Current Affairs : May 2024 : 59 Important Multiple Choice Questions with Answers : Assam Jobs Guide

Current Affairs : May 2024

59 Important Multiple Choice Questions with Answers

Current Affairs : May 2024 : 59 Important Multiple Choice Questions with Answers : Assam Jobs Guide, Assam Career

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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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