Current Affairs Today - Latest Current Affairs Questions 2024
Recently Prime Minister Modi said that Vande Bharat Express has been flagged off.
(A) Thiruvananthapuram
(B) Kohima
(C) Gangtok
(D) Bangalore
Correct Answer : A
Where has the world's second-most bottomless blue hole at 900 feet been revealed recently?
(A) Singapore
(B) Malaysia
(C) Mexico
(D) Dubai
Correct Answer : C
Recently SBI has inaugurated its fourth start-of-centre branch in?
(A) Bhopal
(B) Lucknow
(C) Jaipur
(D) Mumbai
Correct Answer : D
When has the "International Representative Day" been celebrated recently?
(A) 24 April
(B) 25 April
(C) 23 April
(D) 20 April
Correct Answer : B
Recently Manamadurai pottery of which state has got GI tag?
(A) Andhra Pradesh
(B) Karnataka
(C) Kerala
(D) Tamil Nadu
Correct Answer : D
Where has “Zero Shadow Day” been experienced recently?
(A) Thiruvananthapuram
(B) Kohima
(C) Bangalore
(D) Gangtok
Correct Answer : C
Who has taken over as Secretary in the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT)?
(A) Sanjay Sinha
(B) Rajesh Kumar Singh
(C) Ashok Khemka
(D) Nripendra Mishra
Correct Answer : B
When is the National Panchayati Raj Day celebrated every year?
(A) 23 April
(B) 24 April
(C) 20 April
(D) 25 April
Correct Answer : B
Explanation :
1. The provisions related to Panchayati Raj have been discussed in the original Constitution under Part 9 by the 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act, 1992 (Article 243). Part 9, under the heading ‘Panchayats’, contains provisions related to Panchayati Raj up to Articles 243-243O (243-243O).
2. Panchayati Raj Day is celebrated every year on 24 April in India as the foundation of democracy.
3. The Panchayati Raj system is the system of local self-government in rural India.
4. Panchayati Raj system was implemented by the then Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru in Bagdhari village of Nagaur district of Rajasthan on 2 October 1959.
5. Local government form was first adopted in the states of Rajasthan and Andhra Pradesh.
6. The concept of Panchayati Raj in the Indian Constitution is enshrined in the Directive Principles of State Policy.
7. The tenure of Panchayats is fixed for five years but it can be dissolved even before the tenure.
8. All types of major committees related to Panchayati Raj are as follows
- Balwant Rai Mehta Committee (1957)
- Ashok Mehta Committee (1977)
- Yes. V.K Rao Committee (1985)
- L.M. Singhvi Committee (1986)
Which state has started the 'One Panchayat One Play Ground' project?
(A) Bihar
(B) Kerala
(C) Himachal Pradesh
(D) Uttar Pradesh
Correct Answer : B
On which ground will the final match of IPL 2023 be played?
(A) Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
(B) Eden Gardens Stadium, Kolkata
(C) Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
(D) Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur
Correct Answer : C
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