Current Affairs Quiz - May, 2024

1. What is ‘Sierra Madre’, recently seen in the news?
[A] Submarine
[B] Landing ship
[C] Earth observation satellite
[D] Exoplanet

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2. Which ministry recently signed an MoU with Shakti Sustainable Energy Foundation for knowledge support on critical minerals?
[A] Ministry of Mines
[B] Ministry of Finance
[C] Ministry of Earth Sciences
[D] Ministry of Agriculture

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3. What is ‘Peucetia chhaparajnirvin’, recently seen in news?
[A] Newly discovered green lynx spider
[B] Traditional irrigation technique
[C] Invasive Weed
[D] Submarine

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4. 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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5. 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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6. Recently, which Indian received the ‘Green Oscar’ Whitley Gold Award 2024?
[A] Tulsi Gowda
[B] Purnima Devi Barman
[C] Alice Garg
[D] Amrita Devi

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7. Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India recently signed an MoU with which country’s Auditor General to increase cooperation in the field of audit?
[A] Nepal
[B] Bhutan
[C] Myanmar
[D] Sri Lanka

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8. Recently, who has been appointed as the Director in the Department of Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT)?
[A] Shruti Saxena
[B] Pratima Singh
[C] Supriya Devasthali
[D] Niharika Khatana

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9. 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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10. Recently, Adani Green Energy Ltd has secured $400 million green loan for its under-construction solar projects in which states?
[A] Haryana & Punjab
[B] Bihar & Jharkhand
[C] Rajasthan & Gujarat
[D] Tamil Nadu & Kerala

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