Daily Current Affairs Quiz: July 24 2024

Solution: Option A.)

Ans (A)
Newly appointed Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri successfully concluded his visit to Bhutan with both sides approving projects worth Rs 5000 areas, including connectivity, Infrastructure, energy, education, and health.
Vikram Misri was on an official bilateral visit to Bhutan from 19-20 July 2024 at the Bhutanese Foreign Secretary Aum Pema Choden.
This was the first official visit to any country by Vikram Misri after being appointed as the 35th Foreign Secretary of India in July 2024.
India and Bhutan share close political and economic ties based on the Treaty of Perpetual Peace and Friendship, signed in 1949 and revised and updated in 2007 as the India-Bhutan Friendship Treaty.
During Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Bhutan in March 2024, he announced that India would provide Rs 10,000 crore for Bhutan’s 13th Five-Year Plan.

Solution: Option A.)

Ans (A)
Indian tennis player Yuki Bhambri, in partnership with Albano Olivetti of France, has won the 2024 Swiss Open Gstaad Men’s Doubles title.
The Swiss Open Gstaad 2024 was held in Gstaad city, Switzerland, from 15 to 21 July 2024.
It is an ATP 250 event played on clay courts.
This was the 56th edition of the Swiss Open Gstaad Tennis Tournament, which started in 1915.
The Swiss Open Gstaad 2024 title was the third ATP (Association of Tennis Professionals) title for Yuki Bhambri.

Solution: Option C.)

Ans (C)
The Australian driver Oscar Piastri won his first Formula One title by winning the Hungarian Grand Prix on 21 July 2204.
The Hungarian Grand Prix was held at Hungaroring racing track in the small Hungarian town of Mogyoród on 21 July 2024.
Oscar Piastri of team McLaren finished first, and his teammate Lando Norris came second.
Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes came in third.
The 2024 Formula One season will have 24 Grand Prix. The Hungarian Grand Prix was the 13th race of the 2024 season.
Max Verstappen of Red Bull leads the points table with seven wins and 265 points.
In second place is Lando Norris of the McLaren team.
Formula One is a motor car racing sport organized by the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA).

Solution: Option A.)

Ans (A)
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Economic Survey 2023-24 in Parliament.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union Budget for a record seventh on 23rd July.
This is the first budget of the recently elected NDA government.
There has been a demand for investment in R&D in the agriculture sector, while there has been a demand to increase the installment amount of PM Kisan Yojana to Rs 8 thousand.

Solution: Option D.)

Ans (D)
India’s star women’s player Smriti Mandhana has become the highest run-scorer in T20I, leaving behind Harmanpreet Kaur in this matter.
She achieved this feat in the Asia Cup 2024 match against Pakistan.
Her total runs to her name are 3365.

Solution: Option D.)

Ans (D)
Telugu superstar Ram Charan Telugu superstar Ram Charan is all set to rock the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM) this year.
He has been honored with the prestigious “Ambassador of Indian Arts and Culture” title for his exceptional contribution to Indian cinema.

Solution: Option B.)

Ans (B)
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has decided to give Rs 8.5 crore to the Indian Olympic Association (IOA).
The mega sports event Paris Olympics 2024 is starting on 26 July and will conclude on 11 August.

Solution: Option C.)

Ans (C)
CM Bhupendra Patel launched the ‘Shramik Basera’ scheme to offer temporary housing to 15,000 construction workers at a cost of ₹5 per day.
The initiative includes the construction of 17 new dwelling structures in major cities like Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar, Vadodara, and Rajkot.
A plan to build additional facilities for 300,000 workers over the next 3 years, at a projected cost of ₹1,500 crore.

Solution: Option C.)

Ans (C)
China Unveils World’s First Carbon Fiber High-Speed Train.
The carbon fiber train is designed to reach speeds of up to 87 mph and is expected to use 7% less energy compared to conventional steel trains.
Japan’s Shinkansen, introduced in 1964, was the 1st high-speed rail line.
France’s TGV holds the world record at 357 mph (574 km/h), achieved in 2007.
China boasts the largest high-speed rail network globally, spanning over 22,000 miles (35,000 km)

Solution: Option C.)

Ans (C)
India’s economic survey has projected growth at 6.5-7.0 percent in FY25, Reuters reported.
This is notably, below the Reserve Bank of India’s forecast of 7.2 percent projected growth for the current financial year ending March 2025.
The government projects a real GDP growth rate of 6.5% to 7% for the financial year 2024-25.
India’s GDP for 2023-24 is 20% higher than the pre-pandemic level of 2019-20.
India’s real GDP will grow by 8.2 percent in 2023-24, crossing the 8 percent mark in three out of four quarters of 2023-24.
Retail inflation declined to 5.4 percent in 2023-24.