Daily Current Affairs Quiz: September 12, 2024

Answer: C

Current Context : Union Home Minister Amit Shah was unanimously re-elected as the Chairperson of the Parliamentary Committee on Official Language, Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA).

ABOUT  PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEE

• It was constituted under the provisions of Section 4 of the Official Languages Act, 1963, in the year
• It comprises 30 members of Parliament, out of which 20 are from the Lok Sabha and 10 from the Rajya Sabha. 
• Purpose : to review the progress made in the use of Hindi as the official language of the Union and to suggest measures for its propagation and development.

Answer: B

Current Context : India and the United Arab Emirates (UAE)  signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for civil nuclear cooperation.

• Deal conducted between the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) and the ENEC (Emirates Nuclear Energy Company)-led Barakah Nuclear Power Plant Operations.

INDIA – UAE RELATIONS

• Diplomatic relations between India and the UAE were established in 1972
• The UAE is one of India’s largest trading partners, with significant trade in oil, gas, gold, and textiles.

Answer: C

Current Context : NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft, set to launch on October 10.

• Objective : mission will explore Jupiter’s moon, Europa, with the goal of determining if the moon’s subsurface ocean could support life.
• Launch Vehicle: SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket.
• The spacecraft will use gravitational assists from Mars and Earth to reach Jupiter, a journey expected to take six years.
• Equipped with advanced instruments, including ice-penetrating radar to map Europa’s icy surface and investigate the subsurface ocean.

Answer: D

Current Context :  Recently,more than one crore fraudulent mobile connections disconnected with help of Sanchar Saathi.

ABOUT SANCHAR SAATHI

• Launched by: Department of Telecommunication
• Aim : to empower mobile subscribers, strengthen their security and increase awareness about citizen centric initiatives of the Government.
• Objective: citizen centric platform to fight cyber fraud, enabling citizens to report suspicious calls & messages.

It contains various modules such as:

• Chakshu-Report Suspected Fraud Communication
• CEIR-Block Your Lost/Stolen Mobile
• TAFCOP-Know mobile connections taken in your name
• KYM-Know Your Mobile / IMEI Verification
• RICWIN-Report Incoming International Call With Indian Number
• KYI-Know Your Wireline Internet Service Provider

Answer: B

Current Context : The Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) has suspended the approval for PresVu, a drug that its maker Entod Pharmaceuticals had claimed can reduce the dependence on wearing glasses in adults suffering from a condition called presbyopia

ABOUT PRESBYOPIA

• Presbyopia is a refractive error that makes it hard for middle-aged and older adults to see things up close.
• It happens as the lens stops focusing light correctly on the retina (a light-sensitive layer of tissue at the back of the eye).
• With the age, the lens in eye gets harder and less flexible.
• It usually develop at around the age of 40.

Answer: A

Current Context : Former Union Minister and Rajya Sabha member Suresh Prabhu nominated to the World Agriculture Forum (WAF) Board.

• Aims to bring together prominent thought leaders, innovators, policy-makers, business CEOs and heads of global institutions in the agricultural sector to address critical issues related to food and nutrition security, sustainable practices, and policy and trade agenda.
• The World Agriculture Forum (WAF) is a significant international platform focused on advancing agricultural development and addressing global food security challenges.
• Founded in 1997
• Chairman : Rudy Rabbinge

Answer: D

Current Context : Wrestler Jyoti Berwal clinched a gold medal in the women’s 76 kg freestyle category at the U20 World Championships in Pontevedra, Spain.

• Jyoti defeated Ukraine’s Mariia Orlevych in the final.
• This was India’s second consecutive world U20 title in women’s 76 kg after Priya Malik claimed it in the 2023 edition.

Answer: C

Current Context : The Indian team topped the medals table in the second World Deaf shooting championship in Hannover, Germany

• India won total 20 medals, including seven gold, seven silver and six Bronze to top the tally.
• Ukraine finished second with 19 medals including seven gold, five silver and seven bronze
• Germany was third with two gold, one silver and one bronze medal

FULL LIST OF INDIAN MEDALISTS

GOLD MEDALS :

• Anuya Prasad – 10m Air Pistol Women Final
• Dhanush Srikanth– 10m Air Rifle Men Final
• Mahit Sandhu – 50m Rifle Prone Women
• Shourya Saini– 50m Rifle 3 Positions Men
• Mahit Sandhu – 50m Rifle 3 Positions Women
• Abhinav Deshwal – 25m Standard Pistol Men (Shared Gold)
• India I (Dhanush Srikanth, Mahit Sandhu) – 10m Air Rifle Mixed Team

SILVER MEDALS

• Abhinav Deshwal – 10m Air Pistol Men Final
• Mahit Sandhu – 10m Air Rifle Women Final
• Natasha Uday Joshi– 10m Air Rifle Women Final
• Abhinav Deshwal– 25m Pistol Men
• Shourya Saini – 10m Air Rifle Men Final
• India II (Mohammed Murtaza Vania, Natasha Uday Joshi) – 10m Air Rifle Mixed Team
• India I (Abhinav Deshwal, Pranjali Prashant Dhumal) – 10m Air Pistol Mixed Team

BRONZE MEDALS

• Shubham Vashist – 10m Air Pistol Men Final
• Chetan Hanmant Sapkal – 25m Rapid Fire Pistol Men
• Chetan Hanmant Sapkal – 25m Standard Pistol Men
• Mohammed Murtaza Vania– 10m Air Rifle Men Final
• Natasha Uday Joshi – 50m Rifle Prone Women
• Pranjali Dhumal– 25m Pistol Women

ABOUT WORLD DEAF ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS

• It is a quadrennial global competitions in the sport of athletics for deaf people.
• It is organised by the International Committee of Sports for the Deaf and was first held in