Current Affairs Question Answer : 22 July 2024
Q. Which World Heritage Committee meeting is being hosted by New Delhi, India?
Answer : India is hosting the 46th World Heritage Committee meeting whose tagline is – Sah Nau Yashah (meaning – may our glory increase) This tagline is taken from ‘Taittireeya Upanishad’, total members included are 21
Note India has been a member of the World Heritage Committee four times so far. First time – 1985-1991
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi inaugurated the 46th World Heritage Committee meeting at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi on 21 July. The 46th session of the World Heritage Committee will be organized from 21 to 31 July 2024
July 2nd Week’s Current affairs English MCQs
Q. Why is Indian actor Ram Charan Teja in the news recently?
Answer: Ram Charan Teja will be honored with the Ambassador of Indian Arts and Culture Award at the 15th Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM) for his contribution to Indian Cinema. Ram Charan Teja will be honored at the 15th Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM) in the month of August. Q. UPSC Chairman Manoj Soni has resigned before the end of his term. Answer: UPSC is a constitutional commission. Description of the Chairman of UPSC – Part-14, Articles – 315 to 323. Chairman Manoj Soni took over as UPSC Chairman on May 16, 2023, whose term was till 2029.
Q. Who is the Union Minister of Coal and Mines?
Answer: Shri G. Kishan Reddy, Recently he inaugurated the National Landslide Forecasting Center in Kolkata (West Bengal). Along with this, Bhusanket Web Portal and Landslide Mobile App have also been launched.
Q. Recently which government has launched the Gross Environmental Product Index (GEP Index) for environmental protection?
Answer: Uttarakhand government
All factors like water, forest, land and air will be used in preparing this index. Objective of GEP Index: To assess the environment on the basis of water, air, forest, and soil and make new policies based on the index.
Q. Which state is the ‘best performing state’ under the Pradhan Mantri Swanidhi Yojana?
Answer: Madhya Pradesh, Pradhan Mantri SVANidhi Scheme was launched on 1 June 2020
The Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs has awarded Madhya Pradesh the first prize in the category of ‘Best Performing States’ in the Pradhan Mantri Svanidhi Scheme. This scheme works under the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs. This scheme provides loans to street vendors to start a business.
In the category of ‘Best Performing States’, Assam has got second place after Madhya Pradesh.
In the category of ‘Best Performing Urban Local Bodies – Loan Performance in Cities with a Population of More than One Million’, Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has got the 1st Position.
Q. When was Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana started?
Answer: Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana, which was in the news recently, was started on 24 September, 2013, whose aim was to provide self-employed and skilled wage employment opportunities to urban poor families.
Awards were given under Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Urban Livelihood Mission, Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Shri Manohar Lal presented awards to the top performing states under Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Urban Livelihood Mission
Kerala states remained no.1 in overall state performance
Madhya Pradesh states in outstanding technological innovation and Odisha was given the best partnership model for urban livelihood
Q. Padma Shri awardee Kamala Pujari passed away, in which year was Padma Shri awarded
Answer: in 2019 (for promoting organic farming and preserving more than 100 varieties of indigenous seeds)
On July 20, Padma Shri Awardee Kamala Pujari passed away at the age of 74 in Cuttack, Odisha. Kamala Pujari has played an important role in promoting organic agriculture
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