CURRENT AFFAIRS - May 2024

1. Where is hero stone opened in memory of the Tamils who died in World War 2?
a) Burma b) Japan
c) Thailand d) Indonesia

a)  b) 
c)  d) 
2. Which Indian won the Goldman environmental prize for 2024?
a) Vishnu Ram b) Ratan Tata
c) Ravikumar d) Alok Shukla

a)  b) 
c)  d) 
3. What is the India’s rank in the Press Freedom Index?

a) 161 b) 108
c) 159 d) 134
4. World Press Freedom Day is observed on
a) May 01 b) May 02
c) May 03 d) May 04
 
a)  b) 
c)  d) 
5. National Technology Day is observed on
a) May 1 b) May 7
c) May 5 d) May 11

a)  b) 
c)  d) 
6. India has signed a ten-year deal with Iran for the operation of which port?
a) Chabahar b) Sittwe
c) Muscat d) Dhaka
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        

a)  b) 
c)  d) 
7. Name of the world’s costliest mango is
a) Alphonso b) Miyazaki
c) Totapuri d) Morris

a)  b) 
c)  d) 
8. Which book is included in the UNESCO Memory of the World Regional List?
a) Silappathikaram b) Mahabharata
c) Ramacharitmanas d) Siddhanta Deepika

a)  b) 
c)  d) 
9. What is the capital of Pakistan Occupied Kashmir?
a) Balochistan b) Muzaffarabad
c) Azad Kashmir d) Aksai Chin

a)  b) 
c)  d) 
10. International Museum Day is observed on
a) May 8 b) May 10
c) May 18 d) May 19
 
a)  b) 
c)  d) 
11. Which type of mosquito causes dengue fever?
a) Culex mosquitoes b) Aedes Aegypti
c) Aedes Zika d) Anopheles

a)  b) 
c)  d) 
12. United Nationsl declared which day as World Football Day?
a) May 13 b) June 1
c) June 15 d) May 25

a)  b) 
c)  d) 
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13. Which novel won the International Booker Prize for 2024?
a) Kairos b) Knife
c) Prophet Song d) Time Shelter

a)  b) 
c)  d) 
14. Where will the Fiberglass Anatomy Museum be opened?
a) Virudhunagar b) Salem
c) Theni d) Madurai
  
a)  b) 
c)  d) 
15. Which department will give Taghaisal Tamilar Award?
a) Public woks department b) Department of Tamil Development
c) Home Department d) Department of Culture

a)  b) 
c)  d) 
16. Consider the following statements :
1. Total length of Egypt - Gaza border is 14 km
2. Philadelphi corridor is an important migation corridor between Egypt and Gaza.
a) 1 correct b) 2 correct
c) Both correct d) Both incorrect

 
         

a)  b) 
c)   d) 
17. Who coined the term “Jai Hind”?
a) Chempakaram b) Gandhiji
c) Rajaji d) Bhagat Singh

a)  b) 
c)  d) 
18. Pamban bridge was constructed in which year?

a) 1910 b) 1911
c) 1913 d) 1914
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19. Which is the third state in India to introduce PUCC 2.0 app for pollution control
certification?
a) Tamilnadu b) Kerala
c) Gujarat d) Assam
       

a)  b) 
c)  d) 
20. Which state has topped in credit for food processing sector?
a) Tamilnadu b) Telangana
c) Bihar d) Kerala

a)  b) 
c)  d) 
21. Who is appointed as the first President of GST Appellate Tribunal?
a) AK Mishra b) S K Mishra
c) Nalin Prabhat d) Rahul Navin

a)  b) 
c)   d) 
22. The only footballer to win Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award is
a) Sunil Chhetri b) [Link]
c) Baichung Bhutia d) Subrata Pal

a)  b) 
c)  d) 
23. Match :
A. Microsoft 1. Shantanu Narayen
B. Google 2. Arvind Krishna
C. IBM 3. Sundar Pichai
D. Adobe 4. Satya Nadella

A.   
B.    
C.    
D.   
A B C D A B C D
a) 1 2 3 4 b) 4 3 2 1
c) 1 3 2 4 d) 2 3 4 1
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24. Which Indian peacekeeper received the ‘United Nationsl Military Gender Advocate
of the Year for 2023”?
a) Lakshmi Sehgal b) Radhika Sen
c) Sophia Qureshi d) Priya Jhingan


a)  b) 
c)  d) 
25. Floor test means
a) Joint session of the assmebly
b) Election of whip of ruling party
c) Proving the majority in the house
d) Passing the money bill unanimously

a) 
b) 
c) 
d) 
26. Within how many days of the date of formation of a political party an application
has to be put up before the Election Commission of India for getting it registered?
  
  
a) 30 b) 60
c) 90 d) 180
27. Which app is used to instantly upload vote count in the 18th Lok Sabha Elections?

a) Encore b) KYC
c) C-Vigil d) Pragati
28. The President of the GST Appellate Tribunal will be in office for how many years?

a) 3 b) 4
c) 5 d) 6
29. Which platform regulates the safety of workers who go abroad for work?

 
a) e-kranti b) e-migrate
c) e-foreign d) e-vigyan
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30. Which platform has been created to provide credit support to entrepreneurs
belonging to marginalized sections of the society?
a) PM - SURAJ b) Namaste
c) Bhimarao d) Uttham

 
a)  b) 
c)  d) 
31. What is the plan introduced in the Tamil Nadu Budget (2024-25) to ceate a Hut-free
Tamilnadu?
a) Kalaignarin Kanavu Illam Thittam b) Concreate Tamilnadu
c) Thayumanava Thittam d) Makkalai Thedi Illam


a)  b) 
c)  d) 
32. Which wildlife sanctuary is chosen for project cheetah after Kuno National Park?
a) Gandhi Sagar wildlife sanctuary b) Pobitora wildlife sanctuary
c) Mudumalai Tiger Reserve d) Jim Corbett National park
       
 
a)  b) 
c)  d) 
33. Aurora’s are caused by
a) Solar storms b) Magnetic activity of earth
c) Climate change d) High concentration of Ozone

a)  b) 
c)  d) 
34. Which country named the Cyclone Remal?
a) Pakistan b) Sri Lanka
c) India d) Oman

a)  b) 
c)  d) 
35. By which year IRDAI strives to achieve Insurance for all?
IRDAI 
a) 2047 b) 2035
c) 2040 d) 2030
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36. In which month did the GST revenue cross Rs.2 lakh crore for the first time?
a) January 2024 b) February 2024
c) March 2024 d) April 2024

a)  b) 
c)  d) 
37. Bletchley declaration deals with
a) Israel’s attack on Rafa b) Curbing of plastic pollution
c) AI Safety d) Wetland Conservation
 
a)  b) 
c) AI  d) 
38. Which type of blood cells contain only antibodies without antigens?
a) A group b) B group
c) AB group d) Bombay group

a) A  b) B 
c) AB  d) 
39. Which startup launched the world’s first rocket with a 3D printed engine?
a) Agnikul b) Dhruva Space
c) Skyroot d) Bellatrix

a)  b) 
c)  d) 
40. Who has been awarded the Sahitya Akademi fellowship?
a) Salman Rushdie b) Rudyard Kipling
c) Ruskin Bond d) Chetan Bhagat

a)   b) 
c)  d) 
41. The state song of Telangana was written by
a) Andesri b) [Link]
c) Revanth Reddy d) Rama Rao

a)  b) 
c)  d) 
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