04 May 2024
Daily Current Affairs
Q. Economic Outlook Report released by ?
a) OECD Quick Revision
b) WEF • Imp Appointments
• Awards & Honours
c) IMF
• Indexes & Reports
d) World Bank • Sports Current Affairs
SSC CGL 2024 | CHSL | CPO | UP Police | Bank | RPF By - Sonam Mam
Who has recently become the CEO of
Paytm Money? / हाल ही में पेटीएम मनी के सीईओ
कौन बने हैं?
a) Rakesh Singh • Paytm Money has appointed Rakesh Singh as CEO replacing
b) Varun Sridhar Varun Sridhar
• Establishment - 28 November 2017
c) Hitesh Sethia
• It is headquartered in Noida
d) Dinesh Kumar
• Founder– Vijay Shekhar Sharma
• The bank received Scheduled Bank status in 2021
Option : A • The Reserve Bank of India has banned transactions in Paytm
Payment Bank on 31 January
Appointments Revision
• Director General of the National Investigation Agency - Sadanand Vasant Date
• President of the Paralympic Committee of India - Devendra Jhajharia
• Chairman of National Commission for Scheduled Castes - Kishor Makwana
• Chairman of the Central Board of Secondary Education - Rahul Singh
• Chairman of Prasar Bharati - Navneet Kumar Sehgal
• Chairman of Indian Banks’ Association - M V Rao
• Brand Ambassador of Slice - Nayanthara
• India’s next Ambassador to Niger - Sita Ram Meena
• India’s next Ambassador to Russia - Vinay Kumar
• India's Next Envoy to Myanmar - Abhay Thakur
• India’s next Envoy to Iraq - Soumendu Bagchi
Which organisation releases the
Economic Outlook report? / कौन सा संगठन
आर्थिक आउटलुक रिपोटि जािी किता है ?
a) International Monetary Fund
(IMF)
• “Economic Outlook,” released by Organisation for Economic
b) World Bank
Co-operation and Development (OECD)
c) Organisation for Economic Co-
• In its report - forecast economic growth rate for the Indian
operation and Development
economy for 2024-25 to 6.6%.
(OECD) • Recently International Monetary Fund raised the expected
d) United Nations (UN) growth rate of the Indian economy in 2024-25 to 6.8%
• The OECD expects the world economy to grow by 3.1
Option : C
percent in 2024 and 3.2 percent in 2025.
About OECD
• It was founded in 1961.
• It was set up to develop policy standards to promote sustainable economic
growth.
• The OECD conduct research on global and regional economic issues .
• It provides reliable data to its member countries for making economic policies.
• At present, the OECD member countries account for 18 per cent of the world’s
population, three-fifths of the world's gross domestic product, three-quarters
of world trade, and half of the world’s energy consumption.
• Members of OECD- 38 countries, Costa Rica joined in 2021. China, India and
Russia are not the members of the OECD
• Headquarters: Paris, France
Index and Reports Revision
• India scores ahead of China in digital services exports in 2023
• India ranked number 10 in cybercrime, as per World Cybercrime Index
• JNU emerged Top-Ranked Indian University in World University Rankings
• Hurun Global Unicorn Index 2024: India ranks third with 67 unicorns
• Nilgiri and Mahoba lead in Jal Jeevan Mission Success among 299 districts
• Breast cancer to cause a million deaths a year by 2040: Lancet report
• India's population estimated to double in next 77 years: UNFPA report
• Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport is the 10th busiest airport
• India among 12 nations responsible for 60% of mismanaged plastic waste
• India added record 18 GW renewable energy capacity in FY24
Which Indian has been conferred with
the 2024 Whitley Gold Award? / र्कस
भाितीय को 2024 व्हिटली गोल्ड अवार्ि से सम्मार्नत
र्कया गया है?
• Dr Purnima Devi Barman, a wildlife biologist from Assam,
a) Archana Godbole
has won her second Whitley Gold Award, also known as the
b) Purnima Devi Barman
Green Oscar.
c) Brad Norman • She was honoured for her conservation effort of the
d) None of the above endangered bird, Hargila or Greater Adjutant Stork and its
wetland habitat.
