ALL EXAM QUIZ 14.05.2024

Explanation:

• Two-day conference on jointness and integration of the armed forces, 'Parivartan Chintan-2' was chaired by Chief of Defense Staff General Anil Chauhan in New Delhi.
• Parivartan Chintan is a pioneer conference for heads of all tri-service institutions and aims to generate innovative reform ideas and initiatives.
• Members of all sub-committees of the apex Chiefs of Staff Committee, the CDS as its permanent chairman and the chiefs of the three services reviewed the progress made in various areas.
• They considered the reforms needed to achieve the desired end state of transformation through jointness and integration.

Explanation:

• An upgraded ‘Dietary Guidelines has been released by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) for Indians to suit the modern eating habits of 2024.
• The guidelines have been prepared by researchers at the Hyderabad-based National Institute of Nutrition (NIN).
• Modern dietary guidelines specifically advise people to be physically active, exercise regularly, limit salt intake, and reduce high-fat, sugar, and ultra-processed foods.
• It includes advice on steps to take to prevent abdominal obesity, overweight and overall obesity.
• In the report, NIN has developed 17 dietary guidelines that emphasize health promotion and disease prevention in all age groups, with a special focus on healthy diets.

Explanation:

• India won five medals at the Asian Open Pickleball Championships.
• The Asian Open Pickleball Championship has been organised in Vietnam.
• India clinched three gold and two bronze medals at the Asian Open Pickleball Championships.
• Sachin Pahwa and Priyanka Chabbra won gold medals by defeating Ruben Hellberg and Chitlada Hemasee by 11-9, 5-11, 11-9 in the mixed doubles intermediate 35+ category final.
• The pair of Isha Lakhani and Pei Chuan Kao bagged the gold medal in the women’s doubles open category.
• The pair of Isha Lakhani and Pei Chuan Kao bagged the gold medal by defeating Dang Kim Ngan and Tyak K.

Explanation:

• An 18% increase has been reported in the consolidated net profit of the State Bank of India.
• The consolidated net profit of SBI stood at Rs 21,384 crore for the quarter that ended in March.
• In the year-ago period, SBI reported a net profit of Rs 18,094 crore.
• During the financial year 2023-24, consolidated net profit increased by Rs 67,085 crore in comparison to Rs 55,648 crore in the preceding year.
• SBI's consolidated interest income increased by 19.8% to Rs 117,469 crore in the fourth quarter.
• In 2023–24, SBI's return on equity (ROE) was 20.32 percent, while its return on assets (ROA) was 1.04 percent.
• There was a 2.24 percent gross non-performing asset (NPA) ratio. Annually, it improved by 54 basis points (one percentage point is equivalent to 100 basis points).
• There was a net NPA ratio of 0.57%. It improved by 10 basis points.
• For the fiscal year 2023–2024, SBI has also announced a dividend of Rs 13.70 per equity share.

Explanation:

• John Swinney has taken oath as the seventh first minister of Scotland.
• The ceremony was held at the Court of Session in Edinburgh.
• He will now appoint cabinet in meetings at his official residence, Bute House.
• Scotland's senior judge, Lord Carloway, oversaw the ceremony to install Swinney as first minister.
• In a parliamentary vote on 7 May 2024, Mr Swinney won the nomination for first minister.

Explanation:

• EU adopted the first law to tackle violence against women.
• The first law devoted to combating violence against women has been passed by European Union countries.
• It will protect women in the 27-nation EU from gender-based violence, forced marriages, female genital mutilation, and online harassment.
• The European Parliament already approved the rules in April.
• Cyberstalking, cyber harassment, and cyber incitement to hatred or violence have been criminalized under this law across the EU.
• This law sets minimum sentences, from one year to five years in prison, depending on the crime.
• Under the rules, if the victim is a child, spouse, the punishment can be more severe.

Explanation:

• The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has decided to lift restrictions on Bank of Baroda's BoB World app.
• RBI has allowed the Bank of Baroda's BoB World app to onboard customers.
• In October 2023, the RBI directed the Bank of Baroda to suspend any onboarding of customers onto its 'BoB World' mobile application due to certain supervisory concerns.
• Before the ban (September 2023), the app saw 7.95 million daily transactions which dropped to 7.19 million by December 2023 (post-ban).
• The percentage of fixed deposits (FDs) and recurring deposits (RDs) opened through Bob World also declined.
• As per the RBI directive, the Bank of Baroda has implemented corrective actions to rectify the issues.
• Bank of Baroda has improved its security procedures for onboarding new customers.

Explanation:

• Ambassador of Japan to India, Hiroshi Suzuki and Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu inaugurated the Kohima Peace Memorial and laid the foundation stone of Eco Park Kohima.
• The Kohima Peace Memorial and Eco Park represent a collaborative effort between the Government of Japan and the Japanese International Corporation Agency with the Government of Nagaland.
• The Japanese remember the “Battle of Kohima” as one of the most devastating battles of World War II, along with the "Battle of Imphal".
• In 2023, a Japanese organization called ARMS signed an MOU with Nagaland University to establish a Japanese language course in Kohima.
• This year is being celebrated as the 80th Anniversary of the Battle of Kohima.

Explanation:

• According to the PM-EAC study, the Hindu population in India decreased by 7.8%, and the Muslim population increased by 43%.
• According to a study published by the Prime Minister's Economic Advisory Council (EAC-PM), the share of India's majority Hindu population declined by 7.81% between 1950 and 2015, while the share of the Muslim community increased by 43.15% over the same period.
• According to the study "Share of Religious Minorities: A Cross-Country Analysis," during this period, India's Hindu population share decreased from 7.8% to 78.06%.
• On the other hand, during the same period, the proportion of Muslims and Christians increased from 43.15% to 14.09% and 5.4% to 2.36% of the total population respectively.
• Similarly, during the same period, the share of Sikh and Buddhist population witnessed an increase of 1.85% and 0.81% respectively.
• However, the share of Jains and Parsis in the population mix declined and stood at 0.36% and 0.004% respectively in 2015.

Explanation:

• Indian contingent won 43 medals in the ASBC Asian U22 and Youth Boxing Championship in Astana, Kazakhstan.
• In both categories, the Indian contingent won 12 gold, 14 silver and 17 bronze medals.
• On 7 May, the Indian under-22 team finished with 21 medals including 7 gold, 5 silver and 9 bronze medals.
• On 6 May, the youth category finished with 22 medals including 5 gold, 9 silver and 8 bronze medals.
• After the host Kazakhstan, who took home 48 medals, India finished with the second-highest number of medals.
• The ASBC Men's and Women's U22 and Youth Asian Boxing Championships were held at the "Beeline Arena" National Tennis Center, Kazakhstan from 27 April to 7 May 2024.