New Latest Current Affairs Questions –
1. When is World Press Freedom Day celebrated?
(a) 01 May
(b) 02 May
(c) 03 May
(d) 10 May
Answer :(c) 03 May
World Press Freedom Day is celebrated every year on 3 May
In December 1993, the United Nations General Assembly announced to celebrate World Press Freedom Day every year after the recommendation of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
The theme of World Press Freedom Day 2024 is “A Press for the Planet: Journalism in the Face of the environmental crisis”
2. Dr. Purnima Devi Varman, who was awarded the Whitley Gold Prize – 2024, belongs to which state?
(a) Gujarat
(b) Assam
(c) Meghalaya
(d) Manipur
Answer :(b) Assam
Wildlife conservationist Dr. Purnima Devi Varman of Assam was awarded the Whitley Gold Prize – 2024.
It is also known as ‘Green Oscar’.
Dr. Purnima Devi Varman was given this award for his efforts to protect the Greater Adjutant Bird (Sarus), popularly known as Hargila.
3. Who has won the French Football League-1 title?
(a) PSG
(b) RBC
(c) PLR
(d) None
Answer :(a) PSG
PSG has won the French Professional League-1 title for the 12th time. The full name of PSG is Paris Saint Germain Football Club. The club was established on 12 August 1970 after the merger of Paris FC and Stade Saint Germain. League-1 is an important competition of Division-1 of the football world of France.
Q4. What is ZiG?
(a) Airport
(b) Missile
(c) Currency
(d) None
Answer :(c) Currency
Zimbabwe has launched its new currency to overcome the economic and currency crisis and named it ZIG or Zimbabwe Gold. Earlier it was issued in electronic form, but now it has also been issued in physical form of banknotes and coins.
5. Famous singer Uma Ramanan died at the age of 72. She belonged to which state?
(a) Gujarat
(b) Tamil Nadu
(c) Meghalaya
(d) Kerala
Answer :(b) Tamil Nadu
Uma Ramanan belonged to Tamil Nadu, who is mainly known for Tamil singing.
Q6. Who has topped the Time EdTech Company Ranking?
(a) Emeritus
(b) Reliance Jio
(c) Tata group
(d) None
Answer :(a) Emeritus
Indian company Emeritus has topped the list of World’s Top EdTech Companies 2024 released by Time. Emeritus was founded in 2015 by Ashwin Damera and Chaitanya Kalipatnapu.
7. The world’s deepest blue hole has been discovered in?
(a) Mexico
(b) Chain
(c) India
(d) None
Answer :(a) Mexico
The world’s deepest blue hole has been discovered in Chetumal Bay on the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico. The name of this deepest blue hole is Tam Ja’ Blue Hole.
The full depth of this blue hole has not been measured yet, but till now its depth has been measured to be 1,378 feet or 420 meters below sea level.
Q8. What is Chokisaurus Nekul?
(a) Dinosaur fossil
(b) Sports
(c) Company
(d) Motor vicel
Answer: (a) Dinosaur fossil
A 90 million year old fossil of a dinosaur has been discovered in Aje. This fossil is of a medium-sized herbivorous dinosaur named Chokisaurus Nekul. The tail of this dinosaur is bent from the back which distinguishes it from other dinosaurs.
9. Who is the third female grandmaster of India?
(a) Vaishali Ramesh Babu
(b) Tania sacdev
(c) Koneru Humpy
(d) Harika Dronavalli
Answer : (a) Vaishali Ramesh Babu
Vaishali Ramesh Babu is the third woman Grandmaster of India.
The first and second Grandmasters of India to be awarded the title of Grandmaster by the International Chess Federation were Koneru Humpy (2002) and Harika Dronavalli
10. ______Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting will be held in Kochi, Kerala from 20 to 30 May 2024?
(a) 47th
(b) 24th
(c) 46th
(d) None
Answer : (c) 46th
Organizer – National Center for Polar and Ocean Research of the Union Ministry of Earth Sciences