4 Current affairs-Jan, 2024.

                                                      


1.*  Who was the chief guest, who attended the  26th Jan parade 

        this year?

Ans- The French President Emmanuel Macron.

2.* Which tableau was the centre of attraction at the Republic Day Parade on Friday?

Ans- "Chandrayaan-3 along with Gaganyaan and Aditya LI",- Isro's tableau led by Bharat's Nari Shakti" were the centre of attraction on Kartavya Path.

 Isro's women scientists behind several successful space missions, including the Moon soft-landing and Aditya-LI programme, made their debut at the Republic Day Parade. 

3.* How many women scientists waved to the crowd from the tableau that showed India's Shiv-Shakti Point on the Moon where Chandrayaan-3 softlanded on the lunar south pole?

Ans- 8 [eight ]

4.* In which year, India's Chandrayaan-3, [ the first spacecraft in the world,] made a touchdown at the uncharted territory of the lunar south pole?

Ans- On 23rd August,2023.

5.* What do you understand by Shiv Shakti Point? 

Ans -The landing site of Lander Vikram is known as Shiv Shakti Point.

6.* Name the weapons systems that were key attractions at the

 parade ground? 

Ans-. T-90 Bhishma tank. 

          NAG missile system,

         Sarvatra mobile bridging system, 

         Drone jammer system and medium-range surface-to-air missile system.

7.* Name the two aircraft carriers of the Indian Navy. 

Ans- INS Vikramaditya  and newly inducted INS Vikrant .

8.* Who is Rashmi Thakur? 
Ans-Squadron leader Rashmi Thakur is a fighter controller, who led the Indian Air Force's marching contingent at the 75th Republic Day Parade On Jan,26 at the Katavya Path in New Delhi. In addition to the IAF marching contingent, a tri-services contingent of Agniveer Vayu { women }

9*  What is  LCA Tejas ?
Ans- The LCA Tejas'  full form is " The Light Combat Aircraft". This supersonic fighter jet aircraft is used by the Indian military. Tejas was designed and developed by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited to replace ageing MIGs.

10.* what is  Su-30 ?
Ans-The Sukhoi Su-30 is a twin-engine, two-seat supermaneuverable fighter aircraft developed in the Soviet Union by Russia's Sukhoi Aviation Corporation.
  It is a multirole fighter for all weather, air-to-air surface deep interdiction missions.

11.* What do you know about  New C-295 transport aircraft ?

Ans -The new generation C295 from Airbus is a highly versatile tactical transport that is tailored for missions that range from carrying troops and cargo to maritime patrol to signals intelligence and medical evacuation.

The C-295 aircraft is capable of carrying up to nine tonnes of payload or as many as 71 troops at a maximum cruise speed of 260 knots.

The first C-295 medium tactical transport aircraft was inducted into the Indian Air Force (IAF)in Sept. 2023. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh formally inducted the transport aircraft in the presence of Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari and other top military officials in Ghaziabad.

 12.* Which satellite on the tableau showed the use of space technology?

Ans- GSAT-7A

13.* Who became the first woman subedar recently?

Ans- Havildar Preeti Rajak, the daughter of a dry cleaner from Itarsi in MP.

        She won a silver medal in the women's team trap shooting event at the Asian Games.

        Based on her extraordinary performance, she was awarded the first out-of-turn promotion to Subedar.

14.* What is 'Bahubali'?

Ans - 'Bahubali'  rocket, now renamed Launch Vehicle Mark              III (LM-3), weighs 642 tons, which is equal to the combined weight of about 130 full-grown Asian elephants. 

b] India's upgraded 'Bahubali' rocket is standing tall on

    the coast of the Bay of Bengal in Andhra Pradesh's Sriharikota waiting to loft India's Chandrayaan-3 satellite towards the moon. 

15.*Name the senior NCC cadet who created history by becoming the first-ever female cadet selected as Parade Commander at the Parade Ground in New Delhi this year.

Ans-Ulfat Khan {22} from Uri in J&k Baramula district.

16.*Whose son was Pandu in Mahabharata?

Ans-In the Mahabharata epic, Pandu was the son of Vichitravirya and his second wife, Ambalika from Vyasa.

17.*Who was Bheeshm Pitamah's stepmother?

Ans-Bheeshm Pitamah's stepmother was 'Satyavati', the daughter of King Chedi. She was adopted by a fisherman. She had two sons-Citrangada and Vichitravirya.

18.*Whose daughter was Gandhari?

Ans-Gandhari was the daughter of Subala and Sudharmaa, the ruler and queen of Gandhar. She is regarded as an incarnation of the Goddess Mati.

Note- Aditya-LI - is  India’s solar observatory spacecraft.

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Important  Days  of  January 2024-

1.1st Jan- New Year celebration

2. 9th Jan,- Pravasi Bhartiya Divas, 10th Jan-world Hndi Day.

3. 11th Jan1966- Death anniversary of Lal Bahadur Shastri

4.11to 17th Jan-Road Safety Week

5. 23rd Jan-Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose's jayanti.[birth                            anniversary]

6.24th Jan-National Girl Child Day

7.-25th Jan-National Tourism Day

8.-26th Jan-Republic Day

9-28th Jan, 1865-Birth anniversary of Lala Lajpatrai

10-29th Jan- Republic Day concludes with 'Beating the Retreat Ceremony'

11.30th Jan- Gandhi's Assassination Day.

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