Daily Current Affairs Quiz: June 10 2024

Solution: Option C.)

Ans (C)
Sarabjot Singh won India’s first medal at the International Shooting Sports Federation (ISSF) World Cup, which was held in Munich, Germany.
The ISSF World Cup has been held from May 31 to June 8, 2024.
The Indian shooter Sarabjot Singh scored 242.7 points in the final to win the gold medal in the men’s 10-meter air pistol event.
This was Sarabjot Singh’s second individual gold medal in the ISSF World Cup. Last Year, he won the gold in the men’s 10-meter air rifle event at the ISSF World Cup held in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh.
Sift Kaur Samra won the second medal for India in the women’s 50-meter Rifle event, the bronze. Seonaid McIntosh of Britain won the gold, while Han Jiayu of China won the silver.
India is currently in third place with France in the medal tally, having won two medals each. China leads the medal tally with 11 medals, followed by Norway with 3 medals.

Solution: Option C.)

Ans (C)
India, the United States of America, South Korea, Japan, and the European Union have launched a Biopharmaceuticals Alliance.
The first meeting of the Alliance was held in San Diego, the United States of America, during the Bio International Convention 2024, the world’s largest pharmaceutical exhibition.
Biopharmaceuticals are a type of medical drug which is produced by using a living being’s organs and tissues, microorganisms, animal fluids, or genetically modified cells and organisms.
It is different from drugs that are manufactured using different chemicals.

Solution: Option C.)

Ans (C)
Singapore hosted the first Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF) Clean Economy Investor Forum meeting on 5 & 6 June 2024.
The meeting was held along with the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF) Ministerial meeting.
The Indian delegation was led by Sunil Barthwal, Secretary of the Department of Commerce.
The IPEF Catalytic Capital Fund was launched at the forum meeting.
The IPEF Catalytic Capital Fund has been set up by IPEF member countries Australia, Japan, the Republic of Korea, and the United States, as well as by a private company, Infrastructure Development Group.

Solution: Option B.)

Ans (B)
The United Nations General Assembly has elected Pakistan, Somalia, Panama, Denmark, and Greece as the new non-permanent members of the United Nations Security Council.
They have been reelected for a two-year term starting 1 January 2025.
The election to elect five new members of the UN Security Council was held on 6 June 2024 in the UN’s headquarters in New York, the United States of America.
The newly elected members Pakistan, Somalia, Panama, Denmark, and Greece will replace Japan, Malta, Mozambique, Ecuador, and Switzerland. These countries’ terms will end on 31st December 2024.

Solution: Option B.)

Ans (B)
The Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has notified Nakti and Nagi bird sanctuaries in Bihar as the newest wetlands of international importance under the Ramsar convention.
Both the sites are man-made and situated in the Jhajha forest range of Jamui district of Bihar.
Bihar now has three wetland sites under the Ramsar convention, and the total number of Ramsar sites in the country has increased to 82.
Nagi Bird Sanctuary was notified as the 81st Ramsar Site of India.
The Nagi wetland area spread over 791 hectares in the Jamuai district of Bihar, is a man-made site created by constructing a dam on the Nagi River.
The lake formed after the dam’s construction attracts migratory birds during winters from Eurasia, Central Asia, Russia, and Northern China.

Solution: Option D.)

Ans (D)
Indian Army’s Tri Shakti Corps celebrated World Environment Day with several “Go Green initiatives” in North Bengal and Sikkim.
Also, a plastic waste management and recycling plant was inaugurated at Changgu in East Sikkim.
The project is part of the Army’s Sadbhavna initiative, which aims to improve waste management.

Solution: Option B.)

Ans (B)
Kamal Kishore Son, a senior IAS officer of the 1998 batch of Jharkhand cadre, has been given the additional charge of Director General of Employees State Insurance Corporation.
He is presently working as an Additional Secretary and Director General of labor Welfare in the Ministry of Labour and Employment.

Solution: Option C.)

Ans (C)
World Food Safety Day (WFSD) is celebrated every year on 7 June. The day is jointly celebrated by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in collaboration with member states and other relevant organizations.
This day is celebrated every year with a specific theme which helps the campaigns associated with it.

Solution: Option D.)

Ans (D)
England introduces currency notes featuring King Charles III.
The circulation of the new currency would make King Charles III the second British monarch to be the face of the Bank of England notes.
The Bank of England is replacing old banknotes featuring Queen Elizabeth with new ones featuring King Charles III.
People can exchange their old notes for new ones until June 30, with a limit of £300.
King Charles: Born: 14 November 1948

Solution: Option A.)

Ans (A)
A Russian cosmonaut became the first person to spend a cumulative 1,000 days in space.
Oleg Kononenko, 59, reached the record while on his current mission aboard the International Space Station (ISS).
Kononenko’s current mission to the ISS began September 15, 2023, and is planned to end Sept. 23, 2024, bringing his total number of days spent in orbit to 1,110.
His first was Expedition 17 to the ISS, which launched in April 2008.
In total, Kononenko has been on five separate missions to the ISS.