Current Affairs Quiz - September, 2024

1. Recently, where was the international conference on ‘Exploring the Life and Living Legacy of Guru Padmasambhava’ held?
[A] Indore, Madhya Pradesh
[B] Ayodhya, UP
[C] Nalanda, Bihar
[D] Kutch, Gujarat

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2. Recently, where was the “National Conference of District Judiciary” held?
[A] Bengaluru
[B] Hyderabad
[C] Chennai
[D] New Delhi

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3. Which organization recently launched “Vulture Count 2024” initiative?
[A] United Nations Environment Programme
[B] Global Footprint Network
[C] World Wide Fund for Nature-India
[D] Greenpeace

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4. Which ministry recently launched the ‘AgriSURE Fund’ and ‘Krishi Nivesh Portal’ in New Delhi?
[A] Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare
[B] Ministry of New & Renewable Energy
[C] Ministry of Rural Development
[D] Ministry of Power

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5. Phrynarachne decipiens, recently seen in the news, belongs to which species?
[A] Spider
[B] Frog
[C] Snake
[D] Fish

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6. Recently, which ministry has approved a Centralized Pension Payment System (CPPS) for the Employees’ Pension Scheme, 1995?
[A] Ministry of Women and Child Development
[B] Ministry of Labour and Employment
[C] Ministry of Home Affairs
[D] Ministry of Defence

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7. Smart Cities Mission (SCM), recently seen in the news, is an initiative of which ministry?
[A] Ministry of Urban Development
[B] Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
[C] Ministry of Rural Development
[D] Ministry of Commerce and Industry

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8. Recently, who became the oldest Indian to swim across the English Channel?
[A] Siddhartha Agarwal
[B] Vikrant Kashyap
[C] Anand Kumar
[D] Vikas Rao

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9. Recently, where was the “Eastern Economic Forum 2024” held?
[A] Bhopal, India
[B] Vladivostok, Russia
[C] Beijing, China
[D] Tokyo, Japan

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10. Recently, India has overtaken which country in the MSCI Emerging Markets Investable Market Index (MSCI EM IMI)?
[A] China
[B] Australia
[C] Japan
[D] Russia

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