Current Affairs Quiz: May 30, 2024
- What is the amount of immediate relief assistance that India has announced for Papua New Guinea following a devastating landslide that resulted in the death of over 2,000 people?
A) $500,000
B) $1,000,000
C) $2,000,000
D) None of these
E) $5,000,000
- Which institution is set to submit a proposal to ISRO for launching its first student satellite ‘Thaparsat’ aimed at monitoring pollution in north India?
A) Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi
B) Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology (TIET)
C) Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS) Pilani
D) National Institute of Technology (NIT) Trichy
E) None of the above
- Which Indian company has signed a one-year deal with Russia’s Rosneft to purchase at least 3 million barrels of oil per month in roubles?
A) Indian Oil Corporation (IOC)
B) Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL)
C) Reliance Industries
D) Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL)
E) None of the above
- Which initiative launched by the RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das is designed as a secure, centralized platform for seeking regulatory approvals and includes functionalities such as online application submission and status tracking?
A) RBI Retail Direct mobile app
B) FinTech Repository
C) PRAVAAH portal
D) Digital Rupee
E) None of the above
- Who has been appointed as the Chairperson of Committee A at the 77th World Health Assembly (WHA),announced by the World Health Organisation (WHO)?
A) Dr. Harsh Vardhan
B) Rajesh Bhushan
C) Apurva Chandra
D) None of these
E) V.K. Paul
- Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has partnered with which academic institution to develop India’s first quantum diamond microchip imager?
A) IISc Bangalore
B) IIT Delhi
C) IIT Bombay
D) IIT Madras
E) None of the above
- Which country was highlighted by WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus at the 77th World Health Assembly for establishing the Global Traditional Medicine Centre and co-hosting the first global summit on traditional medicine?
A) China
B) Japan
C) India
D) South Korea
E) None of the above
- Which company is set to begin construction on India’s first Multimodal Logistics Park at Mappedu near Chennai, a project conceptualized 12 years ago?
A) Tata Group
B) Adani Group
C) None of these
D) Larsen & Toubro
E) Reliance Industries
- Which Disney songwriting legend, known for “Mary Poppins” and “It’s a Small World,” recently passed away at the age of 95?
A) Alan Menken
B) Howard Ashman
C) Richard M. Sherman
D) Robert B. Sherman
E) None of the above
- Poonawalla Fincorp Limited has partnered with which bank to launch the co-branded ‘IndusInd Bank Poonawalla Fincorp eLITE RuPay Platinum Credit Card’?
A) HDFC Bank
B) ICICI Bank
C) None of these
D) Axis Bank
E) IndusInd Bank
- Which company has appointed former Walt Disney executive Gaurav Banerjee as its new India CEO?
A) Netflix
B) Amazon Prime
C) Sony
D) Zee Entertainment
E) None of the above
- Which automobile company has partnered with Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd (HPCL) to enhance EV charging infrastructure in India?
A) Tata Motors
B) Hyundai
C) Mahindra
D) MG Motor
E) None of the above
- Which regulatory authority has announced a significant revamp of health insurance norms aimed at widening choices and improving affordability for policyholders?
A) RBI
B) SEBI
C) None of these
D) IRDAI
E) NITI Aayog
- Which insurance company has launched Surety Insurance Bonds to support the government’s infrastructure development agenda, which has been allocated 3.3 percent of the GDP in FY 2024?
A) ICICI Lombard General Insurance
B) Bajaj Allianz General Insurance
C) TATA AIG General Insurance
D) HDFC ERGO General Insurance
E) None of the above
- Who has been named the ICC Women’s Player of the Month for April 2024, after outstanding performances in both ODI and T20I series against Pakistan?
A) Javeria Khan
B) Hayley Matthews
C) Anam Amin
D) Nida Dar
E) None of the above
- Who has been elected as the new Director General of the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) for the 2024-2029 term?
A) Dr. Monique Eloit
B) Dr. Emmanuelle Soubeyran
C) Dr. Margaret Chan
D) None of these
E) Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
- Who has topped the Hurun India Art List of the most successful Indian artists alive for the sixth consecutive year in 2024?
A) Subodh Gupta
B) Bharti Kher
C) Anish Kapoor
D) Jitish Kallat
E) None of these
- Which organization has tied up with the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) to manufacture hydrogen using a 50 kW alkaline electrolyser system?
A) Indian Oil Corporation (IOC)
B) Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL)
C) Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL)
D) Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC)
E) None of the above
- Which regulatory authority has approved ITC Ltd’s demerger of its hotel business into a separate entity?
A) Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
B) Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)
C) Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA)
D) Competition Commission of India (CCI)
E) None of the above
- Which organization successfully conducted the flight test of the Rudram-II air-to-surface missile from the Su-30 MK-I platform of the Indian Air Force (IAF)?
A) ISRO
B) HAL
C) DRDO
D) BEL
E) None of the above
- Which organization did India assume the chairmanship of for the term 2024-26, with the aim of promoting safe, orderly, and legal migration?
A) SAARC
B) BRICS
C) ASEAN
D) Colombo Process
E) None of the above
- Which organizations signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to provide eMigrate services through Common Services Centres (CSCs) in India?
A) Ministry of Home Affairs, Ministry of Finance, and UIDAI
B) Ministry of External Affairs, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, and CSC eGovernance Services India Limited
C) NITI Aayog, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, and National Informatics Centre
D) Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, and Department of Telecommunications
E) None of the above
- At the Outlook Planet Sustainability Summit & Awards 2024, which organization received the “CSR Champion Award” in the NF (Non-Fossil Fuel) business category?
A) Tata Power
B) Power Finance Corporation Ltd. (PFC)
C) NTPC Limited
D) Adani Green Energy Limited
E) None of the above