Current Affairs Quiz: June 4, 2024
- In a significant development, the Supreme Court has re-constituted the gender sensitisation and internal complaints committee. Who has been appointed to lead the committee as the Chairperson?
A) Justice N. V. Ramana
B) Justice R. Banumathi
C) Justice Hima Kohli
D) Justice Indira Banerjee
E) None of the above
- The Centre introduced a new numbering series for making service or transactional calls to help citizens easily identify legitimate calls. What is the prefix of this new numbering series?
A) 100xxxxxxx
B) 120xxxxxxx
C) 140xxxxxxx
D) 160xxxxxxx
E) None of the above
- The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) and the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) have jointly developed a new logo. What is the name of this new logo designed to replace the India Organic and Jaivik Bharat logos?
A) Bharat Organic
B) Unified India Organic
C) Jaivik Bharat
D) FSSAI Organic
E) None of the above
- The Indian Air Force (IAF) and Indian Navy are participating in two mega multinational war games hosted by their U.S. counterparts. For the two-week multinational air exercise Red Flag, which commenced in Alaska on May 30, the IAF has deployed which type of fighter jets?
A) Sukhoi Su-30MKI
B) Mirage 2000
C) Tejas
D) Rafale
E) None of the above
- Renowned Indian artist Krishn Kanhai unveiled his latest collection, “The Golden Krishna,” featuring exquisite works centered around Lord Krishna. What is the centerpiece of the exhibition?
A) A life-sized sculpture of Lord Krishna
B) A three-dimensional painting of Tirupati Balaji
C) A mural of Radha and Krishna
D) A miniature painting of Lord Krishna
E) None of the above
- FAO Director-General QU Dongyu recently signed Memorandums of Understanding (MoU) with several international organizations. Which of the following organizations was NOT part of these MoUs?
A) International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)
B) International Labour Organization (ILO)
C) World Health Organization (WHO)
D) World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
E) None of the above
- The World Health Organization (WHO) announced that talks aimed at reaching a global agreement on better fighting pandemics are expected to conclude by which year?
A) 2023
B) 2024
C) 2025
D) 2026
E) 2027
- For the first time, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) cancelled the auction of 10-year green bonds because traders refused to pay _____________
A) A higher interest rate
B) A greenium
C) None of these
D) A service fee
E) A transaction tax
- The market capitalization of the State Bank of India (SBI) recently crossed which significant mark after a surge in its shares during a stock market rally?
A) Rs 6 lakh crore
B) Rs 7 lakh crore
C) Rs 8 lakh crore
D) Rs 9 lakh crore
E) Rs 5 lakh crore
- What is the primary purpose of the ‘Settlement Calculator (BETA Version)’ recently launched by SEBI?
A) To facilitate faster settlement of legal disputes
B) To provide a tool for calculating taxes on settlements
C) To enhance transparency in the process of determining the indicative settlement amount
D) To automate the entire settlement process
E) None of the above
- OPEC+ recently reached an agreement to extend most of its deep oil output cuts until which year?
A) 2022
B) 2023
C) 2024
D) 2025
E) 2026
- At the Indian Open of Surfing held at Sasihithlu beach, Tamil Nadu surfers dominated across all categories. Who was crowned the new champion in the men’s open category?
A) Ajeesh Ali
B) Kedar Jadhav
C) Pradeep Kumar
D) Akash Patel
E) None of the above
- During the Taiwan Athletics Open 2024, how many medals did the Indian contingent secure in total?
A) Six
B) Seven
C) Eight
D) Nine
E) Ten
- Indian shuttler Tanvi Sharma clinched the women’s singles title at which badminton tournament held in Germany?
A) Bonn International Badminton Tournament
B) Berlin International Badminton Tournament
C) Frankfurt International Badminton Tournament
D) None of these
E) Munich International Badminton Tournament
- Who is India’s first woman Permanent Representative to the United Nations, retiring after 35 years of service?
A) Ruchira Kamboj
B) Sushma Swaraj
C) Nirupama Rao
D) None of these
E) Meera Shankar
- Who recently won a landslide victory to become the first female president of Mexico City?
A) Claudia Sheinbaum
B) Maria Elena Barrera
C) Laura Esquivel
D) Lupita Jones
E) None of the above
- Which country successfully launched a multi-mission communication satellite named PAKSAT MM1 in collaboration with China?
A) India
B) Bangladesh
C) None of these
D) Sri Lanka
E) Pakistan
- Maguni Charan Kuanr, a pioneer of rod puppetry in Odisha and Padma Shri awardee, passed away at the age of 88. In which year was he honored with the Padma Shri award for his contributions to Indian art and culture?
A) 2020
B) 2021
C) 2022
D) 2023
E) 2024