Current Affairs 01 April to 15 April 2024

When is National Handmade Day observed?

1. a) 1st April
2. b) 5th April
3. c) 10th April
4. d) 15th April

Answer: b) 5th April

 

Whose plan aims to end urea imports by 2025?

1. a) Narendra Modi
2. b) Mansukh Mandaviya
3. c) Nitin Gadkari
4. d) Piyush Goyal

Answer: b) Mansukh Mandaviya

 

Who is set to head the committee for Delhi Forest Protection?

1. a) Najmi Waziri
2. b) Rakesh Mohan
3. c) Rajeev Singhal
4. d) Bilquis Mir

Answer: a) Najmi Waziri

 

On the eve of which festivals did President Murmu greet the people?

1. a) Diwali and Eid
2. b) Chaitra Sukladi, Ugadi, Gudi Padwa, Cheti Chand, Navreh & Sajibu Cheiraoba
3. c) Christmas and Easter
4. d) Holi and Raksha Bandhan

Answer: b) Chaitra Sukladi, Ugadi, Gudi Padwa, Cheti Chand, Navreh & Sajibu Cheiraoba

 

Where was the Yoga Mahotsav organized as a 75-day countdown to the International Day of Yoga 2024?

1. a) New Delhi
2. b) Pune, Maharashtra
3. c) Mumbai, Maharashtra
4. d) Kolkata, West Bengal

Answer: b) Pune, Maharashtra

 

Which organization has formed a strategic partnership with the Indian Institute of Technology Patna (IIT Patna)?

1. a) SJVN
2. b) BHEL
3. c) HAL
4. d) ONGC

Answer: a) SJVN

 

Whose address was delivered at the 6th Convocation Ceremony of IIM Bodh Gaya?

1. a) Prime Minister Narendra Modi
2. b) President of India
3. c) Vice-President
4. d) Chief Justice of India

Answer: c) Vice-President

 

Which actress, known for her role in Ramayan, attended the 14th-anniversary celebrations of Janajati Kalyan Ashram in Kathmandu?

1. a) Deepika Chikhlia
2. b) Sita Devi
3. c) Madhavi
4. d) Urmila Matondkar

Answer: a) Deepika Chikhlia

 

Which continent is set to witness a rare astronomical phenomenon, a Total Solar Eclipse?

1. a) Asia
2. b) Europe
3. c) North America
4. d) Africa

Answer: c) North America

 

Who will chair the Tri-Service Conference Parivartan Chintan in New Delhi?

1. a) Prime Minister
2. b) Defence Minister
3. c) Chief of Defence Staff, General Anil Chauhan
4. d) Army Chief

Answer: c) Chief of Defence Staff, General Anil Chauhan

 

What was the name of the two-day coastal security exercise conducted off the Lakshadweep Islands from April 1-2, 2024?

1. a) Sagar Suraksha
2. b) Sagar Raksha
3. c) Sagar Kavach
4. d) Sagar Nidhi

Answer: c) Sagar Kavach 01/24

 

Which town in Maharashtra’s Sangli district, known for its craftsmanship in making musical instruments, has been awarded the Geographical Indication (GI) tags for its sitars and tanpuras?

1. a) Mumbai
2. b) Pune
3. c) Miraj
4. d) Nagpur

Answer: c) Miraj

 

Which organization is organizing the festival ‘Shakti: A Festival of Music and Dance’ during Navaratri to rejuvenate temple traditions?

1. a) Ministry of Culture
2. b) Sangeet Natak Akademi
3. c) Indian Council for Cultural Relations
4. d) National School of Drama

Answer: b) Sangeet Natak Akademi

 

With which fintech platform has the Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) partnered to extend microloans to gig workers?

1. a) Paytm
2. b) KarmaLife
3. c) PhonePe
4. d) Google Pay

Answer: b) KarmaLife

 

What initiative was launched by India and the EU for EV startups?

1. a) Green Drive Initiative
2. b) Electric Vehicle Accelerator Program
3. c) EV Innovation Partnership
4. d) Clean Energy Initiative

Answer: c) EV Innovation Partnership

 

Which regional New Year begins with people celebrating Gudi Padwa?

1. a) Punjabi New Year
2. b) Maharashtrian New Year
3. c) Bengali New Year
4. d) Tamil New Year

Answer: b) Maharashtrian New Year

 

Which regional New Year begins with people celebrating Ugaadi?

1. a) Punjabi New Year
2. b) Maharashtrian New Year
3. c) Telugu New Year
4. d) Tamil New Year

Answer: c) Telugu New Year

 

Under which cooperation project between Nepal and India did the construction of school buildings begin in Nepal?

1. a) Indo-Nepal Friendship Project
2. b) Nepal-India Development Cooperation
3. c) Himalayan Initiative
4. d) South Asian Educational Development Project

Answer: b) Nepal-India Development Cooperation

 

India’s collaboration with Nepal, Maldives, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and Mauritius involves assisting them in setting up what?

1. a) Education programs
2. b) Healthcare facilities
3. c) Early warning weather systems
4. d) Transportation networks

Answer: c) Early warning weather systems

 

Which port located in Myanmar will now be operated by India?

1. a) Yangon Port
2. b) Mandalay Port
3. c) Sittwe Port
4. d) Naypyidaw Port

Answer: c) Sittwe Port

 

Who has been appointed as the chief executive officer (CEO) and managing director (MD) of Wipro?

1. a) Srinivas Pallia
2. b) Rishad Premji
3. c) Azim Premji
4. d) Abidali Neemuchwala

Answer: a) Srinivas Pallia

 

Who is set to inaugurate the Homeopathic Symposium on World Homoeopathy Day in New Delhi?

1. a) Prime Minister Narendra Modi
2. b) President Droupadi Murmu
3. c) Health Minister
4. d) Director of AYUSH Ministry

Answer: b) President Droupadi Murmu

 

In which fiscal year did Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY) loans surpass the milestone of ₹ 5 Lakh Crore?

1. a) FY21
2. b) FY22
3. c) FY23
4. d) FY24

Answer: d) FY24

 

On which date is National Safe Motherhood Day observed annually?

1. a) April 10th
2. b) April 11th
3. c) April 12th
4. d) April 13th

Answer: b) April 11th

 

When is World Homeopathy Day observed every year?

1. a) April 9th
2. b) April 10th
3. c) April 11th
4. d) April 12th

Answer: b) April 10th

 

Who has been elected as the next Prime Minister of Iceland?

1. a) Bjarni Benediktsson
2. b) Katrín Jakobsdóttir
3. c) Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson
4. d) Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir

Answer: a) Bjarni Benediktsson

 

Which country launched a gold-backed currency to stabilize its economy amidst hyperinflation?

1. a) Zimbabwe
2. b) Venezuela
3. c) Argentina
4. d) Turkey

Answer: a) Zimbabwe

 

Who has been appointed as the Head of Global Airport Operations at Air India?

1. a) Jayaraj Shanmugam
2. b) Rakesh Sharma
3. c) Suresh Menon
4. d) Rajesh Singh

Answer: a) Jayaraj Shanmugam

 

Who has been appointed as the full-time member of the Sixteenth Finance Commission?

1. a) Manoj Panda
2. b) Manmohan Singh
3. c) Raghuram Rajan
4. d) Urjit Patel

Answer: a) Manoj Panda

 

Which prestigious award was given to the ISRO team for the Chandrayaan-3 mission?

1. a) Nobel Prize
2. b) Bharat Ratna
3. c) Padma Bhushan
4. d) John L. ‘Jack’ Swigert Jr. Award

Answer: d) John L. ‘Jack’ Swigert Jr. Award

 

Who died at the age of 94 and was a Nobel Prize-Winning Physicist?

1. a) Stephen Hawking
2. b) Albert Einstein
3. c) Peter Higgs
4. d) Marie Curie

Answer: c) Peter Higgs

 

 

Who has been appointed as the head of the US-India Tax Forum?

1. a) Tarun Bajaj
2. b) Sushil Sharma
3. c) Yousuf Raza Gillani
4. d) Jack Alabaster

Answer: a) Tarun Bajaj

 

Who has been appointed for the position of Chairman & Managing Director (CMD) of SJVN Limited?

1. a) Tarun Bajaj
2. b) Sushil Sharma
3. c) Yousuf Raza Gillani
4. d) Jack Alabaster

Answer: b) Sushil Sharma

 

When is International Human Space Flight Day observed annually?

