Daily Current Affairs Questions: 20 May, 2024
1. India Skills Competition 2024 was organized from 15 to 19 May 2024??
(a) Delhi
(b) Hyderabad
(c) Nagpur
(d) None
Answer :(a) Delhi
India Skills Competition 2024 was organized from 15 to 19 May 2024 at Yashobhoomi, Delhi
More than 900 candidates from 30 states participated in it
India Skills Competition 2024 was organized by National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC)
2. In which country has a 1.5 billion year old “giant” virus been discovered recently?
(a) India
(b) Japan
(c) USA
(d) UAE
Answer :(c) USA
Recently, a 1.5 billion year old “giant” virus has been discovered in Yellowstone National Park located in America
3. Kanwar Lake located in Bihar is slowly drying up. It was declared a Ramsar site in _____?
(a)2020
(b)2024
(c)2023
(d)2021
Answer :(a)2020
Kanwar Lake is a natural wetland of freshwater.
A recently released study said that Kanwar Lake located in Bihar is slowly drying up
4. The FIFA Women’s World Cup will be held in Brazil in _______?
(a)2027
(b)2040
(c)2035
(d)None
Answer :(a)2027
The 74th FIFA Congress was held in Thailand. During this, it was announced that the FIFA Women’s World Cup-2027 will be held in Brazil.
The FIFA Women’s World Cup-2027 will be the 10th edition of the FIFA Women’s World Cup.
FIFA (Internationale de Football Association) was founded in 1904.
The FIFA Women’s World Cup is held every four years. It started in 1991.
Organizer FIFA 9th FIFA Women’s World Cup – 2023
Headquarters – Australia and New Zealand
Winner – Spain
5. Between which countries was the Baul Music Festival organized? (a) India-Bangla
(b) India – Nepal
(c) India – Indonesia
(d) None of these
Answer : (a) India-Bangla
The India-Bangla Vaul Music Festival has started in Dhaka, Bangladesh
This festival is being organized on the occasion of the 250th birth anniversary of spiritual saint Fakir Lalon Shah
6. _______ institutions of India have been included in the Times Young University Rankings 2024 ranking by Times Higher Education?
(a) 55
(b) 11
(c) 44
(d) 33
Answer :(a) 55
55 institutions of India have been included in the 2024 ranking, in which 2 universities of India are included in the top 100
According to the recent Times Young University Rankings 2024, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala is the best ranked institution in India
7. Who releases the list of World’s Highest-Paid Athletes 2024?
(a) WFF
(b) FIFA
(c) WHO
(d) Forbes
Answer :(d) Forbes
Portugal’s football player Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) tops the list with a total income of US$260 million
8. Andrej Plenkovic was appointed the Prime Minister of which country?
(a) Croatia
(b) New York
(c) New Zealand
(d) none
Answer :(a) Croatia
9.The second edition of the India-_________-Indonesia Trilateral Maritime Security Workshop was held in Kochi?
(a)Japan
(b)UAE
(c)Australia
(d) Russia
Answer :(c)Australia
The second edition of the India-Australia-Indonesia Trilateral Maritime Security Workshop was held on INS Dronacharya in Kochi, Kerala