Current Affairs : August 2024 : Important for ADRE
41 Important Multiple Choice Questions with Answers
Introduction:
Stay updated with the latest current affairs from August
2024! In this blog post, we have compiled a list of 41 multiple choice
questions with answers covering various topics that made headlines during the
month of August 2024. Test your knowledge and enhance your understanding of the
significant events and developments that shaped the world. Let's dive in!
1. Which country
hosts the 32nd International Conference of Agricultural Economists in 2024?
a) USA
b) China
c) India
d) Japan
Ans:
c) India
2. Who has been
appointed as the new Chairperson of the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC)
recently?
a) Rajiv Kumar
b) Preeti Sudan
c) Arvind Saxena
d) Sushil Chandra
Ans:
b) Preeti Sudan
3. Recently, which
country has been elected Vice-Chair of the Supply Chain Council?
a) Japan
b) India
c) Brazil
d) Germany
Ans:
b) India
4. Which ministry
recently launched the ‘Ideas4LiFE initiative’ to promote environmental
sustainability?
a) Ministry of Health
b) Ministry of Environment,
Forest, and Climate Change
c) Ministry of Agriculture
d) Ministry of Education
Ans:
b) Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change
5. Which
department has recently launched the ‘One DAE One Subscription’ initiative for
research access?
a) Department of Science and
Technology
b) Department of Atomic Energy
c) Department of Space
d) Department of Biotechnology
Ans:
b) Department of Atomic Energy
6. What is the
rank of India in the ‘Travel & Tourism Development Index 2024’?
a) 38th
b) 40th
c) 39th
d) 37th
Ans:
c) 39th
7. Who has become
the first woman to be appointed the Director General of Medical Services?
a) Lt. Gen. Madhuri Kanitkar
b) Lt. Gen. Sadhna Saxena Nair
c) Lt. Gen. Priya Jain
d) Lt. Gen. Sunita Dubey
Ans:
b) Lt. Gen. Sadhna Saxena Nair
8. Which state
government recently launched the ‘Mukhyamantri Maiyaan Samman Yojana’?
a) Jharkhand
b) Bihar
c) Uttar Pradesh
d) Chhattisgarh
Ans:
a) Jharkhand
9. India hosted
the “14th India-Vietnam Defence Policy Dialogue” in which city?
a) Mumbai
b) Chennai
c) Kolkata
d) New Delhi
Ans:
d) New Delhi
10. What kind of
missile is the ‘Astra mark-1 (Mk-1) missile’?
a) Surface-to-air
b) Air-to-air
c) Anti-ship
d) Cruise
Ans:
b) Air-to-air
11. What is
‘Glioblastoma’?
a) A type of heart disease
b) A rare blood disorder
c) A fast-growing brain or
spinal cord cancer
d) A lung infection
Ans:
c) A fast-growing brain or spinal cord cancer
12. Where was the
5th meeting of the ASEAN-India Trade in Goods Agreement (AITIGA) Joint
Committee held?
a) Bangkok
b) Jakarta
c) Manila
d) Hanoi
Ans:
b) Jakarta
13. Which country
hosts the BIMSTEC Business Summit 2024?
a) Sri Lanka
b) Bangladesh
c) India
d) Thailand
Ans:
c) India
14. Which state
has become the first in the country to implement a Disaster Risk Transfer
Parametric Insurance Solution (DRTPS)?
a) Odisha
b) Andhra Pradesh
c) Maharashtra
d) Gujarat
Ans:
c) Maharashtra
15. Which state
government recently launched the ‘Upasthiti Portal’ for Health Department
employees?
a) Assam
b) Jharkhand
c) Bihar
d) Odisha
Ans:
b) Jharkhand
16. Lake Turkana
is located in which country?
a) Uganda
b) Tanzania
c) Kenya
d) Ethiopia
Ans:
c) Kenya
17. What is the
‘Cheque Truncation System (CTS)’?
a) A new form of digital
currency
b) An online system that
captures and transmits cheque images
c) A mobile banking app
d) A type of investment scheme
Ans:
b) An online system that captures and transmits cheque images
18. Which
institute recently issued an advisory to control ‘Fruit Rot Disease’ (Koleroga)
in arecanut plantations?
a) ICRISAT
b) ICAR-Central Plantation
Crops Research Institute (CPCRI)
c) Indian Agricultural
Research Institute
d) ICAR-National Rice Research
Institute
Ans:
b) ICAR-Central Plantation Crops Research Institute (CPCRI)
19. Mount
Kilimanjaro is located in which country?
a) Kenya
b) Tanzania
c) Uganda
d) Zimbabwe
Ans:
b) Tanzania
20. ‘Neelakurinji
plant’ is mostly found in which region of India?
a) Eastern Ghats
b) Western Ghats
c) Himalayas
d) Aravalli Hills
Ans:
b) Western Ghats
21. What is the
theme of ‘International Youth Day 2024’?
