Daily Current Affairs Quiz: April 23, 2024

ANSWER: A

• World Creativity and Innovation Day is a global UN day celebrated on 21st April to raise awareness around the importance of creativity and innovation in problem solving with respect to advancing the United Nations sustainable development goals (SDG).
• The first World Creativity and Innovation Day was celebrated on April 21, 2018.

ANSWER: B

• InterGlobe Enterprises, which owns India’s largest airline IndiGo, will launch an all-electric air taxi service in India from Delhi’s Connaught Place to Haryana’s Gurugram by 2026.
• In November 2023, InterGlobe Enterprises entered into a deal with Archer Aviation to supply 200 eVTOL aircraft
• The electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft can carry the pilot in addition to four passengers.

ANSWER: C

• World Book and Copyright Day, also known as World Book Day, is celebrated every year on 23rd April in over 100 countries around the globe to honour the great works by authors around the world.
• The theme for World Book and Copyright Day 2024 is “Read Your Way.”
• World Book and Copyright Day was first celebrated on 23 April in 1995. UNESCO chose this day on 23rd April specifically to honour literary figures like William Shakespeare and Miguel de Cervantes.

ANSWER: C

• French carmaker Citroen has engaged cricketing legend Mahendra Singh Dhoni as its brand ambassador in India, according to people aware of the development, as the Stellantis Group company seeks to improve brand awareness and find a firm footing in a market where it’s a relatively new entrant.

ANSWER: B

• The state government of Uttar Pradesh has unveiled its first-ever glass skywalk bridge, located at the enchanting Tulsi (Shabari) Waterfall in Chitrakoot.
• The awe-inspiring bridge, fashioned to resemble Lord Rama’s bow and arrow, was constructed in the Kodand forest area at a cost of Rs 3.70 crore.

Key Highlights:

• The Forest and Tourism Department, along with the Pawan Sut Construction Company of Ghazipur, led the construction of the Glass Skywalk Bridge. Last year, the state government renamed it Tulsi Water Falls.
• The site’s significance as the birthplace of Goswami Tulsidas in Rajapur and the presence of Lord Shri Ram’s shrine make it a popular tourist destination.
• The bridge’s design is nothing short of magnificent, with the arrow’s length towards the abyss measuring 25 meters and the width of the bow between the two pillars spanning 35 meters. The bridge is engineered to withstand a load capacity of 500 kg per square meter, ensuring visitors’ safety and security.

ANSWER: A

• OpenAI has hired Pragya Misra, its first official in India, in order to handle government relations.
• OpenAI is a U.S.-based artificial intelligence (AI) research organization founded in December 2015, researching artificial intelligence with the goal of developing “safe and beneficial” artificial general intelligence.

ANSWER: A

• India’s Gukesh Dommaraju became the youngest-ever winner of Candidates.
• 17-year-old Gukesh will face Ding Liren in the match for World Championship title in 2024.
• Gukesh drew against Hikaru Nakamura of USA in the final round in Toronto.
• D Gukesh drew his final-round match in black pieces against Grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura of the USA.
• He won a silver medal at the 2023 Hangzhou Asian Games.

ANSWER: D

• Papua New Guinea (PNG) has appointed Colonel Edison Napyo as its first defence adviser to India.
• Col Napyo is the first to be deployed as a defence advisor to India and will serve as a link between the PNG Government and Military in the country.
• India and Papua New Guinea formalised diplomatic relations in 1976, and enjoy warm and friendly relations.
• The two countries have been working closely in international forums, including the Commonwealth, Non-Aligned Movement and the United Nations Organisation. This appointment will boost the present minimal military exchanges and relations.
• During the third summit of the Forum for India Pacific Islands Cooperation (FIPIC) PM spoke in favour of free and open Indo-Pacific region and focused on India’s commitment to assist the development goals of the member countries of FIPIC.

ABOUT FIPIC

• The FIPIC consists of Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Nauru, Niue, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Palau, PNG, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu.

ANSWER: D

ANSWER: D