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 was the all-India coal production in the year 2023-24?
(a) 850 Million Tonne
(b) 900 Million Tonne
(c) 997.828 Million Tonne
(d) 1,050 Million Tonne
Q.2) Which three Central Public Sector Enterprises contributed equity to form Khanij Bidesh India Ltd. (KABIL)?
(a) Coal India Ltd, ONGC, SAIL
(b) National Aluminium Company Ltd, Hindustan Copper Ltd, Mineral Exploration and Consultancy Ltd
(c) NTPC, BHEL, GAIL
(d) IOC, BPCL, HPCL
Q.3) Who has been appointed as the Chairperson of the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) in 2024?
(a) Arvind Saxena
(b) Preeti Sudan
(c) Rajiv Kumar
(d) Dinesh Gupta
Q.4) Which event did Manu Bhaker and Sarabjot Singh win a bronze medal in during the Paris Olympics 2024?
(a) 10m air rifle mixed team
(b) 10m air pistol mixed team
(c) 50m rifle three positions
(d) 25m rapid fire pistol
Q.5) Which country has been appointed as the Vice Chairman of the Supply Chain Council under IPEF recently?
(a) Japan
(b) Thailand
(c) Bangladesh
(d) India
Answers:
Ans.1(c), There is no shortage of coal in the country. The country has witnessed highest ever coal production in the year 2023-24. The all-India coal production in the year 2023-24 was 997.828 Million Tonne (MT)
Ans.2(b), A joint venture company namely Khanij Bidesh India Ltd. (KABIL) has been incorporated with the equity contribution from three Central Public Sector Enterprises namely, National Aluminium Company Ltd, Hindustan Copper Ltd and Mineral Exploration and Consultancy Ltd with the objective to identify, explore, acquire, develop, mine, process, procure and sell strategic minerals abroad to secure resilient supply of these minerals to Indian domestic industry.
Ans.3(c), Former Union Health Secretary and 1983-batch IAS officer Preeti Sudan has been appointed as the Chairperson of the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC). President Droupadi Murmu has approved the appointment of Ms. Sudan.
Ans.4(b), In Paris Olympics, Manu Bhaker and Sarabjot Singh clinched a historic bronze medal in the 10m air pistol mixed team shooting event after defeating South Korea on Day 4 of the Paris Olympics 2024.
Ans.5(d), India and 13 other Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) partners have recently established three supply chain bodies under the landmark Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF) agreement. India has been made Vice President of the Supply Chain Council.
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