Current Affairs April 2024

Weekly Current Affairs MCQs Questions from 21 April to 27 April 2024 for competitive exams.

Weekly Current Affairs MCQs : 21 April to 27 April 2024

Question : Which of the following states had the lowest voter turnout during the second phase of elections?
a) Manipur
b) Rajasthan
c) Kerala
d) Uttar Pradesh

Question : Which countries are members of the SCO?
Eight countries are full members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) : India, Kazakhstan, China, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Pakistan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan;
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Question : Who is the Defence Secretary of India?
a) Ajit Doval
b) Giridhar Aramane
c) Rajnath Singh
d) General Anil Chauhan

Q: Which state has the highest number of constituencies in the second phase of Lok Sabha Elections 2024 held on 26 April 2024 ?
a) Kerala
b) Maharashtra
c) Karnataka
d) Rajasthan

Question: Which date is World Intellectual Property Day celebrated annually?
A) April 1
B) April 26
C) May 15
D) June 10

Question : Which bank has the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) instructed to stop issuing new credit cards and acquiring online customers immediately?
a) HDFC Bank
b) ICICI Bank
c) Kotak Mahindra Bank
d) State Bank of India

Question : Which Indian film has been selected for the Cannes Film Festival in the ‘La Cinef’ category?
a) “The Rooster’s Prophecy”
b) “Sunflowers Were the First Ones to Bloom”
c) “Sunflowers Were the First Ones to Know”
d) “The Elderly Woman’s Tale”

Question: Who directed the film “Sunflowers Were the First Ones to Know”?
a) Suraj Thakur
b) Manoj V
c) Chidananda S Naik
d) Abhishek Kadam

Q: Which date do we celebrate World Book and Copyright Day?
A) April 15
B) April 23
C) May 1
D) June 8

Q: Which city holds the title of World Book Capital for 2024?
A) Paris
B) Tokyo
C) Strasbourg
D) New York

Q: Where was the recently developed Lightest Bullet Proof Jacket successfully tested?
a) DRDO Headquarters, New Delhi
b) IIT Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh
c) TBRL, Chandigarh
d) ISRO, Bengaluru

Q: Which amendment act established the Panchayati Raj System in India?
A) 42nd Amendment Act
B) 73rd Amendment Act
C) 86th Amendment Act
D) 91st Amendment Act

Q: Who became the youngest player chess ever to win the FIDE Candidates tournament?
a) Viswanathan Anand
b) Garry Kasparov
c) Hikaru Nakamura
d) Dommaraju Gukesh

Q: Which day is celebrated as World Earth Day?
A) 21 August
B) 22 April
C) 21 December
D) 22 May

Q: What was the theme of World Earth Day 2024?
A) End Plastic Pollution
B) Ecosystem Restoration
C) Time for Nature
D) Planet vs. Plastics

Q: Which party secured a landslide win in the parliamentary elections held in Maldives on April 21, 2024?
a) Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP)
b) People’s National Congress (PNC)
c) Progressive Party of Maldives (PPM)
d) Maldives Reform Movement (MRM)

Q: Who secured a quota for the Paris Olympics 2024 in wrestling?
a) Vinesh Phogat
b) Anshu Malik
c) Reetika Hooda
d) All of the above

Q: In which weight category in wrestling did Vinesh Phogat compete to secure quota for the Paris Olympics?
a) 50 kg
b) 57 kg
c) 76 kg
d) 60 kg

Q: Who secured India’s first Paris Olympics quota in rowing?
a) Balraj Panwar
b) ViSuraj Phogat
c) Rajesh Malik
d) Dinesh Hooda

Q: Which award was conferred posthumously to Bindeshwar Pathak?
a) Padma Bhushan
b) Padma Shri
c) Padma Vibhushan
d) None of the above

Q: Which category of the Padma Awards is considered one of the highest civilian Awards of the country?
a) Padma Shri
b) Padma Bhushan
c) Padma Vibhushan
d) None of the above

Weekly Current Affairs MCQs Questions from 14 April to 20 April 2024 for competitive exams.

