Current Affair MCQ August 2024
- Who won the Best Actor award at the 70th National Film Awards for his performance in the film ‘Kantara’?
- a) Manoj Bajpayee
- b) Rishab Shetty
- c) Suraj Sharma
- d) Rahul V. Chittella
- Which Malayalam film won the Best Feature Film award at the 70th National Film Awards?
- a) Gulmohar
- b) Uunchai
- c) Aattam
- d) Kantara
- Who was elected as Thailand’s new Prime Minister at the age of 37?
- a) Yingluck Shinawatra
- b) Srettha Thavisin
- c) Paetongtarn Shinawatra
- d) Thaksin Shinawatra
- When will the assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir begin in three phases?
- a) 1st September 2024
- b) 18th September 2024
- c) 25th September 2024
- d) 1st October 2024
- Which countries launched the BRICS Centre for Industrial Competences in cooperation with the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO)?
- a) USA and India
- b) BRICS countries
- c) EU and ASEAN
- d) G7 countries
- India’s merchandise imports rose to what amount in July 2024?
- a) $50 billion
- b) $53 billion
- c) $57.48 billion
- d) $60 billion
- Which city will host the 2024 Asian Games?
- a) Tokyo
- b) Beijing
- c) Hangzhou
- d) Seoul
- Which space agency successfully launched the SSLV D3 earth observation satellite?
- a) NASA
- b) Roscosmos
- c) ISRO
- d) ESA
- Who is the current Union Home Secretary of India as of August 2024?
- a) Ajay Kumar Bhalla
- b) Govind Mohan
- c) Rajiv Gauba
- d) Durga Shankar Mishra
- Which Indian athlete won a gold medal in the 2024 Paris Olympics?
- a) Neeraj Chopra
- b) Avinash Sable
- c) Mirabai Chanu
- d) Vinesh Phogat
- What is the estimated cost of the Thane Integral Ring Metro Rail Project?
- a) ₹5,000 crore
- b) ₹8,000 crore
- c) ₹10,000 crore
- d) ₹12,200 crore
- Which country hosted the 2024 BRICS summit?
- a) Russia
- b) China
- c) South Africa
- d) India
- Who won the 2024 Wimbledon Men’s Singles title?
- a) Novak Djokovic
- b) Roger Federer
- c) Carlos Alcaraz
- d) Daniil Medvedev
- Which state launched the ‘Meri Maati Mera Desh’ campaign to honor martyrs?
- a) Punjab
- b) Uttar Pradesh
- c) Maharashtra
- d) Gujarat
- Which country won the 2024 FIFA Women’s World Cup?
- a) Brazil
- b) USA
- c) Germany
- d) England
- Who is the current Chief Justice of India as of August 2024?
- a) N.V. Ramana
- b) D.Y. Chandrachud
- c) Uday Umesh Lalit
- d) S.A. Bobde
- Which country recently joined the BRICS group as a new member?
- a) Argentina
- b) Saudi Arabia
- c) Mexico
- d) Indonesia
- What is the new policy introduced by the Indian government for offshore mineral exploration?
- a) Offshore Areas Mineral Trust Rules, 2024
- b) Coastal Mining Policy
- c) Marine Mineral Regulation Act
- d) Deep-Sea Exploration Initiative
- Which Indian state has the highest number of Ramsar sites as of 2024?
- a) Punjab
- b) Uttar Pradesh
- c) Kerala
- d) West Bengal
- Who won the 2024 Tour de France?
- a) Tadej Pogačar
- b) Geraint Thomas
- c) Jonas Vingegaard
- d) Primož Roglič
- Which Indian city will host the G20 Summit in 2024?
- a) Mumbai
- b) New Delhi
- c) Bengaluru
- d) Hyderabad
- Which film won the Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment at the 70th National Film Awards?
- a) Uunchai
- b) Kantara
- c) Gulmohar
- d) Pathaan
- Which state has launched the ‘Mukhya Mantri Digital Seva Yojana’ to provide smartphones to women?
- a) Gujarat
- b) Maharashtra
- c) Rajasthan
- d) Tamil Nadu
- Who won the gold medal in the Men’s 100m sprint at the 2024 Olympics?
- a) Usain Bolt
- b) Yohan Blake
- c) Marcell Jacobs
- d) Fred Kerley
- Which Indian economist was appointed as the Chief Economist of the IMF in 2024?
- a) Amartya Sen
- b) Raghuram Rajan
- c) Gita Gopinath
- d) Arvind Subramanian
- Who is the current Secretary-General of the United Nations?
- a) António Guterres
- b) Ban Ki-moon
- c) Amina Mohammed
- d) Kofi Annan
- Which country hosted the 2024 COP29 Climate Conference?
- a) France
- b) India
- c) Brazil
- d) South Africa
- Which Indian city has been declared a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2024?
- a) Jaipur
- b) Varanasi
- c) Ahmedabad
- d) Mysore
- Who is the Chairman of the 15th Finance Commission of India?
- a) Arvind Panagariya
- b) N.K. Singh
- c) Raghuram Rajan
- d) Y.V. Reddy
- Which company became the first Indian startup to be listed on the Nasdaq in 2024?
