24th April 2023 – Daily Current Affairs Questions for UPSC Prelims Exams
Shantanu Roy has been appointed as the new CMD of which company?
Ans: BEML Limited
- Shantanu Rai has been appointed as the Chairman and Managing Director of BEML Ltd.
- He has been selected by the Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) panel.
- Rai is currently working as the Director (Mining & Construction Business) of the Production & Construction Business of BEML Limited.
- He holds a bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from NIT-Raipur.
- He also holds an MBA in Financial Management.
- Rai has vast experience in the capital goods sector for defence, mining and construction, transportation, transmission, renewable and large power projects.
Which country’s Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab has resigned from his post?
Ans: UK
- British Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab has resigned.
- Raab was accused of behaving in an intimidating manner towards his colleagues.
- A 48-page report prepared by Adam Tolley examined complaints about Raab’s behaviour.
- The report cited more than a dozen complaints that concluded Raab treated some of his colleagues in an intimidating manner.
- Raab has apologized for his behavior.
- Raab has defended his conduct, saying he never shouted or abused officers.
- Raab criticizes “dangerously low threshold” for “bullying” the review.
- Raab has said this would lead to misleading complaints by the authorities.
Which state government has launched an e-vehicle campaign with a target of making 100% EVs in government departments?
Answer: Government of Uttar Pradesh
- An important scheme to promote instruction of electric vehicles has been launched in Uttar Pradesh under a government scheme to be led by Yogi Adityanath.
- Directions have been issued to all government departments to promote the use of electric vehicles on fixed.
- Government departments can be a part of this initiative by purchasing electric vehicles on a nomination basis.
- Departments can also spend more than the maximum limit for purchasing electric vehicles as per their requirement.
- A target has been set to convert all government vehicles to electric vehicles by 2030.
- Uttar Pradesh aims to become the first state in the country to have 100% electric vehicles in government departments.
Which country has become the largest oil supplier to India?
Answer: Russia
- Russia remained the largest supplier of crude oil to India in February.
- India imported crude oil worth $33.5 billion from Russia.
- Saudi Arabia came in second and third with $23 billion and Iraq with $20.3 billion.
- During the period from April to February, India’s oil imports from Russia rose sharply to $27 billion.
- Russia ranked as India’s second largest crude oil exporter in FY23.
- Saudi Arabia ($26.8B), neutral Arab Emirates ($15.6B), the United States ($10.05B) and Kuwait ($7.59B) were among other important exporters.
- In February, Russia remained the leading oil exporter, with India importing crude worth $3.35 billion from Russia, $2.30 billion from Saudi Arabia and $2.03 billion from Iraq.
- Despite the price cap imposed in December, there was no moderation in import trends.
Which city has topped the list of world’s richest cities in 2023?
Answer: New York
- New York City is ranked as the richest city in the world in 2023.
- The second and third places were taken by Tokyo in Japan and the Bay Area of Silicon Valley.
- Mumbai moved up to 21st position.
- Delhi, Bengaluru, Kolkata and Hyderabad are also mentioned in the report.
- The ranking was based on the number of crorepatis (circled to the nearest 100) residing as of 31 December 2022.
- No European city features in the top 10, with the United States and China featuring.
- London is the only name.
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