Current Affairs 05 June 2024

Current Affairs 05 June 2024

01. Which country is the host of World Environment Day 2024?
(a) India
(b) Japan
(c) China
(d) Saudi Arabia

02. PNB, IIFCL signed pact for financing infrastructure projects. Who is the CEO of Punjab National Bank (PNB)?
(a) Sunil Mehta
(b) Anish Chandra Gupta
(c) Atul Kumar Goel
(d) Shargun Kapoor

03. PM Modi launched tree plantation campaign on World Environment Day.  What is the theme of World Environment Day 2024?
(a) Climate Change and Renewable Energy
(b) Land restoration, desertification, and drought resilience
(c) Water Conservation
(d) Air Pollution Control

04. In which state was the ‘Paraparatrechina Neela’ blue ant species discovered?
(a) Sikkim
(b) Assam
(c) Arunachal Pradesh
(d) Meghalaya

05. Name the lab that developed non-infectious Nipah virus-like particles.
(a) Institute of Advanced Virology, Kerala
(b) National Institute of Virology, Pune
(c) Indian Council of Medical Research
(d) Serum Institute of India

06.  ______________ to issue world’s first EV battery passport ahead of EU rules
(a) Volvo
(b) Eicher
(c) BMW
(d) Mercedes

07. What is the rank of the Netherlands as India’s export destination for the fiscal year 2023-24?
(a) First
(b) Third
(c) Sixth
(d) Seventh

08. Rainfall in Bengaluru broke 133-year-old rainfall record. How much rainfall did Bengaluru receive to break its 133-year-old record?
(a) 95.2 mm
(b) 110.3 mm
(c) 111.1 mm
(d) 120.7 mm

09. Which country’s space agency is KASA?
(a) Japan
(b) South Korea
(c) China
(d) Vietnam

10. Name the telescope that discovered the two earliest and most distant galaxies in the universe.
(a) Kepler Space Telescope
(b) Spitzer Space Telescope
(c) Astrosat Multi-Wavelength Space Telescope
(d) James Webb Space Telescope