Current Affairs 22 April 2024

Current Affairs 22 April 2024

01. Who has recently been appointed as the brand ambassador for Citroen in India?
(a) Virat Kohli
(b) Mahendra Singh Dhoni
(c) Sachin Tendulkar
(d) Rohit Sharma

02. Who became the youngest ever player to win the Candidates Chess Tournament?
(a) D Gukesh
(b) Praggnanandhaa R
(c) Vidit Gujrathi
(d) Arjun Erigaisi

03. What is the VASA-1 AI model, introduced by Microsoft, capable of?
(a) Predicting weather changes
(b) Simulating car racing games
(c) Turning images into lifelike talking videos
(d) Generating music from text

04. In which Gulf country was the first Hindi radio broadcast started, further strengthening relations between that country and India?
(a) Saudi Arabia
(b) UAE 
(c) Bahrain
(d) Kuwait 

05. When was National Civil Services Day 2024 celebrated recently?
(a) 18 April
(b) 19 April
(c) 20 April
(d) 21 April

06. Who has recently won India’s first Paris Olympic quota in the men’s single scull event in rowing?
(a) Arvind Singh
(b) Ujjwal Kumar
(c) Balraj Panwar
(d) Ritika Hooda

07. Who has recently tested ‘superlarge’ cruise missile “Hwasal-1 Ra3”?
(a) Japan
(b) North Korea
(c) Australia
(d) Brazil

08. Which is the largest stellar black hole recently discovered in our galaxy by European astronomers?
(a) Devika
(b) Igla-s
(c) BH-3
(d) Shiva-Shakti

09. Which is the top electronics exporting state of India in FY 2023- 24?
(a) Telangana
(b) Uttar Pradesh 
(c) Karnataka
(d) Tamil Nadu

10. Which company showed the highest commitment to Viksit Bharat as per SKOCH’s “India Involved Assessment Index 2023”?
(a) Reliance Industries
(b) Tata Motors
(c) Infosys
(d) Wipro