ALL EXAM QUIZ 14.06.2024

Explanation:

• Max Verstappen won the third consecutive Canadian Grand Prix.
• For the third year in a row, Red Bull driver Max Verstappen emerged victorious at the Canadian Grand Prix, marking his 60th Formula 1 triumph, and sixth in nine races this year.
• Max Verstappen has 50 wins in the last 75 F1 races.
• Verstappen finished 3.879 seconds ahead of McLaren's Lando Norris in the 70-lap race on the 2.71-mile (4.36-kilometer) road course.
• With Russell and seven-time Montreal winner Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes took the third and fourth positions, respectively.

Explanation:

• "Vidyut Rakshak" unveiled by the Indian Army for better monitoring and control of generators.
• “Vidyut Rakshak” has been developed by the Army Design Bureau (ADB).
• On June 10, it was launched by Lt Gen Upendra Dwivedi, Vice Chief of the Army Staff (VCOAS).
• 'Vidyut Rakshak' is an Internet of Things-enabled system designed to monitor, protect and control generators.
• This innovation reflects the Indian Army's dedication towards adopting advanced technologies for operational efficiency.
• This system will apply to all generators existing in the Indian Army, irrespective of their type, make, rating or age.
• Moreover, it will also predict and prevent errors, and automate manual operations with a user-friendly interface, thereby saving manpower.
• An MoU for innovation production was signed during Aero India 2023 by the Indian Army and the Foundation for Innovation and Technology Transfer (FITT), IIT Delhi.
• Vidyut Rakshak is the first innovation launched under this MoU.

Explanation:

• Solar fury has been captured by ISRO’s Aditya-L1 spacecraft’s two onboard remote sensing instruments.
• The Solar Ultra Violet Imaging Telescope (SUIT) and the Visible Emission Line Coronagraph (VELC) have captured the dynamic activities of the Sun in May.
• These instruments recorded X-class and M-class flares associated with Coronal Mass Ejections (CMEs).
• These flares produced a major geomagnetic storm on May 11.
• ISRO released the Sun images acquired by the SUIT payload on May 17.
• Large solar flares may originate in these active regions due to changes in magnetic field.
• India’s maiden solar mission, Aditya-L1, reached the Lagrangian point (L1) on January 6, 2024. This mission was launched in September 2023.

Explanation:

• Inder Pal Singh Bindra has been appointed Competition Commission of India (CCI) secretary for a term of three years.
• He will replace Anupama Anand, who has resigned after being appointed in September 2023.
• Before the appointment, Bindra was posted as an officer in the income tax department.
• The Secretary is the nodal officer on behalf of the commission for making or receiving all statutory communications.

Explanation:

• IBBI has proposed simplifying the forms that resolution professionals (RPs) submit for the corporate insolvency resolution process (CIRP).
• Earlier this week, a discussion paper with the proposed changes was released.
• The changes will ease the burden of compliance, as recommended by the Financial Stability and Development Council (FSDC).
• The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) has proposed switching to a monthly compliance reporting framework.
• In this framework, on the last day of every month, insolvency professionals would report the status and progress of the CIRP.
• Insolvency professionals would do so by filing the applicable forms by 10th day of the following month.
• As of now, the timelines for filing CIRP forms are connected to several events.
• These events include appointment of RPs, the insolvency commencement date, public announcement, and issue of information memorandum.
• IBBI has proposed to eliminate certain forms, such as the pre assignment form and CIRP Form-6.
• CIRP Form-6 details interim finance, commencement of insolvency resolution process of guarantors of the company.

Explanation:

• Indian universities have been allowed to offer admissions twice a year by University Grants Commission (UGC).
• For the upcoming academic year, the UGC has permitted biannual admissions for Indian universities.
• Biannual admissions aim to increase student enrollment while reducing wait time for enrollment.
• Now, admissions will be open in July/August and January/February.
• Students who skip the first cycle because of personal reasons, health problems, or delays in board results will have more opportunities as a result.
• In the past, the UGC allowed biannual admissions for Open and Distance Learning (ODL) and Online modes.
• The policy has now been expanded to include regular mode programmes by the UGC.
• Biannual admissions will increase the Gross Enrolment Ratio.
• The National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 envisions India as a "Global Study Destination," and biannual admissions will help achieve this goal.

Explanation:

• Indian Navy's indigenous Stealth Frigate INS Shivalik reached Yokosuka, Japan participated in the bilateral Japan-India Maritime Exercise 2024 (JIMEX 24).
• It is the eighth edition of JIMEX-24, which started in 2012.
• Japan is being represented by the Guided Missile Destroyer, JS Yugiri.
• The exercise includes both harbour and sea phases. In the harbour phase, professional, sports and social interactions will be conducted.
• Navies of both countries will show their warfighting skills at sea and will improve their interoperability through complex multi-discipline operations in the surface, sub-surface, and air domains.
• It will help in learning from each other's best practices and facilitates operational interactions between IN and JMSDF.
• It will also help in enhancing cooperation for maritime security in the Indo-Pacific.

Explanation:

• Suhelwa Wildlife Sanctuary to be the fifth tiger reserve in Uttar Pradesh.
• After the evidence of the tiger population, Suhelwa Wildlife Sanctuary will be established as the fifth tiger reserve of Uttar Pradesh.
• It is spread over the districts of Balrampur, Shravasti, and Gonda.
• This announcement was made during the 10th-anniversary celebration of the Pilibhit Tiger Reserve.
• Earlier, the Uttar Pradesh government approved the 4th Tiger Reserve in the Ranipur Wildlife Sanctuary.
• Amangarh Tiger Reserve, Dudhwa Tiger Reserve, and Pilibhit Tiger Reserve are the other tiger reserve in Uttar Pradesh.
• As of March 2024, 55 protected areas have been designated as tiger reserves.
• Suhelva Sanctuary is spread over an area of 452 square kilometres. It received the status of a wildlife sanctuary in 1998.

Explanation:

• Chandrababu Naidu took oath as Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister.
• Telugu Desam Party (TDP) chief N Chandrababu Naidu took oath as the chief minister of Andhra Pradesh for a fourth term.
• PM Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah attended the oath-taking ceremony.
• Jana Sena Party President Pawan Kalyan will be the Deputy Chief Minister in the Andhra Pradesh government.
• Nara Lokesh and 22 others also took the oath as ministers in the TDP-led government. The total strength of the Cabinet is 25.
• Chandrababu Naidu first became the chief minister in 1995.
• In 2014, Naidu was the first chief minister of bifurcated Andhra Pradesh.
• In the 2024 assembly election, the Telugu Desam Party won 135 seats, and the Jana Sena Party won 21 seats.
• Bharatiya Janata Party has won 8 seats, while Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party has won 11 seats.
• There are a total of 175 seats in the Andhra Pradesh Assembly.

Explanation:

• Mohan Charan Majhi has taken oath as the 15th Chief Minister of Odisha. BJP has returned to power after 24 years by winning 78 seats in the Odisha Assembly elections.
• He has been an MLA four times and comes from the Scheduled Tribe. Kanak Vardhan Singh Dev and Parvati Parida have taken oath as Deputy Chief Ministers.