Current Affairs 18 April 2024

Current Affairs 18 April 2024

01. Which IIT launched the country’s first mobile medical devices calibration facility?
(a) IIT Delhi
(b) IIT Bombay
(c) IIT Kharagpur
(d) IIT Madras

02. What is the theme of World Heritage Day 2024?
(a) Heritage and Climate
(b) Complex Pasts: Diverse Futures
(c) Shared Cultures, Shared Heritage, Shared Responsibility
(d) Discover and experience diversity

03. Which magazine releases the annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world, that has been revealed in April 2024?
(a) Forbes
(b) Time
(c) The Economist
(d) Vanity Fair

04. Where did the 13th European Girls’ Mathematical Olympiad (EGMO) 2024 take place?
(a) Chennai, India
(b) Moscow, Russia
(c) Paris, France
(d) Tskaltubo, Georgia

05. Which institute played a crucial role in the Surya Tilak Project at Ayodhya?
(a) Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru
(b) Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay
(c) Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA)
(d) Indian Institute Of Technology, Delhi

06. Dalip Majithia, India’s oldest Air Force Pilot passed away at 103. At which post did he retire?
(a) Squadron Leader
(b) Wing Commander
(c) Group Captain
(d) Air Commodore

07. What is the name of the volcano in Indonesia that erupted, leading to evacuations of the public?
(a) Mount Rinjani
(b) Mount Merapi
(c) Mount Agung
(d) Ruang volcano

08. Which country has become the first in Africa’s “meningitis belt” to introduce the new Men5CV or ‘MenFive’ meningitis vaccine?
(a) Kenya
(b) South Africa
(c) Nigeria
(d) Ghana

09. Which state leads in tree plantation under the ‘green credit’ plan with 954 hectares of approved degraded forest land for plantation/greening exercises?
(a) Gujarat
(b) Madhya Pradesh
(c) Telangana
(d) Assam

10. Which city in the United Arab Emirates hosted the 16th World Future Energy Summit in April 2024?
(a) Abu Dhabi
(b) Dubai
(c) Sharjah
(d) Ajman