1. Where has L&T Technology Services launched a simulation centre for Airbus?
A) Chennai
B) Bengaluru
C) Hyderabad
D) Mumbai
2. What is the purpose of the simulation centre of excellence (CoE) launched by L&T Technology Services for Airbus?
A) To design new aircraft models
B) To provide engineering support for Airbus aircraft structural simulation activities
C) To manufacture aircraft components
D) To conduct flight training programs
3. When is the International Day of the Markhor celebrated?
A) May 23
B) May 24
C) May 25
D) May 26
4. What is the conservation status of the markhor according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature?
A) Endangered
B) Near Threatened
C) Vulnerable
D) Critically Endangered
5. When is National Brother's Day celebrated every year?
A) 24 April
B) 24 May
C) 24 June
D) 24 July
6. Who is credited with founding National Brother's Day in 2005?
A) C Daniel Rhodes
B) Martin Luther King Jr.
C) George Washington
D) Albert Einstein
7. What is the name of the initiative launched by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to inspire people to celebrate athletes participating in the Paris Olympics?
A) Let's Move India
B) Olympic Champions
C) Athlete Celebration
D) Paris Olympics Campaign
8. Who has joined forces with the IOC to extend invitations to schools across India to join the 'Let's Move India' movement?
A) Abhinav Bindra
B) Neeraj Chopra
C) PV Sindhu
D) Sushmita Sen
9. Who won a gold medal at the IWF World Youth Championships in the women's 40kg category?
A) Preetismita Bhoi
B) Karnam Malleswari
C) Mirabai Chanu
D) Sushmita Dey
10. What is the new youth clean and jerk world record set by Preetismita Bhoi in the women's 40kg category?
A) 74kg
B) 75kg
C) 76kg
D) 78kg
11. Who won the International Booker Prize for fiction in 2024?
A) Jenny Erpenbeck and Michael Hofmann
B) Jenny Erpenbeck only
C) Michael Hofmann only
D) Anonymous author
12. What is the setting of the story "Kairos" by Jenny Erpenbeck?
A) Post-unification Germany
B) Final years of East Germany
C) Modern-day Berlin
D) Cold War era USA
13. Who has been awarded the 2024 Shaw Prize in Astronomy?
A) Srinivas R. Kulkarni
B) Sudha Murty
C) George Ellery Hale
D) Run Run Shaw
14. What is the monetary award associated with the Shaw Prize?
A) USD 1 million
B) USD 1.2 million
C) USD 1.5 million
D) USD 2 million
15. What is the name of the premium fuel exported by Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. (IOCL) to Sri Lanka?
A) XP95
B) XP100
C) XP105
D) XP110
16. What is the benefit of using XP100 fuel, according to the text?
A) Only reduces engine deposits
B) Only minimizes maintenance
C) Enhances engine performance, faster acceleration, smoother drivability, and improved fuel economy, while reducing engine deposits and emissions
D) Only reduces tailpipe emissions
17. Which three countries have announced that they would recognise the Palestinian state?
A) Norway, Spain, and Ireland
B) France, Germany, and Italy
C) UK, US, and Canada
D) Australia, China, and Japan
18. When will the official recognition of an independent Palestinian state by Norway, Spain, and Ireland take effect?
A) 28 May 2023
B) 28 May 2024
C) 28 May 2025
D) 28 May 2026
19. How many member states of the 27-nation European Union currently recognise a Palestinian state?
A) 5
B) 7
C) 10
D) 12
20. What percentage of reservation has been mandated for women in government contract jobs in Karnataka?
A) 25%
B) 30%
C) 33%
D) 40%
21. What type of posts are usually hired through third-party agencies in government departments?
A) Group A and Group B posts
B) Group C and Group D posts
C) Group C and Group A posts
D) Group B and Group D posts
22. Who is the youngest Indian mountaineer to scale Mt. Everest from the Nepal side?
A) Kaamya Karthikeyan
B) Malavath Purna
C) Arjun Vajpai
D) Krushnaa Patil
23. What is the height of Mt. Everest, which Kaamya Karthikeyan successfully summited?
A) 8,000 m
B) 8,849 m
C) 9,000 m
D) 9,849 m
24. What is the benefit of the Israeli company's technology for Shahi Litchi farmers?
A) Increased production of litchis
B) Reduced transportation costs
C) Extended shelf life of litchis up to four days
D) Improved aroma of litchis
25. How many members does the International Solar Alliance have after Spain joined?
A) 98
B) 99
C) 100
D) 101
Answer Keys:
1. Answer: B) Bengaluru
2. Answer: B) To provide engineering support for Airbus aircraft structural simulation activities
3. Answer: B) May 24
4. Answer: B) Near Threatened
5. Answer: B) 24 May
6. Answer: A) C Daniel Rhodes
7. Answer: A) Let's Move India
8. Answer: A) Abhinav Bindra
9. Answer: A) Preetismita Bhoi
10. Answer: C) 76kg
11. Answer: A) Jenny Erpenbeck and Michael Hofmann
12. Answer: B) Final years of East Germany
13. Answer: A) Srinivas R. Kulkarni
14. Answer: B) USD 1.2 million
15. Answer: B) XP100
16. Answer: C) Enhances engine performance, faster acceleration, smoother drivability, and improved fuel economy, while reducing engine deposits and emissions
17. Answer: A) Norway, Spain, and Ireland
18. Answer: B) 28 May 2024
19. Answer: B) 7
20. Answer: C) 33%
21. Answer: B) Group C and Group D posts
22. Answer: A) Kaamya Karthikeyan
23. Answer: B) 8,849 m
24. Answer: C) Extended shelf life of litchis up to four days
25. Answer: B) 99
