Daily GK Update - 6th February 2024 Current Affairs

                    Current Affairs

                                              National Affairs

Bharat Rang Mahotsav, India’s Biggest Theatre Festival, starts In Gujarat.

• The prestigious Bharat Rang Mahotsav, India’s foremost theatre festival, inaugurated its festivities in the culturally vibrant Kachchh district of Gujarat, heralding the onset of a lively homage to the performing arts.

Lieutenant General Upendra Dwivedi Appointed Army Vice Chief.

• Lieutenant General Upendra Dwivedi has been appointed as the new Army Vice Chief by the Cabinet Committee of Appointments.
• Lieutenant General Upendra Dwivedi is a former alumnus of the National Defence Academy and has served in the Jammu Kashmir Rifles.

Punjab Governor Banwarilal Purohit tenders his resignation.

• Citing personal reasons, Punjab Governor Banwarilal Purohit tenders his resignation.

                                           International Affairs

Yemen Appoints Ahmed Awad bin Mubarak as New Prime Minister.

• Yemen’s Presidential Leadership Council, in a significant move, appointed Foreign Minister Ahmed Awad bin Mubarak as the country’s new Prime Minister.

Huateng Ma, CEO of Tencent has been ranked as the world’s leading CEO in Brand Guardianship Index.

• Brand Guardianship Index which ranks leading brand valuation firms has ranked Huateng Ma, CEO of Tencent as the leading CEO.
• Indian Industrialist Mukesh Ambani has been ranked in the second position on this index.

                                                   Economy

India's economy is to grow at a 6.% growth rate according to CRISIL.

• According to the Indian Rating Agency, CRISIL, the Indian Economy is set to grow at 6.7% from 2024 to 2031.

                                                      Sports

PT Usha was Honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award by SJFI and DSJA.

• current President of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA), PT Usha, was honored with the prestigious ‘Lifetime Achievement’ award. This accolade was presented to her by the Sports Journalists Federation of India (SJFI) and the Delhi Sports Journalists Association (DSJA).

1. Where did the Bharat Rang Mahotsav festival take place?

(a) Delhi

(b) Mumbai

(c) Gujarat

(d) Kolkata

Answer- Gujarat

2. Who was appointed as the new Army Vice Chief of India?

(a) Lieutenant General Bipin Rawat

(b) Lieutenant General Manoj Mukund Naravane

(c) Lieutenant General Upendra Dwivedi

(d) Lieutenant General Anil Chauhan

Answer- Lieutenant General Upendra Dwivedi

3. Who was appointed as the new Prime Minister of Yemen?

(a) Mohammed Salem bin Salem

(b) Maeen Abdulmalik Saeed

(c) Ahmed Awad bin Mubarak

(d) Khalid Bahah

Answer- Ahmed Awad bin Mubarak

4. Who was ranked as the world's leading CEO in the Brand Guardianship Index?

(a) Tim Cook

(b) Elon Musk

(c) Satya Nadella

(d) Huateng Ma

Answer- Huateng Ma

5. Who received the Lifetime Achievement Award from SJFI and DSJA?

(a) Prakash Padukone

(b) Sachin Tendulkar

(c) Abhinav Bindra

(d) PT Usha

Answer- PT Usha