(1) Who has become the Director General of National Security Guard (NSG)?
?
A. Nalin Prabhat
B. Dinesh Kumar Tripathi
C. Nalin Negi
D. Sushil Sharma
(A) Nalin Prabhat
Description- He is currently serving as Additional Director General in CRPF.
NSG is a counter terrorism unit, founded on 16 October 1986.
It works under the supervision of the Ministry of Home affairs.
(2) When is National Civil Service Day celebrated? ?
A. 22 April
B. 23 April
C. 21 April
D. 24 April
(C) 21 April
Description- The day is dedicated to recognizing and motivating the services of government employees.
On April 21, 1947, India's first Home Minister Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel addresses the probationers of civil services officers.
(3) Laxman Tirtha River has dried up due to drought and scorching heat. It is a tributary of which river? ?
A. Sutlej
B. Ganga
C. Yamuna
D. Kaveri
(D) Kaveri
Description- This river in Karnataka's Kodagu district has dried up due to drought and scorching heat.
Due to the drying of this river, the flow of the kaveri river has reduced.
This river merges with the kaveri River at Krisharajasagar lake.
(4) RBI approves Ajit Kumar K.K. who has been appointed as the MD of which bank? ?
A. Dhan Laxmi Bank
B. State Bank of India
C. Punjab National Bank
D. UCO Bank
(A) Dhan Laxmi Bank
Description- Dhan Laxmi Bank was established in 1927 in Thrissur, Kerala Dhan Laxmi Bank is an old private sector bank.
Heaquarters of the bank : Thrissur, kerala.
(5) Which country has become the 39th country to join the Artemis Agreement? ?
A. Bangladesh
B. Slovenia
C. Sri Lanka
D. Vietnam
(B) Slovenia
Description- Earlier, Sweden became the 38th country to join Artemis agreement on 16 April 2024.
The Artemis Agreement was signed on 13 October 2020.
The Artemis Agreement is an agreement by the U. S. State Department and NASA among other world governments concerning outer space.
(6) Tutedhara or Agni Kelly festival is celebrated in which state? ?
A. Maharastra
B. Andra Pradesh
C. Tripura
D. Karnatka
(D) Karnatka
Description- This festival is celebrated at the kateel Sri Durgaparameshwari Temple in Manglore, Karnatka.
In this festival, people throw fire on each other. In Agni Kelly, a torch made of coconut bark is thrown at each other and it is played for 15 minutes.
(7) Llama 3 and real-time image generator have been unveiled by ?
A. Meta
B. Microsoft
C. Intel
D. Open eye
(A) Meta
Description- Llama 3 is similat to AI chatbots.
(8) Which company has become the third largest silver producing company globally? ?
A. Reliance Industries Limited
B. Hindustan Zinc
C. Tata Motors Limited
D. Bharat Petroleum
(B) Hindustan Zinc
Description- Hindustan Zinc is a Vedanta group company in Zinc, Lead and Silver business.
It is the world's second largest integrated Zinc producer and now the third largest Silver producer.
(9) Who has become the first wicketkeeper to score 5000 IPL runs? ?
A. Dinesh Karthik
B. Mahendra Singh Dhoni
C. Rishabh Pant
D. Robin Uthappa
(B) Mahendra Singh Dhoni
(10) Surinder S. Jodhka and who has been selected for the Dr. Malcolm Adiseshia National Award 2024? ?
A. Utsa Patnaik
B. Gyan Chaturvedi
C. Mirabai Chanu
D. Vikas Kumar
(D) Vikas Kumar
Description- It was founded in 2000 by Malcolm and Elizabeth Adiseshia Trust.
The award is given to recognize outstanding contributions of social scientists in the field of development studies.