Current Affairs 30 April 2024

Current Affairs 30 April 2024

01. Who announced his resignation as Scotland’s First Minister in April 2024?
(a) Nicole Sturgeon
(b) Rishi Sunak
(c) Humza Yousaf
(d) Suella Braverman

02. Who has been appointed as Director in the Department of Expenditure under the Ministry of Finance in April 2024?
(a) Praveen Ranjan (IDAS)
(b) Mohan Sharma (IAS)
(c) Neha Gupta (IPS)
(d) Ramesh Kumar (IRS)

03. In which country was the 90-million-year-old herbivore dinosaur Chakisaurus discovered?
(a) Brazil
(b) Chile
(c) Mexico
(d) Argentina

04. Which country launched the first of 8 Hangor-class submarines built for Pakistan?
(a) China
(b) United States
(c) Russia
(d) Turkey

05. Who won the international medal in the 16-18 age category 200-meter individual medley at the 59th Malaysia Invitational Age Group competition?
(a) Akshay Nair
(b) Yug Chelani
(c) Siddharth Singh
(d) Rahul Joshi

06. How is ‘Gaganyaan’ related to Indian Space Program? 
(a) It is India’s first communication satellite
(b) It is a Global Positioning System developed by ISRO
(c) It is India’s first indigenous human space mission
(d) It is India’s first mission to Jupiter

07. India’s squad for ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 announced by BCCI. Who will be the captain in this tournament?
(a) Hardik Pandya
(b) Sanju Samson
(c) Yashasvi Jaiswal
(d) Rohit Sharma

08. Who has been appointed as the head coach for Test cricket by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) in April 2024?
(a) Gary Kirsten
(b) Jason Gillespie
(c) Andrew Barry McDonald 
(d) Nick Hockley

09. Which among the following has the power to regulate the Government Securities (Gsecs) in India? 
(a) Reserve Bank of India 
(b) Finance Commission 
(c) NABARD
(d) NITI Aayog 

10. With which country did the Indian Navy participate in the Maritime Partnership Exercise in April 2024?
(a) United States
(b) France
(c) United Kingdom
(d) Australia