Current Affairs 02 August 2024 | Current Affairs Today-Daily GK Update

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➼ Where is the international air exercise ‘Tarang Shakti 2024’ being held?

[A] UK
[B] India
[C] Germany
[D] France

Correct Answer: B [India]
 

➼ In which state is the Krishnaraja Sagar (KRS) Dam, recently seen in the news, located?

[A] Karnataka
[B] Tamil Nadu
[C] Gujarat
[D] Kerala

Correct Answer:A [Karnataka]
 
➼ In which state is the traditional dance “Jhumur,” recently seen in the news, performed?
 

[A] Nagaland
[B] Sikkim
[C] Assam
[D] Manipur

Correct Answer: C [Assam]
 

➼ Recently mentioned in the news, what is Parkinson’s disease?

[A] A cardiovascular disorder
[B] A progressive neurological disorder
[C] A respiratory illness
[D] A type of cancer

Correct Answer: B [A progressive neurological disorder]
 

➼ Which ministry recently introduced guidelines for bagless days for students in classes 6 to 8?

[A] Ministry of Home Affairs
[B] Ministry of Women and Child Development
[C] Ministry of Education
[D] Ministry of Power

Correct Answer: C [Ministry of Education]
 

➼ Which institution has approved the Institutional Development Plan (IDP) guidelines for Higher Education Institutions (HEI)?

[A] NITI Aayog

[B] UGC

[C] AICTE

[D] CBSE

Correct answer: B [UGC]

➼ How many deaths due to manual scavenging have been recorded in India over the last five years?

[A] 25

[B] 15

[C] 10

[D] 0

Correct answer: D [0]

➼ Which state has announced the establishment of a ‘Mangrove Cell’?

[A] Kerala

[B] Tamil Nadu

[C] West Bengal

[D] Assam

Correct answer: C [West Bengal]

➼ With which all-India number is the child helpline being integrated into the Emergency Response Support System (ERSS)?

[A] 101

[B] 112

[C] 1200

[D] 1800

Correct answer: B [112]

➼ Which company is preparing to launch the world’s largest privately-owned satellite, Jupiter-3?

[A] SpaceX

[B] Virgin Galactic

[C] Blue Origin

[D] Boeing

Correct answer: A [SpaceX]

➼ “Which medal did Swapnil Kusale win at the Paris Olympics?

(A) Bronze

(B) Silver

(C) Gold

(D) None

Correct answer: (A) Bronze

➼ In which meter rifle three-position event did shooter Swapnil Kusale win the bronze medal at the Paris Olympics?

(A) 10

(B) 25

(C) 50

(D) 30

Correct answer: (C) 50

➼ After how many years did Maharashtra state win a medal at the Olympics?

(A) 70

(B) 72

(C) 75

(D) 71

Answer: (B) 72

➼ Which category’s reservation can states constitutionally subclassify according to the Supreme Court’s decision?

(A) OBC

(B) NT

(C) SC-ST

(D) EWS

Correct answer: (C) SC-ST

➼ How many members of the bench of the Supreme Court ruled that states have the constitutional right to subclassify scheduled castes and tribes?

(A) 5

(B) 7

(C) 3

(D) 9

Correct answer: (B) 7

➼  Who introduced the Disaster Management (Amendment) Bill 2024 in the Lok Sabha?

(A) Nityanand Rai

(B) Shivraj Singh Chauhan

(C) Ashwini Vaishnaw

(D) Nitin Gadkari

Correct answer: (A) Nityanand Rai

➼ Which state has been announced as the recipient of the World Agriculture Forum’s Global Agriculture Award 2024?

(A) Punjab

(B) Rajasthan

(C) Haryana

(D) Maharashtra

Correct answer: (D) Maharashtra

➼ Which country became the first in the world to issue a postage stamp of Lord Rama?

(A) India

(B) Laos

(C) Singapore

(D) Malaysia

Correct answer: (B) Laos

➼ Which state will host the Air Force exercise Tarang Shakti 2024?

(A) Kerala and Tamil Nadu

(B) Punjab and Haryana

(C) Telangana and Tamil Nadu

(D) Tamil Nadu and Rajasthan

Correct answer: (D) Tamil Nadu and Rajasthan

➼  In which city did External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar unveil the statue of Mahatma Gandhi?

(A) Paris

(B) New York

(C) Tokyo

(D) Dubai

Correct answer: (C) Tokyo

➼ Whose statue did External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar unveil in Tokyo?

(A) Mahatma Gandhi

(B) Sardar Patel

(C) Subhash Chandra Bose

(D) Bhagat Singh

Correct answer: (A) Mahatma Gandhi

➼ In which state was the country’s first 3D printed school built?

(A) Telangana

(B) Rajasthan

(C) Tamil Nadu

(D) Arunachal Pradesh

Correct answer: (D) Arunachal Pradesh

➼ Who launched the SEVA chatbot?

(A) RBI

(B) SEBI

(C) CBI

(D) RAW

Correct answer: (B) SEBI

➼ In which country was Mridupawan Das appointed as India’s High Commissioner?

(A) Rwanda

(B) South Africa

(C) Japan

(D) Iraq

Correct answer: (A) Rwanda

➼ Which city in India received the World Craft City certificate from the World Crafts Council International?

(A) Jaipur

(B) Kolkata

(C) Kashmir

(D) Ladakh

Correct answer: (C) Kashmir

➼ Kashmir became which number city in the country to receive the World Craft City certificate?

(A) 1

(B) 4

(C) 3

(D) 2

Correct answer: (B) 4

➼ By what percentage did the country’s GST collection increase in July?

(A) 11.6

(B) 13.4

(C) 10.3

(D) 14.5

Correct answer: (C) 10.3

➼ To how many lakh crore rupees did the country’s GST collection reach in July?

(A) 1.82

(B) 1.77

(C) 1.88

(D) 1.75

Correct answer: (A) 1.82

➼ Pham Minh Chinh, who is on a visit to India, is the Prime Minister of which country?

(A) Iran

(B) Finland

(C) Iceland

(D) Vietnam

Correct answer: (D) Vietnam

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