Daily Current Affairs Quiz: July 18, 2023

Solution: option a.)

Nelson Mandela Day is an international day celebrated annually on July 18th in honor of Nelson Mandela’s birthday.
Nelson Mandela International Day is an international observance held annually on July 18th to honor the legacy of Nelson Mandela, the former President of South Africa and anti-apartheid activist.

The theme of International Nelson Mandela Day for the year 2023 is: “The Legacy Lives on Through You: Climate, Food, and Solidarity” Mandela and de Klerk received the Nobel Prize for Peace in 1993.
The first fully democratic elections were held in the country in April 1994, and Mandela was elected as the first black President of South Africa.
He was president till 1999 when he retired from politics.
He died of a lung infection on 5th December 2013 aged 95.
He received many awards and accolades in his lifetime from various countries and organizations. India awarded him the Bharat Ratna in 1990.

Solution: option a.)

World number one tennis player, Carlos Alcaraz (Spanish professional tennis player)has won his first 2023 Wimbledon Men’s Single title, held in London.
In the final, he defeated Novak Djokovic.
Women’s Single: Markéta Vondroušová (Czech Republic) Founded: 1877 Wimbledon is relatively older than the rest (1877), followed by the US (1881), French (1891), and the Australian (1905).
Alcaraz recovered from a set deficit to perform at a remarkable level across five sets as the No 1 seed toppled Djokovic 1-6, 7-6 (6), 6-1, 3-6, 6-4 to win his first Wimbledon title.

Solution: option a.)

In the Asian Athletics Championships 2023 held in Bangkok, Thailand, India won a total of 27 medals and secured the third position in the competition. including six gold, twelve silver and nine bronze medals, in the second-best-ever performance.
Athlete Jyoti Yaraji won India’s first gold medal in the women’s 100m race and a silver medal in the women’s 200m race in this championship.
Second Best Performance: India’s Bangkok campaign was India’s best performance at the Asian Championships since Bhubaneswar 2017.
In Bhubaneswar also, Indian athletes won a total of 27 medals including 9 gold, 6 silver, and 12 bronze medals.

Solution: option c.)

A group of 43 Indian Army personnel departed for Mongolia today to take part in the 15th edition of the joint military exercise called “NOMADIC ELEPHANT-23.”
The exercise is set to occur in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia from July 17th to July 31st, 2023.
NOMADIC ELEPHANT is an annual training event between India and Mongolia, held alternately in both countries.
The previous edition took place in October 2019 at the Special Forces Training School in Bakloh, India.
Mongolian Armed Forces Unit 084 and soldiers from the JAMMU AND KASHMIR LIGHT INFANTRY Regiment of the Indian Army will be jointly participating in the exercise.
The Indian Army contingent arrived in Ulaanbaatar on July 16, 2023, via an Indian Air Force C-17 aircraft.

Solution: option b.)

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and the Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have signed two memorandums of understanding (MoUs) to promote the use of local currencies and interlink payment systems.
The MoUs were signed by RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das and CNUAE Governor Khaled Mohamed Balama.
The first MoU is aimed at establishing a framework to promote the use of local currencies like the Indian rupee and UAE Dirham for cross-border transactions.
The second MoU is to cooperate on linking unified payments interface (UPI) and Instant Payments Platform (IPP) respectively.
The MoUs will help to facilitate trade and investment between India and UAE.

Solution: option d.)
India could become a developed country by 2047 with an average annual real GDP growth of 7.6 percent over the next 25 years, said an article published by the Reserve Bank in its July bulletin.

Addressing the nation on August 15, 2022 — the 75th year of India’s independence — Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid down a vision for the next 25 years to become a developed nation by 2047.
“India’s real GDP needs to grow at 7.6 percent annually over the next 25 years to achieve the per capita income level to become a developed economy,” the article, authored by Harendra Behera, Dhanya V, Kunal Priyadarshi and Sapna Goel.

RBI Governor: Shaktidas Kant
RBI HQ and founded: Mumbai,1935

Solution: option c.)

G20 Global Food Regulators Summit is being held in New Delhi on the 20th and 21st of July; being held in India for the first time

Food Regulators from over 40 countries will participate along with representatives from 30 International Organisations and 25 International Research Institutes/Universities

Dr Mansukh Mandaviya unveils Logo and Brochure G20 event of Global Food Regulators Summit 2023

The Global Food Regulators Summit will bring focus on the crucial aspect of Food Safety: Dr Mansukh Mandaviya

Global Food Regulators Summit aligns with the theme of India’s G20 Presidency- One Earth, One Family, One Future.

