1 ALL EXAM ENGLISH QUIZ 27.08.2024 Daily Quiz 1 / 10 Q1. The first National Space Day in India was celebrated on August 23, 2024. What was the theme of this event? Exploring New Horizons: India's Space Journey Touching Lives while Touching the Moon: India’s Space Saga Beyond the Stars: India's Space Ambitions Reaching for the Sky: India's Space Exploration Explanation: The first National Space Day was celebrated in India on August 23, 2024. On August 23, 2023, the Chandrayaan-3 mission completed the safe and soft landing of the Vikram lander on the lunar surface. President Draupadi Murmu inaugurated the main function, which was held at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi. The theme of National Space Day 2024 is "Touching Lives while Touching the Moon: India’s Space Saga." 2 / 10 Q2. India has approved the export of an additional 251 MW of power from which country? Bhutan Bangladesh Nepal Sri Lanka Explanation: Export of additional 251 MW power from 12 hydropower projects in Nepal was approved by India's designated authority for cross-border trade. For the first time, Nepal will export electricity to Bihar through a medium-term power sales agreement. With this approval, the total sanctioned quantity has increased from 690 MW from 16 projects to 941 MW from 28 projects. Even before the approval of this 251 MW, Nepal had become a net exporter of electricity, earning net revenue of 16.93 billion Nepalese rupees by selling electricity in the last financial year. In October 2021, for the first time, India approved the export of 39 MW of electricity from Nepal. In less than three years, this figure has increased more than 24 times. Nepal Electricity Authority has also signed medium term power sales agreements with distribution companies of Haryana and Bihar. The long-term power agreement between India and Nepal envisages sale of up to 10,000 MW of power from Nepal to India over the next 10 years. 3 / 10 Q3. Paytm has decided to sell entertainment ticketing business to whom? Zomato Swiggy Ola Phone Pay Explanation: Paytm has decided to sell the entertainment ticketing business to Zomato. Zomato will acquire movie and event ticketing businesses from Paytm worth Rs 2,048 crore. Paytm says it will strengthen its focus on core payments and financial service distribution. The transfer will also include 280 existing employees from the entertainment ticketing business at the company. Paytm built movie ticketing and acquired TicketNew and Insider for Rs 268 crores between 2017 and 2018. This is the second-largest acquisition by Zomato after the acquisition of Blinkit in 2021. 4 / 10 Q4. Girish Sahni passed away at the age of 68. He was the former chief of____________. CBSE UPSC ONGC CSIR Explanation: Former CSIR chief Girish Sahni passed away at the age of 68. Dr. Sahni was famous for his research on the formation and alleviation of blood clots and ‘clot buster’ drugs. He had developed clot-specific streptokinase, which is a drug whose licensing rights were sold to Nostrum Pharmaceuticals. He also led a team that developed India’s first indigenous clot-bluster drug, named ‘STPase’ by Cadila Pharmaceuticals Ltd. His term as CSIR director-general ended in August 2018. He was also a recipient of the National Biotechnology Product Development Award (2002). 5 / 10 Q5. Union Minister of Ports, Shipping, and Waterways, Sarbananda Sonowal launched skilling program at which of the following ports? Jawaharlal Nehru Port Kandla Port Mangalore Port Cochin Port Explanation: Union Minister of Ports, Shipping, and Waterways, Sarbananda Sonowal launched skilling program at Jawaharlal Nehru Port. The Minister also inaugurated beautification and rejuvenation projects in the vicinity of Jawaharlal Nehru Port. He further inaugurated three significant water bodies aimed at enhancing the ecological balance in the region. Letters of Intent for the recently e-auctioned Phase 7 at the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority, JNPA, Special Economic Zone were issued by the minister to the concessionaires. 6 / 10 Q6. Sri Lanka will grant free visa access to how many nations from October 1? 34 35 36 37 Explanation: Beginning on October 1, Sri Lanka will grant free visa access to 35 nations, including India. 34 other countries are included in the list in addition to India. The United States, United Kingdom, China, Israel, New Zealand, Nepal, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Japan, and Australia are a few of the well-known countries. On September 21, Sri Lankans will cast ballots to choose a new president. Following the resignation of then-President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, Wickremesinghe took office as Sri Lanka's eighth President in July 2022. In July, he declared his candidature for the presidential elections. But the largest party in parliament, SLPP, chose not to support President Ranil Wickremesinghe. Instead, the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) nominated a candidate of their own. 7 / 10 Q7. Who was given the first Vigyan Ratna Award by President Draupadi Murmu? G.R. Desiraju Padmanabhan Balaram CNR Rao Govindrajan Padmanabhan Explanation: President Droupadi Murmu conferred the first-ever Vigyan Ratna Puraskar on noted biochemist and former director of the Bangalore-based Indian Institute of Science Govindrajan Padmanabhan. Vigyan Ratna Puraskar is India’s top science award. The Vigyan Ratna Award is presented to scientists who have made lifetime contributions in any field of Science and Technology. President also conferred 13 Vigyan Shri Puraskar, 18 Vigyan Yuva-Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prizes and one Vigyan Team award. Vigyan Shri Awards are presented to scientists for their path-breaking research in their respective domains. The Vigyan Team Award has been presented to a team of three or more scientists for making groundbreaking research contributions. It has been presented to the Chandrayaan-3 team for the successful landing of the Chandrayaan-3 lander on the south pole of the moon. 8 / 10 Q8. How many challenges have been launched by Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnav under the ‘Create in India Challenge-Season 1’? 28 29 30 25 Explanation: Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnav launched 25 challenges under the ‘Create in India Challenge-Season 1’. For the World Audio Visual and Entertainment Summit (WAVES), Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnav launched 25 challenges under the ' Create in India Challenge--Season 1'. These challenges cover different disciplines including animation, filmmaking, gaming, music and visual arts. These challenges are being hosted by industry associations as well as organisations. 9 / 10 Q9. In July, India surpassed ________ to become the world's largest importer of Russian oil. US UK China Germany Explanation: In July, India surpassed China to become the world's largest importer of Russian oil. July saw a record import of 2.07 million barrels per day (bpd) of Russian crude. This accounted for 44% of India's total imports. This is a 4.2% increase from June and a 12% increase from the same month last year. 10 / 10 Q10. Consider the following statements: 1. Amul has been ranked as the strongest food brand in the world. 2. Previous year, Amul was ranked at the second position. Amul is already ranked number one dairy brand in the world. Which of the above statement/statements are correct? 1 only 2 only Both 1 and 2 Neither 1 nor 2 Explanation: According to the latest Food & Drink 2024 report, Amul has been ranked as the strongest food brand in the world. Previous year, Amul was ranked at the second position. Amul is already ranked number one dairy brand in the world. According to the report, Amul has a brand strength index of 91 out of 100. It has an AAA+ rating, as per the report. As per the report, Amul’s brand value increased 11% to $3.3 billion. Brand Finance has published the annual report on the most valuable and strongest food, dairy & non-alcoholic drinks brands. Brand Finance is world’s leading brand consultancy. Amul has strongly performed in familiarity, consideration, and recommendation metrics. Amul’s brand value grew 11% over 2023. It now stands at $3.3 billion in the 2024 ranking. At $20.8 billion, Nestlé continues to be the most valuable food brand in the world. With a $12 billion valuation, Lay's has reached to the second spot. In the market for non-alcoholic drinks, Coca-Cola is the global leader, with Pepsi coming in second. Your score is LinkedIn Facebook Twitter VKontakte Post navigation UPSC EXAM QUIZ 26.08.2024 UPSC EXAM QUIZ 27.08.2024
