Current Affairs March 2024

Weekly Current Affairs MCQs Questions from 24 March to 30 March 2024 for competitive exams.

Weekly Current Affairs MCQs : 24 March to 30 March 2024

Q: Which former Prime Ministers were awarded the Bharat Ratna posthumously on March 30, 2024?
a) Jawaharlal Nehru and Indira Gandhi
b) Rajiv Gandhi and Atal Bihari Vajpayee
c) Chaudhary Charan Singh and P V Narasimha Rao
d) Morarji Desai and V P Singh

Q: Gangster-politician Mukhtar Ansari, who recently passed away, was a prominent figure in which state’s politics?
a) Bihar
b) Uttar Pradesh
c) Maharashtra
d) Madhya Pradesh

Q: Where did the Indian Navy conduct the operation to rescue the Pakistani nationals from Somali pirates in March 2024?
a) Bay of Bengal
b) Indian Ocean
c) Arabian Sea
d) South China Sea

Q: What was the Indian Ministry of External Affairs’ response to recent remarks from the U.S. Department of State regarding the arrest of Arvind Kejriwal and the freezing of Congress party bank accounts?
a) Expressed support for the U.S. stance
b) Objected to the remarks and emphasized respect for sovereignty
c) They remained neutral on the matter
d) Demanded immediate action from the U.S. government

Q: What is the significance of the Tejas Mk1A’s recent maiden flight?
A) It marked the first flight of an indigenous fighter aircraft.
B) It achieved a world record for altitude.
C) It demonstrated the feasibility of supersonic travel.
D) It showcased a new stealth technology.

Q: What is the significance of Good Friday in the Christian calendar?
A) Celebration of Jesus’ birth
B) Commemoration of Jesus’ crucifixion
C) Observance of the Last Supper
D) Recognition of the resurrection

Q: Who was sworn-in as the judicial member of Lokpal on March 27, 2024?
a) Justice A. M. Khanwilkar
b) Pankaj Kumar
c) Ajay Tirkey
d) Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi

Q: Who is the Chairperson of Lokpal of India?
a) Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi
b) Praveen Kumar Srivastava
c) Justice A. M. Khanwilkar
d) Pankaj Kumar

Q: Who has been appointed as the Director General of the National Investigation Agency (NIA)?
a) Sadanand Vasant Date
b) Rajeev Kumar Sharma
c) Piyush Anand
d) Nina Singh

Q: Who has been appointed as the Director General of Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPR&D)?
a) Sadanand Vasant Date
b) Rajeev Kumar Sharma
c) Piyush Anand
d) Nina Singh

Q: Who has been appointed as the Director General of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF)?
a) Sadanand Vasant Date
b) Rajeev Kumar Sharma
c) Piyush Anand
d) Nina Singh

Q: What is the name of the app of Election Commission of India used for reporting violations of the model code of conduct?
a) cTRACK
b) cVIGIL
c) cREPORT
d) cELECT

Q: Who reclaimed the title of the world’s richest person according to the Hurun Global Rich List 2024?
a) Bernard Arnault
b) Jeff Bezos
c) Elon Musk
d) Mukesh Ambani

Q: Who retained the title of Asia’s richest person according to the Hurun Global Rich List 2024?
a) Elon Musk
b) Jeff Bezos
c) Mukesh Ambani
d) Gautam Adani

Q: Which city surpassed Beijing to become Asia’s billionaire capital for the first time, according to the information provided?
a) Shanghai
b) Mumbai
c) Tokyo
d) Seou

Q: What caused the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Maryland in March 2024 ?
a) Earthquake
b) Cargo ship collision
c) Structural failure
d) High winds

Q: Who won the women’s singles title at the WTT Feeder Beirut II 2024 table tennis tournament?
a) Sarah De Nutte
b) Sathiyan Gnanasekaran
c) Sreeja Akula
d) Diya Chitale

Q: Which company has initiated clinical trials for the Tuberculosis vaccine MTBVAC on adults in India?
a) Biofabri
b) Bharat Biotech International Ltd
c) Spanish bio-pharmaceutical company
d) Global Vaccinology Collaboration

Q: Where did the Guinness World Record In Kabaddi With Participation Of 128 Players event take place?
a) Mumbai, Maharashtra
b) Bengaluru, Karnataka
c) Panchkula, Haryana
d) Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Q: UN Security Council passed the resolution on March 25, 2024, for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. Which countries are involved in the conflict?
A) Israel and Egypt
B) Israel and Jordan
C) Israel and Palestine
D) Israel and Lebanon

Weekly Current Affairs MCQs Questions from 17 March to 23 March 2024 for competitive exams.

