Current Affairs Quiz: May 24, 2024
- Which country recently became the 99th member of the International Solar Alliance by handing over its Instrument of Ratification during a meeting in New Delhi?
A) Portugal
B) Spain
C) Italy
D) Greece
E) None of the above
- Which country’s diplomatic missions were recognized with the prestigious Shield of Honour at the 5th Minister of Foreign Affairs Excellence Awards in the UAE?
A) United States
B) United Kingdom
C) India
D) Australia
E) None of the above
- What is the name of the most sacred Buddhist festival celebrated in Sikkim that commemorates the birth, enlightenment, and Mahaparinirvana of Buddha Shakyamuni?
A) Losar
B) Vesak
C) Saga Dawa
D) None of these
E) Lhabab Duchen
- What is the name of the campaign launched by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to inspire people to celebrate athletes participating in the Paris Olympics?
A) Cheer for Champions
B) Road to Paris
C) Let’s Move India
D) Go for Gold
E) None of the above
- Which Indian athlete clinched the gold medal in men’s shot put at the World Para Athletics Championship in Kobe, Japan, setting a new Asian record in the F46 category?
A) Dharambir
B) Sumit Antil
C) Thangavelu Mariyappan
D) Sachin Sarjerao Khilari
E) None of the above
- Which organization approved the world’s first major artificial intelligence law, known as the AI Act?
A) United Nations
B) European Council
C) NATO
D) World Economic Forum
E) None of the above
- Who was recently appointed as a Member of the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) and took the oath of office administered by the Union Minister for Power and New & Renewable Energy?
A) Ramesh Babu V.
B) Abhinav Bindra
C) Abhishek Singh
D) Jose Maria Ridao Domkinguez
E) None of the above
- Which Indian company exported its first-ever consignment of 100 octane premium fuel, XP100, to Sri Lanka?
A) Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd.
B) Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd.
C) Indian Oil Corporation Ltd.
D) Reliance Industries Ltd.
E) None of the above
- Which general insurance company in India has signed a strategic bancassurance collaboration agreement with Jana Small Finance Bank to increase insurance penetration?
A) HDFC ERGO General Insurance
B) ICICI Lombard General Insurance
C) SBI General Insurance
D) Bajaj Allianz General Insurance
E) None of the above
- Who are the winners of the 2024 International Booker Prize for the novel “Kairos,” and who translated the book into English?
A) Jenny Erpenbeck and Michael Hofmann
B) Michael Hofmann and Jenny Erpenbeck
C) Erpenbeck Hofmann and Jenny Michael
D) Jenny Hofmann and Michael Erpenbeck
E) None of the above
- Who won the Casablanca Chess Variant tournament in 2024, held in Casablanca, Morocco?
A) Hikaru Nakamura
B) Magnus Carlsen
C) Fabiano Caruana
D) None of these
E) Viswanathan Anand
- How much gold did the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) purchase between January and April 2024, compared to the total gold added in 2023?
A) 16 tonnes
B) 20 tonnes
C) 24 tonnes
D) 32 tonnes
E) 22 tonnes
- How much did Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments) invest in the National Highways Infra Trust (NHIT) sponsored by the National Highways Authority of India during the fiscal year 2023-24?
A) $394.78 million
B) $217.13 million
C) $611.91 million
D) $511.91 million
E) None of the above
- The Indian Air Force inaugurated its first-ever Emergency Medical Response System (EMRS). Who is the primary beneficiary of this system?
A) All citizens of Bengaluru
B) All military personnel and their families in India
C) All IAF personnel and their families across India
D) Only IAF personnel stationed in Bengaluru
E) Serving IAF personnel across India
- The Indian Army’s Project Udbhav examines historical military strategies. Who is the current Chief of the Army Staff leading the Indian Army?
A) VR Chaudhari
B) Manoj Pande
C) K. M. Cariappa
D) None of these
E) Bipin Rawat
- According to a report by which institute is the Gangetic dolphin population in the river basin estimated to be over 4,000?
A) The National River Conservation Directorate
B) The Central Pollution Control Board
C) The Wildlife Institute of India
D) None of these
E) The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
- Who was awarded the Shaw Prize in Astronomy for 2024 for his groundbreaking discoveries on millisecond pulsars, gamma-ray bursts, supernovae and other transient astronomical phenomena?
A) Sudha Murty
B) Srinivas R Kulkarni
C) Swee Lay Thein
D) Stuart Orkin
E) None of the above
- Which three European countries recently announced their decision to recognize Palestine as an independent state, leading to Israel recalling its envoys and issuing a stern warning about the move amidst the Israel-Hamas conflict?
A) France, Germany, Italy
B) Ireland, Spain, Norway
C) Sweden, Denmark, Finland
D) Belgium, Netherlands, Portugal
E) None of the above
- Which international body declared May 24 as the International Day of the Markhor, with a resolution co-sponsored by Pakistan and eight other nations?
A) European Union
B) United Nations General Assembly
C) World Health Organization
D) International Monetary Fund
E) None of the above
- According to the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) state of the economy report, what is the projected Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation for the fiscal year 2025 (FY25)?
A) 4.0%
B) 3.5%
C) 5.0%
D) 5.5%
E) 4.5%
- Which city achieved the highest rank among Indian cities in the Oxford Economics Global Cities Index 2024, securing the 350th position globally?
A) Mumbai
B) Bangalore
C) None of these
D) Chennai
E) Delhi
- Which company recently launched an industry-first sonic identity, symbolizing financial freedom, and became the first asset management company (AMC) in India to introduce its own brand sound?
A) Bajaj Markets
B) MPOWER Financing
C) Nippon India Mutual Fund
D) None of these
E) Varaha Heritage
- Who chairs the expert committee set up by the International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA) to position GIFT IFSC in Gujarat as a ‘Global Trading Hub’?
A) Rajeev Kher
B) Michael Patra
C) Sanjay Kumar
D) Anjali Sharma
E) None of the above
- Who was the Oscar-winning composer of the music for ‘Finding Neverland’ who recently passed away at the age of 71?
A) John Williams
B) Hans Zimmer
C) Jan A.P. Kaczmarek
D) Ennio Morricone
E) None of the above