Daily Current Affairs Quiz: May 30, 2024

ANSWER : C

Celebrated on 31st May

Objective :  to raise awareness on the harmful and deadly effects of tobacco use.

Theme : Protecting children from tobacco industry interference.

ANSWER : A

Current Context : Jetha Ahir has been elected as the chairman of the National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India (NAFED).

• Ahir was elected unopposed by the board comprising 21 directors.
• He is also the chairman of Panchmahal’s Pancharmrut Dairy as well as the Panchmahal District Cooperative (PDC) Bank.
• He has also served as the deputy speaker of the Gujarat Assembly.

 ABOUT NAFED :

Established on 02 October 1958 registered under the Multi-State Co-operative Societies Act, 2002.

Works under the Ministry of Agriculture.

Objective : to promote co-operative marketing of produce which would benefit farmers.

• To distribute agricultural machinery, implements and other inputs, undertake inter-state, import and export trade, wholesale or retail.
• It is now one of the largest procurement as well as marketing agencies for agricultural products in India.

ANSWER : C

Current Context : The World Health Organization (WHO) launched its first-ever Investment Round as part of a broader plan to transform the way the Organization into an era of climate change, mass migration, pandemic threats, an ageing world population and turbulent geopolitics.

• The theme of the Assembly is All for Health, Health for All.
• Investment Round has been launched at the 77th World Health Assembly (WHA).
• Objective : to save 40 million lives and improve the health of 6 billion people.
• Focusing on health emergencies, AMR, maternal and child health, infectious diseases, noncommunicable diseases, vaccination.
• Aim : to mobilize resources for WHO’s core work for the next 4 years (2025-2028).
• Under it 7 Bn $ will be mobilized to support the countries so that they can respond to health challenges.

ANSWER : A

Current Context : IIT-Bombay and Tata Consultancy Services(TCS) to build India’s first Quantum Diamond Microchip Imager.

• The new sensing tool will be built at IIT Bombay PQuest Lab by experts from TCS in the next two years.
• It will help to reduce chances of chip failures and improve efficiency of electronic devices.

ABOUT CHIP :

• It is an advanced sensing tool to test the quality of semiconductor chips.
• It uses the defects in a diamond’s structure known as Nitrogen-Vacancy (NV) centres, together with the other hardware and software for detecting and characterizing anomalies in semiconductor chips.
• It will have wide applications in microelectronics, biological, and geological imaging and fine-scale imaging of magnetic fields.
• It will enable better quality control of semiconductor chips, thereby improving product reliability, safety, and energy efficiency of electrical devices.

ANSWER : B

Current Context : Genetically modified (GMO) mosquitoes were released in Djibouti, East Africa to fight malaria.

The release is part of the ‘Djibouti Friendly Mosquito Programme’ started two years ago to stop the spread of Anopheles stephensi, an invasive species of mosquito.

About GM Mosquitos :

• GM mosquitoes are mosquitoes that have been implanted with a gene that was not originally present or naturally occurring in the insect.
• They are mass-produced in a laboratory to carry two types of genes :
  • A self-limiting gene that prevents female mosquito offspring from surviving to adulthood.
  • A fluorescent marker gene that glows under a special red light.
• GM mosquitoes produced in a lab lay eggs, which carry the self-limiting and fluorescent marker genes.

ANSWER : D

Current Context : The International Labour Organisation (ILO) has released the report for the Asia-Pacific region.

RELEVANT FACTS ABOUT REPORT :

• Asia-Pacific region is undergoing rapid population ageing with the ratio of people aged 65 years and above expected to double by 2050.
• A substantial proportion of workers still engaged in low-quality, informal employment. Productivity growth is needed in India to achieve high income status by 2050.
• The Employment to Population Ratio (EPR) improved in the region to 58.2% (2023) from 57.4% (2022) mainly due to growth of employment among Indian women.
• Around 76% of manufacturers in India reported skilled labour shortages.

ABOUT INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANISATION (ILO) :

• The International Labour Organization (ILO) is the United Nations agency for the world of work.
• It is also a member of the United Nations Development Group (UNDP).
• Headquarter : Geneva, Switzerland.

ANSWER : B

Current Context : The Reserve Bank of India has launched  the PRAVAAH portal.

Aim : To enhance public access to the central bank and facilitating regulatory approvals and transactions.

ABOUT :

• The PRAVAAH (Platform for Regulatory Application, Validation, and Authorisation) portal is a secure and centralized web-based platform for individuals and entities to apply online for various regulatory approvals from the RBI.
• An individual or entity can submit 60 application forms covering different regulatory and supervisory departments of the RBI online.
• Applicants can also track their applications online, monitor their status, and receive a decision from the RBI in a time-bound manner.

ANSWER : C

Current Context : Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully tested the RudraM-II air-to-surface missile from Su-30 MK-I platform of the Indian Air Force (IAF).

RudraM-II is an indigenously-developed solid-propelled air to surface launched missile system to neutralize many types of enemy assets.

• It will replace the Kh-31s.This is the latest version of the missile.
• It can pick up enemy radio frequencies and signals from radars from over 100 kilometers.
• Range : 300 kilometers.
• Speed : up to Mach 5.5
• Payload of 200 kilograms.

ANSWER : B

Current Context : The residents of Anni and Nirmand have been demanding construction of a tunnel below Jalori Pass to ensure all-weather road connectivity.

• Due to high altitude of pass, it receives heavy snow during winter months, which cuts off the residents of Anni and Nirmand areas from the district headquarter Kullu.

ABOUT JALORI PASS :

• Jalori Pass is a high-altitude mountain pass with height of 10,800 feet above sea level.
• It is located between the districts of Kullu and Shimla.
• The pass opens in the second week of March and shuts down in December due to snowfall.