24 March 2025: Test Your Knowledge with the Daily Current Affairs Quiz!

Jagran Josh brings you an exclusive current affairs quiz that not only tests your knowledge, but also enhances your preparation for competitive exams. Let’s explore key questions and answers starting March 24, 2025, including important highlights regarding Congressional wage increase.

question:

  1. Has the central government increased the percentage of salaries, allowances and pensions for members of Congress and former members of Congress?

    (a) 15% (b) 20% (c) 24% (d) 30%

  2. Recently, who signed a tripartite memorandum of understanding (MOU) to implement the National E-Vidhan Application (NEVA)?

    (A) Government of India, Supreme Court, Delhi Police Department (B) Government of Delhi Home Office Presidential Secretariat (C) Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs (MOPA) (MOPA), Delhi Delhi NCT, Delhi Legislative Assembly NCT ​​Government

  3. Who has been appointed as the new chairman of the National Trust for Arts and Cultural Heritage (Intach) in India?

    (A) Ajay Singh Yadav (b) Ashok Singh Thakur (C) Rakesh Sharma (D) Arun Kumar Tripathi

  4. Who won the 59th JNANPITH Award in 2024?

    (A) Manisha Kulshreshtha (b) Vinod Kumar Shukla (C) Alok Dhanwa (D) Ashok Vajpeyi

  5. Which committee has the Indian Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDAI) recently appointed five new members to?

    (a) Accounting Advisory Committee (b) Insurance Advisory Committee (c) Financial Advisory Committee (d) Technical Advisory Committee

Answer:

  1. (c) 24%

    The central government has formally notified members of Congress (MPs) and former members of Congress for their salaries, allowances and pensions, effective April 1, 2023. The Parliamentary Ministry announced that the monthly salary of MPs has been reduced from Rs 1,24,000 to Rs 1,24,000 and has increased the daily allowance and allowance growth and amended it.

  2. (c) Department of Parliamentary Affairs of the NCT Government of the Legislative Assembly (MOPA)

    The Legislative Assembly of Delhi has signed a tripartite memorandum of understanding with the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs (MOPA) and the Delhi NCT Government to implement the National E-Vidhan Application (NEVA). This makes Delhi the 28th Legislative Council to join the NEVA platform, marking an important step towards digital governance.

  3. (b)Ashok Singh Thakur

    Ashok Singh Thakur was elected as the new chairman of the National Trust for Arts and Cultural Heritage (Intach) for a term of three years. The election was held at the annual general meeting of shareholders (AGM) held on March 22 at the Intach headquarters in New Delhi.

  4. (b) Vinod Kumar Shukla

    Hindi writer Vinod Kumar Shukla from Chhattisgarh won the 2024 JNANPITH Award, the highest literary honor in India. The Jnanpith Award Selection Committee announced the award in New Delhi, making Shukla the first author of Chhattisgarh to gain this prestigious recognition.

  5. (b) Insurance Advisory Committee

    The Insurance Regulatory and Development Agency of India (IRDAI) has appointed five new members of the Insurance Advisory Committee (IAC). These appointments are effective from the date of publication of the official communiqué and have entered into force under section 25 of the IRDA Act 1999 and section 3A of the IRDA (Insurance Advisory Committee) Ordinance, 2000.