ALL EXAM QUIZ 26.08.2024

Explanation:

• Lata Mangeshkar Award will be presented to K S Chithra and Uttam Singh.
• The Madhya Pradesh government will present the National Lata Mangeshkar Award to renowned musician Uttam Singh and playback singer K.S. Chitra at a function here on September 28.
• The state culture department confers this award every year on Mangeshkar's birth anniversary.
• Uttam Singh will be awarded the Mangeshkar Award for 2022, while Chitra will be awarded the award for 2023.
• For the first time, the awards ceremony will be held in an auditorium built by the state government in memory of Mangeshkar.

Explanation:

• Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) and Department of Posts have signed a MoU.
• Under the MoU, the employees of the Postal Department will physically verify new units being established all over India under the PMEGP.
• The KVIC will also provide training to the employees for the physical verification process.
• Postal Department’s Deputy General Manager Dr Amanpreet Singh and Deputy CEO of PMEGP Rajan Babu on behalf of KVIC signed MoU.
• Prime Minister's Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP) is a credit-linked subsidy scheme launched in 2008.
• It is implemented by the Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) at the national level.
• It was launched by merging two schemes- Prime Minister's Rojgar Yojana (PMRY) and Rural Employment Generation Programme (REGP).

Explanation:

• NPCI has introduced UPI Circle- Delegated Payments for secondary users.
• Through the UPI Circle-Delegate Payments feature, a primary UPI user can establish a partial or full delegation link with their trusted secondary users via the UPI App.
• Within the security parameters and procedures, a primary user can grant permission to a reliable secondary user to complete transactions.
• When full delegation is used, the primary user gives permission to a secondary user to start and finish UPI transactions within predetermined spending limits.
• When there is partial delegation, the primary user approves the start of payment requests from secondary users, and the primary user uses the UPI PIN to finish the UPI transaction.
• Up to five secondary users can be delegated by a primary user. Only one primary user's delegation can be accepted by a secondary user.

Explanation:

• Supreme Court constituted a 10-member national task force to ensure the safety of doctors.
• Supreme Court formed a 10-member national task force (NTF) to frame protocol and ensure the safety of doctors.
• This task force will develop a national protocol to ensure the safety and facilities of healthcare workers at their workplaces.
• The Supreme Court formed this task force after nationwide protests by doctors over the rape and murder of a 31-year-old resident doctor at Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College and Hospital.

Explanation:

• India’s second home-built 700 MW nuclear power reactor at Kakrapar Atomic Power Station (KAPS) became fully operational with full capacity.
• Unit 4 of the KAPS plant had been operating at 90% capacity before reaching the full capacity of 700 MWe.
• The KAPS-4 unit started commercial operations on March 31, 2024.
• India is constructing 14 more 700 MW nuclear power reactors of the same design.
• These are expected to commence operations progressively by 2031-32.
• NPCIL is currently operating a fleet of 24 reactors with a total capacity of 8180 MW.

Explanation:

• Scientists discovered liquid water on Mars for the first time.
• As per a new study, there could be Oceans of liquid water inside the rocky outer crust of Mars.
• This is the first time that scientists have discovered liquid water on the planet.
• ‘Liquid water in the Martian mid-crust’ study was published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS).
• This layer is situated at depths of about 10 to 20 km in the Martian crust.
• The study predicts that water could have seeped from the surface billions of years ago when Mars have rivers, lakes, and possibly oceans.
• This finding would help researchers understand the water cycle of Mars in a better way.
• The discovery would also give impetus to the ongoing search for evidence of life on Mars.
• The researchers used the data from NASA’s Mars Insight Lander, which landed on Mars in 2018.

Explanation:

• Rohit Sharma received the 'Men's International Cricketer of the Year' award at the Ceat Cricket Rating Awards 2023–24.
• India captain Rohit Sharma has been named the 'Men's International Cricketer of the Year' at the Ceat Cricket Rating Awards 2023–24.
• Virat Kohli was named the 'Men's ODI Batter of the Year' while Mohammed Shami has been named the 'ODI Bowler of the Year'.
• Rahul Dravid has received the 'Lifetime Achievement Award' at the Ceat Cricket Rating Awards 2023–24.
• Yashasvi Jaiswal has received the 'Men's Test Batter of the Year' award, while R. Ashwin has been named the 'Men's Test Bowler of the Year'.
• Tamil Nadu captain R Sai Kishore received the 'Domestic cricketer of the Year' award.
• New Zealand's Tim Southee received the 'Men'' T20I Bowler of the Year' award.
• England's Phil Salt has been adjudged the 'Best Batter of the Year' in T-20 format.

Explanation:

• Hyderabad's Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) has once again won the coveted title of Best Airport at the India Travel Awards, its third consecutive win.
• This award is a testament to the airport’s excellence, and recognises our commitment to creative social media engagement and exceptional airline support.
• In 2023, RGIA was also awarded the Skytrax 'Best Airport Staff in India & South Asia 2024' award in Frankfurt, Germany.

Explanation:

• M Suresh has been appointed as the interim chairman of the Airports Authority of India (AAI) from August 2024.
• The change comes after the government decided to remove the previous chairman Sanjiv Kumar from the post, marking a significant change in the leadership of the organisation.

Explanation:

• Rajesh Nambiar has been appointed as the chairman-designate of the National Association of Software and Service Companies (NASSCOM) in place of Debjani Ghosh.
• His term ends in November 2024. Following this appointment, Nambiar has resigned from his role as Chairman and Managing Director of Cognizant India.