Q.: Which teams won the gold medals at the 2024 Chess Olympiad for India?
(A) Men’s team only
(B) Women’s team only
(C) Both men’s and women’s teams
(D) Youth team only
Answer
Answer: (C) Both men’s and women’s teams
Both the men’s and women’s teams won the Gold at the 45th International Chess Federation (FIDE) Chess Olympiad, held in Budapest, Hungary on 22 September 2024.
Q.: Who has been appointed as the next Chief of the Air Staff?
a) Vivek Ram Chaudhari
b) Amar Preet Singh
c) Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria
d) Arjan Singh
Answer
Answer: b) Amar Preet Singh
Air Marshal Amar Preet Singh, currently the Vice Chief of the Air Staff, has been appointed as the next Chief of the Air Staff. He will take over from Air Chief Marshal Vivek Ram Chaudhari on the 30 September 2024.
Q.: Which countries are part of the Quad?
a) India, Australia, Japan, and the US
b) India, China, Japan, and the US
c) India, Australia, Russia, and the US
d) India, Japan, South Korea, and the US
Answer
Answer: a) India, Australia, Japan, and the US
The Quad is a group of four countries: India, Australia, Japan, and the US.
Q.: Which country will host the Quad Leaders’ Summit 2025?
a) Australia
b) India
c) Japan
d) United States
Answer
Answer: b) India
The sixth Quad Leaders’ Summit held in Wilmington, Delaware, on 21 September 2024. India will host the next (7th) Quad Leaders’ Summit in 2025.
Q.: Who won the Presidential election in Sri Lanka on 22 September 2024?
(A) Ranil Wickremasinghe
(B) Sajith Premadasa
(C) Anura Kumara Dissanayake
(D) Maithripala Sirisena
Answer
Answer: (C) Anura Kumara Dissanayake
In Sri Lanka, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, leader of the National People’s Power party, won the Presidential election on September 22, 2024.