ALL EXAM QUIZ 09.10.2024

Explanation:

• Mumbai won the Irani Cup for the 15th time after 27 years.
• On 5 October, Ajinkya Rahane-led Mumbai ended their long wait to clinch the Irani Cup title by defeating the Rest of India (ROI) at the Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow.
• Winning on the basis of a first-inning lead, Mumbai won for the 15th time, the most for any Ranji Trophy team.
• Mumbai have reached the final eight times since the 1997–98 season, when they last won the Irani Cup.
• The game turned out to be a one-sided contest, with Sarfaraz Khan's 222 runs helping Mumbai reach 537 runs.
• Sarfaraz Khan was named Player of the Match.
• In March, Mumbai also won the Ranji Trophy title for a record 42nd time at the Wankhede Stadium.

Explanation:

• RBI appointed Aviral Jain as Executive Director.
• Aviral Jain's appointment as Executive Director has become effective from October 1, 2024.
• Before this appointment, Jain served as the Regional Director for Maharashtra.
• He has 30 years of extensive experience in various key areas, including supervision, currency management, foreign exchange regulation, and human resource management.
• Under the new role, Jain will oversee several crucial departments, including the Legal Department, the Premises Department, and the Right to Information Act as the First Appellate Authority.
• He is a Certified Associate of the Indian Institute of Banking and Finance (IIBF).

Explanation:

• The Ministry of Textiles has extended the mandate for foodgrains and sugar producers to use jute packaging.
• The mandatory use of 100% jute packaging for foodgrains and 20% of the total sugar production has been extended by the Ministry of Textiles until December 31, 2024.
• The ministry further clarified that procurement of jute bags for packaging of initially 10 per cent of the foodgrains through reverse auction on the Government e-Marketplace (GeM) platform will continue.
• In a notice dated December 26, 2023, the ministry stipulated that until June 30, 2024, foodgrains must be packaged entirely in jute, and 20% of all sugar output must be packaged in this manner.
• Additionally, it introduced the reverse auction system for purchasing jute bags through the GeM.

Explanation:

• Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated DefConnect 4.0.
• It is organised by Innovations for Defence Excellence – Defence Innovation Organisation (iDEX-DIO), under the Department of Defence Production, Ministry of Defence at Manekshaw Centre, Delhi Cantonment.
• It will bring together policymakers, innovators, armed forces, and defence PSUs to discuss how to promote indigenous innovation.
• In addition to interactive talks with prominent figures from the defence industry and industry executives, DefConnect 4.0 will include launches and announcements from the Minister of Defence.
• A thematic session centred on the most recent budget announcements, important lessons learnt for the defence innovation ecosystem, and the newest semiconductor-related projects will also be included in the event.
• Over 9,000 applications have been received by iDEX for its 11 editions of the Defence India Start-up Challenges till date.
• Since its launch by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2018, iDEX has given different stakeholders in the aerospace and defence industries access to a single, unified platform.

Explanation:

• Scientists discovered a sixth ocean 700 kilometers beneath the Earth's surface.
• Northwestern University scientists have revealed that the ocean exists in the Earth's mantle.
• This discovery supported the theory that oceans originated from Earth’s interior rather than from cometary impacts.
• It is not a usual ocean, the water molecules are trapped within ringwoodite's crystal structure in this ocean.
• In this way, large amounts of water can be stored in a compact space.
• Scientists believe that this ocean will play a crucial role in maintaining surface ocean stability.
• Scientists have planned to gather global seismic data from around the world to understand the implications of this hidden ocean.
• Scientists aim to determine if mantle melting is a universal or regional phenomenon.
• This will provide deeper insights into Earth's water cycle. This discovery suggests that the Earth's water cycle is more complex.

Explanation:

• Nepal's President Ramchandra Paudel appointed Prakash Man Singh Raut as the new Chief Justice.
• Ramchandra Paudel administered the oath of office and secrecy to Chief Justice Raut.
• Prakash Man Singh Raut's name was recommended for the post by the Constitutional Council.
• He is appointed after the retirement of outgoing Chief Justice Bishowambhar Prasad Shrestha at the age of 65.

Explanation:

• Odisha’s leopard population has increased by 22%. It has increased from 568 to 696 between 2022 and 2024.
• The All Odisha Leopard Estimation 2024 has been released. It estimated a median count of 696.
• The Forest department had conducted a survey across 47 forest divisions.
• As per the latest NTCA report, the leopard population in India stands at 13,874.
• As per the Wildlife Protection Society of India, around 1,485 leopards were poached in the country in the last 10 years.
• Odisha’s forest cover is about 33.50% of the State’s total geographic area.
• A statewide field survey was also conducted to identify the presence of leopards through various signs, including pugmarks, scrapes, scats, rakes, urine spray, etc.
• 59 leopard skins were seized from wildlife smugglers between 2018 and 2023 in Odisha.

Explanation:

• A MoU has been signed between the Government of Maharashtra and the Sports Authority of India (SAI).
• The MoU has been signed for the establishment of the National Centre of Excellence in Kandivali, Mumbai.
• Union Minister for Commerce & Industry Piyush Goyal was present during the signing of MoU.
• Union Minister Piyush Goyal said that the National Centre of Excellence would surely play a significant role in the Olympics 2036.
• On the 37-acre plot of land that has been leased for 30 years at a fee of Rs. 1 per year to SAI, SAI intends to build state-of-the-art sports infrastructure that meets international standards.

Explanation:

• World Cotton Day is celebrated all over the world on 7 October.
• The first World Cotton Day was celebrated in Geneva in 2019.
• This year marks the fifth anniversary of World Cotton Day.
• The idea for World Cotton Day originated from the Cotton Four nations (Burkina Faso, Benin, Chad, and Mali) and other cotton-producing nations in Africa.

Explanation:

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