Current Affairs MCQs(English): March 30, 2024 - Test Your Knowledge!

2024-04-15 23:27:54

1. Who was elected as the new Chairman of the Automotive Tyre Manufacturers’ Association (ATMA)?

A) Anshuman Singhania

B) Rajiv Budhraja

C) Arnab Banerjee

D) Singhania

2. Pavan Davuluri has been appointed to lead which teams at Microsoft?

A) Azure and Office

B) Bing and MSN

C) Windows and Surface

D) Xbox and Teams

3. The Government e-Marketplace (GeM) achieved a Gross Merchandise Value (GMV) of how much in fiscal year 2023-24?

A) ₹2 Lakh Crore

B) ₹4 Lakh Crore

C) ₹6 Lakh Crore

D) ₹8 Lakh Crore

4. Which institution partnered with Starburst to boost India’s ASD startup ecosystem?

A) IIM Ahmedabad

B) IIM Bangalore

C) IIM Mumbai

D) IIM Calcutta

5. When is the International Day of Zero Waste celebrated?

A) March 30

B) December 14

C) March 29

D) November 11

6. Which institution signed an MoU with Conlis Global for bone healing technology?

A) IIT Bombay

B) IIT Delhi

C) IIT Kanpur

D) IIT Madras

7. Who was awarded the Times Power Icon 2024 Award?

A) Ada Sharma

B) Kiran Kumar

C) Rahul Reddy

D) Vijay Jain

8. Which country’s aerospace and defence company set up an Indian subsidiary named AeroSpace Services India (ASI)?

A) United States

B) United Kingdom

C) Russia

D) Israel

9. Who has become the first Bangladeshi umpire to be appointed to the ICC Elite Panel of Umpires?

A) Sanjay Manjrekar

B) Sharfuddoula

C) Wasim Khan

D) Tony Hill

10. Who has been selected as the next CMD of New India Assurance?

A) Girija Subramanian

B) Bhupesh Sushil Rahul

C) Neerja Kapur

D) S Tripathy

11. What is the purpose of the MoU between SIA-India and ABRASAT?

A) Enhance Connectivity Links

B) Boost Space Sector Advancements

C) Strengthen Business Expansion

D) Facilitate Information Sharing

12. What was the name of the METOC seminar organized by SNOM and INMAC?

A) Climate Frontline-24

B) Oceanic Insights

C) Meghayan-24

D) Meteorological Focus

13. The Income Tax Department imposed a penalty of ₹564.44 Crore on which bank for AY 2018-19?

A) State Bank of India

B) HDFC Bank

C) Bank of India

D) ICICI Bank

14. Who has been chosen as the new CMD of United India Insurance?

A) Girija Subramanian

B) Bhupesh Sushil Rahul

C) Neerja Kapur

D) S Tripathy

15. In which year was Ladakh made a Union Territory?

A) 2017

B) 2018

C) 2019

D) 2020

16. Which company’s leader, Panos Panay, left for Amazon last year?

A) Google

B) Apple

C) Microsoft

D) Facebook

17. SIA-India signed an MoU with which Brazilian association?

A) ABRACADABRA

B) ABRASAT

C) BRASAT

D) BRATEL

18. Which of the following is not a headline from March 30, 2024?

A) Arnab Banerjee Elected as New ATMA Chairman

B) Pavan Davuluri Appointed to Lead Microsoft’s Windows and Surface Teams

C) GeM Achieves ₹4 Lakh Crore GMV

D) India Wins Cricket World Cup

19. What significant collaboration did IIM Mumbai enter into on March 30, 2024?

A) With NASA for space research

B) With Starburst for ASD startups

C) With Google for AI development

D) With SpaceX for satellite launches

20. Which day is celebrated on March 30, according to the current affairs of 2024?

A) World Health Day

B) International Day of Zero Waste

C) Earth Hour Day

D) International Day of Happiness

21. Where was the first Atomic Energy Summit 2024 held?

A) France

B) Belgium

C) Germany

D) United States

22. A 900-year-old Chalukya inscription has been discovered in Gangauram of which state?

A) Karnataka

B) Andhra Pradesh

C) Telangana

D) Tamil Nadu

23. Recently, Reliance Industries has bought what percentage stake in Adani’s power project?

A) 10%

B) 26%

C) 49%

D) 51%

24. With whom has Tata signed an agreement to set up electric vehicle (EV) charging stations in the country?

A) BPCL

B) HPCL

C) IOCL

D) Reliance

25. Who has won the prestigious ‘Times Power Icon 2024 Award’ in March 2024?

A) Anand Mahindra

B) Mukesh Ambani

C) Vijay Jain

D) Ratan Tata

26. Recently, the book ‘From a Car Shed to the Corner Room and Beyond’ written by whom has been released?

A) S Raman

B) Chetan Bhagat

C) Amish Tripathi

D) Arundhati Roy

27. Who has been appointed as the new MD and CEO of Bank of Maharashtra?

A) Amitabh Chaudhry

B) Shyam Srinivasan

C) Nidhu Saxena

D) Sandeep Bakhshi

28. Recently at WTT Feeder Beirut, who won the women’s singles title in 2024?

A) Manika Batra

B) Mouma Das

C) Madhurika Patkar

D) Shreeja Akula

29. Who recently became the 8th player in the world and the first player from India to play more than 150 international football matches?

A) Bhaichung Bhutia

B) Sunil Chhetri

C) IM Vijayan

D) Jeje Lalpekhlua

30. Recently, Nobel Prize winner Daniel Kahneman died at the age of 90 in which field?

A) Peace

B) Literature

C) Physics

D) Economics

Answer Keys:

1. Answer: C) Arnab Banerjee

2. Answer: C) Windows and Surface

3. Answer: B) ₹4 Lakh Crore

4. Answer: C) IIM Mumbai

5. Answer: A) March 30

6. Answer: D) IIT Madras

7. Answer: C) Rahul Reddy

8. Answer: B) United Kingdom

9. Answer: B) Sharfuddoula

10. Answer: A) Girija Subramanian

11. Answer: B) Boost Space Sector Advancements

12. Answer: A) Climate Frontline-24

13. Answer: C) Bank of India

14. Answer:  B) Bhupesh Sushil Rahul

15. Answer: C) 2019

16. Answer: C) Microsoft

17. Answer: B) ABRASAT

18. Answer: D) India Wins Cricket World Cup

19. Answer: B) With Starburst for ASD startups

20. Answer: B) International Day of Zero Waste

21. Answer: B) Belgium

22. Answer: C) Telangana

23. Answer: B) 26%

24. Answer: B) HPCL

25. Answer: C) Vijay Jain

26. Answer: A) S Raman

27. Answer: C) Nidhu Saxena

28. Answer: D) Shreeja Akula

29. Answer: B) Sunil Chhetri

30. Answer: D) Economics