Current Affairs Quiz - May, 2024

1. Recently, which organization has been granted ‘navratna status’ by the Department of Public Enterprises?
[A] BHEL
[B] HAL
[C] HMTL
[D] IREDA

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2. Ruang volcano, recently seen in the news due to eruption, is located in which country?
[A] Malaysia
[B] Indonesia
[C] Chile
[D] Ecuador

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3. Vinay Vir, who recently passed away, was associated with which field?
[A] Journalism
[B] Politics
[C] Sports
[D] Medicine

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4. Recently, which organization has advised all states and UTs to “completely prohibit” all harmful sharp threads or “manjha”?
[A] National Green Tribunal
[B] Animal Welfare Board of India
[C] National Afforestation and Eco-Development Board
[D] Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change

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5. Which day is celebrated as ‘World Tuna Day’ every year?
[A] 1 May
[B] 2 May
[C] 3 May
[D] 4 May

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6. What is the primary purpose of a Look Out Circular (LOC), recently mentioned in the news?
[A] To track the movement of tourists within a country
[B] To regulate the physical movement of individuals under investigation or wanted by law enforcement agencies
[C] To facilitate the smooth entry of diplomats into a country
[D] To monitor the movement of goods across borders

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7. Recently, which state launched the ‘Nakshatra Sabha’, India’s first astro tourism campaign?
[A] Uttarakhand
[B] Haryana
[C] Himachal Pradesh
[D] Rajasthan

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8. Lakshya Aircraft, recently seen in the news, is designed and built by which organization?
[A] DRDO
[B] ISRO
[C] CSIR
[D] BHEL

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9. Recently, who has been appointed as Secretary at Director level in the National Jute Board, Kolkata, under the Ministry of Textiles?
[A] Ajay Kumar
[B] Rajeev Saxena
[C] Shashi Bhushan Singh
[D] Arvind Kumar

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10. What is ‘MQ-9B Predator’, recently seen in the news?
[A] A technique used to remove pest from crop
[B] High Altitude Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
[C] Nuclear Ballistic Submarine
[D] Earth Observation Satellite

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