Current Affairs Quiz: March 23, 2024
- Which operation did India initiate to evacuate its nationals from Haiti to the Dominican Republic, as mentioned by External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar?
A) Operation Ganga
B) Operation Indravati
C) Operation Sahayata
D) Operation Vajra
E) None of the above
- Which Indian state is slated to host India’s first battery energy storage gigafactory, as announced by GoodEnough Energy, alongside India’s targeted year to achieve net zero emissions?
A) Punjab – Net zero emissions by 2070
B) Himachal Pradesh – Net zero emissions by 2050
C) Jammu and Kashmir – Net zero emissions by 2060
D) Uttarakhand – Net zero emissions by 2040
E) None of the above
- Where has India’s first integrated oil palm processing unit commenced operations, as announced by one of India’s largest oil palm development companies, 3F Oil Palm?
A) Manipur
B) Mizoram
C) Arunachal Pradesh
D) Nagaland
E) Assam
- Where was the fourth edition of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Startup Forum organized?
A) Shanghai
B) Moscow
C) New Delhi
D) Beijing
E) None of the above
- What is the purpose of the mobile app ‘Marlin@CMFRI’ launched by the ICAR-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI)?
A) To promote sustainable fishing practices among local communities.
B) To facilitate online sales of marine products directly from fishermen to consumers.
C) To encourage citizen science initiatives in marine fisheries research.
D) To provide weather forecasts for fishermen in coastal regions.
E) None of the above
- Which city hosted the 41st Steering Committee Meeting of the International Partnership for Hydrogen and Fuel Cells in the Economy (IPHE)?
A) Mumbai
B) New Delhi
C) Bangalore
D) Kolkata
E) Karnataka
- During Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s state visit to Bhutan, what significant announcement did he make regarding financial support to Bhutan, and what infrastructure project did he inaugurate in Thimphu?
A) Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced India’s support of ten thousand crore rupees to Bhutan over the next five years, and he inaugurated a new airport in Thimphu.
B) Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced India’s support of ten thousand crore rupees to Bhutan over the next five years, and he inaugurated the Gyaltsuen Jetsun Pema Mother and Child Hospital in Thimphu.
C) Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced India’s support of one billion dollars to Bhutan over the next ten years, and he inaugurated a new hydroelectric power plant in Thimphu.
D) Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced India’s support of one billion rupees to Bhutan over the next five years, and he inaugurated a new university campus in Thimphu.
E) None of the above
- Which three countries have welcomed the new agreement to build Australia’s SSN-AUKUS submarines, terming it a significant milestone in defense cooperation?
A) Canada, France, and Germany
B) Japan, South Korea, and India
C) The United States, the United Kingdom, and France
D) The United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia
E) None of the above
- What action has New Zealand’s government announced regarding disposable e-cigarettes, or vapes, and the sale of these products to minors?
A) New Zealand’s government will subsidize disposable e-cigarettes to encourage their use among adults.
B) New Zealand’s government will ban the sale of disposable e-cigarettes, or vapes, to minors and raise fines for those who sell these products to minors.
C) New Zealand’s government will introduce a tax incentive for businesses that sell disposable e-cigarettes.
D) New Zealand’s government will allow the unrestricted sale of disposable e-cigarettes to minors.
E) None of the above
- Which company’s board has approved the incorporation of a wholly-owned subsidiary to carry on the business of payment aggregator?
A) Amazon
B) Flipkart
C) PB Fintech
D) Paytm
E) None of the above
- Which company has partnered with Titan Company Ltd to launch the ‘Titan SBI Card’, a shopping credit card designed to address consumers’ aspirational spending needs?
A) HDFC Bank
B) ICICI Bank
C) SBI Card
D) Axis Bank
E) None of the above
- What did the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) highlight as a potential obstacle to the optimistic outlook for international trade rebound in 2024?
A) Decreased consumer spending due to economic uncertainties.
B) Geopolitical tensions impacting trade agreements.
C) Shipping disruptions in strategic maritime routes like the Red Sea, Black Sea, and Panama Canal.
