Daily Current Affairs Quiz: April 26 2024

Solution: Option A.)

Ans (A)
The International Conference on Disaster Resilient Infrastructure’s 6th edition has begun in New Delhi.
The conference’s theme is “Investing today for a more resilient tomorrow”.
The Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure hosts an annual conference called the International Conference on Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (ICDRI).
The Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI) was launched by the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, at the 2019 UN Climate Summit.

Solution: Option B.)

Ans (B)
Russia will supply the remaining two units of the S-400 Triumf surface-to-air missile system in the next year.
The new schedule for the delivery of the remaining two units has been worked out between the Russian and the Indian authorities.
Russia will also hand over two Russian-built naval frigates, Tushil and Tamal by January 2025.
India is the world’s largest importer of arms, and Russia is the largest supplier of defence equipment to India.
In October 2018, India signed a $ 5.5 billion agreement with Russia for the purchase of five units of the S-400 Triumf surface-to-air missile system.
Russia started delivery of the first unit of the missile systems in December 2021.Till date three units have been delivered by the Russians.

Solution: Option B.)

Ans (B)
Renowned industrialist Tata Group Chairman Ratan Tata was honored with the prestigious KISS Humanitarian Award 2021.
For this, a felicitation ceremony was organized at his personal residence in Mumbai on 22 April 2024.
In this felicitation ceremony, he was honored by educationist Prof. Achyuta Samanta, founder of KIIT & KISS and Kandhamal Lok Sabha MP.
The honor was presented by Dr. Achyut Samant, Founder of KIIT and KISS.
This honor was announced in 2021.
But then Ratan Tata was unable to receive this honor due to the Covid pandemic.
In its acknowledgment, Tata expressed its gratitude to KISS and its founder Dr. Samanta.

Solution: Option D.)

Ans (D)
Recently Papua New Guinea (PNG) has appointed its first defence advisor to India. PNG has appointed “Colonel Edison Napyo” to this post.
Colonel Edison Napyo succeeds Commodore Philip Polewara, PNG’s acting Chief of Defense Forces in India.
India and Papua New Guinea formalized diplomatic relations in 1976.

Solution: Option D.)

Ans (D)
The Systematic Voters’ Education and Electoral Participation Cell (SVEEP) of Kamrup Election District along with the Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati developed a 3D-printed dummy ballot unit to enhance voter awareness and engagement.
The inauguration of the dummy ballot unit was held at the IIT Guwahati campus and was attended by several dignitaries.
SVEEP is a program launched by the Election Commission of India.
It aims to educate and spread awareness among the citizens, electors, and voters regarding the electoral process.

Solution: Option C.)

Ans (C)
Inter Milan (also known as Internazionale Milano) won its 20th Serie A title by beating its arch-rival AC Milan 2-1 at the San Siro Stadium in Milan on 21 April 2024.
The Simone Inzaghi-coached Inter Milan side has taken an unassailable lead in the standings with five matches remaining in the season.
The Inter Milan team has lost only one match in the 2023-24 season and has a 17-point lead over its nearest rival, AC Milan.
Inter Milan last won the league in the 2020-21 season but was unable to replicate its success in the 2021-22 and 2022-23 seasons. AC Milan won the 2021-22 title, and Napoli won the 2022-23 title.
Now, Inter Milan has won 20 Serie A titles, just behind Juventus, which has won 36 times.
In the Serie A league, a star is awarded for every 10 Serie A titles. Only Juventus has won three stars.

Solution: Option C.)

Ans (C)
In Manipur, Khongjom Day is observed on April 23 to honor the brave souls who fought against the British in the Khongjom Battle of the Anglo-Manipuri War in 1891.
The state of Manipur recently observed Khongjom Day in remembrance of those who lost their lives in the Khongjom Battle during the Anglo-Manipuri War of 1891.
The Anglo-Manipuri War of 1891 is a significant event in Manipur’s history.
During the war, the tiny kingdom of Manipur fought against the British colonial expansion, and many people lost their lives trying to protect their motherland’s dignity and honor.

Solution: Option D.)

Ans (D)
In the latest ITTF Table Tennis World Rankings released in April 2024, Sreeja Akula jumped one place to 38th in the world ranking.
With this Sreeja Akula became the top-ranked women’s singles table tennis player in India.
In this sequence, Sreeja Akula left Manika Batra behind.
The 25-year-old Sreeja won her first international tournament by defeating USA’s Lily Zhang 3-0 in the final of the WTT Feeder Corpus Christi 2024 in Texas in January.
Apart from Sreeja and Manika, Yashaswini Ghorpade (world no. 99) and Archana Kamath (world no. 100) are the other Indians in the top 100 of the women’s singles rankings.
Olympians Sutirtha Mukherjee and Ayhika Mukherjee both slipped two places to 122nd and 137th respectively.

Solution: Option B.)

Ans (B)
According to a Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) report, India was the fourth largest military spender in the world in 2023 after the United States, China, and Russia.
The Indian expenditure on the military in 2023 was $83.6 billion. In 2022 also India was the fourth largest military spender in the world.
In the interim Union Budget of 2024-25, the government of India allocated Rs 6.21 lakh crore for defense spending.
The 2024-25 allocation for defense accounts for 1.89% of India’s GDP.
According to SIPRI, the largest percentage increase in military spending by any country in 2023 was seen in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (105 percent increase). The Government in Congo is engaged in conflict with various armed groups in the country.

Solution: Option A.)

Ans (A)
Every year 24th April is celebrated as “National Panchayati Raj Day”.
It is organized every year by the Ministry of Panchayati Raj in India.
It is celebrated to commemorate the historic day when the 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act came into force in 1993.
The 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act introduced a three-tier system of local governance in India with Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs).
In 1957, the Balwant Rai Mehta Committee was formed to study the process of democratic decentralization and recommend measures to revive the Panchayati Raj system.