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