ALL EXAM QUIZ 26.04.2024

Explanation:

• Seven members of the Shompen tribe voted for the first time in Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
• Seven members of this particularly vulnerable tribal group (PVTGs) of Great Nicobar Islands voted for the single Lok Sabha seat in the UT.
• In addition to voting, they also posed for selfies at polling station 411, which is named as ‘Shompen Hut’.
• Based on data from the 2011 Census, the estimated population of Shompen is 229.
• Voting took place for the first time in 56 Bastar villages in Chhattisgarh at voting places that were built up in the villages themselves.
• Jyoti Amge, the shortest woman in the world, voted in Nagpur, Maharashtra.
• Voting was conducted among the deaf and dumb residents of Dhadkahi, also referred to as the "silent village" in Jammu & Kashmir.

Explanation:

• Balraj Panwar achieved India’s first rowing quota for Paris Olympics.
• Balraj Panwar is 25-year-old Indian army rower. He completed the 2000m race in a time of 7 minutes and 1.2 seconds.
• Panwar achieved the third position in the men’s single scull event at the 2024 World Asian and Oceanian Olympic and Paralympic Qualification Regatta held in Chungju, South Korea.
• Last year, he could not get a bronze medal in his debut appearance at the Asian Games in China.
• The top five contenders achieved berths for the Olympics in the Men’s single scull category.
• India failed to achieve a place in the men’s lightweight double scales.

Explanation:

• Mohammed Salem wins the 2024 World Press Photo of the Year award.
• Reuters photographer Mohammed Salem won the prestigious 2024 World Press Photo of the Year award for taking pictures of a Palestinian woman cradling the body of her five-year-old niece in the Gaza Strip.
• This photograph was taken on 17 October 2023, at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis in southern Gaza.
• The jury said that this photograph is "composed with care and respect, offering at once a metaphorical and literal glimpse into unimaginable loss".
• The jury selected this photograph from 61,062 entries by 3,851 photographers from 130 countries.
• Mohammed Salem has been working for Reuters since 2003. He had also won an award in the 2010 World Press Photo competition.
• This award is presented by the Amsterdam-based World Press Photo Foundation.

Explanation:

• Bengaluru Badshahs became the champions of the fifth Deaf Indian Premier League title.
• Deaf Bengaluru Badshahs and Deaf Hyderabad Eagles emerged as joint winners of the title. However, Bengaluru Badshahs were declared the winners with the toss of the coin.
• The 5th Deaf Indian Premier League was organised by the Indian Deaf Cricket Association (IDCA) at Maulana Azad Stadium, Jammu.
• Sudershan of Deaf Hyderabad Eagles was declared the player of the final match.
• Virender Singh of the Bengaluru Badshahs and Umar Ashraf Beigh of the Hyderabad Eagles have been awarded the best Wicketkeeper/best Fielder of the League.
• Suhail Ahmed from Hyderabad Eagles, Deepak Kumar from Punjab Warriors, and Sai Naresh from the Chennai Blasters received awards for Most Sixes, Most Wickets in a Match, and Fastest Fifty, respectively.
• A cash prize of Rs 300,000 (Three lakh) was presented to Bengaluru Badshahs and Hyderabad Eagles.
• The league was conducted under the supervision of Sumit Jain, President of IDCA.

Explanation:

• First Rainbow International Tourism Conference held in Kathmandu, Nepal.
• It was organised by civil society organisation, Mayako Pahichan, in collaboration with Nepal Tourism Board.
• Chief Guest of the event was Bhagawati Chaudhary, Minister of Women, Children and senior citizen.
• He inaugurated the event along with Sunil Babu Pant, first openly gay Member of Parliament in Asia.
• LGBTQ participants and experts spoke on pink tourism.
• They also spoke on making tourism sector inclusive to boost economy of any country.

Explanation:

• Armed Forces Medical Services (AFMS) has signed MoU for collaborative research and training with Indian Institute of Technology, (IIT) Delhi.
• Director General AFMS, Lt Gen Daljit Singh and Director IIT Delhi Prof Rangan Banerjee signed the MoU.
• The MoU covers research and innovation to develop novel medical devices.
• Its scope includes focus on solving health issues specific to serving soldiers in varied terrains.
• IIT Delhi’s robust biomedical research ecosystem is ideal for providing the technical expertise needed for research into the diverse medical challenges faced in the Armed Forces.
• Joint PhD programme development, faculty exchange, and collaborative academic activities will all fall under the purview of this Memorandum of Understanding.
• The Armed Force Medical Services (AFMS) is an inter services organisation.
• It comes under the Ministry of Defense. It came into existence in 1948.

Explanation:

• Global military spending reached $2,443 billion in 2023. This increases by 6.8 per cent from the previous year.
• According to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), the United States, China, Russia, India, and Saudi Arabia were the top spenders in 2023.
• The average military spending per person was the highest since 1990, at $306.
• Russian military spending increased by 24% to an estimated $109 billion. It is equivalent to 5.9 per cent of Russia's GDP.
• Ukraine's military spending increased by 51% to $65 billion. It emerged as the eighth-largest military spender in 2023.’
• The Military expenditure by NATO member countries reached $1341 billion in 2023.

Explanation:

• World Book and Copyright Day, also known as World Book Day, is celebrated every year on 23rd April.
• The theme for this year's World Book and Copyright Day is 'Read Your Way'.
• It is observed in 100 countries to honour works by authors.
• This day is celebrated to promote the love of reading, writing books, translations, publishing, and copyright.
• World Book Day was first proposed by Vicente Clavel Andres to honour the renowned author, Miguel de Cervantes.
• 23 April is also the death anniversary of prominent authors such as William Shakespeare and Inca Garcilaso de la Vega.

Explanation:

• India's 17-year-old Grandmaster D Gukesh has created history by winning the Candidates Chess Tournament. Gukesh has become the youngest winner, breaking the record set by the great Garry Kasparov 40 years ago.
• He has become the second Indian after the great Vishwanathan Anand to win this prestigious tournament. Last year, he won a silver medal at the Hangzhou Asian Games.

Explanation:

• Roman Ildonzo Gabriel Jr., an American professional football player, passed away. 83-year-old Gabriel was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL).
• He was born on August 5, 1940 in America. He was the first Filipino-American in the NFL.