Current Affairs MCQs for 15 April 2024(English) - Test Your Knowledge

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1. Prime Minister Narendra Modi was featured on the cover of which international magazine?

A) Time

B) Forbes

C) Newsweek

D) The Economist

2. India donated ambulances and school buses to which neighboring country?

A) Bangladesh

B) Nepal

C) Bhutan

D) Sri Lanka

3. The conflict between Israel and Iran is deeply rooted in the struggle between which two forces?

A) Military and Political

B) Deep State and Islamist

C) Conservative and Liberal

D) Monarchy and Republic

4. Who has been appointed as the Joint Director of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)?

A) Anurag Kumar

B) Rakesh Asthana

C) Alok Verma

D) Nageshwar Rao

5. Vandita Kaul has been appointed as the Secretary of which department?

A) Department of Economic Affairs

B) Department of Revenue

C) Department of Financial Services

D) Department of Posts

6. Justice Aniruddha Bose has been appointed as the Director of which academy?

A) National Law University

B) National Police Academy

C) National Judicial Academy

D) National Defence Academy

7. What day is celebrated on April 15th to honor the significance of headwear in Sikh culture?

A) World Turban Day

B) International Hat Day

C) National Headwear Day

D) Global Cap Day

8. World Quantum Day is observed on which date?

A) April 14

B) April 15

C) April 16

D) April 17

9. Operation Meghdoot is associated with which Indian military campaign?

A) Kargil War

B) Indo-Pak War 1971

C) Siachen Conflict

D) Operation Blue Star

10. Which satellite is dedicated to studying plankton, aerosol, and ocean ecosystems?

A) PACE

B) Hubble

C) James Webb

D) Kepler

11. The term ‘doxxing’ refers to what kind of online activity?

A) Online gaming

B) Social media influencing

C) Publishing private information

D) Digital marketing

12. Mudumalai Tiger Reserve is located in which Indian state?

A) Kerala

B) Karnataka

C) Tamil Nadu

D) Andhra Pradesh

13. The ‘Prerana Program’ is associated with which field?

A) Education

B) Healthcare

C) Women Empowerment

D) Skill Development

14. Hydrogel technology is primarily used in which sector?

A) Electronics

B) Agriculture

C) Automotive

D) Textiles

15. Gravitational waves were first predicted by which scientist?

A) Isaac Newton

B) Albert Einstein

C) Stephen Hawking

D) Galileo Galilei

16. The ‘Home voting’ initiative is aimed at which segment of voters?

A) First-time voters

B) Overseas voters

C) Senior citizens

D) Differently-abled persons

17. The Adjudicating Authority under PMLA, 2002 deals with which type of cases?

A) Civil disputes

B) Criminal offenses

C) Money laundering

D) Intellectual property rights

18. Volcanic vortex rings were observed in which natural phenomenon?

A) Earthquakes

B) Tsunamis

C) Volcanic eruptions

D) Cyclones

19. Kuchipudi is a classical dance form originating from which Indian state?

A) Odisha

B) Andhra Pradesh

C) Tamil Nadu

D) Kerala

20. Which day is celebrated to acknowledge the bond between brothers and sisters in Europe?

A) Siblings Day

B) Family Day

C) Brothers and Sisters Day

D) Fraternity Day

Answer Keys:

1. Answer: C) Newsweek

2. Answer: B) Nepal

3. Answer: B) Deep State and Islamist

4. Answer: A) Anurag Kumar

5. Answer: D) Department of Posts

6. Answer: C) National Judicial Academy

7. Answer: A) World Turban Day

8. Answer: B) April 15

9. Answer: C) Siachen Conflict

10. Answer: A) PACE

11. Answer: C) Publishing private information

12. Answer: C) Tamil Nadu

13. Answer: D) Skill Development

14. Answer: B) Agriculture

15. Answer: B) Albert Einstein

16. Answer: C) Senior citizens

17. Answer: C) Money laundering

18. Answer: C) Volcanic eruptions

19. Answer: B) Andhra Pradesh

20. Answer: C) Brothers and Sisters Day