Current Affairs 08 June 2024
01. What is the focus of the European Space Agency’s EarthCARE satellite launch by a Falcon 9 rocket?
(a) Monitoring ocean currents
(b) Studying the Earth’s magnetic field
(c) Study of clouds and aerosols in Earth’s climate
(d) Observing wildlife migration patterns
02. “World Ocean Day” is observed globally on 8th June every year. What is the theme of World Ocean Day 2024 by World Ocean Day Organization?
(a) The Ocean: Life and Livelihoods
(b) Our Oceans, Our Future
(c) Revitalization: collective action for the ocean
(d) Catalyzing Action for Our Ocean & Climate
03. Who is the newly appointed Chief Secretary of Andhra Pradesh? (As of June 2024)
(a) KS Jawahar Reddy
(b) Neerabh Kumar Prasad
(c) R Muthyala Raju
(d) Narayan Bharat Gupta
04. Who was named EY World Entrepreneur of the Year 2024?
(a) Uday Kotak
(b) Kiran Majumdar Shaw
(c) NR Narayana Murthy
(d) Vellayan Subbiah
05. What is the projected real GDP growth rate for India in FY’25 according to the RBI?
(a) 6.5%
(b) 7.0%
(c) 7.2%
(d) 7.5%
06. Who took over the additional charge of Director General of Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) as of May 31, 2024?
(a) Kamal Kishore Soan
(b) Rajesh Sharma
(c) Anil Kumar Gupta
(d) Vijay Singh
07. Who is the brand ambassador for Bisleri International’s #DoubleTheChill campaign for Bisleri Limonata?
(a) Ranveer Singh
(b) Varun Dhawan
(c) Aditya Roy Kapur
(d) Tiger Shroff
08. Which state government removed the age limit cap on the ‘Mukhyamantri Kisan Evam Khetihar Mazdoor Jeevan Suraksha Yojana’?
(a) Punjab
(b) Gujarat
(c) Rajasthan
(d) Haryana
09. Who has been appointed as the managing director and chief executive of PNB MetLife India Insurance, effective July 1?
(a) Sameer Bansal
(b) Roshan Kapoor
(c) Rajesh Sharma
(d) Suresh Gupta
10. In which year the first World Brain Tumour Day was celebrated?
(a) 1999
(b) 2000
(c) 2005
(d) 2012
| ANSWER KEY | |||
| 01 | C | 06 | A |
| 02 | D | 07 | C |
| 03 | B | 08 | D |
| 04 | D | 09 | A |
| 05 | C | 10 | B |