Current Affairs Quiz: April 2, 2024
- What percentage of stake did private equity major Warburg Pincus sell in private sector lender IDFC First Bank recently?
A) 2.25%
B) 1.75%
C) 3.00%
D) 2.50%
E) None of the above
- Which Indian brokerage has secured shareholders’ approval for delisting its stock in order to merge with its parent and majority shareholder, ICICI Bank?
A) HDFC Securities
B) Kotak Securities
C) Axis Securities
D) ICICI Securities
E) None of the above
- Which entity invested EUR 25 million (approximately ₹220 crore) in long-term financing in AMPIN Energy Transitions?
A) European Investment Bank
B) Development Bank of Austria (OeEB)
C) Asian Development Bank
D) International Finance Corporation
E) None of the above
- What is the new name of L&T Finance Holdings (LTFH) following approval from the Registrar of Companies (RoC)?
A) L&T Financial Services
B) L&T Finance Ltd
C) L&T Financial Holdings
D) L&T Financial Solutions
E) L&T Finance Group
- Who, securing the lone gold medal for Team India in the youth men’s category at the Youth Boxing World Cup 2024 in Budva, Montenegro, contributed to India’s total tally of 26 medals, where they finished as runners-up with five gold, nine silver, and 12 bronze medals?
A) Brajesh Tamta
B) Nikita Chand
C) Youth Women’s 50kg gold medalist
D) Best Boxer of the tournament
E) None of the above
- Which upcoming Hindi film, directed by Sam Bhattacharjee and revolving around the subject of Artificial Intelligence (AI), recently had its trailer and song launch event in Mumbai?
A) “IRAH”
B) Rohit Bose Roy
C) Rajesh Sharma
D) Karishma Kotak
E) None of the above
- Which tech giants are reportedly collaborating on a groundbreaking data center project to develop an artificial intelligence supercomputer named “Stargate” by 2028?
A) Microsoft and Google
B) Amazon and OpenAI
C) Microsoft and OpenAI
D) Apple and Facebook
E) None of the above
- Who has been appointed as the new President of Jawaharlal Nehru University Teachers Association (JNUTA) for the term 2024-2025?
A) Moushumi Basu
B) Meenakshi Sundriyal
C) Pradeep K Shinde
D) Syed Akhtar Husain
E) None of the above
- Who recently assumed the role of the 41st National president of FICCI Ladies Organisation (FLO) for the term 2024-2025?
A) Joyshree Das Verma
B) Meenakshi Sundriyal
C) None of these
D) Pradeep K Shinde
E) Syed Akhtar Husain
- Who was awarded the ‘International Culture Award’ for the year 2024 for her outstanding contributions to education and social service?
A) Ritu Singh
B) Meena Charanda
C) Dr. Priya Sharma
D) Priya Verma
E) Neha Gupta
- Who has been awarded the Lifetime Achievement award for the year 2023 by the jury of the exchange4media News Broadcasting Awards (ENBA) for his “immeasurable contributions to the Indian television news landscape”?
A) Vineet Jain
B) Ritu Singh
C) Priya Verma
D) None of these
E) Neha Gupta - Which famous product, among over 60 others, was recently granted the Geographical Indication (GI) tag in India?
A) Darjeeling Tea
B) Banaras Thandai
C) Alphonso Mango
D) Kanchipuram Silk Saree
E) None of the above
- Which payment system in India set a new record for both the volume and value of transactions in March 2024, with transactions worth ₹19.78 lakh crore processed during march 2024?
A) National Electronic Funds Transfer (NEFT)
B) Unified Payments Interface (UPI)
C) Immediate Payment Service (IMPS)
D) Real Time Gross Settlement (RTGS)
E) None of the above
- Who has been appointed as the managing director (MD) and chief executive officer (CEO) of Axis Capital?
A) Atul Mehra
B) Chirag Negandhi
C) Salil Pitale
D) JM Financial
E) None of the above
- Which tennis player is on the verge of making history by potentially becoming the oldest World No. 1 in ATP Rankings, surpassing Roger Federer’s record?
A) Rafael Nadal
B) Novak Djokovic
C) None of the above
D) Roger Federer
E) Andy Murray
- Who has recently assumed charge as the Principal Director General of the Press Information Bureau (PIB)?
A) Sheyphali B. Sharan
B) Manish Desai
C) Rajesh Kumar
D) Neha Singh
E) None of the above
- Which company became the first Indian company to receive the Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) Performance Standard V3 Certification?
A) Vedanta Aluminium
B) Hindalco Industries Limited
C) Bharat Aluminium Company Limited (BALCO)
D) National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO)
E) None of the above
- Which organization, under the Ministry of Power, won the SKOCH ESG Award 2024 in the ‘Renewable Energy Financing’ category?
A) Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (PGCIL)
B) NTPC Limited
C) Rural Electrification Corporation Limited (REC)
D) National Thermal Power Corporation Limited (NTPC)
E) None of the above
- Where was the Nepal-India International Sanskrit Conclave organized to promote research and education of the Sanskrit language?
A) New Delhi, India
B) Varanasi, India
C) Kathmandu, Nepal
D) Mumbai, India
E) None of the above
- With which organization has Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) signed a contract for the supply of LM2500 gas turbines and GT Auxiliaries for the Indian Navy’s Next Generation Missile Vessel (NGMV) project?
A) Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE), Kolkata
B) Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL), Mumbai
C) Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL), Kochi
D) Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL), Bengaluru
E) None of the above
- What is the name of the portal launched by NMDC for its former employees to manage medical claims and view personal profiles, dependent details, and application status online?
A) “Vikas”
B) “Sahyog”
C) None of these
D) “Samman”
E) “Seva”
- Which initiative is the Reserve Bank considering to establish as part of its efforts to curb growing cyber fraud and stop the mushrooming of illegal lending apps?
A) Digital India Fraud Protection Agency (DIFPA)
B) Cyber Fraud Prevention Task Force (CFPTF)
C) Digital India Trust Agency (DIGITA)
D) Reserve Bank Cybersecurity Unit (RBCU)
E) None of the above
- When will the changes in surrender value rules, as announced by the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI), become effective?
A) April 1, 2023
B) April 1, 2024
C) April 1, 2025
D) April 1, 2026
E) None of the above
- Which companies were among the top 5 index performers in FY24, and which company was the best performer on the Nifty50, surging 136 percent?
A) Tata Motors, Bajaj Auto, Coal India; Bajaj Auto
B) Bajaj Auto, Tata Motors, Coal India; Tata Motors
C) Coal India, Tata Motors, Bajaj Auto; Coal India
D) Bajaj Auto, Tata Motors, Coal India; Dr Reddy’s Labs
E) None of the above
- Prestige Estates Projects has entered into a deal with which entities to invest ₹2,001 crore in residential projects across four major cities in India?
A) Reliance Industries and HDFC Bank
B) Abu Dhabi Investment Authority and Kotak AIF
C) State Bank of India and ICICI Bank
D) Tata Group and Axis Bank
E) None of the above
- Tim McGovern, a veteran in the field of visual effects, passed away at the age of 68. For which film did McGovern win a Special Achievement Oscar for his work on visual effects?
A) Jurassic Park
B) Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope
C) Total Recall
D) The Matrix
E) None of the above