ALL EXAM QUIZ 05.06.2024

Explanation:

• The recent announcement by the Central Government to increase the Dearness Allowance of its employees by 4% to 50% has brought about significant adjustments in various allowances, especially retirement gratuity.
• The maximum limit of retirement gratuity and death gratuity has been increased by 25% from Rs 20 lakh to Rs 25 lakh from January 1, 2024.
• Dearness Relief (DR) and Dearness Allowance (DA) were increased by 4% by the Central Government in March 2024.
• This was a big relief for lakhs of central government employees and retirees.

Explanation:

• Wipro 3D and ISRO joined hands for sustainable space exploration through additive manufacturing.
• Wipro 3D in association with ISRO achieved a milestone in space technology with the successful manufacturing of the PS4 3D-printed rocket engine.
• The PS4 3D-printed rocket engine powers the 4th stage of the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV).
• The PS4 engine was being traditionally manufactured through conventional machining and welding.
• It has been redesigned through Additive Manufacturing technology.
• Wipro 3D and ISRO used Design for Additive Manufacturing (DfAM) and Laser Powder Bed Fusion (LPBF) technology to consolidate the multiple and diversified into a single unified production unit.
• The 3D-printed PS4 engine has been developed with minimal material waste and post-print machining operations.
• ISRO's adoption of additive manufacturing offers superior precision, minimal resource utilization, and significant reductions in material wastage.
• The Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) is used to place earth observation and scientific satellites.

Explanation:

• BJP won 46 seats in the 60-member Arunachal Pradesh Assembly.
• National People’s Party (NPP) won five seats. The Conrad Sangma-led NPP is part of the NDA alliance.
• The People’s Party of Arunachal won two seats and the NCP won three seats.
• The Congress won one seat. Independent candidates won three seats.
• BJP has returned to power in Arunachal Pradesh for the third time in a row.
• Counting of votes was held for 50 Assembly seats. The rest 10 seats were won by BJP uncontested.
• Out of 50 seats, 36 seats were won by the BJP. Chief Minister Pema Khandu is one among the ten candidates who won unopposed. The BJP had won 41 seats in 2019.

Explanation:

• According to government data, India got highest FDI from Singapore in 2023-24.
• However, FDI from Singapore has declined by 31.55% to $11.77 billion in 2023-24.
• FDI inflows into India declined by about 3.5% due to global economic uncertainties.
• In FY24, FDI equity inflows declined from countries like Mauritius, Singapore, the U.S., the U.K., UAE, Cayman Islands, Germany, and Cyprus.Investments increased from the Netherlands and Japan.

Explanation:

• Adani Ports signed a 30-year pact to operate the Dar es Salaam Port terminal in Tanzania.
• Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone (APSEZ) wholly owned subsidiary Adani International Ports Holdings Pte Ltd (AIPH) signed a 30-year concession agreement with the Tanzania Ports Authority.
• The pact will enable AIPH to operate and manage Container Terminal 2 at the Dar es Salaam Port in Tanzania.
• The Dar es Salaam Port is a gateway port with a well-connected network of roadways and railways.
• APSEZ will be the controlling shareholder and will consolidate EAGL on its books.
• East Africa Gateway Ltd (EAGL) has been incorporated as a joint venture of AIPH, AD Ports Group, and East Harbour Terminals Ltd (EHTL).
• Container Terminal 2 has an annual cargo handling capacity of 1 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs).

Explanation:

• Scientists have developed a way of generating non-infectious Nipah virus-like particles (VLPs) in the laboratory.
• Institute of Advanced Virology (IAV), Thonnakkal, scientists have developed a way of generating non-infectious Nipah virus-like particles (VLPs) in the laboratory.
• This new method offers an alternate, safe and effective platform for developing neutralising antibodies against Nipah virus (NiV) in a biosafety level-2 (BSL) laboratory.

Explanation:

• Mexico has elected a woman president for the first time in its 200-year history.
• According to the provisional result of the Mexican election commission, Claudia Shienbaum has taken an unassailable lead over her nearest presidential rivals.
• Mexican President and mentor of Claudia Shienbaum, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, congratulated Claudia on her victory.
• Elections were held on 2 June 2024 in Mexico to elect a new president and more than 20,000 political positions, including all seats in the lower house and the senate of the Mexican Parliament and regional and municipal offices.
• She will be sworn in as the President of Mexico on 1 October 2024.

Explanation:

• The veteran wicketkeeper-batter, Dinesh Karthik, officially announced retirement from all forms of cricket.
• He represented in 180 games across three formats. He scored 3463 runs with one Test hundred and 17 half-centuries
• He made his India debut when he was 19 in an ODI against England at Lord’s in September 2004.
• He played his last match in the 2024 edition of the IPL against Rajasthan Royals on May 22.
• Karthik also had 172 dismissals to his credit. He played for as many as six teams in the IPL.

Explanation:

• Indian Boxing Federation joined the breakaway World Boxing Federation to "counter the threat" to the sport's Olympic future.
• Recently, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has warned national federations aligned with the International Boxing Association (IBA) that they will not be able to participate in the Los Angeles Olympics if boxing is included in their programme.
• In June 2023, the IOC stripped the IBA of its accreditation, saying it had failed to complete reforms on governance, finance and ethical issues.
• The IOC is organising a boxing tournament at the Paris Olympics, but there are fears the sport could be excluded from future Olympics, as boxing is not on the initial programme for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.
• BFI is headquartered in New Delhi.

Explanation:

• Every year on 3 June, World Bicycle Day is observed.
• The theme of the World Bicycle Day 2024 is "Promoting Health, Equity, and Sustainability through Cycling."
• In April 2018, UN General Assembly declared 3 June as World Bicycle Day.
• The idea behind this is to inform people about the health benefits from cycling.
• Bicycle is an environmentally sustainable means of transport.
• The initiative to establish World Bicycle Day was led by Turkmenistan with the support of several other countries.