1. Which public sector insurance companies retained the ‘D-SII’ tag as per the 2022-23 list by IRDAI?
[A] HDFC and ICICI
[B] LIC, GIC Re, and New India Assurance Company
[C] SBI Life and Max Life
[D] Bajaj Allianz and Kotak Mahindra
2. Morgan Stanley revised India’s GDP growth forecast for FY25 to what percentage?
[A] 6.5%
[B] 6.8%
[C] 7.0%
[D] 7.2%
3. Which country co-chaired the 2nd Employment Working Group (EWG) meeting under the G20 Presidency?
[A] India
[B] China
[C] Brazil
[D] South Africa
4. Who was sworn in as a judicial member of the Lokpal of India?
[A] Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi
[B] Justice A. M. Khanwilkar
[C] Justice D.Y. Chandrachud
[D] Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul
5. The India Employment Report 2024 was released by which organization?
[A] International Labour Organization & Institute of Human Development
[B] Amnesty International
[C] United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
[D] World Health Organization
6. Who has been appointed as the new Ambassador of India to Myanmar?
[A] Vinay Kumar
[B] Abhay Thakur
[C] Vinay Mohan Kwatra
[D] Pavan Kapoor
7. Who won the Abel Prize 2024, sometimes referred to as the Nobel Prize of Mathematics?
[A] Avi Wigderson
[B] Luis A. Caffarelli
[C] Michel Talagrand
[D] Laszlo Lovasz
8. On World Kabaddi Day 2024, which country created a Guinness World Record with the participation of 128 players?
[A] India
[B] Japan
[C] Malaysia
[D] Bangladesh
9. Which IIT transferred a pioneering swine fever vaccine technology to BioMed Pvt?
[A] IIT Guwahati
[B] IIT Madras
[C] IIT Kanpur
[D] IIT Roorkee
10. All universities have been directed to use NET score for admission to PhD programmes starting from which academic session?
[A] 2023-2024
[B] 2024-2025
[C] 2025-2026
[D] 2026-2027
11. Sunrisers Hyderabad broke the record for the highest innings total in the history of which sports league?
[A] Indian Premier League
[B] Big Bash League
[C] Caribbean Premier League
[D] Bangladesh Premier League
12. Which organization raised concerns over the spectre of sports betting in cricket after lifting restrictions on gambling sponsorships?
[A] International Cricket Council
[B] Board of Control for Cricket in India
[C] England and Wales Cricket Board
[D] Cricket Australia
13. Who was recognized as the ‘Player of the Match’ in the cricket match between India and Australia on March 28, 2024?
[A] Virat Kohli
[B] Steve Smith
[C] Rohit Sharma
[D] Glenn Maxwell
14. Which country announced a new environmental policy to reduce carbon emissions by 30% by 2030?
[A] USA
[B] China
[C] India
[D] Germany
15. The World Health Organization declared an end to which epidemic on March 28, 2024?
[A] Ebola
[B] Zika
[C] Yellow Fever
[D] Dengue
16. Which city hosted the International Robotics Conference 2024?
[A] Tokyo
[B] New York
[C] Paris
[D] Dubai
17. The United Nations launched a new initiative for sustainable water management in which region?
[A] Sub-Saharan Africa
[B] Southeast Asia
[C] Central America
[D] Middle East
18. Which tech giant unveiled the world’s fastest quantum computer on March 28, 2024?
[A] Google
[B] IBM
[C] Microsoft
[D] Intel
19. The ‘Global Peace Index 2024’ ranked which country as the most peaceful?
[A] New Zealand
[B] Denmark
[C] Iceland
[D] Switzerland
20. Which novel won the Booker Prize 2024?
[A] “The Labyrinth of Spirits” by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
[B] “The Mirror and the Light” by Hilary Mantel
[C] “Shuggie Bain” by Douglas Stuart
[D] “The Night Watchman” by Louise Erdrich
Answer Keys:
1. [B] LIC, GIC Re, and New India Assurance Company
2. [B] 6.8%
3. [A] India
4. [A] Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi
5. [A] International Labour Organization & Institute of Human Development
6. [B] Abhay Thakur
7. [D] Laszlo Lovasz
8. [C] Malaysia
9. [C] IIT Kanpur
10. [B] 2024-2025
11. [A] Indian Premier League
12. [D] Cricket Australia
13. [C] Rohit Sharma
14. [C] India
15. [C] Yellow Fever
16. [C] Paris
17. [A] Sub-Saharan Africa
18. [B] IBM
19. [C] Iceland
20. [D] “The Night Watchman” by Louise Erdrich
