Daily Current Affairs Quiz: January 30 2024

Ans (A)
Chamari Athapaththu named ICC Women’s ODI Cricketer of the Year for 2023.
She led Sri Lanka to their first bilateral series win over New Zealand.
Athapaththu scored 415 runs and took one wicket in 8 ODI matches during the year.
Her best performance came against New Zealand when Sri Lanka recorded their first-ever bilateral series win (2-1).

Ans (D)
England will host the 2027 World Test Championship (WTC) final in June, marking the fourth consecutive time.
The ICC issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) for a Social Responsibility Provider for the period 2024-2027.
ICC announces the introduction of the Women’s T20 Champions Trophy. The inaugural edition is slated to take place in Sri Lanka in February 2027.
Previous World Test Championship winners –
2019–2021 – New Zealand
2021–2023 – Australia

Ans (E)
NATO launches Steadfast Defender 2024, marking its most extensive military exercise since the Cold War, involving over 90,000 troops, more than 50 ships, and various aircraft.
Steadfast Defender 2024 marks the implementation of NATO’s first defense plans in decades, outlining responses to potential aggression, particularly from Russia.

Ans (B)
Usha Uthup honored with Padma Bhushan for her contributions to music.
Usha Uthup Iyer is an Indian pop, filmi, jazz, and playback singer who sang songs in the late 1960s, 1970s and 1980s.
Usha was born on 8 November 1947 into a Brahmin Iyer family in Mumbai.
Usha Uthup started her music career in Chennai in 1969.
She was also awarded by Padma Shri in 2011.
Actor, politician Mithun Chakraborty and Pyarelal Sharma of music duo Laxmikant-Pyarelal, have also been awarded Padma Bhushan.

Ans (C)
On the occasion of the 75th Republic Day, Squadron Leader Nikita Malhotra of the Indian Air Force (IAF) was honored with the Vayu Sena Medal for Gallantry.
She played a crucial role as the pilot of a Dornier aircraft in the Tangail formation during the flypast over Kartavya Path.
In April 2023, Wing Commander Deepika Misra was conferred the Vayu Sena medal by Indian Air Force chief Air Marshal VR Chaudhari, making her the first woman Air Force officer to receive a gallantry award.
Instituted on 26 Jan 1960 to recognise exceptional devotion to duty or acts of courage by Air Force personnel.
In 1994, the award was spilt into VM (Devotion to duty) and VM (Gallantry).
Medal: The medal is five-pointed star, made of standard silver 35 mm in diameter.

Ans (B)
India, France adopted Roadmap for Defence Industrial Partnership
Letter of intent signed for Defence Space Partnership.
MoU inked between TASL and Airbus for H125 helicopter assembly line.
Another MoU in space sector between NSIL and Arianespace S.A.S signed.
Framework cooperation agreement between Department of Science and Technology and France’s Institut national de recherche pour L’Agriculture, L’Alimentation Et L’Environnement has also been signed.

Ans (C)
Intl. Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust: 27 January
Every year on 27 January, UNESCO pays tribute to the memory of the victims of the Holocaust.
The day reaffirms commitment to counter antisemitism, racism etc.
This day was officially proclaimed, in November 2005 by United Nations General Assembly.
The date marks the anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi Concentration and Extermination Camp of Auschwitz-Birkenau by Soviet troops

Ans (C)
A partnership has been formed to establish a 5G Innovation Hub, with the anticipation of providing users an improved gaming and streaming experience.
Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited and OnePlus India have entered into a partnership to launch a 5G Innovation Hub.
The collaboration aims to provide users with an enhanced gaming and streaming experience, as well as a better overall usage experience of 5G technology.
OnePlus expresses a commitment to pushing the boundaries of what is possible through this partnership with Jio.
Reliance Jio secured a $2.2 billion fund support from a Swedish export credit agency, according to Reliance Industries’ annual report.
Jio claims an 80% share in the total 5G base stations deployed nationwide, delivering 5G services with an average download speed of 300 Mbps.

Ans (D)
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma inaugurated a ‘High-Performance Sports Training and Rehabilitation Centre’ in collaboration with Olympian Abhinav Bindra.
The Olympic Values Education Programme was launched alongside the inauguration to instill essential values in students for significant sports events.
The centre’s establishment resulted from an agreement involving the Government of Assam, Abhinav Futuristic Pvt Ltd, Oil India Ltd, and Numaligarh Refinery Ltd.
The agreement aimed at setting up two high-performance sports training and rehabilitation centres, located in Guwahati and Jorhat respectively.

Ans (A)
Maersk, a maritime giant, revealed the Ane Maersk, a container ship fueled by green methanol sourced from green hydrogen.
The Ane Maersk is the world’s largest container vessel fueled by green methanol, a derivative of green hydrogen.
Maersk’s commitment to sustainability extends beyond the Ane Maersk, with plans to equip 24 container vessels with dual-fuel engines capable of burning green methanol.
Named after Ane Mærsk Mc-Kinney Uggla, chairman of AP Moller Holding, the Ane Maersk pays homage to a legacy of innovation and leadership.