Daily Current Affairs Quiz: April 15 2024

Solution: Option E.)

Ans (E)
Jain Acharya Lokesh Muni has become the first Indian monk to be honoured with the American President’s Gold Volunteer Service award in recognition of his contribution to the public good and humanity.
Acharya Lokesh Muni is the founder of a non-governmental organisation, Ahimsa Vishwa Bharat and the World Peace Center in India.
The American President’s Volunteer Service Award was established in 2003 during George Bush’s Presidency.
Acharya Lokesh Muni is a follower of the Jain religion founded by Lord Mahavira. He is a thinker, writer, poet, and social reformer who has been continuously making efforts to build national character, develop human values, and establish non-violence, peace, and mutual cooperation in society.
He founded the Ahimsa Vishwa Bharati in Gurugram, Haryana. The Ahimsa Vishwa Bharati focuses on the four global pillars of non-violence, peace, harmony, and brotherhood in line with Lord Mahavira’s teachings and Indian cultural norms.

Solution: Option B.)

Ans (B)
‘International Day for Human Space Flight’ (IDHSF) is celebrated across the world every year on 12 April.
The occasion commemorates the first space flight and Soviet cosmonaut, Yuri Gagarin, the first human being in space.
Yuri Gagarin was a citizen of the then Soviet Union, now Russia.
This year 2024 its theme is “Encouraging Scientific Curiosity”.
Just two years after Yuri Gagarin’s journey into space, the Soviet Union sent Valentina Tereshkova into space in 1963. Valentina Tereshkova thus became the first woman to orbit the Earth.

Solution: Option B.)

Ans (B)
Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) has released the QS World University Rankings 2024 on 10 April 2024.
In this ranking, India’s Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) has been ranked 20th among the highest ranked universities in the world.
A record 1,559 institutions have been included in the QS World University Rankings 2024.
For the first time, 64 universities have been included in it.
In terms of the number of universities in the QS World University Rankings, India is the second most represented country in Asia after China with 101 universities.
Meanwhile, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences (SIMATS), Chennai, ranked 24th globally for dentistry studies.

Solution: Option A.)

Ans (A)
The Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) latest Asian Development Outlook for April 2024, released on 11 April 2024, has upgraded India’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth forecast for 2024-25 (FY25) to 7 percent from 6.7 per cent earlier.
According to the ADB report the Indian economy grew by 7.6% in 2023-24, and in 2025-26 its growth rate is expected to be 7.2%.
The Reserve Bank of India, in its recent bi-monthly monetary policy, also forecasted a 7% growth rate for the Indian economy in FY25(2024-25).

Solution: Option A.)

Ans (A)
Indian male wrestlers won three medals, one silver and two bronze medals, on the first day of the 20th Asian Wrestling Championship 2024.
The 20th Asian Wrestling Championship 2024 is being held in the Kyrgyzstan capital, Bishkek, from 11 -16 April 2024.
A total of 30 Indian wrestlers, both men and women, are competing in the 20th Asian Wrestling Championships 2024.
The Indian team is competing under the Indian flag in the Asian Championship 2024.

Solution: Option C.)

Ans (C)
Adani Group company ‘Adani Green Energy Limited’ is building the world’s largest renewable energy park in Khavda in Kutch district of Gujarat.
This park is spread over 538 square kilometers. This park is about five times larger than the total size of the French capital Paris.
Gujarat Industries Power Company Limited (GIPCL) has been appointed as the nodal agency for the Hybrid Renewable Energy Park.
The project to build this park was prepared as part of PM Modi’s efforts to reduce carbon emissions. Work on this project is going on from the year 2021.

Solution: Option D.)

Ans (D)
Russia tested its Angara-A5 space rocket for the first time on 11 April 2024.
This test-launch was done from Vostochny Cosmodrome in the Far East.
Earlier, two launches of Angara rocket on April 9 and 10 were cancelled at the last minute.
In fact, rocket test launches on April 9 and 10 were canceled due to a malfunction in the pressurization system and a problem with the engine launch-control system.
Russia launched the Angara project in 1991, shortly after the dissolution of the Soviet Union, with the goal of creating a domestically produced launch vehicle.

Solution: Option D.)

Ans (D)
Defence Secretary Giridhar Aramane recently presided over the first steel cutting of Fleet Support Ships (FSS) for the Indian Navy at Hindustan Shipyard Limited in Visakhapatnam. He also laid the foundation stone for modernization of slipways and key infrastructure to enhance the capacity and efficiency of the yard.

Solution: Option B.)

Ans (B)
Khanij Videsh India Limited (KABIL) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Council of Scientific and Industrial Research- Institute of Minerals and Materials Technology (CSIR-IMMT) for technical and knowledge collaboration for Critical Minerals. KABIL is a joint venture of three Indian public sector undertakings, NALCO, HCL and MECL, under the aegis of the Ministry of Mines, Government of India.

Solution: Option C.)

Ans (C)
Private lender HDFC Bank opened a branch at Kavaratti Island in Lakshadweep.
Lakshadweep Tourism Officer – Imthias Mohammed T B.
The islands are also poised for a substantial Rs 3,600 crore boost in infrastructure, including new ports, roads, and beachfront amenities.
HDFC Bank/Headquarters: Mumbai
Founded: August 1994
CEO: Sashidhar Jagdishan