Current Affairs 03 May 2024
01. Which Indian state recently launched the ‘Nakshatra Sabha’ Astro Tourism Campaign?
(a) Kerala
(b) Uttarakhand
(c) Rajasthan
(d) Himachal Pradesh
02. Who has been approved as the Managing Director and CEO of Jio Financial Services by the Corporate Affairs Ministry (MCA)?
(a) Manoj Modi
(b) Bharat Patel
(c) Panda Madhusudana Siva Prasad
(d) Hitesh Kumar Sethia
03. Recently, AstraZeneca acknowledged that its covid vaccine, Covishield, can lead to Thrombosis. It is a disease of the _________.
(a) Thyroid gland
(b) Heart
(c) Blood
(d) Lungs
04. What is the theme of the World Press Freedom Day for the year 2024?
(a) “A Press for the Planet: Journalism in the face of the environmental crisis”
(b) “Keeping Power in Check: Media, Justice and the Rule of Law”
(c) “Critical Minds: Media’s role in advancing peaceful, just and inclusive societies”
(d) “Journalism under Digital Siege”
05. Who has been appointed as Secretary (at Director level) of the National Jute Board under the Ministry of Textiles in April 2024?
(a) Abhinay Kumar Saxena
(b) Atul Jain
(c) Rashmi Ranjan Patnaik
(d) Bhushan Singh
06. Who received the Whitley Gold Award 2024 for her conservation efforts of the endangered Greater Adjutant Stork and its wetland habitat?
(a) Suresh Joshi
(b) Dr. Purnima Devi Barman
(c) Aroop Mukherjee
(d) Dr. Ajaya Nand Jha
07. Which company’s India affiliate has been recognized as a Top Employer for the fifth consecutive year?
(a) Philip Morris International (PMI)
(b) Coca-Cola
(c) PepsiCo
(d) Procter & Gamble (P&G)
08. Where is the National Women’s Hockey League 2024 taking place?
(a) Mumbai
(b) Kolkata
(c) Chennai
(d) Ranchi
09. Which organization will be responsible for managing all Indian Remote Sensing satellite data and products starting from May 1, 2024?
(a) Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)
(b) Indian Remote Sensing Corporation (IRSC)
(c) NewSpace India Limited (NSIL)
(d) Indian Earth Observation Systems (IEOS)
10. Who was the Commissioner and Registrar General of Census of India 2011?
(a) Mr. C. Chandramouli
(b) Mr. Vivek Joshi
(c) Mr. W. W. Plowden
(d) Mr. E.A. Gate
| ANSWER KEY | |||
| 01 | B | 06 | B |
| 02 | D | 07 | A |
| 03 | C | 08 | D |
| 04 | A | 09 | C |
| 05 | D | 10 | A |