Current Affairs Quiz - July, 2024

1. Central Electronics Limited (CEL), which was recently granted ‘Mini Ratna’ status, comes under which ministry?
[A] Ministry of Science and Technology
[B] Ministry of Power
[C] Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
[D] Ministry of MSME

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2. Gardi Sugdub Island, recently seen in the news, is located in which sea?
[A] Caspian Sea
[B] Black Sea
[C] Mediterranean Sea
[D] Caribbean Sea

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3. What is the causative agent of ‘Oropouche fever’, recently seen in news?
[A] Bacteria
[B] Fungus
[C] Virus
[D] Protozoa

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4. What is ‘Snowblind’, recently seen in news?
[A] Exoplanet
[B] Asteroid
[C] Malware
[D] Drugs

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5. INS Ranvir, recently seen in news, belongs to which type of class?
[A] Seawolf
[B] Rajput
[C] Scorpene
[D] Kalavari

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6. Indian army recently conducted joint military exercise ‘Maitree’ with which country’s army?
[A] Indonesia
[B] Egypt
[C] Thailand
[D] Vietnam

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7. What is the primary objective of ‘Project Nexus’, recently seen in news?
[A] To improve domestic banking systems
[B] To enable instant cross-border retail payments
[C] To create a new cryptocurrency
[D] To monitor international financial transactions

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8. Recently, who won the Leon Masters Chess Championship for the 10th time?
[A] Fabiano Caruana
[B] Viswanathan Anand
[C] Sergey Karjakin
[D] Magnus Carlsen

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9. Recently, IAF chief inaugurated Weapon Systems School (WSS) in which city?
[A] Jaipur
[B] Hyderabad
[C] Kolkata
[D] Bhopal

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10. What is the primary objective of the SEHER programme, recently seen in news?
[A] To improve health care services
[B] To enhance financial literacy and business skills among women entrepreneurs
[C] To promote sports activities
[D] To develop new technologies

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