- a) Ola
- b) Zomato
- c) Paytm
- d) Byju’s
- Which Indian athlete broke the world record in javelin throw in 2024?
- a) Devendra Jhajharia
- b) Shivpal Singh
- c) Neeraj Chopra
- d) Annu Rani
- Which Indian state has the highest literacy rate according to the 2024 census?
- a) Kerala
- b) Goa
- c) Tamil Nadu
- d) Himachal Pradesh
- Who is the current President of the United States as of 2024?
- a) Joe Biden
- b) Donald Trump
- c) Kamala Harris
- d) Ron DeSantis
- Which Indian artist won the 2024 Grammy Award for Best World Music Album?
- a) A.R. Rahman
- b) Ricky Kej
- c) Shankar Mahadevan
- d) Anoushka Shankar
- Which country topped the medal tally at the 2024 Olympics?
- a) USA
- b) China
- c) Japan
- d) Russia
- Which country’s Parliament recently passed a bill to legalize same-sex marriage in 2024?
- a) Japan
- b) India
- c) Chile
- d) Poland
- Which space mission by ISRO aims to study the Sun in 2024?
- a) Aditya-L1
- b) Chandrayaan-3
- c) Mangalyaan-2
- d) Suryayaan
- Which state government launched the ‘Jagananna Vidya Deevena’ scheme for education?
- a) Karnataka
- b) Tamil Nadu
- c) **Andhra PradeshHere are 50 current affairs multiple-choice questions (MCQs) as of August 17, 2024:
- Who won the Best Actor award at the 70th National Film Awards for his performance in the film ‘Kantara’?
- a) Manoj Bajpayee
- b) Rishab Shetty
- c) Suraj Sharma
- d) Rahul V. Chittella
- Which Malayalam film won the Best Feature Film award at the 70th National Film Awards?
- a) Gulmohar
- b) Uunchai
- c) Aattam
- d) Kantara
- Who was elected as Thailand’s new Prime Minister at the age of 37?
- a) Yingluck Shinawatra
- b) Srettha Thavisin
- c) Paetongtarn Shinawatra
- d) Thaksin Shinawatra
- When will the assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir begin in three phases?
- a) 1st September 2024
- b) 18th September 2024
- c) 25th September 2024
- d) 1st October 2024
- Which countries launched the BRICS Centre for Industrial Competences in cooperation with the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO)?
- a) USA and India
- b) BRICS countries
- c) EU and ASEAN
- d) G7 countries
- India’s merchandise imports rose to what amount in July 2024?
- a) $50 billion
- b) $53 billion
- c) $57.48 billion
- d) $60 billion
- Which city will host the 2024 Asian Games?
- a) Tokyo
- b) Beijing
- c) Hangzhou
- d) Seoul
- Which space agency successfully launched the SSLV D3 earth observation satellite?
- a) NASA
- b) Roscosmos
- c) ISRO
- d) ESA
- Who is the current Union Home Secretary of India as of August 2024?
- a) Ajay Kumar Bhalla
- b) Govind Mohan
- c) Rajiv Gauba
- d) Durga Shankar Mishra
- Which Indian athlete won a gold medal in the 2024 Paris Olympics?
- a) Neeraj Chopra
- b) Avinash Sable
- c) Mirabai Chanu
- d) Vinesh Phogat
- What is the estimated cost of the Thane Integral Ring Metro Rail Project?
- a) ₹5,000 crore
- b) ₹8,000 crore
- c) ₹10,000 crore
- d) ₹12,200 crore
- Which country hosted the 2024 BRICS summit?
- a) Russia
- b) China
- c) South Africa
- d) India
- Who won the 2024 Wimbledon Men’s Singles title?
- a) Novak Djokovic
- b) Roger Federer
- c) Carlos Alcaraz
- d) Daniil Medvedev
- Which state launched the ‘Meri Maati Mera Desh’ campaign to honor martyrs?
- a) Punjab
- b) Uttar Pradesh
- c) Maharashtra
- d) Gujarat
- Which country won the 2024 FIFA Women’s World Cup?
- a) Brazil
- b) USA
- c) Germany
- d) England
- Who is the current Chief Justice of India as of August 2024?
- a) N.V. Ramana
- b) D.Y. Chandrachud
- c) Uday Umesh Lalit
- d) S.A. Bobde
- Which country recently joined the BRICS group as a new member?
- a) Argentina
- b) Saudi Arabia
- c) Mexico
- d) Indonesia
- What is the new policy introduced by the Indian government for offshore mineral exploration?
- a) Offshore Areas Mineral Trust Rules, 2024
- b) Coastal Mining Policy
- c) Marine Mineral Regulation Act
- d) Deep-Sea Exploration Initiative
- Which Indian state has the highest number of Ramsar sites as of 2024?
- a) Punjab
- b) Uttar Pradesh
- c) Kerala
- d) West Bengal
- Who won the 2024 Tour de France?
- a) Tadej Pogačar
- b) Geraint Thomas
- c) Jonas Vingegaard
- d) Primož Roglič
- Which Indian city will host the G20 Summit in 2024?