a) Youth Empowerment
b) Digital Transformation
c) From Clicks to Progress:
Youth Digital Pathways for Sustainable Development
d) Innovation and Creativity
Ans:
c) From Clicks to Progress: Youth Digital Pathways for Sustainable Development
22. The world’s
oldest calendar has been discovered in which country?
a) Egypt
b) Turkey
c) Greece
d) Italy
Ans:
b) Turkey
23. Which state
has become the first in the country to give money to girl students to buy
sanitary napkins?
a) Maharashtra
b) West Bengal
c) Madhya Pradesh
d) Kerala
Ans:
c) Madhya Pradesh
24. What is
‘Californium’?
a) A rare earth metal
b) A radioactive metal
c) A precious stone
d) A type of coal
Ans:
b) A radioactive metal
25. Which country
has recently introduced the ‘AIM-174B’ missile in the Indo-Pacific?
a) China
b) India
c) Japan
d) USA
Ans:
d) USA
26. The first
‘Solar Village’ in Maharashtra was launched in which district?
a) Nagpur
b) Satara
c) Pune
d) Nashik
Ans:
b) Satara
27. Ranthambore
Tiger Reserve is located in which state?
a) Madhya Pradesh
b) Rajasthan
c) Karnataka
d) Assam
Ans:
b) Rajasthan
28. Which airport
became the first Indian airport to achieve Net Zero Carbon Emission status?
a) Chhatrapati Shivaji
International Airport
b) Kempegowda International
Airport
c) Indira Gandhi International
Airport
d) Rajiv Gandhi International
Airport
Ans:
c) Indira Gandhi International Airport
29. Where was the
‘First Policy Makers Forum’ inaugurated?
a) Mumbai
b) Hyderabad
c) Bengaluru
d) New Delhi
Ans:
d) New Delhi
30. Which
organization developed the platforms PROMPT, DRIPS, and JAL VIDYUT DPR?
a) ISRO
b) Central Electricity
Authority
c) BHEL
d) NITI Aayog
Ans:
b) Central Electricity Authority
31. Teesta-V
hydroelectric plant is located in which state?
a) West Bengal
b) Sikkim
c) Himachal Pradesh
d) Uttarakhand
Ans:
b) Sikkim
32. India’s first
comprehensive survey of high-risk glacial lakes is being conducted in which
state?
a) Sikkim
b) Himachal Pradesh
c) Arunachal Pradesh
d) Jammu & Kashmir
Ans:
c) Arunachal Pradesh
33. What is the
theme of the first ‘National Space Day’?
a) Exploring the Cosmos
b) Touching Lives while
Touching the Moon: India’s Space Saga
c) Space for Humanity
d) Beyond Earth
Ans:
b) Touching Lives while Touching the Moon: India’s Space Saga
34. Which country
launched its first reusable hybrid rocket “RHUMI 1”?
a) India
b) China
c) Japan
d) South Korea
Ans:
a) India
35. Which ministry
launched the “National Medical Register (NMR) Portal”?
a) Ministry of Health and
Family Welfare
b) Ministry of Education
c) Ministry of Science and
Technology
d) Ministry of Home Affairs
Ans:
a) Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
36. Which country
secured the silver medal at the Maruhaba Cup, a team event, at the Asian
Surfing Championships 2024?
a) Sri Lanka
b) India
c) Maldives
d) Indonesia
Ans:
b) India
37. Virupaksha
Temple is located in which state?
a) Tamil Nadu
b) Andhra Pradesh
c) Karnataka
d) Kerala
Ans:
c) Karnataka
38. Which state
has recently recorded the presence of the semi-wild bovine creature, mithun
(Bos frontalis), for the first time?
a) Arunachal Pradesh
b) Manipur
c) Assam
d) Nagaland
Ans:
c) Assam
39. Where was the
‘Under-17 World Wrestling Championship 2024’ held?
a) New Delhi
b) Tehran
c) Amman
d) Istanbul
Ans:
c) Amman
40. What is the
theme of ‘World Water Week 2024’?
a) Water for All
b) Water and Sustainability
c) Bridging Borders: Water for
a Peaceful and Sustainable Future
d) Clean Water for Future
Generations
Ans:
c) Bridging Borders: Water for a Peaceful and Sustainable Future
41. Which two
states recently announced the development of the religious circuit ‘Krishna
Gaman Path’?
a) Uttar Pradesh and Gujarat
b) Rajasthan and Madhya
Pradesh
c) Karnataka and Andhra
Pradesh
d) Maharashtra and Telangana
Ans:
b) Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh
Conclusion:
Congratulations on completing the 41 important multiple choice questions on the August 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 August 2024. Stay informed and keep yourself updated with the latest news and affairs from around the world. Important for ADRE.
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