Current Affairs Quiz 26th March 2024
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Question 1:
Who inaugurated the Gyaltsuen Jetsun Pema Wangchuk Mother and Child Hospital in Thimphu?
A) Narendra Modi and Tshering Tobgay
B) Narendra Modi and Xi Jinping
C) Narendra Modi and Donald Trump
D) Narendra Modi and Vladimir Putin
Answer and Explanation
Question 2:
Which Indian brand is set to launch fresh milk products in the United States?
A) Mother Dairy
B) Parag
C) Amul
D) Sudha
Answer and Explanation
Question 3:
What is the main feature of the Election Commission’s Saksham App?
A) Enables online voter registration
B) Provides live election results
C) Allows certain voters to cast their votes from home
D) Offers electoral roll services
Answer and Explanation
Question 4:
What does the Chipko Movement signify?
A) A political movement
B) An environmental conservation effort
C) A cultural festival
D) An economic reform initiative
Answer and Explanation
Question 5:
Why was the UP Board of Madarsa Education Act of 2004 struck down?
A) Lack of implementation
B) Violation of secular principles
C) Financial mismanagement
D) Discrimination against non-teaching staff
Answer and Explanation
Question 6:
What does Federal Bank’s ‘Flash Pay’ facilitate?
A) High-interest savings accounts
B) Long-term loans
C) Contactless payments
D) Online banking services
Answer and Explanation
Question 7:
How much has the Modi government allocated for strengthening Regional Rural Banks?
A) Rs 5000 crore
B) Rs 6212.03 crore
C) Rs 7500 crore
D) Rs 8000 crore
Answer and Explanation
Question 8:
Which city has recently overtaken Beijing as Asia’s billionaire capital according to the Hurun Research Institute?
A) New York
B) London
C) Mumbai
D) Tokyo
Answer and Explanation
Question 9:
What is the significance of the novel ‘Phool Bahadur’?
A) It is the first novel written in Sanskrit.
B) It is the first Magahi novel translated into English.
C) It is the first novel to be awarded the Jnanpith award.
D) It is the first novel to be adapted into a Bollywood movie.
Answer and Explanation
Question 10:
Who has been honored by having an asteroid named after them?
A) An Indian politician
B) An Indian cricketer
C) An Indian businessman
D) An Indian scientist
Answer and Explanation
Question 11:
Where was a new species of deep-sea isopod discovered?
A) Off the coast of Mumbai
B) Off the coast of Goa
C) Off the coast of Kollam
D) Off the coast of Chennai
Answer and Explanation
Question 12:
Who won the Australian Grand Prix recently?
A) Lewis Hamilton
B) Max Verstappen
C) Carlos Sainz
D) Sebastian Vettel
Answer and Explanation
Question 13:
Who is the first Indian to score 12,000 T20 runs?
A) MS Dhoni
B) Rohit Sharma
C) Virat Kohli
D) Sachin Tendulkar
Answer and Explanation
Question 14:
What is the main goal of the Supreme Court’s committee for the Great Indian Bustard?
A) To promote hunting tourism
B) To enhance the bird’s habitat
C) To prevent collisions with power cables
D) To increase commercial breeding
Answer and Explanation
Question 15:
What is the Archaeological Survey of India looking for in MP’s Nachne village?
A) The site of an ancient battle
B) The remains of a historic king’s palace
C) Potentially the oldest temple in India
D) The birthplace of a legendary figure