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) Who will confer the Sant Kabir Awards and National Handloom Awards on the 10th National Handloom Day?
(a) Prime Minister Narendra Modi
(b) President Droupadi Murmu
(c) Vice President Jagdeep Dhankar
(d) Minister of Textiles Piyush Goyal
Q.2) Who has been appointed as the new Chairman of State Bank of India (SBI)?
(a) Arundhati Bhattacharya
(b) Rajnish Kumar
(c) Dinesh Kumar Khara
(d) C S Setty
Q.3) By how much has India’s installed renewable energy capacity grown in the last ten years?
(a) 100%
(b) 125%
(c) 150%
(d) 165%
Q.4) Which country is hosting the BIMSTEC (Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation) Business Summit in 2024?
(a) Bangladesh
(b) Sri Lanka
(c) India
(d) Thailand
Q.5) Who set a new world record of 6.25m in the men’s pole vault and won the gold medal in the event in Olympics 2024?
(a) Renaud Lavillenie
(b) Sam Kendricks
(c) Thiago Braz
(d) Armand Duplantis
Answers:
Ans.1(c), The 10th National Handloom Day is being observed across the country today on 7th August 2024, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankar will confer Sant Kabir Awards and National Handloom Awards to handloom weavers for their outstanding contribution in handloom sector.
Ans.2(d), The government has appointed C S Setty as Chairman of State Bank of India (SBI) for a period of three years. Mr Setty, currently senior most MD of the bank, will replace incumbent chairman Dinesh Kumar Khara on August 28.
Ans.3(d), India’s installed renewable energy capacity has registered a growth of 165 per cent in the last ten years. New and Renewable Energy Minister Pralhad Joshi informed that the renewable energy capacity has increased from 76 Gigawatt in 2014 to 203 Gigawatt in 2024.
Ans.4(c), India is hosting the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation – BIMSTEC Business Summit today in New Delhi. External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar will inaugurate the three-day Business Summit
Ans.5(d), Sweden’s Armand Duplantis set a new world record of 6.25m after winning gold in the men’s pole vault. The two-time world champion has now broken the record on nine occasions.
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