Daily Current Affairs Quiz: May 31, 2024

ANSWER : B

Celebrated on 1^st June every Year.

2024 Theme: The Promise of Playful Parenting.

• Objective : to appreciate all parents around the world for their selfless commitment to their children and their lifelong sacrifice to foster that relationship.
• The day was proclaimed by the UN General Assembly in 2012 to honors parents around the world.

ANSWER : C

Observed on June 1 each year.

Celebrated since 2001.

• Aim : To recognize the importance of milk as a global food and to celebrate the dairy sector.
• Theme : Vital role dairy plays in delivering quality nutrition to nourish the world.
• Established by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

ANSWER : A

Current Context : 300th birth anniversary of the Maratha queen Ahilya Bai Holkar was celebrated on 31^st May.

ABOUT AHILYA BAI HOLKAR

• Ahilya Bai (1725 -1795) was one of the women rulers of Medieval India who belongs to the Holkar dynasty of the Maratha Empire.
• She was married at the age of 08 with Khanderao Holkar in 1733. Her husband was killed in the battle of Kumbher in 1754.
• Ahilya bai is famous for having built numerous forts and roads in the Malwa region, sponsoring festivals and offering donations to many Hindu temples.
• Her philanthropy was reflected in the construction of several temples, ghats, wells, tanks and rest houses stretching across the length of the country.
• She welcomed stalwarts such as Marathi poet Moropant, Shahir Ananta Gandhi, and Sanskrit scholar Khushali Ram into her capital.
• John Keay, the British historian, gave the queen the title of ‘The Philosopher Queen’.

ANSWER : D

Current Context : The government has appointed senior IAS officer Saurabh Garg as Secretary, Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation.

• He is an IAS officer of 1991-batch Odisha cadre currently serving as Secretary, Department of Social Justice and Empowerment.
• He has also been given the charge of Secretary, National Statistical Commission (NSC).

ANSWER : C

Current Context : Prime Minister Narendra Modi is on a three-day meditation break at Vivekananda Rock Memorial in Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu.

ABOUT VIVEKANAND MEMORIAL

• From very ancient times, the rock has been regarded as sacred place.
• In Puranic tradition, it has been known as “Sripada Parai: meaning the rock, that has been blessed by the touch of Shripada feet of the Goddess.
• On the rock, is a projection similar in form to a human fort and a little brownish in complexion, which has traditionally, been revered as a symbol of
• According to legend, it was on this rock that Goddess Kanniyakumari did Tapas.
• The rock is surrounded by the Laccadive Sea where the Bay of Bengal, the Indian Ocean and the Arabian Sea form a confluence.

ANSWER : A

Current Context : Naik Dhananjay Kumar Singh was honored posthumously with the Dag Hammarskjold medal.

• He was served with the UN Stabilisation Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO).

INDIA AND UN

• India is the second largest contributor of uniformed personnel to UN Peacekeeping.
• It currently deploys more than 6,000 military and police personnel to the UN operations in Abyei, the Central African Republic, Cyprus, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Lebanon, the Middle East, Somalia, South Sudan, and Western Sahara.

ABOUT AWARD

• It was established in 1997 and it is the highest honour awarded to UN peacekeepers.
• It is a posthumous award given to members of peacekeeping operations who lost their lives during service with a peacekeeping operation
• It is named after the second Secretary-General of the United Nations, Dag Hammarskjold.

ANSWER : B

Current Context : Indian space startup Agnikul Cosmos has successfully launched its first sub-orbital test vehicle powered by the world’s first single-piece 3D-printed rocket engine.

ABOUT AGNIBAAN

• Agnibaan is a SOrTeD (SubOrbital Technological Demonstrator) that has a plug-and-play configuration.
• The plug-and-play configuration means that the rocket can be expanded or shrunk depending on the satellite that is to be taken to space.
• The rocket uses liquid propellant-liquid oxygen or kerosene.
• It is a two-stage launch vehicle designed to be highly customizable.
• It has a capable of carrying a 300kg payload to a 700km orbit.
• Agnikul became the second Indian private company to launch its rocket in space.
• The first private company to launch a rocket was the Hyderabad startup Skyroot Aerospace.

ANSWER : C

Current Context : Japan Launches World’s First Wooden Satellite crafted from magnolia wood to combat space debris.

• Aim : to reduce space debris by burning up completely upon re-entry into Earth’s atmosphere.
• It is a collaborative effort between Kyoto University and the logging company Sumitomo Forestry.
• LignoSat is scheduled to launch on a SpaceX rocket from the Kennedy Space Centre in September.

ABOUT LIGNOSAT

• “ligno” is the Latin word for wood and “satellite”, is the result of approximately four years of collaborative research.
• Objective : is to leverage the eco-friendliness and cost-effectiveness of wood in space exploration.
• Material used : Magnolia wood is chosen for its durability and adaptability.
• LignoSat, a 10-centimetre cube, comprises 4- to 5.5-millimeter-thick magnolia wood panels, complemented by a frame partially crafted from aluminum.
• It is equipped with solar panels attached to select sides and it weighs approximately 1 kilogram.

ANSWER : D

Current Context : The Eurasian or common whimbrel, a long-distance migratory bird tagged with a Global Positioning System (GPS) transmitter was captured on camera for the first time in Chhattisgarh.

About

• Eurasian or common whimbrel is also known as the white-rumped whimbrel in North America.
• Is a native of large family
• Scientific Name: Numenius Phaeopus.
• It found across five continents: North America, South America, Asia, Africa, and Europe.
• IUCN Red List: Least Concern.