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Current Affairs Quiz 16th April 2024
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Question 1:
Who is set to succeed Lee Hsien Loong as Prime Minister of Singapore?
A) Ho Ching
B) Tharman Shanmugaratnam
C) Lawrence Wong
D) Halimah Yacob
Answer and Explanation
Question 2:
Where is the new glass skywalk located in Uttar Pradesh?
A) Noida
B) Lucknow
C) Agra
D) Chitrakoot
Answer and Explanation
Question 3:
What unique feature does the Longte festival have?
A) Animal sacrifices
B) No animal sacrifices
C) Fireworks display
D) Night-time ceremonies
Answer and Explanation
Question 4:
Who has been re-appointed as the IMF Managing Director?
A) Christine Lagarde
B) Jim Yong Kim
C) Kristalina Georgieva
D) David Malpass
Answer and Explanation
Question 5:
What is the main theme of the book “The Law and Spirituality: Reconnecting the Bond”?
A) Crime and punishment
B) Law and its ethical implications
C) The intersection of law and spiritual practices
D) Historical legal systems
Answer and Explanation
Question 6:
Which organization has partnered with Bank of India to offer mortgage-backed home loans?
A) HDFC
B) IMGC
C) ICICI
D) SBI
Answer and Explanation
Question 8:
Who is credited with achieving the feat of hitting six sixes in an over in T20 International cricket?
A) Virat Kohli
B) Rohit Sharma
C) Dipendra Singh Airee
D) MS Dhoni
Answer and Explanation
Question 9:
Who recently surpassed 5% ownership in Hindustan Unilever Limited?
A) Tata Group
B) Reliance Industries
C) Life Insurance Corporation of India
D) Adani Group
Answer and Explanation
Question 10:
Which Kannada poet was honored with the World Literary Prize?
A) Kuvempu
B) U.R. Ananthamurthy
C) Mamta G. Sagar
D) Chandrashekhara Kambara
Answer and Explanation
Question 11:
Which country’s athlete recently broke the men’s world record in discus throw?
A) USA
B) Germany
C) Lithuania
D) Sweden
Answer and Explanation
Question 12:
What was the total number of T20 sixes hit by Rohit Sharma as of the latest IPL match?
A) 400
B) 450
C) 500
D) 550
Answer and Explanation
Question 14:
Who passed away recently at the age of 78, a legendary figure in English cricket?
A) Ian Botham
B) Geoffrey Boycott
C) Derek Underwood
D) Mike Gatting
Answer and Explanation
Question 15:
What celestial event is becoming more visible as it nears the Sun in April 2024?
A) Halley’s Comet
B) Comet Pons-Brooks
C) Comet Hale-Bopp
D) The Leonids Meteor Shower
Answer and Explanation
