Current Affairs 16 April 2024
01. Who has been appointed as the Brand Ambassador of SPACE India?
(a) Shalini Bahmba
(b) Shivam Gupta
(c) Mitul Jain
(d) Sanjana Sanghi
02. Which stadium has become the first Indian stadium to implement hybrid pitch technology?
(a) Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
(b) M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
(c) HPCA Stadium, Dharamshala
(d) Eden Gardens, Kolkata
03. Who is the author of the book “The Satanic Verses”?
(a) Salman Rushdie
(b) J.K. Rowling
(c) Gabriel García Márquez
(d) Haruki Murakami
04. Who was named a Young Global Leader in the World Economic Forum’s Class of 2024?
(a) Falguni Nayar
(b) Adwaita Nayar
(c) Vandana Luthra
(d) Ankiti Bose
05. Who has been appointed as the full-time CEO of BharatPe after the exit of Suhail Sameer in April 2024?
(a) Rajnish Kumar
(b) Nalin Negi
(c) Suhail Sameer
(d) None of the above
06. Which Navratna CPSE executed the project for the first-ever PSUs’ club, “Scope Social Interaction Centre”?
(a) Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC)
(b) NBCC (India) Limited
(c) Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL)
(d) National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC)
07. Which among these bureaucrats recently won multiple medals and broke records at the National Senior Powerlifting Championship?
(a) Ekta Vishnoi
(b) Dilkhush Meen
(c) Nandini Maharaj
(d) Arjun Mohan
08. Which stadium has become the first Indian stadium to implement hybrid pitch technology?
(a) Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
(b) M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
(c) HPCA Stadium, Dharamshala
(d) Eden Gardens, Kolkata
09. In which state is the 150 MW hybrid renewable energy project by Mahindra Group being set up?
(a) Gujarat
(b) Rajasthan
(c) Karnataka
(d) Maharashtra
10. Which university ranked among the world’s top 100 in 2 subjects and was first in India in 3 subjects among private universities according to QS World University Rankings by Subject 2024?
(a) Amity University
(b) Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani
(c) Lovely Professional University
(d) Chandigarh University
| ANSWER KEY | |||
| 01 | D | 06 | B |
| 02 | C | 07 | A |
| 03 | A | 08 | C |
| 04 | B | 09 | D |
| 05 | B | 10 | D |