This is the current affairs of 2 July 2024. Here are questions and answers of daily current affairs for better preparation of competitive exams for government jobs.
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1. Name the new foreign secretary of India?
a. Manika Jain
b. Vikram Misri
c. Vinay Mohan Kwatra
d. Javed Ashraf
Answer: b. Vikram Misri
– He was previously working as the country’s Deputy NSA.
– His appointment will be effective from July 15, 2024.
– He will replace Vinay Mohan Kwatra.
– Mohan Kwatra’s term ended on April 30, 2024, but the central government extended the term by six months. He took charge as Foreign Secretary on April 30, 2022.
Vikram Misri
– He is a 1989 batch officer of the Indian Foreign Service (IFS).
– He served as the personal secretary to Inder Kumar Gujral from 1997 to March 1998, to Manmohan Singh from October 2012 to May 2014, and to Prime Minister Narendra Modi from May 2014 to July 2014.
– The central government appointed him as the Indian Ambassador to China in 2018.
– During the violent clash between the Indian and Chinese armies in the Galwan Valley of Ladakh in June 2020, Vikram Misri participated in several rounds of talks between the two countries.
– Additionally, he has also served as the Indian Ambassador to Spain and Myanmar.
– He has also worked in various Indian missions in Pakistan, the USA, Belgium, and Sri Lanka.
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2. Which team did India defeat to win the ICC Men’s T20 Cricket World Cup 2024?
a. Sri Lanka
b. South Africa
c. England
d. Afghanistan
Answer: b. South Africa
– The 2024 ICC Men’s T20 Cricket World Cup was hosted by the West Indies and the USA.
– It concluded with India’s victory.
– India won the T20 title for the second time after 17 years.
– Previously, under the captaincy of Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Team India won the first title in 2007.
– The final match of the ICC Men’s T20 Cricket World Cup was held on June 29 in Barbados (a country in the West Indies).
– In the final match, under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma, India defeated South Africa by seven runs to win the title.
Prize money awarded to the teams:
– Winner: $2.45 million (₹20.42 crore)
– Runner-up: $1.28 million (₹10.67 crore)
India becomes a four-time World Cup-winning country:
– 1983: Under the captaincy of Kapil Dev, the Indian cricket team became World Cup champions for the first time by defeating the West Indies team.
– 2007: Won the first T20 World Cup under the captaincy of Mahendra Singh Dhoni.
– 2011: The Indian cricket team won the ODI World Cup under the captaincy of Mahendra Singh Dhoni.
– 2024: Under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma, the Indian team won the title by defeating South Africa.
Note: The Indian team has become the third cricket team in the world to win four World Cups. Australia is in the first place (7-time World Cup winners) and the West Indies is in the second place (4-time World Cup champions).
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3. Which player got the ‘Player of the Tournament’ award of ICC Men’s T20 Cricket World Cup 2024?
a. Quinton de Kock
b. Jasprit Bumrah
c. Kagiso Rabada
d. Arshdeep Singh
Answer: b. Jasprit Bumrah
– He became the first bowler in the history of the T20 World Cup to be named Player of the Tournament.
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4. Which player got the ‘Top Wicket Taker’ award of ICC Men’s T20 Cricket World Cup 2024?
a. Kuldeep Yadav
b. Hardik Pandya
c. Arshdeep Singh
d. Axar Patel
Answer: c. Arshdeep Singh
– He is a left-arm fast bowler.
– He won the Top Wicket Taker award in the T20 World Cup for the second time.
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5. Other Awards of ICC Men’s T20 Cricket World Cup 2024:
– Player of the Semifinal: Axar Patel
– Player of the Match: Virat Kohli
Team of the Tournament for T20 World Cup 2024:
– Rohit Sharma, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Nicholas Pooran, Suryakumar Yadav, Marcus Stoinis, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Rashid Khan, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Fazalhaq Farooqi.
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6. Rohit Sharma announced his retirement from which format of cricket in June 2024?
a. One Day International
b. Test International
c. T20 International
d. IPL
Answer: c. T20 International
– With the victory in the T20 World Cup 2024, Hitman Rohit Sharma announced his retirement from this format. However, he will continue to play Test and ODI formats.
– Rohit is also the captain of the Indian cricket team in Test and One-Day International (ODI) formats.
On his retirement
– In a press conference, Rohit Sharma said, “This was my last match. Since I started playing this format, I have enjoyed it. There couldn’t be a better time to say goodbye to this format. I began my India career with this format. I wanted to win the cup.”
Cricket Career
– Rohit Sharma was born on April 30, 1987, in Nagpur, Maharashtra.
– At the time of his retirement from T20 Internationals, he was 37 years old.
– Rohit made his T20 International debut on September 19, 2007.
Rohit is the only cricketer in the world who has won the T20 World Cup both as a player and as a captain.
– He holds the records for the most international sixes, the most sixes in a World Cup, and the highest individual score in a One-Day International match.
– He has played 488 international matches so far.
– In 59 Test matches, he has scored 4,137 runs.
Five-time IPL Trophy winner
– Rohit Sharma plays for the Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League (IPL). Under his captaincy, the team has won the IPL championship five times.
– He led the team to its first IPL trophy in 2013. Subsequently, under Rohit’s captaincy, Mumbai won the IPL titles in 2015, 2017, 2019, and 2020.
