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 is the current President of Algeria with whom President Droupadi Murmu held bilateral meetings?
(a) Abdelmadjid Tebboune
(b) Emmanuel Macron
(c) Abdelaziz Bouteflika
(d) Kais Saied
Q.2) Which economists won the 2024 Nobel Prize in Economics?
(a) Paul Krugman, Amartya Sen, Joseph Stiglitz
(b) Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson, James Robinson
(c) Milton Friedman, Robert Solow, Kenneth Arrow
(d) Esther Duflo, Abhijit Banerjee, Michael Kremer
Q,3) What is the focus of the research that earned the 2024 Nobel Prize in Economics?
(a) Environmental Economics
(b) Digital Currencies
(c) Institutions and Prosperity
(d) Behavioral Economics
Q.4) Who was recently appointed as the additional CEO of Government e Marketplace (GeM)?
(a) Arun Puri
(b) Ramesh Sinha
(c) Ravi Shankar Prasad
(d) L Satya Srinivas
Q.5) Which team made the second-highest team score in T20 International cricket?
(a) India
(b) Pakistan
(c) England
(d) Australia
Q.6) In which district of Bihar will the state’s second Tiger Reserve be established?
(a) Kaimur
(b) Muzaffarpur
(c) Gone
(d) Bhagalpur
Q.7) International Energy Agency has collaborated with which IIT for clean energy?
(a) IIT Varanasi
(b) IIT Mumbai
(c) IIT Delhi
(d) IIT Kharagpur
Answers:
Ans.1(a), President Droupadi Murmu who is in Algiers, the capital city of Algeria, as part of her three-nation visit held bilateral meetings with Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune today. India-Algeria delegation-level talks were also held on various issues ranging from international, political, and economic.
Ans.2(b), U.S.-based economists Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson, and James Robinson have won the 2024 Nobel Prize in Economics. It is for their groundbreaking research on how institutions shape prosperity.
Ans.3(c), U.S.-based economists Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson, and James Robinson have won the 2024 Nobel Prize in Economics. It is for their groundbreaking research on how institutions shape prosperity
Ans.4(d), The Central Government has recently appointed L Satya Srinivas as the additional CEO of Government e Marketplace (GeM). He is at present posted as Additional Secretary in the Department of Commerce. He will replace the previous CEO P K Singh who has recently been appointed as Secretary, Ministry of Renewable Energy.
Ans.5(a), In the India vs Bangladesh 3rd T20I match, Indian batsmen batted brilliantly and registered the highest score by an Indian in T20I cricket at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad. Sanju Samson’s maiden T20I century helped the team post a mammoth total of 297/6. Which is also the second highest team score in T20 International cricket.
Ans.6(a), The central government has given temporary approval to the second tiger reserve of Bihar state. This reserve will be established in the Kaimur district of the state. The decision came following a proposal by the Bihar state government and aims to improve wildlife conservation in the area. The Kaimur forests are the largest in Bihar, covering an area of 1,134 square km.
Ans.7(c), IIT Delhi and International Energy Agency (IEA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding for clean energy transition. The MoU aims to exchange information on policy analysis, energy technology trends. The International Energy Agency is a Paris-based autonomous intergovernmental organization established in 1974.