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 will the 9th Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors of the AIIB be held?
(a) Tashkent
(b) Bukhara
(c) Samarkand
(d) Khiva
Q.2) Who are the two Indian Navy officers embarking on the Navika Sagar Parikrama II expedition?
(a) Lieutenant Commander Roopa A and Lieutenant Commander Dilna K
(b) Lieutenant Commander Suresh R and Lieutenant Commander Nisha T
(c) Lieutenant Commander Ravi S and Lieutenant Commander Priya D
(d) Lieutenant Commander Arun K and Lieutenant Commander Megha P
Q.3) From where will the Navika Sagar Parikrama II expedition be flagged off?
(a) New Delhi
(b) Mumbai
(c) Goa
(d) Chennai
Q.4) How many nautical miles will the officers navigate during the Navika Sagar Parikrama II expedition?
(a) 15,000 nautical miles
(b) 21,600 nautical miles
(c) 18,500 nautical miles
(d) 10,000 nautical miles
Q.5) Who is the director of the film ‘Laapataa Ladies’ which has been chosen and submitted as India’s official entry for the Oscars 2025 in the Best Foreign Film Category?
(a) Aamir Khan
(b) Jahnu Barua
(c) Kiran Rao
(d) Rajkumar Hirani
Q.6) Who headed the 13-member select committee that chose ‘Laapataa Ladies’ as India’s official entry for the Oscars 2025?
(a) Aamir Khan
(b) Kiran Rao
(c) Jahnu Barua
(d) Rajkumar Hirani
Q.7) Who presided over as the Chief Guest at the Sign Language Day-2024 celebrations on 23rd Sept 2024?
(a) Shri Rajesh Aggarwal
(b) Shri B.L. Verma
(c) Shri Narendra Modi
(d) Shri Amit Shah
Q.8) What was the theme for the Sign Language Day-2024 event?
(a) Empowerment through Sign Language
(b) Sign Language for All
(c) Support Sign Language Rights
(d) Inclusive Communication
Answers:
Ans.1(c), The 9th Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors of the AIIB will be held in Samarkand. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will attend the meeting.
Ans.2(a), Lieutenant Commander Roopa A and Lieutenant Commander Dilna K are the two Indian Navy officers embarking on the Navika Sagar Parikrama II expedition.
Ans.3(c), The Navika Sagar Parikrama II expedition will be flagged off from the Naval Ocean Sailing Node in Goa by Admiral Dinesh Tripathi from the Naval Ocean Sailing Node in Goa on 2nd October.
Ans.4(b), In the Navika Sagar Parikrama II expedition, the duo will navigate 21,600 nautical miles without any external assistance, relying solely on wind power. The route will take them through some of the most treacherous waters including the perilous passage around the three great Capes – Cape Leeuwin, Cape Horn and the Cape of Good Hope.
Ans.5(c), Filmmaker Kiran Rao’s comedy-drama “Laapataa Ladies” has been chosen and submitted as India’s official entry for the Oscars 2025 in the Best Foreign Film Category.
Ans.6(c), The Film Federation of India has confirmed this, adding that the 13-member select committee headed by Assamese director Jahnu Barua unanimously decided on selecting “Laapataa Ladies” as India’s official entry for the Oscars 2025 in the Best Foreign Film Category.
Ans.7(b), Union Minister of State for Social Justice & Empowerment, Shri B.L. Verma, presided over as the Chief Guest at the Sign Language Day-2024 celebrations on 23rd Sept 2024.
Ans.8(c), The theme for this year’s Sign Language Day-2024 event is ‘Support Sign Language Rights’.