Current Affairs Quiz dated-20/08/2024, Cincinnati Open-2024 (Tennis)

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) Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim recently visited India, he is PM of which country?

(a) Vietnam

(b) Mauritius

(c) Philippines

(d) Malaysia

Q.2) Which countries will Prime Minister Narendra Modi be visiting from Wednesday?

(a) Poland and Ukraine

(b) Malaysia and Indonesia

(c) Germany and France

(d) Russia and China

Q.3) When was the last time an Indian Prime Minister visited Poland before Narendra Modi’s upcoming visit?

(a) 30 years ago

(b) 45 years ago

(c) 50 years ago

(d) 70 years ago

Q.4) Who took over the charge of Director General of Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC)?

(a) Tanmay Lal

(b) V Somanna

(c) Ashok Kumar Singh

(d) Dinesh Purohit

Q.5) Who won the women’s final in the Cincinnati Open-2024 (Tennis)?

(a) Coco Gauff

(b) Jessica Pegula

(c) Aryna Sabalenka

(d) Iga Swiatek

Answers:

Ans.1(d), The Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim is on a three day state visit to India.  Union Minister of State for Jal Shakti and Railways V Somanna received him at the airport.  This is his first visit to India as the Prime Minister.

Ans.2(a), Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be on a three day visit to Poland and Ukraine from Wednesday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will undertake an official visit to Ukraine on 23rd of this month on the invitation of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. It is also a landmark and a historic visit since this will be the first time an Indian Prime Minister will be visiting Ukraine in more than 30 years since the diplomatic relations were established.

Ans.3(b),  It is a landmark visit as the Prime Minister of India is visiting Poland after 45 years. Mr Modi will hold talks with his Polish counterpart Donald Tusk and will call on President Andrzej Duda.

Ans.4(c), Shri Ashok Kumar Singh, IAS took over the charge of Director General of Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) under Ministry of Labour & Employment, Govt. of India at its Headquarters in New Delhi today.

Ans.5(c), Men’s world No 1 Jannik Sinner beat Frances Tiafoe 7-6(4), 6-2 in the Cincinnati Open, while Aryna Sabalenka harnessed her powerful serve to subdue American Jessica Pegula 6-3, 7-5 in the women’s final in Ohio.