Weekly Current Affairs 08 – 14 September 2024

● When is National Hindi Day celebrated every year? – 14 September

● Under which article of the Indian Constitution is Hindi recognized as the official language? – Article 343

● In which script is Hindi written? – Devanagari script

● What new name has been given to Port Blair in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands? – Shri Vijaya Puram

● What is the name of the Indian light tank that successfully completed its initial testing in September 2024? – Zorawar

● Where will the All India Official Language Conference 2024 be held? – New Delhi

● Which central minister launched a web portal related to the special cleanliness campaign 4.0? – Dr. Jitendra Singh

● Which state’s assembly has recently been announced to be dissolved immediately? – Haryana

● Which country is the “Soyuz spacecraft” recently in the news related to? – Russia

● Where is Global Bio India 2024 being held? – New Delhi

● How much health insurance has the Indian government approved for senior citizens? – 5 lakh

● What is the name of the ship-based missile system designed to counter various aerial threats, which was successfully tested in September 2024? – VL-SRSAM

● Who completed the first private spacewalk in the classroom on 12 September 2024? – Jared Isaacman and Sara Gillis

● Which school won the junior boys’ title at the 63rd Subroto Cup 2024? – T.G. English School

● Who was Sitaram Yechury, who passed away in September 2024 at the age of 72? – General Secretary of the Communist Party of India (Marxist)

● What is the name of the joint military exercise between India and Oman? – Al Najah

● Under the new extended Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY scheme, what is the age criterion for senior citizens to receive health coverage regardless of income? – 70 years and above

● Which company has Tata Advanced Systems Limited partnered with for the C-130J Super Hercules program in India? – Lockheed Martin

● In which state has India’s first center for the conservation of the Asian King Vulture been established? – Uttar Pradesh

● Where is the Commonwealth Chess Championship 2024 being held? – Sri Lanka

● How many people were honored with the National Florence Nightingale Award by President Droupadi Murmu? – 15

● In which state did PM Modi inaugurate Semicon India 2024? – Uttar Pradesh

● What is the name of the scheme initiated by the central government to assist public transport authorities (PTAs) in the procurement and operation of electric buses (e-buses) under a public-private partnership (PPP) model? – PM-eBus Service Scheme

● Which country recently became the 101st member to join the International Solar Alliance (ISA)? – Nepal

● Who will address the 2024 United Nations General Assembly on behalf of India? – S. Jaishankar

● What is the role of the National Research Foundation (ANRF) in the country? – It acts as a top body for scientific research.

● What is the name of the mission that will attempt the first private spacewalk? – Polaris Dawn

● Who is funding the Polaris Dawn mission? – Jared Isaacman

● Who won the men’s singles title at the US Open 2024 Championship Trophy? – Yannick Sinner

● Who won the women’s singles title at the US Open 2024 Championship Trophy? – Aryna Sabalenka

● When is World Hindi Day celebrated every year? – 10 January

● Who was recently elected as the chairman of the Parliamentary Official Language Committee? – Amit Shah

● Who were the Indian flag bearers at the closing ceremony of the Paris Paralympics 2024? – Harvinder Singh and Preeti Pal

● Which country’s Prime Minister position has Michelle Barnier recently taken? – France

● Which two countries initiated the International Solar Alliance? – India and France

● Who is the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi who visited India in September 2024? – Sheikh Khalid bin Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan

● How many medals did India win at the Paris Paralympics 2024, achieving its best performance in history? – India won a total of 29 medals at the Paris Paralympics 2024, including 7 gold, 9 silver, and 13 bronze.

● What is the GST rate for cancer medications reduced from 12% to? – 5%

● Who has been appointed as the new finance secretary of India? – Tuhin Kant Pandey

● In which country is the Asian Hockey Champions Trophy being held? – China

● Who will address the 2024 United Nations General Assembly on behalf of India? – S. Jaishankar

● Who is the first Indian to be elected as the president of the Asian Olympic Council? – Randhir Singh

● When is International Literacy Day celebrated every year? – 8 September

● Which organization recently developed the Agni-4 missile that has been in the news? – DRDO

● Where was India’s first conservation and breeding center for Asian king vultures recently inaugurated? – Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh

● In which country is the Barak nuclear power plant, recently seen in the news, located? – United Arab Emirates

● Which Indian leader popularized Ganesh Chaturthi as a public festival in the late 19th century? – Bal Gangadhar Tilak

● What type of missile is Agni-4, which was successfully launched from Chandipur, Odisha on 6 September 2024? – Surface-to-surface ballistic missile

● Where is the two-day ‘Global Artificial Intelligence Summit-2024’ being held from 5 September? – Hyderabad

● Which country reopened its important trade route ‘Khasa’ with China from 3 September after being closed for the last two weeks? – Nepal

● Where will the second edition of the international conference on ‘Green Hydrogen’ be held from 11 to 13 September? – New Delhi

● What is the current number of demat accounts in the country? – Over 17 crore

● By how much has India’s foreign exchange reserves increased to? – $683.9 billion

● Which political party have wrestlers Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia recently joined? – Congress Party

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