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TOP 30 May Weekly Current Affairs Questions 2024
1. What is the recently discovered ‘Wasp-193-B’?
(a) Satellite
(b) Virus
(c) Planet
(d) None
Answer : (c) Planet
Astronomers have identified a new planet, which is larger than Jupiter in size, but it is soft and light like cotton. The international team of scientists has named the planet Wasp-193-B
2. Forbes has released the list of the ninth edition of 30 Under-30 Asia for 2024. Which country has the most youth achievers in it?
(a) Singapore
(b) India
(c) Japan
(d) Indonesia
Answer : (b) India
Forbes has released the list of the ninth edition of 30 Under-30 Asia for 2024. It includes 300 young entrepreneurs, leaders and innovators from the Asia-Pacific region in 10 categories. There are the highest number of 86 Indian young achievers in this. Static India co-founders Raghav Arora and Akshit Bansal and disposal company founder Bhagyashree Jain are prominent in the list. After India, the list includes 32-32 youth from China and Japan, 27 from Singapore, 26 from Australia and 18 from Indonesia.
3. The Hindon river, which was in the news, is a tributary of which river?
A. Godavari
B. Kaveri
C. Krishna
D. Yamuna
Answer D. Yamuna
4. Who has been appointed as the Additional Director of CBI?
(a) AYV Krishna
(b) N Venu Gopal
(c) both
(d) None
Answer :(c) both
5. Which football player has announced retirement?
A. Gurpreet Singh Sandhu
B. Sunil Chhetri
C. Sahal Abdul Samad
D. None of these
Answer B. Sunil Chhetri
6. Recently which has been declared as India’s highest tunnel?
(a) Atal Surang
(b) Sela Tunnel
(c) Pir Panjal Railway Tunnel
(d)None
Answer : (b) Sela Tunnel
7. Which organization adopted the first law to deal with violence against women?
A. European Union (EU)
B. United Nations (UN)
C. African Union (AU)
D. ASEAN
Answer A. European Union (EU)
8. Neeraj Chopra won the gold medal in Federation Cup 2024, where was it held?
(a) Ahmedabad
(b) Odisha
(c) Bhopal
(d) New Delhi
Answer :(b) Odisha
9. Recently which organization has released advanced dietary guidelines for Indians for 2024 in line with modern eating habits?
A. Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)
B. Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI)
C. Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)
D. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
Answer – A
10. Which country is India’s largest trading partner?
(a) Chain
(b) Singapore
(c) Canada
(d) Bhutan
Answer :(a) Chain
11. When was the National Green Hydrogen Mission launched?
(a)January 2023
(b)January 2024
(c) February 2023
(d) August 2023
Answer :(a)January 2023
12. What is ‘Kawasaki disease’ which was in the news recently?
A. A rare heart disease
C. Fungal disease
B. An eye disorder
D. Bacterial disease
Answer – A. A rare heart disease
13. Recently which Indian works were included in UNESCO’s Memory of the World Asia-Pacific Regional Register?
(a) Ramcharitmanas
(b) Panchtantra
(c) Sahridayaloka-lokan
(d) All of above
Answer :(d) All of above
14. Who recently became the new Prime Minister of Singapore?
(a) Lawrence Wong
(b) Lee Hsies
(c) Heang Lee Keat
(d) None
Answer :(a) Lawrence Wong
15. Who is the 85th chess grandmaster of India?
(a) Vishwanathan Anand
(b) P. Shyamnikhilam
(c) Vaishali Rameshbabu
(d) Ganguly, Surya Shekhar
Answer :(b) P. Shyamnikhilam
16 Where was the 19th session of the United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF) held?
A. New York
B. Paris
C. London
D. California
Answer A. New York
17. Neeraj Chopra won the gold medal in Federation Cup 2024, where was it held?
(a) Ahmedabad
(b) Odisha
(c) Bhopal
(d) New Delhi
Answer :(b) Odisha
18. With which country did India sign a visa exemption agreement for diplomatic passports?
A. Italy
B. Poland
C. Greece
D. Moldova
Answer D. Moldova
19. Cricketer Colin Munro, who recently announced his retirement from international cricket, belongs to which country?
A. South Africa
B. Australia
D. Bangladesh
C. New Zealand
Answer D. Bangladesh
20. With which country did India sign a visa exemption agreement for diplomatic passports?
A. Italy
B. Poland
C. Greece
D. Moldova
Answer D. Moldova
21. Cricketer Colin Munro, who recently announced his retirement from international cricket, belongs to which country?
A. South Africa
B. Australia
C. New Zealand
D. Bangladesh
Answer D. New Zealand
22. Which country won the 30th Sultan Azlan Shah Trophy?
A. Japan
B. India
C. China
D. Malaysia
Answer A. Japan
23. Which rare species was seen for the first time in Pench Tiger Reserve of Maharashtra?
A. Cheetah
B. Leopard
C. Leopard cat
D. None of these
Answer C. Leopard cat
24. Idashisha Nongrang has been appointed as the first woman Director General of Police (DGP) of which state?
A. Nagaland
B. Sikkim
C. Meghalaya
D. Assam
Answer C. Meghalaya
25. Surjit Patar, who died recently, was a poet of which language?
A. Hindi
B. Punjabi
C. Marathi
D. None of these
Answer B. Punjabi
26. When is World Telecommunication and Information Society Day celebrated?
A. 12 May
B. 14 May
C. 10 May
D. 17 May
Answer D. 17 May
27. Who is the first Indian table tennis player to reach the top-25 in singles ranking?
A. Neha Agarwal
B. Manika Batra
C. Sutirtha Mukherjee
D. None of these
Answer B. Manika Batra
28. Where was the country’s largest skill program, IndiaSkills Competition 2024, held recently?
A. Hyderabad
B. Kolkata
C. New Delhi
D. Chennai
Answer C. New Delhi
29. The International Day of Light, celebrated every year on May 16, is celebrated in memory of which physicist?
A. John Dalton
B. J.J. Thomson
C. Theodore Maiman
D. Albert Einstein
Answer C. Theodore Maiman
30. Which country has launched the world’s first 6G device?
A. US
B. Japan
C. China
D. Singapore
Answer B. Japan
31. Recently which institute has found an eco-friendly solution for treating river water?
A. Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Bhopal
B. Indian Institute of Petroleum and Energy, Visakhapatnam
C. IIS, Bangalore
D. IIT Kanpur
Answer B. Indian Institute of Petroleum and Energy, Visakhapatnam
32. Where was the 7th India-Indonesia Joint Defence Cooperation Committee meeting held recently?
A. New Delhi
B. Jakarta
C. Chennai
D. Hyderabad
Answer A. New Delhi
33. National Technology Day is celebrated on?
(a) 11 May
(b) 12 March
(c) 1 August
(d) 15 June
Answer : (a) 11 May
34. Who won the silver medal in the Asian Trampoline Gymnastics Championship recently?
A. Dipa Karmakar
B. Kalpana Debnath
C. Srishti Khandagle
D. Rucha Divekar
Answer S. Srishti Khandagle