ALL EXAM QUIZ 16.04.2024

Explanation:

• Each year on 12 April, International Day of Human Space Flight is observed.
• The day is celebrated the beginning of the space age for mankind, the contribution of space science and technology and ensuring the preservation of outer space for peaceful purposes.
• The theme of International Day of Human Space Flight 2024 is 'Encourage Scientific Curiosity'.
• In its resolution of April 2011, UN General Assembly declared 12 April as the International Day of Human Space Flight.
• Soviet citizen Yuri Gagarin carried out first human space flight on 12 April 1961.
• Sputnik I, the first man-made Earth satellite, was launched into orbit on October 4, 1957.
• On June 16, 1963, Valentina Tereshkova became the first woman to orbit the Earth.
• On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong became the first person to set foot on the Moon's surface.
• On 10 October 1967, the "Magna Carta of Space" came into force.

Explanation:

• The first woman High Commissioner to India appointed by Britain.
• The former CEO of the UK's National Cyber Security Centre, Lindy Cameron, will take charge as Britain's first woman High Commissioner to India.
• She replaced Mr Alex Ellis CMG, who will be transferring to another Diplomatic Service appointment. Ellis will be Britain's next ambassador to Spain.
• Ms Cameron will take up her appointment on April 2024.
• The appointment of Cameron comes amid a rapid improvement in bilateral relations.
• India is Britain's 12th largest trading partner.
• Trade has increased, although the two countries are negotiating a free trade agreement that could be signed in 2024.

Explanation:

• India's retail inflation fell to a 10-month low of 4.85% in March.
• On an annual basis, India's retail inflation declined to 4.85% in March from 5.09% in the previous month.
• A Reuters poll had projected that number would fall to 4.91%.
• The number remains within the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) tolerance band of 2-6%.
• Citing the National Statistical Office (NSO), PTI reported that inflation in the food basket stood at 8.52% in March, down from 8.66% in February.
• Meanwhile, industrial output rose to a four-month high of 5.7% in February, up from 4.2% in the previous month.
• Official data has not been released yet by the government.
• There has been a delay in the data coming due to waiting for the approval of the Election Commission.

Explanation:

• The world's largest renewable energy park built by the Adani Group in Gujarat.
• The world's largest renewable energy park has been built in the Khavda region of Gujarat by multi-billionaire Gautam Adani's group in a remote area bordering Pakistan.
• It has a huge capacity of 45 GW to generate electricity mainly from solar energy.
• The construction of the project was started in 2022, marking the beginning of a comprehensive infrastructure development initiative.
• Initially, the land was barren, with little vegetation due to its highly saline soil and no human settlements nearby.
• However, boasting the second-best solar radiation in the country after Ladakh and wind speeds five times that of the plains, it presented an ideal location for a renewable energy park.

Explanation:

• Fifth edition of the ‘Dustlik’ Joint Military Exercise will start in Termez District, Uzbekistan.
• ‘Dustlik’ Joint Military Exercise between India and Uzbekistan is set to begin in Termez District, Uzbekistan, from April 15.
• It will be conducted at Termez District, Uzbekistan from 15 to 28 April 2024.
• Contingents from the Indian Armed Forces and Armed Forces of the Republic of Uzbekistan will participate in this exercise for collaboration & future military interactions.
• 45 soldiers from each side will participate in the exercise. It will promote positive relations between the armies of both nations.

Explanation:

• Moody’s revised Real GDP Growth Projection of India to 8%.
• Rating agency Moody’s predicted stable outlook for India. India’s fiscal metrics will continue to gradually improve.
• The long-term and short-term ratings of the government of India has been pegged at Baa3 and P-3, respectively.
• Moody’s has revised India’s real GDP growth projection to 8 per cent for the 2024-25. The first three quarters of financial year 2023-24 shows strong growth numbers.
• Moody’s projected that economic growth will remain above 6 per cent over the next two fiscal years.
• As per the Moody’s, in 2024-25, India’s economic growth will remain above G20 peers emerging countries.
• India’s GDP grew at a massive 8.4% during the October-December quarter of the current financial year 2023-24.
• India’s economy grew 7.2% in 2022-23 and 8.7% in 2021-22, respectively.

Explanation:

• In an IPL 2024 match played in Mumbai, India's dashing batsman Suryakumar Yadav has become the eighth Indian player to score 7,000 or more runs in T20 cricket.
• With this, he has joined a special club with players like Virat and Rohit. Virat Kohli (12,313) is the batsman who has scored the most runs in T20 cricket.

Explanation:

• Former Prime Minister of Pakistan and leader of Pakistan People's Party (PPP) Yousuf Raza Gilani has been elected Chairman of the Senate, the upper house of the Parliament.
• PML-N's Syedal Khan Nasir was elected unopposed as Deputy Chairman of the Senate. In a session of the Pakistani Senate, a total of 41 newly elected senators took oath as members of the House.