(1) Jallianwala Bagh Massacre marks ......... on 13th April, 2024??
A. 103
B. 104
C. 105
D. 106
(C) 105
Description- Micheal Dwyer was the Lieutenent Governor of Punjab at that time, and Brigadier General Reginald Dwyer was the incharge of the Amritsar City.
(2) International Day of Human Space Light is celebrated on??
A. 11 April
B. 12 April
C. 13 April
D. 14 April
(B) 12 April
Description- On 12th April 1961, Yuri Gagarin (a Soviet citizen), carried out the first human space light.
(3) Which bank becomes the first bank to open its branch in Lakshadweep??
A. HDFC
B. ICICI
C. IDFC First Bank
D. Axis Bank
(A) HDFC
Description- HDFC Bank opened a branch at Kavaratti Island in Lakshadweep (making it only private bank to do so).
(4) What will be India's GDP in 2024 according to Moody's Analytics??
A. 7%
B. 6.1%
C. 6%
D. 7.7%
(B) 6.1%
Description- India's economy will grow at 6.1% according to Moody's Analytics which is lower than the last projected growth rate of 7.7%.
(5) Who has been appointed as the first woman High Commissioner to India??
A. Suzanne Baxter
B. Pavita Cooper
C. Helen Mahy CBE
D. Lindy Cameron
(D) Lindy Cameron
(6) Which will be the first Indian film to compete at 'Cannes Film Festival' in 30 years??
A. All We Imagine As Light
B. The Storyteller
C. 12th Fail
D. Music School
(A) All We Imagine As Light
Description- Director (All We Imagine As Light) - Payal Kapadia
Last Indian Film at Cannes - Director Shaji N Karun's 'Swaham (1994)'.
Indian Film Won 'Palme d'Or' at the Cannes Film Festival in 1946 was Chetan Anand's 'Neecha Nagar'.
(7) Who became the first Indian space tourist??
A. Gopichand Thotakura
B. Dennis Tito
C. Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor
D. Gregory Olsen
(A) Gopichand Thotakura
Description- He is one of the six crew members for Amazon founder Jeff Bezos's space company 'Blue Origin's New Shepard-25 (NS-25) mission.
(8) Who is the new PM of Ireland, becoming the country's youngest-ever prime minister??
A. Tom Kitt
B. Simon Harris
C. Dick Roche
D. Paddy Smith
(B) Simon Harris
(9) Who will be honoured with the honorary Palme d'Or at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival??
A. Steven Spielberg
B. Martin Scorsese
C. Quentin Tarantino
D. George Lucas
(D) George Lucas
(10) The Sittwe Port is part of which multi-modal transit transport project??
