Current Affairs Quiz: May 26 & 27, 2024
- Where was the first batch of Khelo India Sports Hostel and Army Girls Sports Company inaugurated?
A) New Delhi
B) Mumbai
C) Pune
D) Bangalore
E) None of the above
- Which officer recently assumed the role of Commandant at the National Defence Academy in Pune?
A) Vice Admiral Ajay Kocchar
B) Vice Admiral Gurcharan Singh
C) Vice Admiral Rakesh Sharma
D) Vice Admiral Sanjay Patel
E) None of the above
- How many members of the Border Security Force (BSF) received the Jeevan Raksha Padak (JRP) during the 21st Investiture Ceremony?
A) 5
B) 6
C) 7
D) 8
E) 4
- In an effort to enhance its currency, Maldives is planning to adopt a financial service from India. What is the name of this service?
A) Mastercard
B) Visa
C) RuPay
D) American Express
E) None of the above
- What is the current value of India’s foreign exchange (forex) reserves, as reported for the week ending May 17?
A) $648.7 billion
B) $649.7 billion
C) $647.7 billion
D) $646.7 billion
E) None of the above
- Which Indian team won the gold medal in the Compound Women’s Team event at the Archery World Cup Stage 2 held in Yecheon, South Korea?
A) Men’s Compound Team
B) Women’s Compound Team
C) Men’s Recurve Team
D) Mixed Compound Team
E) None of the above
- Which Indian state or Union territory registered the highest unemployment rate among urban residents aged 15-29 for the January-March quarter of 2024?
A) Kerala
B) Delhi
C) Jammu & Kashmir
D) Telangana
E) None of the above
- Which Indian state’s police force has initiated a program to monitor social media platforms for posts related to self-harm, depression, or suicidal intentions?
A) Uttar Pradesh
B) Maharashtra
C) Rajasthan
D) Karnataka
E) None of the above
- Who has been approved by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) as the Part-time Chairman of ICICI Bank, effective July 1, 2024?
A) G. C. Chaturvedi
B) Pradeep Kumar Sinha
C) Ratan Tata
D) Aditya Puri
E) None of the above
- The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) imposed a penalty of Rs 3.1 lakh on which financial institution for non-compliance with certain provisions related to fair practices code?
A) ICICI Bank
B) HDFC Bank
C) Axis Bank
D) Hero FinCorp Limited
E) None of the above
- The Government granted a one-month extension in tenure to which Army Chief, beyond his retirement date of May 31, 2024?
A) Gen. Bipin Rawat
B) Gen. Manoj Pande
C) Gen. Dalbir Singh Suhag
D) Gen. VK Singh
E) None of the above
- Who became the first Indian filmmaker to win the Grand Prix award at the Cannes Film Festival for the film “All We Imagine as Light”?
A) Deepa Mehta
B) Mira Nair
C) Zoya Akhtar
D) Payal Kapadia
E) None of the above
- What is the name of the NASA mission that aims to study heat emissions at Earth’s poles?
A) SOLARIS
B) PREFIRE
C) ARCTIC-COOL
D) POLAR-HEAT
E) None of the above
- Which national team’s goalkeeper, Keylor Navas, recently announced his retirement from international football at the age of 37, ending speculation about his participation in the upcoming Copa America?
A) Brazil
B) Argentina
C) Costa Rica
D) Mexico
E) None of the above
- Who recently became the first Indian gymnast to win a gold medal at the Asian Gymnastics Championship held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan?
A) Simone Biles
B) Dipa Karmakar
C) Nadia Comăneci
D) Gabby Douglas
E) None of the above
- From which date will the notification of the Cost Inflation Index (CII) for the financial year 2024-25, relevant to assessment year 2025-26, come into effect?
A) April 1, 2024
B) April 1, 2025
C) April 1, 2026
D) April 1, 2027
E) None of the above
- In the fiscal year 2023-24 (FY24), what was the percentage decline in net foreign direct investment (FDI) flows into India compared to the previous fiscal year?
A) 32.17%
B) 42.17%
C) 52.17%
D) 62.17%
E) None of the above
- Where did L&T Technology Services inaugurate a simulation centre of excellence (CoE) for Airbus?
A) Delhi
B) Hyderabad
C) Bengaluru
D) Chennai
E) None of the above
- Which treaty, related to intellectual property, genetic resources, and associated traditional knowledge, is considered a significant win for India and countries of the global South?
A) Paris Agreement
B) WIPO Treaty
C) Kyoto Protocol
D) TRIPS Agreement
E) None of the above
- Who won Lithuania’s presidential election, defeating Ingrida Simonyte in the run-off?
A) Gitanas Nauseda
B) Ingrida Simonyte
C) Dalia Grybauskaite
D) Saulius Skvernelis
E) None of the above
- Which team won their third Indian Premier League (IPL) championship after defeating Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in the final at Chennai’s Chepauk Stadium?
A) Chennai Super Kings
B) Mumbai Indians
C) Kolkata Knight Riders
D) None of these
E) Royal Challengers Bangalore
- Which ministry set up an inter-ministerial committee to tackle increasing cybercrimes originating from South East Asian countries like Cambodia?
A) Ministry of Finance
B) Ministry of External Affairs
C) Ministry of Home Affairs
D) Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
E) None of the above
- Who has been ranked as America’s second-highest paid CEO in 2023, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal?
A) Elon Musk
B) Nikesh Arora
C) Shantanu Narayen
D) Jeff Bezos
E) None of the above
- What is the market capitalization to GDP ratio for India, reaching a 15-year high according to the report?
A) 95.8%
B) 105.2%
C) 120.6%
D) 140.2%
E) None of the above
- What type of aircraft did the Indian Air Force (IAF) successfully land using night vision goggles (NVG) for the first time in the Eastern sector?
A) IAF MiG-21
B) IAF Sukhoi Su-30MKI
C) IAF C-130J
D) IAF Rafale
E) None of the above