Q: Vladimir Putin has been President of Russia since:
a) 2000
b) 1999
c) 2005
d) 2008
Q: Which state recorded the highest voter turnout during the 3rd phase of
Lok Sabha elections?
a) Bihar
b) Assam
c) Maharashtra
d) Uttar Pradesh
Q: When is World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day observed?
a) May 7
b) May 8
c) May 9
d) May 10
Q: Why was May 8 chosen as the date for World Red Cross and Red
Crescent Day?
a) It marks the end of World War I
b) It is the birthday of Henry Dunant
c) It is the anniversary of the International Red Cross
d) It is the anniversary of the Nobel Peace Prize
Q: Who is Henry Dunant?
a) Founder of the United Nations
b) Founder of the International Red Cross
c) Founder of the World Health Organization
d) Founder of the European Union
Who is the first President of the GST Appellate Tribunal (GSTAT)?
A) Justice Sanjay Kumar Mishra
B) Justice (Retd.) Sanjaya Kumar Mishra
C) Justice Ramesh Gupta
D) Justice (Retd.) Rajesh Singh
Q: Which Indian athletes comprised the men’s 4x400m relay team
qualifying for the Paris Olympics?
a) Rupal Chaudhary, M R Poovamma, Jyothika Sri Dandi, and Subha
Venkatesan
b) Muhammad Anas Yahiya, Muhammad Ajmal, Arokia Rajiv, and Amoj
Jacob
c) Neeraj Chopra, Muhammad Ajmal, Arokia Rajivand Rajesh Ramesh
d) Amoj Jacob, Neeraj Chopra, Muhammad Ajmal and Subha
Venkatesan
Question : What is the Arabian Travel Market?
A) A global trade show for travel professionals and industry leaders.
B) A popular travel blog focused on Middle Eastern destinations.
C) A sustainable tourism initiative in Dubai.
D) A luxury hotel chain in the UAE.
Question : Who was appointed as the National Ambassador for UNICEF
India in May 2024?
a) Priyanka Chopra
b) Kareena Kapoor Khan
c) Deepika Padukone
d) Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
Q.: How many countries’ representatives participated in the International
Election Visitors’ Programme (IEVP) hosted by the Election Commission
of India (ECI)?
a) 75
b) 23
c) 6
d) 15
Q.: Who is the Chief Election Commissioner of India as on May 2024.
A) Sunil Arora
B) Sushil Chandra
C) Om Prakash Rawat
D) Rajiv Kumar
Q.: Which of the following athletes was NOT a part of the Indian
women’s 4×400 metre relay team that qualified for the Paris Olympics
2024?
a) Rupal Chaudhary
b) M R Poovamma
c) Hima Das
d) Jyothika Sri Dandi
Q. : When and where is the ninth ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024
scheduled to take place?
a) 3 to 20 October in England
b) 3 to 20 October in Bangladesh
c) 1 to 18 November in Australia
d) 5 to 22 September in India
Q: What does World Press Freedom Day mark the anniversary of?
a) The establishment of the United Nations
b) The Universal Declaration of Human Rights
c) The Windhoek Declaration
d) The Birth Anniversary of William Shakespeare
Q: Windhoek Declaration of UNESCO is related to:
a) Education standards in developing countries
b) Protection of cultural heritage sites
c) Promotion of free press principles
d) Wildlife conservation efforts
Q: What is the location of Mount Ruang volcano?
A) Java, Indonesia
B) Bali, Indonesia
C) North Sulawesi, Indonesia
D) Sumatra, Indonesia
Question : When is International Sun Day celebrated ?
a) May 1st
b) May 2nd
c) May 3rd
d) May 4th
Question : Who was elected as the new Prime Minister of the Solomon
Islands on May 2, 2024?
a) Manasseh Sogavare
b) Jeremiah Manele
c) Matthew Wales
d) Anthony Albanese
Question: Despite the withdrawal process, what is the status of Rs 2000
banknotes?
a) They are no longer legal tender
b) They can only be used for specific transactions
c) They are still legal tender
d) They can only be exchanged at specific locations
Q: When is International Labour Day observed?
a) June 1
b) May 15
c) April 1
d) May 1
Q: What is the Supersonic Missile-Assisted Release of Torpedo (SMART)
system designed to enhance?
a) Airborne surveillance
b) Anti-submarine warfare capabilities
c) Ground-based missile defense
d) Cybersecurity operations
Q: What is SLU in the context of elections?
a) Single Log Unit
b) Symbol Loading Unit
c) Security Locking Unit
d) Surveillance Logging Unit
Q: Who recently assumed the position of Chief of the Naval Staff ?
a) Admiral R Hari Kumar
b) Admiral Dinesh Kumar Tripathi
c) Admiral Sunil Lanba
d) Admiral Karambir Singh
Question: As per The Washington Post report, which terrorist was the
alleged target of the assassination plot of Indian Intelligence Agency?
a) Maulana Masood Azhar
b) Gurpatwant Singh Pannun
c) Talwinder Singh
d) gurbachan Singh
Question : Who is the current chief of RAW (Research and Analysis
Wing)?