D) Trade restrictions imposed by major trading partners.
E) None of the above
- Who imposed a financial penalty of eighty lakh rupees on Air India Limited for violating regulations concerning Flight Duty Time Limitations (FDTL) and Fatigue Management System (FMS) of the flight crew?
A) International Air Transport Association (IATA)
B) Airports Authority of India (AAI)
C) None of these
D) Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA)
E) Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA)
- Which two organizations signed a Working Arrangement for establishing cooperative relations between their law enforcement authorities?
A) Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
B) Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and Interpol
C) Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol)
D) Interpol and European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol)
E) None of the above
- Who secured the women’s long jump gold at the 3rd Indian Open Jumps Competition held at the Anju Bobby George Foundation by recording a personal best mark of 6.67m?
A) Nayana James from Karnataka
B) Nayana James from Kerala
C) Anju Bobby George from Kerala
D) Anju Bobby George from Karnataka
E) None of the above
- Who has resigned from their position one year after their election, and whose resignation has been accepted by the Vietnamese Communist Party?
A) Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc
B) Vietnamese President Vo Van Thuong
C) Vietnamese Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh
D) Vietnamese Communist Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong
E) None of the above
- Who will be succeeding Tanmay Maheshwari as the chairperson of the Digital News Publishers’ Association (DNPA) for a two-year term starting from April 1, 2024?
A) Mariam Mammen Mathew
B) John Abraham
C) Sanjay Gupta
D) Rohit Sharma
E) None of the above
- Who is set to become Ireland’s youngest ever Taoiseach (Prime Minister) and is hoping that his social media skills and fresh face can save his party’s flagging fortunes as elections loom?
A) Simon Harris
B) Leo Varadkar
C) Micheál Martin
D) Mary Lou McDonald
E) None of the above
- Who will be Peru’s latest prime minister, appointed by President Dina Boluarte after the resignation of the previous prime minister amid accusations of corruption?
A) Gustavo Adrianzen
B) Alberto Otarola
C) Alejandro Vega
D) Maria Lopez
E) Javier Ramirez
- Who took charge as the president of the Indian Steel Association (ISA), the apex body for steel producers?
A) Naveen Jindal
B) Anil Agarwal
C) Lakshmi Mittal
D) Kumar Mangalam Birla
E) None of the above
- Who has been appointed by Microsoft to head its new consumer AI division, responsible for products such as Copilot, Bing, and Edge, and is a co-founder of DeepMind?
A) Satya Nadella
B) Sundar Pichai
C) Mustafa Suleyman
D) Mark Zuckerberg
E) None of the above
- Who was conferred the Order of the Druk Gyalpo, Bhutan’s highest honor, by the King of Bhutan, making him the first foreign government leader to receive this honor from the Himalayan nation?
A) Prime Minister Narendra Modi
B) President Xi Jinping
C) Prime Minister Imran Khan
D) President Joe Biden
E) None of the above
- How many new sites from Madhya Pradesh have been included in the tentative UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites (WHS)?
A) 2
B) 4
C) 6
D) 9
E) 8
- Which vehicle’s landing experiment has the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully conducted at the Aeronautical Test Range in Chitradurga, Karnataka, aimed at becoming the first stage of India’s reusable two-stage orbital launch vehicle?
A) Pushpak Reusable Landing Vehicle (RLV) LEX 01
B) Pushpak Reusable Landing Vehicle (RLV) LEX 02
C) Pushpak Reusable Orbital Vehicle (ROV) LEX 01
D) Pushpak Reusable Orbital Vehicle (ROV) LEX 02
E) None of the above
- Which relay satellite did China launch to support upcoming lunar far side and south polar missions?
A) Chang’e-4
B) Queqiao-1
C) None of these
D) Tianzhou-1
E) Queqiao-2
- Who, known for their study of chimpanzees and apes that helped reveal the reconciliatory and empathic nature of primates including humans, passed away from stomach cancer in Georgia at the age of 75?
A) Jane Goodall
B) Frans de Waal
C) None of these
D) Birutė Galdikas
E) Dian Fossey