Daily Current Affairs Quiz: June 15 2024

Solution: Option A.)

Ans (A)
Anamika B. Rajeev, a Sub Lieutenant of the Indian Navy, became the first woman helicopter pilot of the Indian Navy.
She will now fly Naval helicopters such as Sea Kings, ALH Dhruvs, Chetaks, and MH-60R Seahawks.
The Indian Naval Air Squadron 561 is the Indian Navy’s naval helicopter training school, located at INS Rajali in Arakkonam, Tamil Nadu’s Ranipet district.
Lieutenant Divya Sharma ( New Delhi), Lieutenant Shubhangi Swaroop ( Tilhar, Uttar Pradesh), and Lieutenant Shivangi ( Muzaffarpur, Bihar) were the first three female pilots of the Indian Navy.

Solution: Option B.)

Ans (B)
In its latest June 2024 report, Global Economic Prospects, the World Bank has revised the Indian Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth rate forecast for the financial year 2024-25 to 6.6 percent.
In an earlier report issued in January 2024, the World Bank forecasted a growth rate of 6.4 percent.
The World Bank also said that India will remain the fastest-growing major economy in the world in 2024-25.
For 2025-26, the World Bank has raised the growth forecast to 6.7 percent from the earlier forecast of 6.5 percent.
According to the National Statistical Organisation (NSO) report, the Indian economy grew by 8.2 percent in 2023-24 and retained the status of the fastest-growing major economy in the world.
In 2023-24, India’s economy grew by 7.2 percent in 2022-23, and in 2021-22, the growth rate was 8.7 percent.
The Reserve Bank of India also recently raised the GDP growth rate forecast for 2024-25 to 7.2 percent from 7 percent earlier.

Solution: Option D.)

Ans (D)
The government of India has appointed Lieutenant General Upendra Dwivedi as the next Chief of Army Staff.
Lt General Upendra Dwivedi will take over from the current Army chief, General Manoj Pande, who will retire on 30 June 2024.
General Manoj Pande, who was due to retire on 31 May 2024, tenure was extended by the government by one month till 30 June 2024.
Lt General Upendra Dwivedi will be the 30th chief of the Indian Army. Currently, he is the Vice Chief of the Army Staff.

Solution: Option A.)

Ans (A)
Pema Khandu of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) took the oath as the chief minister of Arunachal Pradesh for the third consecutive time.
The Arunachal Pradesh Governor, Lt Gen (Retd) K T Parnaik, administered the oath of office and secrecy.
The Arunachal Pradesh legislative assembly has 60 seats, but elections were held only on 50 seats.
In the 10 assembly seats, only one candidate stood for election from each seat, and these candidates were declared elected unopposed.

Solution: Option C.)

Ans (C)
The Assam government has announced a new scheme Mukhya Mantri Nijut Moina (MMNM) to promote girl education and to end child marriage in the state.
The scheme will benefit approximately 10 lakh girl students in the state.
Girl students enrolled in higher secondary education will get Rs 1000 per month from the government.
For girls, students admitted in a three-year or four-year degree graduation course will receive Rs 1200 per month.
Girl students enrolled in Post-Graduation or B.Ed degrees will get Rs 2500 per month.

Solution: Option D.)

Ans (D)
The World Economic Forum (WEF) has recently presented the Global Gender Gap Index 2024 report.
Compared to last year, India has slipped two places this year to 129th position.
Iceland, which has been at the top position for the last decade, has retained its first position this year as well.
Among India’s neighboring countries, Bangladesh (99), Nepal (111), Sri Lanka (125) and Bhutan (124) are ranked ahead of India. Whereas Pakistan is at 145th position.

Solution: Option B.)

Ans (B)
Recently, the International Astronomical Union (IAU) has named three new craters located within the Tharsis volcanic region on Mars after India’s science community and Indian places.
The largest crater has been named “Lal Crater” in honor of Professor Devendra Lal.
The Mursan Crater is named after the Mursan town in Uttar Pradesh, India, while the Hilsa Crater is named after the Hilsa town in Bihar, India.

Solution: Option B.)

Ans (B)
The World Bank has recently released the Container Port Performance Index (CPPI) in collaboration with S&P Global Market Intelligence.
The CPPI is based on a comprehensive dataset of 405 ports around the world, the largest dataset ever compiled.
Let us tell you that the Visakhapatnam Port Authority has secured 18th position in this ranking.

Solution: Option C.)

Ans (C)
The G7 (Group-7) summit is being organized in Italy. The G7 is an intergovernmental political and economic forum consisting of France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
G7 was established in 1975.
Russia was included in the G8 when it was created in the late 1990s, but it was suspended in 2014 after the annexation of Crimea.

Solution: Option B.)

Ans (B)
Indian Army commemorated the Kargil Victory with the D5 Ride
The Indian Army launched the ‘D5’ Motorcycle Expedition to mark 25 years since the Kargil War victory.
Three teams from Dinjan, Dwarka, and Dhanushkodi will traverse India, engaging with war heroes, veterans, and memorial sites, culminating in Delhi.
The journey aims to foster national unity, inspire army enlistment, and honor the sacrifices of Kargil War heroes, concluding at Gun Hill in Dras.