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Daily & Latest Current Affairs in 2024

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1 .
What is ‘Ever Given’, that was making news recently?
A)
Cargo Ship
B)
UN resolution
C)
Cruise missile
D)
Covid Vaccine Candidate

Correct Answer :   Cargo Ship

A skyscraper-sized cargo ship MV Ever Given recently stuck in the Suez Canal near Suez, Egypt. As it stuck across the canal, over 150 other vessels which were to pass the waterway were waiting for the obstruction to clear.
Ever Given vehicle was carrying cargo between Asia and Europe. The Suez Canal is a narrow, man-made canal that divides continental Africa from the Sinai Peninsula.

Published On : April 1, 2021
2 .
Which country is set to gift nearly 2 lakh doses of COVID-19 vaccines to the UN Peace keepers?
A)
UK
B)
India
C)
China
D)
Russia

Correct Answer :   India

India has announced 200,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines as a gift to the UN peacekeepers. It will be sent on March 27 and will be distributed to the peacekeeping missions.
With this, it will be possible to administer the double doses of COVID-19 vaccines to all 85,782 UN peacekeepers serving in 12 peacekeeping operations across the world.

Published On : April 1, 2021
3 .
Which is the only country other than India to pass the miscarriages bereavement leave law?
A)
New Zealand
B)
Switzerland
C)
Germany
D)
Norway

Correct Answer :   New Zealand

The parliament of the New Zealand has recently passed legislation giving mothers and their partners the right to paid leave following a miscarriage or still birth.
It has become only the second country in the world to pass the law, after India. One in four New Zealand women experienced a miscarriage. This law will give employees three days leave when a pregnancy ends with a stillbirth.

Published On : April 1, 2021
4 .
Which country’s parliament has passed a bill to enable its incumbent President to run for two more terms from 2024?
A)
China
B)
Canada
C)
Russia
D)
United States

Correct Answer :   Russia

Russia’s lower house of parliament the State Duma has recently approved a bill, to enable its incumbent President Vladimir Putin to run for two more terms starting from 2024.
The draft law on elections was approved following the constitutional amendments adopted in a nationwide referendum in July 2020. The bill grants Putin the possibility of holding the office for two more terms until 2036.

Published On : March 31, 2021
5 .
‘Khelo India Scheme’ has been extended till which financial year?
A)
2025-26
B)
2024-25
C)
2023-24
D)
2022-23

Correct Answer :   2025-26

The Union Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju announced in Rajya Sabha that the ‘Khelo India Scheme’ has been extended from 2021-22 to 2025-26.
An amount of Rs 8750 crore has been estimated for implemetation of the new Khelo India Scheme. This data has also been provided to the Ministry of Finance by the Sports Ministry. Rs 657.71 crore has been allocated in the Budget for 2021-22 under the Khelo India Scheme.

Published On : March 31, 2021
6 .
Which city will host the AFC Women's Asian Cup 2022?
A)
Mumbai
B)
Ahmedabad
C)
Bhubaneswar
D)
All of the above

Correct Answer :   All of the above

The D.Y. Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai, Ahmedabad's TransStadia and the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar has been selected as the three stadiums and host cities for the AFC Women's Asian Cup 2022.

Published On : March 31, 2021
7 .
The 'Maharaja Chhatrasal Convention Centre' has recently been inaugurated in which of these UNESCO World Heritage locations?
A)
Sanchi
B)
Hampi
C)
Konark
D)
Khajuraho

Correct Answer :   Khajuraho

The Minister of State for Tourism and Culture Shri Prahlad Singh Patel, and the Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan jointly inaugurated the 'Maharaja Chhatrasal Convention Centre at Khajuraho, Madhya Pradesh.

Published On : March 31, 2021
8 .
Smt Soma Mondal has been appointed as the new Chairman of the Standing Conference of Public Enterprises (SCOPE). She is the current Chairman of which PSU?
A)
IOCL
B)
SAIL
C)
HPCL
D)
ONGC

Correct Answer :   SAIL

The Chairman of Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL), Soma Mondal has been elected as the new Chairman of Standing Conference of Public Enterprises (SCOPE).

Published On : March 31, 2021
9 .
Which bank has joined with IIFI Securities to launched KBL Smart Trade?
A)
Indian Bank
B)
Bank of India
C)
Karnataka Bank
D)
Bank of Baroda

Correct Answer :   Karnataka Bank

The Karnataka Bank a leading Private Sector Bank and IIFL Securities Limited one of India's largest broking and advisory firm has joined hands to introduce "KBL Smart Trade".

Published On : March 31, 2021
10 .
Which team has won the maximum medals top finish at the top place in the medal table in the 2021 ISSF World Cup New Delhi?
A)
USA
B)
China
C)
India
D)
Pakistan

Correct Answer :   India

The India has finished at the top of the medals table at the 2021 ISSF World Cup New Delhi.

Published On : March 31, 2021