A) Vikram Yadav
B) Samant Goel
C) Gurpatwant Singh Pannun
D) Ajit Doval
Question : Who has been named as the captain of India’s 15-member
squad for the upcoming T20 World Cup?
a) Virat Kohli
b) Hardik Pandya
c) Rohit Sharma
d) Ravindra Jadeja
Q: Who secured a Paris 2024 quota for India in Women’s skeet with a
Silver medal in the shotgun Olympic qualification championship at Doha,
Qatar?
a) Maheshwari Chauhan
b) Sunita Bhore
c) Nirmala Roy
d) Rajani Biswas
Q: Who will represent India in the women single category in Badminton
at the 2024 Paris Olympics?
a) Saina Nehwal
b) Neha Pandit
c) PV Sindhu
d) Tanvi Lad
Q: Which Indian badminton players will compete in the men’s doubles
category at the 2024 Paris Olympics?
a) PV Sindhu and Ashwini Ponnappa
b) Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and HS Prannoy
c) Chirag Shetty and Lakshya Sen
d) Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty
Question : Who secured a hat-trick of gold medals at the Archery World
Cup Stage 1 in Shanghai on April 27, 2024?
a) Aditi Swami
b) Parneet Kaur
c) Jyothi Surekha Vennam
d) Andrea Becerra
Question : Who secured a Paris Olympics quota in Sailing in Hyeres,
France?
a) Vishnu Saravanan
b) Nethra Kumanan
c) Arvind Singh
d) R Sukumaran
Question : Who is regarded as the “father” of modern ballet, and his
birthday is celebrated as International Dance Day?
A) Jean-Georges Noverre
B) Rudolf Nureyev
C) Mikhail Baryshnikov
D) George Balanchine
Question : Which of the following states had the lowest voter turnout
during the second phase of elections?
a) Manipur
b) Rajasthan
c) Kerala
d) Uttar Pradesh
Question : Who is the Defence Secretary of India?
a) Ajit Doval
b) Giridhar Aramane
c) Rajnath Singh
d) General Anil Chauhan
Q: Which state has the highest number of constituencies in the second
phase of Lok Sabha Elections 2024 held on 26 April 2024 ?
a) Kerala
b) Maharashtra
c) Karnataka
d) Rajasthan
Question: Which date is World Intellectual Property Day celebrated
annually?
A) April 1
B) April 26
C) May 15
D) June 10
Question : Which bank has the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) instructed to
stop issuing new credit cards and acquiring online customers immediately?
a) HDFC Bank
b) ICICI Bank
c) Kotak Mahindra Bank
d) State Bank of India
Question : Which Indian film has been selected for the Cannes Film
Festival in the ‘La Cinef’ category?
a) “The Rooster’s Prophecy”
b) “Sunflowers Were the First Ones to Bloom”
c) “Sunflowers Were the First Ones to Know”
d) “The Elderly Woman’s Tale”
Question: Who directed the film “Sunflowers Were the First Ones to
Know”?
a) Suraj Thakur
b) Manoj V
c) Chidananda S Naik
d) Abhishek Kadam
Q: Which date do we celebrate World Book and Copyright Day?
A) April 15
B) April 23
C) May 1
D) June 8
Q: Which city holds the title of World Book Capital for 2024?
A) Paris
B) Tokyo
C) Strasbourg
D) New York
Q: Where was the recently developed Lightest Bullet Proof Jacket
successfully tested?
a) DRDO Headquarters, New Delhi
b) IIT Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh
c) TBRL, Chandigarh
d) ISRO, Bengaluru
Q: Which amendment act established the Panchayati Raj System in India?
A) 42nd Amendment Act
B) 73rd Amendment Act
C) 86th Amendment Act
D) 91st Amendment Act
Q: Who became the youngest player chess ever to win the FIDE
Candidates tournament?
a) Viswanathan Anand
b) Garry Kasparov
c) Hikaru Nakamura
d) Dommaraju Gukesh
Q: Which day is celebrated as World Earth Day?
A) 21 August
B) 22 April
C) 21 December
D) 22 May
Q: What was the theme of World Earth Day 2024?
