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

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3. 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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4. 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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5. Ajrakh textile craft, recently seen in news, is mainly associated with which state?
[A] Rajasthan
[B] Madhya Pradesh
[C] Gujarat
[D] Kerala

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6. 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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7. What is the rank of India in the World Press Freedom Index 2024?
[A] 158
[B] 159
[C] 160
[D] 161

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8. Recently, who has been appointed as President of Goods & Services Tax Appellate Tribunal (GSTAT)?
[A] O. P. Choudhary
[B] Pankaj Chaudhary
[C] Sanjaya Kumar Mishra
[D] Ajay Bhushan Pandey

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9. What is the main objective of Indian National Center for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS), recently in news?
[A] To provide agricultural data and services
[B] To monitor and forecast weather patterns
[C] To provide ocean data, information, and advisory services
[D] To conduct research on space exploration

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10. What is the primary habitat of ‘Red Squirrel’, recently seen in news?
[A] Tropical rainforests
[B] Desert regions
[C] Coniferous forests
[D] Grasslands

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