Daily Current Affairs Quiz: February 22, 2024

February 22, 2024

Consider the following statements:
1. World Health Organization (WHO) launched the Global Initiative on Digital Health (GIDH).
2. It acts as a vehicle to facilitate the implementation of the Global Strategy on Digital Health 2020-2025.
3. Its membership is open to all institutions engaged in digital health.
4. It will be a network of networks with components-country needs tracker, country resource portal, transformation toolbox and knowledge exchange.
Which of the following statements is/are correct?

(A) 1 & 2 only
(B) 1 & 3 only
(C) 1, 3 & 4 only
(D) 1, 2, 3 & 4

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ANSWER: D

Consider the following statements:
1. The Raisina Dialogue is an annual conference on geopolitics and geoeconomics.
2. Observer Research Foundation, in partnership with the Ministry of External Affairs, hosts the conference.
3. The theme of the 2024 edition is "All Hands on Deck”.
4. USA President joined the inaugural session as the Chief Guest.
Which of the following statements is/are correct?

(A) 1 & 2 only
(B) 1 & 3 only
(C) 3 & 4 only
(D) 1 & 4 only

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ANSWER: A

Consider the following statements:
1. Shashi Tharoor has recently received "Chevalier de la Legion d'Honneur".
2. Prime Minister laid the foundation stone of the Shri Kalki Dham Temple in Sambhal, Madhya Pradesh.
3. Sammakka Saralamma Jatara, popularly known as Medaram Jatara is held in Telangana.
Which of the following statements is/are correct?

(A) 1 & 2 only
(B) 2 & 3 only
(C) 1 & 3 only
(D) 1, 2 & 3

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ANSWER: C

Consider the following statements:
1. Chevalier de la Legion d'Honneur is a Germany’s highest civilian award.
2. It is believed that Kalki, Vishnu's avatar of Kaliyuga, will appear in Sambhal.
3. Medaram Jatara is the second-largest fair of India, after the Kumbh Mela.
Which of the following statements is/are correct?

(A) 1 & 2 only
(B) 2 & 3 only
(C) 1 & 3 only
(D) 1, 2 & 3

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ANSWER: B

Consider the following statements:
1. Durga Charan Rakshit was the first Indian to receive the Chevalier de la Legion d'Honneur (Knight of the Legion of Honour) in 1896.
2. Hindu mythology says the descent of Kalki will end the dark, degenerating and chaotic kaliyuga and usher the next, Satya Yuga.
3. Medaram Jatara commemorates Sammakka and Saralamma, mother-daughter duo who waged a valiant fight against the
Which of the following statements is/are correct?

(A) 1 & 2 only
(B) 2 & 3 only
(C) 1 & 3 only
(D) 1, 2 & 3

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ANSWER: A

Consider the following statements:
1. LignoSat probe, made of magnolia wood, is world's first wooden satellite.
2. It has been developed by India and will be launched on a US rocket.
Which of the following statements is/ are incorrect?

(A) 1 only
(B) 2 only
(C) Both 1 and 2
(D) Neither 1 nor 2

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ANSWER: B

Japanese scientists have developed one of the world’s most unique spacecraft- a wooden satellite.
The LignoSat probe is made of magnolia wood, which has been shown in studies on the International Space Station (ISS) to be highly robust and crack-resistant.
Plans are currently being finished for its launch on a US rocket.
The satellite is being developed in an effort to test the viability of using biodegradable materials, like wood, as environmentally friendly substitutes for the metals that are currently used to construct all satellites.
One of the missions of the satellite is to measure the deformation of the wooden structure in space.
It has been built by researchers from Kyoto University and the logging company Sumitomo Forestry.
The probe, which is about the size of a coffee cup, is anticipated to stay in orbit for at least six months before being permitted to enter the upper atmosphere.
LignoSat will only emit a fine spray of biodegradable ash when it burns up and re-enters the atmosphere after finishing its mission.

Consider the following statements:
1. Fali S Nariman, who passed away recently, was an eminent Jurist.
2. He was also a Padma Vibhushan recipient.
Which of the following statements is/ are correct?

(A) 1 only
(B) 2 only
(C) Both 1 and 2
(D) Neither 1 nor 2

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ANSWER: C

Eminent jurist and Senior Advocate Fali S Nariman passed away recently at the age of 95.
His career as a lawyer spanned over 75 years.
Born in Rangoon January 10, 1929 — then British India — Nariman was enrolled as an advocate of the Bombay high court in November 1950.
He was designated a senior advocate in 1961.
In May 1972, Nariman was appointed as additional solicitor general of India.
He was also a Padma Vibhushan recipient.
Some of the key cases that Nariman was a part of as a lawyer included
- the Golak Nath case (even constitutional amendments are amenable to judicial review),
- the TMA Pai case (right of minorities to establish institutions of their choice) and
- the SP Gupta and NJAC cases (where he stood for the independence of judiciary in the appointment of judges)etc.

India’s first military grade spy satellite has been manufactured by-

(A) Defence Research & Development Organisation
(B) Bharat Electronics Limited
(C) Adani Defence Systems And Technologies Limited
(D) Tata Advanced Systems

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ANSWER: D

India’s first military grade spy satellite manufactured by the domestic private sector player Tata Advanced Systems (TASL), is ready, and has been shipped for launch on a SpaceX rocket.
Work is also in progress on a ground station that will control the asset and process sub-metre resolution imagery from it.
The unique aspect of the TASL programme is that the ground control will remain in India, which will enable secrecy of the coordinates that are required to be monitored by the armed forces.
In the past, exact coordinates and timings for monitoring had to be shared with foreign vendors.
By the time the satellite is in operational mode, the state-of-the-art ground control centre will be set up in Bengaluru.
The control centre will direct the satellite’s path and process imagery that can be used by the armed forces to monitor infrastructure and acquire military targets.
Capable of providing imagery with 0.5-metre spatial resolution, the satellite has been built in partnership with Satellogic — a Latin American company.
With its primary defence role, the satellite imagery can also be exported to friendly countries.

Indian women’s badminton team won a historic gold medal at the Badminton Asia Team Championships defeating-

(A) Japan
(B) Thailand
(C) Indonesia
(D) China

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ANSWER: B

The Indian women’s badminton team, led by PV Sindhu and Anmol Kharb, won a historic gold medal at the Badminton Asia Team Championships 2024 with a 3-2 victory against Thailand.
It was held in Shah Alam, Malaysia
This was India’s first-ever gold medal at the Badminton Asia Team Championships.
- India had won two medals in the past with the men’s team claiming bronze medals in the 2016 and 2020 editions respectively.

World Whale Day was first celebrated in-

(A) Hawaii
(B) Tokyo
(C) Seoul
(D) Beijing

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ANSWER: A

World Whale Day, WWD was created in 1980 by Greg Kaufman founder of the nonprofit organization, Pacific Whale Foundation, and is celebrated the third Sunday of February.
World Whale Day began in Maui, Hawaii, to honor the humpback whales, which used to swim off the coast of the tropical island.
This year, falling on February 18, the day sheds light on the significance of protecting these marine giants and their vital role in maintaining ecological balance.

BRIEF ABOUT WHALES

Whales are classified into baleen (e.g., humpbacks and blue whales) and toothed (e.g., orcas and sperm whales) categories based on their feeding methods.
The blue whale grows to 98 feet in length and is the largest whale on Earth.
The smallest whale, the toothed dwarf sperm whale, grows between six feet, seven inches and eight feet, 10 inches.