ALL EXAM QUIZ 03.07.2024

Explanation:

• The Global IndiaAI Summit 2024 will be held on July 3-4 in New Delhi.
• It is expected to be attended by leading AI experts, industry representatives, international organisations and members of academia.
• The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology is organizing the summit.
• The summit will focus on advancing AI development in seven key areas outlined by the India AI Mission: compute capabilities, foundational models, datasets, application development, future skills, startup financing, and safe AI.

Explanation:

• India's opener Shafali Verma smashed the fastest double century in the history of women's Test cricket, surpassing Australia's Annabel Sutherland during the one-off Test against South Africa.
• Shafali completed her double century in just 194 balls, breaking the record of Sutherland, who had scored a double century in 248 balls against South Africa earlier this year.

Explanation:

• Vienna is the world's best city to live as per the Global Liveability Index 2024.
• Vienna, Austria, has secured first place in the Global Liveability Index for the third year in a row.
• The city has secured a 98.4 score on the Global Index.
• The Global Liveability Index gives ranking to 173 cities across five categories, including stability, healthcare, culture and environment, education and infrastructure.

Explanation:

• Dr Usha Thakur received the 12th Vishwa Hindi Samman in a Hindi Samvad event.
• This Hindi Samvad event has been organized by the Embassy of India in Nepal.
• This award has been given by the Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India.
• She translated more than 40 literatures in Hindi and Nepali and strengthened Hindi language.
• The 12th World Hindi Conference was held in Fiji in 2023.

Explanation:

• Three new criminal laws have come into effect from July 1.
• The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), the Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), and the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam (BSA) were passed in Parliament in December 2023.
• They will replace the Indian Penal Code (IPC), 1860, the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC), 1973, and the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 respectively.
• Three new criminal laws received Parliament’s approval on December 21, 2023.
• President Droupadi Murmu gave assent on December 25, 2023.

Explanation:

• India Navy developed one of the most powerful non-nuclear bombs.
• The Indian Navy has successfully developed and certified a new explosive bomb named, ‘SEBEX 2’.
• It is 2.01 times more powerful than standard TNT (Trinitrotoluene).
• The Navy has evaluated, tested, and certified it under its Defense Export Promotion Scheme.
• It will increase the potency and efficiency of weapons and ammunition in use.

Explanation:

• Goods and Services Tax (GST) Day is observed every year on 1 July.
• This day was first observed on July 1, 2018, marking the first anniversary of the GST tax system’s adoption.
• The Goods and Services Tax was first implemented on July 1, 2017.
• Parliament enacted the Constitution (101st Amendment) Act in 2016, which authorized the central government to charge and collect GST.
• The GST Council, comprising finance ministers from the central and state governments, supervises the implementation of the GST.

Explanation:

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi released three books on the life and journey of former Vice President of India M Venkaiah Naidu via video conferencing on June 30.

The books released by the Prime Minister are

1. Biography of the former Vice President titled “Venkaiah Naidu: Life in Service” authored by Shri S Nagesh Kumar, former Resident Editor of The Hindu, Hyderabad edition
2. “Celebrating Bharat: The Mission and Message of Shri M Venkaiah Naidu as 13th Vice–President of India”, a Photo chronicle compiled by Dr I.V. Subba Rao, Former Secretary to Vice-President of India
3. Pictorial biography in Telugu titled “Mahaneta: Life and Journey of Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu” authored by Shri Sanjay Kishore.

Explanation:

• Russia for the first time sent two trains laden with coal through the International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC) to India.

International North-South Transport Corridor

• INSTC is a 7,200-kilometer Multimode Transit Route linking the Indian Ocean and the Persian Gulf to the Caspian Sea via Iran and onward to northern Europe via St. Petersburg in Russia.
• It connects ship, rail, and road routes for moving cargo between India, Iran, Azerbaijan, Russia, Central Asia, and Europe.

Origin

• It was launched on 12th September 2000 in St. Petersburg, by a trilateral agreement signed by Iran, Russia and India at the Euro-Asian Conference on Transport in 2000 for promoting transportation cooperation among the Member States.

Explanation:

• India, the largest remittance recipient globally, is expected to receive inward remittances of $124 billion in 2024 and $129 billion in 2025.
• In 2023, India received $120 billion, reflecting a growth rate of 7.5%, which is projected to slow down to 3.7% in 2024.
• The World Bank’s June 2024 Migration and Development Brief highlights these trends, noting India as the leading migrant origin country with 18.7 million migrants.