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 total cost approved for the Digital Agriculture Mission by the Union Cabinet in August 2024?
(a) 2817 crore rupees
(b) 1587 crore rupees
(c) 3267 crore rupees
(d) 2537 crore rupees
Q.2) What is the main objective of Project NAMAN launched by the Indian Army?
(a) Digitalization of Army
(b) Support and services to Defence pensioners, veterans, and their families
(c) To develop new military technology indigenously
(d) To increase the manpower of army.
Q.3) Who will launch the AgriSURE Fund & Krishi Nivesh Portal?
(a) Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw
(b) Shri Narendra Modi
(c) Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan
(d) Mrs. Sunita Dwivedi
Q.4) Who has been appointed as the Chairman & CEO of the Railway Board?
(a) Shri Ashwini Tripathi
(b) Shri Karamveer Singh
(c) Shri Satish Kumar
(d) Shri Nityanand
Q.5) Who took over as Deputy Chief of the Air Staff (DCAS) of the Indian Air Force?
(a) Air Marshal Karan Singh
(b) Air Marshal Satish Kumar
(c) Air Marshal Tejinder Singh
(d) Air Marshal Ajeet Singh
Answers:
Ans.1(a), The Union Cabinet has approved the Digital Agriculture Mission with total cost of 2817 crore rupees. Addressing media in New Delhi this afternoon, Information and Broadcasting Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said major decisions have been taken in the cabinet meeting for improving the lives of farmers and increasing their income.
Ans.2(b), The Indian Army launched the first phase of Project NAMAN, which is designed to provide dedicated support and services to Defence pensioners, veterans, and their families. Chief of the Army Staff, General Upendra Dwivedi, and the President of the Army Wives Welfare Association, Mrs. Sunita Dwivedi, were present at the launching event.
Ans.3(c), Union Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare and Rural Development Minister, Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan will launch AgriSURE Fund & Krishi Nivesh Portal tomorrow at PUSA, New Delhi.
Ans.4(c), The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet had earlier approved the appointment of Shri Satish Kumar as Chairman & CEO of Railway Board.
Ans.5(c), Air Marshal Tejinder Singh took over as Deputy Chief of the Air Staff (DCAS) of the Indian Air Force, at Air Headquarters (Vayu Bhawan), today. After assumption of his new appointment, the Air Marshal paid homage to the bravehearts who gave the supreme sacrifice, by laying wreath at the National War Memorial, New Delhi