Weekly Current Affairs MCQs : 14 April to 20 April 2024

Q: What is the primary focus of the General Elections 2024 in India?
a) Electing the President
b) Voting for the Lok Sabha members
c) Selecting state governors
d) Choosing municipal representatives

Q: What was highlighted as a major achievement in the successful test of Cruise Missile on April 18, 2024 at the Integrated Test Range in Chandipur, Odisha ?
a) Advanced avionics technology
b) Indigenous propulsion system
c) Collaboration with international partners
d) Use of nuclear propulsion

Q: Who is the chairman of DRDO?
a) Rajnath Singh
b) Samir V Kamat
c) Narendra Modi
d) Bipin Rawat

Q: Which two states had polls for their State Legislative Assemblies during the first phase of elections?
a) Uttar Pradesh and Bihar
b) Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh
c) Gujarat and Maharashtra
d) Kerala and Tamil Nadu

Q: Who has been appointed as the next Chief of the Indian Navy in April 2024 ?
a) Vice Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi
b) Admiral R Hari Kumar
c) Vice Admiral Vinod Kumar Singh
d) Rear Admiral Anil Chawla

Q: What is Exoskeleton Technology?
a) A form of virtual reality gaming equipment
b) Wearable structures that enhance human strength
c) A software used for cybersecurity purposes
d) A method of renewable energy production

Q: Which government proposed a landmark smoking ban in April 2024 to prevent young people from starting to smoke?
a) Australian government
b) Canadian government
c) British government
d) New Zealand government

Q: Who among the following won a Silver medal at the 13th European Girls’ Mathematical Olympiad (EGMO) 2024?
a) Gunjan Agarwal and Saee Patil
b) Larissa and Sanjana Philo Chacko
c) Gunjan Agarwal and Sanjana Philo Chacko
d) Saee Patil and Sanjana Philo Chacko

Q: Who secured the first position in the Civil Services Examination, 2023?
a) Animesh Pradhan
b) Aditya Srivastava
c) Donuru Ananya Reddy
d) P K Sidharth Ramkumar

Q: What is India’s revised GDP growth projection for the financial year 2024-25, according to the IMF forecast April 20204?
a) 6.5 percent
b) 6.8 percent
c) 7.0 percent
d) 6.2 percent

Q: What were the main topics discussed during the 16th Meeting of India-France Joint Working Group on Counter Terrorism in New Delhi on 15 April 2024?
a) Economic cooperation
b) Climate change
c) Counter terrorism challenges
d) Space exploration

Q: In which city were the Asian Wrestling Championships 2024 held?
a) New Delhi, India
b) Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
c) Beijing, China
d) Tokyo, Japan

Q: What term describes the phenomenon where a country’s population declines significantly, leading to fewer births than deaths?
A. Population surge
B. Demographic boom
C. Population collapse
D. Demographic implosion

Q: Which country is facing a severe population decline, potentially becoming the first country to experience a “population collapse”?
a) Italy
b) Greece
c) Japan
d) South Korea

Q.: What was the date of the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre?
A) April 13, 1919
B) May 15, 1920
C) March 10, 1918
D) June 5, 1921

Q.: Where did the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre take place?
A) Delhi
B) Lahore
C) Amritsar
D) Kolkata

Q.: Who was the British officer responsible for ordering the firing on the unarmed crowd at Jallianwala Bagh?
A) General Montgomery
B) General Dyer
C) Colonel Smith
D) Major Brown

Q: What was the birth date of Dr. B. R. Ambedkar?
A) April 14, 1891
B) May 15, 1920
C) March 10, 1918
D) June 5, 1921

Q: What significant role did Dr. B. R. Ambedkar play in Indian history?
A) Architect of the Indian Constitution
B) Prime Minister of India
C) Leader of the Quit India Movement
D) Founder of the Indian National Congress

Q: Who is commemorated on World Quantum Day?
a) Albert Einstein
b) Max Planck
c) Niels Bohr
d) Werner Heisenberg

Q: What role does Max Planck play in the development of quantum theory?
a) He discovered the electron
b) He formulated the theory of general relativity
c) He introduced the concept of quantized energy
d) He invented the first quantum computer

Q: Where were the trials of the indigenous Man-Portable Anti-Tank Guided Missile (MPATGM) Weapon System conducted?
a) Chandipur Integrated Test Range (ITR)
b) ISRO, Bengaluru
c) Pokhran Field Firing Range (PFFR), Rajasthan
d) DRDO Hyderabad

Q: What triggered Iran’s recent attack on Israel?
A. Israeli strike on an Iranian consulate in Damascus
B. Iran’s secret pursuit of nuclear weapons
C. Iran’s support for Hezbollah
D. Israel’s interference in Syria’s civil war