Awards
– In 2015, he was honored with India’s second-highest sports honor, the Arjuna Award.
– In 2020, he received the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award (renamed the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award).
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7. Virat Kohli announced his retirement from which format of cricket in June 2024?
a. One Day International
b. Test International
c. T20 International
d. IPL
Answer: c. T20 International
Virat Kohli Speaks:
– After the final match, Virat said, “This is my last T20 World Cup. We wanted to win it. Now, the next generation will have to take T20 cricket forward.”
– Virat Kohli was born on November 5, 1988, in Delhi.
– At the time of his retirement, he is 35 years old.
Cricket Career:
– Virat Kohli made his T20 debut against Zimbabwe in 2010.
– He was the captain of the Under-19 cricket team that won the World Cup in 2008.
– He played in his first T20 World Cup in 2012.
– He has played 125 T20 International matches so far and has been named Player of the Match 16 times.
Virat Kohli’s ICC Awards:
– 2012: ICC ODI Cricketer of the Year
– 2017: ICC ODI Cricketer of the Year
– 2017: ICC Cricketer of the Year
– 2018: ICC ODI Cricketer of the Year
– 2018: ICC Test Cricketer of the Year
– 2018: ICC Cricketer of the Year
– 2019: ICC Spirit of Cricket
– 2020: ICC ODI Cricketer of the Decade
– 2020: ICC Cricketer of the Decade
– 2023: ICC ODI Cricketer of the Year
Awards from the Government:
– 2013: Arjuna Award
– 2017: Padma Shri
– 2018: Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna (now Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award).
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8. Ravindra Jadeja announced his retirement from which format of cricket in June 2024?
a. One Day International
b. Test International
c. T20 International
d. IPL
Answer: c. T20 International
Information shared on Instagram:
– Ravindra Jadeja wrote, “With a heart full of gratitude, I bid farewell to T20 International matches. I have always given my best for my country and will continue to do so in other formats. Winning the T20 World Cup was like a dream come true. Thank you for your unwavering support. Jai Hind.”
– Ravindra Jadeja was born on December 6, 1988, in Navagam Ghed Jamnagar, Saurashtra, Gujarat.
Cricket Career:
– Left-arm bowler Ravindra Jadeja made his international cricket debut in 2009.
– He played a total of 74 matches in the T20 format.
Awards:
– 2008-09: Madhavrao Scindia Award for the most wickets in the Ranji Trophy
– 2013: ODI Team of the Year
– 2019: Arjuna Award.
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9. Who has been appointed as the President of the European (EU) Council?
a. Antonio Costa
b. Viktor Orban
c. Giorgia Meloni
d. Charles Michel
Answer: a. Antonio Costa
– Former Prime Minister of Portugal António Costa was elected as the President of the European Council on June 27, 2024.
– His term will begin on December 1, 2024.
– António Costa served as the Prime Minister of Portugal from 2015 to 2023.
– In November 2023, he resigned from his position amidst an investigation related to a corruption case.
European Council:
– The European Council was established as an informal forum for discussion between heads of state or government of member countries of the European Union.
– The headquarters of the Council is located in Brussels.
– There are 27 member countries in the European Union.
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10. When is International Asteroid Day celebrated?
a. 27 June
b. 28 June
c. 29 June
d. 30 June
Answer: d. 30 June
Why is this day celebrated?
– It is celebrated to raise awareness about potential risks posed by asteroids and their impacts.
What are asteroids?
– Asteroids are small rocky bodies that orbit the Sun.
– They typically orbit between Mars and Jupiter.
– There are thousands of asteroids in our solar system.
– An asteroid is called a meteoroid while it remains in space, but once it enters Earth’s atmosphere, it’s termed a meteorite.
Why is June 30 celebrated as this day?
– In fact, on the morning of June 30, 1908, a significant event occurred when a meteoroid collided with Earth in Siberia, Russia.
– A massive explosion occurred near the Tunguska River.
– A meteorite, which became a large fireball, exploded in the air.
– It generated energy equivalent to 185 Hiroshima atomic bombs.
– The explosion destroyed around 2,000 square kilometers of Siberian forest.
– A large area of forest was burned down.
Nearly 80 million trees fell or were flattened.
– The Earth shook at that time. A magnitude 5 earthquake occurred.
– Windows of a city located 60 kilometers away were shattered.
– Tremors were felt up to 500 kilometers away.
– In commemoration of this event, International Asteroid Day is observed on June 30.
There is also a lake formed from an asteroid in India:
– This is located in the Buldhana district of Maharashtra, about 500 kilometers from Mumbai.
– An asteroid fell here 50,000 years ago. Its speed was 90,000 kilometers per hour.
– This created a deep crater and formed the lake.
– It is believed that the weight of the meteorite was ten million tons, creating a large crater.
– This lake spreads over a diameter of 1.85 kilometers.
– It is up to 500 feet deep.
– Its water is salty, with very low oxygen levels below one meter of water.
– Lonar Lake has been a subject of curiosity and study for scientists worldwide.
– This lake is a designated National Geoheritage Monument.
How dangerous are asteroids?
– In the future, if there is something that poses the greatest danger to our planet, it is asteroids.
– After that, there are climate change or global warming issues.
– In 2013, an asteroid entered Earth’s atmosphere and exploded over Russia, injuring hundreds of people and causing extensive damage.
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