Daily Current Affairs Quiz: September 25, 2024

Answer: D

Celebrated annually on September 26^th.

• Aim : to raise awareness of the connection between human health and the environment.
• The day is organized by the International Federation of Environmental Health (IFEH), a global organization that represents environmental health professionals in over 100 countries.

Answer: C

Current Context : Sri Lanka’s new president, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, has appointed Harini Amarasuriya as the new prime minister.

• Amarasuriya is a college professor and first-time lawmaker.
• Amarasuriya is the third woman prime minister of Sri Lanka, following the world’s first woman prime minister Sirimavo Bandaranaike in 1960, and her daughter Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga.

Answer: C

Current Context : AAP leader Atishi Marlena took oath as Delhi new Chief Minister.

• Atishi will be 3^rd woman Chief Minister of the Union Territory after Sushma Swaraj and Sheila Dikshit.
• She will be the 17th female chief minister of the country.
• Atishi Marlena was born on June 8, 1981, into a scholarly family in Delhi.

IN ADDITION :

• Five Cabinet Ministers — Gopal Rai, Saurabh Bharadwaj, Kailash Gahlot, Imran Hussain, and first-time MLA Mukesh Ahlawat — were also sworn-in by Lieutenant-General V.K. Saxena.

Answer: B

Current Context : President Droupadi Murmu Inaugurates the 16th Assembly of the Asian Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions (ASOSAI) in New Delhi

ABOUT ASIAN ORGANIZATION OF SUPREME AUDIT INSTITUTIONS (ASOSAI)

• It is a regional group under the International Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions (INTOSAI).
• Established in 1979 with 11 members.
• Aim : Promoting cooperation among audit institutions in Asia.
• It plays a central role in promoting collaboration, sharing experiences, knowledge, exchange, and capacity building in the field of public audit amongst its members.
• The first ASOSAI Assembly and Governing Board meeting was held in New Delhi in May 1979.

Answer: D

Current Context : The Union Ministry of Commerce and Industry has approved a Spices Board scheme, ‘Sustainability in spice sector through progressive, innovative and collaborative interventions for export development’ (SPICED).

• The Spices Board scheme is meant to expand the area under cardamom and increase productivity of small and large cardamom, generating surplus for export of quality spices through post-harvest improvement.
• Goal : Focuses on improving spice exports and cardamom productivity.

ABOUT SPICES BOARD INDIA :

• Established in 1987 under the Spices Board Act 1986.
• Aim : to develop, promote and regulate export of 52 spices and spice products that fall under its purview.
• It also engages in the promotion of production, processing, domestic marketing and export of cardamom (both small and large).
• The Board is an international link between the Indian exporters and the importers abroad.
• Ministry : Ministry of Commerce and Industry.

Answer: A

Current Context : Recently, a diesel fuel spill from a ship that sank spreads to the Greenland fjord.

ABOUT FJORD

• A fjord is a long, narrow, and deep body of water that extends inland, typically set within a U-shaped valley flanked by steep rock walls.
• Mainly found in regions such as Norway, Greenland, Chile, New Zealand, Canada, and Alaska.

Formation Process:

• Fjords are formed by glaciers over several ice ages. As glaciers moved, they eroded both the ice and the underlying land.
• The melting glacier water carved deep valleys, often making fjords deeper than the seas that feed them.
• At the fjord’s mouth, glaciers left behind sediment, forming shallower areas, leading to rapid water currents and saltwater rapids.

Features:

• Some fjords contain coral reefs and rocky islands known as skerries.
• Epishelf lakes can also form in certain fjords, where freshwater from melted glaciers becomes trapped under floating ice shelves, creating distinct freshwater layers above the saltwater.

Answer: C

Current Context : Prime Minister recently gifted a Delhi-Delaware silver train model to US President Joe Biden and a pashmina shawl to First Lady Jill Biden during his three-day US visit for the Quad Summit.

ABOUT PASHMINA SHAWL

• Origin: Originate from Kashmirand are crafted from fine Ladakhi Cashmere wool.
• Material: The word “Pashmina” comes from the Persian “Pashm,” meaning “soft gold” or “soft wool.” The wool is sourced from the undercoat of the Changthangi (Pashmina) goat, native to the Himalayanregions of Ladakh, Nepal, and Tibet.
• Characteristics: These goats develop a soft undercoat during harsh winters, which is collected to make the shawls.
• Geographical Indication (GI): Kashmir’s Pashmina has earned a GI tagfor its unique traditional crafting methods

Traditional Craftsmanship:

• Wool is hand-spun using traditional wheels and woven on handloomsor wooden looms.
• Designs include floral motifsand paisley patterns, reflecting Kashmiri cultural heritage.
• Natural dyesfrom local plants and minerals are used for coloring.
• Crafting Process: The intricate weaving process can take weeks or months, depending on the complexity of the design.

Answer: C

Current Context : Recently, the fifth edition of Goa Maritime Symposium (GMS) 2024 was hosted by the Indian Navy from 23-24 September 24 under the aegis of Naval War College, Goa.

• Goa Maritime Symposium is a forum for fostering collaborative thinking, cooperation, and mutual understanding between India and key maritime nations of the Indian Ocean Region.
• Theme of the event : Common Maritime Security Challenges in the IOR – Progressing Lines of Effort to Mitigate Dynamic Threats such as illegal and unregulated fishing and other illegal maritime activities.
• Participant nations from 12 Indian Ocean Littoral countries include : Bangladesh, Comoros, Indonesia, Madagascar, Malaysia, the Maldives, Mauritius, Myanmar, the Seychelles, Singapore, Sri Lanka, and Thailand. Observers from Kenya and Tanzania.