1. What was the total amount received by the BJP through electoral bonds as reported in March 2024?
A) ₹5,000 crore
B) ₹6,060.5 crore
C) ₹7,000 crore
D) ₹6,500 crore
2. Which company made the single biggest donation to the BJP through electoral bonds?
A) Megha Engineering & Infrastructures Ltd.
B) Qwik Supply Chain Management Ltd.
C) Vedanta Group
D) Bharti Group
3. What was the stance of the BJP regarding the Supreme Court’s judgment on electoral bonds?
A) They welcomed the judgment for transparency.
B) They criticized the judgment as unconstitutional.
C) They respected the judgment but emphasized the scheme’s transparency goal.
D) They appealed the judgment.
4. As of March 2024, which political party was the second-largest beneficiary of electoral bonds after the BJP?
A) Congress
B) Trinamool Congress
C) Bharat Rashtra Samithi
D) YSR Congress Party
5. Which entity was the largest purchaser of electoral bonds overall?
A) Future Gaming Group
B) Megha Engineering & Infrastructures Ltd.
C) Qwik Supply Chain Management Ltd.
D) Vedanta Group
6. What is the main objective of India’s Electric Vehicle Policy?
A) To reduce the import of crude oil
B) To increase the export of electric vehicles
C) To boost local manufacturing of electric vehicles
D) To promote the use of diesel vehicles
7. Which of the following is a key feature of the Electric Vehicle Policy?
A) Duty reduction for EV imports
B) Ban on electric vehicles
C) Incentives for petrol vehicles
D) Increase in customs duty rate
8. What is the minimum domestic value addition (DVA) required within 3 years as per the policy?
A) 10%
B) 25%
C) 40%
D) 50%
9. How does the Electric Vehicle Policy align with India’s climate goals?
A) By increasing greenhouse gas emissions
B) By reducing emissions intensity by 45% by 2030
C) By promoting the use of fossil fuels
D) None of the above
10. What is the cap on the number of imported EVs per year as per the new policy?
A) 4,000
B) 6,000
C) 8,000
D) 10,000
11. What was the significant discovery at a construction site in Nuremberg, Germany, in 2024?
A) An ancient castle ruin
B) Over 1500 skeletons
C) A World War II bunker
D) A treasure trove of medieval coins
12. The mass grave found in Nuremberg is believed to be possibly the largest cemetery in Europe. What does this suggest about the site?
A) It was a battlefield
B) It was a site of a natural disaster
C) It was used during an epidemic
D) It was a royal burial ground
13. Which epidemic is most likely linked to the mass graves found in Nuremberg?
A) The Black Death
B) The Spanish Flu
C) The Bubonic Plague
D) The Cholera outbreak
14. What challenge did archaeologists face while excavating the mass graves in Nuremberg?
A) The graves were underwater
B) The graves were in a densely populated area
C) The graves were booby-trapped
D) The graves were under a protected historical monument
15. What historical event may have worsened the impact of the epidemic linked to the mass graves in Nuremberg?
A) The Hundred Years’ War
B) The Thirty Years’ War
C) The Napoleonic Wars
D) World War I
16. What happened to SpaceX’s Starship during its third test flight in March 2024?
A) It successfully landed on Mars.
B) It was destroyed on return to Earth.
C) It achieved orbit and returned safely.
D) It was converted into a satellite.
17. How long did the third test flight of SpaceX’s Starship last?
A) 10 minutes
B) 30 minutes
C) 50 minutes
D) 70 minutes
18. What was a significant milestone achieved by the Starship during its third test flight?
A) It flew around the globe for the first time.
B) It landed on the moon.
C) It docked with the International Space Station.
D) It carried 100 astronauts.
19. Where did the Starship take off from for its third test flight?
A) Kennedy Space Center, Florida
B) Vandenberg Air Force Base, California
C) Starbase, Boca Chica, Texas
D) Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
20. What was SpaceX’s approach to the Starship test flights?
A) To conduct a single flawless test
B) To push the spacecraft prototypes to the limit and beyond
C) To perform only virtual simulations
D) To launch without any pre-flight testing
21. What was the recent tragic event in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict?
A) A peace treaty was signed.
B) A new settlement was established.
C) Israeli soldiers killed at least 29 Palestinians in Gaza.
D) A joint economic initiative was launched.
22. What has been a significant cause of the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian Conflict?
A) Religious differences.
B) Political disputes.
C) Ethnic tensions.
D) Historical land claims.
23. Which international body partitioned Palestine in 1947, leading to the establishment of Israel?
A) United Nations.
B) European Union.
C) Arab League.
D) NATO.
24. What is the status of the city of Jerusalem in the Israel-Palestine conflict?
A) Jerusalem is entirely in Israeli control.
B) Jerusalem is entirely in Palestinian control.
C) Jerusalem is a shared city with disputed control.
D) Jerusalem has no significance in the conflict.
25. What term is commonly used to describe the Palestinian uprising against Israeli occupation?
A) Arab Spring.
B) Oslo Accords.
C) Intifada.
D) Quartet Initiative.
26. What was the theme for World Consumer Rights Day in 2024?
A) Sustainable Consumption
B) Fair and Responsible AI for Consumers
C) Building a Digital World Consumers can Trust
D) Consumer Justice Now
27. When is World Consumer Rights Day observed annually?
A) March 5
B) March 10
C) March 15
D) March 20
28. Which world leader is credited with formally addressing consumer rights on a global stage, leading to the establishment of World Consumer Rights Day?
A) John F. Kennedy
B) Franklin D. Roosevelt
C) Winston Churchill
D) Margaret Thatcher
29. What is a major concern regarding consumer rights in the age of AI, as highlighted by the 2024 theme?
A) The rise of cryptocurrency
B) The decline of traditional retail
C) Privacy breaches and data security
D) The increase in manual labor
30. Which organization is a champion of World Consumer Rights Day, promoting the event globally?
A) World Trade Organization (WTO)
B) International Monetary Fund (IMF)
C) United Nations (UN)
D) Consumers International (CI)
Answers Keys:
1. B) ₹6,060.5 crore
2. A) Megha Engineering & Infrastructures Ltd.
3. C) They respected the judgment but emphasized the scheme’s transparency goal.
4. B) Trinamool Congress
5. A) Future Gaming Group
6. C) To boost local manufacturing of electric vehicles
7. A) Duty reduction for EV imports
8. B) 25%
9. B) By reducing emissions intensity by 45% by 2030
10. C) 8,000
11. B) Over 1500 skeletons
12. C) It was used during an epidemic
13. C) The Bubonic Plague
14. B) The graves were in a densely populated area
15. B) The Thirty Years’ War
16. B) It was destroyed on return to Earth
17. C) 50 minutes.
18. A) It flew around the globe for the first time
19. C) Starbase, Boca Chica, Texas
20. B) To push the spacecraft prototypes to the limit and beyond
21. C) Israeli soldiers killed at least 29 Palestinians in Gaza.
22. D) Historical land claims
23. A) United Nations
24. C) Jerusalem is a shared city with disputed control
25. C) Intifada
26. B) Fair and Responsible AI for Consumers
27. C) March 15
28. A) John F. Kennedy
29. C) Privacy breaches and data security
30. D) Consumers International (CI)
