Current Affairs : May 2024
59 Important Multiple Choice Questions with Answers
Introduction:
Stay updated with the latest current affairs from May 2024!
In this blog post, we have compiled a list of 59 multiple choice questions with
answers covering various topics that made headlines during the month of May 2024.
Test your knowledge and enhance your understanding of the significant events
and developments that shaped the world. Let's dive in!
1. When is the
International Workers' Day observed?
A) April 30
B) May 1
C) June 1
D) May 15
Answer:
B) May 1
2. Where was the
4th session of the Global Plastic Treaty held?
A) New York, USA
B) Ottawa, Canada
C) Tokyo, Japan
D) Berlin, Germany
Answer:
B) Ottawa, Canada
3. Which Indian
company is sponsoring USA and South Africa in the T20 World Cup in June?
A) Reliance
B) Tata
C) Amul
D) Infosys
Answer:
C) Amul
4. In which
country is the World Energy Congress 2024 being organized?
A) USA
B) Germany
C) Netherlands
D) China
Answer: C) Netherlands
5. Amitabh
Chaudhry has been reappointed as MD and CEO of which bank?
A) ICICI Bank
B) HDFC Bank
C) Axis Bank
D) State Bank of India
Answer:
C) Axis Bank
6. The SMART
system, recently seen in news, is developed by which organization?
A) ISRO
B) DRDO
C) HAL
D) BHEL
Answer:
B) DRDO
7. What is the
theme of International Labour Day 2024?
A) Sustainable Employment
B) Ensuring safety and health
at work in a changing climate
C) Workers' Rights
D) Global Workforce
Answer:
B) Ensuring safety and health at work in a changing climate
8. Ruang volcano,
recently seen in the news due to eruption, is located in which country?
A) Japan
B) Philippines
C) Indonesia
D) Malaysia
Answer:
C) Indonesia
9. Where was the
Critical Minerals Summit 2024 held?
A) Beijing
B) New York
C) New Delhi
D) London
Answer:
C) New Delhi
10. What was the
theme of International Conference on Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (ICDRI)
2024?
A) Building Back Better
B) Investing today for a more
resilient tomorrow
C) Infrastructure for All
D) Resilient Cities
Answer:
B) Investing today for a more resilient tomorrow
11. Which trade
association launched a corporate governance charter for startups?
A) NASSCOM
B) CII
C) FICCI
D) ASSOCHAM
Answer:
B) CII
12. What is MQ-9B
Predator?
A) Satellite
B) High Altitude Unmanned
Aerial Vehicle
C) Missile
D) Submarine
Answer:
B) High Altitude Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
13. José Raúl
Mulino has been elected as the new President of which country?
A) Argentina
B) Panama
C) Ecuador
D) Peru
Answer:
B) Panama
14. Border Road
Organization (BRO) comes under which ministry?
A) Ministry of Home Affairs
B) Ministry of Road Transport
and Highways
C) Ministry of Defence
D) Ministry of External
Affairs
Answer:
C) Ministry of Defence
15. What is
Choline?
A) Vitamin
B) Hormone
C) Mineral
D) Nutrient
Answer:
D) Nutrient
16. What is the
IUCN status of Orangutan?
A) Vulnerable
B) Endangered
C) Critically endangered
D) Near Threatened
Answer:
C) Critically endangered
17. Pakistan's
first lunar mission, iCube-Qamar, was launched in collaboration with which
country?
A) Russia
B) USA
C) China
D) UAE
Answer:
C) China
18. Which country
introduced an AI-generated spokesperson named Victoria Shi?
A) Japan
B) Ukraine
C) Canada
D) Germany
Answer:
B) Ukraine
19. When is
International Thalassemia Day celebrated every year?
A) May 2
B) May 8
C) June 2
D) June 8
Answer:
B) May 8
20. In which state
was the 'School on Wheels' initiative launched recently?
A) Assam
B) Bihar
C) Manipur
D) Gujarat
Answer:
C) Manipur
21. Who has been
appointed by Visa as the new country manager in India?
