Current Affairs MCQs - 13 May 2024(English) | Latest GK Quiz & Questions

2024-06-09 01:01:21

1. Where will India host the 'Bharat Parv' event for the first time?

A) 77th Cannes Film Festival

B) 55th India International Film Festival (IFFI)

C) World Audio-Visual & Entertainment Summit (WAVES)

D) Goa Film Festival

Answer: A) 77th Cannes Film Festival

2. Where will the 55th India International Film Festival (IFFI) take place?

A) Cannes, France

B) Goa, India

C) Mumbai, India

D) New Delhi, India

Answer: B) Goa, India

3. What was the value of India's forex reserves for the week ended May 3?

A) USD 638.59 billion

B) USD 641.59 billion

C) USD 648.59 billion

D) USD 650.59 billion

Answer: B) USD 641.59 billion

4. When did R. Lakshmi Kanth Rao take charge as Executive Director of RBI?

A) May 1, 2024

B) May 10, 2024

C) May 15, 2024

D) May 20, 2024

Answer: B) May 10, 2024

5. Which departments will R. Lakshmi Kanth Rao handle as Executive Director of RBI?

A) Department of Regulation, Department of Communication, and DICGC

B) Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation (DICGC), Right to Information Act (FAA), and Department of Communication

C) Department of Currency Management, Department of Financial Stability, and DICGC

D) Department of Economic Policy, Department of Financial Markets, and Department of Communication

Answer: B) Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation (DICGC), Right to Information Act (FAA), and Department of Communication

6. Where will the 7th edition of the Joint Military Exercise 'Shakti' be held?

A) Umroi region, Meghalaya

B) Pune, Maharashtra

C) Bengaluru, Karnataka

D) New Delhi, India

Answer: A) Umroi region, Meghalaya

7. What is the aim of the Exercise 'Shakti'?

A) To enhance joint military capacity for Conventional Warfare

B) To enhance joint military capacity for Multi-Domain Operations in a Sub Conventional scenario

C) To enhance joint military capacity for Cyber Warfare

D) To enhance joint military capacity for Naval Operations

Answer: B) To enhance joint military capacity for Multi-Domain Operations in a Sub Conventional scenario

8. When is International Nurses Day celebrated every year?

A) May 10

B) May 12

C) May 15

D) May 20

Answer: B) May 12

9. What is the theme for International Nurses Day?

A) "Nurses: The Heart of Healthcare"

B) "Our Nurses. Our Future. The economic power of care"

C) "Celebrating Nurses' Contributions"

D) "Nurses: The Backbone of Healthcare"

Answer: B) "Our Nurses. Our Future. The economic power of care"

10. Who has recently been appointed as the president of Chad?

A) Mahamat Deby Itno

B) Idriss Deby

C) Muhammadu Buhari

D) Paul Biya

Answer: A) Mahamat Deby Itno

11. When is National Technology Day celebrated every year?

A) May 1

B) May 11

C) May 15

D) May 20

Answer: B) May 11

12. What is the theme for National Technology Day 2024?

A) "Technology for a Better Tomorrow"

B) "School to Startups-Igniting Young Minds to Innovate"

C) "Innovate India"

D) "Digital India"

Answer: B) "School to Startups-Igniting Young Minds to Innovate"

13. Where is the world's largest direct air capture (DAC) plant, Mammoth, located?

A) Switzerland

B) Iceland

C) United States

D) Canada

Answer: B) Iceland

14. How much larger is Mammoth compared to its predecessor, Orca?

A) Twice as large

B) Five times as large

C) Ten times as large

D) Twenty times as large

Answer: C) Ten times as large

15. How many medals did the Indian contingent earn at the ASBC Asian U-22 & Youth Boxing Championships 2024?

A) 30 medals

B) 35 medals

C) 40 medals

D) 43 medals

Answer: D) 43 medals