Who created history as the first Indian space tourist?
(A) Rakesh Sharma
(B) Gopi Thotakura
(C) Kalpana Chawla
(D) Sunita Williams
Gopi Thotakura of Andhra Pradesh became the first Indian space tourist and second Indian to go to space on Blue Origin's NS-25 mission.
With whom has the Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Government of India, signed an agreement for vaccine cold chain management?
(A) UNDP
(B) Tata Group
(C) WHO
(D) World Bank
Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying (DAHD), Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, has signed an MoU with United Nations Development Program (UNDP), India for digitalization of vaccine cold chain management, capacity building and communication scheme.
Who has taken charge as the President of the Confederation of Indian Industry?
(A) Sanjeev Puri
(B) Alok Mehta
(C) Arun Puri
(D) Vivek Sinha
Sanjeev Puri, Chairman and Managing Director of ITC Limited, has taken over as the President of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) for the period 2024-25. Puri met TVS Supply Chain Solutions Chairman R. Took over command of CII from Dinesh. CII is a non-governmental trade association. It was established in 1895.
When is World Refugee Day celebrated every year?
(A) 19 May
(B) 20 May
(C) 21 May
(D) 22 May
Every year 20 May is celebrated as World Refugee Day. This day was celebrated for the first time on 20 May 2001. In the year 2001, the 50th anniversary of the Refugee Convention of 1951 was also celebrated. India has not signed the 1951 Refugee Convention, but India has been active in UNHCR since 1981.
Archaeologists have recently discovered the first evidence of rock art in which city of Karnataka?
(A) Mangaluru
(B) Mongolia
(C) Japan
(D) Singapore
Archaeologists have discovered the first evidence of rock art in the form of human footprints on a natural stone rock near the Boloor Panne Koteda Babbu Swamy temple in Mangaluru city. The footprints were probably made in the 1st or 2nd century AD
Nikhat Zareen, who recently won the gold medal at the Elorda Cup 2024, is related to which sport?
(A) Cricket
(B) Hockey
(C) Boxing
(D) Football
Nikhat Zareen and Meenakshi won gold medals for India at the 3rd Elorda Cup 2024 in Astana, Kazakhstan. Zareen defeated Kazakhstan's Zhajira Urakbayeva in the 52kg category, while Meenakshi defeated Uzbekistan's Saidakhon Rakhmonova in the 48kg category.
Travel and Tourism Development Index 2024 was recently released by which organization?
(A) UNESCO
(B) World Economic Forum
(C) World Bank
(D) UNDP
India is ranked 39th in the Travel and Tourism Development Index 2024 recently released by the World Economic Forum (WEF). US is at the top in this annual report of the World Economic Forum. India tops South Asia in the lower middle income category. In this ranking released in the year 2021, India was at 54th place.
Which medal did India's Deepti Jeevanji win in the World Para Athletics Championship?
(A) Gold
(B) Silver
(C) Bronze
(D) None
India's Deepti Jeevanji won the gold medal in the women's 400 meter T20 category race at the World Para Athletics Championship by setting a world record of 55.07 seconds. Deepti broke the previous world record (55.12 seconds) held by American Breanna Clark in the last edition of the championship in Paris. Türkiye's Aysel Onder finished second with 55.19 seconds.
Which country will host the AFC Women's Asia Cup 2026?
(A) India
(B) Japan
(C) Malaysia
(D) Australia
The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has recently announced the hosts of the 2026 and 2029 Women's Asian Cup. In the year 2026, this tournament will be hosted by Australia and in the year 2029 by Uzbekistan. The AFC Executive Committee announced this at a meeting held in Bangkok, Thailand.
Which Indian-origin professor was recently awarded the prestigious Shaw Prize in Astronomy?
(A) Srinivas R. Kulkarni
(B) Ashok Mohanty
(C) Vivek R Ranjan
(D) Chandrakant R Narayan
For his unprecedented contribution to the field of astronomy, Indian-origin Professor Srinivas R. Kulkarni has been awarded the prestigious Shaw Prize in Astronomy for 2024. Presently he is working as a professor at California Institute of Technology (Caltech). He completed his Ph.D. from the University of California in 1983. Shaw Prize is an important award given in the field of astronomy.
Get the Examsbook Prep App Today