Current Affairs MCQs : 26 Aug 2024

Q.: Who is the founder and CEO of Telegram?

A) Mark Zuckerberg
B) Jack Dorsey
C) Pavel Durov
D) Sundar Pichai

Answer
Ans : C) Pavel Durov
Pavel Durov, the founder and CEO of the popular messaging application Telegram, was recently arrested by French police at Le Bourget Airport.

Q.: What is the title given to the women earning more than one lakh rupees per year who were felicitated by the Prime Minister?

a) Kisan Didis
b) Lakhpati Didis
c) Udyami Didis
d) Mahila Shakti Didis

Answer
Answer: b) Lakhpati Didis
On 25 Aug 2024, Prime Minister Narendra Modi distributed certificates to 11 lakh new “Lakhpati Didis” in Jalgaon, Maharashtra.

Q.: Which astronauts, stuck on the ISS due to a fault in the Boeing spacecraft, are set to return to Earth in February 2025 with SpaceX?

a) Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin
b) Sunita Williams and Barry Wilmore
c) Chris Hadfield and Peggy Whitson
d) Mark Kelly and Scott Kelly

Answer
Answer: b) Sunita Williams and Barry Wilmore
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) announces that astronauts Sunita Williams and Barry Wilmore will return to Earth in February 2025 with SpaceX.

Q.: Who won the U-15 girls’ singles title at the Asia Under-17 & Under-15 junior badminton championships in Chengdu, China in 2024?

a) Tasnim Mir
b) Samiya Imad Farooqui
c) Tanvi Patri
d) Nguyen Thi Thu Huygen

Answer
Answer: c) Tanvi Patri
Tanvi Patri, won the U-15 girls’ singles title at the Asia Under-17 & Under-15 junior badminton championships in Chengdu, China on 25 Aug 2024.
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