• This is the second time that Dr Barman has been honoured
Option : B with the Whitley Gold Award.
• She was also awarded the prize in 2017.
Whitley Awards
• It is also known as the 'Green Oscar'.
• Founded in 1993 by Edward Whitley, UK
• First Awarded – 1994
• The first Indians to get the Whitley Gold Award were Archana Godbole and
Brad Norman in 2007.
Awards and Honours Revision
• Surinder S Jodhka, Vikas Kumar selected for Adiseshiah awards
• Israeli mathematician Avi Wigderson won ACM A.M. Turing Award
• Skytrax World Airport Awards: Doha's Hamad is world’s best airports
• India clinches 2 silver, 2 bronze medals at Mathematical Olympiad 2024
• Amitabh Bachchan awarded "Lata Mangeshkar Puraskar"
• Cummins, Nat Sciver named as Wisden Leading Cricketers in the world
• Kannada poet Mamta G Sagar wins international literature prize
• Dr Gagandeep Kang won John Dirks Gairdner global health award
• George Lucas to receive honorary Palme d'Or at Cannes Film Festival
• ISRO’s Chandrayaan-3 Team honoured with John L ‘Jack’ Swigert Jr award
• Yulia Navalnaya to receive German democracy prize
Where has the country's first Constitution Garden
been built by the Indian Army and Puneet Balan
Group? / भाितीय सेना औि पुनीत बालन समूह द्वािा दे श का पहला
सं र्वधान उद्यान कहााँ बनाया गया है ?
a) Jaipur
b) Kanpur • The Indian Army and Puneet Balan Group have
c) Dehradun inaugurated the country's first Constitution Park in Pune
d) Pune • The garden has been inaugurated by Commanding-in-
Chief Southern Command Lt Gen Ajay Kumar Singh
• In the garden complex, information about 11 duties of
Option : D
citizens of the constitution is given
Constitution Garden of India
• 'India Park' – UAE
• International Multimodal Logistic Park – Assam
• G-20 Park - New Delhi
• Shiv Srishti Park - Ambegaon (Pune)
• Anubhuti Inclusive Park (Divyang) - Nagpur
Which Indian state recently launched the
'Nakshatra Sabha' Astro Tourism
Campaign? / र्कस भाितीय िाज्य ने हाल ही में 'नक्षत्र
सभा' एस्ट्र ो टूरिज्म अर्भयान शुरू र्कया?
a) Kerala
• Uttarakhand Tourism partnered with Starscapes for
b) Uttarakhand Nakshatra Sabha, the India's first Astro Tourism initiative.
c) Rajasthan • Activities include stargazing, solar observations,
d) Himachal Pradesh astrophotography contests, and camping.
• Aim: Attract astronomy enthusiasts, adventurers, and
travelers to marvel at the cosmos.
• Scheduled to kick off in early June at George Everest in
Option : B
Mussoorie, it will continue until mid-2025.
Jeremiah Manele has recently been appointed as
the Prime Minister of which country? / र्यमियाह
मानेले को हाल ही में र्कस दे श के प्रधान मंत्री के रूप में
र्नयुक्त र्कया गया है?
a) Maldives
b) Singapore
c) Solomon Islands • Jeremiah Manele has been appointed as the
new Prime Minister of Solomon Islands
d) Namibia
located in the South Pacific.
Option : C • Jeremiah Manele got 31 votes in the voting
process involving 49 MPs.
About Solomon Island
• The Solomon Islands, a nation of hundreds of islands in the South Pacific,
has many WWII-era sites.
• Capital: Honiara
• Currency: Solomon Islands Dollar
• Continent: Oceania
• Prime minister: Jeremiah Manele
• Official language: English
Which company's India affiliate has been
recognized as a Top Employer for the fifth
consecutive year? / र्कस कंपनी के भाित सहयोगी को
लगाताि पांचवें वर्ि शीर्ि र्नयोक्ता के रूप में मान्यता दी गई है ?
a) Philip Morris International (PMI) • PMI's India affiliate, IPM India, earned Top
Employer recognition for the fifth consecutive
b) Coca-Cola
year, showcasing excellence in people practices.
c) PepsiCo
• PMI itself secured Global Top Employer status
d) Procter & Gamble (P&G) for the eighth consecutive year, with affiliates
recognized across 33 countries.
