanskrit words, namely "Vyoma" (meaning place) and "Mitra" (meaning friend). 3 / 10 Q3. Kerala finance minister KN Balagopal presented the budget for 2024-25. Which of the following statements is correct about it? The government's proposed Minimum support price for rubber has been increased to Rs 180 from Rs 270 in the Kerala budget. Rs 6,000 crore will be allocated to the local self-government department for fiscal 2024-25. Which of the above statement/statements are correct? 1 only 2 only Both 1 and 2 Neither 1 nor 2 Explanation: The State Budget for the 2024-25 fiscal presented by Kerala Finance Minister K.N. Balagopal in the assembly. The state government will bring over Rs 3 lakh crore worth of investment in the next three years. The government proposed a Minimum support price for rubber increased to Rs 180 from Rs 170 in the Kerala budget. Rs 8,000 crore will be allocated to the local self-government department for fiscal 2024-25. 4 / 10 Q4. Who has assumed the charge of Chief Adviser (Cost) in the Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance? Pawan Kumar Harish Kumar Pankaj Kumar Ravi Kumar Explanation: Pawan Kumar assumed the charge of Chief Adviser (Cost) in the Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance. Pawan Kumar assumed charge after approval from the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC). Kumar is an officer of the Indian Cost Accounts Service under the Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance. Earlier, he was holding the charge of Additional Chief Adviser (Cost). He has played a key role in the development of a web-based Online Dashboard for the performance evaluation of CPSEs in the Department of Public Enterprises, Ministry of Finance. A leading think tank honoured this initiative with a gold award in the e-Governance category in 2022. 5 / 10 Q5. FSSAI has approved various amendments to streamline which? Food Safety and Standards Regulations Insurance protection and standard rules Food Safety and Standards Safety none of these Explanation: FSSAI has approved different amendments to streamline food safety and standards regulations. In the meeting held under the chairmanship of Union Health Secretary Apurva Chandra, various amendments across different Food Safety and Standards Regulations were approved. In the meeting, the amendments were approved to do away with the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) or AGMARK certification for food products. 6 / 10 Q6. How many lakh crore rupees budget did the UP government present for 2024-25? Rs 9.36 lakh crore Rs 5.36 lakh crore Rs 6.36 lakh crore Rs 7.36 lakh crore Explanation: Uttar Pradesh Finance Minister Suresh Khanna presented the annual budget of Rs 7.36 lakh crore for the fiscal year 2024-25 in the state Assembly. Out of the total outlay, ₹24,863.57 crore has been allocated to new schemes. Out of the total expenditure, ₹5,32,655.33 crore has been allocated for the revenue account and ₹2,03,782.38 crore for the capital account. For the next fiscal, total receipts are expected to be ₹7,21,233.82 crore. It includes revenue receipts estimated at ₹6,06,802.40 crore and capital receipts of ₹1,14,531.42 crore. This budget is also the 'Pink budget'- with a focus on 'Matri Shakti' and women-related schemes in the state. 7 / 10 Q7. Who successfully flight tested the High-Speed Expendable Aerial Target exercise? NASA ISRO D R D O None of these Explanation: DRDO successfully conducted flight trials of High-speed Expendable Aerial Target ‘ABHYAS’. Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully conducted four flight trials of High-speed Expendable Aerial Target (HEAT) – ABHYAS from the Integrated Test Range, Chandipur in Odisha. Flight tests were conducted with four different mission objectives in the modified powered configuration. A single booster designed by Advanced Systems Laboratory, Hyderabad was used for this. The objectives like the safe release of the booster, launcher clearance and attaining the required end-of-launch velocity have been achieved. 8 / 10 Q9. Who has secured the second rank in the Brand Guardianship Index 2024? N Chandrasekaran Mukesh Ambani Anish Shah Salil Parekh Explanation: Mukesh Ambani has secured the top position among Indians and second globally in the Brand Guardianship Index 2024. Mukesh Ambani with a score of 80.3 is ahead of Microsoft’s Satya Nadella, Sundar Pichai of Google, Apple's Tim Cook, and Tesla's Elon Musk. Huateng Ma of China-based Tencent with a BGI score of 81.6 has secured the top position in the ranking. 9 / 10 Q9. Who has been honoured with the 'Outstanding Business Woman of the Year - 2023' Award? Vandana Luthra Shradha Sharma Dr. Bina Modi Suchi Mukherjee Explanation: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh honoured Dr. Bina Modi with the 'Outstanding Business Woman of the Year - 2023' Award. Dr. Bina Modi was presented with the award at a conference by the Indo-American Chamber of Commerce. The conference was on 'Strengthening Indo-US Relationship in Amritkal-Aatmanirbhar Bharat'. The award recognizes Dr. Bina Modi’s remarkable contributions to the industry. Her contributions place her among the few women chairpersons of Fortune500 and ET500 India companies. Dr. Bina Modi is the chairperson of Modi Enterprises. 10 / 10 Q10. Match list i and list ii select the correct answer by using the code give: Based on the above list, select the correct answer using the given code? A-1, B-4, C-2, D-3 A-2, B-1, C-4, D-3 A-3, B-2, C-1, D-4 A-3, B-4, C-2, D-1 Explanation: A-3, B-4, C-2, D-1 Your score is LinkedIn Facebook Twitter VKontakte Post navigation UPSC QUIZ 07.02.2024 ALL EXAM QUIZ 09.02.2024
