ALL EXAM QUIZ 05.11.2024

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• Civil Registration System (CRS) mobile application has been launched by Union Home Minister Amit Shah.
• He said this application will make birth and death registration seamless and hassle-free.
• This will allow citizens to register at any time, from any place, and in their State’s official language.
• According to The Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Act, 2023, all reported births and deaths in the country occurring from October 1, 2023 are to be digitally registered through the Centre’s portal.

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• Mansi Ahlawat won the bronze medal at the Senior World Wrestling Championships.
• India’s Mansi Ahlawat won the bronze medal in the women’s 59 kg category at the Senior World Championships in Tirana, Albania.
• She defeated Laurence Beauregard of Canada with 5-0.
• Risako Kinjo of Japan won the gold, and Tserenchimed Sukhee of Mongolia clinched the silver.
• Elena Heike Brugger of Germany shared the Bronze with Mansi.
• In the Men’s Freestyle 92 kg category, India’s Sandeep S Mann will take on Batyrbek Tsakulov of Slovakia in the Repechage round.
• Bipasha lost to Anastasiya Alpyeyeva of Ukraine in the 72 kg qualification round.

Explanation:

• Uttar Pradesh’s Authority for Advance Ruling (UPAAR) has ruled pre-paid vouchers are taxable at 18%.
• UPAAR has ruled prepaid vouchers constitute supply of goods.
• UPAAR has ruled that pre-paid vouchers are treated at par with Sodexo vouchers or gift vouchers issued by Kalyan Jewellers.
• Accordingly, they will attract GST at the rate of 18%.
• Supply of vouchers by the applicant is taxable at 9% CGST and 9% UPGST.
• UPAAR said that the supply of vouchers by the applicant are taxable as a supply of goods.

Explanation:

• The seventh session of the International Solar Alliance Assembly has been inaugurated on 4 November 2024 in New Delhi.
• The session, inaugurated at Bharat Mandapam, is being held under the presidency of India and co-presidency of France.
• During the session, initiatives of International Solar Alliance (ISA) that impact energy access, security and traditions will be deliberated.
• In the Assembly, ministers, mission heads, and delegates from 120 Member and Signatory Countries, along with partner organisations and stakeholders, will come together.

Explanation:

• India-Indonesia Joint Special Forces Exercise GARUD SHAKTI 24 is being conducted.
• The 9th edition of India-Indonesia Joint Special Forces Exercise GARUD SHAKTI 24 is scheduled to be conducted from the 1st to the 12th of November 2024.
• 25 personnel of the Indian Army contingent departed for Cijantung, Jakarta, Indonesia.
• The Parachute Regiment (Special Forces) is representing the Indian contingent.
• Indonesian contingent comprising 40 personnel is being represented by Indonesian Special Forces Kopassus.

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• India’s Atanu Das won the Bronze medal in the Swiss Open Indoor Archery in Lausanne, Switzerland.
• Atanu Das defeated Switzerland’s Thomas Rufer by 6-4 in the Recurve Men’s Bronze medal match.
• Romain won the silver medal while Italy’s Alessandro Paoli clinched the gold.
• More than 300 archers from 31 countries participated in the 2025 Indoor Archery World Series.
• The Swiss Open includes both recurve and compound divisions.
• Six events will be conducted in the 2025 season 1, which will be conducted from November 2024 to March 2025.

Explanation:

• Maharashtra's share in India’s GDP has declined from 15.2% to 13.3%.
• Maharashtra has the highest share of India's GDP.
• As per the working paper from the Economic Advisory Council to the PM (EAC-PM), Maharashtra's share has declined from 15.2% in 2010-11 to just 13% in 2020-21 and 13.3% in 2023-24.
• In the last two decades, Gujarat’s share in India’s GDP has increased from 7.5% in 2010-11 to 8.1% in 2022-23.
• Gujarat's relative per capita income compared to the national average is higher than Maharashtra's.
• Maharashtra's economic performance has remained almost steady between 1960-61 and 2023-24.
• Sikkim (319.1%) reported the highest relative per capita income, followed by Goa with a figure of 290.7% for 2022–23.
• In 2023-24, Delhi (250.8%), Telangana (193.6%), Karnataka (180.7%), Haryana (176.8%), and TN (171.1%) are ahead of Maharashtra in terms of relative per capita income.

Explanation:

• Rodri and Aitana Bonmati of Spain won football's most prestigious Ballon d’Or award for the best male and female footballer, respectively.
• The 2024 Ballon d’Or award winners were announced at a ceremony held at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris, France, on 28 October 2024.
• The Ballon d’Or, or the Golden Ball Award, is considered one of the most prestigious awards in football and has been awarded since 1956, except in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Explanation:

• Indian cricketer Wriddhiman Saha has announced his retirement from all formats. Saha played 40 Test matches for India from 2010 to 2021, scoring 1353 runs at an average of 29.41, with 117 runs being his highest score. His performance in ODIs was ordinary, where he scored only 41 runs in 9 matches.

Explanation:

• Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer Rajesh Kumar Singh officially took charge as Defense Secretary in New Delhi.
• He is a 1989 batch officer of Kerala cadre. Rajesh Kumar Singh replaced Giridhar Aramane, a 1988-batch IAS officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre.