Daily Current Affairs MCQs : 1 January 2024 - Bank Exams MCQ

Australia cricket team's opening batsman David Warner has become the second highest run-scorer Australian batsman in international cricket. Warner achieved this feat in the ongoing Test series against Pakistan. He has left Steve Waugh behind in this matter. Veteran former cricketer Ricky Ponting is on top in the list of Australian batsmen who have scored the most runs in international cricket, who has scored a total of 27,368 runs.

On December 16, 2023, the country’s first Himalayan Air Safari was launched from Uttarakhand. Uttarakhand has become the first state in the country to start Gyrocopter Adventure.

The latest stealth guided-missile destroyer 'Imphal' has recently been inducted into the Indian Navy. It was inducted into the Navy in the presence of Defense Minister Rajnath Singh. INS 'Imphal' is the first warship to be named after a city in the north-east. It has been designed by 'Warship Design Bureau' and constructed by Mazagon Dock Limited, Mumbai.

On the birth anniversary of former Prime Minister, Atal Bihari Vajpayee, the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh inaugurated the state’s first intra-district helicopter service from Bateshwar in Agra to Goverdhan in Mathura. During the ceremony, a statue of Atal Bihari Vajpayee was also unveiled.

The Union Cabinet approved the construction of a 4.56 km long, 6-lane new bridge on river Ganga to connect Digha and Sonpur in Bihar. The total cost of this project is estimated at Rs 3,064.45 crore, which also includes Rs 2,233.81 crore for civil construction. With its construction, traffic in the state will become faster and easier.

In Chennai Grand Masters 2023 tournament, Indian chess prodigy, Dommaraju Gukesh clinched the title by holding compatriot Pentala Harikrishna for a draw. Meanwhile, Arjun Erigaisi secured the second spot.

Navratna Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) has recently signed a contract worth Rs 445 crore with the Uttar Pradesh government for the next generation UP 'Dial 112' project. The company will provide comprehensive and state-of-the-art hardware, AI based software tools and cyber security tools for the 'Dial 112' project.

The Union government is planning to revive tax remission benefits on sugar exports, which were placed in the ‘restricted’ category in mid-2022.
The Remission of Duties and Taxes on Export Products (RoDTEP) scheme, which was launched in January 2021, aims to provide a mechanism for reimbursement of taxes, duties and levies that are incurred by the export entities in the process of manufacture and distribution of exported products.
The RoDTEP Scheme is a Department of Commerce scheme (Ministry of Commerce & Industry), and it is being implemented by the Department of Revenue(Ministry of Finance).

Veteran Indian batsman and former captain of the Indian team, Virat Kohli has become the Indian batsman who has scored the most runs in the World Test Championship (WTC). This new record was achieved in the first match of the ongoing Test series against the South African cricket team. He left Indian captain Rohit Sharma behind. Rohit has so far scored 2,097 runs in 42 innings of 26 Tests in the WTC. Virat has so far scored 2101 runs in 57 innings of 35 test matches.

The Ministry of Heavy Industries administers the Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of (Hybrid &) Electric Vehicles in India (FAME India) Scheme. Instituted in 2015, this scheme aims to encourage the adoption of electric and hybrid vehicles in the country. The ongoing implementation of FAME India Scheme Phase-II by the Ministry of Heavy Industries spans a five-year period starting from April 1, 2019, with a total budgetary allocation of Rs. 10,000 crore. The initial phase, FAME I, provided purchase incentives across all electric vehicle categories. The subsidy under FAME-2 for electric vehicles is scheduled to conclude on March 31, 2024.