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) Where did the Global India AI Summit 2024 take place?
(a) New Delhi
(b) Mumbai
(c) Bangalore
(d) Chennai
Q.2) What is the name of the nationwide campaign launched by NITI Aayog for social sector indicators?
(a) Sampark Abhiyan
(b) Sarvottam Yojana
(c) Sampoornata Abhiyan
(d) Pragati Shakti
Q.3) Where will the 57th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting take place?
(a) Bangkok
(b) Hanoi
(c) Vientiane
(d) Manila
Q.4) Which bank has recently launched the ‘MSME Sahaj’ facility?
(a) SBI
(b) PNB
(c) Yes Bank
(d) Axis Bank
Q.5) Which United Nations agency has recently released the annual World Drug Report?
(a) WHO
(b) UNICEF
(c) UNODC
(d) UNESCO
Answers:
Ans.1(a), The two-day long Global India AI Summit 2024 concluded at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi, The two-day summit featured a diverse array of sessions designed to delve deep into critical aspects of AI application, and governance and for nurturing talent and scaling AI innovations.
Ans.2(c), NITI Aayog today launched a nationwide campaign namely Sampoornata Abhiyan with a focus to attain saturation in 12 key social sector indicators in 500 aspirational blocks and 112 aspirational districts.
Ans.3(c), 57th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Foreign Ministers’ Meeting and related meetings, will take place in the Laos capital Vientiane from the 21st to the 27th of July.
Ans.4(a) , State Bank of India has recently launched “MSME Sahaj” facility for its customers. With its help, the bank’s customers can avail finance up to ₹1 lakh against their GST-registered sales invoice in less than 15 minutes.
Ans.5(c), The United Nations (UN) agency that combats crime and drug abuse (UNODC) has recently released its annual World Drug Report. The report says that the number of people using drugs is set to rise to 292 million in 2022, an increase of 20 per cent over the last ten years.