15 ALL EXAM ENGLISH QUIZ 09.02.2024 Daily Quiz 1 / 10 Q1. In which city was the foundation stone of India's first digital National Archives Museum laid? Bangalore Hyderabad Pune Lucknow Explanation: India's first digital National Epigraphy Museum's foundation stone was laid in Hyderabad. The foundation stone of the country's first digital National Epigraphy Museum was laid by Union Culture Minister G Kishan Reddy on 6 February at the Salar Jung Museum in Hyderabad. The Archaeological Survey of India is setting up the museum and it will house about one lakh ancient inscriptions from different languages and periods. 2 / 10 Q2. Which of the following statements is correct? "Dhami against drugs campaign" has been launched by Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami. It is being run by Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha Metropolitan Dehradun for the entire month of February. Which of the above statement/statements are correct? 1 only 2 only Both 1 and 2 Neither 1 nor 2 Explanation: Dhami against drugs campaign" has been launched by Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami. It is being run by Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha Metropolitan Dehradun from 5th February to 10th February. On this occasion, T-shirts and posters related to the campaign were also released by the Chief Minister. Earlier, Dhami called upon the people of the state to come forward to help the government in its resolution to make the state drug-free by the year 2025. In addition, he organized a high-level meeting and directed the officials to rapidly involve students and colleges in the campaign to achieve the goal of “Drug-Free Uttarakhand” by the year 2025. 3 / 10 Q3. Who has been appointed as the new prime minister of Yemen? Ahmad al-Ghashmi Ibrahim al-Hamdi Ahmed Awad bin Mubarak Salim Rubai Ali Explanation: Yemen's Presidential Leadership Council appointed Ahmed Awad bin Mubarak as the new prime minister. He has taken the place of Maeen Abdulmalik Saeed, who will assume the role of an advisor to the Chairman of the Presidential Leadership Council. Ahmed Awad Bin Mubarak was also designated as Yemen’s representative to the United Nations in 2018. He also served as foreign minister of Yemen from 2020. Ahmed Awad Bin Mubarak came into the news in 2015 when he was kidnapped by the Houthis while he was serving as Yemen’s presidential chief of staff. Yemen is experiencing tensions as a result of attacks on ships by Houthi rebels in the Red Sea. 4 / 10 Q4. Safe Internet Day is celebrated every year on Tuesday of the second week of which month? January March June February Explanation: The Safer Internet Day is observed every year on Tuesday of the second week of February. It is observed to promote a safer and more responsible use of online technology. Safer Internet Day was first observed in 2004 as an initiative of the SafeBorders project, funded by the European Union (EU). 5 / 10 Q5. Which has won the Best Green Bond - Corporate Award at The Asset Triple A Awards for Sustainable Finance 2024? REC Limited NTPC Limited ONGC Limited Oil India Limited Explanation: REC Limited has won the Best Green Bond - Corporate Award at The Asset Triple A Awards for Sustainable Finance 2024. It won the award for issuance of $750 million USD Green Bonds in April 2023. This was the first USD Green Bond issuance from India after India assumed G20 Presidency. 6 / 10 Q6. The government of which countries has approved a visa-free policy for Indian nationals? Iraq Iran Saudi Arabia Israel Explanation: A visa-free policy for Indian nationals has been approved by the Iranian government. This visa-free policy will be only valid for tourism purposes. This policy allows Indian citizens holding ordinary passports to enter Iran without a visa. However, this entry can be only once every six months for a maximum stay of 15 days. 7 / 10 Q7. RBI approved which Bank group to acquire up to 9.5 pc in 6 banks? SBI ICICI IDFC HDFC Explanation: HDFC Bank group entities received Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) approval to acquire "aggregate holding" of up to 9.5 per cent of the paid-up share capital or voting rights in six banks. These banks include Axis Bank, Survoday Small Finance Bank, ICICI Bank, Bandhan Bank, YES Bank and IndusInd Bank. The approvals were granted after the applications submitted by HDFC Bank (as a promoter/sponsor of the Group) to the RBI on December 18, 2023 8 / 10 Q8. India's first hypervelocity expansion tunnel test facility has been developed by? IIT Delhi IIT Madras IIT Kanpur IIT Patna Explanation: India's first hypervelocity expansion tunnel test facility has been developed by IIT Kanpur. The Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IITK) successfully established India's first hypervelocity expansion tunnel test facility. It is a major milestone for India, only a few countries have advanced hypersonic testing capability. This facility can simulate the hypersonic circumstances seen during atmospheric entry by producing flight speeds between 3 and 10 km/s. 9 / 10 Q9. Which Indian celebrity was granted UAE's 'Golden Visa'? Anand Kumar Manoj Bajpayee Pankaj Tripathi Prashant Kishore Explanation: Super 30 founder Anand Kumar has been granted 'Golden Visa' by the United Arab Emirates government. Earlier, Indian celebrities like Bollywood actors Shahrukh Khan, Salman Khan and Sanjay Dutt have got this special visa. Anand has been running his Super 30 program in Patna since 2002. In the year 2023, he was awarded the Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award by the Government of India. 10 / 10 Q10. Match list i and list ii select the correct answer by using the code give: Based on the above list, select the correct answer using the given code? A-1, B-4, C-2, D-3 A-2, B-1, C-4, D-3 A-3, B-2, C-1, D-4 A-3, B-4, C-2, D-1 Your score is LinkedIn Facebook Twitter VKontakte Post navigation ALL EXAM QUIZ 08.02.2024 UPSC QUIZ 09.02.2024
