Daily Current Affairs Quiz: August 16, 2024

Answer: C

Current Context : India and Israel have joined hands for the establishment of a new water technology centre at IIT Madras. 

• This tripartite agreement, signed by the Embassy of Israel, IIT Madras, and the AMRUT mission of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
• Objective : to address the critical challenges of water management in India.
• The Center of Water Technology aims to become a hub for innovation, research, and capacity-building in water technologies, particularly focusing on sustainable solutions for urban water supply.

Answer: B

Current Context : The sixth India-Australia Maritime Security Dialogue was held in Canberra.

• Significance : to sustain a safe and secure maritime environment conducive to inclusive growth and global well-being.
• Both nation discussed ways and means of further strengthening their bilateral cooperation.
• Way ahead : collaboration in the maritime ecology pillar of the Indo-Pacific Ocean Initiative (IPOI).

Answer: A

Current Context : The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully carried out the maiden flight test of the long-range glide bomb (LRGB) Gaurav from a Su-30 MK-I fighter jet of the Indian Air Force.

ABOUT GAURAV

• It is an air-launched 1,000 kg class glide bomb capable of hitting targets at long distances.
• The glide bomb steer towards the target using a highly accurate hybrid navigation scheme after launched.
• Designed and Developed by Research Centre Imarat, Hyderabad.
• Development cum Production Partners : Adani Defence and Bharat Forge

Answer: C

Current Context : The Union Government will include an AYUSH (Ayurveda, Yoga & Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homeopathy) package under the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY).

ABOUT AYUSHMAN BHARAT PRADHAN MANTRI JAN AROGYA YOJANA (AB PM-JAY). 

Launched: September 23, 2018

Aim : to provide health cover of ₹5 lakh per family per year for secondary and tertiary care hospitalisation to approximately 55 crore beneficiaries corresponding to 12.34 crore families constituting the bottom 40% of the population.

Answer: D

Currennt Context : Paul Kagame was sworn for another five-year term as Rwanda’s president after winning a landslide election victory.

• He is a former commander of the rebel armed force Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF), which ended Rwanda’s genocide in 1994, won over 99% of votes in the election.

ABOUT RWANDA

• Rwanda is a landlocked country Located in East-Central Africa
• Bordered by Uganda to the north, Tanzania to the east, Burundi to the south, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west.
• It is known as the “Land of a Thousand Hills,
• Rivers : Nyabarongo and the Akagera.
• Lake Kivu is one of the Great Lakes of Africa and is shared with the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
• Currency : Rwandan Franc (RWF)

Answer: B

Current Context : The Centre government appointed Govind Mohan as the next Union home secretary.

• Mohan, who hails from Uttar Pradesh, is a 1989-batch Indian Administrative Service official of Sikkim cadre, had served as joint secretary and additional secretary in the Union Home Ministry before being appointed as secretary in the Ministry of Culture in October 2021.
• He will take over as Home Secretary on the completion of the tenure of 1984-batch IAS official Ajay Kumar Bhalla on August 22.

Answer: C

Current Context : The first-ever Global Women’s Kabaddi League will commence in Haryana in September.

• Holistic International Pravasi Sports Association (HIPSA), in collaboration with World Kabaddi, is organising a first-ever Global Women’s Kabaddi League in September.
• Objective of promoting and developing women’s Kabaddi globally.
• Participants : over 15 nations.
• Aim : to promote Kabaddi to the international stage, serving as a major step towards the inclusion of the sport in the Olympic Games and supporting India’s bid to host the landmark event in 2036.

ABOUT KABADDI:

• Kabaddi is the oldest sport and has been in the Indian subcontinent from time immemorial.
• It was included as a full sport in the Asian Games in 1990, with the women’s event introduced in 2010.
• At the Asian Games 2023, India clinched both the men’s and women’s titles in Kabaddi.

Answer: A

Current Context : Union Minority Affairs Minister, Shri Kiren Rijiju launched Jiyo Parsi scheme Portal. 

• It would enable Parsis to apply online, check the status of their application and to receive financial assistance online through Direct Benefit Transfer mode.

ABOUT JIYO PARSI SCHEME:

• It is a Central Sector Scheme.
• Implemented by Ministry of Minority Affairs
• Objective to reverse the declining trend of Parsi population by adopting a scientific protocol and structured interventions and to stabilize their population.
• It provides financial assistance to the Parsi Couples for medical treatment under standard medical protocol and towards childcare and assistance to dependent elderly.

Answer: B

Current Context : Congress Rajya Sabha member Jairam Ramesh moved a privilege motion against the Union Minister of Education Dharmendra Pradhan, for his statement about the omission of the Preamble of the Constitution from NCERT textbooks was “misleading.”

About Privilege Motion : 

• A Privilege Motion is a procedural device that allows members to bring to the notice of the House any case of breach of privilege or contempt of the House.
• Such breaches can involve actions or statements that undermine the rights and privileges of members or the functioning of the legislative body.
• The motion is usually given as a notice to the Speaker or Chairman of the House. The Speaker or Chairman decides whether the motion is admissible and, if so, schedules it for discussion.
• It must be submitted in writing, typically within the first hour of the sitting of the House.