A) End Plastic Pollution
B) Ecosystem Restoration
C) Time for Nature
D) Planet vs. Plastics
Q: Which party secured a landslide win in the parliamentary elections
held in Maldives on April 21, 2024?
a) Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP)
b) People’s National Congress (PNC)
c) Progressive Party of Maldives (PPM)
d) Maldives Reform Movement (MRM)
Q: Who secured a quota for the Paris Olympics 2024 in wrestling?
a) Vinesh Phogat
b) Anshu Malik
c) Reetika Hooda
d) All of the above
Q: In which weight category in wrestling did Vinesh Phogat compete to
secure quota for the Paris Olympics?
a) 50 kg
b) 57 kg
c) 76 kg
d) 60 kg
Q: Who secured India’s first Paris Olympics quota in rowing?
a) Balraj Panwar
b) ViSuraj Phogat
c) Rajesh Malik
d) Dinesh Hooda
Q: Which award was conferred posthumously to Bindeshwar Pathak?
a) Padma Bhushan
b) Padma Shri
c) Padma Vibhushan
d) None of the above
Q: Which category of the Padma Awards is considered one of the highest
civilian Awards of the country?
a) Padma Shri
b) Padma Bhushan
c) Padma Vibhushan
d) None of the above
Q: What is the primary focus of the General Elections 2024 in India?
a) Electing the President
b) Voting for the Lok Sabha members
c) Selecting state governors
d) Choosing municipal representatives
Q: What was highlighted as a major achievement in the successful test of
Cruise Missile on April 18, 2024 at the Integrated Test Range in
Chandipur, Odisha ?
a) Advanced avionics technology
b) Indigenous propulsion system
c) Collaboration with international partners
d) Use of nuclear propulsion
Q: Who is the chairman of DRDO?
a) Rajnath Singh
b) Samir V Kamat
c) Narendra Modi
d) Bipin Rawat
Q: Which two states had polls for their State Legislative Assemblies
during the first phase of elections?
a) Uttar Pradesh and Bihar
b) Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh
c) Gujarat and Maharashtra
d) Kerala and Tamil Nadu
Q: What is Exoskeleton Technology?
a) A form of virtual reality gaming equipment
b) Wearable structures that enhance human strength
c) A software used for cybersecurity purposes
d) A method of renewable energy production
Q: Which government proposed a landmark smoking ban in April 2024 to
prevent young people from starting to smoke?
a) Australian government
b) Canadian government
c) British government
d) New Zealand government
Q: Who among the following won a Silver medal at the 13th European
Girls’ Mathematical Olympiad (EGMO) 2024?
a) Gunjan Agarwal and Saee Patil
b) Larissa and Sanjana Philo Chacko
c) Gunjan Agarwal and Sanjana Philo Chacko
d) Saee Patil and Sanjana Philo Chacko
Q: Who secured the first position in the Civil Services Examination, 2023?
a) Animesh Pradhan
b) Aditya Srivastava
c) Donuru Ananya Reddy
d) P K Sidharth Ramkumar
Q: What is India’s revised GDP growth projection for the financial year
2024-25, according to the IMF forecast April 20204?
a) 6.5 percent
b) 6.8 percent
c) 7.0 percent
d) 6.2 percent
Q: What were the main topics discussed during the 16th Meeting of
India-France Joint Working Group on Counter Terrorism in New Delhi
on 15 April 2024?
a) Economic cooperation
b) Climate change
c) Counter terrorism challenges
d) Space exploration
Q: In which city were the Asian Wrestling Championships 2024 held?
a) New Delhi, India
b) Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
c) Beijing, China
d) Tokyo, Japan
Q: What term describes the phenomenon where a country’s population
declines significantly, leading to fewer births than deaths?
A. Population surge
B. Demographic boom
C. Population collapse
D. Demographic implosion
Q: Which country is facing a severe population decline, potentially
becoming the first country to experience a “population collapse”?
a) Italy
b) Greece
c) Japan
d) South Korea
Q.: What was the date of the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre?
A) April 13, 1919
B) May 15, 1920
C) March 10, 1918
D) June 5, 1921
Q.: Where did the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre take place?
A) Delhi
B) Lahore
C) Amritsar
D) Kolkata
Q.: Who was the British officer responsible for ordering the firing on the
unarmed crowd at Jallianwala Bagh?
A) General Montgomery
B) General Dyer
C) Colonel Smith
D) Major Brown
Q: What was the birth date of Dr. B. R. Ambedkar?
A) April 14, 1891
B) May 15, 1920
C) March 10, 1918
D) June 5, 1921
Q: What significant role did Dr. B. R. Ambedkar play in Indian history?
