Current Affairs 29 April 2024
01. Who has been appointed as Director in the Department of Land Resources in April 2024?
(a) Nikesh Arora
(b) Sarvadanand Barnwal
(c) Indra Nooyi
(d) Shantanu Narayen
02. Who won the men’s title at the 16th TCS World 10K Bengaluru?
(a) Peter Mwaniki
(b) Hillary Chepkwony
(c) Emmaculate Achol
(d) Lilian Kasait
03. Who won the Batch Open Squash title by defeating France’s Melvil Scianimanico?
(a) Saurav Ghosal
(b) Joshna Chinappa
(c) Ramit Tandon
(d) Velavan Senthilkumar
04. Who has been appointed as the Chief Vigilance Officer (CVO) of NTPC Limited in April 2024?
(a) Ravindra Kumar
(b) Piyush Singh
(c) Rashmita Jha
(d) Sangitha Varier
05. The main objective of UNCTAD is
(a) To deal with only trade
(b) To deal with trade and development
(c) To deal with trade, investment and development of developing countries
(d) To deal with trade, investment and development of least developed countries
06. International Dance Day is celebrated by which institution?
(a) International Theatre Institute
(b) International Dance Council
(c) Arthur Murray International Dance Studios
(d) Choreo Culture International Dance Academy
07. From which country did Alejandra Marisa Rodriguez, the 60-year-old lawyer, win the Miss Universe title in April 2024?
(a) Brazil
(b) Mexico
(c) Argentina
(d) Uruguay
08. Who has been appointed as the new Chief Vigilance Officer (CVO) of the Jawahar Lal Nehru Port Authority (JNPA) in April 2024?
(a) Vidyadhar A Malegaonkar
(b) Debadree Lekhara
(c) Shivani Saroj
(d) Manoj Kumar
09. Which media company’s AI news anchor, Sana, won the 2024 Global Media Award for AI-led newsroom transformation?
(a) Hindustan Times
(b) India Today
(c) Times of India
(d) DD News
10. In the context of the developments in Space Technology, “Tiangong” sometimes seen in the news, refers to:
(a) Anti-satellite missile system developed by North Korea
(b) Lunar mission announced by Japan that will land the first woman on the Moon
(c) A permanent space station of China
(d) Spacecraft that has found accessible water on asteroid Bennu
| ANSWER KEY | |||
| 01 | B | 06 | A |
| 02 | A | 07 | C |
| 03 | D | 08 | D |
| 04 | C | 09 | B |
| 05 | C | 10 | C |