Current Affairs for UPSC: Pariksha Saarathi presents only need to know Current Affairs in Quiz format, for all dedicated students and readers preparing for various competitive exams such as UPSC, BANKS, SSC & Railways.
Q.1) What is the growth percentage of defence production in the country from the previous financial year to the current one (2024)?
(a) 8.7%
(b) 16.7%
(c) 20.7%
(d) 12.7%
Q.2) Who is the UK’s new prime minister after a general election victory?
(a) Boris Johnson
(b) Angela Merkel
(c) Keir Starmer
(d) Emmanuel Macron
Q.3) Who has been recently appointed as the chief spokesperson of the Central Government?
(a) Dhirendra’s Ojha
(b) Nripendra Mishra
(c) Abhay Kumar Singh
(d) Rajkumar Sinha
Q.4) Which organization has recently launched the ‘Jeevan Samarth’ initiative?
(a) Policy Commission
(b) Ministry of External Affairs
(c) LIC
(d) Ministry of Education
Q.5) Recently, where was the 24th Meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) held?
(a) Tehran, Iran
(b) Astana, Kazakhstan
(c) Beijing, China
(d) New Delhi, India
Answers:
Ans.1(b), The defence production in the country has gone up to a record-high figure i.e., Rs 1,26,887 crore, reflecting a growth of 16.7% over the defence production of the previous financial year. The value of defence production in FY 2022-23 was Rs 1,08,684 crore.
Ans.2(c), Sir Keir Starmer is the UK’s new prime minister, after his Labour Party swept to power in a landslide general election victory.
Ans.3(a), Senior Indian Information Service (IIS) officer Dhirendra K Ojha has been appointed as the chief spokesperson of the Central Government. Ojha, a 1990 batch officer, will also hold the charge of Principal Director General of Press Information Bureau.
Ans.4(c), Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) has recently launched this new initiative ‘Jeevan Samarth’. For this, LIC has partnered with a global consulting firm which will assist in this initiative on an end-to-end basis. The present Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of LIC is Siddhartha Mohanty.
Ans.5(b), The 24th SCO Heads of State Meeting was held on July 4, 2024, in Astana, Kazakhstan. Hosted by President Tokayev, the summit admitted Belarus as the 10th full member. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi skipped the meeting, represented by External Affairs Minister Dr. S Jaishankar, who reiterated Modi’s stance against terrorism. Key leaders, including Putin, Xi Jinping, and Erdogan, attended, emphasizing the priority of combating terrorism and radicalization.
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