Daily Current Affairs Quiz: March 27 2024

1. Who has been named as the flagbearer of the Paris Olympics 2024?
(A) Sharath Kamal
(B) Manika Batra
(C) Harmeet Desai
(D) Sreeja Akula
(E) Sathiyan Gnanasekaran

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Solution: Option A.)

Ans (A)
Sharath Kamal, 10-time national champion TT player, has been named Paris 2024 Olympics flagbearer.
MC Mary Kom, 6-time world boxing champ, will be chef de mission (person in charge) at the Summer Olympics Games.
The event will take place from 26 July to 11 August 2024 in France.
2020 Summer Olympics host – Tokyo
2028 host – Los Angeles

2. The third edition of North East Games 2024 has begun In which state?
(A) Nagaland
(B) Mizoram
(C) Tripura
(D) Manipur
(E) Meghalaya

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Solution: Option A.)

Ans (A)
The 3rd edition of the North East Games 2024 has been officially inaugurated by Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio at the Regional Centre for Sporting Excellence, Sovima.
More than 3000 athletes from eight North Eastern states are set to compete in 15 sports across 12 venues in Chumoukedima, Dimapur, and Kohima, showcasing the depth and diversity of sports talent in the region.
The North East Olympic Games (NEOG) are a sports event held in Northeast India. The eight states of the region compete in each edition.
Manipur became the champion in the three consecutive years of the 2022, 2023 & 2024 Northeast Games.
Manipur has won the most medals in the first two editions held so far.
The 2024 edition was held on 18 March at Nagaland.

3. ISRO has successfully conducted the landing experiment of which rocket recently in Karnataka?
(A) Prasoon
(B) Agnibaan
(C) Pushpak
(D) Avatar
(E) Aganishool

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Solution: Option C.)

Ans (C)
ISRO has successfully conducted the landing experiment of RLV ‘Pushpak’ in Karnataka.
Pushpak’s autonomous landing mission marked its 3rd success.
It demonstrated strides in reusable space technology, reflecting on previous 2016 and last year’s missions.
The Reusable Launch Vehicle Technology Demonstrator (RLV-TD) Programme is focused on developing critical technologies for a fully reusable launch vehicle (RLV) to facilitate cost-effective access to space.
The RLV is designed as a space plane with a low lift-to-drag ratio, allowing it to transport payloads to low Earth orbits and return to Earth for reuse.
India aims to scale up this vehicle to serve as the first stage of its reusable two-stage orbital launch vehicle.

4. Vo Van Thuong who has resigned recently was the president of which country?
(A) Thailand
(B) Vietnam
(C) Cambodia
(D) Laos
(E) Philippines

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Solution: Option B.)

Ans (B)
Vietnam President Vo Van Thuong resigned after a year in office
The ruling Communist Party has announced that the president has been forced to resign for breaking party rules & negatively affecting its reputation.
He served as the 12th President of Vietnam from March 2023 to March 2024.
Vo Van Thuong has resigned as president, becoming the youngest and shortest-serving individual to hold the position in the country’s history.

5. Who has been appointed as the new Deputy Commissioner of Jalandhar?
(A) Narinder Singh
(B) G Raman Kumar
(C) B Purushertha
(D) Himanshu Agarwal
(E) Sandeep Hans

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Solution: Option D.)

Ans (D)
Himanshu Agarwal, who was earlier the Deputy Commissioner of Gurdaspur, has been replaced by Vishesh Sarangal.
Jagdale Nilambari Vijay has been posted as Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of the Ropar Range, while Rakesh Kumar Kaushal has been appointed as DIG of the Border Range.
Punjab CM – Bhagwant Mann
Punjab Governor – Banwarilal Purohit

6. Recently, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been honored with the highest civilian honor of which country?
(A) Nepal
(B) Sri Lanka
(C) Bhutan
(D) China
(E) Japan

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Solution: Option C.)