A) Architect of the Indian Constitution
B) Prime Minister of India
C) Leader of the Quit India Movement
D) Founder of the Indian National Congress
Q: Who is commemorated on World Quantum Day?
a) Albert Einstein
b) Max Planck
c) Niels Bohr
d) Werner Heisenberg
Q: What role does Max Planck play in the development of quantum
theory?
a) He discovered the electron
b) He formulated the theory of general relativity
c) He introduced the concept of quantized energy
d) He invented the first quantum computer
Q: Where were the trials of the indigenous Man-Portable Anti-Tank
Guided Missile (MPATGM) Weapon System conducted?
a) Chandipur Integrated Test Range (ITR)
b) ISRO, Bengaluru
c) Pokhran Field Firing Range (PFFR), Rajasthan
d) DRDO Hyderabad
Q: What triggered Iran’s recent attack on Israel?
A. Israeli strike on an Iranian consulate in Damascus
B. Iran’s secret pursuit of nuclear weapons
C. Iran’s support for Hezbollah
D. Israel’s interference in Syria’s civil war
Q: When does Eid-ul-Fitr occur?
A) At the beginning of Ramadan
B) In the third week of Ramadan
C) At the end of Ramadan
D) Last Friday of Ramadan
Q: What position did JNU secure globally in the field of development
studies according to the QS World University Rankings?
a) 10th
b) 20th
c) 30th
d) 40th
Q: In which subjects did JNU emerge as the top-ranked university in
India?
a) Physics, Chemistry, Biology
b) Economics, Mathematics, Computer Science
c) Geography, History, Modern Languages
d) Engineering, Medicine, Law
Q: What does VVPAT stand for in the context of EVMs?
A) Verified Voter Paper Authentication Technology
B) Voter-Verified Polling Accuracy Tracker
C) Voter-Verified Paper Audit Trail
D) Verified Voting Process and Accountability Tool
Q: Which organization developed and tested EVMs in India during the
1990s?
A) Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) and Bharat Electronics
Ltd (BEL)
B) Electronics Corporation of India(ECIL) and Bharat Electronics Ltd
(BEL)
C) Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) and Electronics Corporation of
India(ECIL)
D) Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) and Indian Space Research
Organization (ISRO)
Q: The fifth edition of which Joint Military Exercise held between India
and Uzbekistan from 15 April to 28 April 2024 in Termez District,
Uzbekistan?
a) Dustlik Joint Military Exercise
b) Surya Kiran Joint Military Exercise
c) Varuna Joint Military Exercise
d) Malabar Joint Military Exercise
Q: When is World Homoeopathy Day observed annually?
a) April 1st
b) April 10th
c) May 5th
d) June 15th
Q: Who is honored on World Homoeopathy Day?
a) Dr. Albert Einstein
b) Dr. Samuel Hahnemann
c) Dr. Louis Pasteur
d) Dr. Sigmund Freud
Q: Who was honored with the 2024 John L ‘Jack’ Swigert Jr. award for
space exploration?
a) NASA
b) ISRO Chandrayaan-3 mission team
c) University of Arizona OSIRIS-REx team
d) Russian Space Agency
Q: Who became Ireland’s youngest prime minister on April 9, 2024?
a) Leo Varadkar
b) Simon Harris
c) Micheal Martin
d) Michael McGrath
Q: Where is the world’s largest power plant being developed by Adani
Green Energy Limited?
a) Khavda, Gujarat
b) Jaipur, Rajasthan
c) Mumbai, Maharashtra
d) Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Q: Which event marks the beginning of Vikram Samvat 2081?
a) Ugadi
b) Gudi Padwa
c) Chaitra Sukladi
d) Cheti Chand
Q: In which states is Ugadi celebrated as the New Year’s Day?
a) Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, and Karnataka
b) Maharashtra
c) Punjab
d) Manipur
Q: What is raised outside homes during Gudi Padwa celebrations?
a) A decorated pole
b) A rangoli design
c) A traditional flag
d) A garland of mango leaves
Q: Which community celebrates Cheti Chand as their New Year?
a) Bengali
b) Sindhi
c) Punjabi
d) Gujarati
Q: Who became the first-ever Indian to win a main draw match at the
Monte Carlo Masters?
a) Vijay Amritraj
b) Ramesh Krishnan
c) Sumit Nagal
d) Leander Paes
Q: What is the theme for World Health Day 2024?
A) “Healthy Living, Happy Life”
B) “My Health, My Right”
C) “Global Wellness Awareness”
D) “Healthcare for All”
Q: When is World Health Day celebrated annually?
