3 ALL EXAM ENGLISH QUIZ 20.08.2024 Daily Quiz 1 / 10 Q1. India signed an MoU to promote cooperation on Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) with which country? United Kingdom United States Canada Australia Explanation: An MoU signed by India & US to promote cooperation on Small & Medium Enterprises. An MoU signed between the Ministry of Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises and the Small Business Administration (SBA) of the Government of the United States of America to promote cooperation on Small and Medium-size Enterprises (SMEs). On August 13, the MoU was signed in New Delhi between S C L Das, Secretary, Ministry of MSMEs, and Isabel Casillas Guzman, SBA Administrator, Government of the United States of America. The MoU provides a framework for both parties to discuss MSME-related issues and explore possibilities of cooperation. It envisages an exchange of expertise between the two sides on issues related to improving the participation of MSMEs in the global markets. It also provides for organizing joint programmes to empower women entrepreneurs and facilitate business partnerships between women-owned small businesses of two countries. 2 / 10 Q2. Who has been appointed as the new head coach of India's junior men's hockey team? Dhanraj Pillay PR Sreejesh Sandeep Singh Manpreet Singh Explanation: Goalkeeper PR Sreejesh will be the new head coach of India's junior men's team. Following India's bronze medal victory at the 2024 Olympics, Hockey India (HI) has announced that retiring goalkeeper PR Sreejesh will become the junior men's hockey team's next head coach. PR Sreejesh had announced his retirement from the sport after the Paris Olympics. India won the bronze medal for the second consecutive time by defeating Spain 2-1 due to the brilliant performance of the Indian goalkeeper. In 2017, he received the Padma Shri, India's fourth highest civilian award, and in 2021, he awarded the Khel Ratna, the country's highest sporting honor. 3 / 10 Q3. 28th Central and State Statistical Organization Conference was held in which city? Chennai Jaipur Hyderabad New Delhi Explanation: 28th Central & State Statistical Organizations Conference Concluded in New Delhi. The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (has organized the 28th conference of central and state statistical organizations. The theme of this conference was the ‘Use of Data for Decision Making- Strengthening State Statistical System.’ A wide range of subjects of common interest between Central and State Government departments were discussed during the conference. Representatives of more than 30 Central Ministries and departments with State and Union Territories attended the conference. Union Minister Rao Inderjit Singh had inaugurated the conference. 4 / 10 Q4. NPCI incorporated ____________Services as a wholly-owned subsidiary. NPCI BHIM Phone Pay Razor Pay None of the above Explanation: NPCI incorporated NPCI BHIM Services as a wholly-owned subsidiary. National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) incorporated Bharat Interface for Money (BHIM) as a wholly-owned subsidiary. The new entity is known as NPCI-BHIM Services Ltd (NBSL). Lalitha Nataraj will be the chief executive officer (CEO) of the new subsidiary. Lalitha Nataraj has earlier worked with IDFC FIRST Bank and ICICI Bank. Rahul Handa will be chief business officer (CBO) of NPCI-BHIM Services Ltd (NBSL). He had worked as the executive vice president at the Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC). At present, PhonePe and Google Pay jointly process about 85% of UPI volumes in India. 5 / 10 Q5. What is the name of the para shuttler suspended by Badminton World Federation for breaching the anti-doping regulations? Pramod Bhagat Suhas Yathiraj Lucas Mazur Mandeep Kaur Explanation: Badminton World Federation (BWF) suspended para shuttler Pramod Bhagat. BWF suspended him for a period of 18 months for breaching the anti-doping regulations. He will remain suspended from all badminton-related activities until September 1, 2025. As a result, he will miss Paris Paralympics 2024. Pramod Bhagat is a Tokyo 2020 Paralympic gold medal winner. Badminton World Federation announced that Pramod has been suspended on account of where about failure. 