Today Top 10 Current Affairs 23 October 2024 Questions and Answers

The Daily Current Affairs Quiz which keeps you updated with the current events happening all around the world. Which is also helpful for students who are preparing for the competitive exams. This current affairs quiz helps to tackle the questions from the Current sections which is the demand of most of the SSC, Banking, State, Defense exams. So Attempting this quiz will be beneficial to fetch a good score in the examinations.

Questions

Q1. Hurricane Oscar Made landfall in which part of the world? 

(a) Bahamas

(b) Kuril Islands

(c) Java sea

(d) Bay of Bengal

 

Q2. Recently, Which State has introduced Pink Alarm systems to enhance women safety in Government run district hospitals and Medical College? 

(a) Maharashtra

(b) Madhya Pradesh

(c) Uttar Pradesh

(d) West Bengal

 

Q3. Which state will host the 18th edition of Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD)?

(a) Karnataka

(b) Himachal Pradesh

(c) Kerala

(d) Odisha

 

Q4. In which department Vikram Dev Dutt Takes Charge as a Secretary? 

(a) Coal Secretary

(b) Home Secretary

(c) Finance Secretary

(d) Defense Secretary

 

Q5. Harihara and Bukka founded which empire in South India? 

(a) Gajapati KIngdom

(b) Chera Kingdom

(c) Vijaynagar Kingdom

(d) Chola Empire

 

Q6. What is the main Objective of UDAN scheme?

(a) To enhance public transportation with AI technology

(b) Connecting Air, Train, Bus travel in single mode

(c) To improve education structure in India

(d) Make air travel affordable and enhance regional connectivity

 

Q7. Ajay Kumar Singh has been appointed as the new Director General of Police (DGP) in which state?

(a) Maharashtra

(b) Jharkhand

(c) Odisha

(d) West Bengal

 

Q8. What is the main purpose of the  ‘e-Shram: One Stop Solution’ portal?

(a) To address problems of MGNREGA Worker

(b) Government Employee’s Productivity Analysis System

(c) To Enhance Social Security to workers in Unorganized sector

(d) Better implementation of Government schemes related workers

 

Q9. Which state became the first state to implement sub-quotas for Dalits?

(a) Haryana

(b) Uttar Pradesh

(c) Telangana

(d) Karnataka

 

Q10. For the Citizen Sentinel mobile application which enables citizens to actively participate in ensuring road safety, launched in which state? 

(a) Rajasthan

(b) New Delhi

(c) Tamil Nadu

(d) Kerala

Answers

S1. Ans. (a)
Sol. Hurricane Oscar made landfall in the Bahamas before crossing Cuba’s eastern coast, causing widespread destruction. Tropical Storm Oscar is again setting its sights on the Bahamas just days after making a first landfall there, and a second in eastern Cuba where it dumped heavy rain leading to fears of life-threatening flooding and mudslides.

 

S2. Ans. (b)
Sol. To enhance the safety of women in healthcare settings, Madhya Pradesh has installed ‘pink alarms‘ at the government-run district hospital and medical college in Datia. 

 

S3. Ans. (d)
Sol. Odisha is set to host the 18th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas from January 8th to 10th in 2025 in the capital city, Bhubaneswar. 

 

S4. Ans. (a)
Sol. Vikram Dev Dutt, a 1993-batch IAS officer from the AGMUT (Arunachal Pradesh-Goa-Mizoram and Union Territory (AGMUT – Arunachal Pradesh-Goa-Mizoram and Union Territory) cadre, has officially assumed the role of Coal Secretary. 

 

S5. Ans. (c)
Sol. The Vijayanagara Empire, founded in 1336 by Harihara and Bukka, initially emerged from servitude under the Kakatiya rulers of Warangal. It eventually evolved into a formidable power in South India, characterized by its military prowess against rivals like the Bahmani Sultanate and the Gajapatis of Odisha.

S6. Ans. (d)
Sol. On 21st October 8th anniversary of the UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik) scheme, celebrating its transformative impact on India’s aviation sector. Launched in October 2016, UDAN aimed to make air travel affordable for the common man and boost regional connectivity. 

 

S7. Ans. (b)
Sol. The Election Commission of India (ECI) approved Ajay Kumar Singh’s appointment as Director General of Police (DGP) for Jharkhand.

 

S8. Ans. (c)
Sol. Union Labour Minister Mansukh Mandaviya launched the upgraded ‘e-Shram: One Stop Solution’ portal, aimed at enhancing access to social security schemes for over 300 million unorganized workers in India. 

 

S9. Ans. (a)
Sol. Haryana has become the first state to implement sub-quotas for the Dalit community by sub-classifying the Scheduled Castes (SCs). The decision follows the Supreme Court’s August 2023 ruling, granting states the power to divide SCs and STs for preferential reservations. 

 

S10. Ans. (d)
Sol. Kerala’s Motor Vehicle Department (MVD) launched the Citizen Sentinel mobile application to enable citizens to report traffic violations in real time.