Current Affairs Quiz - February, 2024

1. Recently, which state government has signed a MoU with NTPC for green hydrogen and renewable energy development?
[A] Rajasthan
[B] Maharashtra
[C] Uttar Pradesh
[D] Haryana

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2. Where was the 12th India-Oman ‘Joint Military Cooperation Committee’ meeting held?
[A] New Delhi
[B] Jaipur
[C] Mumbai
[D] Muscat

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3. Which state has secured the first position in the medal tally at the Khelo India Youth Games 2023 in Chennai?
[A] Maharashtra
[B] Gujarat
[C] Uttar Pradesh
[D] Tamil Nadu

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4. Bluetongue disease, recently seen in the news, is transmitted by which one of the following?
[A] Fungi
[B] Insects
[C] Contaminated water
[D] Plants

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5. Which Union Ministry implemented the ‘Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0 scheme’, recently seen in the news?
[A] Ministry of Rural Development
[B] Ministry of Women and Child Development
[C] Ministry of Agriculture
[D] Ministry of Home Affairs

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6. What is Candida auris (C. auris), recently mentioned in the news?
[A] Fungus
[B] Bacteria
[C] Invasive plant
[D] Virus

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7. Which Russian cosmonaut recently set the record for spending the maximum time in space?
[A] Sergei Krikalev
[B] Yuri Malenchenko
[C] Yelena Serova
[D] Oleg Kononenko

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8. Which one of the following is the best description of ‘ABHYAS’, recently seen in the news?
[A] A Transit method to detect planets
[B] A high-speed expendable aerial target
[C] A satellite
[D] A next generation Stealth aircraft

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9. Recently, which institute has successfully established and tested India’s first Hypervelocity Expansion Tunnel Test Facility?
[A] IIT Bombay
[B] IIT Madras
[C] IIT Delhi
[D] IIT Kanpur

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10. What is the theme of National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day 2024?
[A] Together for Love: Stop HIV Stigma
[B] To acknowledge how HIV disproportionately affects Black people
[C] Engage, Educate, Empower: Uniting to End HIV/AIDS in Black Communities
[D] Let communities lead

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