Current Affairs Quiz - May, 2024

1. What is the purpose of the Stand-By Arrangement (SBA) in the context of recent IMF’s assistance to Pakistan?
[A] Short-term financial assistance for balance of payments problems
[B] Long-term development assistance
[C] Infrastructure investment funding
[D] Humanitarian aid support

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2. What is the theme of ‘International Labour Day 2024’?
[A] Ensuring safety and health at work in a changing climate
[B] All labor that uplifts humanity has dignity and importance
[C] Universal Social Protection to End Child Labor
[D] Resilient Recovery

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3. Recently, which intergovernmental organization has formed a panel specifically focused on critical energy transition minerals?
[A] United Nations
[B] World Health Organization
[C] World Bank
[D] World Trade Organization

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4. Recently, which city is constructing the world’s largest airport, Al Maktoum International Airport?
[A] Bombay
[B] Dubai
[C] London
[D] New York

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5. Recently, where was the event titled “Localizing the SDGs: Women in Local Governance in India Lead the Way” organized?
[A] London
[B] Paris
[C] New York
[D] New Delhi

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6. What is ‘Batillipes chandrayaani’, recently seen in news?
[A] Marine Tardigrade Species
[B] Invasive plant
[C] Naval Ship
[D] Exoplanet

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7. Which African country recently declared the Mpox (also known as Monkeypox) outbreak across the country a health emergency?
[A] Rwanda
[B] Ghana
[C] Congo
[D] Somalia

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8. Which country recently launched the Chang’e 6 probe to bring back soil from the dark side of the moon?
[A] China
[B] Russia
[C] India
[D] Japan

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9. India recently agreed to enhance cooperation in energy and local currency settlement with which African country?
[A] Kenya
[B] Tanzania
[C] Senegal
[D] Nigeria

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10. Bhadra Tiger Reserve, recently seen in news, is located in which state?
[A] Kerala
[B] Karnataka
[C] Gujarat
[D] Maharashtra

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