Daily Current Affairs Quiz: April 23 2024

Solution: Option A.)

Ans (A)
North Korea has announced that the testing of an anti-aircraft Pyoljji-1-2 missile and a super strategic cruise missile Hwasal-1 Ra-3 warhead.
The super-strategic cruise missile is capable of carrying a nuclear warhead.
The Democratic Republic of Korea, popularly known as North Korea, occupies the northern part of the Korean peninsula in Asia.
Capital of North Korea: Pyongyang
Currency: North Korean Won
Supreme Leader: Kim Jong Un

Solution: Option D.)

Ans (D)
The foreign ministers’ meeting of the Group of Seven (G-7) was recently held in the Italian city of Capri from 17 to 19 April 2024.
Italy is the current chairman of the G7 countries, and Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani hosted the G7 foreign minister meeting.
After the meeting, the G7 country’s foreign ministers issued three communiques on world affairs.
The 50th G7 summit is set to be held from 13 to 15 June 2024 in the city of Fasano in Apulia.
Italy, coinciding with its G7 presidency in 2024, emphasizes strategic partnerships with Africa.

Solution: Option B.)

Ans (B)
Banker Deepak S Parekh resigned from the post of chairman and non-executive director of HDFC Life Insurance.
Now Keki Mistry has been appointed the Chairman of HDFC Board in place of Deepak Parekh.
Deepak S Parekh received the Padma Bhushan from the Government of India in 2006 for his contributions to industry and trade.
Recently, Nephro Care India Limited, a company backed by former HDFC Bank chairman and banking sector veteran Deepak S Parekh, has also started preparations for IPO.

Solution: Option D.)

Ans (D)
According to the Dhanlaxmi Bank, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has approved the appointment of Ajith Kumar KK as the managing director (MD) and chief executive officer (CEO) of the bank for a period of three years.
Ajith Kumar K K will replace the current MD & CEO of the Dhanlaxmi bank, Shivan J K.
Ajith Kumar K.K. has more than 36 years of banking experience.

Solution: Option C.)

Ans (C)
A new tiger species has been recently discovered in the dense rainforests of Brazil.
Named the clouded tiger cat (Leopardus pardinoides), this cat may be small but it is significant for biodiversity and conservation.
A small wildcat called the clouded tiger cat is about the same size as a housecat.
The Amazon rainforest, also known as Brazil’s Rainforest, is the world’s largest intact forest.

Solution: Option B.)

Ans (B)
Senior Indian Police Service (IPS) officer Nalin Prabhat has been appointed the Director General of the National Security Guard (NSG), the country’s counter-terrorism and counter-hijack force.
Nalin Prabhat is currently serving as the Additional Director General of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) in Jammu and Kashmir.
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has also approved the appointment of Sapna Tiwari as Special Director in the Intelligence Bureau (IB).
Presently the Director of IB is Tapan Kumar Deka.

Solution: Option A.)

Ans (A)
The Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) handed over the first batch of indigenous Leading Edge Actuators and Airbrake Control Module for LCA Tejas MK1A to Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL).
It has been handed over to HAL by DRDO’s Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA).
The Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA) was established in 1984 to oversee the production of Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) in India.
ADA is under the Ministry of Defence, Government of India. The headquarters of ADA is located in Bangalore.

Solution: Option C.)

Ans (C)
Three Indian banks, SBI, HDFC Bank and ICICI Bank, have been included in the top 50 banks of the Asia-Pacific region according to a report of S&P Global Market Intelligence released recently.
The list dominated by mainland Chinese banks has been ranked based on their assets (loans).
SBI was ranked 20, HDFC Bank 33 and ICICI Bank 48 on the list.
Only two Indian banks, SBI and HDFC, were included in the top 50 Asia-Pacific regions based on their assets in the 2022 list.

Solution: Option C.)

Ans (C)
Kaushik Rajashekara, a distinguished professor at the University of Houston’s Cullen College of Engineering, has been elected as an International Fellow of the prestigious Engineering Academy of Japan.
This honour recognizes his outstanding contributions to the field of power conversion and the electrification of transportation.
Originally he hails from a small village in Karnataka, India.
In 2022, Rajashekara received the prestigious Global Energy Prize, considered the most coveted prize in the field of international energy.

Solution: Option A.)

Ans (A)
National Civil Service Day is celebrated annually on April 21st in India.
The first ever National Civil Services Day in India was celebrated on April 21, 2006.
It was recognized to commemorate the first Home Minister of India – Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.
Civil Services Day is celebrated to honor the civil servants and ensure their contributions to the nation’s development and prosperity.
The day is observed to commemorate the event when the first Home Minister of Independent India, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, addressed the probationers of Administrative Services Officers in 1947 at Metcalf House, Delhi.
He referred to civil servants as the ‘steel frame of India‘ in his speech.