We will know the current affair of 2nd February and in the question answer examination made from it, we can also ask on which day 2nd February is celebrated.
World Wetlands Day is celebrated every year on 2 February since 1997. And in 2024 its theme will be Wetlands and Human Wellbeing. Its purpose is to increase awareness among people for the conservation of wetlands.
History of 2 February It also marks the date of adoption of the Ramsar Wetland Convention in Iran in 1971.
2 February 2024 Current affairs English
1. Who presented the budget for the 6th time?
(a) RK Shanmukham Chetty
(b) Sitharaman
(c)TT Krishnamachari
(d) Yashwantrao B. Chavan
Answer (b) Sitharaman
Explain – On February 1, 2024, India’s Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the budget for the 6th time. According to the interim budget 2024-25, the fiscal deficit is estimated to be 5.1 percent of the gross domestic product (GDP) in the financial year 2024-2.
Tax receipts for FY 2024-25 are estimated at Rs 26.02 lakh crore
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman also announced ‘Rooftop Solar’ scheme. Under this scheme, 1 crore families will get 300 units of free electricity every month.
Three railway corridors will be built for energy, minerals and cement.
2 crore more PM Awas will be built in villages across the country.
2. Recently _______ was inducted as a member of the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC).
(a)Sanjay Verma
(b) Gopal Verma
(c) Mahesh Bhargava
(d) Nothing within
Answer (a)Sanjay Verma
Explain – Recently, Sanjay Verma was sworn in as a member of the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) by Union Public Service Commission Chairman Manoj Soni. Sanjay Verma is a 1990 batch Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer. In the month of January itself, Shilvardhan Singh was appointed a member of the Union Public Service Commission.
3. In which state will the first naturopathy hospital of North-East India be opened?
(a) Assam
(b)Manipur
(c)Meghalaya
(d)Tripura
Answer -(a) Assam
Explain – Union AYUSH Minister Sarbananda Sonowal laid the foundation stone of North-East India’s first naturopathy hospital in Dibrugarh, Assam.
The name of the first naturopathy hospital is Central Yoga and Naturopathy Research Institute.
An investment of approximately Rs 100 crore will be made to develop this state-of-the-art institute on 15 acres of land.
Diseases will be treated naturally in Naturopathy Hospital.
4. The country’s first IIT satellite campus will be opened in _______, Madhya Pradesh.
(a) Ujjain
(b) Indore
(c) Gwalior
(d) Bhopal
Answer (a) Ujjain
Explain – This country’s first IIT satellite campus will be opened at Ujjain location. In the IIT satellite campus, research will be done in the field of Deep Tech Research and Laboratory Discovery Centre, Lab to Market Centre, Discovery Center and Astronomy and Space Technology.
5. RBI has banned _________ under 35A
(a) bhart pey
(b) Google peg
(c)Paytm Payment Bank
(d) Amazon Pay
Answer (c)Paytm Payment Bank
Explain – RBI banned Paytm Payment Bank under Section 35A of the Banking Regulating Act 1949.
Under Section 35A of the Banking Regulating Act 1949, no deposit or credit transaction or topup will be allowed in any customer’s account, Prepaid Instrument, Wallet, Fastag, NCMC Card etc. from Paytm Payments Bank Limited.
Payment banks are special types of banks, which are allowed to perform limited banking operations. This is a new form of banking, which works under the purview of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).
6. Who has recently become the new Chief Minister of Jharkhand state?
(a)Hemant Soren
(b) Champai Soren
(c) Krishna Gopalan
(d) any of these
Answer -(b)Champai Soren
Explain – Hemant Soren resigned from the post of Chief Minister of Jharkhand after his arrest in the illegal mining and land scam case in Ranchi. Champai Soren is famous as ‘Jharkhand Tiger’.
7. India’s Defense Products Organization DRDO has launched Multispan Mobile Bridging System ___________.
(a)YORK
(b) SARVATRA
(c) WILD
(d)None of these
Answer -(b)SARVATRA
DRDO has launched Multispan Mobile Bridging System – SARVATRA. SARVATRA is a bridging system that can be used as an emergency bridge during natural disasters like floods and earthquakes.
SARVATRA is a bridging system designed and developed by Armament and Combat Engineering Systems (ASE) of Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO).
8. Recently _______ sites of Tamil Nadu and 3 sites of Karnataka were declared as Ramsar sites?
(a)8 sites
(b) 12 sites
(c) 29 sites
(d) 2 sites
Answer (d)2 site
Explain – Recently, 2 sites of Tamil Nadu and 3 sites of Karnataka (total 5 sites) were declared as Ramsar sites. After the addition of 5 new Ramsar sites, the total number of Ramsar sites in India has become 80.
Karaivetti Bird Sanctuary and Longwood Shola Reserve Forest of Tamil Nadu state and Magadi Kere Conservation Reserve, Ankasamudra Bird Conservation Reserve, Aghanashini Estuary of Karnataka state have been added to the Ramsar site.
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