A) Rajiv Kumar
B) Sanjeev Nautiyal
C) Anil Kumar
D) Mukesh Mehta
Answer:
B) Sanjeev Nautiyal
22. Which
organization adopted the first law to tackle violence against women?
A) United Nations
B) European Union
C) Amnesty International
D) Human Rights Watch
Answer:
B) European Union
23. Which
organization released upgraded Dietary Guidelines for Indians in 2024?
A) WHO
B) FSSAI
C) ICMR
D) NIN
Answer:
C) ICMR
24. Who recently
took over as the Chief of Personnel of the Indian Navy?
A) Vice Admiral Ajit Kumar
B) Vice Admiral Sanjay Bhalla
C) Vice Admiral Karambir Singh
D) Vice Admiral Muralidharan
Answer:
B) Vice Admiral Sanjay Bhalla
25. Who has been
appointed as the Chairman of HDFC Life?
A) Deepak Parekh
B) Keki Mistry
C) Aditya Puri
D) Uday Kotak
Answer:
B) Keki Mistry
26. Which Indian
wrestler has been banned by the global governing body of wrestling?
A) Sushil Kumar
B) Bajrang Punia
C) Yogeshwar Dutt
D) Vinesh Phogat
Answer:
B) Bajrang Punia
27. Idashisha
Nongrang has been appointed as the first woman Director General of Police (DGP)
of which state?
A) Assam
B) Meghalaya
C) Sikkim
D) Arunachal Pradesh
Answer:
B) Meghalaya
28. Which country
recently won the 30th Sultan Azlan Shah Trophy?
A) India
B) Malaysia
C) Japan
D) Australia
Answer:
C) Japan
29. What is
‘Caenorhabditis elegans’?
A) Bacteria
B) Fungus
C) Nematode
D) Virus
Answer:
C) Nematode
30. What is the
theme of World Migratory Bird Day 2024?
A) Birds Connect Our World
B) Insects
C) Birds and Water
D) Flight for Survival
Answer:
B) Insects
31. Which England
cricketer recently announced his retirement from international cricket?
A) Ben Stokes
B) Stuart Broad
C) James Anderson
D) Joe Root
Answer:
C) James Anderson
32. India
announced humanitarian assistance worth $1 million to which country?
A) Sri Lanka
B) Kenya
C) Bangladesh
D) Nepal
Answer:
B) Kenya
33. Indian Cyber
Crime Coordination Centre (I4C) operates under which ministry?
A) Ministry of Electronics and
IT
B) Ministry of Home Affairs
C) Ministry of Defence
D) Ministry of Law and Justice
Answer:
B) Ministry of Home Affairs
34. Which
institute discovered an eco-friendly solution for treating muddy river water?
A) IIT Delhi
B) IISc Bangalore
C) Indian Institute of
Petroleum & Energy, Visakhapatnam
D) NIT Trichy
Answer:
C) Indian Institute of Petroleum & Energy, Visakhapatnam
35. Which day is
celebrated as International Day of Light?
A) May 16
B) June 21
C) April 30
D) March 20
Answer:
A) May 16
36. Which country
was declared the host of the Women’s World Cup 2027?
A) USA
B) India
C) Brazil
D) Australia
Answer:
C) Brazil
37. The
International Finance Corporation (IFC) provided a $500 million loan to which
bank?
A) ICICI Bank
B) HDFC Bank
C) SBI
D) Axis Bank
Answer:
B) HDFC Bank
38. Archaeologists
discovered the first evidence of rock art in which city of Karnataka?
A) Bengaluru
B) Mysuru
C) Hampi
D) Mangaluru
Answer:
D) Mangaluru
39. What is the
theme of World Bee Day 2024?
A) Bee engaged with Youth
B) Save the Bees
C) Bees and Agriculture
D) Protect the Pollinators
Answer:
A) Bee engaged with Youth
40. The United
States conducted a subcritical nuclear test at which place?
A) Nevada
B) New Mexico
C) Texas
D) California
Answer:
A) Nevada
41. Which day is
observed as National Anti-Terrorism Day in India?
