Current Affairs Quiz: 18 July 2024

Current Affairs Quiz

1. Paul Kagame was recently elected president of which country for a fourth term?
[A] Rwanda
[B] Kenya
[C] Nigeria
[D] Uganda

Correct Answer: A [Rwanda]

Rwandan President Paul Kagame has won his fourth term with 99% of the vote, according to the National Electoral Commission. Kagame, who has been in power since 2000, previously won the 2017 elections by the same margin. About 9.5 million Rwandans voted, with 65% of the population under 35 years of age. Rivals Frank Habinja and Philip Mpaimana polled 0.53% and 0.32% respectively.

2. The Serum Institute of India and the University of Oxford have recently launched a ‘high efficacy’ malaria vaccine, R21/Matrix-M in which country?
[A] The owner
[B] Ivory Coast
[C] Ghana
[D] Nigeria

Correct Answer: B [Ivory Coast]

Ivory Coast is the first country to use the R21 malaria vaccine developed by the Indian Serum Institute and the University of Oxford. The vaccine, which has been approved in several African countries, aims to immunize 250,000 children initially, with plans to reach millions more with the help of Gavi. The vaccine, recommended by the World Health Organization for children under five, targets a disease that is responsible for more than 600,000 deaths a year, mainly in Africa.

3. What is the main objective of the recently launched ‘NERACE’ web portal in Shillong?
[A] Promote tourism in the North East
[B] Connecting farming communities and buyers in the North East
[C] Provide educational resources for students
[D] Support local arts and crafts

Correct Answer: B [connect farming communities and buyers in the Northeast region].

Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia launched the North East Agricultural Commodities E-Connect (NERAS) web portal and app in Shillong for the benefit of farmers and buyers in the North East. NERACE supports commodities such as spices, fruits and vegetables, providing farmers with larger markets and better prices. The platform supports seven languages ​​and aims to connect producers, buyers and service providers worldwide. This underscores the region’s potential as a hub for high-value horticultural products.

4) External Affairs Minister S Jayashankar recently inaugurated the “Friendship Garden” in which country as a symbol of friendship?
[A] Vietnam
[B] Australia
[C] Mauritius
[D] Singapore

Correct Answer: C [Mauritius]

Foreign Minister Dr. S.K. Jayashankar inaugurated the India-Mauritius Friendship Garden in Port Louis on July 16, 2024, his first bilateral visit since his reappointment. He planted a tree with Mauritius Foreign Minister Manish Gobin. During his two-day visit, Dr. Jayashankar met Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth, inspected the Indian-assisted Civil Service College project and enhanced bilateral relations by supporting Mauritius’ claim to the Chagos Islands.

5. Where was Asia’s first health research-related pre-clinical network facility recently inaugurated?
[A] Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
[B] Faridabad, Haryana
[C] Jaipur, Rajasthan
[D] Indore, Madhya Pradesh

Correct Answer: B [Faridabad, Haryana]

Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh inaugurated the first Asian “Pre-Clinical Network Facility” of the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovation (CEPI) in Faridabad, Haryana on July 16, This Biotechnology Research and Innovation Council (BRIC)-Translational Health Science and Technology Institute (THSTI) laboratory is the first CEPI-accredited laboratory in Asia and the ninth in the world.

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