A) March 8th
B) April 7th
C) May 1st
D) June 15th
Q: When can taxpayers file their Income Tax Returns (ITRs) for
Assessment Year 2024-25 according to the Central Board of Direct Taxes
(CBDT)?
a) From January 1, 2024
b) From April 1, 2024
c) From July 1, 2024
d) From October 1, 2024
Q: What was the main objective of the Parivartan Chintan Tri-Service
Conference held on April 8, 2024?
a) Review ongoing military operations
b) Generate new ideas and reforms for Jointness and Integration efforts
c) Discuss budget allocations for the armed forces
d) Address internal conflicts within the military
Q: Who is the Chief of Defence Staff of India?
a) General Bipin Rawat
b) Admiral Karambir Singh
c) Air Chief Marshal Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria
d) General Anil Chauhan
Q: Who is set to create history as the first woman from India to serve as a
jury member at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris?
a) P T Usha
b) Bilquis Mir
c) Marroy Kom
d) Saniya Mirza
Q: What decision did the Reserve Bank of India’s Monetary Policy
Committee (MPC) make regarding the repo rate on April 5, 2024?
a) Increased it
b) Decreased it
c) Maintained it
d) Abolished it
Q: What is the repo rate?
a) The rate at which banks lend funds to the RBI
b) The rate at which RBI borrows funds from banks
c) The rate at which banks borrow funds from the RBI
d) The rate at which RBI lends funds to the government
Q: What new functionality will the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) enable
through Cash Deposit Machines (CDMs) using Unified Payments
Interface (UPI)?
a) Money withdrawal
b) Money transfer
c) Cash deposits
d) Currency exchange
Q: Where was the test flight of Agni-Prime conducted by SFC and
DRDO in April 2024?
a) Pokharan, Rajsthan
b) ISRO SHAR Center
c) Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Island
d) Chandipur Test Range
Q: In which Tamil month is the Ponkaliamman festival typically
celebrated?
a) Masi (February-March)
b) Panguni (March-April)
c) Vaikasi (May-June)
d) Aadi (July-August)
Q: When is the International Day of Conscience celebrated?
A) April 1st
B) April 5th
C) May 10th
D) June 15th
Q: What is the name of the proposed standard time for the moon and
other celestial bodies?
a) Lunar Standard Time (LST)
b) Coordinated Lunar Time (LTC)
c) Celestial Time Standard (CTS)
d) Universal Lunar Clock (ULC)
Q: What is the average time difference between an Earth-based clock and
a person on the moon (per Earth day)?
(a) It is always the same.
(b) There is no difference.
(c) An Earth-based clock would be 58.7 microseconds faster.
(d) An Earth-based clock would lose 58.7 microseconds.
Q: What does UPI stand for?
A) Unified Payment Interface
B) Unified Payments Integration
C) United Payment Interface
D) Ultrafast Payment Integration
Q: Which type of transactions drove the growth of UPI payments in
Second half of 2023?
A) Person-to-person transactions
B) Person-to-merchant transactions
C) International transactions
D) Bank-to-bank transactions
Q: What is the name of India’s first home-grown gene therapy for cancer?
A) NexCAR19
B) ImmunoACT
C) Tata Memorial Hospital
D) IIT Bombay
Q: What does CAR-T therapy stand for?
A) Cellular Antigen Receptor Treatment
B) Chimeric Antigen Receptor T-cell therapy
C) Cancer Antigen Response Technique
D) Cellular Antibody Recognition Therapy
Q: Who has been elected president for a third term in Egypt?
a) Abdel Fattah al-Sisi
b) Hosni Mubarak
c) Anwar Sadat
d) Mohammed Morsi
Q: What is the Chinese name for Arunachal Pradesh?
a) Zangnan
b) Xizang
c) Beijing
d) Shanghai
Q: What is the name of the Indian Air Force’s largest exercise conducted
at the Pokhran Field Firing Range in Jaisalmer district?
a) Operation Skybolt
b) Exercise Thunderbolt
c) Exercise Gagan Shakti
d) Operation Desert Storm
Q: What type of aircraft did Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL)
deliver to the Guyana Defence Force in April 2024?
a) Boeing C-17 Globemaster
b) Dornier 228
c) Airbus A320
d) Lockheed Martin F-16
Q: What is the name of the weightlifter who qualified for the Paris
Olympics after competing at the IWF World Cup in Phuket, Thailand?
A) P. V. Sindhu
B) Mirabai Chanu
C) Saina Nehwal
D) Mary Kom
Q: What is the name of disputed Island situated in the Palk Strait,
between India and Sri Lanka?
A) Andaman Islands
B) Katchatheevu Island
C) Lakshadweep
D) Maldives