• The Top Employers Institute certifies over 2,300
Option : B organizations globally, impacting over 12
million employees' lives positively
Which dairy company has been named the Lead Arm
sponsor of the USA cricket team for the upcoming
T20 World Cup? / र्कस र्े यिी कंपनी को आगामी T20 र्वश्व कप के
र्लए USA र्िकेट टीम का लीर् आमि प्रायोजक नार्मत र्कया गया है ?
a) Nestlé
• Amul sponsored both the USA and South African cricket
b) Mother Dairy teams for the upcoming T20 World Cup, starting in June.
• USA, one of the co-hosts, will make its tournament debut;
c) Amul
matches will begin on June 1, with a portion to be held in
d) Britannia the Caribbean.
• Amul named Lead Arm sponsor for the USA team;
tournament opener between USA and Canada is on June 1,
Option : C
while South Africa will face Sri Lanka on June 3.
Constitution Garden of India
• The Solomon Islands, a nation of hundreds of
islands in the South Pacific, has many WWII-era
sites.
• Capital: Honiara
• Currency: Solomon Islands Dollar
• Continent: Oceania
• Prime minister: Jeremiah Manele
• Official language: English
Where is the National Women’s Hockey
League 2024 taking place? / िाष्ट्रीय मर्हला
हॉकी लीग 2024 कहााँ हो िही है?
a) Mumbai
• The National Women’s Hockey League 2024 kicked off in
b) Kolkata Jharkhand, featuring eight teams.
• Jharkhand faced Mizoram at Marang Gomke Jaipal Singh
c) Chennai
Munda Astro Turf Stadium in Ranchi.
d) Ranchi • Hockey India officials, including Secretary General Bhola
Nath Singh and Treasurer Sekar J Manoharan, welcomed
Sports Authority of India’s Director General Sandeep
Option : D
Pradhan to the inaugural day.
Sports News Revision
• Deepika Soreng won Asunta Lakra Award for Upcoming Player of the Year
• India finished Asian Wrestling Championships 2024 with nine medals
• Sunrisers Hyderabad recorded highest runs in the Indian Premier League
• Arjun Kadhe and Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan clinched Challenger in Mexico
• Indonesia's Christie took Asia badminton crown
• Rashmi Kumari bagged national women’s carrom title for the 12th time
• Harendra Singh reappointed India women's hockey team coach
• Aishwarya Mishra's Asian Athletics C'ship 2023 Bronze to be upgraded
• Novak Djokovic, Rohan Bopanna defy age to reign as oldest World No.1s
• Mohammedan Sporting won maiden I-League title
• Red Bull's Max Verstappen wins F1 Japanese Grand Prix 2024
Recently, AstraZeneca acknowledged that its covid vaccine,
Covishield, can lead to Thrombosis. It is a disease of the
_________. / हाल ही में , एस्ट्र ाजेनेका ने स्वीकाि र्कया र्क इसकी कोर्वर् वैक्सीन,
कोर्वशील्ड, थ्रोम्बोर्सस का कािण बन सकती है । यह _________ की बीमािी है।
a) Blood
• Thrombosis with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome(TTS) is a
b) Thyroid gland rare condition following vaccination
c) Heart • Features: Blood clots + low platelet count
• Affected areas: Brain, abdomen, lungs
d) Lungs
• Symptom: Breathing difficulty, chest/abdominal pain, leg
swelling
• Concerns: Serious but extremely rare
Option : A
• Benefits of vaccination generally outweigh TTS risks
Question for You
Ruang volcano is in which country that has
erupted recently? / रुआं ग ज्वालामुखी र्कस दे श में
हाल ही में फटा है?
a) Italy
b) Indonesia
c) Australia
d) Japan
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