Current Affairs 04 July 2024
01. Who has authored the book titled ‘Kargil War: The Turning Point’?
(a) Brigadier (Retd) S K Sinha
(b) Colonel M B Ravindranath
(c) Major General (Retd) G D Bakshi
(d) Lt General (Retd) K T Parnaik
02. What is the name of the Advanced Land Observing Satellite launched by Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency to revolutionize disaster management?
(a) HAYABUSA-2
(b) KIBO-2
(c) IKAROS-4
(d) DAICHI-4
03. Where will India host the 46th session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee in July 2024?
(a) Bengaluru
(b) Kolkata
(c) New Delhi
(d) Ladakh
04. Which organization is launching the ‘Sampoornata Abhiyan’ campaign aimed at achieving development indicators in Aspirational Districts and Blocks?
(a) NITI Aayog
(b) Ministry of Rural Development
(c) Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
(d) Department of Social Justice
05. Who has been appointed as the Chief Airport Officer at Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport in Guwahati?
(a) Ashwin Noronha
(b) Ajit Singh
(c) Ravi Sharma
(d) Neha Kapoor
06. Recently, Hemant Soren has reclaimed the Jharkhand Chief Minister post. What is the state bird of Jharkhand?
(a) Peacock
(b) Koel
(c) Sparrow
(d) Pigeon
07. What is the newly hiked pension amount under the NTR Bharosa Pension Scheme launched by Andhra Pradesh CM Chandrababu Naidu?
(a) Rs 5,000
(b) Rs 2,000
(c) Rs 3,000
(d) Rs 4,000
08. Who has been chosen as South Korea’s torchbearer for the 2024 Paris Olympics, promoting themes of “harmony” and “peace”?
(a) Lee Myung-bak
(b) BTS’ Jin
(c) Song Hye-kyo
(d) Yoon Suk Yeol
09. Who has been appointed as the new additional national security adviser, ensuring continuity in the national security apparatus under PM Modi’s regime?
(a) T V Ravichandran
(b) Pavan Kapoor
(c) Rajinder Khanna
(d) Manas Singh
10. What type of study has Chandrayaan-3’s Pragyan rover conducted at the Moon’s South Pole?
(a) Geological mapping
(b) Meteorological analysis
(c) Biological survey
(d) Astronomical observation
| ANSWER KEY | |||
| 01 | B | 06 | B |
| 02 | D | 07 | D |
| 03 | C | 08 | B |
| 04 | A | 09 | C |
| 05 | A | 10 | A |