Current Affairs Quiz: May 9, 2024
- Who has recently acquired the private paper collection of Late Shri Rafi Ahmad Kidwai, which includes original correspondences with eminent leaders like Pt. Nehru, Sardar Patel, Shyama Prasad Mukherjee, and P.D. Tandon?
A) National Library of India
B) National Archives of India
C) Indian Council of Historical Research
D) None of these
E) Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage
- Which international organization’s Secretary General, Indra Mani Pandey, visited New Delhi for a two-day visit to India on May 9-10, 2024?
A) Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)
B) South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC)
C) Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC)
D) Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)
E) None of the above
- What was the name of the joint exercise conducted by Indian Army’s Kharga Corps and the Indian Air Force (IAF) in Punjab, which focused on refining processes and validating the employment of attack helicopters in support of mechanized operations?
A) Operation Gagan Strike
B) Exercise Vayu Shakti
C) Gagan Strike-II
D) Operation Desert Storm
E) None of the above
- What is the objective of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) and Jindal Steel & Power (JSP) in New Delhi?
A) To establish a joint venture for shipbuilding
B) To enhance the export of marine grade steel
C) None of these
D) To promote collaboration in maritime research and development
E) To supply indigenous marine grade steel for shipbuilding
- Who jointly inaugurated the Kohima Peace Memorial and laid the foundation stone of Eco Park Kohima in Nagaland?
A) Prime Minister of Japan and Chief Minister of Nagaland
B) Ambassador of Japan to India and Chief Minister of Nagaland
C) President of Japan and Governor of Nagaland
D) Foreign Minister of Japan and Deputy Chief Minister of Nagaland
E) None of the above
- Amid recent diplomatic tensions, who from the Maldives arrived in India for an official visit primarily to discuss bilateral relations between the two countries?
A) Maldivian President
B) Maldivian Foreign Minister
C) Maldivian Ambassador to India
D) Maldivian Defence Minister
E) None of the above
- According to the World Bank report on reducing greenhouse gas emissions from agrifood systems, How much investment is required annually to halve agrifood emissions by 2030 and achieve Net Zero by 2050?
A) $360 billion
B) $260 billion
C) $150 billion
D) $500 billion
E) $160 billion
- Which country topped the list as the highest recipient of remittances according to the United Nations’ latest World Migration Report in 2022?
A) Mexico
B) China
C) India
D) Philippines
E) None of the above
- What is the name of the new insurance plan introduced by Canara HSBC Life Insurance, aimed at assisting customers in achieving financial prosperity and security?
A) Promise4Growth
B) ProsperityGuard
C) SecureFuture Plus
D) WealthBuilder Ultra
E) None of the above
- The memorandum of understanding (MoU) between the Financial Planning Standards Board (FPSB) India and the International Financial Services Centre Authority (IFSCA) aims to primarily focus on____________
A) Promoting global trade agreements
B) Talent development and promotion of Gift-IFSC as a global finance hub
C) Enhancing cybersecurity measures
D) None of these
E) Establishing new banking regulations
- Which Indian fintech company, affiliated with the Pine Labs Group, launched Sesame, India’s first Large Language Model (LLM) tailored for the banking, financial services, and insurance (BFSI) sector?
A) Paytm
B) Razorpay
C) PhonePe
D) Setu
E) None of the above
- Which regulatory body lifted the restriction on Bank of Baroda (BoB) that previously prohibited the public sector lender from onboarding customers through its mobile banking application ‘bob World’?
A) Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)
B) Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
C) Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI)
D) Ministry of Finance
E) None of the above
- Which organization did HDFC Bank partner with to provide grants worth Rs 19.6 crore to social sector startups in India during FY24?
A) Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
B) Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)
C) Atal Innovation Mission (under NITI Aayog)
D) None of these
E) Indian Banks’ Association (IBA)
- What is the duration of the wind power agreement signed between Sri Lanka and Adani Green Energy Limited (AGEL) for two wind power stations?
A) 10 years
B) 15 years
C) 20 years
D) 25 years
E) 30 years
- Which regulatory body sanctioned Sapphire Media’s acquisition plan for Reliance Broadcast Network’s Big 92.7 FM?
A) National Stock Exchange (NSE)
B) Reserve Bank of India (RBI)C) Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)
D) National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT)
E) None of the above
- Who became the first Indian bowler to claim 350 wickets in T20 cricket history?
A) Yuzvendra Chahal
B) Jasprit Bumrah
C) Ravichandran Ashwin
D) Bhuvneshwar Kumar
E) None of the above
- How many gold medals did the Indian contingent win at the ASBC Asian U-22 and Youth Boxing Championships in Astana, Kazakhstan?
A) 12
B) 14
C) 17
D) 43
E) None of the above
- Which company has been appointed as the ‘Official Sponsor’ of the Sri Lanka Men’s Team for the duration of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024, as announced by Sri Lanka Cricket?
A) Nestlé
B) Amul
C) PepsiCo
D) Cadbury
E) Coca-Cola
- Which organization announced its first-ever partnership with Hockey India for the National Women’s Hockey League 2024?
A) PepsiCo India Foundation
B) the Coca-Cola India Foundation
C) Nestlé India Foundation
D) Amul India Foundation
E) Hindustan Unilever Foundation
- Who has been sworn in as Scotland’s seventh first minister at the Court of Session in Edinburgh?
A) John Swinney
B) Nicola Sturgeon
C) Alex Salmond
D) Ruth Davidson
E) None of the above
- Who has been appointed as the Director of the Ministry of Ayush, as per the recent announcement?
A) Subodh Kumar
B) Rajesh Sharma
C) Anurag Singh
D) None of these
E) Manoj Patel
- Who has been approved as the Chairman of HDFC Life by the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDAI), succeeding Deepak Parekh?
A) Nirmal Jain
B) Deepak Parekh
C) Aditya Puri
D) Keki Mistry
E) None of the above
- In which country is Columbia University located, which recently announced the 2024 Pulitzer Prize winners?
A) United Kingdom
B) United States of America
C) Australia
D) Canada
E) None of the above
- Which global company recently announced its certification with ISO 42001:2023, the world’s first international standard on AI management systems, by TUV India?
A) Google
B) Infosys
C) Amazon
D) Microsoft
E) None of the above
- Where did the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) conduct the first ignition trial of a semi-cryogenic pre-burner?
A) Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC), Sriharikota
B) Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC), Thiruvananthapuram
C) ISRO Propulsion Complex (IPRC), Mahendragiri
D) Space Applications Centre (SAC), Ahmedabad
E) None of the above