10 ALL EXAM ENGLISH QUIZ 15.02.2024 Daily Quiz 1 / 10 Q1. India’s first state-of-the-art small animal hospital was launched by Tata Trusts in which city? New Delhi Mumbai Bangalore Jamshedpur Explanation: India’s first state-of-the-art Small Animal Hospital launched by Tata Trusts in Mahalaxmi, Mumbai. It is the first hospital of its kind and is spread over 98,000 sq. ft. across 5 floors with a capacity of over 200 beds. The hospital is inspired by philanthropist and former Tata Group chairman Ratan Tata's vision of a super speciality hospital for pets. The facility will provide round-the-clock services through trained pet-sensitive veterinarians, nurses, and technicians to provide quality care with the mission of saving lives. 2 / 10 Q2. What is the theme of World Pulses Day 2024? "Pulses: nourishing soils and people" "Pulses for a Sustainable Future" "Pulses to empower youth in achieving sustainable agrifood systems" "Lovepulses" Explanation: World Pulses Day is celebrated every year to increase awareness about the nutritional and environmental benefits of pulses. The theme for World Pulses Day 2024 is "Pulses: nourishing soils and people." 10 February was proclaimed as World Pulses Day by UN General Assembly in 2019. Burkina Faso had proposed this day in the General Assembly. It is a landlocked country in West Africa. UN General Assembly announced 2016 as the International Year of Pulses. 3 / 10 Q3. Which countries has been named Guests of Honor for the World Governments Summit? India, Turkiye, and Qatar India, France, and Qatar Italy and Qatar Pakistan and India Explanation: India, Turkiye, and Qatar have been named Guests of Honor for the World Governments Summit. The 2024 World Governments Summit is scheduled to take place in Dubai from February 12–14. 'Shaping Future Governments’ is the theme of the World Governments Summit 2024. The delegations from Turkiye, India, and Qatar will be led by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani, respectively. 25 government and state heads from around the world will participate in the summit. During the summit, the guest countries will showcase their successful experiences and developmental practices. Representatives of over 85 international and regional organizations, 120 governmental delegations, and 4,000 attendees will attend the summit. 4 / 10 Q4. NASA has recently launched the PACE mission. In PACE, the letter ‘C’ has been used for which of the following? Cloud Climate change Celestial Bodies Cosmid Explanation: NASA launched PACE mission to study Earth's atmosphere and oceans as the globe heats. Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, Ocean Ecosystem (PACE) is a NASA mission that took off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. PACE will improve our knowledge of the ways that oceanic processes and air particles contribute to global warming. With the use of its hyperspectral ocean colour instrument, it will measure water bodies over a wide range of light. With this, scientists will be able to track the distribution of phytoplankton and pinpoint the populations that inhabit it. 5 / 10 Q5. Government of India and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) signed a $200 million loan agreement to strengthen flood and riverbank erosion risk management along the Brahmaputra River in which of the following states? Arunachal Pradesh West Bengal Assam Meghalaya Explanation: A $200 million loan agreement has been signed by the Government of India and the Asian Development Bank (ADB). The purpose of loan agreement is strengthening flood and riverbank erosion risk management on or beside the 650 km long region of the Brahmaputra River in Assam. The loan agreement is for the Climate Resilient Brahmaputra Integrated Flood and Riverbank Erosion Risk Management Project in Assam. The project uses the success and lessons from the Assam Integrated Flood and Riverbank Erosion Risk Management Investment Programme as a basis for further progress. This Programme was financed by ADB. It was implemented during 2010-2020. The project interventions will become part of the broader stabilization of the Brahmaputra River in high-priority flood- and erosion-prone areas. They will build the disaster resilience of the state. 6 / 10 Q6. Which of the following statements is correct regarding the Chhattisgarh government budget for FY25? Chhattisgarh Finance Minister OP Choudhary presented a budget of Rs 3.47 trillion for 2024-25. The gross fiscal deficit of the state is estimated to be Rs 19,696 for FY25. Which of the above statement/statements are correct? 1 only 2 only Both 1 and 2 Neither 1 nor 2 Explanation: Chhattisgarh Finance Minister OP Choudhary presented a budget of Rs 1.47 trillion for 2024-25. For FY25, the capital expenditure is expected to remain Rs 22,300 crore. No additional taxes have been imposed by the government. The gross fiscal deficit of the state is estimated to be Rs 19,696 for FY25. It includes Rs 3,400 crore of special assistance for capital expenditure by the Union government. The net fiscal deficit is estimated to be Rs 16,296 crore, it will be 2.90% of the gross state domestic product (GSDP). In FY25, the capital expenditures for next fiscal will be around Rs 22,300 crore. In the next five years, the GSDP will increase from Rs 5 trillion to Rs 10 trillion. Rs 500 crore has been allocated for Deendayal Upadhyay Bhoomiheen Krishi Majdoor Yojana. Under this scheme, landless labourers will get assistance of Rs 10,000. Rs 8,369 crore has been allocated for the construction of 18 lakh houses under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana. To strengthen small and medium farmers, Rs 10,000 crore has been allocated for Krishak Unnati Yojana. The Shri Ram Lalla Darshan initiative has received a budgetary amount of Rs 35 crore. 7 / 10 Q7. Sebastian Pinera died at the age of 74 in a helicopter crash. He was a former president of which country? Argentina Brazil Egypt Chile Explanation: Chile’s former president, Sebastian Pinera, died at the age of 74. Former President of Chile Sebastian Pinera died in a helicopter crash. He leaves behind a mixed legacy in Chile that draws both praise and criticism. He served as president of Chile from 2010 to 2014 and again from 2018 to 2022. According to Forbes, he is the third richest person in Chile and the 1177th richest person in the world. He became Chile's first conservative president to be democratically elected since 1958. As of 2024, he was ranked 1,176 on Forbes' global rich list, with a net worth of $2.7 billion. 8 / 10 Q8. Which conservation reserve has been approved by the Telangana State Board for Wildlife? Mamdapur Conservation Reserve Tiruvidaimarudur Conservation Reserve Sudhmahadev conservation reserve Tadoba-Kawal conservation reserve Explanation: Telangana State Board for Wildlife approved the Tadoba-Kawal conservation reserve. The Forest Department's proposal to declare the corridor area between Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve and Kawal Tiger Reserve as a conservation reserve has been approved by the Telangana State Board for Wildlife. Now, the proposal will be sent to the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change. After the central government approves, the 1,492-square-kilometre area in Kagaznagar and Asifabad divisions will become a conservation reserve. 9 / 10 Q9. For whom did Bihar State Disaster Management Authority launch 'Nitish' device? Providing alerts about lightning, floods, heat waves and cold waves. Providing information about methods of organic farming. Spreading information about crop diseases. None of the above Explanation: Bihar State Disaster Management Authority launched the ‘NITISH’ device. Novel Initiative Technological Intervention for Safety of Humanlives (NITISH) device has been developed by the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Patna in association with the Bihar State Disaster Management Authority. This pendant-shaped device will alert about lightning, floods, heat waves and cold waves to users through voice messages. This device has been synced with the Bihar Meteorological Service Centre. Recently, this device was launched in the presence of CM Nitish Kumar in Patna. This device will alert users half an hour before lightning or flooding. It will get charged from body heat and will sound an alert in three different ways. 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 Explanation: A-3, B-2, C-1, D-4 Your score is LinkedIn Facebook Twitter VKontakte Post navigation UPSC QUIZ 09.02.2024 UPSC QUIZ 15.02.2024
