Current Affairs Quiz: April 5, 2024
- Which of the following statements accurately describes the recent development regarding India’s current account deficit (CAD) as reported by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)?
A) India’s CAD increased to USD 11.4 billion in the October-December quarter.
B) India’s CAD declined to USD 10.5 billion in the October-December quarter.
C) India’s CAD remained unchanged at USD 16.8 billion in the October-December quarter.
D) India’s CAD surged to USD 20 billion in the October-December quarter.
E) None of the above
- Who among the following individuals, alongside former Prime Ministers Chaudhary Charan Singh and PV Narasimha Rao, ex-Bihar Chief Minister Karpoori Thakur, and BJP leader and former Deputy Prime Minister LK Advani, was posthumously conferred the Bharat Ratna and recognized as an agronomist?
A) M.S. Swaminathan
B) APJ Abdul Kalam
C) Norman Borlaug
D) C. Subramaniam
E) None of the above
- Who, at the age of 77, recently passed away, marking the end of an era for Mizo cultural representation?
A) Pu Lalthanhawla
B) Lal Thanhawla
C) Vanhlupuii
D) None of these
E) Zoramthanga
- During the week ended on March 22nd, India’s foreign exchange reserves increased by $140 million to touch an all-time high of $642.631 billion. This marks the fifth consecutive week of growth. Which of the following statements accurately describes the change in gold reserves during the same period?
A) Gold reserves remained unchanged at $51.487 billion.
B) Gold reserves decreased by $347 million to $51.487 billion.
C) Gold reserves increased by $347 million to $51.487 billion.
D) Gold reserves increased by $140 million to $642.631 billion.
E) None of the above
- Which Indian tennis player recently made history by becoming the oldest man to win an ATP Masters 1000 title?
A) Leander Paes
B) Mahesh Bhupathi
C) Rohan Bopanna
D) Somdev Devvarman
E) None of the above
- Which regulatory authority has taken steps towards implementing the Academic Bank of Credit (ABC), as outlined in the National Education Policy 2020?
A) Ministry of Education
B) Ministry of Finance
C) Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
D) Ministry of Skills Development and Entrepreneurship
E) None of the above
- Who has been appointed as a member of the Economic Advisory Panel by the World Bank Group, according to a statement released by the Centre for Social and Economic Progress (CSEP)?
A) Raghuram Rajan
B) Rakesh Mohan
C) Urjit Patel
D) Subir Gokarn
E) None of the above
- According to the United Nations, which region saw India emerge as the world’s fastest-growing major economy in 2023?
A) Europe
B) Asia-Pacific
C) North America
D) Middle East
E) None of the above
- Who launched India’s first indigenous gene therapy, CAR-T cell therapy NexCAR19, at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay, and who was responsible for its development in collaboration with Tata Memorial Centre?
A) Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Prof. Rahul Purwar
B) President Smt Droupadi Murmu , Prof. Rahul Purwar
C) Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar, Prof. Rahul Purwar
D) Prof. Rahul Purwar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi
E) Prof. Rahul Purwar, President Smt Droupadi Murmu
- Which insurance company has recently partnered with Suryoday Small Finance Bank to serve as their “Corporate Agent” for offering Health Insurance?
A) SBI General Insurance
B) Magma HDI General Insurance
C) Reliance General Insurance
D) Oriental Insurance Company
E) None of the above
- Who released her debut book titled “Keira and the Bizarre Waterfall” at the age of 10?
A) Azka Shahzad
B) Keira Shahzad
C) Shahzad Azka
D) Emma Watson
E) None of the above
- Which company is expanding its investment in motorsports by purchasing Dorna Sports, the owner of the rights to the MotoGP World Championship?
A) Bridgepoint
B) Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
C) Liberty Media
D) Dorna Sports
E) None of the above
- Which organization, along with the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), conducted the successful flight-test of the New Generation Ballistic Missile Agni-Prime from Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Island off the coast of Odisha?
A) Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)
B) Indian Army
C) Strategic Forces Command (SFC)
D) Indian Navy
E) None of the above
- Which country’s research center recently unveiled “the world’s most powerful laser”, based on the inventions of 2018 Nobel Physics Prize winners Gerard Mourou and Donna Strickland?
A) Germany
B) France
C) Romania
D) United States
E) None of the above
- What decision did the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das make regarding the key policy repo rate in the first monetary policy of the financial year 2024-25, and what are the RBI’s projections for India’s real GDP growth rate and CPI inflation for the same financial year?
A) Kept the repo rate unchanged at 6.5%, projected real GDP growth rate at 7%, and estimated CPI inflation at 4.5%.
B) Reduced the repo rate to 6.5%, projected real GDP growth rate at 6%, and estimated CPI inflation at 3.5%.
C) ) Increased the repo rate to 6.5%, projected real GDP growth rate at 8%, and estimated CPI inflation at 5%.
D) Kept the repo rate unchanged at 7%, projected real GDP growth rate at 8%, and estimated CPI inflation at 4%.
E) None of the above
- Which organization has initiated a project in Junput village in West Bengal to construct a small test center for the country’s weapon systems, according to officials?
A) Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)
B) Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)
C) Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)
D) Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL)
E) None of the above
- Who is retiring from the Rajya Sabha, putting an end to his three-decade-long parliamentary innings in the Upper House?
A) Sonia Gandhi
B) Dr. Manmohan Singh
C) Mamata Banerjee
D) Priyanka Gandhi
E) None of the above
- Who led the Indian delegation at the Secretaries of the Security Councils of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) member countries in Kazakhstan, where the threat of terrorism and ways to enhance the security situation were discussed?
A) Prime Minister Narendra Modi
B) S. Jaishankar
C) Rajnath Singh
D) Ajit Doval
E) None of the above
- Who is the top-ranked Indian chess player in the latest FIDE rankings, with a standard rating of 2756 and ranked ninth in the world?
A) Viswanathan Anand
B) Arjun Erigaisi
C) Hikaru Nakamura
D) Fabiano Caruana
E) None of the above
- According to Forbes’ 2024 ‘World’s Billionaires’ list, what notable increase was observed in the number of Indian billionaires, and who is the youngest Indian billionaire included in the list?
A) 20 ; Nikhil Kamath
B) 25 ; Mukesh Ambani
C) 25 ; Nithin Kamath
D) 25 ; Nikhil Kamath
E) None of the above
- What was the key conclusion of the report titled “Synchronizing energy transitions towards possible Net-Zero for India: Affordable and clean energy for All” launched at a meeting held by IIM Ahmedabad?
A) The electricity sector should aim to achieve net-zero energy systems by 2070.
B) The report emphasizes the need for decarbonization of the electricity sector well before 2070.
C) Evaluating the feasibility of nuclear power projects in India
D) Analyzing the role of renewable energy sources in reducing carbon emissions
E) Assessing the impact of clean energy initiatives on India’s economy
- Who has been nominated as one of the members of the Asian Athletic Commission by the Asian Athletic Association?
A) Shiny Wilson
B) PT Usha
C) Milkha Singh
D) None of these
E) Anju Bobby George
- Who has been appointed as the prime minister of Senegal by the country’s new president?
A) Ousmane Sonko
B) Bassirou Diomaye Faye
C) Macky Sall
D) PT Usha
E) None of the above
- What significant milestone is the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) marking on April 4, 2024, and how many founding members did NATO originally have when it was established?
A) 50th anniversary with 5 founding members
B) 60th anniversary with 10 founding members
C) 75th anniversary with 12 founding members
D) 100th anniversary with 15 founding members
E) None of the above
- Which milestone did the Army Medical Corps (AMC) commemorate on April 3, 2024?
A) 150th Raising Day
B) 200th Raising Day
C) 250th Raising Day
D) 260th Raising Day
E) None of the above
- Who, at the age of 64, recently passed away after battling cancer and was a prominent Tamil actor?
A) Visheshwara Rao
B) Rajinikanth
C) Kamal Haasan
D) Vijay
E) None of the above