Current Affairs 21 May 2024
01. Who has taken over as the CII President for the term 2024-25? (May 2024)
(a) R Dinesh
(b) Rajiv Memani
(c) Sanjiv Puri
(d) Natarajan Chandrasekaran
02. Who won the Italian Open against Aryna Sabalenka in 2024?
(a) Naomi Osaka
(b) Simona Halep
(c) Serena Williams
(d) Iga Swiatek
03. A new vaccine using mRNA technology is being recently developed for which disease?
(a) Tuberculosis
(b) Typhoid
(c) Influenza
(d) Hepatitis B
04. Who won the 2024 US PGA Championship, securing their first major title?
(a) Rory McIlroy
(b) Dustin Johnson
(c) Collin Morikawa
(d) Xander Schauffele
05. Who was appointed as the Vice-Chairman of the International Aluminium Institute (IAI) in May 2024?
(a) John Slaven
(b) Mark Nelson
(c) Alan Smith
(d) Robert Johnson
06. What is the expected GDP growth rate for India in the fiscal year 2023-24 according to India Ratings and Research? (May 2024)
(a) 6.2-6.8%
(b) 6.9-7%
(c) 7-7.4%
(d) 7.1-7.5%
07. Who won the Casablanca Chess Variant tournament?
(a) Magnus Carlsen
(b) Hikaru Nakamura
(c) Bassem Amin
(d) Viswanathan Anand
08. Which company appointed Mahesh Rajaraman as Chief Risk Officer (CRO) with effect from August 1, 2024?
(a) Tata Capital
(b) HDFC Bank
(c) Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services
(d) ICICI Bank
09. Who won the 2024 US PGA Championship, securing their first major title?
(a) Rory McIlroy
(b) Dustin Johnson
(c) Collin Morikawa
(d) Xander Schauffele
10. National Anti Terrorism Day is observed to commemorate which of the following?
(a) Pay tribute to martyrs of the attack of 26/11
(b) To commemorate the death anniversary of former Prime Minister of India, Rajiv Gandhi
(c) Pay tribute to the martyrs of attack of 9/11
(d) To Pay tribute to the martyrs of Pulwama attack
| ANSWER KEY | |||
| 01 | C | 06 | B |
| 02 | D | 07 | A |
| 03 | C | 08 | C |
| 04 | D | 09 | D |
| 05 | A | 10 | B |