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Current Affairs for UPSC: Jagran Josh presents Daily Current Affairs Quiz for all dedicated students and readers preparing for various competitive exams. In today’s session, get briefings about the important topics given in Q&A formats such as National Voters’ Day 2024 etc.
1. Who has become the second company in the world to cross the market capitalization of Rs 3 trillion?
(a) Microsoft
(b) Apple
(c) TCS
(d) Tesla
2. Who is the chief guest of this year’s Republic Day celebrations?
(a) Emmanuel Macron
(b) Joe Biden
(c) Abdel Fatah al-Sisi
(d) Rishi Sunak
3. Which Indian company has received approval for generic medicines from the US health regulator?
(a) Sun Pharmaceutical
(b) Cipla Limited
(c) Zydus
(d) Lupine
4. How many people will the Central Government honor with ‘Jeevan Raksha Padaks’ on Republic Day this year?
(a) 11
(b) 21
(c) 31
(d) 41
5. When is National Voters’ Day celebrated every year?
(a) 24 January
(b) 25 January
(c) 26 January
(d) 22 January
6. Who inaugurated the new building ‘Kaushal Bhawan’ of the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship?
(a) Draupadi Murmu
(b) Amit Shah
(c) Rajnath Singh
(d) S Jaishankar
7. The Union Cabinet has recently approved the MoU with which country for cooperation in the information technology sector?
(a) Oman
(b) Bahrain
(c) Bangladesh
(d) Nepal
Answer:-
1. (a) Microsoft
The market capitalization of the giant technology company Microsoft has crossed $3 trillion. Microsoft is the second company to touch this figure after iPhone maker Apple. Currently Apple is the most valuable company in the world.
2. (a) Emmanuel Macron
This year, French President Emmanuel Macron is attending the Republic Day celebrations on the path of duty as the chief guest. This is the sixth time that a French leader has been invited as the chief guest. It is noteworthy that India is celebrating its 75th Republic Day this year. Last year, Egyptian President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi attended as the chief guest.
3. (c) Zydus
Zydus Lifesciences has recently received final approval from the US health regulator ‘USFDA’ for the marketing of a generic drug related to postherpetic neuralgia. Under this, the company will be able to produce and market Gabapentin tablets. Zydus is the first Indian company to get this right for Gabapentin tablets.
4. (c) 31
On this year’s Republic Day, the Central Government will honor 31 people with ‘Jeevan Raksha Padak’. Three of these people are being given this award posthumously. According to the Home Ministry, in these awards, three people will be honored with ‘Sarvottam Jeevan Raksha Padak’, seven with ‘Uttam Jeevan Raksha Padak’ and 21 people will be honored with ‘Jeevan Raksha Padak’.
5. (b) 25 January
National Voters’ Day is celebrated every year on 25 January across the country. This day tells the importance of every vote in a democratic society. This day was celebrated for the first time on 25 January 2011 on the occasion of the 61st anniversary of the establishment of the Election Commission. The theme of National Voters’ Day in the year 2024 is ‘Nothing like voting, I voted for sure’.
6. (a) Draupadi Murmu
President of India Draupadi Murmu inaugurated ‘Kaushal Bhawan’, a new building of the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship in New Delhi. This new building is equipped with state-of-the-art infrastructure. Union Minister of Education, Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Dharmendra Pradhan was also present on this occasion.
7. (a) Oman
The Union Cabinet has recently approved the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Gulf country Oman for cooperation in the field of information technology. This MoU has been made for a period of 3 years. Under this, both ‘G2G’ and ‘B2B’ bilateral cooperation will be increased.
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