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