Q.: Who finished second in the Diamond League Men’s Javelin Throw Final in Brussels in September 2024?
a) Anderson Peters
b) Julian Weber
c) Neeraj Chopra
d) Jakub Vadlejch
Answer
Answer: c) Neeraj Chopra
Neeraj Chopra finished second at the Diamond League Final in Brussels on 14 September 2024, with a throw of 87.86m.
Q.: Which legendary king’s annual visit is celebrated during Onam?
A) King Ashoka
B) King Mahabali
C) King Vikramaditya
D) King Harsha
Answer
Ans : B) King Mahabali
Onam, celebrated from September 5 to 15 in 2024, with Thiruvonam on September 15, to honors King Mahabali’s annual visit.
Q.: Onam is the main festival of which Indian state?
A) Tamil Nadu
B) Karnataka
C) Kerala
D) Andhra Pradesh
Answer
Ans : C) Kerala
Onam is a major festival in Kerala, India.
Q.: What was one of the key features of the Polaris Dawn mission?
a) First all-women crew
b) World’s first commercial spacewalk
c) First landing on Mars
d) Longest space mission
Answer
Answer: b) World’s first commercial spacewalk
A SpaceX Crew Polaris Dawn returned safely to Earth on 15 September 2024 after spending five days in space. The mission brought four astronauts back home after completing the world’s first commercial spacewalk.