Mission Sep 24 “Aghaz” June QuizBy questionpitara.com / 12 June 2024 123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142434445 Mission Sep 24 “””April Quiz “”” For Current Affairs 1 / 45 Which Australian state has been officially announced as the host for the 2026 Commonwealth Games? Victoria South Australia Queensland New South Wales 2 / 45 The Lake Baikal is situated in the region of Eastern Russia to the north of Mongolia European Russia North eastern part of Russia Western Siberia 3 / 45 WTO, World Trade Organisation was established in 1995 to promote and facilitate international trade. Who among the following is the current Director General of WTO? Pascal Lamy Dr Tedros Adhanom Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala Roberto Azevedo 4 / 45 In 2015, India and Bangladesh exchanged a number of enclaves wherein 111 Indian enclaves were handed over to Bangladesh and 51 Bangladeshi enclaves in Cooch Behar were merged with India. Cooch Behar lies in which state? Assam Tripura Bihar Assam 5 / 45 The government has launched the CDPSURAKSHA digital platform to facilitate easy disbursal of subsidies to which target group? Cotton growers Horticulture farmers Handloom weavers Carpet weavers Fish farmers 6 / 45 The black part of the moon is always calm and dark which is called Sea of tranquility Ocean of storms Area of storms none of these 7 / 45 Which one of the following planets rotates clockwise? Venus Mercury Mars Earth 8 / 45 Regarded as one of the worst economic disasters of history, the Great Depression occurred around which time? 1919-20 1943-45 1929-33 1927-29 1935-40 9 / 45 Which of the following stars is known as Fossil star? Red Giant Dog Star Red Giant Protostar 10 / 45 5th edition of joint military exercise Ex Dustsilk between India and ___________ was conducted from April 15 to 28: Uzbekistan Nepal Mongolia Kazakhstan 11 / 45 Which major Indian port became the highest cargo handling port of the country in the financial year 2023-24, handling 145.38 million metric tonnes (MMT) cargo? Mundra Paradip Kandla Mumbai 12 / 45 “Knife” is the title of soon to be released memoirs of by which noted author? Salman Rushdie Neil Gaiman JK Rowling James Patterson 13 / 45 Salwa Judum was a campaign that was deployed as part of counterinsurgency operations in which State? Chhattisgarh Nagaland West Bengal Jharkhand 14 / 45 Katchatheevu, a tiny uninhabited island spanning merely 285 acres, was in news recently. It is under which country? Sri Lanka Seychelles Mauritius Bangladesh 15 / 45 Every PMJDY account holder is entitled to a free accidental insurance cover of Rs. _______ lakh. Two Four Three One 16 / 45 Which one of the following conditions is most relevant for the presence of life on mars? Thermal conditions Atmospheric composition Occurrence of ice cap and frozen water Occurrence of ozone 17 / 45 The nuclear fuel in the Sun is Oxygen Hydrogen Helium Uranium 18 / 45 The PSLV Orbital Experimental Module-3 (POEM-3) of ISRO was in the news recently for what reason? It was ISRO’s heaviest launch rocket It re-entered earth’s atmosphere withoutleaving any debris It met with tragic fiery end up in the sky It was ISRO’s fastest rocket till date 19 / 45 When the earth is at its maximum distance from the sun it is said to be in perigee perihelion apogee aphelion 20 / 45 Which of the following stars is also known as Pulsar? Neutron Star Red Giant White Dwarf Massive Star 21 / 45 Which of the following schemes aims to facilitate setting up of solar power plants and solar pump sets? Ujjwala Yojna PM JANMAN Solar Subsidy Scheme PM KUSUM 22 / 45 PM SVANidhi, a special micro-credit facility scheme, provides affordable loans of up to Rs. 10,000 to which category of people? Street Vendors Small shopkeepers Marginal farmers Micro manufacturing units 23 / 45 Peter Higgs, the Nobel prize-winning British scientist who proposed the existence of the Higgs boson particle or God Particle, died on April 09 in Edinburgh, Scotland. He was associated with which field of science? Nuclear science Physics Atomic energy Astronomy Space science 24 / 45 Which one of the following statements is correct with reference to our solar system? The predominant element in the composition of Earth is silicon. The diameter of the sun is 190 times that of the Earth. The earth is the densest of all the planets in our solar system. The Sun contains 75 percent of the mass of the solar system. 