Daily Current Affairs Quiz: October 26, 2023

Solution: Option A.)

Ans (A)
Unnati Hooda beat Samiya Imad Farooqui to capture the women’s singles title at the Abu Dhabi Masters 2023.
16-year-old Unnati Hooda defeated the 20-year-old Samiya Imad Farooqui 21-16, 22-20.
This is her second BWF Super 100 World Tour title.
She became the youngest Indian to clinch a BWF title last year at 14 years of age.

Solution: option C.)

Ans (C)
Assam bagged the first gold medal of the 37th National Games when their women’s badminton team blanked Maharashtra 3-0 in the finals at the Dr Shyama Prasad Mukherjee stadium,Goa.
Karnataka bagged the men’s team gold with a 3-1 victory over Maharashtra.
Assam Badminton Team: Ashmita Chaliha and Isharani Baruah.

Solution: option D.)

Ans (D)
In Uttar Pradesh, Gonda district has created history by organizing the country’s biggest Kanya Puja.
The country’s biggest girl worship ceremony ‘Shakti Vandan’ was organized in Uttar Pradesh.
During this, another milestone was established in the direction of the Chief Minister’s Mission Shakti Abhiyan by performing Kanya Puja of 11,880 daughters of different sections from different development blocks of the district.
Nine women of the district were also honored with the Navdevi Award.

Solution: option D.)

Ans (D)
At the 4th Asian Games being held in Hangzhou, China, India began its campaign by adding 4 medals to its kitty.
In women’s canoeing, Prachi Yadav bagged the first silver medal for the country.
In the men’s high jump T-63 event, India swept the podium with Shailesh Kumar winning the gold, Mariyappan Thangavelu winning the silver and Ram Singh Padhiyar winning the bronze.

Solution: option A.)

Ans (A)
The Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh has set up the Urban Road Infrastructure Development Agency (URIDA) in a big push to infra development in the state.
The Yogi government recently approved the Chief Minister Green Road Infrastructure Development Scheme (Urban) worth Rs 500 crore, known as the ‘CM Grids Scheme.’
Apart from developing and maintaining roads in cities, URIDA will also develop an Urban Road Management System.

Solution: option A.)

Ans (A)
The Department of Pension and Pensioners’ Welfare held the awards ceremony to felicitate the awardees for their write-ups for the year 2023.
Yogender Chaudhry, IRS, Chief Commissioner of Income Tax, CBDT, is one of the ‘Anubhav’ awardee, 2023.
DoPPW had launched Anubhav Portal at the behest of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in March 2015.
After careful screening, it was decided to confer 4 Anubhav awards and 9 Jury certificates.
The awardees are from 8 different Ministries/Departments/Organisations.
For the first time, 9 Jury certificates are also being conferred upon to encourage wider participation in the process.

Solution: option D.)

Ans (D)
Hewlett-Packard (HP) has appointed of Ipsita Dasgupta as the Senior Vice President & Managing Director for its India market.
Ms Dasgupta’s role will encompass overseeing all facets of HP’s strategy and profitability in the India, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka regions.

Solution: Option B.)

Ans (B)
Japan has recently achieved a significant milestone in the realm of defense technology.
The Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) in collaboration with the Acquisition Technology & Logistics Agency (ATLA) successfully test-fired a medium-caliber maritime electromagnetic railgun from an offshore platform.
This remarkable feat marks the first time any nation has managed to launch a railgun from an offshore platform.
A railgun is a cutting-edge electromagnetic weapon designed to launch projectiles at incredibly high velocities, reaching speeds of approximately Mach 7.

Solution: option D.)

Ans (D)
Hindustani classical vocalist and composer Pandit Ajoy Chakrabarty has been conferred with the prestigious “Durga Bharat Samman” by the Governor of West Bengal, C V Ananda Bose.
The award is a recognition of his invaluable role in preserving and promoting the rich heritage of Indian classical music.
The Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE) also received the ‘Durga Bharat Samman’ in this inaugural edition.
The Indian Space Research Organisation received the ‘Durga Bharat Samman’ for its triumphant ‘Chandrayaan’ mission.
Visva-Bharati, a renowned central university, was also honored with the ‘Durga Bharat Samman.

Solution: option C.)

Ans (C)
The state-of-the-art stealth-guided missile destroyer, Yard 12706 (Imphal), has been officially transferred to the Indian Navy on October 20, 2023.
Imphal is the third vessel of Project 15B that was built at Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL).
The Project is a follow-on of the Kolkata class (Project 15A) destroyers commissioned in the last decade.
The keel for the Imphal was laid on 19 May 2017 and was launched into water on 20 April 2019.