Daily Current Affairs Quiz: Julu 06, 2024

ANSWER : D

Current Context : Sir Keir Starmer has been appointed as the new Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

• Sir Keir Starmer is the 58th Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

ABOUT

• The United Kingdom is a constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary form of government.
• The United Kingdom monarch is the head of the state, while the prime minister is the head of the government.

ANSWER : B

Current Context : Hemant Soren takes oath as Jharkhand CM.

• This is the third time Hemant Soren has been sworn in as the Chief Minister of Jharkhand.

ABOUT JHARKHAND

• Jharkhand (“The land of forest”) is a state in eastern India, created on 15 November 2000, from what was previously the southern half of
• Capital : Ranchi
• Sub-capital – Dumka
• Area : 79,714 km²
• Governor : Shri C.P. Radhakrishnan

ANSWER : A

Current Context : Union Minister of State for Science and Technology unveiled the results of 15th round of the Australia-India Strategic Research Fund (AISRF).

 ABOUT AISRF

• Established in 2006.
• It is a bilateral program that supports collaborative research projects in science between Australia and India.
• Objectives: to strengthen the scientific relationship between the two countries and address common challenges through joint research efforts.
• It is funding projects across various disciplines, including artificial intelligence and machine learning, biotechnology, urban mining and electronic waste recycling.
• Priority areas : Artificial Intelligence and machine learning, New and Renewable energy technologies (particularly ultra-low-cost solar and clean hydrogen), and Urban mining and electronic waste recycling.

ANSWER : C

Current Context : Moidamsin in Assam’s Charaideo district have been recommended for inclusion in the UNESCO World Heritage List by its international advisory body International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS).

ABOUT INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL ON MONUMENTS AND SITES:

• Established in 1965 in Warsaw (Poland) as a result of the Venice Charter of 1964 and offers advice to UNESCO on World Heritage Sites.
• It is an international non-governmental organisation that works for the conservation and protection of cultural heritage places around the world.
• Headquartered in Charenton-le-Pont, France.

KEY FACTS ABOUT MOIDAMS

• The Moidams situated in Charaideo are the burial grounds of Ahom kings and queens.
• These were created by building an earth mound over a hollow vault constructed of brick, stone or earth, and topped by a shrine at the centre of an octagonal wall.

ANSWER : D

Current Context : Recently, Philippine Army has confirmed that the “deadly” Typhon Weapons System, deployed by the United States for joint military exercises, will soon be withdrawn from the country.

ABOUT TYPHON WEAPONS SYSTEM:

• Typhon is an integrated weapons system being developed by the United States Navy.
• It is also known as the Strategic Mid-Range Fires (SMRF) System.
• It is capable of firing the Standard Missile 6 (SM-6), a ballistic missile defense munition that can also target ships at sea at a range of 370 kilometers (230 miles).
• It can also fire the Tomahawk Land Attack Missile, a maneuverable cruise missile.
• A full Typhon Weapon System battery comprises four launchers, a command post, and reload and support vehicles, all on trailers.
• Typhon launchers are derived from the Mk 41 Vertical Launch System (VLS) in use on various S. Navy and foreign warships.

ANSWER : C

Current Context : India is set to initiate the trials for US-made Stryker Infantry Combat Vehicles (ICVs) in Ladakh & deserts.

ABOUT STRYKER COMBAT VEHICLES

• It is a family of eight-wheel-drive combat armoured ICV.
• Developed by General Dynamics Land Systems Division in the United States.
• It is a V-hull armoured infantry vehicle
• Equipped with a cannon and a mobile gun.
• Both countries are also considering joint production of latest generation of Stryker as part of defence-industrial cooperation roadmap.

ANSWER : D

Current Context : Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) has finalised a new model of the Producer Price Index (PPI) in India that may eventually replace the Wholesale Price Index (WPI).

• PPI going ahead in line with most G20 economies.

ABOUT PPI

• It measures the average change in the price a producer receives for his goods/services sold in the domestic market/ exports.

TWO TYPES:

• Output PPI: When goods/ services leave the place of production
• Input PPI: When goods/ services enter the production process.

NEED TO REPLACE WPI

• WPI has inbuilt bias due to double/ multiple counting of same product.
• WPI doesn’t include exports and imports.
• WPI also excludes the service sector, which covers about 55% of GDP.

ANSWER : C

Current Context : Recently, Three people died in Kerala, from Primary Amoebic Meningoencephalitis (PAM), a cancerous brain illness.

ABOUT

• Naegleria fowleri (brain eating Amoeba) is a single-celled organism and can infect humans.
• It lives in warm freshwater places like lakes and rivers.
• When people do things like swim, this amoeba can get into their brains through their noses.
• It’s sometimes called the “brain-eating amoeba” because it destroys brain tissue, which leads to serious swelling and death.
• Symptoms: Headaches, fevers, feeling sick, and throwing up, stiff neck, dizziness, loss of balance, and hallucinations.