Ans (C)
PM Modi is the first foreign leader to get Bhutan’s highest civilian honor.
PM Modi was welcomed by Bhutan’s PM Tshering Tobgay at Bhutan’s Paro International Airport.
He received a Guard of Honour at Bhutan’s airport.
He received Bhutan’s highest civilian award, the “Order of the Druk Gyalpo.”
PM Modi’s other highest civilian honors –
Order of King Abdulaziz Al Saud – 3 April 2016 – The highest honor of Saudi Arabia awarded to non-Muslim dignitaries.
State Order of Ghazi Amir Amanullah Khan – 4 June 2016 – The highest civilian honor of Afghanistan.
Grand Collar of the State of Palestine – 10 February 2018 – The highest civilian honor of Palestine.
Order of St. Andrew – 12 April 2019 – Grand Cross with Collar, the highest civilian honor of Russia.
Order of the Distinguished Rule of Izzuddin – 8 June 2019 – The highest honor of the Maldives awarded to foreign dignitaries.
Order of Zayed – 24 August 2019 – The highest civilian honor of the United Arab Emirates.
Order of Fiji – 22 May 2023 – The highest civilian honor of Fiji.
Order of Logohu – 22 May 2023 – The highest civilian honor of Papua New Guinea.
Order of the Nile – 25 June 2023 – The highest civilian honor of Egypt.
Legion of Honour – 14 July 2023 – The highest civilian honor of France.
Order of Honour – 25 August 2023 – The second-highest civilian honour of Greece.

7. Which operations have been launched to evacuate stranded Indians in Haiti launched?
(A) Operation Vande Bharat
(B) Operation Indravati
(C) Operation Devi Shakti
(D) Operation Vande Mataram
(E) Operation Rahat

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Solution: Option B.)

Ans (B)
India begins Operation Indravati to evacuate its nationals from Haiti to the Dominican Republic.
12 citizens have been successfully rescued in the Caribbean nation.
The Caribbean nation of Haiti has been plagued by widespread gang violence for over two years since the July 2021 assassination of President Jovenel Moise.
There are between 75 and 90 Indians in Haiti to be rescued.

8. What is the theme of World Water Day 2024?
(A) Accelerating Change
(B) Water for Peace
(C) Valuing Water
(D) Leaving No One Behind
(E) Water and Climate Change

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Solution: Option B.)

Ans (B)
World Water Day, which falls on March 22, is a global initiative backed by the United Nations.
The Day aims to support the achievement of Sustainable Development Goal 6: water and sanitation for all by 2030.
The theme for 2024 is “Water for Peace”.
The idea for this international day goes back to 1992, the year in which the UN Conference on Environment and Development in Rio de Janeiro took place.
That same year, the United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution by which 22nd March of each year was declared World Day for Water, to be observed starting in 1993.

9. Who has been appointed as the new President of the Federation of Indian Export Organization?
(A) Rajeev Sinha
(B) Jai Agnihotri
(C) Ashwini Kumar
(D) Vinay Kumar
(E) Ashwini Singh

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Solution: Option C.)

Ans (C)
Ashwini Kumar has been appointed as the new President of the Federation of Indian Export Organization (FIEO).
Ashwini Kumar is a renowned business entrepreneur and exporter from Jalandhar, Punjab, who is associated with the engineering sector.

10. Who has been awarded the first “Global Inequality Research Award”?
(A) Jane Humphries and Maria Mies
(B) Ingrid Robeyns and Medha Patkar
(C) Nancy Folbre and Vandana Shiva
(D) Bina Agarwal and James Boyce
(E) Robert Solow and Jayanta Vyom

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Solution: Option D.)

Ans (D)
Bina Agarwal and James Boyce have been awarded the first “Global Inequality Research Award” for their significant contributions to understanding global inequalities.
The announcement of the award was relayed by the institutions of the two winners –
The University of Manchester’s Global Development Institute (GDI) for Bina Agarwal.
The University of Massachusetts Amherst’s Political Economy Research Institute (PERI) for James Boyce.