Current Affairs Quiz: March 24 & 25, 2024
- Who, at the WTT Feeder Beirut tournament held in Lebanon, clinched the Men’s Singles title by defeating both Manav Vikas Thakkar in the final and Chuang Chih-yuan in the semi-finals?
A) Sharath Kamal
B) Sathiyan Gnanasekaran
C) Aruna Quadri
D) Achanta Kamal
E) Harmeet Desai
- Where was the first transplant of a genetically modified kidney from a pig into a living human performed?
A) Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota
B) Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston
C) Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland
D) Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio
E) None of the above
- Who has been appointed as the new chairman of Surat Diamond Bourse (SDB), India’s second diamond trading hub?
A) Narendra Modi
B) Govind Dholakia
C) Anil Ambani
D) None of these
E) Mukesh Ambani
- Who has been awarded the first “Global Inequality Research Award” for their significant contributions to understanding global inequalities, particularly in the areas of social and environmental inequalities?
A) Bina Agarwal and Amartya Sen
B) James Boyce and Esther Duflo
C) Amartya Sen and Esther Duflo
D) None of these
E) Bina Agarwal and James Boyce
- What celestial phenomena, named after Hindu deities, have astronomers recently identified within the Milky Way, offering insights into its early formation?
A) Two ancient galaxies
B) Ancient streams of stars named Shakti and Shiva
C) Two black holes named Shakti and Shiva
D) Planetary nebulae named after Hindu gods
E) Galactic clusters named after ancient deities
- For which achievement has ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation) received the US’s Aviation Week Laureates Award?
A) Mars Orbiter Mission
B) Chandrayaan-1 mission
C) Chandrayaan-3 mission
D) Mangalyaan mission
E) None of the above
- Which companies have collaborated to inaugurate a Synergy Lounge in Singapore, aiming to accelerate digital adoption for enterprises in the Asia-Pacific region?
A) Wipro and Google
B) Infosys and Microsoft
C) Tech Mahindra and IBM
D) TCS and Amazon
E) None of the above
- Who has been appointed as India’s flag bearer for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, while also being the reigning CWG champion, and which legendary boxer has been named as the country’s chef de mission for the same event?
A) MC Mary Kom; Sharath Kamal
B) Sathiyan Gnanasekaran; Manav Vikas Thakkar
C) Sharath Kamal; MC Mary Kom
D) Manav Vikas Thakkar; Sathiyan Gnanasekaran
E) None of the above
- The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with which institution on Artificial Intelligence?
A) Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi
B) Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay
C) Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore
D) Indian Statistical Institute (ISI)
E) Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras
- Who has been officially elected as Indonesia’s next president, set to succeed Joko “Jokowi” Widodo in October?
A) Megawati Sukarnoputri
B) Prabowo Subianto
C) Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono
D) Abdurrahman Wahid
E) Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono
- The Multi Commodity Exchange of India (MCX) and which exchange signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to enhance collaboration in various areas such as knowledge sharing, research, education, and market development initiatives?
A) Singapore Exchange (SGX)
B) Shanghai Futures Exchange (SHFE)
C) Jakarta Futures Exchange (JFX)
D) Tokyo Commodity Exchange (TOCOM)
E) None of the above
- DBS Bank India announced a lending commitment of USD 250 million for which sector?
A) Agriculture
B) Real Estate
C) Healthcare
D) New-age start-ups
E) Small and medium enterprises (SMEs)
- Which bank, headquartered in Chennai, has introduced two new jewel loan products named IOB Gold Powered Card and Jewel Loan Suvidha?
A) State Bank of India (SBI)
B) Indian Overseas Bank (IOB)
C) Punjab National Bank (PNB)
D) HDFC Bank
E) ICICI Bank
- Where was the first-ever dedicated portal launched to provide real-time information on water levels in dams and reservoirs, as well as the quantity of water available in canals in various parts of Rajasthan?
A) Jodhpur
B) Udaipur
C) Jaipur
D) Kota
E) None of the above
- Which organizations have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for collaboration in the area of advanced materials for India’s space programmes?
A) CSIR-National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER) and Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)
B) CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory (NCL) and Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST)
C) None of these
D) CSIR-National Physical Laboratory (CSIR-NPL) and Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC)
E) CSIR-National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (CSIR-NIIST) and Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC)
- What is the name of the new species of deep-sea isopod discovered off the Kollam coast, named after the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)?
A) Brucethoa kollamensis
B) Brucethoa isro
C) ISROthoa spinyjawensis
D) Kollamisopoda spacea
E) None of the above
- How many insurers are now operating in the health insurance segment following the recent registration of Galaxy Health and Allied Insurance Company Ltd. by the Insurance Regulatory & Development Authority of India (IRDAI)?
A) 7
B) 3
C) 5
D) 8
E) 9
- What is the name of the RuPay smart key chain launched by Federal Bank for contactless NCMC payments at enabled metro stations and PoS terminals?
A) MetroPay
B) NCMC Flash
C) None of these
D) Flash Pay
E) RuPay Key
- Which company has entered into a co-lending arrangement with Tata Capital Housing Finance, focusing on semi-urban and rural housing finance?
A) HDFC Ltd
B) Star Housing Finance
C) LIC Housing Finance
D) Bajaj Housing Finance
E) None of the above
- For the fiscal year 2024-25, what is the rate of bonus under the Postal Life Insurance Scheme for whole life assurance (WLA)?
A) ₹48 per thousand of sum assured
B) ₹52 per thousand of sum assured
C) ₹76 per thousand of sum assured
D) ₹100 per thousand of sum assured
E) None of the above