Daily Current Affairs Quiz: February 9 2024

Solution: Option D.)

Ans (D)
Recently the Government of Iran has announced visa-free service for Indian citizens.
This facility has been approved only for tourism.
Under this, Indian citizens holding ordinary passports can travel to Iran without a visa once every six months for a maximum of 15 days.
Currently, 27 countries provide visa-free entry to Indian citizens.
These countries include countries like Malaysia, Indonesia, and Thailand.

Solution: Option D.)

Ans (D)
South Eastern Railway (SER) has joined hands with Tata Steel for the development of rail infrastructure.
Tata Steel said in a statement that talks are going on between SER and Tata Steel officials regarding the project.
The headquarters of South Eastern Railway is located in Kolkata.

Solution: Option A.)

Ans (A)
‘Divya Kala Mela 2024’ is being organized in Agartala, Tripura under the National Disabled Finance and Development Corporation (NDFDC).
It is being organized from 6 to 11 February 2024.
Tripura is a state in northeastern India, its capital is Agartala.

Solution: Option B.)

Ans (B)
Haryana State Government has approved the construction of the 800 MW Deenbandhu Chhotu Ram Thermal Power Plant in Yamunanagar.
State Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar has given the responsibility of its construction to BHEL.
Rs 6,900 crore will be spent on its construction. Also, a target has been set to complete this project in 57 months.

Solution: Option A.)

Ans (A)
Justice Vijay Bishnoi has recently taken oath as the Chief Justice of Gauhati High Court.
Assam Governor Gulab Chand Kataria administered the oath of office to Justice Bishnoi.
State Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma was also present on this occasion.
Justice Bishnoi’s appointment as Chief Justice comes after the recommendation of the Supreme Court Collegium.
Recently Justice Ritu Bahri was sworn in as the Chief Justice of Uttarakhand High Court.

Solution: Option C.)

Ans (C)
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has recently appointed Mio Oka as the new director of the bank in India, replacing Takeo Konishi.
Oka will be responsible for ADB operations and other development work in India.
Asian Development Bank is a regional development bank. It was established on 19 December 1966.

Solution: Option B.)

Ans (B)
Recently, Super 30 founder Anand Kumar has been granted a ‘Golden Visa’ by the United Arab Emirates government.
Earlier, Indian celebrities like Bollywood actors Shahrukh Khan, Salman Khan, and Sanjay Dutt have got this special visa.
Anand has been running his Super 30 program in Patna since 2002.
In the year 2023, he was awarded the Padma Shri, the fourth-highest civilian award by the Government of India.

Solution: Option A.)

Ans (A)
Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev appointed Olzhas Bektenov as the new Prime Minister.
Bektenov, formerly the head of the President’s Executive Office, was nominated by the Amanat party and received support from a majority of deputies.
The new government’s priorities include economic development, with a focus on industry, oil, agriculture, and technology.

Solution: Option A.)

Ans (A)
Rajkot Stadium is to be renamed Niranjan Shah Stadium in honor of the former Saurashtra Cricket Association (SCA) secretary.
Shah served as SCA secretary for nearly four decades and also held a position at the BCCI.
Other cricket stadiums in India are named after administrators and politicians, such as MA Chidambaram, M Chinnaswamy, IS Bindra, Wankhede, and Narendra Modi.

Solution: Option A.)

Ans (A)
The Indian government plans to fence the entire 1643 km Indo-Myanmar border to enhance surveillance and curb insurgencies, smuggling, and the drug trade.
The border currently has a free movement regime that allows people on both sides to venture 16 km into each other’s territory without any documents.
After an assessment by central intelligence and security agencies, MHA took the decision.