1. a) April 10th
2. b) April 11th
3. c) April 12th
4. d) April 13th

Answer: c) April 12th

 

On which date is World Parkinson’s Day observed annually?

1. a) April 10th
2. b) April 11th
3. c) April 12th
4. d) April 13th

Answer: b) April 11th

 

With whom has PhonePe partnered to promote UPI in Nepal?

1. a) eSewa
2. b) HAN Pokhara
3. c) SBI
4. d) SJVN Limited

Answer: a) eSewa

 

Who has been elected as Senate Chairman in Pakistan?

1. a) Tarun Bajaj
2. b) Sushil Sharma
3. c) Yousuf Raza Gillani
4. d) Jack Alabaster

Answer: c) Yousuf Raza Gillani

 

In terms of unicorn creation, what position does India hold globally according to the Hurun Global Unicorn Index 2024?

1. a) First
2. b) Second
3. c) Third
4. d) Fourth

Answer: c) Third

 

In the WHO’s 2024 Global Hepatitis Report, what position does India rank globally for Hepatitis B and C cases?

1. a) First
2. b) Second
3. c) Third
4. d) Fourth

Answer: b) Second

 

Which bank participated in the first Credit Default Swap (CDS) trade under the new RBI guidelines?

1. a) SBI
2. b) SJVN Limited
3. c) PhonePe
4. d) eSewa

Answer: a) SBI

 

Who passed away on 9th April 2024?

1. a) Tarun Bajaj
2. b) Sushil Sharma
3. c) Jack Alabaster
4. d) Yousuf Raza Gillani

Answer: c) Jack Alabaster

 

 

Who received the American President’s Volunteer Award 2024?

1. a) Lokesh Muni
2. b) Jagjit Pavadia
3. c) Lindy Cameron
4. d) Ashneer Grover

Answer: a) Lokesh Muni

 

Where was the world’s largest renewable energy park built by Adani Green Energy?

1. a) Rajasthan
2. b) Gujarat
3. c) Maharashtra
4. d) Tamil Nadu

Answer: b) Gujarat

 

Which city’s Command Hospital led with Piezoelectric implants?

1. a) Delhi
2. b) Mumbai
3. c) Pune
4. d) Kolkata

Answer: c) Pune

 

Where is polling underway to elect a new parliament?

1. a) South Korea
2. b) Japan
3. c) China
4. d) Vietnam

Answer: a) South Korea

 

Who was re-elected to the International Narcotics Control Board?

1. a) Lokesh Muni
2. b) Jagjit Pavadia
3. c) Lindy Cameron
4. d) Ashneer Grover

Answer: b) Jagjit Pavadia

 

Who has been appointed as the UK’s first woman high commissioner to India?

1. a) Lokesh Muni
2. b) Jagjit Pavadia
3. c) Lindy Cameron
4. d) Ashneer Grover

Answer: c) Lindy Cameron

 

Who ventured into fintech with the ZeroPe Medical Loan App?

1. a) Lokesh Muni
2. b) Jagjit Pavadia
3. c) Lindy Cameron
4. d) Ashneer Grover

Answer: d) Ashneer Grover

 

Who has been appointed as a Member of the University Grants Commission (UGC)?

1. a) Sachidananda Mohanty
2. b) Justice Aniruddha Bose
3. c) Udit
4. d) Abhimanyou

Answer: a) Sachidananda Mohanty

 

Who retired from the Supreme Court and was appointed Head of the National Judicial Academy?

1. a) Lokesh Muni
2. b) Jagjit Pavadia
3. c) Justice Aniruddha Bose
4. d) Sachidananda Mohanty

Answer: c) Justice Aniruddha Bose

 

What is the name of the joint military exercise between India and Uzbekistan scheduled to commence from April 15?

1. a) DUSTLIK
2. b) SHAKTI
3. c) VARUNA
4. d) SAMPRITI

Answer: a) DUSTLIK

 

Who won a silver medal at the Asian Wrestling Championships 2024?

1. a) Udit
2. b) Abhimanyou
3. c) Vicky
4. d) Lokesh Muni

Answer: a) Udit