Current Affairs 18 June 2024
01. What is the full form of ‘e-flow’ in the context of the Jal Shakti Ministry’s recently launched monitoring system?
(a) Environmental Flow
(b) Ecological Flow
(c) Ecotown Flow
(d) Eco-sounding Flow
02. For which book did the English writer K Vaishali win the Yuva Puraskar?
(a) Smritiyon Ke Beech Ghiri Hai Prithvi
(b) 51 Baal Kahaniyan
(c) The Blue Horse and Other Amazing Animal Stories from Indian History
(d) Homeless: Growing up Lesbian and Dyslexic in India
03. Who became the first Indian to be conferred the ‘Nelson Mandela Lifetime Achievement Award’ of South Africa?
(a) Vikas Bahl
(b) Vinod Ganatra
(c) Vidhu Vinod Chopra
(d) Vikramaditya Motwane
04. Who were recently appointed as Permanent Judges of the Gauhati High Court?
(a) Justice Susmita Phukan Khaund and Justice Rajesh Sekhri
(b) Justice Mitali Thakuria and Justice Rajesh Sekhri
(c) Justice Susmita Phukan Khaund and Justice Mitali Thakuria
(d) Justice Susmita Phukan Khaund and Justice P. R. Seshadri
05. What is the theme for International Day of Yoga (IDY) 2024?
(a) Yoga for Health
(b) Yoga for Peace
(c) Yoga for Global Unity
(d) Yoga for Self and Society
06. Who was elected unopposed as the Speaker of the 8th Arunachal Pradesh Assembly? (June 2024)
(a) Pema Khandu
(b) Ninong Ering
(c) Tesam Pongte
(d) Chowna Mein
07. Who was recently elected as a member of the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences?
(a) Annurag Batra
(b) Ravi Shastri
(c) Narayani Devi Verma
(d) P. R. Seshadri
08. Who broke Chris Gayle’s record for the fastest T20 century?
(a) Sahil Chauhan
(b) Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton
(c) Hazratullah Zazai
(d) Finn Allen
09. Which space center will deliver the advanced training for ISRO astronauts as part of the India-US Space Partnership?
(a) NASA Kennedy Space Center
(b) NASA Johnson Space Center
(c) NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
(d) NASA Ames Research Center
10. Which university in Delhi NCR installed a Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) receiver in collaboration with ISRO?
(a) Jawaharlal Nehru University
(b) Delhi University
(c) Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University
(d) Manav Rachna University
ANSWER KEY | |||
01 | A | 06 | C |
02 | D | 07 | A |
03 | B | 08 | A |
04 | C | 09 | B |
05 | D | 10 | D |