1 April 2024 Current Affairs Questions
1. When is the Foundation Day of Odisha state celebrated?
(a)01 April
(b)13 April
(c)21 April
(d)11 April
Answer :(a)01 April
Establishment – 1 April 1936 (separated from Bihar and Bengal) Old name – Odisha in 2011 by Orissa (Alteration of Name) Act 2011
2. Where was the world’s first nuclear energy summit organized recently?
(a) India
(b) New Zealand
(c) America
(d) Belgium
Answer: d) Belgium
Leaders from 34 countries gathered in Brussels, Belgium for the inaugural Nuclear Energy Summit and it concluded recently. International Center for Cooperation in the Nuclear Field. it
It is an agency of the United Nations.
3. National Doctor’s Day is celebrated?
(a) 30 March
(b) 1 April
(c) 31 March
(d)none of these
Answer :(a) 30 March
This is also an important day on 30th March –
The United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) on 14 December 2022 declared 30 March as the International Day of Zero Waste. This proposal was brought by Turkey and 105 other countries joined in sponsoring it.
4.Who recently won the men’s doubles title of Miami Open tennis tournament 2024?
(a) Dodig and A. Krajicek
(b) M. Ebden and R. Bopanna
(c) Rohan Vopanna and Matthew Eveden
(d)none of these
Answer :(c) Rohan Vopanna and Matthew Eveden
Rohan Vopanna and his Australian partner Matthew Eveden
Won the men’s doubles title of Miami Open tennis tournament 2024 by defeating Croatia’s Ivan Dodik and America’s Austin Krajicek 6-7, 6-3, 10-16 in the men’s doubles final match.
5.Which Government e-Market is the world’s third largest e-commerce platform for public procurement recently?
(a) GeBIZ
(b) KONEPS
(c) Gem Portal
(d) none of these
Answer :(c) Gem Portal
India’s ‘Government e-Market’ (GeM) portal is the world’s third largest e-commerce platform for public procurement after Korea’s On-Line e-Procurement System (KONEPS) and Singapore’s GeBIZ.
Government e-Market Place is an online market through which anyone can do business with the government. It started in 2016
Ministry – Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India
7.Sanjhi Craft granted GI tag by Government of India? Which state does it belong to?
(a)Uttar Pradesh
(b) Manipur
(c) Meghalaya
(d)Kashmir
Answer :(a)Uttar Pradesh
The famous Sanjhi craft of Mathura, Uttar Pradesh was awarded GI tag by the Government of India.
It is mentioned in the Puranas that in the evening of Dwapar, when Lord Krishna used to come for grazing cows, the Braj Gopis used to welcome him by decorating flower paintings (Sanjhi). From then onwards Sanjhi art started in Braj.
Under this, crafts are prepared in the form of evening, decoration, decoration and love of Radharani.
8.Where will the recent 10-day Gaganshakti 2024 war exercise be conducted?
(a) Pokhran
(b)Karnataka
(c) Meghalaya
(d)none of these
Answer :(a)Pokhran (Rajasthan)
This exercise will be organized at the field firing range in Pokhran from 1 April 2024. About 10 thousand airmen of the Air Force will participate in this 10-day exercise.
According to Gagan Shakti defense establishments, this exercise is conducted every five years and was last conducted in 2018.
9.How many people were awarded Bharat Ratna posthumously recently
(a) 5
(b) 6
(c) 4
(d) 3
Answer : (c) 4
4 people have been awarded Bharat Ratna posthumously in 2024
First person: Karpoori Thakur: Karpoori Thakur, popularly known as “Jan Nayak”, served as the 11th Chief Minister of Bihar twice, from 1970–71 and 1977–79.
Second person MS. Swaminathan: ‘Father of India’s Green Revolution’ MS Swaminathan helped India become self-reliant in agriculture and modernize it
3rd Person PV. Narasimha Rao: PV Narasimha Rao served as the 9th Prime Minister of India from 1991 to 1996.
4th Person Chaudhary Charan Singh: Was an Indian politician and freedom fighter. He served as the 5th Prime Minister of India and former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh.
10. Food Waste Index Report 2024 was released by which organization?
(a) NNL
(b) WHO
(c)UNEP
(d)none of these
Answer :c)UNEP
Full form : United Nations Environment Programme, The global authority for the environment with programs focusing on climate, nature, pollution, sustainable development and more
United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) released ‘Food Waste Index (FWI) Report, 2024’.
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