Current Affairs Quiz - August, 2024

1. Ashwini Ponappa, who recently announced her retirement, is associated with which sports?
[A] Football
[B] Hockey
[C] Table Tennis
[D] Badminton

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2. What are “kindlins”, recently seen in the news?
[A] Critical minerals
[B] Types of bacteria
[C] Newly discovered species of fish
[D] Adapter proteins that exists inside the cells

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3. Landslide Atlas of India, recently seen in the news, is prepared by which organization?
[A] DRDO
[B] ISRO
[C] NDRF
[D] Ministry of Home Affairs

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4. Ministry of Culture recently hosted ‘State Museum Conclave’ at which place?
[A] Udaipur, Rajasthan
[B] Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi
[C] Bhopal, MP
[D] Ayodhya, UP

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5. Which state government recently launched ‘Mukhyamantri Maiyaan Samman Yojana’?
[A] Bihar
[B] Jharkhand
[C] Odisha
[D] Haryana

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6. Yamini Krishnamurthy, who recently passed away, was associated with which field?
[A] Boxing
[B] Journalism
[C] Classical dance
[D] Scientist

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7. Recently, where was the 7th Indian Coast Guard (ICG) Subordinate Officers’ Conclave inaugurated?
[A] New Delhi
[B] Chennai
[C] Bhopal
[D] Hyderabad

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8. What is the main purpose of the Standardised Precipitation Index (SPI), recently seen in news?
[A] To estimate temperature variations
[B] To measure soil moisture
[C] To estimate wet or dry conditions based on precipitation data
[D] To analyze wind patterns

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9. Which state government recently launched ‘Upasthiti Portal’ for Health Department employees?
[A] Jharkhand
[B] Bihar
[C] Odisha
[D] Gujarat

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10. Which ministry is responsible for implementing the ‘Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Maan-dhan (PM-SYM) Scheme’, recently seen in news?
[A] Ministry of Labour and Employment
[B] Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
[C] Ministry of Rural Development
[D] Ministry of Finance

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