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