Daily Current Affairs Quiz: July 17 2024

Solution: Option A.)

Ans (A)
Argentina won their 16th Copa America Football title by defeating Colombia 1-0 in the final of the 48th Copa America, played at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, the United States of America, on 15 July 2024(Indian Time).
It was the second time in the 108 years of history that the Copa America football tournament was held outside South America. Both the times it was hosted by the United States of America in 2016 and 2024.
The 48th Copa America was hosted by the United States of America from 21 June – to 15 July 2024, and 16 countries’ men’s football teams participated in it.

Solution: Option D.)

Ans (D)
The Spanish men’s football team, also known as La Roja, won their fourth UEFA European Football Championships or the Euro Cup by defeating England 2-1 in the final played at Berlin’s Olympiastadion stadium.
The 17th edition of the Euro Cup was hosted by Germany.
Twenty-four teams from Europe participated in the 17th Euro Cup.
The 87th-minute goal by Mikel Oyarzabal in the match helped secure the fourth Euro title for the Spanish side.
Nico Williams opened the score for Spain in the 47th minute of the match which was equalised by substitute Cole Palmer of England. Before the 2024 edition, Spain won the Euro Cup in 1964, 2008, and 2012.

Solution: Option B.)

Ans (B)
Carlos Alcaraz of Spain and Barbora Krejcikova of the Czech Republic won the men’s and women’s singles titles respectively at the 2024 Wimbledon Tennis Championships.
It was the second consecutive Wimbledon singles title for Carlos Alcaraz and the first Wimbledon singles title for Barbora Krejcikova.
The 137th edition of the All-England Championship, famous as the Wimbledon Championship, was held at Wimbledon in England from 1-14 July 2024.
It is the third Grand Slam event of a calendar year after the Australian Open and the French Open.
Wimbledon is the only Grand Slam tournament that is played on natural grass.

Solution: Option C.)

Ans (C)
Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli (K P Sharma Oli) has been sworn in as the Prime Minister of Nepal for the fourth time by President Ram Chandra Paudel in Kathmandu.
KP Sharma Oli will lead a coalition government after the fall of the previous coalition government led by Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’.
According to the provisions of the Nepal constitution, the new government has to seek a vote of confidence from the lower house of the Nepalese Parliament within 30 days of being sworn in.

Solution: Option A.)

Ans (A)
India will host the first World Audio Visual and Entertainment Summit (WAVES) in Goa from 20-24 November 2024.
The first World Audio Visual and Entertainment Summit (WAVES will be held alongside the 55th International Film Festival of India(IFFI).
The 55th International Film Festival of India will be held in Goa from 20-28 November 2024.
The 55th IFFI is being organized by the National Film Development Corporation of India Ltd (NFDC) in collaboration with the State Government of Goa and the Indian Film Industry.
The NFDC comes under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India.
The first IFFI was held in 1952 and has been held annually since 1975. In 2014, Goa was made the permanent venue of the IFFI.
India has the distinction of being the largest producer of feature films in the world.

Solution: Option D.)

Ans (D)
Union Home Minister Amit Shah recently inaugurated the “PM College of Excellence” in Madhya Pradesh.
Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurated it from Indore in all 55 districts of the state.
These colleges of excellence, where all courses will be offered as per NEP and will aim to impart employment-oriented education, are coming up at an estimated cost of Rs 486 crore, officials said.
Shah, who took part in a mega sapling plantation drive earlier, said Indore, which is the cleanest city in India and a cotton center, will also be known, henceforth, as an education hub.

Solution: Option D.)

Ans (D)
Recently, Barbora Krejcikova of the Czech Republic displayed a brilliant game and won the Wimbledon Women’s Singles 2024 title.
She defeated Jasmine Paolini in the final held in London.
Krejcikova also received prize money of ₹28.5 crore.
With her victory, she becomes the 5th Czech women’s tennis player to win a Wimbledon Singles’ title, after Martina Navratilova, Jana Novotná, Petra Kvitová, and Marketa Vondrousova.
This also marks her second Grand Slam title, after she won the French Open back in 2021, and now becomes a Wimbledon champion in both Singles and Doubles events (Women’s Doubles titles back in 2018 and 2022).

Solution: Option C.)

Ans (C)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the INS Towers at the Indian Newspaper Society (INS) Secretariat in Mumbai’s Bandra Kurla Complex.
This new facility is set to serve as a modern hub for the newspaper industry in Mumbai, addressing the evolving needs of INS members.
The Indian Newspaper Society acts as the central organization of the Press of India, an independent body authenticating circulation figures of newspapers and periodicals in India.
President: Somesh Sharma
Founded: 27 February 1939
Abbreviation: INS
Main organ: Executive Committee
The region served: India

Solution: Option A.)

Ans (A)
For the first time, Bihar has appointed a transgender person Manvi Madhu Kashyap as a sub-inspector of the Police.
In early 2018, transgender activist Vidya Kamble was appointed a member judge in a Lok Adalat in Nagpur Maharashtra.
While the first woman SI was Usharani Narendra. The women’s police induction parade happened at the Rajarathinam Stadium, Egmore, on November 1, 1974, with the then Chief Minister of the State.

Solution: Option B.)

Ans (B)
Vikram Misri assumed charge as Foreign Secretary of India, succeeding Vinay Mohan Kwatra.
Misri brings extensive experience, having served as private secretary to three Prime Ministers and recently as India’s ambassador to China.
Misri holds a history degree from Delhi University and an MBA from XLRI, with significant diplomatic postings in Spain, Myanmar, Africa, and North America.