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) Under which scheme have 579 routes connecting 85 airports been operationalised in India?
(a) UDAN Scheme
(2) Make in India
(c) Vimaan Scheme
(d) Connecting India Scheme
Q.2) Which portal was started by the Department of Higher Education in collaboration with IIT Kanpur for self-assessment and help for competitive exams like JEE, NEET, and SSC?
(a) SANKALP
(b) VIDYUT
(c) SATHEE
(d) GYAN
Q.3) Who recently launched Ideas4LiFE at IIT Delhi to invite ideas and innovations related to environment-friendly lifestyles?
(a) Amit Shah
(b) Nitin Gadkari
(c) Bhupender Yadav
(d) Ravi Shankar Prasad
Q.4) Who is the world’s youngest and fastest female para swimmer to swim solo across the English Channel recently?
(a) Jiya Rai
(b) Anjali Kumari
(c) Sakshi Suman
(d) Sindhu Kumari
Q.5) What is the current all-time high amount of India’s foreign exchange reserves as of July 19th?
(a) $ 563.28 billion
(b) $670.86 billion
(c) $1 trillion
(d) $273.67 billion
Answers:
Ans.1(a), A total of 579 routes connecting 85 airports including 13 heliports and 2 water aerodromes have been operationalised in the country under the UDAN Scheme
Ans.2(c), The Department of Higher Education in collaboration with IIT Kanpur started SATHEE (Self-Assessment, Test and Help for Entrance Examination) portal in November 2023, to provide equal access to quality education for competitive examination such as JEE, NEET, SSC etc. to students from across the country
Ans.3(c), Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Bhupender Yadav launched Ideas4LiFE at IIT Delhi recently to invite ideas and innovations online related to products and services, which induce behavioural changes related to environment-friendly lifestyles.
Ans.4(a), Para swimmer Jiya Rai has become the world’s youngest and fastest female para swimmer to swim solo across the English Channel successfully. The 16-year-old covered the 34 km stretch, from Abbots Cliff in England to Pointe de la Courte-Dune in France, in 17 hours and 25 minutes recently
Ans.5(b), India’s foreign exchange (Forex) reserves rose to all-time high of 670.86 billion dollars for the third consecutive week as of 19th of July.