Current Affairs Quiz:04-june-2024
Q 1. Recently, the world’s first artificial sun was commissioned by China. By what name is it known?
(a) Surya Mitra
(b) Fusion Reactor
(c) Solar Wind
(d) Space Mirror
ANS (b) Fusion Reactor – China has recently commissioned the world’s first artificial sun reactor, known as “Artificial Sun”. It simulates the process of nuclear fusion that energizes the sun.
Q 2 India successfully launched which important space mission that landed a lander and a rover on the surface of the moon?
(a) Chandrayaan-1
(b) Chandrayaan-2
(c) Gaganyaan
(d) None of the above
Ans-(b) Chandrayaan-2- India launched the Chandrayaan-2 mission in September 2019. Although the mission’s lander could not land successfully on the surface of the Moon, it collected important scientific data.
Q 3. Which scientific discovery has demonstrated the potential to revolutionize cancer treatment?
(a) DNA Sequencing
(b) Gene Editing
(c) Nanotechnology
(d) Artificial Intelligence
Ans (b) Gene Editing – Gene editing techniques such as CRISPR-Cas9 allow scientists to alter or inactivate cancer-causing genes, which has the potential to revolutionize cancer treatment.
Q 4. The Government of India has recently launched which ambitious project which aims to build an indigenously developed manned spacecraft?
(a) Antariksh Yaan
(b) Gaganyaan
(c) Antariksh Darshana
(d) Antariksh Setu
Ans – b Gaganyaan is an ambitious manned space program of India which aims to send the first Indian astronaut to space by the end of 2024.
Q 5. Which company has recently become the world’s most valuable company?
(a) Tesla
(b) Saudi Aramco
(c) Apple
(d) Microsoft
Ans – b , Saudi Aramco, officially Saudi Arabian Oil Group or simply Aramco, is a state-owned petroleum and natural gas company that is the national oil company of Saudi Arabia. It is the world’s second-largest company by revenue as of 2022 and is headquartered in Dharan. It was founded in 1993.
Q 6. Which country recently flew the world’s first fully electric airplane?
(a) Norway
(b) Sweden
(c) Canada
(d) China
(a) Norway
Q 7. Which scientific discovery played a key role in mapping the human genome?
(a) DNA sequencing
(b) Gene editing
(c) Nanotechnology
(c) Artificial intelligence
(b) Gene editing
Q 8. Which country is the world’s largest democracy?
(a) India
(b) United States of America
(c) China
(d) Brazil
(a) India
Q 9. Which international organisation is headquartered in New York City?
(a) United Nations
(b) World Bank
(c) International Monetary Fund
(d) All of the above
(a) United Nations
Q 10. Which Indian city was recently named the “Cultural Capital of the World”?
(a) Delhi
(b) Mumbai
(c) Chennai
(d) Kolkata
(b) Mumbai