Important events which are likely to make current affairs questions in competitive exams related to important national, international events that happened in the 3rd week of April 2024, in this article you will know those questions and answers of current affairs such as major events that happened in national and international events:
- World Cyber Crime Index
- Lata Dinanath Mangeshkar Award – 2024
- India’s GDP growth
- ISRO’s goal of ‘debris free space’
- vaccine for meningitis
- hybrid pitchgreen credit program
- World Art Day
- IMF Managing Director ‘VA -ResNet-50’ etc.
Questions of current affairs from these major events can be asked from these events in the competition exam (UPSC, IBPS, IAS, POLICE, BANK, SSC and other Govt Exam) . Question answers of these events
April Weekly Current Affairs 2024
1. Every year ‘World Heritage Day‘ is celebrated on 18 April. What is the theme of this year 2024?
A. Discover and experience diversity
B. Heritage transformation
C. Complex past: diverse future
D. Heritage and climate
Answer A. Discover and experience diversity
2. Recently, citizens of which country have made a record of jumping from the stratosphere?
(a) Russia
(b) India
(c) Chain
(d) USA
Answer: (a) Russia
Three citizens of Russia have made a world record of jumping from the North Pole into the stratosphere. All three Russian citizens jumped from a height of 34,450 feet through an Ilyushin-76 aircraft and landed near Russia’s Barneo base with a parachute. These three are Mikhail Kornienko, Alexander and Denis Yefremov.
3. Where was the fossil of the largest snake found recently?
(a) In Gujarat
(b) Manipur
(c) Meghalaya
(d) none
Answer: (a) In Gujarat
27 fossils of the world’s largest snake have been found from a mine in Kutch, Gujarat. Scientists of IIT Roorkee discovered it and named this species of snake as Vasuki Indicus. The fossil of this snake which is about 50 feet long is 4.7 crore years old. It lived on earth for 100 crore years
4. Recently, India has handed over Brahmos missile to which country?
(a)Philippines
(b)UAE
(c)Catar
(d)none
Answer :(a)Philippines
5. In which forest is the leaf litter frog, which produces supersonic signals in the presence of humans, found?
A. White River National Forest
B. Brazilian Atlantic Rainforest
C. Kukrel Reserve Forest
D. Norway Suess Forest
Answer – B. Brazilian Atlantic Rainforest
6. State-of-the-Art Submersible Platform (SPACE) inaugurated by DRDO?
(a) Kerala
(b) Bengaluru
(c) Ahmedabad
(d) none
Answer :(a) Kerala
7. What is ‘Salas y Gomez’ which was in news recently?
A. Earth observation satellite
B. Nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine
C. Invasive species found in the Great Lakes region
D. Marine ridge in the southeastern Pacific Ocean
Answer – D. Marine ridge in the southeastern Pacific Ocean
8. Tiranga Barfi, which has received GI tag, is related to which city of Uttar Pradesh?A. Ayodhya
B. Lucknow
C. Kanpur
D. Varanasi
Answer D. Varanasi
9. Who will be given Lata Dinanath Mangeshkar Award – 2024?
(a)Amitabh Bachchan
(b)Akshay Kumar
(c)Sonu Nigam
(d)Ajay Devan
Answer :(a)Amitabh Bachchan
10. Which organization has developed carbon-carbon (C-C) nozzle for rocket engine?
A. ISRO
B. DRDO
C. BHEL
D. HAL
Answer – A. ISRO
11. According to IMF, what is the estimate of India’s GDP growth for the financial year 2024-25?
A. 5.1%
B. 6.8%
C. 7.1%
D. 4.5%
Answer B. 6.8%
12. By which year has ISRO decided to achieve the goal of ‘debris free space‘?
A. 2025
B. 2027
C. 2030
D. 2035
Answer C. 2030
13. Which bank has become the first private bank to open a branch in Lakshadweep?
(a)HDFC bank
(b)SBI BANK
(c)ICICI BANK
(d)YES BANK
Answer :(a)HDFC bank
14. What is ‘Gaiya-BHU’, which was in news recently?
A. Communication satellite
C. Invasive weed
B. Nuclear ballistic submarine
D. giant stellar black hole
Answer -D The giant stellar black hole
15. What was the rank of India in the World Cyber Crime Index?
(a)15th
(b) 10th
(c) 25th
(d) 05th
Answer :(b) 10th
16. Who won the National Women’s Carrom title for the twelfth time recently?
A. Rashmi Kumari
B. N. Nirmala
C. Kajal Kumari
D. Sharmila Singh
Answer A. Rashmi Kumari
17. The city of Pompeii, which was in the news recently, is located in which country?
A. China
B. Iraq
C. Iran
D. Italy
Answer D. Italy
18. Which country has become the first country to introduce a vaccine for meningitis?
A. Nigeria
B. Algeria
C. Botswana
D. Malaysia
Answer A. Nigeria
19. Which Indian stadium has become the first BCCI approved venue to have a new ‘hybrid pitch’?
A. Wankhede Stadium, Maharashtra
B. Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association (HPCA) Stadium
C. Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow
D. Barabaati Stadium, Cuttack
Answer B. Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association (HPCA) Stadium
20. Which state is leading in implementing Green Credit Programme with more than 500 land parcels for tree plantation?
A. Uttar Pradesh
B. Bihar
C. Madhya Pradesh
D. Odisha
Answer – C. Madhya Pradesh
21. Which country has successfully tested its Angara-A5 space rocket for the first time?
A. Russia
B. China
C. Japan
D. India
Answer – A. Russia
22. When is ‘World Art Day’ celebrated every year?
A. 13 April
B. 14 April
C. 15 April
D. 16 April
Answer C. 15 April
23. The cargo ship MSC Aries, which was held hostage by the Iranian army, belongs to which country?
A. Maldives
B. India
C. Israel
D. Iraq
Answer C. Israel
24. Who has been reappointed as the Managing Director (MD) of IMF?
A. Kristalina Georgieva
B. Vitor Gaspar
C. Catriona Purfield
D. Bernard Lauwers
Answer A. Kristalina Georgieva
25. What is ‘VA -ResNet-50’, which was in news recently?
A. AI tool that can predict fatal heart attacks
B. New species of bamboo plant
C. Tuberculosis vaccine
D. Black hole
Answer (A)
26. Which institute secured 45th rank in Engineering and Technology in QS World University Rankings 2024?
A. IIT Bombay
B. IIT Kanpur
C. IIT Madras
D. IIT Roorkee
Answer (B)
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