General awareness Quiz : 11 aug.2024
Q 1. What is PRERANA, recently launched by the government?
(A) A new sports activity programme
(B) An experiential learning programme
(C) A scholarship initiative
(D) A government employment scheme
(B) An experiential learning programme
Q 2. Who are the new members joining the BRICS group on January 1, 2024?
(A) Argentina, Brazil, South Africa
(B) Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates
(C) Mexico, Australia, Turkey
(D) Canada, Japan, Germany
(B) Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates
Q 3. Which degree has been derecognised by UGC?
(A) PhD degree
(B) Bachelor’s degree
(C) MPhil degree
(D) Postgraduate diploma
C) MPhil degree
Q 4. What is the name of the latest stealth guided missile destroyer commissioned by the Indian Navy?
(A) INS Visakhapatnam
(B) INS Mumbai
(C) INS Imphal
(D) INS Brahmos
(C) INS Imphal
Q 5. Who has become the first impartial female umpire appointed by the ICC for a bilateral series?
(A) Jemiah Rotrigu
(B) Neetu David
(C) Sue Redfern
(D) Sandra Braganza
(C) Sue Redfern
Q 6. Which female cricketer has received the ICC Player of the Month honor for December 2023?
(A) Deepti Sharma (India)
(B) Sophie Devine (New Zealand)
(C) Gabby Lewis (Ireland)
(D) Isobel Jogse (Ireland)
(A) Deepti Sharma (India)
Q 7. What position has the Indian Army got in the world in the recently released Global Firepower Index 2024?
(A) Second
(B) Third
(C) Fourth
(D) Seventh
(C) Fourth
Q 8. Which male cricketer has received the honor of December Month? ICC Player of the Month for 2023
(A) Jaspreet Bumrah (India)
(B) Pat Cummins (Australia)
(C) Kuldeep Yadav (India)
(D) Jimmy Nishan (New Zealand)
(B) Pat Cummins (Australia)
Q 9. Every year on the birthday of which great man, ‘National Youth Day’ is celebrated all over India on 12 January?
(A) Swami Vivekananda
(B) Subhash Chandra Bose
(C) Lal Bahadur Sharji
(D)) D. Rajendra Prasad
(A) Swami Vivekananda
Q 10. Who is the former Indian to become the new Secretary General of BIMSTEC?
(A) Rajneesh Khanna
(B)) Mahesh Pohan
C. Indraraman Par
D. Arun Chopra
C. Indraraman Par