GK Current Affairs Quiz: July 17th 2024

Current Affairs Quiz 17th July 2024

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Question 1:

What is the aim of the ASMITA project launched by the Ministry of Education and UGC?

A) To develop digital infrastructure in schools

B) To translate foreign textbooks into Indian languages

C) To develop 22,000 books in Indian languages over five years

D) To provide scholarships to Indian students

Question 2:

Who is the chairperson of the reconstituted NITI Aayog?

A) Suman K Bery

B) Narendra Modi

C) Amit Shah

D) Nirmala Sitharaman

Question 3:

What is the primary focus of India’s fifth indigenisation list?

A) Importing advanced military technology

B) Boosting domestic defence manufacturing

C) Expanding foreign defence partnerships

D) Developing nuclear weapons

Question 4:

Which new malaria vaccine is being rolled out in Africa by the Serum Institute of India?

A) R21/Matrix-M

B) RTS,S/AS01

C) Mosquirix

D) Covaxin

Question 5:

How did the Indian team perform at the 35th International Biology Olympiad 2024 in Kazakhstan?

A) Won no medals

B) Won one GOLD and three SILVER medals

C) Won three GOLD and one SILVER medal

D) Did not participate

Question 6:

What percentage of votes did Paul Kagame secure in the 2024 presidential election?

A) 99.15%

B) 75.00%

C) 89.50%

D) 55.00%

Question 7:

What recent integration did the Uttarakhand government achieve with its eSwasthya Dham portal?

A) National Health Mission

B) Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission

C) Digital India Initiative

D) Swachh Bharat Abhiyan

Question 8:

Which festival marks the beginning of Sawan in Uttarakhand?

A) Diwali

B) Holi

C) Harela

D) Baisakhi

Question 9:

Where was Asia’s first health research “Pre-Clinical Network Facility” inaugurated?

A) Mumbai

B) Faridabad

C) Bengaluru

D) Hyderabad

Question 10:

Who was appointed as the new Chairman of MahaRERA?

A) Ajoy Mehta

B) Suman K Bery

C) Manoj Saunik

D) Amit Shah

Question 11:

Who recently became the first judge from Manipur to be appointed to the Supreme Court?

A) Justice R Mahadevan

B) Justice N Kotiswar Singh

C) Justice Ajoy Mehta

D) Justice Manoj Saunik

Question 12:

What is the IMF’s revised GDP growth forecast for India for the fiscal year 2024-25?

A) 6.0%

B) 7.5%

C) 7.0%

D) 6.5%

Question 13:

What is the theme of Tim Walker’s novel “The Prisoner of Bhopal”?

A) Science fiction

B) Historical fiction

C) Fantasy

D) Mystery

Question 14:

Who was Subhash Dandekar?

A) A politician

B) A scientist

C) Founder of Camlin

D) A sports personality

Question 15:

What is celebrated on July 17 every year?

A) World Environment Day

B) World Health Day

C) World Day for International Justice

D) World Science Day