Weekly Current Affairs MCQs : 17 March to 23 March 2024

Q: What is the highest civilian award of Bhutan conferred to Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently?
a) Order of Bhutan
b) Order of the Dragon
c) Order of the Druk Gyalpo
d) Order of the Himalayas

Q: What is the traditional starting date for the IPL season ?
a) Last Friday of April
b) Last Friday of March
c) First Friday of April
d) Second Friday of March

Q: Which date is solemnly observed as the martyrdom day of Shaheed Bhagat Singh, Rajguru, and Sukhdev?
a) March 22
b) March 23
c) April 23
d) April 22

Q: What is significant about Arvind Kejriwal’s arrest by the Enforcement Directorate?
a) First time a politician arrested in India
b) First time a sitting Chief Minister arrested in India
c) First person arrested for a liquor scam
d) Arrest by the Enforcement Directorate after obtaining court order

Q: What is the name of the first Reusable Launch Vehicle (RLV) successfully tested by ISRO?
A) RLV Viman
B) RLV-TD
C) RLV-Mk3
D) RLV ‘Pushpak’

Q: Where is the Aeronautical Test Range (ATR) located, where the RLV test was conducted?
A) Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
B) Bengaluru, Karnataka
C) Hyderabad, Telangana
D) Challakere, Karnataka

Q: Which bank was authorized to sell and redeem electoral bonds?
a) HDFC Bank
b) ICICI Bank
c) State Bank of India (SBI)
d) Axis Bank

Q: Who won the Men’s Singles title at the WTT Feeder Beirut tournament in Lebanon on March 21, 2024?
a) Manav Vikas Thakkar
b) Sathiyan Gnanasekaran
c) Chuang Chih-yuan
d) Manush Utpal Shah

Q: Why has the Union Public Service Commission decided to postpone the Civil Service Preliminary Examination 2024?
a) Due to administrative issues
b) Due to the pandemic
c) Due to the General Elections
d) Due to lack of applicants

Q: Who has been appointed as the new Home Secretary of Uttar Pradesh ?
a) Deepak Kumar
b) Sanjay Prasad
c) Randeep Rinwa
d) Alok Kumar

Q: Who has been given an additional charge of the Ministry of Food Processing Industries?
a) Dr S Jaishankar
b) Pashupati Kumar Paras
c) Kiren Rijiju
d) Amit Saha

Q: What incident prompted the reevaluation of Parliament’s security and deployment of CISF?
a) Theft of documents
b) Breach of security protocols during Winter Session
c) Vandalism of property
d) Shift to new building

Q: Who will lead the Indian Men’s Team for the Australia Tour starting on April 6?
a) Harmanpreet Singh
b) Hardik Singh
c) Manpreet Singh
d) Rupinder Pal Singh

Q: Who has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Russia?
A) Sanjay Kumar
B) Pavan Kapoor
C) Renee Singh
D) Vinay Kumar

Q: What is the primary purpose of the Startup Mahakumbh held from 18 to 20 March 2024 at Bharat Mandapam, Pragati Maidan, New Delhi?
a) To provide a platform for startups to sell their products
b) To facilitate networking between investors and entrepreneurs
c) To organize workshops for aspiring entrepreneurs
d) To conduct research on startup ecosystems

Question: Who has been elected as the President in the recent Russian presidential elections?
A) Vladimir Putin
B) Alexei Navalny
C) Dmitry Medvedev
D) Mikhail Gorbachev

Q: What prestigious award was Prabha Varma honored ?
A) Jnanpith Award
B) Saraswati Samman
C) Sahitya Akademi Award
D) Padma Bhushan

Q: Which novel by Prabha Varma received the Saraswati Samman?
A) “Roudra Sathwikam”
B) “Malayalam Musings”
C) “Verse Chronicles”
D) “Eternal Echoes”

Q: Which city has been ranked as the world’s most polluted capital city for four consecutive years since 2018?
a) Mumbai
b) New Delhi
c) Beijing
d) Tokyo

Q: Which Indian city has emerged as the world’s most polluted metropolitan area?
a) Mumbai
b) Kolkata
c) Chennai
d) Begusarai

Q: Who is the present Chief Election Commissioner of India ?
a) Rajiv Kumar
b) Sunil Arora
c) Om Prakash Rawat
d) Nasim Zaidi

Q: Who recently took charge as the new Chairman of Prasar Bharati?
a) A Surya Prakash
b) Navneet Kumar Sehgal
c) Jagdeep Dhankhar
d) Piyush Goyal

Q: Who has been announced as the National PwD Icon by the Election Commission?
a) Sheetal Devi
b) Avani Lekhara
c) Gyanesh Kumar
d) Pramod Bhagat

Q: What are electoral bonds?
A. Bonds issued by political parties to raise funds
B. Financial instruments for anonymous political donations
C. Bonds used for government infrastructure projects
D. Bonds that allow citizens to vote in elections

Q: What recent development led to the Supreme Court declaring the electoral bonds scheme unconstitutional?
A. Release of detailed data by the Election Commission
B. A Constitution Bench ruling on February 15, 2024
C. Introduction of a new electoral bond denomination
D. State Bank of India’s involvement in the scheme