Current Affairs Quiz 23rd March 2024
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Question 1:
Which hospital performed the first pig-to-human kidney transplant?
A) Johns Hopkins Hospital
B) Massachusetts General Hospital
C) Mayo Clinic
D) Cleveland Clinic
Answer and Explanation
Question 2:
What is the AUKUS partnership primarily aimed at developing?
A) Cybersecurity measures
B) Nuclear-powered submarines
C) Space exploration technologies
D) Advanced AI systems
Answer and Explanation
Question 3:
Who is poised to become Ireland’s youngest prime minister?
A) Micheál Martin
B) Simon Harris
C) Leo Varadkar
D) Mary Lou McDonald
Answer and Explanation
Question 4:
Which organizations signed a Working Arrangement to combat crime?
A) FBI and Interpol
B) CBI and Europol
C) CIA and MI6
D) RCMP and AFP
Answer and Explanation
Question 5:
Who has been appointed the new chairman of the Surat Diamond Bourse?
A) Govind Dholakia
B) Vallabhbhai Patel
C) Nirav Modi
D) Mehul Choksi
Answer and Explanation
Question 6:
What is the theme for World Meteorological Day 2024?
A) Climate Action for Peace
B) Understanding Clouds
C) The Sun, the Earth, and the Weather
D) At the Frontline of Climate Action
Answer and Explanation
Question 7:
What significant discovery was made by the Gaia space telescope?
A) A new galaxy
B) Two ancient streams of stars named Shiva and Shakti
C) The most distant black hole
D) Water on Mars
Answer and Explanation
Question 8:
Who was awarded the first “Global Inequality Research Award”?
A) Amartya Sen and Joseph Stiglitz
B) Bina Agarwal and James Boyce
C) Esther Duflo and Abhijit Banerjee
D) Paul Krugman and Robert Shiller
Answer and Explanation
Question 9:
For what achievement did ISRO receive the Aviation Week Laureates Award?
A) Mangalyaan mission
B) Chandrayaan-2 mission
C) Chandrayaan-3 mission
D) Gaganyaan mission
Answer and Explanation
Question 10:
Who will be the Indian team’s flagbearer at the Paris 2024 Olympics?
A) Neeraj Chopra
B) P.V. Sindhu
C) Sharath Kamal
D) Mary Kom
Answer and Explanation
Question 11:
What is the theme for World Tuberculosis (TB) Day 2024?
A) “End TB Strategy”
B) “Yes! We can end TB”
C) “It’s time”
D) “Unite to End TB”
Answer and Explanation
Question 12:
Which country is involved in the AUKUS partnership along with the United States and the United Kingdom?
A) Canada
B) Australia
C) New Zealand
D) France
Answer and Explanation
Question 13:
Who has been appointed as the Chairperson of the Digital News Publishers Association (DNPA)?
A) Tanmay Maheshwari
B) Mariam Mammen Mathew
C) Vineet Jain
D) Uday Shankar
Answer and Explanation
Question 14:
What is expected to rebound in 2024, according to the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) report?
A) Global employment rates
B) Global trade
C) Global temperatures
D) Global internet speeds
Answer and Explanation
Question 15:
Who achieved a historic feat by winning a men’s singles trophy at the WTT Feeder Series event?
A) Achanta Sharath Kamal
B) Manav Thakkar
C) G. Sathiyan
D) Harmeet Desai