Solution: option b.)

Michele Bullock becomes the first woman to lead Australia’s Central Bank since it was founded in 1960.
She will succeed Philip Lowe, who is coming to the end of a seven-year term as governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA).
Her appointment comes as the country has been battling rising prices and the RBA is facing a major shakeup.

Australia Capital: Canberra
Australia Currency: Australian Dollars
Australia PM: Anthony Norman Albanese

Solution: option b.)

Bonalu is celebrated in Hyderabad especially in parts of the Old City, usually during Ashada Masam which falls in July/August.
Bonam means Meal in Telugu, which is an offering to the Mother Goddess.
During the first and last day of this festival, special poojas are performed for goddess Yellamma.

Telangana CM: Kalvakuntla Chandrashekar Rao
Telangana Governor: Tamilisai Soundararajan
Telangana Capital: Hyderabad

Solution: option d.)

India has signed MoU with the United Arab Emirates on the Local Currency Settlement (LCS) system to revolutionize cross-border transactions between the two nations.
The LCS system allows the use of the Indian Rupee and UAE Dirham in bilateral trade, marking India’s first-ever LCS arrangement. It will reduce dependence on international currencies and further strengthen economic cooperation between India and the UAE.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi held talks with President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan in Abu Dhabi on July 16, 2023, during his visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
This is the fifth visit of an Indian Prime Minister to the UAE in the last eight years.

UAE Capital: Dubai
UAE Currency: Dirham

Solution: option c.)

Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif launched the 1200-megawatt nuclear power plant being built with China’s assistance in Punjab province.
Earlier, PM Sharif had inked an agreement with China worth a whopping USD 3.5 billion under which Beijing would build the Chashma-V nuclear plant at Chashma in the Mianwali district of Punjab.

Pakistan Currency: Pakistani Rupee
Pakistan Capital: Islamabad

Solution: option c.)

Jerdon’s babbler is a passerine bird native to the wetlands and grasslands of the Indian subcontinent.
Scientific Name: Chrysomma altirostre
It is a member of the genus Chrysomma of the family Paradoxornithidae.
Geographic Distribution: Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan.
A passerine is a perching bird in the formal scientific order of Passeriformes.
These are the most familiar, typical birds and the term can be applied to more than half the world’s unique bird species, including all the classic songbirds, sparrows, and finches.
Key Facts about Dudhwa Tiger Reserve (DTR):

Location: It is located on the Indo-Nepal border in the district Lakhimpur-Kheri in Uttar Pradesh.
It comprises Dudhwa National Park (DNP) and Kishanpur and Katarniaghat wildlife sanctuaries.
Rivers: The Sharda River flows by the Kishanpur WL Sanctuary, the Geruwa River flows through the Katerniaghat WL Sanctuary and the Suheli and Mohana streams flow in the Dudhwa National Park, all of which are tributaries of the mighty Ghagra River.

Solution: option b.)

World Snake Day, held every year on July 16, aims to increase awareness regarding the over 3,500 snake species that exist across the world.
The English word ‘snake’ comes from the Old English word ‘snack.’ The reptile is thought to have come from terrestrial lizards that existed around 174.1 million to 163.5 million years ago.
Sophie Underwood, the oldest fossil snake, lived in England about 167 million years ago.

Solution: option a.)

The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) commemorated its 95th Foundation and Technology Day at the National Agriculture Science Complex in Pusa, New Delhi, with the presence of Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Narendra Singh Tomar as the chief guest. ICAR traditionally celebrates its Foundation Day on July 16th each year.

Director of Indian Council of Agricultural Research: Himanshu Pathak
Indian Council of Agricultural Research Establishment year: 16 July 1929

Solution: option b.)

Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) achieved a significant milestone as it became India’s first airport to have four runways.
The civil aviation minister, Jyotiraditya Scindia, inaugurated the airport’s fourth runway, increasing its throughput capacity from approximately 1400-1500 air traffic movements per day to almost 2000 air traffic movements per day.
The addition of the fourth runway will allow the airport to serve more than 109 million passengers annually.