Parakh Path is presenting Weekly Current Affairs Quiz In Hindi for the students and readers preparing for Competitive Exams.
Ques - 1. Recently which country has announced a law to ban the marriage of a girl below 18 years of age?
A) Nepal
B) Philippines
C) China
D) Pakistan
Answer - B
Ques - 2. Who among the following has been appointed as the new Secretary General of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)?
A) passionate about
B) Haitham El Ghiso
C) Sunil Bahadur
D) Tulsi Rajapaksa
Answer - B
Ques - 3. Which state has got the first place in the efforts of water conservation from the Ministry of Jal Shakti?
A) a state in eastern India
B) Punjab
C) Delhi
D) Uttar Pradesh
Answer - D
Ques - 4. Which of the following state has been entrusted with the responsibility of hosting Khelo India 2023?
A) a state in eastern India
B) Madhya Pradesh
C) Tamil Nadu
D) Jharkhand
Answer - B
Ques - 5. Which state government has approved the organization of 'Jallikattu' under the COVID-19 guidelines?
A) Telangana
B) Tamil Nadu
C) Karnataka
D) Kerala
Answer - B
Ques - 6. Which of the following female cricketer has been appointed by Legends League Cricket (LLC) as the ambassador of the All Women's Match official team?
A) Mithali Raj
B) Memoir
C) Shefali Verma
D) Jhulan Goswami
Answer - D
Ques - 7. Which state's Ganjam district has declared itself as a child marriage free district?
A) Orissa
B) Punjab
C) Delhi
D) a state in eastern India
Answer - A
Ques - 8. Which state government has issued a preliminary notification for the conservation of Gharial to triple the Orang National Park from its present size?
A) a state in eastern India
B) Punjab
C) Rajasthan Rajasthan
D) Assam
Answer - D
Ques - 9. Which President of the European Parliament has recently died in a hospital in Italy?
A) Charles Mitchell
B) David Sassoli
C) Antonio Tajani
D) Mario Draggio
Answer - B
Ques - 10. UNESCO has given its consent to print the description of Indian heritage in which of the following language?
A) English
B) Urdu
C) Sanskrit language
D) Hindi
Answer - D
Ques - 11. Which of the following company has tied up for the title sponsorship of IPL for the next two years?
A) Tata Group
B) Aditya Birla Group
C) Indian Oil Corporation
D) Reliance Industries
Answer - A
Ques - 12. Recently which South African player has announced his retirement from all forms of the game?
A) Dean Elgary
B) Kagiso Rabada
C) Keshav Maharaj
D) Chris Morris
Answer - D
Ques - 13. US President Joe Biden has nominated Eric Garcetti as the US ambassador to which country?
A) India
B) Nepal
C) China
D) Japan
Answer - A
Ques - 14. The Government of India has recently decided to allow what percentage of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Life Insurance Corporation (LIC)?
A) 30 percent
B) 40 percent
C) 20 percent
D) 10 percent
Answer - C
Ques - 15. Recently, in which country's Maryland hospital, doctors transplanted a pig's heart in a last attempt to save the life of a patient?
A) America
B) Nepal
C) China
D) Japan
Answer - A
Ques - 16. Who among the following has become the first Indian wicket-keeper batsman to score a century in Test cricket in South Africa?
A) Dinesh Karthik
B) KL Rahul
C) Rishabh Pant
D) Ishan Kishan
Answer - C
Ques - 17. Which of the following has been ranked by India in Henley Passport Index 2022?
A) 83rd place
B) 87th place
C) 89th place
D) 93rd place
Answer - A
Ques - 18. The Assam government has recently decided to increase the size of which national park?
A) Kaziranga National Park
B) Manas National Park
C) Dibru Saikhowa National Park
D) Orang National Park
Answer - D
Ques - 19. For which country has the United Nations recently launched the largest country specific appeal?
A) China
B) India
C) Afghanistan
D) America
Answer - C
Ques - 20. Maya Angelou became the first black woman to appear on the coin of which country?
A) Nepal
B) America
C) China
D) Russia
Answer - B
1) - The government of Philippines has banned child marriage by making a law. The law banning child marriage has come into force from 06 January 2022. Now parents can be jailed for up to 12 years for marrying a girl below 18 years of age. Let us tell you that one out of every 6 girls in the Philippines was married before the age of 18. According to data from the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), the Philippines ranks 12th among countries around the world for marrying minor girls. ,
2) - The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has appointed Kuwaiti oil executive Haitham Al Ghais as its new Secretary-General, as oil demand continues to improve amid a mild recovery from the coronavirus pandemic. Al Ghis, a veteran of Kuwait Petroleum Corporation and OPEC governor of Kuwait from 2017 to June 2021, will take over the reins of the group in August, replacing Mohamed Barkindo.
3) - For the efforts being made in the field of water conservation, Uttar Pradesh has secured the first position in the third National Water Award-2020, while Rajasthan has secured the second position. The Ministry of Jal Shakti gave this information. The Jal Shakti Minister said that more than 18 percent of the world's population lives in India, but it has only 4 percent of the world's renewable water resources. He said that water as a resource is important for India, which is one of the fastest growing economies in the world.
4)- Madhya Pradesh has got the host of Khelo India Youth Game 2022-2023. The state government has approved a budget of Rs 215 crore for organizing this game and other sports activities. In the meeting of the Council of Ministers held in Bhopal under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, policy and in-principle approval of Rs 215 crore 53 lakh was given under Khelo India scheme. The objective of Khelo India Youth Games is to maintain the culture of sports among the youth in the country.
