Current Affairs Quiz: March 30, 2024
- Which disease is targeted by India’s first homegrown indigenous Hydroxyurea oral suspension recently announced by Akums Drugs and Pharmaceuticals Limited, offered at 1 percent of the global price?
A) Diabetes
B) Asthma
C) Sickle cell disease
D) Malaria
E) None of the above
- Who recently released the book titled “A Compendium on Non-Native Organisms of India” at a function held at T.K. Madhava Memorial (TKMM) College, Nangiarkulangara near Haripad?
A) Prime Minister Narendra Modi
B) Animal Husbandry Minister J. Chinchurani
C) Environmental Minister S. Rajeshwari
D) Education Minister K. Ganesh
E) None of the above
- Who recently submitted a report on developing the Gujarat International Finance Tech-City International Financial Services Centre (GIFT IFSC) as a ‘Global Finance and Accounting Hub’ to the Chairperson of the International Financial Services Centre Authority (IFSCA)?
A) The Prime Minister of India
B) The Chief Minister of Gujarat
C) The Expert Committee
D) The Finance Minister of India
E) None of the above
- Who is the CEO of Government e-Marketplace (GeM), which recently achieved a record Gross Merchandise Value (GMV) of Four Lakh Crore rupees, doubling its performance from the previous fiscal year?
A) P K Singh
B) Narendra Modi
C) Raghuram Rajan
D) Mukesh Ambani
E) None of the above
- Who has recently assumed the role of Executive Director at Union Bank of India (UBI), consequently raising the total count of Executive Directors to four?
A) Pankaj Dwivedi
B) Raghuram Rajan
C) Narendra Modi
D) Mukesh Ambani
E) None of the above
- What range of bank credit growth does CareEdge Ratings estimate for the financial year 2024-25 in India?
A) 12-13%
B) 14-14.5%
C) 16-17%
D) 18-19%
E) None of the above
- Which banking institution has recently received approval to establish a branch in GIFT City, Gandhinagar, aimed at facilitating the flow of Japanese investments into India with reduced regulatory obstacles?
A) Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG)
B) Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC)
C) Mizuho Financial Group
D) Japan Post Bank
E) None of the above
- In a recent development, the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur’s Startup Incubation and Innovation Centre (SIIC) has collaborated with which defense public sector undertaking to foster innovation in healthcare?
A) Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL)
B) Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL)
C) Gliders India
D) None of these
E) Indian Ordnance Factories
- What is the name of the trilateral exercise recently concluded in Nacala, Mozambique, involving the navies of India, Mozambique, and Tanzania?
A) Operation Blue Trident
B) Exercise Sea Guardian
C) IMT TRILAT 24
D) Joint Maritime Endeavor
E) None of the above
- Who has been elected as the new Chairman of the Automotive Tyre Manufacturers’ Association (ATMA), the national industry body for the automotive tyre sector in India?
A) Arnab Banerjee
B) Ramesh Kumar
C) Priya Patel
D) Sanjay Singh
E) None of the above
- Who recently passed away at the age of 87, known for his roles in “Roots,” “An Officer and A Gentleman,” and HBO’s “Watchmen” adaptation, is also an Oscar winner?
A) Denzel Washington
B) Morgan Freeman
C) Louis Gossett Jr.
D) Sidney Poitier
E) None of the above
- What penalty has Bank of India (BoI) recently disclosed receiving from the Income Tax Department, Assessment Unit, concerning Assessment Year (AY) 2018-19?
A) ₹56.44 crore
B) ₹564.44 crore
C) ₹5644.44 crore
D) ₹5644.44 lakh
E) ₹564.44 lakh
- Which two prominent space associations recently entered into a partnership through a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to enhance cooperation and progress in the space sector?
A) NASA and ISRO
B) ESA and CNSA
C) SIA-India and ABRASAT
D) SpaceX and Blue Origin
E) None of the above
- At which Madame Tussauds location was the wax statue of superstar Allu Arjun unveiled?
A) Madame Tussauds London
B) Madame Tussauds New York
C) None of these
D) Madame Tussauds Dubai
E) Madame Tussauds Hong Kong
- What is the current status of India’s foreign exchange reserves according to the latest data released by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)?
A) $620.532 billion
B) $642.631 billion
C) $580.724 billion
D) $700.819 billion
E) None of the above
- Who are the two players appointed as co-chairs of the International Hockey Federation’s new FIH Athletes Committee?
A) PR Sreejesh and Rupinder Pal Singh
B) Camila Caram and Carla Rebecchi
C) PR Sreejesh and Camila Caram
D) Rani Rampal and Vandana Katariya
E) None of the above
- In which Indian state was the world’s first Om-shaped temple, known as ‘Om Aakar’ temple, inaugurated?
A) Maharashtra
B) Rajasthan
C) Gujarat
D) Madhya Pradesh
E) None of the above
- Who administered the oath of office to Justice Mohammad Yousuf Wani, appointing him as an Additional Judge of the High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh?
A) Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir
B) President of India
C) Chief Justice Justice N. Kotiswar Singh
D) Prime Minister of India
E) None of the above
- Which Asian country defied geopolitical crises and expectations of an extended higher interest rate regime by attracting the highest foreign funds flow in March?
A) China
B) India
C) Japan
D) South Korea
E) None of the above
- Which index recorded a significant increase of 6.7 per cent (provisional) in February 2024 compared to the same period in 2023, driven by notable performances across various sectors including Cement, Coal, Crude Oil, Electricity, Fertilizers, Natural Gas, Refinery Products, and Steel?
A) Consumer Price Index (CPI)
B) Wholesale Price Index (WPI)
C) Index of Eight Core Industries (ICI)
D) Index of Industrial Production (IIP)
E) None of the above
- In which Indian state did the Gautam Adani-led group announce the commencement of the first phase of the world’s largest single-location copper manufacturing plant at Mundra, aiding India’s energy transition and reducing dependence on imports?
A) Maharashtra
B) Gujarat
C) Karnataka
D) Tamil Nadu
E) None of the above
- How has India’s effort to combat tuberculosis (TB) since 2015 impacted TB incidence and mortality rates?
A) TB incidence has increased by 16% and mortality has decreased by 18%
B) TB incidence has decreased by 16% and mortality has decreased by 18%
C) TB incidence has decreased by 18% and mortality has increased by 16%
D) TB incidence has increased by 18% and mortality has decreased by 16%
E) None of the above
- What is the objective of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between ETS India and the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)?
A) To establish joint research programs in the field of renewable energy
B) To improve healthcare infrastructure in rural areas of India
C) To enhance India’s workforce readiness for the global market
D) To promote tourism and hospitality industry in India
E) None of the above
- How many sites have been added to the UNESCO Global Geoparks network by the UNESCO’s Executive Board, thereby increasing the total number of geoparks to 213 in 48 countries?
A) 10
B) 15
C) 18
D) 20
E) 22
- Where was the Stage-2 of the Vikram-1 space launch vehicle, named Kalam-250, successfully test-fired by Skyroot Aerospace, a prominent space-tech company?
A) Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) headquarters in Bengaluru, Karnataka
B) Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh
C) Space Applications Centre (SAC) in Ahmedabad, Gujarat
D) National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC) in Hyderabad, Telangana
E) None of the above
- Who piloted the first successful sortie of the Tejas Mark-1A fighter aircraft from the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) facility in Bengaluru?
A) Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman
B) Group Captain KK Venugopal (Retd)
C) Squadron Leader Rakesh Sharma
D) Air Marshal RKS Bhadauria
E) None of the above