6 / 10 Q6. ICMR and Panacea Biotec started phase 3 trial of indigenous Dengue Vaccine. What is the name of the vaccine? AllDengi Dengi Pre Pre Dengu DengiAll Explanation: ICMR and Panacea Biotec have started the Phase 3 clinical trial of DengiAll, India's first indigenous dengue vaccine. This trial will evaluate the efficacy of India’s indigenous tetravalent dengue vaccine, DengiAll, developed by Panacea Biotec. The first participant in this trial was vaccinated at Pandit Bhagwat Dayal Sharma Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences (PGIMS), Rohtak. At present, there is no antiviral treatment or licensed vaccine for dengue in India. The tetravalent dengue vaccine strain (TV003/TV005) originally was developed by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), USA. ICMR and Panacea Biotec will conduct the Phase 3 clinical trial across 19 sites in 18 States and Union Territories of India. 7 / 10 Q7. Who has been appointed as Director of Enforcement Directorate? Harendra Kumar Shailesh Kumar Rahul Navin Mukesh Kumar Explanation: A 1993 batch Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer, Rahul Navin, has been appointed as the new director of the Enforcement Directorate (ED). The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved Navin’s appointment for a period of two years. Before this appointment, Navin was serving as the Special Director of the Enforcement Directorate. Rahul Navin joined the ED in November 2019 as a Special Director (OSD). He was appointed acting director of the ED after the tenure of Sanjay Kumar Mishra ended in September 2023. 8 / 10 Q8. How many Gallantry awards to Armed Forces and Central Armed Police Forces personnel have been approved by President Droupadi Murmu? 100 101 102 103 Explanation: 103 Gallantry awards to Armed Forces and Central Armed Police Forces personnel have been approved by President Droupadi Murmu. These are four Kirti Chakras including three posthumous, 18 Shaurya Chakras including four posthumous and one Bar to Sena Medal (Gallantry). Kirti Chakra was granted to Major Malla Rama Gopal Naidu, and posthumously to Colonel Manpreet Singh, Rifleman Ravi Kumar and Himayun Muzzammil Bhat. Two Shaurya Chakras were granted to Navy personnel and two were granted to Air Force personnel. Five of the 18 Shaurya Chakras went to CAPF personnel under Home Ministry. Among the Gallantry awards are 63 Sena Medals (Gallantry) including two posthumous, 11 Nao Sena Medals (Gallantry) and six Vayu Sena Medals (Gallantry). The President has also approved 39 Mention-in-Despatches, including posthumously to Army Dog Kent for their significant contributions in different military operations. The operations include Operation Rakshak, Operation Snow Leopard, Operation Sahayata, Operation Hifazat, Operation Orchid and Operation Katchal. One President’s Tatrakshak Medal (Distinguished Service), one Tatrakshak Medal (Gallantry) and two Tatrakshak Medals (Meritorious Service) to the Indian Coast Guard personnel has also been approved by President. President’s Police Medal for Distinguished Services and the Police Medal for Meritorious Service has also been approved. 9 / 10 Q9. Who has been appointed as India's new ambassador to the United Nations? Nipendra Mishra Rajeev Kumar P Harish Amitabh Kant Explanation: Diplomat Parvathnenni Harish was appointed as India's next ambassador to the United Nations in New York on August 14. He is currently serving as India's ambassador to Germany. The post of India's ambassador or permanent representative to the United Nations is vacant since Ruchira Kamboj retired in June. 10 / 10 Q10. How many new Ramsar sites have been announced in India recently? 3 4 5 6 Explanation: Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Bhupendra Yadav recently said that India has added three more sites to the Ramsar sites network, with this the number of Ramsar sites in India has increased to 85. Nanjarayan Bird Sanctuary and Kazhuveli Bird Sanctuary in Tamil Nadu and Tawa Reservoir in Madhya Pradesh have been added to this list. Your score is LinkedIn Facebook Twitter VKontakte Post navigation UPSC EXAM QUIZ 17.08.2024 UPSC EXAM QUIZ 20.08.2024