- a) Mumbai
- b) New Delhi
- c) Bengaluru
- d) Hyderabad
- Which film won the Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment at the 70th National Film Awards?
- a) Uunchai
- b) Kantara
- c) Gulmohar
- d) Pathaan
- Which state has launched the ‘Mukhya Mantri Digital Seva Yojana’ to provide smartphones to women?
- a) Gujarat
- b) Maharashtra
- c) Rajasthan
- d) Tamil Nadu
- Who won the gold medal in the Men’s 100m sprint at the 2024 Olympics?
- a) Usain Bolt
- b) Yohan Blake
- c) Marcell Jacobs
- d) Fred Kerley
- Which Indian economist was appointed as the Chief Economist of the IMF in 2024?
- a) Amartya Sen
- b) Raghuram Rajan
- c) Gita Gopinath
- d) Arvind Subramanian
- Who is the current Secretary-General of the United Nations?
- a) António Guterres
- b) Ban Ki-moon
- c) Amina Mohammed
- d) Kofi Annan
- Which country hosted the 2024 COP29 Climate Conference?
- a) France
- b) India
- c) Brazil
- d) South Africa
- Which Indian city has been declared a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2024?
- a) Jaipur
- b) Varanasi
- c) Ahmedabad
- d) Mysore
- Who is the Chairman of the 15th Finance Commission of India?
- a) Arvind Panagariya
- b) N.K. Singh
- c) Raghuram Rajan
- d) Y.V. Reddy
- Which company became the first Indian startup to be listed on the Nasdaq in 2024?
- a) Ola
- b) Zomato
- c) Paytm
- d) Byju’s
- Which Indian athlete broke the world record in javelin throw in 2024?
- a) Devendra Jhajharia
- b) Shivpal Singh
- c) Neeraj Chopra
- d) Annu Rani
- Which Indian state has the highest literacy rate according to the 2024 census?
- a) Kerala
- b) Goa
- c) Tamil Nadu
- d) Himachal Pradesh
- Who is the current President of the United States as of 2024?
- a) Joe Biden
- b) Donald Trump
- c) Kamala Harris
- d) Ron DeSantis
- Which Indian artist won the 2024 Grammy Award for Best World Music Album?
- a) A.R. Rahman
- b) Ricky Kej
- c) Shankar Mahadevan
- d) Anoushka Shankar
- Which country topped the medal tally at the 2024 Olympics?
- a) USA
- b) China
- c) Japan
- d) Russia
- Which country’s Parliament recently passed a bill to legalize same-sex marriage in 2024?
- a) Japan
- b) India
- c) Chile
- d) Poland
- Which space mission by ISRO aims to study the Sun in 2024?
- a) Aditya-L1
- b) Chandrayaan-3
- c) Mangalyaan-2
- d) Suryayaan
- Which state government launched the ‘Jagananna Vidya Deevena’ scheme for education?
- a) Karnataka
- b) Tamil Nadu
- c) **Andhra PradeshContinuing with the current affairs MCQs:
- Which state government launched the ‘Jagananna Vidya Deevena’ scheme for education?
- a) Karnataka
- b) Tamil Nadu
- c) Andhra Pradesh
- d) Kerala
- Who won the 2024 Australian Open Men’s Singles title?
- a) Roger Federer
- b) Rafael Nadal
- c) Novak Djokovic
- d) Daniil Medvedev
- Which Indian company became the first to reach a market capitalization of $1 trillion in 2024?
- a) Reliance Industries
- b) Tata Group
- c) Infosys
- d) Wipro
- Which organization released the ‘World Economic Outlook 2024’ report?
- a) International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- b) World Bank
- c) World Economic Forum
- d) United Nations
- Which country recently launched its first fully automated AI-powered city in 2024?
- a) Japan
- b) Saudi Arabia
- c) USA
- d) China
- Who is the current Prime Minister of the United Kingdom as of August 2024?
- a) Boris Johnson
- b) Rishi Sunak
- c) Keir Starmer
- d) Theresa May
- Which state topped the NITI Aayog’s 2024 Health Index?
- a) Maharashtra
- b) Kerala
- c) Gujarat
- d) Tamil Nadu
- Which country’s government collapsed following a no-confidence vote in 2024?
- a) Pakistan
- b) Sri Lanka
- c) Italy
- d) Lebanon
- Who won the 2024 Booker Prize for Fiction?
- a) Arundhati Roy
- b) Salman Rushdie
- c) Hilary Mantel
- d) Margaret Atwood
- Which Indian city is known as the ‘Electric Vehicle Capital of India’ in 2024?
- a) New Delhi
- b) Mumbai
- c) Hyderabad
- d) Pune
- Which country will host the 2026 Winter Olympics?
- a) USA
- b) Italy
- c) Canada
- d) Japan
- Which Indian author won the 2024 Jnanpith Award?
- a) Ruskin Bond
- b) Amitav Ghosh
- c) Arundhati Roy
- d) Jhumpa Lahiri
- Which Indian river was recently declared as a legal entity with rights in 2024?
- a) Ganga
- b) Yamuna
- c) Narmada
- d) Brahmaputra
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