15 June : Daily Current Affairs Quiz

Answer:  Option B - Support women scientists with research grants

Explanation:

• The CSIR-ASPIRE scheme aims to empower women scientists by providing research grants.
• Launched on International Women's Day, it received approximately 3000 proposals and recommended 301 for funding across various research areas.
• The grants, spanning three years, intend to facilitate significant contributions from women scientists in advancing scientific research and innovation in India.

Answer:  Option B - Yemen

Explanation:

• The Houthi rebels are primarily associated with Yemen. They belong to the Zaidi Shia Muslim minority and have been involved in a prolonged conflict against the Yemeni government and its allies since 2014.
• Their attacks, including those on commercial vessels and warships in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, have escalated tensions in the region and raised concerns about maritime security.

Answer:  Option C - Ram Nath Kovind

Explanation:

• Ram Nath Kovind, the former President of India, chaired the committee that prepared a report on simultaneous elections ("one nation, one election") for presentation to the Union Cabinet.
• This initiative is part of the government's agenda to synchronize elections at various levels of governance to enhance administrative efficiency and reduce election-related expenses.

Answer:  Option B -  Theravada

Explanation:

• Theravada Buddhism, also known as Hinayana Buddhism, focuses on individual spiritual practice and the pursuit of personal liberation (nirvana) through adherence to the teachings of the Buddha as preserved in the Pali Canon.
• It is practiced predominantly in Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, and Cambodia, emphasising monastic discipline and the cultivation of wisdom and ethical conduct by individual practitioners.

Answer:  Option C - Andhra Pradesh

Explanation:

• The Buddha relics, including gold objects and a small golden container, were discovered near Bavikonda in 1993 by the Andhra Pradesh Department of Archaeology and Museums.
• Bavikonda is located in the state of Andhra Pradesh, where these significant archaeological finds have been housed in the Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy Museum in Hyderabad, attracting visitors from around the world.