Q.: Who was the leader of Hezbollah, killed in an Israeli airstrike in Beirut in September 2024?
A) Hassan Nasrallah
B) Mahmoud Abbas
C) Bashar al-Assad
D) Ayatollah Khamenei
Answer
Answer: A) Hassan Nasrallah
Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah was killed in an Israeli airstrike in Beirut on September 28, 2024. Nasrallah, who had led the Iran-backed militant group for over three decades, was a significant figure in Middle Eastern politics and conflicts.
Q.: Who is the Indian athlete who won the gold medal in the men’s 5,000 meters race at the World Athletics Continental Tour in Japan in September 2024 and set a new national record?
a) Avinash Sable
b) Gulveer Singh
c) Neeraj Chopra
d) Jinson Johnson
Answer
Answer: b) Gulveer Singh
Gulveer Singh won the gold medal in the men’s 5,000 meters race at the World Athletics Continental Tour in Japan on 28 September 2024. He set a new national record with a time of 13 minutes and 11.82 seconds.
Q.: What is the name of the mission launched by NASA and SpaceX to bring back Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore, who were stuck on the International Space Station?
a) Artemis I
b) Crew-9
c) Orion 5
d) Dragon 4
Answer
Answer: b) Crew-9
NASA and SpaceX launched the Crew-9 mission on September 28, 2024, from Cape Canaveral. The mission has two people on board and two empty seats to bring back astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore, who have been stuck on the International Space Station (ISS)