It will be useful to prepare these topics of this week given here in various competitive exams.
Some of the important events of the first week of April are – WHO launched Generative Artificial Intelligence Digital Health Promoter Prototype, CAR-T cells therapy, successful flight test of ballistic missile Agni-Prime, GI tag granted to Kathia wheat, National Maritime Day celebrated, India’s first AI based film, Operation Sankalp, International Culture Award – 2024
• International: Germany Cannabis Policy, President of Egypt, NATO Foundation Day, Forbes List, Juan Vicente Perez, Dosti-16, Hurun Global Rich List 2024
• Economic: International Millet Year 2023, Rakesh Mohan
• Sports: Arjun Erigaisi, Women’s National Kho-Kho Championship, Novak Djokovic
• Science and Technology: Romania Laser Testing, Artificial Sun, Agni Prime, Kodaikanal Solar Observatory, Negative Leap Second, Havana Syndrome, Vikram-1
Question answers asked from these events in competitive exams Questions can be made related to current affairs and this week’s question answers are given below, top 20 questions
April 1st Weekly Current affairs 2024 UPSC
1. Ahobilam shrine, which was in news recently, is located in which of the following states?
A. Rajasthan
B. Andhra Pradesh
C. Maharashtra
D. Madhya Pradesh
Answer B. Andhra Pradesh
2. Who is the only Indian weightlifter who recently qualified for Paris Olympics 2024?
A. Kunjarani Devi
B. Gurdeep Singh
C. Mirabai Chanu
D. Swati Singh
Answer C. Mirabai Chanu
3. What is South Korea’s K-Star, which was in news recently?
A. Anti-drone system
B. Food colouring agents
C. Nuclear fusion reactor
D. None of these
Answer C. Nuclear fusion reactor
4. Which institution is operating the NICES programme related to climate change?
A. IEA
B. ISRO
C. DRDO
D. None of these
Answer B. ISRO
5. Which port of India has emerged as the country’s top cargo-handling port in 2023-24?
A. Karaikal Port
B. Paradip Port
C. Kandla Port
D. Kochi Port
Answer B. Paradip Port
6. What is Callisto, which was in news recently?
A. Plant
B. Jupiter’s moon
C. Saturn’s moon
D. None of these
Answer B. Jupiter’s moon
7. Recently Judith Suminwa Tuluka has become the first woman Prime Minister of which country?
A. Congo
B. Angola
C. Zambia
D. None of these
Answer A. Congo
8. Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has recently handed over two Dornier 228 aircraft to which country?
A. Bolivia
B. Chile
C. Peru
D. Guyana
Answer D. Guyana
9. Kachchativu Island, which was in news recently, is located between which two countries?
A. India and Myanmar
B. India and Bangladesh
C. India and Sri Lanka
D. Spain and France
Answer C. India and Sri Lanka
10. Recently Mataberi Pera and Pachara have got GI tag, they belong to which state? A. Nagaland
B. Tripura
C. Mizoram
D. Assam
Answer B. Tripura
11. Recently celebrated Utkal Diwas is related to which state?
A. Jharkhand
B. Telangana
C. Bihar
D. Odisha
Answer D. Odisha
12.. How many sites have been added to the Global Geopark Network recently?
A. 16
B. 17
C. 18
D. 19
Answer C. 18
13. Microsoft and OpenAI are working on which AI supercomputer?
A. Starlink
B. Stargate
C. Getlink
D. None of these
Answer B. Stargate
14. Who has recently been awarded the International Culture Award 2024?
A. Meena Charanda
B. Taif Sami Mohammad
C. Rizwana Hasan
D. None of these
Answer B. Taif Sami Mohammad
15. Who has recently been appointed by the World Bank Group as a member of its economic advisory panel?
A. Shaktikanta Das
B. Raghuram Rajan
C. Rakesh Mohan
D. None of these
Answer C. Rakesh Mohan
16. According to a report by payment service provider Worldline, what percentage growth was seen in UPI transactions in India in the second half of 2023?
A. 56
B. 62
C. 43
D. 49
Answer A. 56
17. DRDO and India’s Strategic Forces Command SFC have successfully flight tested which ballistic missile?
A. Shaurya
C. Agni-Prime
B. Shakti
D. None of these
Answer C. Agni-Prime
18. When is National Maritime Day celebrated?
A. 4 April
B. 5 April
C. 6 April
D. 7 April
Answer B. 5 April
19. Recently deceased actor Vishwaeshwar Rao was associated with which regional cinema?
A. Telugu
B. Tamil
C. Malayalam
D. Marathi
Answer B. Tamil
20. Where was the world’s first Om shaped temple inaugurated recently?
A. Uttarakhand
B. Rajasthan
C. Gujarat
D. Uttar Pradesh
Answer B. Rajasthan