5) - Tamil Nadu government has given permission for 'Jallikattu' program amid rising COVID-19 infection. Let us tell you that Jallikattu is a traditional game of the rural areas of Tamil Nadu, which is organized during the Pongal festival. In this, humans fight with oxen. However, like last time, the government has allowed 'Jallikattu' event across the state with several restrictions including the number of spectators and mandatory vaccinations.
6) - Legends League Cricket (LLC) has appointed Jhulan Goswami as an ambassador to its All Women Match official team to promote LLC's women empowerment initiatives and increase the participation of women in cricket. LLC established the all-female match official team for the league. It is the first of its all-female official teams to operate a full men's league.
7)- Ganjam district of Odisha has declared itself as child marriage free district. The district administration has managed to stop 450 child marriages and video-record 48,383 marriages in two years 2020 and 2021. For this the Nirbhaya Kadhi program was started in Ganjam district. This campaign was started with the aim of providing counseling and counseling to adolescent girls to prevent them from dropping out of school.
8) - The Assam government has issued a preliminary notification to expand the Orang National Park to three times its present size for the conservation of the gharial. The gharial, also known as the gavial, is a type of Asian crocodile that stands out from others because of its long, slender snout. Crocodiles are a group of reptiles that includes alligators, crocodiles, caimans, etc.
9) - European Parliament President David Sassoli has died in a hospital in Italy. David Sassoli was born in Florence, Italy in 1956. David Sassoli was elected President of the European Parliament for the first time in 2009. He was elected Deputy Speaker of Parliament in the year 2014.
10) - On World Hindi Day, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has decided to release Hindi description of World Heritage Sites of India on its website. Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan appreciated this decision of UNESCO. A program was organized by the Ministry of External Affairs on the occasion of World Hindi Day. The program was presided over by the Minister of State for External Affairs Meenakshi Lekhi.
11) - Tata Group has become the new title sponsor of IPL, replacing Chinese mobile company Vivo. The Tata Group has signed a two-year deal with IPL as the title sponsor. PTI quoted sources as saying that the Tata group will pay around Rs 670 crore to the BCCI for both the years. At the same time, Vivo will have to pay Rs 454 crore as termination. In this way, the BCCI will earn Rs 1124 crore in the next two years.
12) - Recently, South African all-rounder Chris Morris has announced his retirement from all forms of the game. Morris, who made his international debut in 2012, has played 4 Tests, 42 ODIs and 23 T20 Internationals for South Africa. In which he has 12, 48 and 34 wickets respectively. Also, he has scored a total of 773 runs in all three formats. Morris played his last international match for South Africa in July 2019.
13) - Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti has been named as the next US Ambassador to India. Garcetti, 50, will succeed current ambassador Kenneth Juster after approval from the Senate, the upper house of the US parliament. Announcing his nomination along with several other ambassadors, the White House said that Garcetti has been the mayor of Los Angeles since 2013 and has had an amazing experience.
14) - The Government of India has recently decided to allow 20 percent Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Life Insurance Corporation (LIC). This will be done by amending the Foreign Exchange Management Rules (FEMA). At present, 74% FDI is allowed in the insurance sector. However, this does not apply to LIC as it has its own law.
15) - Recently, doctors at Maryland Hospital in the US performed a pig heart transplant in a last attempt to save the life of a patient. This has been done for the first time in the history of medicine. It marks an important step in the decades-long debate over using animal organs for life-saving transplants. According to doctors at the University of Maryland Medical Center, the transplant sheds light on how the heart of a genetically modified animal can function in the human body without immediate rejection.
16) - India wicket-keeper Rishabh Pant scored his fourth Test century, scoring a 133-ball century in India's second innings of the Cape Town Test against South Africa. With this Rishabh Pant became the first Indian wicketkeeper to score a century in South Africa. This is Rishabh Pant's fourth century in Test cricket. At the same time, this is his third Test century abroad. Earlier he has also scored centuries in England and Australia. Rishabh Pant is the only Indian wicketkeeper to score a century in England.
17) - After coming at number 83 in the Global Index of Indian Passports, now Indians can travel to 59 countries without a visa. The ranking given to Passport is based on data from the International Air Transport Authority (IATA). Japan and Singapore are in the first place in this index. Citizens of this country can travel to 192 countries without a visa. Germany and South Korea are at number two.
18)- The Assam government has recently decided to increase the size of Orang National Park. The park will be expanded three times. Assam will add 200.32 square kilometer area to the Orang National Park. Orang is the main habitat of rhinoceros. It became a tiger reserve in 2016. Other national parks in Assam are Dehing Patkai, Dibru-Saikhowa, Manas, Kaziranga, Nameri, Raimona.
19) - The United Nations has recently launched the largest country specific appeal for Afghanistan. The appeal was launched after Pakistan called for an international organization to revive the banking system in Afghanistan. This is an appeal of $5 billion. That is, according to the member countries of the United Nations, 5 billion dollars are needed to save Afghanistan. Afghanistan is facing the worst humanitarian crisis in the world.
20) - Maya Angelou became the first black woman to appear on a US coin. The coin is issued by the US Mint as a part of the US Women's Quarter program. On one side of the coin is Maya and on the other side is George Washington, the first President of America. The coin depicts Maya with an eagle.
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