A) May 21
B) June 21
C) April 21
D) July 21
Answer:
A) May 21
42. Who became the
first Indian space tourist recently?
A) Rakesh Sharma
B) Sunita Williams
C) Kalpana Chawla
D) Gopi Thotakura
Answer:
D) Gopi Thotakura
43. R21/Matrix-M
vaccine is developed for the prevention of which disease?
A) COVID-19
B) Malaria
C) Influenza
D) Tuberculosis
Answer:
B) Malaria
44. Which state
government has reserved 33% of government contract jobs for women?
A) Kerala
B) Tamil Nadu
C) Karnataka
D) Maharashtra
Answer:
C) Karnataka
45. General To Lam
was elected as the new President of which country?
A) Vietnam
B) Cambodia
C) Laos
D) Myanmar
Answer:
A) Vietnam
46. Which country
became the 99th member of the International Solar Alliance (ISA)?
A) Spain
B) Italy
C) Mexico
D) South Korea
Answer:
A) Spain
47. Which state
has the maximum number of Gangetic dolphins in India according to a recent
report?
A) Bihar
B) West Bengal
C) Uttar Pradesh
D) Assam
Answer:
C) Uttar Pradesh
48. United Nations
General Assembly (UNGA) proclaimed which day as the International Day of the
Markhor?
A) May 22
B) May 24
C) June 22
D) June 24
Answer:
B) May 24
49. Which airport
in India achieved the Zero Waste to Landfill (ZWL) accolade?
A) Delhi International Airport
B) Mumbai International
Airport
C) Thiruvananthapuram
International Airport
D) Bengaluru International
Airport
Answer:
C) Thiruvananthapuram International Airport
50. How many Great
Indian Bustards were spotted during the recent annual waterhole survey in the
National Desert Park, Rajasthan?
A) 50
B) 64
C) 42
D) 30
Answer:
B) 64
51. What is Gliese
12 b?
A) Dwarf planet
B) Comet
C) Exoplanet
D) Asteroid
Answer:
C) Exoplanet
52. Which day is
observed as World Thyroid Day annually?
A) May 25
B) June 25
C) July 25
D) August 25
Answer:
A) May 25
53. Who became the
first Indian gymnast to win a gold medal at the 2024 Asian Gymnastics
Championships?
A) Dipa Karmakar
B) Ashish Kumar
C) Aruna Reddy
D) Yogeshwar Singh
Answer:
A) Dipa Karmakar
54. Nyishi Tribe
is the largest ethnic group of which state?
A) Nagaland
B) Arunachal Pradesh
C) Manipur
D) Mizoram
Answer:
B) Arunachal Pradesh
55. Gitanas
NausÄ—da has been re-elected as the President of which country?
A) Estonia
B) Latvia
C) Lithuania
D) Poland
Answer:
C) Lithuania
56. Which state
government has recently banned the sale, production, and distribution of
tobacco products?
A) Gujarat
B) Maharashtra
C) Telangana
D) Punjab
Answer:
C) Telangana
57. Pravaah Portal
was launched by which institution?
A) SEBI
B) RBI
C) NABARD
D) IRDAI
Answer:
B) RBI
58. Who was
appointed as the chairperson of Committee A at the 77th World Health Assembly
(WHA)?
A) Randeep Guleria
B) Soumya Swaminathan
C) Apurva Chandra
D) Harsh Vardhan
Answer:
C) Apurva Chandra
59. Indian Oil
Corporation Limited (IOCL) recently signed an MoU with which armed force of
India to promote hydrogen and fuel cell technology?
A) Indian Army
B) Indian Navy
C) Indian Air Force
D) Border Security Force
Answer:
A) Indian Army
Conclusion:
Congratulations on completing the 59 important multiple choice questions on the May 2024 current affairs! We hope this quiz has helped you test your knowledge of the significant events and developments that took place during the month of May 2024. Stay informed and keep yourself updated with the latest news and affairs from around the world.
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