Daily Current Affairs Quiz: September 19, 2023

ANSWER: B

ANSWER: C

ANSWER: A

ANSWER: B

• The Sangeet Natak Akademi recently announced special one-time awards, commemorating 75 years of India’s independence to 84 artists, who are above the age of 75 years and haven’t been accorded any national honour in their career so far.
• The ‘Amrit’ awards would be given away by Vice-President.
• Sangeet Natak Akademi Amrit Awards is a national honour bestowed by the country on performing artists, teachers and scholars in the field of performing arts.
• The recipients have been selected by the Akademi’s General Council, consisting of distinguished musicians, dancers, theatre artists and scholars in these disciplines as well as nominees of the Centre, States and Union Territories.
• The honour carries a purse money of Rs. 1,00,000/- (Rupees one lakh) besides a Tamrapatra and Angavastram.
• The awards have been given in various categories like Hindustani and Carnatic vocal and instrumental, folk, classical dance forms like Bharatnatyam and Kathak and playwriting and direction.

ANSWER: A

• The Army, which has ordered 114 Dhanush artillery guns, and has one regiment operational already, is expecting to receive all the guns by 2026.

ABOUT DHANUSH GUNS

• Dhanush is a 155 mm, 45-calibre towed artillery gun with a range of 36 km, and it has demonstrated a range of 38 km with specialised ammunition.
• It is an upgrade of the existing 155 mm, 39-calibre Bofors FH 77 gun.
• The Advanced Weapons and Equipment India Limited, carved after corporatisation of the Ordnance Factory Board, now manufactures the Dhanush guns.
• It is the first indigenously built long-range artillery gun.
• Features include
  • Inertial navigation system with global positioning system- (GPS) based gun recording and auto-lying,
  • an enhanced tactical computer for onboard ballistic computations and an onboard muzzle velocity recording.
  • Automated gun sighting system equipped with camera, thermal imaging and laser range finder.

ANSWER: B

• The Defence Ministry has cleared the proposal of buying a regiment of Pralay tactical ballistic missiles for the Indian Army.
• It is the first time that a ballistic missile will be inducted into the services for conventional operations.

ABOUT PRALAY MISSILE

• IT can strike targets at 150–500 km.
• It is propelled by a solid-propellant rocket motor.
• Speed- Mach 1 to 1.6
• It is capable of carrying a conventional warhead of about 350 kg to 700 kg.
• It can also carry a high explosive preformed fragmentation warhead, penetration-cum-blast (PCB) and runaway denial penetration submunition (RDPS).
• It incorporates cutting-edge technologies in its guidance system, including state-of-the-art navigation and integrated avionics.
• It exhibits the capability to alter its trajectory mid-flight after covering a certain distance.
• ‘Pralay’ is classified as a quasi-ballistic surface-to-surface missile, featuring advanced capabilities designed to thwart interceptor missiles.
• The Pralay missiles are currently being mass-produced and are expected to be ready for operational service soon.

ANSWER: C

• Rabindranath Tagore’s “abode of peace” Santiniketan, which embodies the poet’s vision of a place of learning that transcends religious and regional boundaries, was officially recognised as a UNESCO World Heritage Site — the 41st in India and third in Bengal.

• The decision to include Santiniketan on this prestigious list was made by members of the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) at the 45th session of the World Heritage Committee held in

ABOUT SANTINIKETAN

• It is a town located in Birbhum district of West Bengal.
• It was established by Maharshi Debendranath Tagore in 1862, father of Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore. Later, Rabindranath Tagore envisioned it as a university town and established a school.
• It was set up in 1901 and called Brahmachary Ashram (was later called Patha Bhavan).
• He also established Sriniketan (for rural reconstruction) Kala Bhavan, Sangit Bhavan (cultural institutions) and Visva Bharati university(1921) at Santiniketan.
  • Visva-Bharati in Santiniketan is Bengal’s only central university whose chancellor is the Prime Minister.
• Shantiniketan was founded on the principles of the ancient Indian Gurukul system, where education was provided in a natural setting, fostering a strong connection between students and their environment.

ANSWER: D

• Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz has won the Singapore Grand Prix.
• He ended the Formula 1 leader Max Verstappen’s record run of 10 wins in a row.
• McLaren’s Lando Norris finished a close second and Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton took third place.

ANSWER: B

• World Bamboo Day is observed on September 18 every year to raise awareness about bamboo worldwide.
• The purpose of World Bamboo Day is to increase awareness among the public about the economic advantages of bamboo and the significance of its cultivation in emerging industries.

ANSWER: A

• THE three-day state-level Sair fair was inaugurated at Arki in Solan.
• During the festival colourful cultural programs are organized and stalls are also exhibited for buying and selling of goods.
• It is also famous for Bull fight and visitors can enjoy this spectacular event / fair.