1. What is ‘Stargate’, recently mentioned in the news?
A) Black hole
B) Meteorological satellite
C) AI Supercomputer
D) Nuclear powered submarine
2. Eco-Niwas Samhita (ENS), a residential energy conservation building code, was developed by which organization?
A) Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA)
B) Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR)
C) Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE)
D) Department of Science & Technology
3. Which equipment was used by the Indian Air Force’s MI 17 V5 helicopter to fight the forest fires in Nainital district, Uttarakhand?
A) Fire retardant chemicals
B) Water cannons
C) Bambi Bucket
D) Fire extinguishing missiles
4. Recently, which city is being established by the armed forces as the country’s first India’s first tri-service common defense station?
A) Bengaluru
B) Chennai
C) Mumbai
D) Hyderabad
5. Recently, who were named the women’s and men’s player of the year, respectively, at the sixth annual Hockey India Awards?
A) Gurjit Kaur and Manpreet Singh
B) Rani Rampal and Vivek Prasad
C) Salima Tete and Hardik Singh
D) Savita Punia and Krishan Pathak
6. Which state of India recently witnessed the ‘Swell waves’?
A) Maharashtra
B) Kerala
C) Gujarat
D) Andhra Pradesh
7. Recently, which European Union country became the largest to legalize recreational use of cannabis?
A) Greece
B) Belgium
C) Germany
D) Ireland
8. Recently, what target has the India set for the export of marine products in 2023-24?
A) $9.1 billion
B) $7.7 billion
C) $8.6 billion
D) $11.1 billion
9. What is the name of the world’s oldest man that died at the age of 114 recently?
A) John Tinniswood
B) Juan Vicente Perez Mora
C) Yukichi Chuganji
D) Eugenie Blanchard
10. Which country has supported the BIMSTEC Charter recently?
A) Nepal
B) Bhutan
C) Bangladesh
D) Myanmar
11. Which port has recently received approval to operate as India’s first transshipment port, facilitating the transfer of cargo between ships?
A) Kochi Port
B) Mundra Port
C) Vizhinjam Port
D) Chennai Port
12. Which of the following is not a feature of the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020?
A) Emphasis on vocational training
B) Inclusion of Sanskrit as a compulsory language
C) Reduction of curriculum load
D) Promotion of online and digital learning
13. Which country has been placed on the Priority Watch List by the US for lack of sufficient measurable improvements to its Intellectual Property framework?
A) China
B) Russia
C) India
D) Brazil
14. The Annual Meeting of the Defence Ministers of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in 2024 was held in which city?
A) Beijing
B) New Delhi
C) Astana
D) Moscow
15. On April 25th, 2024, China launched the Shenzhou-18 spacecraft to its space station. What is the main goal of China’s space program that this mission contributes to?
A) Establishing a permanent colony on Mars
B) Sending a rover to the dark side of the Moon
C) Putting astronauts on the Moon by 2030
D) Launching a new space telescope
16. What is the theme for World Veterinary Day in 2024?
A) Veterinarians and Animal Welfare
B) Veterinarians are essential health workers
C) Veterinarians: Guardians of Animal Health
D) One Health, One World
17. When was the first World Veterinary Day celebrated?
A) April 27, 1998
B) April 29, 2000
C) April 28, 2001
D) April 30, 1999
18. Which of the following is a type of software development methodology?
A) Agile
B) Waterfall
C) Scrum
D) Kanban
19. Who has been named as one of the ambassadors for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024, joining Chris Gayle and Usain Bolt to promote the event in the USA?
A) Sachin Tendulkar
B) Virat Kohli
C) Yuvraj Singh
D) Ricky Ponting
20. Who has been named as the ambassador of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Qualifier?
A) Mithali Raj
B) Ellyse Perry
C) Sana Mir
D) Meg Lanning
Answer Keys:
1. Answer: C) AI Supercomputer
2. Answer: C) Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE)
3. Answer: C) Bambi Bucket
4. Answer: C) Mumbai
5. Answer: C) Salima Tete and Hardik Singh
6. Answer: B) Kerala
7. Answer: C) Germany
8. Answer: A) $9.1 billion
9. Answer: B) Juan Vicente Perez Mora
10. Answer: A) Nepal
11. Answer: C) Vizhinjam Port
12. Answer: B) Inclusion of Sanskrit as a compulsory language
13. Answer: C) India
14. Answer: C) Astana
15. Answer: C) Putting astronauts on the Moon by 2030
16. Answer: B) Veterinarians are essential health workers
17. Answer: B) April 29, 2000
18. Answer: A) Agile
19. Answer: C) Yuvraj Singh
20. Answer: C) Sana Mir
