Current Affairs Quiz - May, 2024

1. Which organization recently released the Indian Space Situational Assessment Report (ISSAR), 2023?
[A] DRDO
[B] ISRO
[C] CSIR
[D] ICAR

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2. Which country has recently rejected nearly one-third of Indian spice-related shipments due to salmonella contamination?
[A] Myanmar
[B] United States
[C] Russia
[D] Iran

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3. Which state recently launched a digital water distribution system for agricultural fields?
[A] Gujarat
[B] Rajasthan
[C] Maharashtra
[D] Kerala

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4. La Cumbre volcano, recently seen in news, is located in which island?
[A] Galápagos
[B] Lakshadweep
[C] Borneo
[D] Vancouver

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5. Red Colobus Conservation Action Plan, recently seen in news, is an initiative of which organization?
[A] IUCN
[B] WMO
[C] WHO
[D] WWF

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6. Which country has recently proposed to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug?
[A] United States
[B] China
[C] India
[D] Russia

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7. What is the purpose of the MoU recently signed between RailTel Corporation of India and the tech firm?
[A] To explore and deliver KAVACH implementation projects in India and other countries
[B] To develop a new version of KAVACH
[C] To develop a new railway lines
[D] To manufacture train engines

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8. Lipulekh, Limpiyadhura and Kalapani, recently seen in the news, are disputed territories between which two countries?
[A] Nepal & Bhutan
[B] India & Nepal
[C] India & Myanmar
[D] India & Bhutan

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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. Which institute recently conducted a study on coral bleaching in the Lakshadweep Sea?
[A] Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur
[B] ICAR-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI)
[C] National Institute of Oceanography (NIO)
[D] Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL)

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