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

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4. 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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5. 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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6. 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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7. Cricketer Ben Wells, who recently announced his retirement, belongs to which country?
[A] Australia
[B] England
[C] South Africa
[D] Bangladesh

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8. In the recent decision by the Supreme Court, what percent of seats has been reserved specifically for women in the bar association committee?
[A] 25%
[B] 30%
[C] 32%
[D] 33%

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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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