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 new GST rate on cancer drugs decided in the 54th GST Council meeting?
(a) 12%
(b) 5%
(c) 18%
(d) Nil
Q.2) Who chaired the 54th GST Council meeting?
(a) Narendra Modi
(b) Nirmala Sitharaman
(c) Pankaj Chaudhary
(d) Rajiv Ranjan Singh
Q.3) Who was re-elected as the Chairperson of the Parliamentary Committee on Official Language?
(a) Nirmala Sitharaman
(b) Pankaj Chaudhary
(c) Amit Shah
(d) Rajiv Ranjan Singh
Q.4) By which year does the government aim for all government systems to operate in Indian languages?
(a) 2030
(b) 2040
(c) 2050
(d) 2047
Q.5) Which Union Minister will launch the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Kisan Samridhi Sah-Yojna?
(a) Krishan Reddy
(b) Kiran Rijju
(c) Rajiv Ranjan Singh
(d) Pankaj Chaudhary
Q.6) Who has been named as the Indian flag-bearer for the closing ceremony of Paris Paralympics 2024?
(a) Kapil Parmar and Harvinder Singh
(b) Harvinder Singh and Preeti Pal
(c) Preeti Pal and Navdeep Singh
(d) Navdeep Singh and Kapil Parmar
Answers:
Ans.1(b), The GST council has decided to slash Goods and Service Tax (GST) on cancer drugs by reducing the rate from 12% to 5%. The decision was taken in the 54th GST Council meeting which was held in New Delhi.
Ans.2(b), Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman chaired the meeting. During the meeting, Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary and Finance Ministers of States were also present
Ans.3(c), Home Minister Amit Shah has been unanimously re-elected as the Chairperson of the Parliamentary Committee on Official Language.
Ans.4(d), Mr Shah said the government is moving forward with the goal that, by 2047, all government systems in the country will operate in Indian languages
Ans.5(c), Union Minister for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying and Panchayati Raj, Shri Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan Singh will launch Pradhan Mantri Matsya Kisan Samridhi Sah-Yojna, and release of Standard Operating Procedure on Production & Processing Clusters in Fisheries Sector at the 4th Anniversary of Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojna tomorrow at Sushma Swaraj Bhawan, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi.
Ans.6(b), Gold medallist archer Harvinder Singh and sprinter Preeti Pal have been named as the Indian flag-bearers for the closing ceremony of the Paris Paralympics 2024. Preeti Pal has become the first Indian female para athlete to win two Paralympic medals.