1. Who is the target group for the Maha Krishi Samrudhi Yojana (MKSY)?
A) Urban Real Estate Developers
B) Retail Traders
C) IT and Software Companies
D) Food and Agro-Based industries & Agri Infrastructure Projects including Startups
Answer: D) Food and Agro-Based industries & Agri Infrastructure Projects including Startups
2. What type of facilities does MKSY provide?
A) Only term loans
B) Only working capital
C) Both term loans and working capital
D) Only letters of credit (LCs)
Answer: C) Both term loans and working capital
3. Who won the gold medal in the left-hand para category at the 2024 Asian Championship?
A) Shrimant Jha
B) Laxman Singh Bhandari
C) Sachin Goyal
D) Ibi Lollen
Answer: A) Shrimant Jha
4. Which player from Arunachal Pradesh clinched two bronze medals in the Women’s right and left-hand categories?
A) Shrimant Jha
B) Laxman Singh Bhandari
C) Ibi Lollen
D) Pramod Mukhi
Answer: C) Ibi Lollen
5. What position has Harsh Kumar Jain been appointed to?
A) Ambassador of India to Ukraine
B) Ambassador of India to the Republic of the Philippines
C) Ambassador of India to Kazakhstan
D) Ambassador of India to Slovakia
Answer: B) Ambassador of India to the Republic of the Philippines
6. Which UN group did Harsh Kumar Jain serve as a Member of during 2012-13?
A) UN Group of Governmental Experts on Climate Change
B) UN Group of Governmental Experts on Human Rights
C) UN Group of Governmental Experts on Information and Telecommunications
D) UN Group of Governmental Experts on International Security
Answer: C) UN Group of Governmental Experts on Information and Telecommunications
7. Who topped the Hurun India Art List in 2024?
A) Arpita Singh
B) Raghav Babbar
C) Krishen Khanna
D) Anish Kapoor
Answer: D) Anish Kapoor
8. Which artist is the youngest to be listed in the Hurun India Artist List 2024?
A) Arpita Singh
B) Raghav Babbar
C) Krishen Khanna
D) Anish Kapoor
Answer: B) Raghav Babbar
9. What record did Satyadeep Gupta set by climbing both Mount Everest and Mount Lhotse twice in a single season?
A) First person to climb both peaks in 11 hours and 15 minutes
B) First Indian to traverse from Mount Everest to Mount Lhotse
C) First Double Dual Ascent of the world’s highest and fourth-highest peaks in one season
D) All of the above
Answer: D) All of the above
10. On which dates did Satyadeep Gupta summit Mount Everest and Mount Lhotse during his historic achievement?
A) May 21 and May 22
B) May 22 and May 23
C) May 21 and May 23
D) May 20 and May 21
Answer: A) May 21 and May 22
11. What is the theme of World No Tobacco Day 2024?
A) “Promoting Healthier Lifestyles”
B) “Tobacco-Free Generation”
C) “Protecting Children from Tobacco Industry Interference”
D) “Raising Awareness about Tobacco-Related Illnesses”
Answer: C) “Protecting Children from Tobacco Industry Interference”
12. When was World No Tobacco Day first marked?
A) 1948
B) 1987
C) 1999
D) 2005
Answer: B) 1987
13. What is the estimated cost of Phase I of the Varanasi Ropeway Project?
A) Rs 200 crore
B) Rs 645 crore
C) Rs 1.25 lakh crore
D) Rs 815.6 crore
Answer: B) Rs 645 crore
14. Which section of the ropeway connects Varanasi Cantonment Railway Station to RathYatra?
A) Northern section
B) Eastern section
C) Southern section
D) Western section
Answer: C) Southern section
15. Who has been serving as the Prime Minister of Chad since May 23, 2024?
A) Idriss Déby
B) Succès Masra
C) Allamaye Halina
D) Mahamat Idriss Déby
Answer: C) Allamaye Halina
16. What historic achievement did Purnima Shrestha accomplish on Mount Everest?
A) She climbed Everest twice in one season.
B) She climbed Everest three times in one season.
C) She climbed Everest four times in one season.
D) She climbed Everest five times in one season.
Answer: B) She climbed Everest three times in one season.
17. Who were the first climbers to successfully reach the summit of Mount Everest?
A) Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay
B) Sir George Everest and Radhanath Sikdar
C) Colonel John Hunt and Kami Rita Sherpa
D) Pandit Jugal Kishore Shukla and Tenzing Norgay
Answer: A) Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay
18. What is the theme of the International Day of the Potato in 2024?
A) ‘Harvesting Diversity, Feeding Hope’
B) ‘Preserving Biodiversity Through Potatoes’
C) ‘Promoting Sustainable Farming Practices’
D) ‘Celebrating Potato Cultivation’
Answer: A) ‘Harvesting Diversity, Feeding Hope’
19. Which disease is the focus of World MS Day held on May 30?
A) Multiple Sclerosis
B) Malaria
C) Measles
D) Muscular Dystrophy
Answer: A) Multiple Sclerosis
20. Who founded the first Hindi newspaper, ‘Udant Martand,’ on May 30, 1826?
A) Sir Edmund Hillary
B) Pandit Jugal Kishore Shukla
C) Tenzing Norgay
D) Radhanath Sikdar
Answer: B) Pandit Jugal Kishore Shukla
