ALL EXAM QUIZ 24.04.2024

Explanation:

Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) successfully test-fired the long-range ‘Nirbhay cruise missile’ at the Integrated Test Range Chandipur in Odisha.The Indigenous Technology Cruise Missile (ITCM) is fitted with an Indian-made Manik turbofan engine. Besides, Indigenous Propulsion System (IPS) is also present in this Nirbhay cruise missile.

Will be deployed on the border with China and Pakistan

• After being inducted into the army, Nirbhay missiles can be deployed on the border with China and Pakistan. The entire Pakistan and many areas including Afghanistan's capital Kabul will be within the reach of 'Nirbhay Cruise Missile'.

Nirbhay cruise missile can be fired from both water and land

• It can be fired from missile launchers from both sea and land. It is expected that after joining the army, these missiles will be deployed on the border with China.

Explanation:

• Tiranga Barfi of Varanasi, associated with India's independence on 16 April 2024, has been given the status of GI product. Besides, another product of Varanasi, Dhalua Murti Metal Casting Craft, has also been included in the GI category.
• On April 16, 2024, the Geographical Indication (GI) Registry Office based in Chennai has released the list of new products.
• After this tag, these products of Varanasi will now get a special identity in the world.

Explanation:

• For another year, Hamad International Airport (DOH), located in Doha, Qatar, has been awarded the "World's Best Airport" title by the esteemed Skytrax World Airport Awards.
• The ceremony was held at the Passenger Terminal Expo 2024 in Frankfurt, Germany. The airport also received the title of 'World's Best Airport Shopping' for the second consecutive year and was named "Best Airport in the Middle East" for 10 consecutive years.
• Hamad International Airport saw significant growth in passenger traffic in 2023, serving more than 45 million passengers, a significant increase of 31% compared to the previous year.

Explanation:

• Avi Wigderson, renowned mathematician and professor at the Institute for Advanced Study, received the prestigious 2023 ACM A.M. Turing Award, known as the "Nobel Prize of Computing."
• Wigderson's groundbreaking work in the theory of computation, particularly his insights into the role of randomness, earned him this esteemed recognition from the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM).
• Being the first individual to be honored with both the Turing Award and the Abel Prize underscores Wigderson's exceptional contributions to both computer science and mathematics, solidifying his status as a pioneer in these fields.

Explanation:

• Renowned economist, Utsa Patnaik has been selected for the 2023 Malcolm Adisesia Award. The award is given each year by the Malcolm and Elizabeth Adisesia Trust.
• The prestigious National Award honors nominations received by outstanding social scientists selected by a national level jury specially constituted for the purpose.
• The jury unanimously selected Professor Patnaik as the recipient of the award this year. The previous winner of the award was Indian economist Prabhat Patnaik, who won it in 2022.

Explanation:

• The sanctions on 3 Chinese and 1 Belarus firms imposed by USA for providing ballistic missile components to Pakistan.
• Three China-based companies and one Belarus-based company have been sanctioned by the US State Department for supplying missile-applied items to Pakistan's ballistic missile program.
• China, Pakistan's all-time ally, has been the main supplier of arms and defense equipment to Islamabad's military modernization program.
• Sanctions have been imposed on China-based Xi'an Longde Technology Development Co. Ltd., Tianjin Creative Source International Trade Co. Ltd., and Granpect Co. Ltd.

Explanation:

• The Higher School of Economics in Russia and Delhi University signed a strategic cooperation agreement to establish a joint research centre.
• New Delhi hosted the India-Russian Education Summit, a landmark event in bilateral relations, which was attended by 60 Russian universities from various sectors.
• The summit aims to enhance educational ties and promote cooperation between India and Russia, marking an important milestone in their partnership.

Explanation:

• NASA confirms Dragonfly rotorcraft mission to Saturn's moon Titan with a budget of $3.35 billion, which will launch in July 2028.
• It is a "dual quadcopter" with a radioisotope power system primarily exploring various locations on the lunar surface.
• It will search for prebiotic chemical processes similar to early Earth conditions.

Explanation:

• Senior IPS officer Nalin Prabhat has been appointed Director General of India's National Security Guard (NSG), which is responsible for counter-terrorism and anti-kidnapping operations.
• Serving as Additional Director General of CRPF in Jammu and Kashmir, he is from the 1992 IPS batch of Andhra Pradesh cadre.

Explanation:

A-3, B-2, C-1, D-4