Current Affairs Quiz 28th March 2024
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Question 1:
Who led the Indian Parliamentary Delegation in a bilateral meeting with Armenian counterparts?
A) President of India
B) Prime Minister of India
C) Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha
D) Minister of External Affairs
Answer and Explanation
Question 2:
How much does the Indian government plan to borrow from the market in the first half of FY24-25?
A) Rs 5.5 lakh crore
B) Rs 6.5 lakh crore
C) Rs 7.5 lakh crore
D) Rs 8.5 lakh crore
Answer and Explanation
Question 3:
Who is the first contestant from Saudi Arabia to participate in the Miss Universe competition?
A) Sarah Alqhtani
B) Rumi Alqahtani
C) Aisha Almubarak
D) Fatima Alzahra
Answer and Explanation
Question 4:
Who won the Senegalese presidential election with 54.28% of the votes?
A) Macky Sall
B) Bassirou Diomaye Faye
C) Ousmane Sonko
D) Idrissa Seck
Answer and Explanation
Question 5:
Which state in India has passed a groundbreaking bill to legalize same-sex marriage?
A) Maharashtra
B) Tamil Nadu
C) Kerala
D) Thailand
Answer and Explanation
Question 6:
Who has been sworn in as the new judicial member of the Lokpal of India?
A) Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi
B) Justice AM Khanwilkar
C) Justice DY Chandrachud
D) Justice NV Ramana
Answer and Explanation
Question 7:
Who has been appointed as the new Director General of the National Investigation Agency (NIA)?
A) Sadanand Vasant Date
B) Piyush Anand
C) Rajeev Kumar
D) Arvind Kumar
Answer and Explanation
Question 8:
Which team set a new record by scoring 277/3 against Mumbai Indians in IPL 2024?
A) Sunrisers Hyderabad
B) Royal Challengers Bangalore
C) Kolkata Knight Riders
D) Chennai Super Kings
Answer and Explanation
Question 9:
Who clinched the women’s singles title at the WTT Feeder Beirut II 2024?
A) Manika Batra
B) Mouma Das
C) Sreeja Akula
D) Poulomi Ghatak
Answer and Explanation
Question 10:
Which country’s veteran allrounder announced retirement from cricket following a match at the African Games?
A) India
B) South Africa
C) Kenya
D) Zimbabwe
Answer and Explanation
Question 11:
What is the revised GDP growth forecast for India for FY24-25 by Morgan Stanley?
A) 6.5%
B) 6.8%
C) 7.0%
D) 7.2%
Answer and Explanation
Question 12:
Which company acquired a 95% stake in Gopalpur Port for Rs 3,350 Cr?
A) Reliance Ports
B) Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone
C) Tata Ports
D) Essar Ports
Answer and Explanation
Question 13:
Who has been appointed as the new Director General of the Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPR&D)?
A) Sadanand Vasant Date
B) Piyush Anand
C) Rajeev Kumar
D) Sudeep Lakhtakia
Answer and Explanation
Question 14:
Which institution has been identified by IRDAI as a Domestic Systemically Important Insurer (D-SII) for 2023-24?
A) HDFC Life Insurance
B) ICICI Prudential Life Insurance
C) Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC)
D) Kotak Mahindra Life Insurance
Answer and Explanation
Question 15:
What is the focus of Wipro-GE Healthcare’s Rs 8,000 crore investment in India?
A) To establish new IT parks
B) To expand its pharmaceutical production
C) To boost manufacturing and R&D in medical technology
D) To develop new software solutions