25 / 45 The tail of a comet is directed away from the sun because the comet rotates, the lighter mass of the comet is attracted by some star situated in the direction of its tail. The radiation emitted by the sun exerts a radial pressure on the comet throwing its tail away from the Sun. the comet rotates around the sun, the lighter mass of the comet is pushed away due to the centrifugal force alone. The tail of the comet always exists in the same orientation. 26 / 45 Lunar eclipse occurs When earth lies between sun and moon When sun lies between earth and moon When moon lies between earth and sun None of these 27 / 45 Ms. Lindy Cameron has been appointed as the new High Commissioner of which country to India? Britain France Hungary Italy 28 / 45 The twinkling of a star is due to the transit of other celestial objects across the line of sight. the variation in the composition of the star with time. the atmospheric refraction of starlight. the variation in the intensity of light emitted by it with time. 29 / 45 According to the QS World University Rankings by Subject, announced on April 10, which university is the highest-ranked in India, ranked at 20th position globally for development studies? Jawaharlal Nehru University Banaras Hindu University Mumbai University IIM, Ahmedabad e. IIT, Chennai 30 / 45 Two planets which have no satellites Earth and Uranus Venus and Mars Mercury and Mars Mercury and Venus 31 / 45 Vice Admiral _____________ has been appointed the next Chief of the Indian Navy? Suraj Berry D K Tripathi V Srinivas S J Singh 32 / 45 In which country massive volcano eruptions in second half of March lead to the evacuation of thousands of residents? Indonesia Japan Iceland Italy 33 / 45 Which of the following brings out the annual World Economic Outlook Report? WEF World Bank IMF UNO 34 / 45 On which date is the earth in perihelion ? January 3 June 21 Dec 22 July 4 35 / 45 On which planet would one witness sunrise in the west ? Saturn Jupiter Venus Mercury 36 / 45 Three-time World Champion Rashmi Kumari won her 12th national women’s singles title on April 11 in which sports? Carrom Fencing Golf Cycling Kayaking 37 / 45 The earth is in aphelion on June 21 Sept. 23 Dec. 22 July 4 38 / 45 The term syzygy is referred to when The Moon, Sun and Earth lie along a straight line. The Moon and the Sun are at right angles with reference to the Earth. The Earth is at aphelion and the Moon at apogee. The Earth is at perihelion and the Moon at perigee. 39 / 45 World Homoeopathy Day is celebrated on April 10 to mark the birthday of the father of Homoeopathy, Dr. Samuel Hahnemann. He hailed from which country? Germany Britain Austria Bulgaria 40 / 45 Which country’s holds the record for the highest total score of 314 in the T20 history? Bangladesh Nepal Sri Lanka West Indies England 41 / 45 The inexhaustible source of energy of the stars is due to conversion of Helium to Hydrogen. conversion of Hydrogen to Helium. excess of oxygen that helps burning and release of energy. decay of radioactive elements. 42 / 45 What causes the change of seasons ? Earth’s rotation and revolution Earth’s revolution and inclination of its axis Earth’s revolution Earth’s rotation and inclination of its axis 43 / 45 Diamond Ring is a phenomenon observed at the start of a total solar eclipse. only along the peripheral regions of the totality trail. only in the central regions of the totality trail. at the end of a total solar eclipse. 44 / 45 In which year was the Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana launched to improve medical facilities and doctorpatient ratio in the country? 2003 2006 2011 2014 45 / 45 A two-day Coastal Security Exercise Sagar Kavach 01/24 involving all maritime security agencies was conducted on April 01–02 in which area? Bay of Bengal Andaman Sea Near Chennai Near Lakshadweep Your score is 0% Send feedback
