Today’s Current Affairs Question: 15 May 2024
1. Where was the World Hydrogen Summit 2024 organized recently?
(a) New Delhi
(b) New Jersey
(c) Netherlands
(d) America
Answer :(c) Netherlands
The World Hydrogen Summit 2024 was organized in the Netherlands from 13 to 15 May
2. Who is the 85th chess grandmaster of India?
(a)Viswanathan Anand
(b)P. Shyamanikhilam
(c)Vaishali Rameshbabu
(d)Ganguly, Surya Shekhar
Answer :(b)P. Shyamanikhilam
P Shyamanikhilam of Tamil Nadu has been declared a chess grandmaster. He is the 85th grandmaster of India.
Before him, R. Vaishali was declared as the 84th grandmaster of India.
3. Which works of India were included in UNESCO’s ‘Memory of the World Asia-Pacific Regional Register’ recently?
(a) Ramcharitmanas
(b) Panchtantra
(c) Sahridayalok-lokan
(d) All of above
Answer :(d) All of above
Three Indian creations Ram Charit Manas, Panchtantra and Sahridayalok-lokan have been included in UNESCO’s Memory of the World Asia-Pacific Regional Register. Panchtantra was written by Vishnu Sharma. It is a collection of ethics, tales and stories. Ramcharitmanas was written by Goswami Tulsidas. Sahridayalok-lokan was written by Pandit Acharya Anandvardhan. It is an Indian poetics.
4. India has leased Chavahar port from Iran for_____?
(a) 50 years
(b) 10 years
(c) 12 years
(d) None
Answer :(b) 10 years
An agreement has been reached between India and Iran regarding Chavahar port. Under the agreement, India has leased Iran’s Chabahar port for 10 years.
5. Sultan Azlan Shah Trophy is related to which sport?
(a)Cricket
(b)Hockey
(c) Bolly Boll
(d) None
Answer :(b)Hockey
Recently 30th Sultan Azlan Shah Hockey Trophy – 2024 Japan won its 30th edition.
6. Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi passed away. He belongs to which state?
(a) Bihar
(b) Manipur
(c) Meghalaya
(d) none
Answer :(a) Bihar
Former Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar State Sushil Kumar Modi passed away on 13 May at the age of 72.
7. Who is Ruskin Bond?
(a) A famous Indian writer
(b) Virus
(c) Book’s
(d) Mazen
Answer :(a) A famous Indian writer
Recently, India’s famous English language writer Ruskin Bond was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Fellowship.
8. Who was chosen as the Female Player of the Month? (a) Amelia’s keer
(b) Hayley Matthews
(c) yastika bhatiya
(d) None
Answer :(b) Hayley Matthews
ICC announced the Player of the Month for April Female Player of the Month – Hayley Matthews (West Indies) She has been given this award due to her performance against Pakistan
9. When was the National Green Hydrogen Mission launched?
(a)January 2023
(b)January 2024
(c) February 2023
(d) August 2023
Answer :(a)January 2023
Under this mission, India has set an ambitious target of achieving green hydrogen production capacity of 5 MMT (million metric tons) by the end of the year 2030