Current Affairs Quiz: March 10 & 11, 2024
- Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar unveiled the plaque of whom for Multipurpose Stadium at Shri Ram College of Commerce, SRCC, University of Delhi?
A) Sharad Yadav
B) Arun Jaitley
C) ChandreGowda
D) Ranjit Singh Talwandi
E) None of the above
- New Zealand Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Affairs Minister arrived in Gujarat’s Ahmedabad on an official visit to India from March 10 to 13. Who is New Zealand Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Affairs Minister ?
A) Winston Peters
B) Roosevelt Skerrit
C) Lee Hsien Loong
D) Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
E) None of the above
- Where did Union Minister of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare and Tribal Affairs Arjun Munda inaugurate the Agriculture Integrated Command and Control Center?
A) Kolkata
B) Mumbai
C) Delhi
D) Lucknow
E) None of the above
- Who inaugurated the National Cooperative Database and released the ‘National Cooperative Database 2023 report’ in New Delhi?
A) Amit Shah
B) Dharmendra Pradhan
C) Sarbananda Sonowal
D) Virendra Kumar
E) None of the above
- India’s Prime Minister on which occasion dropped the price of LPG cylinder by 100 rupees in year 2024?
A) World Braille Day
B) Women’s Day
C) Data protection day
D) World Marriage Day
E) None of the above
- On 24th January, 2024, the Department of Justice had organized an event in New Delhi during which the Hon’ble Vice-President of India inaugurated a year-long campaign titled ‘Hamara Samvidhan, Hamara Samman’. In which city was the event held in March 2024?
A) Jaipur
B) Jamshedpur
C) Bikaner
D) Kochi
E) None of the above
- To provide immediate assistance to accidents victims and strengthen the Incident Management System (IMS) on the National Highways, NHAI has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with which oganisation?
A) HLL Lifecare Limited
B) NAKODA PLAST INDUSTRIES
C) DHARRANEE ROOFFING PLANT
D) KOIDE INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED
E) None of the above
- As per Union Tribal Affairs Minister Arjun Munda how many Eklavya Model Residential Schools will be made functional across the country by 2025-26?
A) 860
B) 740
C) 500
D) 450
E) None of the above
- On which occasion, Union Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs , Anurag Singh Thakur announced the establishment of two National Centres of Excellence?
A) International Women’s Day
B) World Braille Day
C) National Girl Child day of India
D) Birth Anniversary of Lala Lajpat Rai
E)None of the above
- In a significant leap towards bolstering support for persons with disabilities, the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (DEPwD) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with which company?
A) PDFfiller
B) SignRequest
C) Jotform
D) SignAble Communications
E)None of the above
- Private sector life insurer Kotak Life Insurance launched a non-linked participating product Kotak G.A.I.N which offers long-term saving or income. What is the the minimum annual premium payable to avail the product?
A) 25,000
B) 30,000
C) 50,000
D) 60,000
E) None of the above
- India’s unemployment rate dropped to what percent in 2023 from 3.6 per cent in the preceding year, reflecting continued improvement in the labour markets, revealed the latest employment-unemployment indicators report released by the National Statistical Office (NSO)?
A) 3.1%
B) 2.8%
C) 3%
D) 2.5%
E) None of the above
- Crisil predicted India’s GDP to grow up to what percent in FY25 ?
A) 6.8%
B) 7.23%
C) 5.8%
D) 4.4%
E) None of the above
- European aviation major Airbus said it has signed a contract with which institute to offer aviation training to professionals?
A) IIM Mumbai
B) IIM Kozhikode
C) IIM Indore
D) IIM Raipur
E) None of the above
- Which cricketer has become the first-ever fast bowler to pick up 700 Test wickets?
A) James Anderson
B) Ben Stokes
C) Ben Duckett
D) Joe Root
E) None of the above
- President Droupadi Murmu has nominated educator, author, and philanthropist Sudha Murty to the Rajya Sabha. Murty has been awarded with which prestigious civilian award?
A) Padma Shri
B) Bharat Ratna
C) Padma Vibhushan
D) Padma Bhushan
E) None of the above
- Ahead of Lok Sabha elections, Election Commissioner Arun Goel has resigned from his post. By whom the resignation was accepted?
A) Narendra Modi
B) Om Birla
C) Droupadi Murmu
D) Amit Shah
E) None of the above
- Which country received ‘Measles and Rubella Champion’ Award for Exemplary Efforts in Measles and Rubella Disease Prevention?
A) Nepal
B) Bhutan
C) India
D) Myanmar
E) None of the above
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi presented the first-ever National Creators Awards at the Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi. In how many categories were the awards presented ?
A) 23
B) 15
C) 20
D) 15
E) None of the above
- What is the name of satellite which will track and measure methane emissions at a global scale and was launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon9 rocket from California?
A) MethaneSAT
B) Bhaskara-II
C) INSAT-1A
D) Starlink
E) None of the above
- Which state has launched the first government-owned OTT platform called ‘CSpace’?
A) Tamil Nadu
B) Uttar Pradesh
C) Kerala
D) Karnataka
E) none of the above
- Union Minister for Communications, Electronics and Information Technology, launched India’s fastest and indigenously-designed IP/MPLS (Multiprotocol Label Switching) router in Bengaluru. Who is the Union Minister for Communications, Electronics and Information Technology?
A) Ashwini Vaishnaw
B) Dharmendra Pradhan
C) Sarbananda Sonowal
D) Giriraj Singh
E) None of the above
- With which of the following has the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (DEPwD) inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the empowerment and skill development of Persons with Disabilities (PwDs)?
A) Electronic Industries Association of India
B) Centre for CSR and Sustainability Excellence
C) Electronics and Computer Software Export Promotion Council
D) Electronics Sector Skills Council of India
E) None of these
- Recently, President Droupadi Murmu presented the President’s Standard’s to two fighters squadrons of IAF and President’s Colours to two formations at Hindon Air Force station. How many units have been awarded the President’s Standard and Colours together in this single ceremony, making a history?
A) 4
B) 3
C) 6
D) 2
E) 5
- Krystyna Pyszkova, hailing from which country, has been crowned Miss World 2024 in its 71st edition?
A) Prague
B) Slovakia
C) Hungary
D) Austria
E) Czech Republic